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Venture Capital Panel - What's Hot, What's Not
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| With Ashmeet Sidana (Engg Capital), Chris Yeh (Blitzscaling Ventures), Roger Rappoport (Procopio). |
| HanaHaus Palo Alto, 456 University Ave, Palo Alto |
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Sep 28 (Thu) , 2023 @ 06:30 PM
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$25 |
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| DETAILS |
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There is a cover charge for this event.
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Please only RSVP "Yes" if you will be attending.
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First Responders $20 plus Eventbrite fees
Second Responders $25plus Eventbrite fees
Third Responders $30 plus Eventbrite fees
Fourth Responders $35 plus Eventbrite fees
Fifth Responders $40 plus Eventbrite fees
In order to attend, you must register & pay via Eventbrite.
Or, pay $50 cash at the door.
A distinguished panel of venture capitalists will discuss what's hot & what's not in the Silicon Valley venture capital & tech startup ecosystem.
Please come with your questions & comments.
Dinner will be provided.
Agenda
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm Check In, Food, Networking
7:30 pm to 9:00 pm Program
9:00 pm to 9:30 pm Networking
Afterparty
Panelists:
(More panelists TBA.)
Chris Yeh, Founding General Partner, Blitzscaling Ventures
Chris Yeh is a founding General Partner of Blitzscaling Ventures. Chris has founded, advised, or invested in over 100 high-tech startups since 1995, including 9-figure companies like Ustream (investor, advisor, CEO) & UserTesting.com (advisor). He is the co-author, along with Reid Hoffman, of "Blitzscaling: The Lighting-fast Path to Building Massively Valuable Companies", & the co-author, along with Reid Hoffman & Ben Casnocha, of the New York Times bestseller, "The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age". Chris earned two degrees from Stanford University, with distinction in both, & an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was named a Baker Scholar.
Ashmeet Sidana, Founder & Chief Engineer, Engineering Capital
Ashmeet Sidana is the Founder & Chief Engineer of Engineering Capital.
Investing before traditional venture firms, Engineering Capital specializes in leading seed rounds in software companies with a technical insight. Ashmeet's experience includes running venture capital funds & leadership positions helping build the industry leading products VMware ESX Server & Silicon Graphics WebFORCE.
Ashmeet came into venture from VMware, where he ran product management for their flagship product - ESX Server. His successful investments include Azure (IPO NYSE: AZRE) & SignalFx, acquired by Splunk for $1 billion, Tubi.tv (acq: FOX). He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Evinced, Kognitos & Nexla. His additional active investments include Asimily, Kentik, Menlo Security, Robust Intelligence, vFunction, & YotaScale - in all of which he was the seed investor.
Ashmeet received an MBA from Wharton with Honors, MS in Computer Science from Stanford University, & a BS in Computer Science summa cum laude from USC. In his spare-time he can be found planning his second trip to Mt. Everest.
Moderator:
Roger Rappoport, Partner, Procopio
Roger Rappoport is a partner at Procopio's Silicon Valley office in Palo Alto. Roger advises emerging growth companies, from inception through exit, & the investors that finance them. He focuses on venture capital & angel investor financings (including convertible notes, SAFEs & other debt financings), mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, distribution, development, manufacturing & licensing transactions, executive compensation, including the establishment of equity incentive plans & general corporate governance. Roger works with clients in a diverse array of industries including software (B2B & B2C), hardware, communications, internet, renewable energy, medical devices, med-tech, biotechnology, & pharmaceuticals. Roger was an entrepreneur for 10 years & is the leader of the firm's Emerging Growth & Venture Capital practice.
Parking:
Parking is free after 5 PM at the Webster / Cowper Garage one block from HanaHaus.
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/Departments/Transportation/Parking/Parking-Facilities/Downtown-Parking-Facilities/WebsterCowper-Garage-WC
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