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We're doing it again! This time it's bigger and better - with even more investors, 2 panels on VC and investing, 2 Lightning Rounds, and a Venture Fair where you get a chance for some 1:1 with the investors there. This time EVERYONE is able to meet the investors as part of the Venture Fair.
We'll have (at least) fifteen awesome Venture Capital (VC) and Angel Investors there answering your questions on what is VC, the process for getting VC, what investors look for, and more. Plus a chance to tell your story and meet with some of the investors 1:1.
 Participating investors:
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<LI>Bain Capital Ventures</LI>
<LI>BBG Ventures </LI>
<LI>Bowery Capital</LI>
<LI>Brand Foundry Ventures</LI>
<LI> Comcast Ventures</LI>
<LI>Corigin Ventures</LI>
<LI>ffVC</LI>
<LI>Interplay Ventures</LI>
<LI>Mesa VC</LI>
<LI>Lerer Hippeau Ventures</LI>
<LI>Red Sea Ventures</LI>
<LI>RRE</LI>
<LI>Samsung Strategic Investment Group</LI>
<LI>White Star Capital</LI>
</UL>
 
Venue & Date
Friday January 16, 2015 8AM to 11:30AM
Microsoft Times Square 11 Times Square New York, NY
 
PRESENTED BY DLA Piper 
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DLA Piper is a global law firm with 4,200 lawyers in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East, positioning us to help companies with their legal needs around the world. We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality and value to our clients. We achieve this through practical and innovative legal solutions that help our clients succeed. We deliver consistent services across our platform of practices and sectors in all matters we undertake.
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Agenda & Schedule
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<LI>08:00 - 08:20 :: Registration and Networking</LI>
<LI>08:20 - 08:30 :: Welcomes </LI>
<LI>08:35 - 09:05 :: VC Panel #1 - "Seed and Series A Financing" + Ask Me Anything </LI>
<LI>09:10 - 09:30 :: Lightning Round #1 </LI>
<LI>09:35 - 10:05 :: VC Panel #2 - "Emerging Trends in VC" + Ask Me Anything </LI>
<LI>10:10 - 10:30 :: Lightning Round #2 </LI>
<LI>10:35 - 11:30 :: Venture Fair </LI>
<LI>11:30 :: Event Wraps up </LI>
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VC Panel #1 - "Seed and Series A Financing" + Ask Me Anything The first panel will be a VC 101 panel focused on Early State Financing, moderated by Ronald Schmelzer, focusing on the following topics:
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<LI>What does your firm invest in and focus on?</LI>
<LI>How do you even begin talking to a VC?</LI>
<LI>What's the process like for soliciting, interacting with, and getting investment from VCs</LI>
<LI>PLUS YOUR questions in "Ask Me Anything" style</LI>
</UL>
 
VC Panel #2 - "Emerging Trends in VC" + Ask Me Anything The second panel will be with additional investors focused on later rounds identifying emerging trends in Venture Capital and investing, moderated by Ronald Schmelzer, focusing on the following topics:
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<LI>What are the latest hot areas for investors?</LI>
<LI>What's big in the NY region?</LI>
<LI>What's changing in the way companies are getting funded?</LI>
<LI>PLUS YOUR questions in "Ask Me Anything" style</LI>
</UL>
 
TWO 20 minute Lightning Rounds: Your Chance to Have Everyone Hear Your Story! Each Lightning Round will consist of five randomly selected participants who have elected to participate in a public embarrassment, er, I mean public feedback. They will get 1 minute (timed) to do an Elevator Pitch with no slides and no supporting material, plus 4 minutes of questions and feedback from the the full panel. For this event, we'll be running two of these Lightning Rounds in front of different panels so we'll maximize the fun and randomness. The Venture Fair 
Want an opportunity to chat 1:1 with investors in your area of interest? We'll be running a venture fair with our attending investors, who will have dedicated areas, where they will meet as many of you as they can in "Job Fair" style. This means you'll queue up in front of the investors of your choice and you'll get as much time as they can afford before the event concludes. It will be a mosh-pit of investor fun.

Networking Sponsorshp Available - Just $995!
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