Venture Summit | Virtual Connect - youngStartup Ventures

Ben Abadi
Energy Innovation Capital

Andrew Abrams
New Science Ventures

Nick Adams
Differential Ventures

Susan Akbarpour
Candou Ventures

Tala Al Jabri
HOF Capital

Joel Albarella
New York Life Ventures

Paul Asel
NGP Capital

Doug Atkin
Communitas Capital Partners

Mark Austin
Viridian Impact

Shannon Austin
Financial Venture Studio

Steffen Bartschat
Sand Hill Angels

Tom Bennett
Arctaris Capital

Ben Bergsma
Munich Re Ventures

Mike Biddle
Evok Innovations

Alexa Binns
Halogen Ventures

Wade Bitaraf
Plug and Play Ventures

David Blivin
Cottonwood Technology Fund

Jason Blumberg
Energy Foundry

Greg Bohlen
Union Grove Venture Partners

Lyndsey Boucherle
Better Ventures

Maureen Boyce
Good Growth Capital

Peter Bruce-Clark
Social Impact Capital

Pratik Budhdev
Volvo Cars Tech Fund

Amy Burr
JetBlue Technology Ventures

Dan Burstein
Millennium Technology Value Partners

Carlos Bustamante
F-Prime Capital

Peter Campitiello
McCarter & English, LLP

Adam Carson
Point72 Ventures

Ray Chan
K5 Ventures

Amy Cheetham
Costanoa Ventures

Michael Cheng
Drum Tower Ventures

Victoria Cheng
Citi Ventures

Gwen Cheni
Fusion Fund

Ryan Chou
JetBlue Technology Ventures

Andrew Clapp
Brightside Venture Capital

Fred Cohen
Keiretsu Forum

Jillian Cohn
Mouro Capital

Dan Conley
NJ Angels

Darren Cooke
Life Science Angels

Anke Corbin
Globig .co

Martha Cosgrove
Boeing HorizonX Ventures

Danny Cotter
The Westly Group

David Cruikshank
ARCH Venture Partners

Jan Danisman
Bavaria US Offices, East

Ross Darwin
Owl Ventures

Oscar Decotelli
DXA Investments

Anne DeGheest
HealthTech Capital

Angelo Del Priore
HP Tech Ventures

Jun Deng
Joyance Partners

Dan Doble
SABIC Ventures

Ted Driscoll
DigitalDX Ventures

James Dugan
OCA Ventures

Robert Dunkle
ABES Venture Partners

Amy Dyck
Framework Venture Partners

Chinedu Echeruo
Startup School of Alchemy

Chris Erickson
Pangaea Ventures

Ali Farahanchi
DHVC

Manny Fernandez
SF Angels Group

Anna Fokina
Data Collective

Haley Fradkin
Plum Alley

Isabelle Freidheim
Starwood VC

Emily Fritze
The Westly Group

Will Fung
Samsung Catalyst Fund

Carolin Funk
Blue Bear Capital

Veronica Gabriele
Munich Re Ventures

Alison Gerlach
Breakthrough Ventures

Gary Gershony
BayMed Venture Partners

Norm Gitis
Lymo Ventures

Ajay Gopal
Framework Venture Partners

Balaji Gopinath
Kubera Venture Capital

Linda Greub
Avestria Ventures

Deepak Gupta
Blue Bear Ventures

James Haft
PALcapital

Chris Hagenbuch
Troutman Pepper LLP

Charlie Hanna
Marcy Venture Partners

Jana Hanova
Evok Innovations

Daniel Harris
DPH Ventures

Florian Haupt
TruVenturo

Nathaniel Henshaw
CEI Ventures

Krisztina ‘Z’ Holly
Good Growth Capital

Brian Horner
Tech Coast Angels

Guy Horowitz
Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners

Jens Horstmann
Crestlight Ventures

Toan Huynh
Information Venture Partners

Ben Jen
Ben Jen Holdings

Michael Julve
500 Startups

Kathleen Jurman
Dow Ventures

Jimmy Kan
Anzu Partners

Joseph Kao
Millennium Technology Value Partners

Theo Katsoulis
Financial Venture Studio

Kyle Keeney
Elevate Ventures

James Kempf
E8 Angels

Najib Khouri-Haddad
Sway Ventures

Yasemin Kliman
HBS Angels of Northern California

Howard Ko
Morpheus Ventures

Stephanie Koenig
Moderne Ventures

Steven Konsek
National Science Foundation

Luda Kopeikina
DSM Venturing

Daniella Kranjac
Dynamk Capital

Elaine Kunda
Disruption Ventures

Ricky Lai
Portag3 Ventures

Sebastien Latapie
Dynamk Capital

Julie Lawrence
Wharton Alumni Angels

Anh Le
CRCM Ventures

Alex Lee
Alliance Ventures

James Lee
Photonfund

Claire Leurent
Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC

Marina Levinson
Benhamou Global Ventures

Larry Li
AMINO Capital

Debbie Lin
Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund

Ephraim Lindenbaum
Advance Ventures

Darwin Ling
Good AI Capital

Edwin Loredo
Core Innovation Capital

Georgia Lu
Magnet Ventures

Vincent Lui
SK Telecom Americas

Eric Ly
Hub

Raoul Maier
Eudemian Ventures

Radhika Malik
Samsung Catalyst Fund

Eugene Malobrodsky
One Way Ventures

Mike Mansell
American Family Ventures

Ricky Margolis
ARIE Capital

Susan Mason
Aligned Partners

Melina Mathur
Asset Management Ventures

David Meltzer
Sports 1 Marketing

Theo Mendez
Insight Partners

Philip Mertens
DSM Venturing

Eric Meyer
Activate Capital

Sarah Millar
City Light Capital

David Miller
Clean Energy Ventures

Jonathan Mo
11.2 Capital

SC Moatti
Mighty Capital

Herb Moore
McCarter & English, LLP

Mark Mueller-Eberstein
Alliance of Angels

Damineh Mycroft
Boeing HorizonX

Rika Nakazawa
Alumni Venture Group

Ben Narasin
Tenacity Venture Capital

Maxim Nazarov
FinSight Ventures

Ashley Ng
McKesson Ventures

Ivan Nikkhoo
Navigate Ventures

Kira Noodleman
Bee Partners

Faran Nouri
Lam Capital

Demi Obayomi
NextWorld Capital

Nihar Patel
Journey Venture Partners

Akhilesh Pathipati
MVM Partners

Charles Paul
Henkel Tech Ventures

Damien Petty
Morpheus Ventures

Patrick Pfeffer
Juniper Networks, Inc.

Barbara Pierce
Pipeline Angels

Jean-Noel Poirier
Clean Energy Venture Group

Filipe Portela
COREangels Impact

Era Qian
Galaxy Digital

Nitin Rai
Elevate Capital

Estie Rand
Strand Consulting

Bill Reichert
Garage Technology Ventures

John Ricci
US Angels

Martin Ringlein
NextGen Venture Partners

Frederik Paul Roever
R&P Global

Mario Ruiz
PayPal Ventures

Ernst Sack
Blue Bear Capital

Praveen Sahay
WAVE Equity Partners

Gayatri Sarkar
Hype Capital VC Fund

Jennifer Schretter
PROOF VC

Jordan Segall
Unusual Ventures

Xavier Segura
Tessera Venture Partners

Kristina Serafim
Verizon Ventures

Greg Shepard
BOSS Capital Partners

Bryan Shill
Prelude Ventures

Charles Sidman
ECS Capital Partners

Michael Silverman
BOSS Capital Partners

Sean Simpson
WIND Ventures

Ratan Singh
Fort Ross Ventures

Kenn So
Shasta Ventures

Dave Sorin
McCarter & English, LLP

Jared Sorin
McCarter & English LLP

Thomas Sparico
Brand New Matter

Kumar Sripadam
Elevate Capital

Cameron Stanfill
PitchBook

Allison Steitz
BlueRun Ventures

Li Sun
Foundation Capital

Jessica Tan
500 Startups

Grahme Taylor
Wildcat Venture Partners

Gretchen Tibbits
Progress Partners

Jarrid Tingle
Harlem Capital Partners

Ariane Tom
Anzu Partners

Alex Tong
Information Venture Partners

Jonathan Tower
Catapult VC

Matthew Uretsky
McCarter & English, LLP

Erica Van
Charles River Ventures

Anuj Varma
BAM Ventures

Joe Vasquez
Revel Partners

Alessandro Vigilante
Fidelity Investments

Sonali Vijayavargiya
Augment Ventures

Jordan Wahbeh
SV Venture Group

Ron Weissman
Band of Angels

Alex Whitney
ManchesterStory Group

Liz Wilkinson
Nielsen Innovate

Dea Wilson
Wharton Alumni Angels

Henry Wong
Diamond TechVentures

Yuanling Yuan
SignalFire

Russell Yue
HIG Capital

Elaine Zelby
SignalFire

Stephanie Zepeda
Arbor Ventures

Yanan Zhao
Magnet Ventures

Sebastian Zhou
Alpha Square Group

Simin Zhou
UL Ventures

Agenda

May 5th, 2020

12:50 PM CHECK-IN

1:00 PM STARTUP BOOTCAMP:

CONCURRENT SESSIONS:

SESSION I

Learn the Practical Steps to Transform Your Idea into a Startup
Early-stage product development can make entrepreneurs feel like they are lost in a jungle. In this Workshop, you will learn how to get your startup off the ground with a systematic, scientific, and efficient product development process

Chinedu Echeruo
Founder
Startup School of Alchemy

SESSION II

SLIDE DECKS: DO THEY COMMUNICATE THE OPPORTUNITY?

There are a lot of amazing resources and examples of winning slide decks available to entrepreneurs and no shortage of people who claim to know how to create a “winning” pitch deck. The truth is, there is no “winning formula”. Every winning deck is different because every winning venture is unique. There are, however, a number of common themes, strategies and structural elements that will help you not just present your opportunity, but construct a compelling story that will improve your chances of success. This workshop will talk about what you need to be aware of to create a deck that communicates your opportunity effectively to investors. Time permitting, we’ll also walk through the dissection of an actual deck and review some of the common missteps entrepreneurs often encounter.

Tom Bennett
Pitch Coach & Startup Advisor
Arctaris Capital

1:45 PM VENTURE BOOTCAMP

GROW, SCALE & EXIT IN 24-36 MONTHS – PART I
The importance of strategic business planning for startups and entrepreneurs should never be overlooked. A good idea with hard work is not enough to compete in today’s hyper-competitive landscape. Instead, entrepreneurs must have the foresight to plan for the future and account for every stage of the Startup Maturity Lifecycle. Whether you are just starting your business or you have been at it for a few years, this workshop will help you build a plan for:

1. Raising money
2. Updating investors
3. Managing operations

In this workshop you will learn a step-by-step process for planning your business and identifying your true growth potential. Attendees will be working within proprietary BOSS templates and worksheets to guide them through each stage of the Startup Maturity Lifecycle (Inception, Cleanup/Turnaround, Growth, Scale, Exit). The finished product is an Operating Plan to help you manage your business and catapult you to a successful exit.

At the completion of this workshop, each attended will be able to:

1. Describe their businesses North Star (mission, vision, values, Ideal Customer Profile and Ideal Buyer Profile)
2. Identify their unique competitive advantage
3. Identify their Ideal Buyer Profile in preparation for an exit

Moderators:
Randall LaVeau
Managing Partner
BOSS Capital Partners
Greg Shepard
Managing Partner
BOSS Capital Partners

2:30 PM

FIRESIDE CHAT: THE POWER OF COMMUNITY & CONNECTION

Panelists:
Eric Ly
LinkedIn Co-Founder & Hub CEO
Hub
David Meltzer
Co-Founder
Sports 1 Marketing

3:30 PM ADJOURNMENT

May 6th, 2020

8:00 AM

Expanding Internationally in challenging times: what it takes to survive and succeed!
Hosted by Invest in Bavaria

Panelists:
Frederik Paul Roever
Partner
R&P Global
Anke Corbin
Founder & CEO
Globig .co
Jan Danisman
Executive Director
Bavaria US Offices, East

8:45 AM

OPENING REMARKS

Joe Benjamin
Founder & CEO
youngStartup Ventures

9:00 AM

THE CHANGING VENTURE WORLD: WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FOR THE NEXT 24 MONTHS?
Venture Capital thought leaders debate the challenges and opportunities facing Investors and Entrepreneurs

Moderators:
David Sorin
Partner
McCarter & English LLP
Panelists:
Greg Bohlen
Managing General Partner
Union Grove Venture Partners
Daniella Kranjac
Co-Founder & Managing Director
Dynamk Capital
David Miller
Managing Director
Clean Energy Ventures
Ben Narasin
General Partner
Tenacity Venture Capital
Kira Noodleman
Principal
Bee Partners
Jonathan Tower
Founding Managing Partner
Catapult VC

9:50 AM BREAK

10:00 AM COMPANY PRESENTATIONS – ROUND I

11:10 AM NETWORKING SESSIONS

11:40 AM COMPANY PRESENTATIONS – ROUND II

1:00 PM

RAISING SEED STAGE MONEY
Info & insights from active Angel investors with wings

Moderators:
Andy Clapp
Managing Partner
Arc Capital Investors
Panelists:
Steffen Bartschat
Angel Investor
Sand Hill Angels
Wade Bitaraf
Founder, Energy & Sustainability
Plug and Play Ventures
Elaine Kunda
Founder, Managing Partner
Disruption Ventures
Jordan Wahbeh
Managing Partner
SV Venture Group

1:50 PM CONCURRENT PANELS:

FUNDABLE DEALS: MAKING VCs SIT UP AND TAKE NOTICE
Ideas are all well and good, but in order to attract capital they will need to be packaged and presented in a way that will entice investors and of course a SOLID business model. This panel will discuss the skills required to make a highly effective pitch that will attract potential financiers and the types of deals investors want.

Moderators:
Adrian Rich
Partner
Perkins Coie LLP
Panelists:
Debbie Lin
Executive Director
Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund
Bill Reichert
Managing Director
Garage Technology Ventures
Jennifer Schretter
Partner
PROOF VC
Li Sun
Partner
Foundation Capital
Erica Van
Investor
Charles River Ventures

ENERGIZING THE FLOW OF CLEAN-TECH DEALS
This session will discuss the trends in the financial markets and the future of venture capital investment in clean-tech.

Moderators:
Chris Hagenbuch
Special Counsel
Troutman Pepper
Panelists:
Jason Blumberg
Managing Director
Energy Foundry
Dan Doble
Managing Director
SABIC Ventures
Eric Meyer
Vice President
Activate Capital
Sarah Millar
Principal
City Light Capital
Jean-Noel Poirier
Executive Managing Director
Clean Energy Venture Group

2:50 PM CONCURRENT PANELS:

NEGOTIATING THE TERM SHEET
Entrepreneurs who don’t prepare well for term-sheet negotiations may find themselves locked into an uncomfortable relationship with their VC for years to come. Whether you’re looking for a first round or follow-on funding, attend this panel to learn what you should know about negotiating term sheets.

Moderators:
Jared Sorin
Associate
McCarter & English LLP
Panelists:
Andrew Abrams
Vice President
New Science Ventures
David Blivin
Managing Director
Cottonwood Technology Fund
Angelo Del Priore
Partner
HP Tech Ventures
James Dugan
CEO & Managing Partner
OCA Ventures
Darwin Ling
Founder and General Partner
Good AI Capital

BANKING ON FINTECH INNOVATION
Join top-tier VCs to discuss the rise of fintech, the integration of groundbreaking technologies within financial services, and the future of digital finance.

Moderators:
Sonali Vijayavargiya
Managing Director
Augment Ventures
Panelists:
Adam Carson
Operating Partner – Fintech
Point72 Ventures
Victoria Cheng
Director Venture Investing
Citi Ventures
Radhika Malik
Investment Manager
Samsung Catalyst Fund
Mario Ruiz
Investor
PayPal Ventures

3:45 PM BREAK

3:50 PM CONCURRENT SESSION:

ROAD TO REVENUE: STRENGTH HEALTH AND HAPPINESS

David Meltzer
Co-Founder
Sports 1 Marketing

4:15 PM

GROW, SCALE & EXIT IN 24-36 MONTHS – PART II
The importance of strategic business planning for startups and entrepreneurs should never be overlooked. A good idea with hard work is not enough to compete in today’s hyper-competitive landscape. Instead, entrepreneurs must have the foresight to plan for the future and account for every stage of the Startup Maturity Lifecycle. Whether you are just starting your business or you have been at it for a few years, this workshop will help you build a plan for:

1. Raising money
2. Updating investors
3. Managing operations

In this workshop you will learn a step-by-step process for planning your business and identifying your true growth potential. Attendees will be working within proprietary BOSS templates and worksheets to guide them through each stage of the Startup Maturity Lifecycle (Inception, Cleanup/Turnaround, Growth, Scale, Exit). The finished product is an Operating Plan to help you manage your business and catapult you to a successful exit.

At the completion of this workshop, each attended will be able to:

1. Describe their businesses North Star (mission, vision, values, Ideal Customer Profile and Ideal Buyer Profile)
2. Identify their unique competitive advantage
3. Identify their Ideal Buyer Profile in preparation for an exi

Moderators:
Randall LaVeau
Managing Partner
BOSS Capital Partners
Greg Shepard
Managing Partner
BOSS Capital Partners

5:15 PM ADJOURNMENT

May 7th, 2020

8:00 AM FEATURED KEYNOTE

ENTREPRENEURSHIP & DISRUPTION

Uri Levine
Co-Founder
Waze

8:45 AM WELCOME REMARKS

9:00 AM

RAISING STRATEGIC / CORPORATE VENTURE FUNDING: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
With a new flowering of startup innovation, many giants of industry have decided to enter or re-enter the world of VC. This session will explore the value-added investment approach of Corporate VCs and how it yields important dividends that are “beyond the bottom line,” both for the investor and for the startup.

Moderators:
Peter Campitiello
Partner
McCarter & English, LLP
Panelists:
Amy Burr
Managing Director
JetBlue Technology Ventures
Luda Kopeikina
Investment Director
DSM Venturing
Faran Nouri
Managing Director
Lam Capital
Kristina Serafim
Managing Director
Verizon Ventures
Simin Zhou
Managing Director
UL Ventures

9:50 AM BREAK

10:00 AM COMPANY PRESENTATIONS – ROUND III

11:10 AM BREAK

11:40 AM COMPANY PRESENTATIONS – ROUND IV

12:50 PM

Non-dilutive R&D funding for startups
Sponsored by National Science Foundation

America’s Seed Fund powered by the National Science Foundation (NSF) awards more than $200 million annually to startups and small businesses, transforming scientific discovery into products and services with commercial and societal impact. Startups working across virtually every discipline of science and technology can receive up to $1.75 million to support research and development (R&D), helping de-risk technology for commercial success. America’s Seed Fund is congressionally mandated through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The NSF is an independent federal agency with a budget of about $8.3 billion that supports fundamental research and education across all fields of science and engineering. For more information, visit seedfund.nsf.gov.

Steven Konsek
Program Director
National Science Foundation

1:30 PM CONCURRENT PANELS:

LIFE SCIENCES & HEALTHCARE VC CHECKUP
VCs compare and contrast the growth of seemingly healthy companies. What did these companies do right? Where did they go wrong? Which one would be considered a healthier investment and why? Does your company measure up? What healthy habits will make your company a more desirable investment? Find out if you pass the VC health checkup.

Moderators:
Adrian Rich
Partner
Perkins Coie LLP
Panelists:
Ray Chan
Venture Partner
K5 Ventures
Anne DeGheest
Managing Director
HealthTech Capital
Ted Driscoll
Managing Partner
DigitalDX Ventures
David Cruikshank
Partner
ARCH Venture Partners
Claire Leurent
Principal
Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC
Ephraim Lindenbaum
Managing Director
Advance Ventures

WHERE’S THE EXIT?
It’s the goal and the challenge of every venture capitalist: a successful exit from an investment. Panelists will cover early-stage planning, exit strategies and corresponding values, picking the right advisers and managing expectations.