Venture Capital Panel: How to Find the Right Investors for the Long Term
Organization:
Idea to IPO
Category:
Business
Geographical Area:
San Francisco
Start
Date:
6/28/2017
End Date:
6/28/2017
Start Time:
6:00 PM
End Time:
9:00 PM
Event
Info:
A distinguished panel will discuss what entrepreneurs need to consider when selecting investors that will not only provide the funding you need, but who can be long-term partners that can help you through the critical years of your company's development.
The panel will discuss:
1) the different types of investors in the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem 2) the best way of identifying and reaching investors that are right for your company 3) the questions you should ask potential investors 4) the kind of due diligence you should conduct on potential investors 5) how to close the deal
About the Panelists:
Ajay Chopra is a general partner with Trinity Ventures. Founded in 1986, Trinity Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm dedicated to partnering with passionate entrepreneurs to transform revolutionary ideas into reality. With over $1 billion under management, Trinity Ventures believes in personal engagement, mutual respect and goal alignment with the entrepreneurs.
Evangelos Simoudis is a recognized expert on big data strategies and corporate innovation. H is the co-founder and Managing Director of Synapse Partners, a venture firm that invests in early-stage startups developing big data applications, and an advisor to global corporations on big data strategies and Startup-Driven Innovation.
Steve Goldberg is operating partner at Venrock. Steve joined Venrock in 2009 after having been CEO of several early stage companies including DataRunway, Vidient, Arcwave and CoWave Networks. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Research and Development at Nokia Internet Communications and Vice President and General Manager of the Wireless Communications Division at Cylink Corporation.
About the Moderator:
Alan Seem is a corporate partner in the Menlo Park office of Shearman & Sterling LLP. His primary areas of focus are M&A, securities offerings, venture capital and private equity investments and going-private transactions.
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