Meet the Investor Series Virtual Hub

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Silicon Valley Bank has partnered with a variety of top-tier VCs to create a series of virtual events designed to introduce Early Stage companies to potential investors.

Check out the replays below.

Meet the Investor: LocalGlobe

Meet the Investor: Funding Pathways

Agenda

August 30

August 31

September 1

September 2

September 3

10:30AM - 12:00PM

Funding Event for Early Stage Founders - Pre-Seed

10:30AM - 11:00AM

Angel Investment

Andy Davis & Deepali Nangia

11:00AM - 11:30AM

Grants & R&D

Harinder Sandhu

11:30AM - 12:00PM

Crowdfunding

Ross Kelly

12:00PM - 12:30PM

30 minute break

12:30PM - 2:00PM

Preparing Your Business for Funding

12:30PM - 1:00PM

Preparing your Pitch Deck
Gary Stewart

1:00PM - 1:30PM

Hitting Key Metrics

Buyun Zhao

1:30PM - 2:00PM

How to Approach Investors
Gary Stewart

August 31

All Day

Attendee Arrivals

Stop by to pick up your event materials and enjoy a chair massage.

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Equinox Golf Resort & Spa

2:00 – 6:30 PM

SVB Registration Desk

Stop by to pick up your event materials and enjoy a chair massage.

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Great Room

6:00 – 10:00 PM

Welcome Reception

Families & guests encouraged to attend. Arrive on time for the Master Falconer Experience.
There will be a supervised children's activity at the reception.

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Rockwell Courtyard

Speakers

Michael Lee

Founder, Culture Plus

Michael Lee is the Founder and CEO of the Culture Plus brand. Michael comes to the role as a 20-year veteran of Realogy Holdings Corp, serving in numerous capacities and exceeding expectations at each position along the way.

Eve McCormick

Partner & COO, Taconic

Eve McCormick is the Partner & COO of the Taconic brand. Eve comes to the role as a 20-year veteran of Realogy Holdings Corp, serving in numerous capacities and exceeding expectations at each position along the way.

Karla Proskauer

CFO & CCO, BVA Compliance Corp

Karla Proskauer is the CFO & CCO of the BVA Compliance Corp brand. Karla comes to the role as a 20-year veteran of Realogy Holdings Corp, serving in numerous capacities and exceeding expectations at each position along the way.

Patrick Fields

President, Century 53

Patrick Fields is the President of the Century 53 brand. Patrick comes to the role as a 20-year veteran of Realogy Holdings Corp, serving in numerous capacities and exceeding expectations at each position along the way.

Natalie Smith

President, Landmark Place

Patrick Fields is the President of the Landmark Place brand. Natalie comes to the role as a 20-year veteran of Realogy Holdings Corp, serving in numerous capacities and exceeding expectations at each position along the way.

Michael Lee

Founder, Culture Plus

Michael Lee is the Founder and CEO of the Culture Plus brand. Michael comes to the role as a 20-year veteran of Realogy Holdings Corp, serving in numerous capacities and exceeding expectations at each position along the way.

Sponsors

Featured Speakers

Andy Davis

Co-Founder 10x10

Andy Davis is the Head of 10x10, the UK’s group of Black founders and VCs, and Founding Partner of 10x10 Fund, a pre-seed fund investing in Black founders.

Deepali Nangia

Venture Partner, SeedInvest

Deepali Nangia is a seasoned angel investor with over a decade of experience in private equity, investment banking and corporate operational roles. She co-founded Alma Angels (www.alma-angels.com) in 2019, an angel community in support of female founders.

Last year, she joined the second cohort of Atomico’s Angel Programme — and she’ll continue investing with it this year as part of the Atomico alumni program. Over 2020, she invested in 10 startups, nine of which are female founded — her portfolio of companies includes Pension Bee, LiveBetterWith, Kama Labs, Juno Bio, Flown, Sidequest, Okko, Planera, Shellworks, Cakedrop, amongst others. In 2021, Nangia joined Vienna-based early-stage VC Speedinvest as a Venture Partner with a focus on female founders.

Gary Stewart

Founder & CEO, FounderTribes

Gary is the founder and CEO of FounderTribes, an innovative learning platform that empowers you to raise capital and upskill your business. He is the former CEO of Wayra UK, where he built a portfolio of 185 start-ups worth $1.1bn and scaled Wayra UK to 7 cities. He’s also a former entrepreneurship professor at IE Business School and a Governor of the University of East London. Serial entrepreneur with a successful exit. Yale College and Yale Law School graduate, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa.

Harinder Sandhu

CEO at EmpowerRD

Before founding EmpowerRD, Hari was government incentives sector lead at PwC. As a member of HMRC's consultative committee, Hari also advises government on the best means to incentivise innovation in the economy. He's processed claims for companies ranging from early-stage start-ups to blue-chip multinationals like HP and RBS.

Ross Kelly

Head of Partnerships, Seedrs

Ross is Head of Partnerships at Seedrs, the most active Private Equity funder in the UK, and his role is to build and strengthen the firm's strategic positioning through their partner network from VCs and Accelerators to corporate advisors, partnering with brands like BYP, Tech Nation and Enter the Arena for deal-flow and co-branded collaborations on content.

Prior to moving to head the partnerships function, Ross supported Founders directly in the Seedrs campaigns team, and helped fund deals such as DeadHappy, Rubies in the Rubble and Vitae. Ross also has an MBA focused on Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital from Cass Business School, as well as 5 years' experience in headhunting at a PE-backed search firm.

Registration is required to participate and receive link to Virtual Event via Zoom.

Upon registration, you will receive a registration confirmation email complete with the official Virtual Event via Zoom link, along with additional event information.

If you have any questions, please email Louise Reeve at lreeve@svb.com

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Access to Innovation

SVB is dedicated to the success of the innovation economy. Through our Access to Innovation program, we provide educational and job opportunities for emerging talent, make connections for female and minority founders and investors and encourage gender parity and diversity in leadership. Learn more

Providing educational and job opportunities for emerging talent

SVB helps underserved youth gain a path to training and a tech career through paid work experiences, a community college certificate in business and data analytics, and events.

Encouraging gender parity and diversity in leadership

SVB supports women and minorities in leadership in the innovation economy by focusing on activities and partnerships that will fund and increase the representation of diverse entrepreneurs and investors.

Making connections for female and minority founders and investors

SVB creates opportunities for all by developing networks, partnerships and events to bring founders and investors together, and increase funding and support for entrepreneurs.

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Why companies work with SVB

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where does the Summit take place?

The Summit takes place at The Equinox, a Luxury Collection Golf Resort & Spa, Vermont, established in 1769.

When does the Summit take place?

The Summit takes place from Friday, August 30th through Monday, September 2nd, 2019, and registration opens at 8am.

Who is delivering the keynote at the Summit?

Natalie Smith, the President of Landmark Place, will deliver the 2019 Silicon Valley Bank Summit.

What types of activities are on the schedule for this year's summit?

The Summit will include professional development, networking, and activities like fly fishing, glass blowing, off-road driving, golf, and more, tailored just for Private Equity CFOs and COOs.

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