Meet our Investors & Connectors
Previous Speakers, Mentors and Investors
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Heather Kernahan
CEO @ Hotwire Global
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Mariane Bekker
Managing Partner @ Founders Bay
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Asya Bradley
Multi-exited Founder, Investor & LP
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Natasha Allen
Partner @ Foley & Lardner LLP
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Lesley Ross
General Partner @ Enjoy the Work
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Maria Pienaar
Operating Partner @ Unicorn Growth Capital
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Lauren Abelin
Co-Founder & CPO @ PlantBaby
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Jay Hum
Product Executive-In-Residence @ Mighty Capital
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Alex Abelin
Co-Founder & CEO @ PlantBaby
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Vrinda Agarwal
Investor @ Penny Jar Capital
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Katharine Tomko
Partner @ First Ascent Ventures
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Dejana Dua
Venture Partner @ Anexa Capital
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Landon Steele
Principal @ Steele Consulting
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Jordan Wahbeh
Managing Partner @ SV Venture Group
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Richard Ayllon
Co-Founder & Sr. Advisor Due Diligence @ K2X Capital
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Stephanie Cherrin
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Baris Aksoy
Partner @ 37 Ventures
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Shefali Billon
Principal and Fractional CMO @ Lumina Consulting
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Bassam EL-Fahmawi
CEO of Mawi DNA Technologies
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Richard Ayllon
Sr. Advisor, Due Diligence @ K2X Technology & Life Science
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Glen Elliot
Principal @ Glen Elliott Consulting
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Maria Pienaar
Operating Partner @ Unicorn Growth Capital
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Syama Bunten
CEO of Scaling Retail
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Nick Shah
Head of Quantitative Biology @ Nura Bio
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Anne Cocquyt
Founder & CEO of Crest Collective / The GUILD
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Kate Meacham
Analyst @ Bullpen Capital
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Mariane Bekker
CEO of Founders Bay
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Dion Lisle
Managing Director @ FACERE25
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Jessica Lozano Schmitt
Senior Analyst @ JetBlue Ventures
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Nicole Naidoo
Principal @ Telescope Partners
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Eliza Dragomir
Investor @ JetBlue Ventures
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Dan Altschuler
Managing Partner @ Unovis
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Dave Lambert
Managing Director of Right Side Capital
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Danielle D’Agostaro
Partner @ WVV Capital
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Carolin Funk
Partner @ Blue Bear Capital
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Vrinda Agarwal
Investor @ Penny Jar Capital
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Shelly Rao
VC of Juniper Networks
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Nina Lualdi
Business Transformation and Start-up Incubation and Acceleration Consultant
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Jennifer Nieva
Previous Director of Product Innovation @ Netflix
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Ramneet Sran
Canadian Diplomat and multilingual International Business Development professional
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Neal Dempsey
Managing General Partner @ Bay Partners
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Anne Gherini
PCMO/Investor @ Sierra Ventures
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Veronica Cai
CFO / Fractional CFO, F-Suite Founding Member, CELS Board Director
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Chris Mion
Partner @ Flow+
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Audrea J. Golding
Partner @ Fragomen LLP
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Tom Vogelsong
Angel Investor / Life Science & Tech Advisor @ Kyto Technology and Life Science
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Sydney Sykes
Partner @ Lightspeed Venture Partners
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Eva Nahari
Principal @ DNX Ventures
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Kandice Cota
Founder, VC, Design leader, Product Innovator and Creativity Catalyst
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Ron Matten
Managing Partner @ Matten Law LLP
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Landon Steele
Serial Entrepreneur and Angel Investor
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Lidiya Dervisheva
Partner @ Da VC
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Marlene Grenon
Director Digital Health @ UCSF
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Mareese Keane
Co-Founder @ Opengate
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Dana Marohn Spiliotis
Independent Advisor and Investor
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Eliza Cushman
Investor @ Congruent Ventures
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Francesca D'Cruz
Chief Of Staff @ Fall Line Capital
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Gloria Maceiko
CEO & Founder @ Silicon Valley Advantage
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Grace Wei
COO @ Encellin
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Stephanie Silverman
Investor, Advisor & Founder & CEO @ Solstice
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Jordan Wahbeh
Managing Partner @ SV Venture Group
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Paula Kirlin
Partner, Corporate & Securities and Outside General Counsel @ Scale LLP
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Claudia Fulga
HR Executive | Certified Executive Coach & Consultant | Advisor to Start-Ups
LinkedIn
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Ludovic Copéré
Senior Investment Director @ Sony Innovation Fund
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Jenny He
Founder & General Partner @ Position Ventures
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Paulina Szyzdek
Principal @ Bosch Ventures
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Jennifer Vancini
General Partner @ Mighty Capital
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Catherine Shin
Investor @ Altos Ventures
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Melissa Kargiannakis
Founder Coach
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Raed Masri
Partner @ Transform VC
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Janet Lee
Managing Director @ Citizens Bank
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Ameena El-Bibany
Partner @ ARTIS Ventures
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Gary Gershony
General Partner @ BayMed Venture Partners
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Richard Zhang
Co-Founder and Managing General Partner. @ Stealth | Healthcare AI Researcher @ Harvard Medical School
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Cam Crowder
Co-Founder & General Partner @ Redstick Ventures
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Trevor Adey
General Partner, Venture Capital @ McVestCo VC
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Tanvi Narain
Senior Associate @ Counterpart Ventures
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Ashish Aaggarwal
Partner @ Chamaeleon
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Alejandra Vergara
Senior Associate @ Bee Partners
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Tom Purcell
Managing Director & Founder @ The Sirona Fund LLC
LinkedIn
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Natasha Prasad
Product Council / Investor @ Bling Capital
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Marlene Grenon
Director of Digital Health and AI @ Innovation Ventures, UCSF
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Himanshu Agarwal
SVP @ WorkBoard Inc.
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Pavan Dhillon
Founder & Principal Attorney - In-Bound Canadian Immigration @ Dhillon Immigration Law, Canadian Immigration Law Firm
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Justine Brilliant
GTM Strategist and Program Manager @ ServiceNow
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Shefali Bhasin Billon
Fractional CMO & Business Development Leader @ Lumina Consulting