Startup World 2018 conference is coming up on Wednesday, April 25, at Pillsbury Law Firm in Palo Alto.

Startup World conference is a full day of investor panels and investor workshops designed specifically to help you in your funding process. The conference features 25 venture capital, corporate and angel investors in a series of panels discussing current trends in startup financing and offering tips for entrepreneurs on getting your company funded. At this event you’ll get funding advice and guidance directly from investors as to what they want and expect from your start-up company seeking funding.

Agenda

8:00-9:00 Check-in, Networking
9:00 – 9:10 Welcome

June Riley, CEO, VC Taskforce

Tom O’Malley, CEO, Convetit
9:10-9:40 Keynote:

Chris Yeh, General Partner, Wasabi Ventures Global
9:40-10:00 Legal Presentation Relevant to Start-ups:

Steve Wurzburg, Partner, Pillsbury
10:00-11:00 The Entrepreneur as a Potential Investment ~

The Investors’ Perspective

Moderator: Ron Weissman, Band of Angels

Panel:

  • Allan Young, Piedmont Partners Group Ventures,
  • Carol Sands, Managing Partner, Angels’ Forum
  • Crystal Huang, GGV Capital
  • Jean Kovacs, President, HBS Alumni Angels
break
11:15-12:00 How Fundable is Your Team?

Moderator: Curtis Feeny, Managing Director,

Voyager Capital and Silicon Valley Data Capital

Panel:

  • Shuo Chen, General Partner, Agile VC
  • Ben Narasin, Venture Partner, NEA
  • John Scull, Managing Director, Southern Cross Venture Partners

Panel being finalized
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:00 The First Six Months After Funding –  

What Does the Investor Expect?

Moderator: Leon Wong

Panel:

  • Yasemin Kliman, Co-President, Harvard Business School Angels
  • Arjun Chopra, Partner, Floodgate
  • John Ricci, President, US Angels

Panel being finalized
2:00-2:45 StartUp Workshop – The Art of Raising Capital:
Bill Reichert, Managing Director, Garage Technology Ventures
break
3:00-4:30 ICOs 101: Workshop

  • Kartik Gada, Executive Director, Woodside Capital
  • Japheth Dillman, Cheif Strategy Officer, AML BitCoin
  • Peter Relan, YouWeb Incubator
4:00-5:30 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make When Seeking Funding:

Moderator: Max Shapiro, Keiretsu Forum

Panel:

  • Maryanne Morrow, Keiretsu Forum
  • Aaron Michel, Partner, 1984 Ventures
  • Lilia Shirman, Managing Director, Golden Seeds
  • Shubhra Jain, Senior Associate, Cota Capital
6:30 Conference Ends

Click here to register. You can use promo code SUW2018 to get 50% off the general attendance admission. Startup World 2018 is organized by VC Taskforce.