Venture Capital Panel: Funding for FinTech Startups
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2 pm Th 11/9
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"Financial technology, also known as fintech, is a line of business based on using software to provide financial services. Financial technology companies are generally startups founded with the purpose of disrupting incumbent financial systems and corporations that rely less on software."
-Wikipedia
Our distinguished panel will hold a lively discussion on the latest innovations in fintech, the massive disruptions that are taking place due to the implementation of AI technology in financial institutions, and funding for fintech startups.
Please come with questions and comments.
If you are a fintech startup and would like space on a demo table for the networking portion of the event, please send an email message to:
Put this in the subject header:
Th 11/9 FinTech Demo Table
Agenda
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Check In, Food, Networking Reception
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Program
8:30 pm to 9:00 pm More Networking
About the Panelists
(More panelists TBA.)
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Kartik Gada has 20 years of experience across investment banking, hedge funds, and technology business unit management. At Woodside Capital, his focus is on artificialiIntelligence, fintech, and other advanced, high-impact technologies.
He was previously a Managing Director at Reliance Capital. Before that, he founded 3D Strategies Management, a commodities futures hedge fund that was among the highest returning small funds during that period, with portfolio returns of 70%/year from 2009-13. Earlier, he was a Director at Netgear, responsible for the full P&L of the $250M consumer products division, launching 14 of Netgear’s 20 biggest products at the time.
Kartik is the author of a widely read book on the new economics of technology, The ATOM ( http://atom.singularity2050.com/ ), that has been featured in a Google Talk, multiple television programs, and numerous keynotes, including at the European Union in Brussels, Belgium. He teaches a popular finance class at Stanford University, and is scheduled to add an additional class about the economics of disruptive technologies.
Kartik holds an MBA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and is the entrepreneurship co-chair for the UMichBay Area Alumni Board. Additionally, Kartik studied engineering at Stanford University and Case Western Reserve University.
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Ephraim Lindenbaum is the founder and managing director of Advance Ventures, a Silicon Valley based venture investment fund and venture accelerator that invests in seed and early stage startups. Founded in 1999, Advance Ventures has consistently achieved meaningful exits with its portfolio companies across its core market sectors, including fintech. Some fintech exits include MerchEngines acquired by Deluxe Corporation (NASDAQ: DLX) and Parago acquired by Blackhawk Networks (NASDAQ: HAWK).
Mr. Lindenbaum has served as a board member, board advisor and/or investor: Acerro, Agnitia Networks (acquired by LeadingEdge), BonTriage, BPG Worldwide, Bright Light Systems, Corvigo (acquired by NASDAQ: TMWD), eSports (acquired by Ositech), iLoopMobile (acquired by Archer), Inertia Beverage Group (now WineDirect), Kite.io (acquired by Quixey) LandSonar (acquired by Triangle) MerchEngines (acquired by NASDAQ: DLX) MycoTechnology, Ooba Beverages (acquired by HealthyBrands), Parago (acquired by NASDAQ: HAWK) Realta Entertainment Group, SiteAudit, Sitebase, Smaato, SnapMD, Solaireo, TerraFusion, Tunewear and Workout.com.
Prior to founding Advance Ventures, Mr. Lindenbaum was the cofounder of interactive media pioneer Broadcast Production Group and served as CEO until its acquisition in 1999 by Parago (NASDAQ: HAWK). Under his leadership, Broadcast Production Group was listed as a Top 15 fastest growing private company in Silicon Valley and a Top 100 fastest growing private company in the US.
He has been nationally recognized in cover and feature stories by CNN Future Watch, New Media News, AV Video ~ Multimedia Producer Magazine, Wired, MicroPublishing News and Silicon Valley Business Journal. In 1995, Mr. Lindenbaum was chosen as one of the “30 most influential business leaders under 30 years of age” in Silicon Valley by the Silicon Valley Business Journal and listed alongside innovators such as Marc Andreessen (Netscape) and Jerry Yang (Yahoo). In 2005, Mr. Lindenbaum was selected again as one of the “40 most influential business leaders under 40 years of age” in Silicon Valley by the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
Mr. Lindenbaum has a strong commitment to real world business education and entrepreneurial development. He is a lecturer at Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business, University of California Haas School of Business, San Jose State University, Stanford University and UCLA/Digital Media Arts Program. Mr. Lindenbaum is a frequent keynote speaker, panel participant and lecturer at industry events, startup programs and to international entrepreneurial delegations.
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Ram Jambunathan is SVP and Managing Director of SAP.iO, SAP’s business unit focused catalyzing an ecosystem of innovation around SAP data sets, technologies, and APIs. As part of this, Ram is responsible for both the SAP.iO Foundries, a global network of top-tier startup programs that provide access to SAP APIs, technologies, and customers, as well as the SAP.iO Fund, which makes direct investments into early stage startups in areas strategic to SAP, including fintech.
Previous to SAP.iO, Ram was a VP in SAP Corporate Strategy, leading Cloud and Platform Strategy. Before joining SAP, Ram was a consultant at McKinsey & Co. focused on helping companies in the tech & telco spaces with growth strategies. Prior to McKinsey, Ram co-founded T-Networks (now part of Broadcom), a VC-backed fiber-optics company whose lead investors included Sequoia, Greylock, and US Venture Partners, and before that, was a Member of Technical Research & Development at Lucent Technologies - Bell Laboratories. Ram holds more than 5 patents and more than 10 peer-reviewed publications.
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Jai Sajnani is an investor with NEA focused on the technology sector, including fintech. Prior to joining NEA, Jai was a consultant with the San Francisco office of McKinsey & Company, where he worked closely with their private equity and technology practices to develop strategic business solutions for a core group of Fortune 100 clients. Prior to McKinsey, Jai held a variety of engineering and product management positions at companies including Airware and Microsoft.
Jai graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. At Stanford, he conducted research on neural prosthesis in conjunction with the Stanford School of Medicine and Neurosciences Institute.
New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA) is a global venture capital firm focused on helping entrepreneurs build transformational businesses across multiple stages, sectors and geographies. With more than $20 billion in cumulative committed capital since the firm’s founding in 1977, NEA invests in technology and healthcare companies at all stages in a company’s lifecycle, from seed stage through IPO. The firm's long track record of successful investing includes more than 210 portfolio company IPOs and more than 360 acquisitions. For additional information, visit www.nea.com (http://www.nea.com/)
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Roger Royse is the founder of Royse Law Firm, PC, a business and tax law firm with offices in Northern and Southern California (www.rroyselaw.com). Roger practices in the areas of corporate and securities law, domestic and international tax, mergers and acquisitions, and fund formation. His clients include international emerging and middle-market companies and high net worth individuals. Roger has represented companies in a variety of industries, including clean tech, Internet, life sciences, entertainment and new media, sports, real estate, retail and mobile devices and applications. Practicing since 1984, Roger’s background includes work with prominent San Francisco Bay area law firms as well as Milbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCloy in New York City. Roger is an adjunct professor at the Golden Gate University Law School Tax program (Corporate, International, Property Transactions) and is a frequent speaker, writer, radio guest, blogger and panelist for bar associations, CPA organizations, and business groups. Roger is a Northern California Super Lawyer, is AV Peer-Rated by Martindale Hubbell, and has a “Superb” rating from Avvo.
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Venture Capital Panel: Funding for FinTech Startups