What we’re about
Welcome to Life Sciences and Health Tech Entrepreneurs, an organization dedicated to helping entrepreneurs at all stages, from ideation to exit, to succeed and thrive.
OUR MISSION
We believe that knowledge is meant to be shared, and through live (post-COVID) and virtual talks, workshops and networking events, members of our community will gain access to top tier angels and venture capital investors, “been there, done that” entrepreneurs and industry experts. Whether your focus is biotech, pharma, device or med-tech, we encourage you to join our community. Our vision is to foster and increase entrepreneurial success in the Life Sciences and Health Tech industries by building bridges and sharing knowledge across the Life Sciences centers of excellence in the US and around the globe.
Upcoming events (2)
See all- Decoding the AI Funding Ecosystem: Insights for Startup EntrepreneursAccess Silicon Valley Livestream, Palo Alto , CA
Are you ready to delve into the world of entrepreneurship and venture capital? Access Silicon Valley and U First Capital invite you to join us on April 25, 2024, for an EXCLUSIVE one-night only discussion with Vijay Reddy, a partner at the Mayfield Fund, one of the hottest, most innovative, and respected venture capital firms in Silicon Valley, who have recently closed on the $250.0 million AI Start Fund, focusing on Seed stage AI companies. Mayfield has raised more than 20 U.S. funds, has more than 120 IPOs, 225 M&A exits, $3.0B under management and made more than 550 investments in startups.
AN RSVP ON MEETUP WILL NOT GET YOU ACCESS.
CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW!In this Unleashed event (we call it "unleashed" because this event will be interactive, audience driven), Vijay will delve into the dynamic landscape of entrepreneurship and venture capital and the rapidly changing world related to AI and AI investments. Vijay has a unique experience to share—he co-founded his first startup after dropping out of his PhD program, and held several senior Business Development and Product Development roles at Broadcom and Intel. He has over a decade of inception and early-stage investing experience in AI and deeptech, from Clear Ventures, Intel Capital and Mayfield. Vijay has invested across the AI stack from silicon, systems, infrastructure software, data, middleware & tools and applications.
AGENDA
7:00pm - 7:45pm: Conversation with Vijay
7:45 -8:00: Audience Q&A
ABOUT VIJAY
Vijay brings over a decade of inception and early-stage investing experience in AI and deeptech, from Clear Ventures and Intel Capital. He had a front-row seat to the rise of AI when neural networks first beat human benchmarks in vision, speech and language. Vijay has invested across the AI stack from silicon, systems, infrastructure software, data, middleware & tools and applications. Some of his past investments include SambaNova, DataRobot, Lilt, Landing.ai, Hypersonix, Joby (NYSE: Joby), BabbleLabs (Acquired by Cisco) and AEye (Nasdaq: LIDR).
ABOUT MAYFIELD
Mayfield is a venture capital firm with a 50+ year track record of investing at the inception stage in iconic enterprise, consumer, semiconductor, and human & planetary health companies. It is guided by its People First philosophy and is proud to have served as early investors to over 550 companies leading to 120 IPOs and over 225 M&As. Its investment team operates from a shared set of beliefs and partners for the long term with entrepreneurs pursuing big ideas. Mayfield invests in new companies at the inception and early stages, primarily Seed, Series A, and Series B. They have raised 20 U.S. funds over, including the two most recent funds, the $580M Mayfield XVII, the $375M Mayfield Select III and the most recent $250M Mayfield AI Start Seed Fund.
ABOUT ROGER RAPPOPORT AND ACCESS SILICON VALLEY
Roger Rappoport is a former entrepreneur and the founder and leader of Procopio's Emerging Growth and Venture Capital Practice Group. He has extensive experience in advising startup and well-established emerging growth companies across all sectors and industries, from formation through multiple rounds of funding and exit.
Roger is also the founder of Access Silicon Valley, a platform for entrepreneurs, on a global basis, to gain access to Silicon Valley's best and brightest Venture Capitalists, "been there done that" entrepreneurs, and experts.
ABOUT U FIRST CAPITAL, EKTA DANG AND SANJIT DANG
U First Capitals a prominent venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments and dedicated to supporting innovative startups. With a rich history and a strong track record, U First Capital has been at the forefront of fostering entrepreneurship and driving technological advancements.
Dr. Ekta Dang is the Co-Founder and CEO of U First Capital and drove venture capital investments at Intel prior to that. She has an excellent track record of achieving at least 1 Exit every year: Pensando (Acquired by AMD in 2022), Nextdoor (IPO 2021), Palantir (IPO 2020), Orb Intelligence (Acquired by Dun and Bradstreet in 2020), Pinterest (IPO 2019), Docusign (IPO 2018), etc. She has invested in category-leading companies such as SpaceX, Uniphore, Pensando, and DevRev.
Dr. Sanjit Dang has been a successful Venture Capitalist, Corporate Executive, Board Member, Speaker and Writer in Silicon Valley for almost two decades. - Decoding the AI Funding Ecosystem: Insights for Startup EntrepreneursAccess Silicon Valley Livestream, Palo Alto , CA
Are you ready to delve into the world of entrepreneurship and venture capital? Access Silicon Valley and U First Capital invite you to join us on April 25, 2024, for an EXCLUSIVE one-night only discussion with Vijay Reddy, a partner at the Mayfield Fund, one of the hottest, most innovative, and respected venture capital firms in Silicon Valley, who have recently closed on the $250.0 million AI Start Fund, focusing on Seed stage AI companies. Mayfield has raised more than 20 U.S. funds, has more than 120 IPOs, 225 M&A exits, $3.0B under management and made more than 550 investments in startups.
AN RSVP ON MEETUP WILL NOT GET YOU ACCESS.
CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW!In this Unleashed event (we call it "unleashed" because this event will be interactive, audience driven), Vijay will delve into the dynamic landscape of entrepreneurship and venture capital and the rapidly changing world related to AI and AI investments. Vijay has a unique experience to share—he co-founded his first startup after dropping out of his PhD program, and held several senior Business Development and Product Development roles at Broadcom and Intel. He has over a decade of inception and early-stage investing experience in AI and deeptech, from Clear Ventures, Intel Capital and Mayfield. Vijay has invested across the AI stack from silicon, systems, infrastructure software, data, middleware & tools and applications.
AGENDA
7:00pm - 7:45pm: Conversation with Vijay
7:45 -8:00: Audience Q&A
ABOUT VIJAY
Vijay brings over a decade of inception and early-stage investing experience in AI and deeptech, from Clear Ventures and Intel Capital. He had a front-row seat to the rise of AI when neural networks first beat human benchmarks in vision, speech and language. Vijay has invested across the AI stack from silicon, systems, infrastructure software, data, middleware & tools and applications. Some of his past investments include SambaNova, DataRobot, Lilt, Landing.ai, Hypersonix, Joby (NYSE: Joby), BabbleLabs (Acquired by Cisco) and AEye (Nasdaq: LIDR).
ABOUT MAYFIELD
Mayfield is a venture capital firm with a 50+ year track record of investing at the inception stage in iconic enterprise, consumer, semiconductor, and human & planetary health companies. It is guided by its People First philosophy and is proud to have served as early investors to over 550 companies leading to 120 IPOs and over 225 M&As. Its investment team operates from a shared set of beliefs and partners for the long term with entrepreneurs pursuing big ideas. Mayfield invests in new companies at the inception and early stages, primarily Seed, Series A, and Series B. They have raised 20 U.S. funds over, including the two most recent funds, the $580M Mayfield XVII, the $375M Mayfield Select III and the most recent $250M Mayfield AI Start Seed Fund.
ABOUT ROGER RAPPOPORT AND ACCESS SILICON VALLEY
Roger Rappoport is a former entrepreneur and the founder and leader of Procopio's Emerging Growth and Venture Capital Practice Group. He has extensive experience in advising startup and well-established emerging growth companies across all sectors and industries, from formation through multiple rounds of funding and exit.
Roger is also the founder of Access Silicon Valley, a platform for entrepreneurs, on a global basis, to gain access to Silicon Valley's best and brightest Venture Capitalists, "been there done that" entrepreneurs, and experts.
ABOUT U FIRST CAPITAL, EKTA DANG AND SANJIT DANG
U First Capitals a prominent venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments and dedicated to supporting innovative startups. With a rich history and a strong track record, U First Capital has been at the forefront of fostering entrepreneurship and driving technological advancements.
Dr. Ekta Dang is the Co-Founder and CEO of U First Capital and drove venture capital investments at Intel prior to that. She has an excellent track record of achieving at least 1 Exit every year: Pensando (Acquired by AMD in 2022), Nextdoor (IPO 2021), Palantir (IPO 2020), Orb Intelligence (Acquired by Dun and Bradstreet in 2020), Pinterest (IPO 2019), Docusign (IPO 2018), etc. She has invested in category-leading companies such as SpaceX, Uniphore, Pensando, and DevRev.
Dr. Sanjit Dang has been a successful Venture Capitalist, Corporate Executive, Board Member, Speaker and Writer in Silicon Valley for almost two decades.
