Venture Capital Panel: Funding for AR/ VR Startups
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2 pm Th 4/27
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augmented_reality
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_reality
Our distinguished panel will hold a lively discussion on the latest innovations in AR/VR and funding for AR/VR startups.
Please come with questions and comments.
If you would like space on a demo table for your AR/VR startup, or if you are a startup service provider and would like a table for the networking portion of the event, send an email message to:
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Th 4/27 AR/VR Tabler
Agenda
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Check In, Food, Networking Reception, Demo Tables
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Panel Discussion, Q & A
8:30 pm to 9:00 pm Networking
About the Panelists:
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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.
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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Adam Draper created Boost VC with the goal of becoming one of the top accelerators in Silicon Valley. Investment in startups range between $10,000-$30,000. A year ago Boost VC announced they closed an oversubscribed $6.6MM funding round to invest in 200 companies over the next three years. Investors include such notables as Marc Andreessen, Ben Davenport, Barry Schuler, Rothenberg Ventures, Maven II, Kilowatt Capital, Tim Draper, and Bill Draper. Co-founded by Adam in 2011, Boost VC offers dedicated housing in a collaborative environment where new enterprises are exposed to noteworthy speakers, influential mentors, and potential funders. Its focus is to find the most innovative people starting world-changing companies. Boost VC is the first fund that has three generations of venture investors [Adam, Tim, and Bill Draper]. Previously, Adam was VP of Business Development and Director at Xpert Financial where he learned many of his startup lessons. He was also an analyst at Salomon Smith Barney, and earlier worked with several startups, including BOOM!Studios and MailFrontier. Adam’s experiences helped sculpt his view of what it means to be an entrepreneur, and how a startup works internally. He currently serves on the boards of four companies and is a graduate of UCLA.
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Ryan Wang is a co-founder and general partner of the venture capital firm Outpost Capital, the first Silicon Valley-based venture capital fund focusing on VR/AR and new frontier technology with a strong presence in China. Ryan is an VR/AR expert who oversees companies in both the US and Greater China, with solid insights and strong connections in both markets. Prior to Outpost, Ryan was a venture partner at CLI Ventures. Earlier in his career, Ryan was an investment banker at Citigroup and Societe Generale in New York City. Ryan is a snowboarder, world explorer and owner of many stylish hats.
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Istvan Jonyer is a Principal at NexStar Partners, an early stage venture capital fund focusing on mobile and wireless innovations. Istvan focuses on virtual reality, augmented reality, machine learning, and media streaming technologies. In addition, NexStar Partners also focuses on Internet of Things, cybersecurity and wireless infrastructure. Prior to NexStar, Istvan was an entrepreneur and startup advisor focused on product and business strategy for a number of successful venture backed startups. He has also held various operating and engineering roles at Google (head of partnerships at Google TV) and Nortel (software design engineer, 3G infrastructure). Earlier in his career Istvan was an academic with a National Science Foundation and Department of Transportation-funded research program in several sub-branches of machine learning.
Istvan holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University, a PhD in Machine Learning, and MS and BS degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from The University of Texas at Arlington.
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He has assisted company management with legal issues involved in financing their business and obtaining liquidity for their stock, selling (or licensing) their products and services through various channels of distribution, protecting and profiting from their intellectual property, compensating their employees and executives, and interfacing with their boards of directors and shareholders.
In terms of legal practice areas, his experience covers securities law; corporation, limited liability company, and partnership law; tax law; antitrust law; commercial (UCC) transactions law; international law; and intellectual property law (especially technology transfer and licensing).
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Prior to joining Pillsbury in February 2000, Steve was with Rosenblum, Parish & Isaacs, P.C. in San Jose for 20 years. At both firms, Steve has served stints as office managing partner.
He has given lectures and presentations before various groups, including the American Chemical Society, Practicing Law Institute, Santa Clara Bar Association, and Association for Corporate Growth.
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