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Are you an entrepreneur looking for investors for your startup but don’t know which ones are right for you?

Our panelists will discuss what entrepreneurs need to consider when selecting investors that will not only provide the funding you need, but who can be long-term partners that can help you through the critical years of your company’s development.

The panel will discuss:

1) the different types of investors in the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem

2) the best way of identifying and reaching investors that are right for your company

3) the questions you should ask potential investors

4) the kind of due diligence you should conduct on potential investors

5) how to close the deal

and more!

Agenda

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Check In, Dinner, Networking Reception

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Panel Discussion, Audience Q & A

8:30 pm to 9:00 pm More Networking

About the Panelists:

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Schwark Satyavolu is a General Partner at Trinity Ventures focusing on early stage technology investments in fintech, security, and artificial intelligence. An entrepreneur himself, Schwark was the co-founder of two fintech companies - Yodlee (YDLE, acquired by MasterCard in 2012). Before joining Trinity, Schwak served as Executive Vice President at Lifelock and head of MasterCard's global rewards and offers initiatives. An engineer by background, Schwark has also worked for Microsoft and is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is an inventor on 15 U.S. patents.

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Evangelos Simoudis is a recognized expert on big data strategies and corporate innovation. He is the author of The Big Data Opportunity In Our Driverless Future (https://goo.gl/Fdc4Le). Evangelos has been working in Silicon Valley for 25 years as a venture investor, entrepreneur, and corporate executive. He is the co-founder and Managing Director of Synapse Partners, a venture firm that invests in early-stage startups developing big data applications, and an advisor to global corporations on big data strategies and Startup-Driven Innovation. He has also served as Managing Director at Trident Capital, and Partner at Apax Partners. In 2012 and 2014 he was named top investor in online advertising. Prior to his venture and advisory career, Evangelos served as President and CEO of Customer Analytics, and as Vice President of Business Intelligence at IBM.

Evangelos serves on advisory boards for the Center for Information Science and Technology at Caltech, the International School of Business at Brandeis University, the Center for Urban Science and Progress at New York University, and the Autonomous Vehicle Task Force of SAFE. He earned a PhD in computer science from Brandeis University and a BS in electrical engineering from Caltech.

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Steve Goldberg is operating partner at Venrock. Steve joined Venrock in 2009 after having been CEO of several early stage companies including DataRunway, Vidient, Arcwave and CoWave Networks. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Research and Development at Nokia Internet Communications and Vice President and General Manager of the Wireless Communications Division at Cylink Corporation. Steve also held senior management and engineering positions at Trimble Navigation and Hewlett Packard. At Venrock, Steve focuses on investments in connectivity, M2M/Internet of Things, robotics and embedded systems. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of Asoka, FutureDial, Red Seal, and Quantenna Communications. Previous board seats include Canesta (Acq by Microsoft), Kineto Wireless (Acq by Taqua), Newport Media (Acq by Atmel), and Teranetics (Acq by PLX Technology).

Steve received his B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Washington University and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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Christopher M. Forrester is a partner at Shearman & Sterling, LLP. His practice focuses on the representation of public and private companies and investment banks in general corporate and finance matters, with an emphasis on mergers, acquisitions and strategic transactions, public and private securities offerings and corporate governance and compliance. Mr. Forrester’s experience includes transactions in multiple industries, including, technology, telecommunications, action sports, transportation, life sciences, clean energy/renewables, project finance and development, industrial, insurance and financial/banking.

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