Startup Grind Washington DC Hosts Peter Barris (NEA)

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Peter Barris, NEA

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Peter Barris is the Managing General Partner of New Enterprise Associates (NEA), one of the biggest VC funds in the world. NEA's assets under management have grown from $1B to over $13B and the firm has expanded its operations to India and China.

Under Peter's leadership, NEA has invested in industry-transforming technology companies like CareerBuilder, Tableau, Diapers.com, Groupon, Juniper Networks, Macromedia, Salesforce.com, TiVo, and Workday. Peter has been named several times to the Forbes Midas List of top technology investors, to Crain’s Chicago 50 Top Tech Stars and to Washington Tech Council’s Hall of Fame. Peter has personally led investments in over two dozen technology companies that have successfully completed public offerings or mergers.

He serves on the board of public company Groupon (GRPN) and is currently a director of several private companies including APX Labs, Goji Food Solutions, MediaOcean, NextNav, SnagFilms, Sprout Social, Tamr, and ZeroFox.

Agenda

6:00 Networking and Food
7:00 Fireside Chat
8:00 Networking

Hosted By Brian Park, Washington DC Chapter Director

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Brian is currently the COO of Startup Grind. He has over 18 years professional experience in web/online/mobile product development. Experience in developing innovative consumer and enterprise collaborative web products and services. Has started three previous startups, including one that had $17 million in revenues. Previously worked for AOL and Merrill Lynch. Is a CMUer.
Email: Brian@startupgrind.com | Twitter: @brianbpark (http://twitter.com/brianbpark)

Hosted By Elyssa Rae, Washington DC Co-Community Manager

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Elyssa Rae is a co-community manager for Startup Grind DC, where she enjoys connecting aspiring entrepreneurs to seasoned veterans. During the day, she works in public relations and corporate communications, specializing in consumer tech, entrepreneurial tech and corporate philanthropy. She previously lived in Beijing, where she helped launch Girls in Tech China, a startup working to foster female entrepreneurship and innovation.

Email: elyssarae@gmail.com | Twitter: @http://twitter.com/elyssa_rae Global Partners

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