Investor Panel Discussion w/ VC’s Venrock, Menlo Ventures, Intel Capital, Orange
The panel discussion will start by discussing how tech startups are using the latest wireless and mobile technologies to build new and exciting companies in high growth categories such as IoT, mobile, wireless connectivity and others, along with what opportunities early stage investors see in these sectors.
The panel will then discuss the similarities and differences between traditional venture capital and corporate venture capital and how each can work together when invested in the same early stage company.
Three pre-selected startups will then pitch to the investor panel for 5 minutes each, along with feedback from each panelist. Startups who’s companies are directly or indirectly related to the wireless industry are welcome to submit their investor pitch deck for consideration. Email your investor pitch deck to [masked] for consideration.
Agenda
6:00pm – 6:45pm – Registration, food and networking
6:45pm – 7:00pm – Sponsors & Demo Table mentions
7:00pm – 8:30pm – Startups pitch to the investor panel
8:30pm – 9:00pm – Meet the investors and network
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Date:
Thursday, 11/17/2016
Time:
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location:
Founders Floor
2 North 1st St., 5th Floor
San Jose, CA 95113
COWORKING ACCELERATOR
Interested in taking your startup to the next level?
Who Should Attend
Startup founders looking to raise funding. This is an opportunity to pitch a panel of investors and receive constructive quality feedback specific to your company. Also a great opportunity for any founder to fine-tune their pitch delivery for a specific time limit, gain further experience holding a mic and speaking in front of large crowds.
In addition, startup founders and entrepreneurs who are NOT ready to pitch are welcome to attend as audience members and watch. This can be a highly valuable learning experience to better understand the pitch process and what investors look for, and learn from feedback given by the investor panel. Then, apply these learnings to your own startup!
The Pitch Night Format
The Pitch Night event has a limited amount of pitch slots available, so purchase your pitch ticket now before they are all gone. Each startup will have 90-seconds to verbally pitch the investor panel (no pitch deck). Each investor on the panel will then provide feedback to that startup.
At the end of the event the investor panel will choose the best pitch of the night, who will receive one free demo/sponsor table ($75-$100 value) at one of our future events held within the next 30 days.
Investor Panel
Steven Goldberg
Investor
Venrock
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.
Sandeep Bhadra
Principal
Menlo Ventures
Earlier, Sandeep was an engineer at Texas Instruments’ R&D unit – where he led projects to build an Openflow switch chip, an ultra low-power IoT mote and 4G/LTE small-cell networks.
Sandeep received a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin and a Bachelors degree from IIT Madras, both in Electrical Engineering, and an MBA from INSEAD. In his spare time, Sandeep likes to travel up and down the pacific coast with his dog, read fiction, and drink burgundies
Raj Gollamudi
Director
Intel Capital
Gabriel Sidhom
V.P., Technology Development
Orange Digital Ventures (Orange Telecom)
Gabriel Sidhom is Orange Silicon Valley’s VP of Technology Development. He’s responsible for all of the engineering, development, research and business model functions, while also rapidly prototyping and developing services that deliver business innovations emblematic of the Silicon Valley technology ecosystem. Previously he was in charge of Technology Analysis and Implementation for the unit for Orange.
Previously, he has held different roles within Orange, including serving as vice president for Orange’s European-based voice and IP wholesale services division, vice president, Marketing & Business Planning for GlobeCast, Orange’s satellite broadcasting subsidary, and as the vice president of marketing for Orange New York.
Before joining Orange, Mr. Sidhom worked for Verizon/GTE in a variety of executive-level marketing and development roles from 1980 to 1991.
Mr. Sidhom holds an MA from UCLA. He holds three patents.
Steve Andrews
Advisor and Investor
AbbeyBarn Communications
Matt Day
Managing Director
Founders Floor
Free street parking
Abundant street parking is available for free after 6:00 p.m. in downtown San Jose. Streets closest to Founders Floor with free street parking are Santa Clara St., North Market St. and St. John St.
Free parking garage
Founders Floor will provide a 2 hour free parking voucher to the Market & San Pedro Square Parking Garage. This garage is only one block away from Founders Floor. It’s located at 45 N. Market St., between W. Santa Clara St. and W. St. John St. Upon check-in at the Founders Floor event, make sure you ask for the 2 hour free parking voucher.
Public transportation
VTA Light Rail is right outside our building, and runs every 20 minutes making public transportation fast and easy. Both the Mountain View-Winchester and the Alum Rock-Santa Teresa VTA light rail stop at the Santa Clara Station(s) which is located just a block away.
Refund Policy
You may request a refund up to 48 hours before the event. Unfortunately, any refunds requested less than 48 hours before the event cannot be honored. Thank you for your understanding.
Disclaimer
By participating in this Founders Floor Event, you agree to this liability disclaimer: www.foundersfloor.com/disclaimer