https://www.venturetrailblazers.com/past daily 0.75 2026-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906525410-5JESO6JGPJR9YNEOJ3Z4/CE4A5677.jpg Past Events https://www.venturetrailblazers.com/past/venture-trailblazers-with-elizabeth-y monthly 0.5 2026-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/0f03c32c-1ba9-46c7-8647-661bf1433714/Elizabeth+Yin.png Past Events - Venture Trailblazers, with Elizabeth Yin - Keynote Speaker: Elizabeth Yin Elizabeth Yin is Co-Founder and General Partner at Hustle Fund, a pre-seed fund backing software entrepreneurs. Previously, she was a partner at 500 Startups, where she led seed investments and ran the Mountain View accelerator. Earlier in her career, she co-founded and exited the adtech startup LaunchBit. Elizabeth holds a BSEE from Stanford and an MBA from MIT Sloan. Elizabeth has reviewed over 20k startup pitches from around the world in the last few years and has helped numerous portfolio founders raise hundreds of millions of dollars. Her work and writing on startup fundraising have been featured in numerous publications, including TechCrunch, Forbes, Huffington Post, BetaKit, and more. https://www.venturetrailblazers.com/past/venture-trailblazers-with-tim-draper-447bh-zwt9t-6z2rb-4k8lk-dlc33-t3bd5 monthly 0.5 2025-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/15bd5b6c-3fca-4f27-9a50-b366c4fe055c/Ilya_B%26W_No_Background.png Past Events - Venture Trailblazers, with Ilya Strebulaev - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.venturetrailblazers.com/past/venture-trailblazers-with-tim-draper-447bh-zwt9t-6z2rb-4k8lk-dlc33 monthly 0.5 2025-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/00c027e6-7170-463d-bd4c-ab24ec452cd6/Warren-packard-removebg-preview.png Past Events - Venture Trailblazers, with Warren Packard - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.venturetrailblazers.com/past/venture-trailblazers-with-tim-draper-447bh-zwt9t-6z2rb-4k8lk monthly 0.5 2024-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/ca1bf0e5-4383-4d3e-80a2-46a200262937/Headshot_background-removebg-preview+%281%29.png Past Events - Venture Trailblazers, with Mike Maples Jr. - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.venturetrailblazers.com/past/venture-trailblazers-with-tim-draper-447bh-zwt9t-6z2rb monthly 0.5 2024-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/70595e92-05a9-41b6-871d-bd989c958693/James_Photo_B%26W.png Past Events - Venture Trailblazers, with James Currier - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.venturetrailblazers.com/past/venture-trailblazers-with-tim-draper-447bh-zwt9t monthly 0.5 2024-05-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/559aaa35-6a56-41db-9a1b-e77254bb2808/Scott_Belsky_headshot.jpg Past Events - Venture Trailblazers, with Scott Belsky - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.venturetrailblazers.com/past/venture-trailblazers-with-tim-draper-447bh monthly 0.5 2023-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/6a13253a-2f23-4f05-8c5f-649b1853c349/Screen+Shot+2023-05-01+at+8.05.02+PM.png Past Events - Venture Trailblazers, with Barry Eggers - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.venturetrailblazers.com/past/venture-trailblazers-with-tim-draper monthly 0.5 2023-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/e15f00f1-4014-4817-bea6-fafa99e87945/timDraper-400x381.png Past Events - Venture Trailblazers, with Tim Draper - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.venturetrailblazers.com/past/gb86styj9752lgujtusn1ft7v39chp monthly 0.5 2022-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/a7d8bf02-2864-4616-a37e-e92f6d6c0ac6/Roelof-Botha_Sequoia-square.jpg Past Events - Inaugural Venture Trailblazers Event, with Roleof Botha of Sequoia Capital - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.venturetrailblazers.com/founderx-2018 daily 0.75 2022-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485585-NAOAPU5U18VI96RXT3RQ/experience-sofia-bulgaria-daniel-03cd014199c153c5f25deb4f341cae75.jpg Attend https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485601-FWA981DZKJU1ISEZPZJ4/Scott+Headshot.jpeg Attend Scott Painter: Founder of TrueCar (NASDAQ: TRUE), Fair.com ($1BN+ funding), Cars Direct (acquired for $1.1BN). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485606-WI4NCLP66GS527UKD1VO/DafinaT2-350x350.jpg Attend Dafina Toncheva: Partner at USVP (U.S. Venture Partners) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485611-SXAR6L5YWYC48BGCWBLN/AAEAAQAAAAAAAANcAAAAJDJlMDI3NDkxLWFkMjYtNGZiMS05MDMyLWEzOTFlYmY4MjhlYQ.jpg Attend Adeo Ressi: Co-Founder & CEO of the Founder Institute, 9X entrepreneur https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485616-AFAFXSRLD9QDU8QMUTZW/Sasha-Bezuhanova.jpg Attend Sasha Bezuhanova: Founder and Chairperson at MOVE.BG, Angel Investor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485621-ATEDULBWC7WD43ER46KD/RaphCrouan_Oct17_B%26W_Square.jpg Attend Raphael Crouan: Founder & CEO of the Startupbootcamp IoT Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485629-M8CIHNWAIZBVBAH2B6PF/rossi_mitova.jpg Attend Rossi Mitova: Founder & CEO of Farmhopping, Forbes "30 Under 30" Europe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485636-KBXXKY3AK3N5ME3E78ZT/Enis+Hulli-500+Istanbul.jpg Attend Enis Hulli: Venture Partner at 500 Startups https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485641-1FE6MP8O2HV6KYAIDD7K/Stefano_Tresca_250x250.jpg Attend Stefano L. Tresca: Managing Partner of iSeed, StartupHome, Founding Member of Level39 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485645-VW1RSK0B22U6P0ZQEWYH/DARA_DOTZ.jpg Attend A. Dara Dotz: Co-Founder & Principal Designer at Field Ready, 3D Printing Pioneer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485651-6YA8YDBMKGX65STGF3S2/Vassil-Terziev-300x300.jpg Attend Vassil Terziev: Co-founder of Telerik, Partner at Eleven Ventures, MD at VT Investments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485656-KYUI4XR2755HQTUF6YJN/benlarson-600x600.jpg Attend Ben Larson: General Partner of Backplane Capital, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Gateway Incubator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485660-41UC765IJDXN0EUD2W3L/nuno.JPG Attend Nuno Arantes-Oliveira: Managing Partner at Arantes Saude Investments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485668-3IQYDEDOPDTDWBFRFEOJ/dan-weddenpohl.jpg Attend Daan Weddepohl: Founder & CEO of Peerby, Alumni of Rockstart, Techstars, FI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485671-9CRO2ONDLJSFL0TDSRM3/stanislav_sirakov_launchub-e1368267329954.jpg Attend Stanislav Sirakov: Partner at LAUNCHub Ventures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485676-UNGW8I481EUK6BJKSJE9/maz-cohen.jpeg Attend Maz Cohen: Founder of Wisher.com, Co-Founder of Metamorph.io https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485680-GTAWWU9BPDNMMYSXDUMX/kamal.jpeg Attend Kamal Hassan: Partner at Loyal Venture Capital, Global Director at Founder Institute https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485684-53YQA2F3LTV8T7XY5Q07/Photograph-Indiegogo-Joel-Hughes-Twitter300x300.jpg Attend Joel Hughes: Director of Europe, Indiegogo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485689-8BQEOC06Z6CY6GPV40P7/peter-lazou.jpeg Attend Peter Lazou: Venture Builder & Angel Investor at ValaCo Ventures, Director of Milan FI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485695-VGW96RYLPRAJKETEESYH/mark-rogers.jpeg Attend Mark Rogers: CEO of Futurist Labs, Founder Institute Mentor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485700-RFC62KJ5BFA7ABSPRJXL/milen-ivanov.jpg Attend Milen Ivanov: Founder of Angels Club, Founder Institute Director, Angel Investor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485705-H0JQX25BWC1VCOU6XX83/eepi.jpg Attend Eeppi Nieminen: Founder of Coachilla, Founder Institute Alumni https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485711-WXRXPKZAB0167SCDIN63/jon_headshot_small.jpg Attend Jonathan Greechan: Co-Founder of the Founder Institute, Head of Marketing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485717-2R5LLHCMKR0717VO9RPM/andrew-crawford.jpeg Attend Andrew Crawford: Global Finance Manager, Founder Institute https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485722-ZJAKAGQ27IX6ML6ATKK9/ryan-mich.jpg Attend Ryan Micheletti: Co-Founder of Vet-Tech Accelerator, Director of Global Ops at Founder Institute https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485744-5K8Z5DJET06XXNE9WSUG/digitalK_logo.jpg Attend https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485755-9ZS25J0Y8D6DBKGZP3XY/Puzl_CowOrKing_Logo+%282%29.png Attend https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906485769-GWDG3EBQJELKHE41TVLF/stangaone1-1.png Attend https://www.venturetrailblazers.com/home daily 1.0 2026-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/bbfcdc80-dd57-42a9-a4ec-165f59bde34b/Captura+de+Tela+2026-02-20+a%CC%80s+11.19.39.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/0bea267c-2aee-45a6-955f-2d4cbbbcdf0e/Andrew+D%27Souza Home - Make it stand out Andrew D'Souza - Founder & CEO at Boardy.ai https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/ad09e861-5730-4707-ba57-3df1f755d042/FI-rectangle-logo-white.jpg Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/cb8551f3-aa53-45b6-be6e-5a280b90f28d/VC+Lab+logo+-+color+horizontal.png Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.venturetrailblazers.com/attend daily 0.75 2022-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906507610-48L8W847HJFUWSZ3YBZB/Banner.png Attend https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906507648-V4RJ715PP9P4REKQ70ZE/profile-pic+%2863%29.png Attend - Esther Dyson Esther Dyson is the Founder of Wellville, a 10-year non-profit project to cultivate equitable wellbeing. She is also an active angel, journalist, board member and advisor concentrating on emerging markets, tech, new space and health. She sits on the boards of BAMF Health, Element 3 Health, ProoPilot, Avanlee Care and SWVL, and is an investor in 23and Me (past board seat), Block (née Square), EPAM Systems, Ezra.com, Hurdle Health, Levels Health, Mindright, Nobil, Omada Health, StartUp Health, Voyager Space and many others. Previously, she was the Founding Chairman of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), and trained in Star City as a backup cosmonaut. She is also a long-time IT/Internet analyst and the author of the best-selling “Release 2.0: A design for living in the digital age.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906507667-IGG1T1YDLIUAOBLL6UC6/profile-pic+%2884%29.png Attend - Andrew filev Andrew Filev is the founder and CEO of Wrike, a collaborative work management platform that was acquired by Citrix for $2.25BN in 2021. Wrike was included on Deloitte’s Technology Fast™ 500 list for the sixth consecutive year in 2020, named a Leader in the Forrester Wave on Collaborative Work Management Enterprise Tools for the third time in 2020, and selected as a top workplace by the Bay Area News Group for the fifth straight year in 2019. Andrew has more than 20 years of experience in the technology sector and his insights on entrepreneurship, productivity, and the future of work have been featured in leading business publications, including Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc., and The New York Times. He was named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019 Award Finalist in Northern California and Bay Area News Group 40 Under 40 nominee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906507677-F9ZG3G0D115NYBJFVY18/profile-pic+%2890%29.png Attend - James Joaquin Co-founder of Obvious Ventures, James makes investments with a plant-forward approach to food including Beyond Meat (IPO) and Miyoko’s Creamery, “good for you goods” consumer visionaries Olly (acquired by Unilever) and Welly (acquired by Unilever). James has been working in venture capital since 2007, and has invested in a wide range of mission-driven startups including Plum Organics (acquired by Campbell’s Soup), TenMarks Education (acquired by Amazon), Opower (IPO), and Seventh Generation (acquired by Unilever). Prior to investing, James began his entrepreneurial career while studying computer science at Brown University, co-founding Clearview Software which was acquired by Apple, where he spent six years in engineering and marketing roles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906507700-SDNDGVXDO6FO5MJBJ32X/profile-pic+%2885%29.png Attend - Phil Libin Phil Libin is the Co-Founder & CEO of mmhmm (an easy-to-use web app for making, watching, and talking on videos together) and All Turtles (an early-stage startup studio solving meaningful problems). He is also a Senior Advisor and Former Managing Director at General Catalyst; and Co-Founder and Former CEO of the global productivity tool Evernote, which created an epic transformation in workflow and has redefined the way individuals and teams work today. A sought-after leader on innovation, Libin provides audiences with an engaging look at what it takes to reinvent productivity at global scale. His investment focus is generally on using technology to enhance humanity, productivity, and business globally. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906507774-JEOJ5WK0W8BLDMXPB322/profile-pic+%2859%29.png Attend - Jenny Fielding Jenny Fielding is a Co-Founder & General Partner at THE FUND, a first-check venture fund and community of 400 founders and operators who care deeply about supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs. THE FUND is currently active across eight funds and 200+ portfolio companies. Jenny also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Colombia University, and has invested in the first-check to 200+ companies. Previously, Jenny was the Managing Director of Techstars NY for nearly 8 years, a Kauffman Fellow, and the Head of Digital Ventures at BBC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906507796-PXTRI1QS2AWCG211PHKA/profile-pic+%2864%29.png Attend - Patrick Lee Patrick Lee is a veteran entrepreneur, who has started six startups (three exited) across three countries; including Rotten Tomatoes, where he was a Co-Founder and Former CEO. Patrick is currently a Managing Partner @ PKO Investments, a syndicate that invests in startups at the intersection of tech+entertainment. The syndicate has invested into 44 companies since March 2021 and has raised over $33M for those companies across 410+ active investors. He is also an Advisor to companies including Analogue, Casetify, ChargeSPOT, Dataherald, Immortal Studios, Instaread, Kiwibot, Leo AR, Morty, Oishii, Tales, and more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906507816-Y4RB31CWO497EQBN9ECC/profile-pic+%2865%29.png Attend - Adeo Ressi Adeo Ressi is CEO of VC Lab, which runs the leading venture capital accelerator and operates the Fund in a Box platform. Adeo is also Executive Chairman at the Founder Institute. Adeo has launched 14 VC funds and founded 11 startups, having nearly $2 billion in exits before the age of 30. He previously served on the Board of the X Prize foundation to pursue his interests in space exploration, and studied architecture and spent time living on a commune to explore his interests in designing better ways to live. Adeo is passionate about inspiring people to achieve their potential. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906507830-94J15ZXZPCCFC69Y52A2/profile-pic+%2888%29.png Attend - Kamal Hassan Managing Partner at Loyal VC, a global venture fund with 220+ investments across 50+ countries. Kamal has served as Global Director with the Founder Institute accelerator, former INSEAD Alumni Association President, a consultant at Bain & Co, and an engineer at IMAX. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906507840-CS4IWS4S7C30HZI2SM7L/profile-pic+%2857%29.png Attend - Rami Essaid Co-Founder and CEO of Finmark, financial planning software for fast growing companies. Venture Partner to several venture funds. Previously, Founder & CEO of Distil Networks (acquired 2019) and Founder of Chit Chat Communications (acquired in 2005). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906507859-KT6OZMXUJIQ41DYN37AC/profile-pic+%2858%29.png Attend - Jonathan Greechan Co-Founder and CEO of the Founder Institute. Advisor to Horasis, Oxford Entrepreneurs, USC Incubator + hundreds of startups. Contributor to TechCrunch, Entrepreneur, Fortune. Previously Product Manager at RealNetworks (which he joined after acquisition of GameTrust, which raised $18M+ where he led marketing). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906507879-T3WNSNAZI8R5DDF00AMQ/profile-pic+%2861%29.png Attend - YJ Lin YJ is a program manager for Dell Technologies supporting startups, and a part-time business owner of an e-commerce shop selling and making custom board game pieces and accessories. YJ enjoys mentoring and supporting entrepreneurs throughout their journey and continues to facilitate those conversations through a podcast, Drunkstartups.co. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906507894-Y6XXKKG7IY01W6PJ1042/profile-pic+%2862%29.png Attend - Mike Suprovici Mike is Head of Acceleration at VC Lab (the venture capital accelerator & FI's sister company), and an advisor and Venture Partner. Previously, Mike was FI HQ's MD leading portfolio at the global level, and the Founder of Explorence (a venture funded gaming startup). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906507915-4INSCJFWE3MHOQ96I61S/hanah.png Attend - Hanah Tran Hanah is a Founder, Venture Builder & Goldman Sachs veteran. She founded and manages FHH Ventures, an AI-enabled Venture Studio in Fintech-in-Web3 and Agri-Food-Bio-Tech for Health Equity. FHH’s strategy is to build in-house ventures & take them to exit by selling equity at small scale for capital gain or licensing to third party operators for cashflow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906507930-I7SBA90R8RF01433HBK0/profile-pic+%2860%29.png Attend - Russell Brand Russell is the founder of Responsible Solutions Limited, Einsteins Elephant, and Dynamic Security Research. Each has been successful in its respective software field. He has been an active angel investor. He advises early-stage companies on customer discovery, product direction, and strategy; and established companies on effectiveness, appropriate uses of technology, and stewardship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906507953-2L2F2FZHR5OZJ4PUU098/profile-pic+%2855%29.png Attend - Nelly Yusupova Nelly was included in Fast Company’s, “League of Extraordinary Women”, and has been at the forefront of the women’ s movement online since 1999. She was also named Wall Street Journal’s “Woman on the IT Fast Track.” She is a start-up tech advisor, outsourced CTO, and the creator of TechSpeak for Entrepreneurs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906507969-53UXR3S0OXJ1O2SG2SJQ/profile-pic+%2872%29.png Attend - Evgeny Kruglov Evgeny started his career with Accenture in 2001, and then spent several years working for a mobile telco Beeline where he headed a partner program. In 2005, Eugene joined his first startup. Having co-founded a company which designed mobile applications for operators, he sold his stake in 2016 to concentrate fully on AppFollow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906507981-8MOXZOABLX406TSUIZ14/profile-pic+%2866%29.png Attend - Diane Yoo Founding Partner of Parliament Ventures Fund, Diane has invested in 30+ businesses with top tier leads and venture backed Silicon Valley tech companies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906508009-54IEPJM5ZSUMHUFCGR44/profile-pic+%2868%29.png Attend - Peter Adams Co-Author of “Venture Capital for Dummies”, Managing Partner at Rockies Venture Fund, Executive Director at Rockies Venture Club (one of the longest-running angel groups in the U.S.). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906508039-W0I1N52ORQ17CEMDKR96/profile-pic+%2871%29.png Attend - Asya Bradley Senior Partner at Mendoza Ventures, a VC firm focused on funding diverse founders in fintech, AI, and cybersecurity. Active angel, advisor, and champion of diversity and gender balance in the workplace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906508057-AEAM7M9A6F2O890QTKH9/profile-pic+%2883%29.png Attend - Simon Turner Following an elite-level junior gymnast career that was ended by a fractured spine, years of rehab enabled a career as an Intelligence Officer in the Royal Australian Air Force, Simon successfully launched PropTech startups based in Australia and Singapore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906508074-G5EYVF9GPQ6RB6WUBK4K/profile-pic+%2876%29.png Attend - Derrick Maultsby Derrick serves as a business advisor and corporate transactional lawyer to startups, small to mid-sized businesses, and Fortune 50 companies. Derrick’s clients range across multiple sectors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906508102-64WH42TTIF9WUD4C9DA1/profile-pic+%2873%29.png Attend - Kevin Brockland Experienced private equity professional with a track record of achievement. A business coach giving back to support local businesses in each country he has worked. Always seeking to help build an idea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906508116-Y7CGPNDBWIWHHAPYZT6V/profile-pic+%2881%29.png Attend - Abhishek Garg Head of Growth & Partnerships at TheCapitalNet, Abhishek is always looking forward to collecting and connecting dotes related to strategy, private investments, innovation, growth hacking, and more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906508141-JYHGP4FQ9SIZCMWBR5RG/profile-pic+%2867%29.png Attend - Martin Tobias Mike is Head of Acceleration at VC Lab (the venture capital accelerator & FI's sister company), and an advisor and Venture Partner. Previously, Mike was FI HQ's MD leading portfolio at the global level. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906508166-CQQ3IZMUT94NPNTPKWH5/profile-pic+%2874%29.png Attend - Javier Cueto Soto Recognized as one of Chile’s top 100 young leaders in 2018, Javier is CEO of Imagine, a recognized incubator-accelerator and consultancy, design and digital platform supported by Microsoft Chile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906508187-5YWRM6ZD0S1V6Q6ABXAW/profile-pic+%2886%29.png Attend - Adam Spector Founding team member at AbstractOps, an operations platform for businesses to outsource their operations to a trusted third party. In previous lives, Adam has been a product leader, CEO, company founder, and operations do-it-all so that the engineering team can focus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906508199-XU22LOE81QKRM4MB76LD/profile-pic+%2879%29.png Attend - Chintan Oza Chintan is the Founder of Anantam Ecosystems & Regional Director of Founder Institute India. He has 22 years of experience in the Telecom & ICT domain, in addition to global projects with Reliance & Tata Group. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906508215-U5EMX5F26W0HURR7BRZI/profile-pic+%2869%29.png Attend - Alejandro Galvez Managing Partner at 99 Startups, a seed capital fund that invests in Fintech, healthcare, and logistics companies in Latin America, Alejandro has invested in Clara, Fintual, Torre, Aplazo, and Beek. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906508228-QGDIZMQEWALQX8LZAS54/profile-pic+%2882%29.png Attend - Kwaku Jyamfi As CEO of Farm to Flame Energy, Kwaku has commercial experience as well as project management and fundraising ($1M cash, and $1M+ startup credits). His qualities are tactical and multifaceted when dealing with high-tech problems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906508248-IKNKP23UHC7HCQZLSM6T/profile-pic+%2880%29.png Attend - Anna Lindbäck To date, Anna has 4000+ hours of experience coaching in sales and business modelling and has worked with over 200 startups. She is a mentor in Founder Institute, demo juror at VentureCup Sweden and a LoyalVC advisor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906508261-4D9XQSJBID5FK4Q1OJ9F/profile-pic+%2878%29.png Attend - Chris Foltz From his roots in partisan politics to a battle with drug addiction, 119 days in jail, and facing homelessness, Chris is now one of the most sought-after strategic advisors & initiators of unique, impact-focused, go-to-market collaborations around the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906508270-N04CB1NSXFYNIZXMNC7S/profile-pic+%2887%29.png Attend - Ankur Shrivastava Managing Partner at Stealth Seed VC Fund., based in North America and India. Co-founder & VP at Globevestor, a tech investment platform and micro-VC funds, to invest in early-stage startups in the US and India since 2014. Written 70 checks in 40 startups. Backers include Tim Draper, Bill Draper & Boost VC. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906508275-NLCAON5VU9AQODEA8CD7/profile-pic+%2889%29.png Attend - Juan Lacey CEO/Founder of Farms Close By, providing local communities with year-round access to fruit and vegetables by blending vertical farming, greenhouse farming and grocery stores together. Our solution provides smaller stores that will fit into food deserts as franchise units that will be able to grow all year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906508279-EML5DIUSIBSJ1H338X76/profile-pic+%2891%29.png Attend - Danny Tamez Founder of Gum, the app for making & sharing videos about your startup. Gum helps founders get networked, promoted, & funded. Venture partner at WeFunder and GoingVC. Featured on this year’s investor panel for the Founder Showcase pitches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906508284-4SQ2VXFGC4JYDZMLMTI1/profile-pic+%2893%29.png Attend - Chuck Ng Chuck Ng is an entrepreneur, tech investor and community leader. He has invested in multiple unicorn tech companies. He is also an advisor/partner to a number of leading technology companies. He is featured on this year’s investor panel for the Founder Showcase pitches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906508292-X34OFPO6YRVYO959DE4Q/profile-pic+%2892%29.png Attend - Burak Büyükdemir Burak is the founder of Startup Turkey, Startup Istanbul, and Etohum, the leading accelerator and seed investor organization in Turkey. Etohum selects 40 startups every year, trains, mentors, and seed invests startups every year. Burak is featured on this year’s investor panel for the Founder Showcase pitches. https://www.venturetrailblazers.com/partner daily 0.75 2022-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/633c74f51bac413f567de661/1664906520325-8ML4X53SLR7SP4B9P9LT/IMG_8109.JPG Partner https://www.venturetrailblazers.com/apply daily 0.75 2022-10-04