More than 100 venture capitalists are confirmed for Venture Summit West (VSW18), taking place in Santa Clara, California from March 13-14.
Whether you are an investor seeking access to new early stage deals, or a CEO or Founder of a new venture looking for funding, visibility and growth, VSW18 is one event you won’t want to miss.
The 6th annual Venture Summit West, presented by youngStartup Ventures, is the premier industry gathering connecting venture capitalists, corporate VCs, angel investors, technology transfer professionals, senior executives of early stage and emerging growth companies, university researchers, incubators and premier service providers.
It will take place at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA March 13-14.
Those looking to attend can register now and get an extra 10% off the 50% reduced early bird rates with promocode: SOCIABLEVIP .
A select group of more than 50 Top Innovators from the Technology, Cleantech, Life Sciences and EdTech sectors will be chosen to present their breakthrough investment opportunities to an exclusive audience of Venture Capitalists, Private Investors, Investment Bankers, Corporate Investors, and Strategic Partners.
youngStartup’s Venture Summits (YSV) connect the most innovative, promising venture-backed, emerging growth and early stage companies with active investors, investment bankers, advisors and corporate professionals.
The summits feature insightful discussions, the newest technologies and latest trends currently shaping the future. YSV understands how important it is to meet the right people and network with like-minded individuals.
The events ensure that only the most cutting edge companies and relevant investors are present. youngStartup assures that at their conferences you are given the opportunity to mingle with those in the know, chat with those who are informed and forge the connections you need to succeed.
youngStartup Ventures, founded in 1999, was built on the dream of assisting entrepreneurs in building successful enterprises. Over the past 15 years, youngStartup has connected hundreds of emerging start-ups with VCs, corporate investors, angel investors, and investment bankers. Its annual conferences in NYC, New England, and California are hubs for investors to connect with CEOs of early stage and emerging startups.
VCs attending this year’s Venture Summit West include:
Shan Aggarwal
Investor
Greycroft Partners
Grant Allen
Managing Director
ABB Technology Ventures
Ethan Batraski
Vice President
Venrock
Andrew Beebe
Managing Director
Obvious Ventures
Jacques Benkoski
Partner
U.S. Venture Partners
Ashley Bittner
Investor
Owl Ventures
Kris Bjornerud
General Partner
Wavemaker Partners
Terri Burns
Principal
Google Ventures
Leah Busque
General Partner
FUEL Capital
Amit Chaturvedy
Head of IoT Investments
Cisco Investments
Sunil Chhaya
Investor
NextWorld Capital
Kathleen Collins
Principal
Industry Ventures
Asha Collins
Investor
Pipeline Angels
Rafael Costa
Partner
Vulcan Capital
Heather Crawford
Investor
Band of Angels
Sanjit Singh Dang
Director
Intel Capital
Marianne De Backer
Vice President Venture Investments
Johnson & Johnson Innovation
Angelo Del Priore
Partner
HP Tech Ventures
Lidiya Dervisheva
Investor
G2VP
Cong Ding
Investor
Comcast Ventures
Yizhen Dong
Investor
11.2 Capital
Vijay Doradla
Director
Verizon Ventures
Tim Draper
Founder & Managing Partner
Draper Associates
Jeff Ellington
Investor
FUEL Capital
Laura Evans
Investor
Wildcat Venture Partners
Michael Fanfant
Investor
Runa Capital
Banafsheh Fathieh
Principal
Naspers Ventures
Curtis Feeny
Managing Director
Silicon Valley Data Capital
Mark Fields
Partner
Alsop Louie Partners
Victoria Fram
Co-Founder & Managing Director
VilCap Investments
Lea Freeman
Investor
Qualcomm Ventures
Ann Gaddy
Co-Founder and Managing Director
BioPacific Investors
Yael Gilboa
Investor
DBL Partners
Andrew Goldberg
Principal
Vivo Capital
Rashmi Gopinath
Partner
Microsoft Ventures
Kanu Gulati
Principal
Khosla Ventures
Baris Guzel
Senior Associate
BMW i Ventures
Yash Hemaraj
Principal
Benhamou Global Ventures
Francis Ho
Managing Director and Head of Digital Health
Samsung Strategy & Innovations Center
Carolina Huaranca
Principal
Kapor Capital
Villi Iltchev
Partner
August Capital
Michael Janse
Investment Director
Samsung Ventures America
Noel Jee
Investor
Illumina Ventures
Alexis Ji
Partner
Illumina Ventures
Jennifer Kaehms
Investor
Canvas Ventures
Ansaf Kareem
Partner
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Eylul Kayin
Investor
NEA
Eva Khoo
Principal
Vertex Ventures
Jocelyn Kinsey
Investor
DFJ
Lauren Kolodny
Partner
Aspect Ventures
Gabriel Kra
Managing Director
Prelude Ventures
Robin Li
Vice President
GGV Capital
Shripriya Mahesh
Partner
Omidyar Network
Lisa Marrone
Principal
August Capital
Jesus Martinez
Investor
Y Combinator
Susan Mason
General Partner
Aligned Partners
Brad McManus
Investment Director
Motorola Solutions Venture Capital
Irem Mertol
Director
McKesson Ventures
SC Moatti
Managing Partner
Mighty Capital
Alex Morgan
Principal
Khosla Ventures
Ravi Mulugu
Principal
Next47
Ben Narasin
Venture Partner
NEA
Suman Natarajan
Vice President
Citi Ventures
T.T. Nguyen Duc
Managing Director
Pearson Affordable Learning Fund
Marlon Nichols
Co-founder & Managing Partner
Cross Culture Ventures
Vivek Pandita
Managing Director
TriplePoint Capital
Ulrich Quay
Managing Partner
BMW i Ventures
Aanand Radia
Managing Director
University Ventures
Vivek Ramaswami
Investor
Redpoint Ventures
Brandon Reeves
Investor
Lux Capital
Bill Reichert
Managing Director
Garage Technology Ventures
Lucas Rocha
Investor
JetBlue Technology Ventures
Praveen Sahay
Founder & Managing Director
WAVE Equity Partners
Priya Saiprasad
Principal
Microsoft Ventures
Maria Salamanca
Investment Associate
Unshackled Ventures
Ken Sawyer
Partner
Saints Capital
Lindsay Sharma
Vice President
Industry Ventures
Abhishek Sharma
Investor
Nexus Venture Partners
Abhishek Shukla
Managing Director
GE Ventures
Monica Simo
Investor
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Richard Simoni
Managing Partner
Asset Management Ventures
Ajit Singh
Partner
Artiman Ventures
Ishan Sinha
Associate
Point72 Ventures
Tanya Soman
Venture Partner
500 Startups
Pedro Sorrentino
Co-founder and Managing Partner
ONEVC
Michael Stewart
Principal
Applied Ventures
Li Sun
Investor
Bessemer Venture Partners
Rajesh Swaminathan
Investment Director
Applied Ventures
Sydney Sykes
Investor
NEA
Sydney Thomas
Investor & Head of Operations
Precursor Ventures
Leigh Thompson
Investor
Dow Ventures
Esther Tricoche
Partner
NewSchools Venture Fund
Jeff Truong
Investor
Altos Ventures
Anarghya Vardhana
Principal
Maveron
Sophia Viklund
Managing Director
Golden Seeds
Tim Wang
Investor
Westly Group
Phoebe Wang
Principal
BP Ventures
Elizabeth Yin
Partner
Hustle Fund
Lu Zhang
Managing Partner
Fusion Fund
Kevin Zhang
Investor
Bain Capital Ventures
