Events

Calling Women & Diverse Emerging Managers: Bridge Funding Global is opening 20 GP spots for Spring 2025 GP membership

Bridge Funding Global is a fundraising membership platform and highly curated investor community for top-performing diverse emerging managers. The vision for the platform is to provide LP/GP relationship-building tools to women and underserved GPs, optimize their fundraising process, and match them with actively deploying LPs.

Bridge highlights: 300+ active LPs, 70 GP members, 60+ LP commitments (the largest checks are $15M), notable presence in Asia

Some notable LPs: Pivotal Ventures (Melinda Gates Company), Hilton Foundation, YMCA, Sapphire Partners, Getty Museum Trust, Smithsonian Institution

Here's the application: https://app.bridgefg.co/new-application (Deadline is January 3, 2025)

Anyone else getting an error when trying to log into Zoom for the Mastering LP Communications webinar going on now?

Anyone interested in Africa, fintech, value chain disruptions --> Join us tomorrow on Thursday (14 Nov) for an exclusive look into Africa’s thriving Fintech space that continues to create unicorns, and into the value chain disruptions space in general. Discover the drivers behind trends and learn how strategic investments are creating lasting impact. Webinar registration link here:  https://webuust.decilehub.com/e/Venture_Insights_WeBuust_Africa_Fintech_Ventures

Hope to see you there!

Early stage investors --> Pitch unfiltered event on Oct 10th by Unstucklabs - quick 3 minute pitches from founders with feedback from investors: https://www.unstucklabs.com/event-details/pitch-unfiltered-pitch-to-real-investors-and-get-unfiltered-feedback

Anyone investing in Gaming sector might want to checkout this event happening on Kernal next Thursday Sept 26th: https://kern.al/event/game-on - 4 startups in pitch competition format, these are 4 gaming startups as selected from a pool of hundreds of applicants.

For anyone doing SaaS Enterprise deals would like to call attention to Alchemist Accelerator Demo day happening Oct 1: https://www.alchemistaccelerator.com/alchemist-demo-days -- registration link pending setup, it's usually streamed on Youtube 

Deal flow related -- Kiwitech demo day on Sept 12th https://www.kiwitech.com/events/startup-demo-day -- about 50 minutes of Startup pitches.

Anyone going to NY Climate Week? Any suggestions on events to meet LP's?

 

Deal flow event on Aug 29th An Amazing Afternoon of AI Awesomeness via Kernal featuring pitches from 4 AI startups with feedback from VCs

Details and sign-up here --> https://kern.al/event/amazing-ai

LP / GP Conferences List

For all managers currently raising: Sharing this list of LP/GP conferences published by Synaptic:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1F4bd9XWIiRXQuzI6LxKgV0FSWq0G7fP_YpKL4DPqCgg/edit?usp=sharing 

Attention, emerging VC fund managers from underrepresented backgrounds!

You are invited to apply to participate in the upcoming Emerging Manager Office Hours (EMOH), an educational program hosted by Venture Forward. EMOH 12 will take place in New York from 10am – 5pm ET (followed by a networking reception), on Wednesday, Dec. 4. 20 - 25 emerging managers will be selected to attend and connect with LPs and experienced GPs for curated 1:1 and roundtable meetings.

Learn more and apply by Sunday, Sept. 1.

Join us for an insightful online conference designed specifically for new and emerging venture capital managers. Emerging VCs Online Web Conference by CREDX Ventures is a premier event that will bring together funds of funds, fund investors, angel investors, incubators, accelerators, venture studios, founders, and startups to explore the future of venture capital.

​Why Attend?

​Whether you're an angel investor, fund investor, incubator, accelerator, venture studio, venture firm, funds of funds, startup founders. This webinar is your ticket to success (and a good time). So, why wait? Register now and get ready to laugh, learn, and level up your VC game!

Register : https://lu.ma/6ilpby4j

Wednesday, July 24, 12pmEDT, virtual
registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ip-strategy-for-ai-tickets-504181659917

In the venture world, really the business world at large, AI seems to be table stakes to just be in the game. Given the very different nature of AI than most other tech to date, how can companies develop strong IP strategy to leverage its position in the market and protect their business?

We'll be joined by expert strategist, David Kalow, AB'74, David Kalow, AB'74, JD'76 JD'76, who has extensive experience with a range of cutting edge tech. Please see the event listing for his extensive bio.

This is part of Serval Ventures' ongoing event series where we have thoughtful conversations about the 21st century's complex challenges and cutting edge technologies addressing them.

Welcome to the Events channel! This is the place to share events you're organizing, seeking speakers for, attending, or think will be interesting to the community. Whether it's a conference, webinar, workshop, or meetup, virtual or in person, let everyone know here. 

Enjoy! 🎉✨