Investor Giuseppe Stuto From 186 Ventures

Investor Giuseppe Stuto From 186 Ventures – Insights from a founder turned VC

Giuseppe Stuto is a first US generation, Boston-based entrepreneur who currently serves as the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of 186 Ventures, an early-stage VC fund. Prior to co-founding 186 Ventures, Giuseppe was the Co-Founder and CEO of Fam, a group video technology start-up that exited to DraftKings in 2018.  Today Giuseppe spends most of his time…

Ellen Weber from Robin Hood Ventures

Ellen Weber from Robin Hood Ventures – How to pitch to angel networks

Ellen is passionate about innovation and about helping build great companies in Philadelphia. She is the Executive Director of Robin Hood Ventures , a leading angel group helping to fuel startup growth in the Philadelphia region. She also serves as the Executive Director of Mid-Atlantic Diamond Ventures, a venture forum for early-stage companies, and serves…

Amos Albert from Sparkfield

Amos Albert from Sparkfield – How big is your market?

Amos is an expert in robotics, a serial innovator, and the Co-CEO and Co-founder of Sparkfield. He has a proved track record with successful launches of innovative products, services, and business models in the sectors automotive, home and garden, agriculture, and Iot. How big is it? A common question investors will ask when it comes…

Priscilla Pesci From Thrival Energy

Priscilla Pesci From Craftwerx Capital – Leveraging your data for fundraising

Priscilla Pesci is a Partner at Craftwerx Capital, CEO & Co-founder of Thrival Energy. Thrival is her new venture as she brings a wealth of experience in global media and technology. With Priscilla’s expertise in 5G media, and her partner’s expertise in military and government, Trival aims for deeptech companies with dual use cases, whether…

Family offices as startup investors

The rise of family offices as startup investors

Family offices have been on the rise as an important source of startup funding. They have emerged as investors and taken an active role in shaping up the startup world. Family offices have been closely associated with the ultra-wealthy. In fact, many are high net worth individuals. More family offices are breaking free from stereotypes…

Michail Blakey from Cocoon Capital & Keith Daniel from Resillient Ventures

Michail Blakey from Cocoon Capital & Keith Daniel from Resillient Ventures – Raising funding as a first-time founder

Michael is the Managing Partner and co-founder of the early-stage venture capital firm Cocoon Capital. Cocoon focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage deep tech and enterprise tech companies across SE Asia. Set up alongside Will Klippgen in 2016, Cocoon adopts a hands-on, founder-first approach to investing.Rev. Dr. M. Keith Daniel is the Co-Founder and Managing Director…

Varun Goenka from Charge-up

Varun Goenka from Charge-up – What problem is your product solving?

Varun Goenka is CEO of Charge Up, a battery swapping company, where they are building Bharath’s largest battery swapping network. From a business family and now a resident of Delhi. He discusses how Charge Up has improved the livelihood of the majority of drivers in India and how the company still stands to gain more…

Matt Reeves

Investor Matt Reeves from Crowe – Pitch decks are boring

A seasoned angel investor, he has a deep understanding of how to build companies from early stages to later stages and then take them to Nasdaq. Startups that have a strong team and a disruptive approach to their industry attract his interest. Increasing the value of a startup and ensuring its longevity on the market…