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Are you ready to delve into the world of entrepreneurship and venture capital? Access Silicon Valley and U First Capital invite you to join us on August 24, 2023, for an EXCLUSIVE one-night only discussion with Rajesh Swaminathan, Partner at Khosla Ventures, one of the hottest, most innovative and sought after venture capital firms in Silicon Valley. OpenAI, Doordash, Instacart, GitLab, Stripe, Block, ThoughSpot, Affirm, RocketLabs, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Quantumscape, Lanzatech, Impossible Foods and Guardant Health , to name a few.
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In the upcoming keynote event, “Unleashed” (aptly named for its interactive, audience-driven nature), Rajesh Swaminathan, known for his experience to identify and foster innovative startups, will explore a broad spectrum of subjects.
His keynote will span deep tech, climate tech, and the ever-evolving realm of entrepreneurship and venture capital. Drawing from his personal experience, Rajesh will provide valuable advice for startup founders. He will guide attendees on streamlining the fundraising process and sharing what elevates one investment opportunity over another. Furthermore, Rajesh will provide insights into the do’s and don’ts when pitching to venture capitalists, along with the essential components of a persuasive pitch and deck. This session promises unique insights into the world of venture capital and emerging growth companies.
Don’t miss this keynote with Rajesh!!
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AGENDA
6:00pm – 6:45pm: Light dinner, networking
6:50pm – 7:00pm: Sponsor Introductions
7:00pm – 7:40pm: Keynote discussion by Rajesh
7:40 -8:00: Audience Q&A
8:00pm – 9:00pm: Networking
ABOUT RAJESH
Rajesh Swaminathan is a Partner at Khosla Ventures, with more than two decades of experience assisting and investing in deep tech startups. He manages many of the firm’s investments across renewables generation, storage, hydrogen, industrial decarbonization, plastics, foodtech, healthcare and advanced manufacturing.
Previously, Rajesh was the head of Applied Ventures LLC, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, where he managed a portfolio of 85 deep tech startups globally, as well as two deep-tech funds in Korea and Taiwan.
ABOUT ROGER RAPPOPORT
Roger Rappoport is an active speaker on startup topics, an angel investor, founder of Access Silicon Valley and the founder and leader of the Procopio law firm’s Emerging Growth & Venture Capital Practice Group. He has extensive experience in advising startup and well-established emerging growth companies across all sectors and industries. Roger is the co-author of “Investor Agreements in a Financing Transaction” a chapter in Financing California Businesses,” California Continuing Education of the Bar, Co-author of “Considerations for Angel and VC Funded Startups and Emerging Growth Companies Considering a Loan Under the Paycheck Protection Program,” and Co-author of “Changes in Convertible Instruments for Early Stage Financings.”
PREMIER SPONSORS:
www.Procopio.com
Procopio- An AMLAW 200 firm, ranked among the Best Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report
Thursday, August 24, 2023
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM PDT
5 Palo Alto Square · Palo Alto, CA
