UPROUND Conference Attracts Top Investors and Entrepreneurs From Venture Capital Community
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (PRWEB) September 11, 2013 -- The conference, which is being produced by FundersClub, will feature other top industry leaders including investors Garry Tan, partner at Y Combinator; George Kellerman partner at 500 Startups; Mahendra Ramsinghani, managing director First Step Fund and author of The Business of Venture Capital; Andy White, partner at VegasTechFund; Alex Mittal, co-founder and CEO FundersClub; Adam Draper, founder and CEO at Boost.vc and Horacio Melo, executive director at Startup Chile.
The morning session will feature Ariel Poler, serial entrepreneur and well-known angel investor who will deliver a keynote speech, “Angel Investing - Lessons Learned” drawing on his years of experience in venture working at both ends of the spectrum--as an entrepreneur and as an investor. Following Mr. Poler, Aileen Lee, founder of Cowboy Ventures and partner at the investment powerhouse, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, will deliver a talk titled “Investing in Life 2.0” where she’ll recount stories using real-life examples from her years as a venture capitalist.
The afternoon session will be kicked off by Josh Kopelman, managing partner at First Round Capital, the distinguished early-stage VC firm, with a talk titled “Innovating in Seed Stage VC.” Aydin Senkut, founder and managing director at Felicis Ventures will present his topic, “Evaluating A Startup: How I make my investment decisions.” The afternoon session will be capped by Jeff Fluhr, founder of StubHub and Spreecast.
The UPROUND Conference is also being headlined by a number of highly accomplished entrepreneurs including: Jessica Mah, co-founder and CEO of Indinero; Chris Bennett, co-founder and CEO of Soldsie; Bill Clerico, founder and CEO of WePay, among others. The conference agenda and a complete list of speakers and panelist is available on the UPROUND Conference website (http://www.upround.co)
FundersClub, the world’s first online venture capital firm, is producing the UPROUND conference, which is specifically tailored to an elite, accredited investor audience. Held at the Mission Bay Conference Center, this one-day event will be an opportunity for venture capitalists, angel investors and startup founders to engage in an intimate networking environment, discuss trends in the startup world, and share strategies for successful seed funding. Registration is open at the UpRound website (http://www.upround.co) until 7am, Thursday, September 12. On-site registration is available on the morning of the conference starting at 8.30am.
About FundersClub
FundersClub is the world’s first online venture capital firm, making it easy for elite
startups and accredited investors to connect. The FundersClub network of 7,000+
accredited investors get access to pre-screened, high-growth-potential startups, once only presented to an exclusive group of Silicon Valley insiders. In return, investors help companies succeed through capital and value-added support, from early-stage to successful exit or IPO.
Alex Mittal and Boris Silver launched FundersClub in July 2012 with one goal in mind – to change the way the world fundraises and invests. Together they had founded five companies, raised more than $20 million in funding and invested as angels in other startups. For FundersClub, the pair raised capital through their own platform and from other top investors including Y Combinator, First Round Capital, Spark Capital, Intel Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Felicis Ventures, and Tim Draper. All FundersClub members with access to investment opportunities have been certified as accredited investors. To learn more about FundersClub visit
http://www.fundersclub.com. For further details on how the platform works visit: http://www.fundersclub.com/site/howitworks.
# # #
Susana Montes, FundersClub, http://www.fundersclub.com, +1 7863333091, [email protected]
Share this article