2022 Funding, Exits & IPO's - #FEIbabcsf
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| Please join us for the 11th Annual Funding, Exits and IPO's event on Wednesday, March 30th, 2022. Despite the pandemic, 2021 was a record setting year. Overall, almost 1,000 companies went public, raising more than $300 billion breaking the previous record by more than $100 billion. 50 of these IPOs were Technology Companies including Roblox, Coinbase, Rivian and Robinhood. But while technology stocks on NASDAQ gained 21.4% overall it hasn’t been good news for everyone with many of these companies having lost at least half their values from their highs. Metromile has dropped more than 80% from its peak, while Robinhood is off by about 75%. As we look ahead to 2022 there are many technology companies getting ready to go public whether via a traditional IPO, a direct listing or the special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) route. Some of the most anticipate potential IPOs to watch in 2022 include Reddit, Instacart, Impossible Foods and Stripe. There is plenty to pay attention to in 2022. A booming labor market, surging inflation, the threat of rising interest rates and the potential conflict in Ukraine could be leading indicators of impending stock market doom. Should we be concerned about a downturn or excited about the prospect of the end of the pandemic? How will these impact the technology sector and the IPO market this year? Join us for an evening of lively, engaging and fun discussions and hear more about how things might work out for the technology community in 2022 and get a chance to ask questions our panel of Venture Capitalists. |
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RICHARD WATERS West Coast Editor, The Financial Times Richard Waters is the West Coast Editor for the Financial Times. His beat covers the technology industry. Before moving to the West Coast, Mr Waters was based in the FT's New York office for nine years. His roles there included Wall Street reporter, New York bureau chief, and the FT's first information industries editor, overseeing global coverage of technology, telecommunications and media. He previously worked at the FT in London where he held a number of positions, including editor of international capital markets, securities industry correspondent and accountancy and taxation correspondent. Before working for the FT, Mr Waters worked as a reporter and editor for several financial magazines. He also worked for two years at Lloyd's Bank International and lived in Chile, also working as a teacher. In 2004, he was awarded Corporate Finance Reporter of the Year for his coverage of Google's IPO. He was shortlisted for the Business & Finance Reporter of the Year award at the British Press Awards in 2003 and won the award in 1992 as part of a team covering the BCCI scandal. In 1988, he was named Accountancy Journalist of the Year. He appears regularly on the BBC, CNBC, MSNBC, CNNfn and NPR. Mr Waters received his Bachelor's degree from St. Edmund Hall, Oxford University |
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BILL REICHERT Partner, Pegasus Tech Ventures Bill Reichert is a Partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures, managing investments in the US from the Silicon Valley headquarters. He has helped manage Pegasus investments in AI, robotics, quantum computing, neuromorphics, space, and other sectors. He is also the Chief Evangelist for Startup World Cup, a platform that connects and supports startup ecosystems all over the world. Bill started his investment career as the co-founder and Managing Director of Garage Technology Ventures, and has served on the boards of many startups. He also has several years of experience as a serial entrepreneur and operating executive. Prior to Garage, Bill was a co-founder or senior executive in several venture-backed technology companies, including Trademark Software, The Learning Company, and Academic Systems. Earlier in his career, Bill worked at McKinsey & Company, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., and the World Bank. He has authored many articles and delivered many speeches on entrepreneurship, venture capital, innovation, and other topics. Bill holds a B.A. degree from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. He has been a member of the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley, where he taught Venture Finance. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, and is a former Chairman of the Churchill Club in Silicon Valley. He is a Beachheads Advisor for New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, and is also an Advisor to the Women’s Startup Lab, Nordic Innovation House, and the Korea Innovation Center. |
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RONAN KENNEDY Vice President of Capital Formation, B Capital Group Ronan Kennedy serves as B Capital Group’s Vice President of Capital Formation, partnering with portfolio company leadership on their financing and transactional needs while helping to develop financial rigor. Ronan joined B Capital from Microsoft’s venture fund, M12, where he built a team focused on partnering with growth equity and buyout investors. He previously served as a Vice President at Goldman Sachs and as an Associate at JPMorgan Chase. After undergrad, Ronan spent five years in the United states Army, where he led soldiers on the front lines of Iraq. |
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MARYANNA SAENKO Co-Founder, Future Ventures Maryanna Saenko is an early-stage venture capitalist and cofounder of Future Ventures. She invests in frontier technologies that make the world a better place, and don’t prey on human frailty. Recent investments have been across a wide swath of sectors, including nuclear fusion, sustainable agricultural and land management, bee immunology, women’s reproductive longevity, and the application of AI to everything from the construction industry to medical therapeutics. Previously she was at Khosla Ventures, and prior to that DFJ. She was also an investment partner at Airbus Ventures where she led a series of venture investments strategically aligned with Airbus’ future-of-aerospace initiatives. Before Airbus, Maryanna was a consultant at Lux Research and a research engineer at Cabot Corporation. She’s worked on lunar rovers, martian landers, driverless cars, and long-range low-frequency communication systems. Maryanna graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a BS in BioMedical Engineering and a BS and MS in Materials Science and Engineering. |
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CECILY MAK Chief Operating Officer, Blockdaemon |
2022 Funding, Exits & IPO's - #FEIbab...
Date and Time
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM PDT
Networking - 6.00 - 6.30pm
Panel Session - 6.30 - 7.30
Networking - 7.30 - 8.00pm
Location
149 New Montgomery Street
4th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
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