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Respond to Investor's Email #179

Closed ciaobrian closed 9 years ago

ciaobrian commented 9 years ago

Hi, here is an email I received. I think he got our contact information from the Angel List:

So, how should we respond? @mitar @raaswol @Klarster

Hi Brian,

Touching base to see if PeerLibrary is seeking venture funding.

If so, wanted to let you know that we’re hosting a EdTech venture capital track at Venture Summit | West 2015 on February 10th-11th at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.

The summit will feature over 40 venture funds as speakers (many others in attendance), more than 50 Top Innovators as presenters, and high-level networking opportunities.

Our screening committee is currently interviewing companies and will be selecting more than 50 Top Innovators to present live to the investors at the summit. Let me know if you’d like to apply to present as one of the Top Innovators and I will send over the details.

Partial List of VC Speakers & Judges Confirmed to Speak Include:

Rob Abrams Operating Partner Sanderling Ventures

Daniel Ahn Managing Director Voyager Capital

Jacques Benkoski Partner U.S. Venture Partners

Cheryl Cheng Partner BlueRun Ventures

Issam Dairanieh Managing Director BP Ventures

Stephen DeBerry Founder and CIO Bronze Investments

Ashley Dombkowski Managing Director Bay City Capital

Ted Driscoll Partner Claremont Creek Ventures

Rami Elkhatib General Partner Acero Capital

Doug Fisher Partner Interwest Partners

Gerd Goette Managing Partner Siemens Financial Services Venture Capital

Raj Gollamudi Director Intel Capital

Mark Gorenberg Managing Director Zetta Venture Partners

Matthew Hanson Partner GSV Asset Management

Isabelle C. Hau Director Omidyar Network

Nat Henshaw President CEI Ventures

Paul Howe Partner Oxbridge Capital

Sachin Jade Founding Partner Klifer Capital

Ankur Jain Venture Investor Nexus Venture Partners

Mohanjit Jolly Managing Director DFJ

Mike Kaplan Founder and Managing Director Altos Health

Lisa Lambert Partner Intel

Murray McCaig Managing Partner ArcTern Ventures

Ed Meehan Principal Arcady Bay Partners

Dan Miller Managing Director Roda Group

Eric Moore Founder and Managing Director Base Ventures

Patricia Nakache General Partner Trinity Ventures

Marc Phillips Managing Partner Arafura Ventures

Mark Platshon Managing Director Icebreaker Ventures

Rich Redelfs General Partner Foundation Capital

Bill Reichert Managing Director Garage Technology Ventures

Lisa Rhoads Managing Director Easton Capital Investment Group

Rosemary L. Ripley Managing Director NGEN Partners LLC

Mary Rozenman Vice President Longitude Capital

Michelle Scarborough Managing Partner Fronterra Ventures

Avner Schneur Founder and CEO Kormeli

Robert Schultz General Partner Health Enterprise Partners

Michael Seidler Founder and CEO Madison Alley Global Ventures

Blair Silverberg Senior Associate DFJ

Mark A. Solovy Managing Director Monroe Capital

Ned Stringham Founder 42 Ventures

Jason Tagler Partner Camden Partners

Hemant Taneja Managing Director General Catalyst

Bruce Taragin Managing Director Blumberg Capital

Claude Vachet Managing Partner Cycle Capital Management

Sandhya Venkatachalam Partner Centerview Capital

Sonali Vijayavargiya Managing Director Augment Ventures

Tracy Warren General Partner Battelle Ventures

Ann Winblad Co-Founder and Managing Director Hummer Winblad Venture Partners

James Woody General Partner Latterell Venture Partners

Joel Yarmon Associate Draper Associates

Kind Regards,

Preston

Preston Michaels Venture Consultant | youngStartup Ventures “Where Innovation Meets Capital” p: 212 202 1004 e: preston@youngstartup.com u: www.youngstartup.com

mitar commented 9 years ago

The same person wrote to us already (to hello address) for a similar event in Boston. My reply to him was:

We are seeking funding, but that which is suitable for a non-profit. Is any of your venture funds interested in investing in a bleeding edge non-profit in science and education space?

And his reply:

Hi Mitar - most of the investors that we bring focus on investing in for-profit entities, however you would likely still find the program a good venue for connecting with industry influencers who could help you meet your various objectives.

Because it was far we decided not to go. I still don't think we would gain much by going. But if you are interested in going, we could do something about it.

mitar commented 9 years ago

Computer History Museum is definitely worth a visit. :-)

raaswol commented 9 years ago

I'd like to see the museum, but have to admit venture summit doesn't sound that appealing.

ciaobrian commented 9 years ago

Ok so close this ticket?

I think I should still respond though. ignoring is not nice haha. Should I basically send the same reply you sent?

mitar commented 9 years ago

Yes. :-) You can word it a bit differently if you want. :-)

ciaobrian commented 9 years ago

Ok I will respond tomorrow afternoon!

Klarster commented 9 years ago

Hi,

I have to agree with Mitar and Rachel here. VC funding is really not what we're looking for (at least right now), as I understand.

On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 2:52 AM, Brian Kim notifications@github.com wrote:

Ok I will respond tomorrow afternoon!

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/peerlibrary/outreach/issues/179#issuecomment-67142240 .

Best,

Klara

ciaobrian commented 9 years ago

He said he will get back to me. :)