1-29-19 Venture Capital Panel: Investment and Latest Innovations in AI Startups
Erwin Hosono is a partner at Mighty Capital and active non-profit board member. Previously, he was a principal at Bradford Equities Management LLC, a middle market private equity firm in New York; before graduate school, he coded software at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC. Erwin holds an MPPM from the Yale School of Management and an AB in economics from Duke University. Kristen Faulkner is an investor at DFJ, where she focuses on B2B SaaS and healthcare. Kristen is excited about opportunities to leverage AI within healthcare to improve diagnostics and patient care. Prior to DFJ, Kristen was an investor at Bessemer Venture Partners, where she sourced investments in B2B software and developer tools. Kristen graduated from Harvard College with a degree in computer science. Nuno Goncalves Pedro is a venture partner with Grishin Robotics, a Sand Hill Road venture capital firm focused on smart hardware investments. He is also the founder and managing partner of Strive Capital, a quantitative early-stage venture capital fund focused on early-stage consumer mobile and deep software (artificial intelligence and blockchain). At the same time, Nuno has served and continues serving as a board member for various start-ups and non-profits in the US, Europe and Asia. Ivy Nguyen is an associate at Point 72 Ventures. Previously, she was an investor at Zetta Venture Partners and NewGen Capital, a venture capital firm providing early stage deep tech startups with growth opportunities in China and the greater APAC region. During her tenure at NewGen she sourced and led investments in several companies including Constructor, NuCypher, Assembly, and Agridata. Ivy earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University, About the Moderator: Stan Lewandowski is a partner at K & L Gates and is based in Palo Alto and San Francisco. Stan counsels companies in the U.S. and abroad on financing, operations, development and other strategic transactional issues, primarily in the technology and renewable energy sectors. Organizational Sponsor: Optimal for Business is a new kind of benefit: Financial Well-Being for your employees. With no account minimums, no service tiers, and no hidden fees, our goal is to build wealth for every employee at every stage in their career. If you’re interested in helping your employees build a better financial future, while providing access to the financial advice they want and often need, Optimal for Business can help.
Erwin Hosono is a partner at Mighty Capital and active non-profit board member. Previously, he was a principal at Bradford Equities Management LLC, a middle market private equity firm in New York; before graduate school, he coded software at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC. Erwin holds an MPPM from the Yale School of Management and an AB in economics from Duke University. Kristen Faulkner is an investor at DFJ, where she focuses on B2B SaaS and healthcare. Kristen is excited about opportunities to leverage AI within healthcare to improve diagnostics and patient care. Prior to DFJ, Kristen was an investor at Bessemer Venture Partners, where she sourced investments in B2B software and developer tools. Kristen graduated from Harvard College with a degree in computer science. Nuno Goncalves Pedro is a venture partner with Grishin Robotics, a Sand Hill Road venture capital firm focused on smart hardware investments. He is also the founder and managing partner of Strive Capital, a quantitative early-stage venture capital fund focused on early-stage consumer mobile and deep software (artificial intelligence and blockchain). At the same time, Nuno has served and continues serving as a board member for various start-ups and non-profits in the US, Europe and Asia. Ivy Nguyen is an associate at Point 72 Ventures. Previously, she was an investor at Zetta Venture Partners and NewGen Capital, a venture capital firm providing early stage deep tech startups with growth opportunities in China and the greater APAC region. During her tenure at NewGen she sourced and led investments in several companies including Constructor, NuCypher, Assembly, and Agridata. Ivy earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University, About the Moderator: Stan Lewandowski is a partner at K & L Gates and is based in Palo Alto and San Francisco. Stan counsels companies in the U.S. and abroad on financing, operations, development and other strategic transactional issues, primarily in the technology and renewable energy sectors. Organizational Sponsor: Optimal for Business is a new kind of benefit: Financial Well-Being for your employees. With no account minimums, no service tiers, and no hidden fees, our goal is to build wealth for every employee at every stage in their career. If you’re interested in helping your employees build a better financial future, while providing access to the financial advice they want and often need, Optimal for Business can help.