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SUMMARY:Founders’ Series: Raising Capital During the Pandemic
DESCRIPTION:Founders' Series\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Raising Capital During the Pandemic\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Wednesday\, March 24\, 2021Fireside Chat: 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm\n“Hot Seat” Startups: 6:30 pm – 6:50 pm *\nQ&A: 6:50 – 7:00 pm \n* 3-4 selected founders from audience will be featured on the virtual stage. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced an extraordinary set of new challenges for both startups and venture capital investment funds. Startups are finding that their networking opportunities have shrunken dramatically\, and VCs are forced to make investment decisions in a virtual environment and put their investment portfolios under increasingly rigorous scrutiny. \nDespite these challenges\, however\, the pandemic has also created new opportunities. Startups are exploring new ways to apply their technologies\, and VCs are discovering exciting new investment possibilities. \nIn this VLAB Founders’ Series event\, Paul Asel\, managing partner at NGP Capital\, will share his thoughts concerning the pandemic investment atmosphere and provide advice for startup founders about addressing current challenges and opportunities: \n\nWill it be more difficult to get VC investment in 2021 than prior to the pandemic?\nHow have VCs changed their investment criteria during the pandemic?\nAre there specific kinds of business models that are more attractive to VCs?\nWhat alternatives to VC investment should founders consider in 2021?\nWhat will be the key factors for VCs post-pandemic?\n\nIn addition to a general discussion about these topics\, a few select founders will have the opportunity to get in the “hot seat” and receive some individual counseling about their unique situations. \nJoin us on March 24\, 2021\, for this exciting and thought-provoking fireside chat. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Our Panelists\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Speaker\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Paul Asel\, Managing Partner\, NGP Capital \nPaul is a managing partner at NGP Capital\, a global venture firm with $1.2 billion assets under management and offices in Europe\, China\, and the United States. He has realized over 20 successful exits throughout his career\, including 5 IPOs and four exits exceeding $1 billion\, of which UCWeb and Ganji are two of the largest technology acquisitions in China. Current investments include Workfusion\, Lime\, Fetchr\, Juvo\, Next Trucking\, Scoop\, Zoomcar\, and Zum. \nPrior to NGP Capital\, Paul led technology investments in Southeast Asia at the International Finance Corporation. He received an MBA from Stanford University and a BA from Dartmouth College. Paul is co-author of Upward Bound: Lessons of How Nine Leaders Achieved Their Summits. Follow Paul on Twitter and Medium: @PaulAsel. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Moderator\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Ravi Belani\, Managing Director\, The Alchemist Accelerator \nRavi Belani is the Fenwick & West Lecturer of Entrepreneurship at Stanford University and Managing Director of the Alchemist Accelerator\, an enterprise seed accelerator backed by Cisco\, DFJ\, Khosla Ventures\, Salesforce\, Sapphire Ventures\, and USVP. Alchemist grads include MightyHive\, Rigetti Quantum Computing\, and Zipongo. \nRavi formerly spent six years as part of the investment team at Draper Fisher Jurvetson’s Menlo Park global headquarters\, where he led investments and served on the boards as the first institutional investor in companies such as Justin.TV & Twitch (acquired by Amazon for $970m)\, Pubmatic\, Vizu (acq’d by Nielsen)\, and Yield Software (acquired by Autonomy). Ravi formerly worked in product management at two Kleiner Perkins enterprise startups\, and as a consultant in McKinsey and Company’s San Francisco office. Ravi is a Phi Beta Kappa and Tau Beta Pi graduate of Stanford University\, holding a BS with Distinction and MS in Industrial Engineering. Ravi also holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Free Online Event \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\nA Note about Ticket Sales \n\n\nWe understand that many people may be having a rough time during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore\, the tickets for this online event will be offered free of charge to anyone who is interested in attending. \nNormally\, ticket sales are our main source of revenue\, so VLAB could really use your support. When you register for the event\, please consider making a donation to help keep VLAB going. \nVLAB is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization\, and any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated. We thank you for your support and hope to see you soon. \n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				About the VLAB Founders’ Series\nFounders’ Series events provide a unique opportunity for startups and technologists to take part in an interactive session. Come prepared with your burning questions! \nIf you would like to have the rare opportunity to take the “Hot Seat” on stage to receive feedback from the speakers\, please be sure to enter your question in the field below. Startup founders selected for the “Hot Seat” will be notified in advance. \nFor all other questions\, please contact founders.series@vlab.org. \nNote: Founder's Series tickets are for startup founders and are subject to approval. Please allow 24-48 hours for final ticket confirmation.
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