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SUMMARY:Launching Longevity: Funding the Fountain of Youth
DESCRIPTION:Launching Longevity\nFunding the Fountain of Youth\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Tuesday\, June 21\, 2016\n6:00 pm to 8:30 pm\n6:00 pm: Reception and networking\n7:00 pm: Panel discussion (with Q&A) \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Can technology make human longevity a reality? As the pace of discovery accelerates\, scientists and entrepreneurs are closing in on the Fountain of Youth. Disrupting the aging process by hacking the code of life\, promises better health and longer maximum lifespans. With many layers of complexity from science to ethics\, there are still skeptics placing odds against human longevity. \nVenture capitalists are betting on success; putting big money on the table to fund longevity startups. Google/Alphabet and drugmaker AbbVie have invested $1.5 billion on Calico\, while Human Longevity Inc. recently raised $220 million from their Series B funding round. Complementing traditional venture investment\, VCs like Peter Thiel and Joon Yun have established foundations and prizes to accelerate the end of aging. \n\nWhy are VCs suddenly investing heavily in longevity startups?\nWill extended lifespan be a privilege of the wealthy or will the benefits be accessible to all?\nHow long before these well-funded startups bring viable products to market?\n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Special Presenter\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Aubrey de Grey\, Chief Science Officer and Co-founder\, SENS \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Moderator\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Sonia Arrison\, author\, 100 Plus: How the Coming Age of Longevity Will Change Everything… \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Panelists\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Dr. Brian Kennedy\, CEO\, Buck Institute for Research on Aging \nDr. Daniel Kraft\, Founder\, RegenMed Systems\, and Chair of Medicine\, Singularity University \nWill Eden\, Vice President\, Thiel Capital\n \nJoe McCracken\, VP of Business Development\, Alkahest \nDr. Thomas Rando\, Director of the Glenn Center for the Biology of Aging\, Stanford University \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				SRI International Conference Center\n333 Ravenswood Drive\nMenlo Park\, CA 94025
URL:https://vlab.org/event/human-longevity/
LOCATION:SRI International Conference Center\, 333 Ravenswood Drive\, Menlo Park\, CA\, 94025\, United States
CATEGORIES:VLAB Panel
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SUMMARY:Africa Rising: Entrepreneurship & Investment Networks Propelling the Continent
DESCRIPTION:Africa Rising\nEntrepreneurship & Investment Networks Propelling the Continent\nA Global Entrepreneurship Summit and Stanford SEED Partner Event\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Thursday\, June 23\, 2016\n6:00 pm to 7:00 pm \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				This event has been built to bring Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) Entrepreneurs together with Bay Area investors\, entrepreneurs\, and students interested in engaging with and learning about companies on the African Continent. \nWe will feature a 30-minute panel discussion about the entrepreneurship and investment networks on the ground and finish with a 30-minute pitch session in which selected companies from GES will have the chance to share and discuss their companies with our panel. \nThere are a growing number of unicorns in African markets\, and many are led by African Entrepreneurs. Attendees will learn more details surrounding these stories and hear and/or receive live feedback on the business models that GES entrepreneurs are pursuing in multiple sectors.\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Panelists\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Tim Draper\, Founding Partner\, DFJ \nEric Osiakwan\, Managing Partner\, Chanzo Capital \nMaya Horgan-Famodu\, Managing Director\, Ingressive \nDavid van Dijk\, Director General\, African Business Angel Network \n5 GES Companies to be announced \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				View or download flyer for event: \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Download the printable PDF. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Zambrano Hall641 Knight WayStanford\, CA 94305
URL:https://vlab.org/event/africa-rising/
LOCATION:Zambrano Hall\, 641 Knight Way\, Stanford\, CA\, 94305\, United States
CATEGORIES:VLAB Panel
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SUMMARY:Founders Series: Raise Capital NOW with Equity Crowdfunding
DESCRIPTION:Founders' Series\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Raise Capital NOW with Equity Crowdfunding\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Tuesday\, June 28\, 20166:00 pm to 8:30 pm6:00 pm: Reception and networking7:00 pm: Fireside Chat \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Palo Alto\, CA(Address will be sent to registered attendees.) \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Startup founders know that obtaining working capital is critical for building a successful company\, but navigating the world of venture capital can be tricky and time-consuming. With the new regulations that took effect this year\, startups now have a new way to raise money — Equity Crowdfunding. \nNew platforms like StartEngine\, IndieGogo\, and SeedInvest are making it possible for startups to raise much-needed capital through crowdsourcing from unaccredited investors. Groundbreaking regulation changes are democratizing fundraising by allowing startups to raise up to $1 million by crowdsource in exchange for equity. \n\nWhat are the risks and challenges of choosing equity crowdfunding?\nAre there hidden costs?\nWhich industries will benefit the most?\nCan startups raise capital from both VCs and crowdfunding?\n\nJoin us for the next VLAB Founders Series event on June 28\, 2016 for an engaging fireside chat about equity crowdfunding with Ron Miller\, CEO of StartEngine\, and Richard Swart\, partner at Crowdfund Capital Investors. \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Panelists\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Ron Miller \nRon is an entrepreneur’s entrepreneur — having founded\, built\, and sold five companies through management buyouts\, private equity firms\, private investors and public markets. Ron’s success includes being recognized as a four-time Inc. 500/5000 recipient and as an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award finalist. As CEO of StartEngine Crowdfunding and StartEngine Capital\, Ron facilitates “financial ignition” for innovative companies in order to help entrepreneurs achieve the American dream. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Richard Swart \nRichard has been recognized as one of the top thought leaders in crowdfunding and alternative finance\, with particular interest in their impact on social innovation and global challenges. He has been the subject of stories or interviews in leading business publications\, including Forbes\, Inc.\, Entrepreneur\, VentureBeat\, Wall Street Journal\, New York Times\, BBC\, PBS\, MSNBC\, NPR\, Financial Times\, and Washington Post. He is coauthor of the book Crowdfunding: The Corporate Era\, which discusses how corporations leverage crowdfunding. \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				View or download flyer for event: \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Download the printable PDF. \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.
URL:https://vlab.org/event/founders-series-raise-capital-now-with-equity-crowdfunding/
LOCATION:Palo Alto\, CA
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