Wed •Sep 3 •12:30pm - 1:00pm PT (30 minutes)•Impact Theater•Hall C (Level 0)
How to Get Your Business Venture Capital Ready
Join leading venture capitalists in this engaging panel for founders. Gain actionable insights into securing capital, streamlining the investment process, and identifying key opportunities. This session emphasizes investing in Black, Latine, and minority-founded SMBs, providing scaling founders with strategic approaches to thrive in the competitive VC landscape.
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Session Speakers
Brandon Greer
Head of M and A, Investments @ HubSpot
Brandon Greer serves as HubSpot’s Senior Director and Head of Corporate Development. In this role, he oversees the team responsible for defining and executing HubSpot’s M&A and investment strategy, which includes the business’s $100M corporate venture capital fund focused on investing in high-growth software companies ...
Veronica Juarez
Managing Partner, Dahlia VC & VC Familia @ Dahlia VC
Veronica Juarez is Managing Partner of Dahlia VC, a firm founded to leverage the Latino tech market. She's a veteran Silicon Valley executive who built public policy and enterprise teams from startup to post-IPO phase. Before tech, Veronica spent a decade in politics at federal, state, and local levels, advocating for ...
Christian McKenzie
Director @ Lofty Ventures
Christian McKenzie is the Director of Lofty Ventures, a giver-centric community on a mission to connect visionary people and fuel entrepreneurship and economic development—especially in Chicago. She began her career as a retail buyer, curating products for over 250 Macy’s stores. Then she transitioned into tech with co...
Genever Oppong
CEO, Co-Founder @ Black Women Investors Network
Genever Oppong is a private equity investor helping companies scale through capital and expertise. With investment banking experience at BlackRock and Goldman Sachs, she closed over $10B in transactions. At Goldman, she supported the "Council For Advancement of Racial Equity." She founded Akoma Wellness and co-founded ...
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