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Tue May 9, 2017

Lifograph SF Pitch Night with VCs from Naiss Ventures, DFJ Dragon Fund and Oyster Ventures

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at Pivotal Labs (see times)
You are invited to pitch to Ed Fernandez - VC at Naiss Ventures and contributor to CNBC, and Sophie Liao - Founder of Oyster Ventures and Venture Partner at DFJ Dragon Fund.
 
Also in the investor panel will be Dea Wilson, Venture Partner at Founders Floor Accelerator, member at Tech Angels, Founder of Silicon Valley Incubator and CEO at Lifograph - The Wiki of People.
 
Only a few Early Bird Pitch tickets available. RSVP early. Food and drinks are provided.  
 


PRIZES:
- Lifograph sponsorship package ($750 value)  
- interview on Silicon Valley startup radio station, part of Wall Street Business Network ($500 value) 
- 2 tickets to Lifograph events (up to $60 value)
 
First place winner will also have an opportunity to arrange for a private meeting with the investors.
 

  
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:  
 
Startups looking for funding are invited to pitch. 
You may also attend as a spectator and take advantage of a great learning and networking opportunity.  
 
FORMAT: 
 
90-second verbal elevator pitch (no deck) followed by non-rebuttal feedback from the investor panel. 
 
At the end of the event, the investor panel will choose three pitch winners who will be able to choose one of the free prizes.
  

 
 INVESTOR PANEL  
 
 


ED FERNANDEZ
 
 
Ed Fernandez is Partner & Cofounder of Naiss.io, a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, focusing on tech startups and early stage companies.
 
He started as an early stage VC and Venture Partner in a $10MM venture fund.
 
Ed is a regular contributor to CNBC and author at publishing house Plataforma Editorial.
 
He is also a mentor at Singularity University and visiting lecturer at UIMP University and IE Business School.
 
Ed is a seasoned mobile industry veteran with more than two decades of experience combined holding various high executive positions at BlackBerry and Nokia (where he received Nokia Circle of Excellence Award).
 
He is member of the Young Presidents' Organization and is also member of High IQ societies EPL & TenIQ. He made it to the World Genius Directory.
 
Ed finished his post-graduate degree at University of Chicago School of Business & IE Business School. 
 
He also graduated from the Global Engineering Leadership Program at UC Berkeley. 
 

 

SOPHIE LIAO
 
Sophie Liao is a Venture Partner at the DFJ Dragon Fund, a joint venture between the internationally recognized venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) and DragonVenture.
 
DFJ is the only venture capital firm invests through its own global network. Currently it has global presence in more than 30 cities, and manages more than $7 Billion in capital commitments.
She is also the Founder of Oyster Ventures, a fund focused on VR/AR, AI, Consumer, Healthcare and Entertainment related tech.
Previously Sophie was Managing Director, Asia-Pacific at Rothenberg Ventures.
 
She was also Director of Business Development and M&A Advisor at Eight Solutions and Cameron Pace Group where she initiated multi-million dollar deals.
 
Sophie started her career as a Director of International Business Development and Producer at China Central Television.
 

  

 
DEA WILSON 
 
Dea is the Founder of Lifograph - The Wiki of People.   
She is a serial entrepreneur, Venture Partner at Founders Floor Accelerator and Founder of Silicon Valley Incubator. 
 
She is also a member of Tech Angels.  Her investment interest is in consumer, mobile and SaaS startups.    
 
Dubbed "Ms. Silicon Valley", Dea is what people call a "super-connector", her expansive network including the "Who's Who" in startups, venture capital, technology, entertainment, etc.    
 
Dea has been featured and interviewed in many media publications including Entrepreneur Media, Silicon Valley Business Journal, Yahoo Finance, Investor Business Daily, etc. 
 
As an Executive Director at The VC Network and LifographTV, Dea interviews many prominent VCs, angels, executives and founders in Silicon Valley and tech.  
 
She has a Masters Degree from University of Washington and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business (University of Pennsylvania).
 

   
AGENDA:
 
6:00pm - 6:30pm – registration and networking
6:30pm - 8:30pm – pitches
8:30pm - meet the investors, networking 
9:00pm  - event ends


  
REFUND POLICY 
 
We are happy to refund your ticket if refund is requested 24 hours before the event.  
Unfortunately, any refunds requested less than 24h in advance cannot be honored.
However, you can sell or transfer your ticket to someone else before the event starts.
Thank you for your understanding. :-)
 

 
DEMO/SPONSOR TABLES 
 

 
Buy a demo or sponsor table and get great exposure.  
 
Demo/sponsor table includes:
 
-    2 (two) general admission tickets
-    1/2 (half) sponsor table 
-    promotion before and during the event
-    business cards of the attendees (if available) 
 
Limited availability.   
 
 
Your logo will be displayed on the event description (if submitted 24 hours before the event).  
 
You will also be able to talk in front of the attendees and tell them about what your company does. 
 
 
 

 
EVENT ORGANIZER:  
 
Lifograph - The Wiki of People   
Sign up for our FREE BETA    
 
Join our FREE Silicon Valley investor & startup community    
Check out FREE and discounted perks for startups
 
 

 
VENUE SPONSOR:   

 
    
 
Pivotal Labs - With methods that are evolutionary, agile, and lean in practice, Pivotal Labs empowers teams to build new and better solutions, faster.


  
PREMIER SPONSORS:  
 
 
 
 
Bachmann Law Group - Provider of best-in-class patent and IP services to startups and venture-backed companies. 
Free 30-minute legal consultation for anyone who mentions a Lifograph event they attended.
 
  
Crowdfund Us - Free and discounted perks for the Lifograph community
 
 
Join our FREE Silicon Valley investor and startup community: 
http://community.lifograph.com  
 

  
BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS EVENT AND IN ANY OTHER LIFOGRAPH EVENTS YOU AGREE TO THIS LIABILITY DISCLAIMER:      
No liability insurance is provided for the protection of individuals, groups, organizations, businesses, attendees, speakers, sponsors or others who may participate, in any capacity, in events organized, co-organized, promoted and/or sponsored by Lifograph ("Lifograph Events"), whether free or paid events.   
In consideration for your participation in Lifograph Events, you do hereby release and forever discharge Lifograph, Inc., and its officers, board, employees, and agents (collectively, "Lifograph"), as well as its event organizers, co-organizers, promoters, speakers and sponsors, jointly and severally, from any and all actions, causes of actions, claims and demands for, upon or by reason of any damage, loss or injury, which hereafter may be sustained by participating in Lifograph Events.    
This release extends and applies to, and also covers and includes, all unknown, unforeseen, unanticipated and unsuspected injuries, damages, loss and liability and the consequences thereof, as well as those now disclosed and known to exist. The provisions of any state, federal, local or territorial law or statute providing that releases shall not extend to claims, demands, injuries, or damages which are known or unsuspected to exist at this time, to the person executing such release, are hereby expressly waived.    
By participating in Lifograph Events, you hereby agree on behalf of your heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, to indemnify Lifograph and its event organizers, co-organizers, promoters, sponsors, speakers, and any other people or companies involved in Lifograph Events from any and all actions, and causes of actions, claims and demands for, upon or by reason of any damage, loss or injury, which hereafter may be sustained by participating in Lifograph Events in any capacity.    
By allowing you to participate in Lifograph Events, Lifograph and its organizers, co-organizers, promoters, speakers and sponsors, do not assume any risk or admit any liability in connection with these events. You expressly assume all risk of any injuries or damages caused by any person or entity for any reason during the Lifograph Events or related activities, including, but not limited to, the negligence of Lifograph, its organizers, co-organizers, promoters, speakers and sponsors, or any other person.    
You understand that at Lifograph Events or related activities you may be photographed or videotaped. You agree to allow your photo, video, or film likeness to be used for any legitimate purpose by the event hosts, producers, sponsors, organizers, assigns, and/or by anyone involved in the event in any capacity.    
You agree that at Lifograph Events where alcohol is served you must be 21 years or older in order to consume such beverages.    
This Disclaimer shall be construed broadly to provide a release and waiver to the maximum extent permissible under the applicable law.
You are invited to pitch to Ed Fernandez - VC at Naiss Ventures and contributor to CNBC, and Sophie Liao - Founder of Oyster Ventures and Venture Partner at DFJ Dragon Fund.
 
Also in the investor panel will be Dea Wilson, Venture Partner at Founders Floor Accelerator, member at Tech Angels, Founder of Silicon Valley Incubator and CEO at Lifograph - The Wiki of People.
 
Only a few Early Bird Pitch tickets available. RSVP early. Food and drinks are provided.  
 


PRIZES:
- Lifograph sponsorship package ($750 value)  
- interview on Silicon Valley startup radio station, part of Wall Street Business Network ($500 value) 
- 2 tickets to Lifograph events (up to $60 value)
 
First place winner will also have an opportunity to arrange for a private meeting with the investors.
 

  
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:  
 
Startups looking for funding are invited to pitch. 
You may also attend as a spectator and take advantage of a great learning and networking opportunity.  
 
FORMAT: 
 
90-second verbal elevator pitch (no deck) followed by non-rebuttal feedback from the investor panel. 
 
At the end of the event, the investor panel will choose three pitch winners who will be able to choose one of the free prizes.
  

 
 INVESTOR PANEL  
 
 


ED FERNANDEZ
 
 
Ed Fernandez is Partner & Cofounder of Naiss.io, a venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, focusing on tech startups and early stage companies.
 
He started as an early stage VC and Venture Partner in a $10MM venture fund.
 
Ed is a regular contributor to CNBC and author at publishing house Plataforma Editorial.
 
He is also a mentor at Singularity University and visiting lecturer at UIMP University and IE Business School.
 
Ed is a seasoned mobile industry veteran with more than two decades of experience combined holding various high executive positions at BlackBerry and Nokia (where he received Nokia Circle of Excellence Award).
 
He is member of the Young Presidents' Organization and is also member of High IQ societies EPL & TenIQ. He made it to the World Genius Directory.
 
Ed finished his post-graduate degree at University of Chicago School of Business & IE Business School. 
 
He also graduated from the Global Engineering Leadership Program at UC Berkeley. 
 

 

SOPHIE LIAO
 
Sophie Liao is a Venture Partner at the DFJ Dragon Fund, a joint venture between the internationally recognized venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) and DragonVenture.
 
DFJ is the only venture capital firm invests through its own global network. Currently it has global presence in more than 30 cities, and manages more than $7 Billion in capital commitments.
She is also the Founder of Oyster Ventures, a fund focused on VR/AR, AI, Consumer, Healthcare and Entertainment related tech.
Previously Sophie was Managing Director, Asia-Pacific at Rothenberg Ventures.
 
She was also Director of Business Development and M&A Advisor at Eight Solutions and Cameron Pace Group where she initiated multi-million dollar deals.
 
Sophie started her career as a Director of International Business Development and Producer at China Central Television.
 

  

 
DEA WILSON 
 
Dea is the Founder of Lifograph - The Wiki of People.   
She is a serial entrepreneur, Venture Partner at Founders Floor Accelerator and Founder of Silicon Valley Incubator. 
 
She is also a member of Tech Angels.  Her investment interest is in consumer, mobile and SaaS startups.    
 
Dubbed "Ms. Silicon Valley", Dea is what people call a "super-connector", her expansive network including the "Who's Who" in startups, venture capital, technology, entertainment, etc.    
 
Dea has been featured and interviewed in many media publications including Entrepreneur Media, Silicon Valley Business Journal, Yahoo Finance, Investor Business Daily, etc. 
 
As an Executive Director at The VC Network and LifographTV, Dea interviews many prominent VCs, angels, executives and founders in Silicon Valley and tech.  
 
She has a Masters Degree from University of Washington and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business (University of Pennsylvania).
 

   
AGENDA:
 
6:00pm - 6:30pm – registration and networking
6:30pm - 8:30pm – pitches
8:30pm - meet the investors, networking 
9:00pm  - event ends


  
REFUND POLICY 
 
We are happy to refund your ticket if refund is requested 24 hours before the event.  
Unfortunately, any refunds requested less than 24h in advance cannot be honored.
However, you can sell or transfer your ticket to someone else before the event starts.
Thank you for your understanding. :-)
 

 
DEMO/SPONSOR TABLES 
 

 
Buy a demo or sponsor table and get great exposure.  
 
Demo/sponsor table includes:
 
-    2 (two) general admission tickets
-    1/2 (half) sponsor table 
-    promotion before and during the event
-    business cards of the attendees (if available) 
 
Limited availability.   
 
 
Your logo will be displayed on the event description (if submitted 24 hours before the event).  
 
You will also be able to talk in front of the attendees and tell them about what your company does. 
 
 
 

 
EVENT ORGANIZER:  
 
Lifograph - The Wiki of People   
Sign up for our FREE BETA    
 
Join our FREE Silicon Valley investor & startup community    
Check out FREE and discounted perks for startups
 
 

 
VENUE SPONSOR:   

 
    
 
Pivotal Labs - With methods that are evolutionary, agile, and lean in practice, Pivotal Labs empowers teams to build new and better solutions, faster.


  
PREMIER SPONSORS:  
 
 
 
 
Bachmann Law Group - Provider of best-in-class patent and IP services to startups and venture-backed companies. 
Free 30-minute legal consultation for anyone who mentions a Lifograph event they attended.
 
  
Crowdfund Us - Free and discounted perks for the Lifograph community
 
 
Join our FREE Silicon Valley investor and startup community: 
http://community.lifograph.com  
 

  
BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS EVENT AND IN ANY OTHER LIFOGRAPH EVENTS YOU AGREE TO THIS LIABILITY DISCLAIMER:      
No liability insurance is provided for the protection of individuals, groups, organizations, businesses, attendees, speakers, sponsors or others who may participate, in any capacity, in events organized, co-organized, promoted and/or sponsored by Lifograph ("Lifograph Events"), whether free or paid events.   
In consideration for your participation in Lifograph Events, you do hereby release and forever discharge Lifograph, Inc., and its officers, board, employees, and agents (collectively, "Lifograph"), as well as its event organizers, co-organizers, promoters, speakers and sponsors, jointly and severally, from any and all actions, causes of actions, claims and demands for, upon or by reason of any damage, loss or injury, which hereafter may be sustained by participating in Lifograph Events.    
This release extends and applies to, and also covers and includes, all unknown, unforeseen, unanticipated and unsuspected injuries, damages, loss and liability and the consequences thereof, as well as those now disclosed and known to exist. The provisions of any state, federal, local or territorial law or statute providing that releases shall not extend to claims, demands, injuries, or damages which are known or unsuspected to exist at this time, to the person executing such release, are hereby expressly waived.    
By participating in Lifograph Events, you hereby agree on behalf of your heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, to indemnify Lifograph and its event organizers, co-organizers, promoters, sponsors, speakers, and any other people or companies involved in Lifograph Events from any and all actions, and causes of actions, claims and demands for, upon or by reason of any damage, loss or injury, which hereafter may be sustained by participating in Lifograph Events in any capacity.    
By allowing you to participate in Lifograph Events, Lifograph and its organizers, co-organizers, promoters, speakers and sponsors, do not assume any risk or admit any liability in connection with these events. You expressly assume all risk of any injuries or damages caused by any person or entity for any reason during the Lifograph Events or related activities, including, but not limited to, the negligence of Lifograph, its organizers, co-organizers, promoters, speakers and sponsors, or any other person.    
You understand that at Lifograph Events or related activities you may be photographed or videotaped. You agree to allow your photo, video, or film likeness to be used for any legitimate purpose by the event hosts, producers, sponsors, organizers, assigns, and/or by anyone involved in the event in any capacity.    
You agree that at Lifograph Events where alcohol is served you must be 21 years or older in order to consume such beverages.    
This Disclaimer shall be construed broadly to provide a release and waiver to the maximum extent permissible under the applicable law.
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