Le Fundfest c’est …

Une édition spéciale de la BDC FUNDamental Principals events qui sera présentée au Startupfest. FundFest rassemblera plus de 100 gestionnaires de fonds et investisseurs de partout au Canada et de l'étranger pour discuter du sujet important qu’est la collecte de fonds. Les experts du secteur partageront les meilleures pratiques avec les participants qui pourront ainsi apprendre des leaders tout en réseautant avec leurs pairs, dans un mélange unique de contenu, d’histoires inspirantes, et le tout dans l'ambiance du festival.

Quelques participants:

Robert Simon – Managing Partner, BDC IT Venture Fund
Senia Rapisarda – Principal, HarbourVest Partners
Sanjay Singhal – Venture Partner, 500 Startups
Neha Khera – Venture Partner, 500 Startups Canada
Stephane Rainville – CTO, Lune Rouge Innovation
Michelle McBane – Partner, LifeWise Ventures
David Rozin – National Director, Segment Strategy, RBC
Lauren Robinson – Global Operations Director, HIGHLINE.vc
Jerel Davis – Managing Director, Versant Ventures
David Bookbinder – Managing Partner, Tandem Expansion
Chris Arsenault – Managing Partner, iNovia Capital
Charles Morand – Associate Director, Strategic Investments, BDC Capital
Allen Manser – Principal, Mantech Activities
Robert McNeil – Managing Director, Sanderling Ventures
Alain Denis – Senior Vice President, Fonds de solidarité FTQ
Claude Vachet – Managing Director, Cycle Capital
Todd Tessier – Principal & CFO, Vanedge Capital Partners
Matthew Leibowitz – Partner, Plaza Ventures
Stephen Osmond – Vice President Finance, Real Ventures
Eric Lemieux – Associé principal, M2S Capital
Jeremy Gilman – Principal, McRock Capital
Mike Satterfield – Partner, Yaletown Partners Inc.
Andrew Black – Founder & CEO, BrandProject
Karen Kastner – Vice President, Office of the President & Government, Business Development Bank of Canada
Patrick Keefe – Partner, Build Ventures
Jay Ferst – Managing Partner, Ferst Capital Partners
Dominique Ferst – Managing Partner, Ferst Capital Partners
Nicolas Gravel – Director, BDC Capital
Fraser Hall – Partner, Vancouver Founder Fund
Jay Rhind – Associate, Vancouver Founder Fund
Hugo Belisle – Analyst, BDC Capital
Joel McInnis – Fund Investments, BDC Capital
Matt Golden – Managing Partner, Golden Venture Partners
Dominique Bélanger – Managing Director, BDC Capital
Alex Fried – Senior Analyst, BDC Capital
Alison Nankivell – Vice President, Funds and Co-Investments, BDC
Phil Anzarut – Partner, Co-Investments, BDC
Charles Cazabon – Managing Partner, Co-Investments, BDC
Victor Scutaru – Director, Fund of Funds, BDC Capital
Tim April – Managing Director, BDC
Maria Pacella – Managing Director, Shoreline
Rob Taylor – Managing Director, Shoreline
Alex Baker – Partner, Relay Ventures
Manica Gautam – Partner, Campfire Capital

Agenda

HORAIRE TITRE DES SESSIONS DESCRIPTIONS
10:00 AM Welcome!
10:20 AM Opening Keynote TBA
10:30 AM LP Perspective on VC Investment Panel of different kinds of LPs sharing their views on VC allocations and investment decisions.
12:15 to 2:00 PM LUNCH LUNCH
2:00 PM Fundraising War Stories Experienced GPs share their fundraising stories, good and bad!
3:30 PM Working with Placement Agents How can VC funds work with placement agents? Experienced San Francisco-based agent Denning & Company share their views.
4:20 PM Closing Remarks!
4:30 PM Special Chain Reaction Panel: The startup life cycle In this unique one-on-one interview format, we'll hear from a pre-series-A founder, an angel, an accelerator, and a VC—all interviewing one another to answer the big questions: What's it like, what have you learned, how can we all work together/collaborate, and what would you change?
5:00 PM STARTUPFEST KICK OFF PARTY