Meet the VC - Anish Srivastava of Swisscom Ventures & Grace Gong
Join us for our next "Meet the VC" panel event, hosted in collaboration with our co-sponsors Escalon, SVB, Pillsbury, TriNet.
We're delighted to feature Anish Srivastava from Swisscom Ventures and Grace Gong from Smart Ventures Media, for an insightful discussion on fundraising and the current investment climate.
AGENDA:
Lunch/Networking 11:30 - 12:00pm
Fireside Chat 12:00 - 1:00pm
Networking/Farewells 1:00 - 1:30pm
ABOUT ANISH SRIVASTAVA
Anish is a Venture Partner at Swisscom Ventures, focusing on enterprise technologies in North America, and advises Fortune 500 CVCs as CEO of Vinaj Ventures, a boutique consulting firm.
Previously, Anish led Citi Ventures' Global Accelerators & Innovation Fund and played a key role in JP Morgan Chase's innovation organization. His career includes senior and executive positions at startups like Egreetings, Geodesic, and Lexy, where he pioneered consumer-facing mobile services. He also spearheaded mobile innovation and partnerships at Orange in Silicon Valley and London.
ABOUT GRACE GONG
Grace Gong is the founder of Smart Venture Media and the host of two well-known VC podcasts: Smart Venture Podcast (SVPpro.com) and Venture with Grace, a daily show. Her podcasts have featured high-profile guests such as C-level executives and VPs from companies like Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Sephora, Dunkin’ Donuts, Chipotle, Adidas, Pepsi, Instagram, Deloitte, Reddit, DoorDash and more. Additionally, she has interviewed Managing Partners from top funds, many of whom have appeared on the Forbes Midas List, as well as unicorn founders from companies like Craigslist, Square, Loom, and Glean. Grace regularly posts about technology, venture capital, and entrepreneurship and has been recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice in Finance. She is also a #1 Bestselling author in the venture capital category on Amazon New Release. Before founding Smart Venture Media, she worked in venture capital and private equity.
**Unfortunately, due to limited capacity, this event is only open to either Investors or Founders who are gearing up for seed extension, Series A or Series B funding. We do sincerely apologize for this limitation. **