Flight 2025
Register your interest to participate in Flight in 2025.
At Crane we're the first to believe and last to leave.
Every success story is a comeback story.
Flight 2025 brings together founders from our portfolio companies, and invited guests from our CXO Advisory Boards, for a day of candid conversations about what it takes to build lasting companies. This year, we're exploring the challenging, sometimes messy, non-linear path of creating something meaningful – and the never-give-up persistence required to see it through.
Flight 2025
Most great companies weren't built in a straight line. The founders we admire most have all faced moments when others may have given up, but they did not. At Flight 2025, we'll hear from leaders who turned apparent dead ends into new beginnings.
Our speakers will share candid stories about the moments that tested them, including:
What they learned when their original plans went sideways.
How they stayed creative when everything seemed stuck.
What listening to customers taught them about changing course.
Ways they kept their teams motivated through tough times.
The small wins that helped rebuild momentum.
This gathering is for founders who want to learn from others who've weathered storms and emerged stronger. You'll spend the day with people who understand both the weight of setbacks and the joy of finding a way forward.
If you’re looking to build something that lasts, join us for conversations that go beyond success stories to examine the determination, creativity and grit behind them.
✈️ Flight 2025 Agenda: The Comeback Edition
11:45 - 1:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 – 1:10 PM
Opening address – Scott Sage (Crane)
1:10 – 1:25 PM
Keynote – “Skip to v15: rethinking GTM in the age of agents”
Rishabh Mehrotra, CEO & Co-Founder, Pavo AI
1:25 – 1:55 PM
Fireside Chat – “A matter of trust”
Eric Landau, Co-founder & CEO, Encord in conversation with Krishna Visvanathan (Crane)
1:55 – 2:10 PM
Lightning Talks (3 x 5 mins)
Anu Engineer (Skydda), Romaric Philogène (Qovery), TBC
2:10 – 2:30 PM ☕ Coffee Break
2:30 – 2:50 PM
Panel – “Product-driven comebacks: building the future we didn’t see coming”
Rav Dhaliwal with Tomer Barnea (Novu), André Eriksson (Encore)
2:50 – 3:20 PM
In Conversation – “What it’s like to lead the comeback”
Howard Ting (former CEO, Cyberhaven) with Krishna Visvanathan (Crane)
3:20 – 3:40 PM
Lightning Talks (4 x 5 mins)
Carlos Jo-Loo (Crane APAC), Dima Grossman (Novu), Rav Dhaliwal (Crane), Vikram Chennai (Ardent AI)
3:40 – 4:00 PM ☕ Coffee Break
4:00 – 4:20 PM
Panel – “Selling before you’re ready: founder-led sales in the real world”
Ben Wright with Chad Sanderson (Gable) & Alex Gonthier (Trustly)
4:20 – 4:40 PM
In Conversation – “When the comeback is bigger than you”
James Dacombe (Flux & CoMind) with Krishna Visvanathan (Crane VC)
4:40 – 5:00 PM
Closing Talk – “Thinghood: when the comeback becomes real”
Jussi Westergren (Invariant) with Scott Sage (Crane)
5:00 – 5:10 PM
Closing remarks with Scott Sage
5:10 – 5:30 PM
Musical performance by Ella West
5:30 - 6:00 PM
Drinks reception!
Flight is sponsored by AWS Startups, Goodwin, Erevena and HSBC Innovation Banking.
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