CEO PRIVATE DINNER
Open Future Forum · eChai Ventures · SVB
San Francisco Bay Area
About this event
A private, off-the-record dinner for 10–15 CEOs. No panels, no presentations, no pitch.
Just candid conversation between people who've agreed to leave their agendas at the door.
This dinner brings:
Murray Newlands, Partner at IASV and Open Future Forum, a community of investors and operators built across 100+ events in Silicon Valley.
eChai Ventures, a global founder community with Startup Touchdown dinners across San Francisco, Dubai, Singapore, and London.
SVB, the bank of the world's most innovative companies and investors. SVB provides commercial and private banking to individuals and companies in the technology, life science and healthcare, private equity, venture capital and premium wine industries.
No charge to attending CEOs.
Format
Private seated dinner. Off the record. No recordings.
The conversation is the event.
Who's in the room
CEOs of companies who have raised $10MM+ in equity or scaled to $10MM+ in revenue. Guest list drawn from the networks of Murray Newlands, eChai Ventures & SVB.
Selection criteria: people who share what they know, make introductions without keeping score, and add value to every room they're in. This is not a deal-making dinner.
Hosts & Partners
Murray Newlands: (Co-host) Founder, Open Future Forum · Partner, IASV Seed Ventures Investor, operator, and media executive with 20 years across VC, tech, and media. Convener of Open Future Forum — 100+ events connecting founders, VCs, and LPs across Silicon Valley.
eChai Ventures: (Co-host, echai.ventures) Global startup community active in 25+ cities across 10+ countries. Home of the Startup Touchdown dinner series in San Francisco, Dubai, Singapore, and London.
SVB: (Sponsor) Rudy Haddad, VP & Relationship Manager at SVB based in the Bay Area. Rudy works with Software companies that typically range from $0 -$75MM in ARR and $4MM+ in equity raised.
Space is intentionally limited.
Apply to attend — spots are by invitation and approval only.