15 Ways to Scam Founders Raising Funds, Shaun Gold & Fireside chat with Exited Founder Siddhant Satapathy
Founders can be scammed in so many ways!
Here from the Open VC team about what they heard from founders.
Agenda
12-1pm 15 Ways to Scam to Founders Raising Funds, Shaun Gold
1:00 - 2:00 PM
Fireside chat with Siddhant Satapathy exited founder
Bio
Shaun Gold is a true polymath, renowned for his broad expertise and diverse experiences across multiple industries. He is a lifelong entrepreneur, 2x Amazon Best-Selling Author, international speaker, ghostwriter, investor, and super connector. He serves as the head of content at OpenVC (where his articles on startup topics are read by over 40,000 visitors a month) and as a General Partner at Improve Ventures, a VC fund focused on emerging markets. He is also involved in a joint venture between Point Capital and Improve Ventures focused on the startup secondary market, handling SPVs of $10 million or more.
Bio
Siddhant Satapathy is an AI builder and computer science student at University of California, Berkeley, currently working on AI at Quizlet. Previously, he founded and exited AnswersAi, an AI-powered education platform that grew to over 2 million users. His work focuses on building intelligent products that make learning faster, more personalized, and more accessible at scale.
Host:
Funding Breakthrough Lab is a 501(c)(3) women-led nonprofit pre-accelerator with a mission of creating a supportive of 23,000+ community to build a better tomorrow. We focus on founder success vs startup success and empower founders with education, networks, and resources to unlock their potential while championing diversity, inclusion, and authenticity. Founded by Natalie Pan, an engineer, community builder and executive coach.
https://fundingbreakthroughlab.org.