Fundraising Tradeoffs: Lessons Investors Don’t Teach You
Fundraising can be critical and transformative, yet it comes with potential pitfalls and may be completely inappropriate for some founders (at least now). Before pursuing investment, it's essential to understand these consequential tradeoffs.
This panel will share insights from founders and investors, real-world lessons, and actionable advice to help you make the fundraising decision that best propels your vision forward.
Panelists:
Emily Zhen, Principal & Healthcare Lead at Zeal Capital Partners.
Taz Singh, LP in several VC funds and a charter member of TiE SoCal.
Sophy Li is an Investor and contributor at three startups.
Daniel Ahmadizadeh, Growth at Crustdata, led two YC companies as CEO, and Instructor at Columbia University.
Moderator: Benjamin Friedman, Founder and President of Build Scale Grow and Director, NYT CFO Group.
Schedule:
6:00–6:30 PM: Welcome networking with refreshments and light food available
6:30–7:15 PM: Panel conversation featuring prepared questions followed by audience Q&A
7:15–8:00 PM Continued networking and discussion of topics
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