Founders & Funders AMA 2025-Bay Area
Augment Ventures is thrilled to invite you to our very first Founders n Funders: Ask Me Anything community event in the Bay Area!
This special evening will feature a live panel conversation moderated by Sonali Vijayavargiya, Founder and Managing Director, Augment Ventures in conversation with
Tim Buchner
Tim Buchner is a seasoned executive with over 25 years of experience driving growth and innovation across Financial Services, Asset Management, Artificial Intelligence, GPS, and Wireless industries.
and
Philipp Wehn, Founder and CEO of Nexxa AI.
We’re excited to partner with Cooley as our lead sponsor for this event and are honored to have special remarks from Gordon Ho.
Join us for a night of meaningful conversations, curated connections, and an inside look at what it takes to build and fund transformative companies.
📅 Date: November 13
🕕 Time: 3-5 pm PT
About Augment Ventures
Augment Ventures backs AI-native founders transforming the real economy — from manufacturing and logistics to energy, supply chain, and climate.
We invest early, when conviction matters more than consensus, and bring strategic depth, operational rigor, and a track record of realized exits to every partnership.
Augment unites bold builders and visionary funders to create enduring companies at the intersection of industry and AI.
About Cooley
Cooley is the go-to advisor for innovators and disruptors, helping to turn great ideas into great companies. As one of the most active global firms for early- and late-stage financings, initial public offerings (IPOs) and M&A, we combine our multidisciplinary platform with efficient, tech-enabled resources to provide clients with premium counsel through each stage as they scale. Cooley is deeply connected in the venture ecosystem, working with startups, boards, leadership teams and investors to support 7,000+ high-growth private companies reshaping the global economy. Our distinctive approach to client relationships, proactive problem-solving and team collaboration ensures clients have a legal partner to take their business to the next level.
About Weaver
Weaver is built on an unwavering commitment to our clients’ success — acting with integrity, delivering with care, and consistently striving to exceed expectations. Nationally ranked by both INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA) and Accounting Today, including recognition as a Best of the Best and Fastest-Growing firm by IPA in 2025, Weaver has also received top workplace recognitions across many of the markets we serve.
Weaver serves clients across the U.S., India and Grand Cayman. From emerging managers and start-ups to Fortune 500 multinational companies, our clients include financial services, commercial, government and not-for-profit organizations.
Weaver is particularly well-known in financial services/alternative investments, technology, energy, real estate, construction, manufacturing, health care, and government. Our services include audit, tax, valuation, transaction advisory, fund structuring, portfolio support, governance, risk and compliance, IT advisory, energy compliance and consulting, forensics and litigation services, specialty tax services, including international tax, state and local tax, tax credits and incentives, fixed asset advisory, tax provision, and private client services. Our team brings deep industry knowledge, responsive service, and a collaborative approach designed to meet clients wherever they are in their growth journey.
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