Learn to give investors your perfect pitch.

First we will hear from Silicon Valley's top angel investors.

Then, we will see seven start-ups pitch to the investors. You will see the pitch and the investors' feedback.

Wine and dessert reception will happen before and after the panel. Come early.

Speakers:

1. Brian Hamel

Brian Hamel has 22 years experience in the Hardware, Software and Venture Capital industry, serving in a variety of roles including sales, business development, CEO and Venture Partner.  Brian currently is the co-founder and CEO of Nuvolex, an early stage cloud computing software company.  Prior to his current role, he created and launched the Cadence Design Systems, Corporate Venture Capital practice.

Brian has analyzed and advised well over 100 startups on business formation, raising institutional as well as corporate capital and taking products to market.  He built and managed a multinational investment portfolio of over 21 semiconductor and system startups of which over 30% have either been acquired or have gone public.  Brian holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and did his MBA studies at the University of San Francisco, specializing in International Business.

2.Timothy Young, General Partner @ ENIAC Ventures

Tim has 12 years of experience working with early stage ventures as an entrepreneur, intellectual property and venture attorney, and venture capitalist.

His specialties include Mobile Software, Fund Formation, Venture Capital, Intellectual Property, and Tech Transactions. 

3. Adam Jackson

Founder, DriverSide.com and  Investor and Advisor to Internet Startups such as Rapportive,  American Efficient, italki, Incentalign, Inc.

4. Barrett Cohn, Board Advisor and Investor

• Advisory Board at Cynergen
• Board Advisor; Shareholder at Code Blue/Halo Labs, LLC
• Board of Directors; Former CEO; Shareholder at Juno Baby, Inc. (www.TheJunoCompany.com)

• Board Advisor at FWIX

• 5. George Kellerman
• Angel Investor at Darwin Marketing
• Strategic Business Advisor,  Advisory Board Member

Past

• General Manager & Director, Consumer Division of Dell Japan atDell

 

 

Christina Brodbeck is an angel investor, user interface designer, Co-Founder and CEO of TheIceBreak, and startup mentor at 500 startups.

Christina Brodbeck, a Silicon Valley angel investor and the co-founder of TheIceBreak. Christina was part of the YouTube founding team. She designed YouTube’s first user interface and later was responsible for creating interface that brought YouTube videos to cell phones. She invests primarily in the Bay Area.