SVB and Studio Management invite you to a Candid Conversation with Investors, Exited Founders, and Friends

Founders, Funders and Friends by Studio Management & Desai Foundation invite you to Candid Conversations with Leading Investors & Exited Founders

Date: January 25, 2024
Time: 6-9 pm EST
Venue: The residence of Alap Shah: 60 Broadway PH12 Brooklyn, New York 
Donation Tickets for Founders: $75
Donation Tickets for Investors: $250

All proceeds benefit the Desai Foundation, a non-profit empowering women and children through health, livelihood and menstrual equity. Conversations and networking with two engaging panels.  Sponsored by Studio Management and Rampur Whiskey. There will be networking before and after the panel talks, as well as cocktails and food catered from Desi Galli and Malai Ice Cream.

Moderator: Nikhil Kalghatgi - S.P. Hinduja Bank - Head of Alternative Investments, Teddy Capital - Managing Member of Private Office Vehicle focused on creatively structured VC and PE deals, Principal Executive Officer & Board Director (NASDAQ: IVCAU) Investcorp India Acquisition Corp

Panel 1: Real Talk with Leading VCs: Trends, valuations, most appealing businesses, and fundraising from LPs

• Naman Shah, Founding Partner of Studio Management, CoFounder at Sentieo, a financial intelligence platform; Cofounder of Thistle, a healthy customized meal delivery company with meat-optional, plant-based meals, snacks, and juices.
• Avantika Daing, Managing Partner at Plum Alley Investments - invests in technology and healthcare companies at the Series A and B with at least one woman in the founding team
• Jalak Jobanputra, Founding Partner of Future Perfect Ventures, an early stage venture capital fund launched in 2014 to invest in decentralized technologies, focusing on crypto assets and blockchain technology. FPV has invested in over 50 companies and is currently investing out of its third fund. 
• Rahul Jain, Founding Partner of Cloud9, a global tech and software lifecycle investor

Panel 2: Zero to Exit: Secrets from Successful Founders

• Shu Chowdhury, Founder of Salido, acquired by North American Bancard, one of the largest electronic payment processors in the US
• Alap Shah, Founding Partner of Studio Management, CoFounder at Sentieo, a financial intelligence platform; Cofounder of Thistle, a healthy customized meal delivery company with meat-optional, plant-based meals, snacks, and juices.
• Vinodh Bhat Founder of Saavn, acquired by Reliance Industries, merged with JioMusic to become JioSaavn.
• Krishna Subramanian, CoFounder of Captiv8, Cofounder of Unanimous Capital; CoFounder of Mobclix, acquired by Velti; CoFounder of Blue Lithium acquired by Yahoo; CoFounder of Burrp!, acquired by Network 18 Group

Silent Auction:

3 Coaching Sessions by Rohan Verma

Former Product and Partnerships executive at LinkedIn and Dropbox and founder, executive and leadership coach. Selected by Bessemer Venture Partners as a preferred coach for its portfolio company executives. Rohan coaches and advises across 3 pillars: 1) Executive and Leadership Coaching, 2) Instruction: Education and Speech Coaching, 3) BD/Strategic Partnerships Advisory. His clients include senior leaders and founders at Alphabet, Meta, Uber, Salesforce, Adobe, LinkedIn, and more
An Original Painting by Kavi

South Asian mixed media artist who creates work that explores the intersection of my cultural heritage, personal identity, and the contemporary world. Her work often uses traditional South Asian materials and techniques, such as textiles, metalwork, and calligraphy, to create new and unexpected forms. 

1 Session: Build Your Personal Brand & Improve Your Brand for Your Business by Sindhya Valloppillil

1 Session: Get Press Without Spending $1

1 Session: Write an Op-Ed That Not Only Gets Published But Also Trends

CoFounder & CEO of Skin Dossier, an AI-enabled Precision Skin Health Company, and a Contributing Writer at Forbes, TechCrunch, Crunchbase, and beautyMatter and previously a marketing exec and adjunct Marketing Professor

3 Coaching Sessions by Founder Coach Munjal Shah

Coaches startup founders, especially first-timers. Featured by Amazon Prime Video and has partnered with select VC partners. His methods eliminate founder burnout and help them manage the unspoken psychological stressors of uncertainty, co-founder conflict, investor relationships, fundraising fears, opportunity costs, and imposter syndrome. He has led Sales & Business Devt. teams in Silicon Valley for 10 years at companies such as Contastic (acquired) and Alchemy ($1B+ valuation). He is also an early investor in Alchemy, Polkadot, and Akash Network and an LP to multiple venture funds.

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About The Organization

The Desai Foundation is an organization that empowers women and children through community programming to elevate health, livelihood and menstrual equity in rural India. Learn more about our work here.