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Black@INBOUND Invite-Only Event

How to Pitch to a VC Fund

February 14, 2023
12 - 1pm est

Are you ready to pitch?

In this exclusive event with First Round Capital, we're diving deep into venture capital funding and how to design the right pitch that will secure funding for your business. 

In this engaging fireside chat, attendees will have the opportunity to hear from a dynamic group of venture leaders. Learn exactly what VCs look for in a developing business, common mistakes to avoid during your pitch, and how to make your business stand out. This invite-only event is for founders seeking preseed or Series A funding. Register today to save your seat!

This event is invite-only. 

  • Brandon Greer

    HubSpot

    Brandon Greer serves as HubSpot’s Director of Corporate Development & Head of HubSpot Ventures. In this role, he oversees the team responsible for defining and executing HubSpot’s M&A and investment strategy, which includes the business’s $100M corporate venture capital fund focused on investing in high-growth software companies in the HubSpot ecosystem.

    Prior to HubSpot, Brandon worked as a software investor at OpenView Venture Partners, a software-focused VC fund based in Boston.

    He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University where he studied Applied Economics.

  • Cristina Cordova

    First Round Capital
    Cristina Cordova invests in early-stage technology startups as a Partner at First Round Capital. She most recently led Platform & Partnerships and the Growth team at Notion. Prior to that, she spent 7 years at Stripe, joining as the 28th employee. In her time there, she led a product and engineering org building several new financial products and growing the Partnerships organization from the ground up. She has also made 50+ angel investments in startups, primarily in SaaS, Developer Tools & Financial Technology.

  • Meka Asonye

    First Round Capital
    Meka Asonye is a Partner at First Round Capital based in San Francisco. Before moving into venture, Meka was an active angel investor backing companies such as Coda, Common Room, Rimeto (acq. by Slack), Snackpass and Stytch. Previously, he served as the VP of Sales & Services at Mixpanel, where he ran the more than 100-person global revenue team. Before Mixpanel, Meka spent four years at Stripe and scaled and matured its sales organization during the company's rapid growth from 250 to 2000 people. Meka earned a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude in Economics and Finance from Princeton and his MBA from Harvard Business School.

  • Julien Blaney

    First Round Capital

    Agenda

    The speakers will dive into:
    • Tactics founders have leveraged to garner their interest and cultivate relationships
    • Common mistakes and approaches to avoid when trying to pitch
    • Key data points they're looking for to help them evaluate opportunities
    • Perspectives on the current market

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