Los Angeles: Masters of Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) - Hosted by Rubicon VC, Toolbox LA, Make in LA & Royse Law

over 100 interviews with leading CVCs in the US, Europe and Asia in addition to 20 years of experience of raising funding from CVCs and investing alongside them. 
Ticket includes 1 copy of Romans' new book. Find it and review on:
Amazon and on Kindle.

Andrew's brief talk will be followed by a panel of leading CVCs and VCs with plenty of time for a cocktail networking reception with light bites. We expect 100+ VCs, CVCs, angel investors, senior executives from large corporations, conglomerates, family offices and plenty of entrepreneurs and other supporters of the LA startup ecosystem. 

CVC & VC panel (confirming more VC & CVC panelists)

Stephen K. Young, Venture investor, Lowe's Ventures
Bryan Ciambella, Principle, B Capital
Adam B. Struck, Managing Partner, Struck Capital
Craig R. Cooper, General Partner & author, The Action Fund
Andrew C. Romans, General Partner & author, Rubicon Venture Capital, Moderator

The discussion will examine CVC from the unique perspectives of 1) the entrepreneur raising CVC and VC funding, 2) the corporate, 3) the investment professional working at the CVC and 4) the financial VC that may partner with CVCs in a syndicate backing the same startup.

Why corporates establish CVC groups

How to establish a list of top priorities of strategic and financial objectives

How to convince your board to commit to a CVC program

How to structure the strategy and fund from a branding, legal and investing strategy

How to achieve strategic goals while generating profit and ensuring evergreen longevity of the CVC

How to raise funding from CVCs compared to financial VCs

Dangers to avoid when raising and partnering with CVCs

Agenda

6:30 - 7:00: Registration & networking

7:00 - 7:30: Welcome remarks from Make in LA and Andrew Romans presents key findings on best practices of CVCs and how to raise capital and partner with CVCs

7:30 - 8:00: CVC panel & Q&A

8:00 - 9:00: Closing remarks, cocktail networking reception and tour of Toolbox LA & Make in LA

“It is fair to say that not all CVCs are able to keep their promise of adding value, but when they do, it is certainly one of the most powerful ways to accelerate the growth of a startup. Masters of Corporate Venture Capital is essential reading for entrepreneurs, VCs and CVCs.” —FREDERIC ROMBAUT, Managing Director, Cisco Investment; cofounder, Qualcomm Ventures & Director, Apax Partners

If you want to host or sponsor a CVC event anywhere in the world please get in touch: mat@rubicon.vc. Chinese and Japanese translations are expected to be released in September 2017. Russian translation expected in October 2017.

Interested in a little pre-reading? Check out two free chapters from Andrew Romans' previous book The Entrepreneurial Bible to Venture Capital: Inside Secrets From the Leaders in the Startup Game.
Free M&A chapter “Which Way to the Exit?”
Free liquidity & secondary market chapter "Ladder to Liquidity: The Secondary Market"

Special thanks to Toolbox LA, Make in LA, Royse Law and Rubicon Venture Capital for hosting this event. 

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