Venture Capital vs ICO

side of one option vs the other as our panelists have been successful with both sides of the debate and can share their tips, process, and pitfalls.
 There have been more than 1,500 ICOs as of Feb 2018. The total valuation of all cryptocurrency has reached $320B today. If you had invested $100 in Bitcoin in 2011 that Bitcoin would be worth over $2.5M today.
 Learn what startup profile is the most successful and why? How much capital do you need to launch an ICO successfully? Does it follow the traditional rounds of seed, Series A and beyond?Applicature ICO clients coinspark.io will give each attendee AirDrop worth $100! Buy the ticket and don't forget to provide your ETH address at ticket form.
Launching an ICO or got a Cryptocurrency startup? Are you an angel investor or VC interested in how your portfolio companies can raise more funding with an ICO? Contact at mykyta.safronenko@applicature.com
SPEAKERS

Ashmeet Sidana, Chief Engineer at Engineering Capital
Ashmeet is the Founder and Managing Partner of Engineering Capital. His experience includes managing venture capital funds, serving on multiple Boards of Directors, and helping build the industry-leading products VMware ESX Server and Silicon Graphics WebFORCE.
Before his last decade as a venture capitalist, Ashmeet was an operating executive with hands-on operating experience as a CEO and entrepreneur. Ashmeet came to venture from VMware, where he ran product management for their flagship product—ESX Server. Before VMware, Ashmeet was the Founder and CEO of Sidana Systems, Inc. He started his career at Hewlett Packard and Silicon Graphics as an engineer. 

Svyatoslav Sedov, Founder of The First International Incubator
Svyatoslav is the Angel Investor living in Bay Area (California, USA) and the owner of the First International Incubator for Silicon Companies - FRIISCO (FirstInternational.In). Svyatoslav focuses on venture investments into commercial web applications, social networks, internet communications and on-line TV - videos. Svjatoslav is the member of Russia Federation Council`s Business Development Committee and Russian Association of Venture Investors.
Svjatoslav earned his finance and business management masters degrees at St. Petersburg State University and Maryland School of Business (MD, USA.). He, also, was the only candidate in his year to earn the honor to enter The Russian Academy of Science.

Salil Pradhan, Venture Partner at Draper Nexus Ventures
Salil is a Venture Partner and early-stage investor with Draper Nexus Ventures. An advisor to corporate LPs on product strategy, partnerships with startups, and M&A, his current focus is on seed/early-stage startups in verticals including retail, healthcare, and agriculture with an emphasis on IoT (Internet of things).
Previously, Salil spent 10 years at Hewlett Packard in a variety of roles, including CTO of HP’s Enterprise RFID/ IoT business where he helped create and grow the nascent IoT solutions business to $100m in revenue.

Michael Sofaer, CTO at Brian Kelly Capital Management, Digital Asset Group
Michael Sofaer has been working in startups in San Francisco for 7 years. Most recently he was Chief Information Officer of Tradehill, Inc. He has also worked at Pivotal Labs, a boutique software consulting company focused on testing, pair programming, and developer culture.
Michael's areas of professional interest currently include the virtual currencies and karaoke spaces. He is very excited to teach and bring the culture and attitude of Pivotal and San Francisco startups to people new to the scene.
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 AGENDA
6:00-6:30pm Networking Time6:30-6:40pm Opening Notes by Applicature6:40-6:45pm Special Music Surprise6:45-8:00pm Panel Discussion8:00-8:15pm Startup Pitch8:15-8:45pm Networking Time

DISCLAIMER:  This session is purely for knowledge sharing. No investment or legal advice will be given. Attendees can follow up with panelists directly. Do not invest in anything you don’t truly understand and cannot afford to lose.
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