Blockchain VC Investor Panel

Blockchain VC Investor Panel

Come join fellow Blockchain + Distributed Ledger Technologies enthusiasts for our fun-packed event!

This event is sponsored by Epic. Epic is a mobile wallet and self-checkout app incorporating Blockchain, Computer Vision and Augmented Reality. Sign Me Up as a Beta User! 

• Join the SF AR + CV Meetup Group 
• Join the SF Blockchain + Distributed Ledger Tech Meetup Group 
• Join the SF Computer Vision & Deep Learning Meetup Group  
• Join the SF Machine Learning Meetup Group
• Volunteer / Request to Demo at our Events 

Agenda:

6:30pm - 7:00pm: Registration and Networking
7:00pm - 7:10pm: Opening remarks 
7:10pm - 8:00pm: Blockchain Investor Panel

• Barbara Russkova - Venture Partner, GVA Capital
  
  
  Varvara a founder turned VC. Focuses on AI, health tech and in search of blockchain companies tackling these fields. She is also a VP at a crypto hedge fund, that allows her to evaluate variety of deals that may not be applicable for VC funding. 
  Mostly excited about solving real persistent world's problems with unobvious solutions, including security and incentivization of a blockchain technology. 
  
  GVA Capital is an early-stage, Silicon Valley based VC firm with $120m under management.The firm is focused on science-intensive innovations across a variety of verticals. Investmentsin Luminar Technologies, Phantom.ai, Diamond Foundry, Sound Hound, i.am+, People.ai, Virool,AstroDigital, Storj among others. 
  
  
• Nikolai Oreshkin - Managing Partner, Elysium Venture Capital
  
  Elysium Venture Capital is a premier investment management group focused on helping high growth technology companies access the global market. With strong ties in Silicon Valley, Europe, and China, the group runs venture funds, fund-of-funds, and special purpose investment vehicles across the world. Members of the group are world famous tech entrepreneurs, founders of publicly traded companies, and professional investors. With hands-on experience, Elysium VC invests in the most promising innovative companies and bridges the gap in emerging tech across North America, Europe, and Asia.
  

• Jiazi Guo - Venture Capitalist/Investor, Tsingyuan Ventures
  
  UC Berkeley alumni, Entrepreneur since age 16. Formerly Investment Banker, Hedge Fund. Currently active venture capitalist and mentor at techstars, alchemist accelerator, 500 startups, plug-n-play.
  
  Tsingyuan Ventures is a technology-focused venture fund investing in seed to A-round startups in the United States. It is a successor fund to the TEEC Angel Fund. We have deep ties to the extensive Tsinghua University network in both the US and China.  We have used this network and our technical expertise to source and evaluate some of the best early stage deals in the past six years.
  
  

8:00pm - 9:00pm: Networking

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Venue: Galvanize (44 Tehama St, San Francisco, CA 94105). 

Venue Sponsor: Google Launchpad

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• Join the SF AR + CV Meetup Group 
• Join the SF Blockchain + Distributed Ledger Tech Meetup Group 
• Join the SF Computer Vision & Deep Learning Meetup Group  
• Join the SF Machine Learning Meetup Group
• Volunteer / Request to Demo at our Events 

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