Controlling Your Destiny: The Indie Era of Startups
Join us for an engaging presentation and fireside chat with Bryce Roberts, Founder and Managing Director of Indie, a venture capital firm that aims to be the last round of funding founders need to raise.
Bryce will share insights from his experience at Indie, practical lessons drawn from his career, and his philosophy on why founders should prioritize building their businesses over focusing solely on fundraising. Through real-world examples and actionable advice, he will offer a fresh perspective on navigating the startup journey and forging meaningful investor relationships. The session will transition into a fireside chat and conclude with an audience Q&A.
More about Bryce Roberts:
Bryce’s venture capital career began in 2001.
In 2005 he founded OATV, one of the first institutional seed funds, with Tim O’Reilly and Mark Jacobsen. OATV was an early backer of many breakout companies including Codecademy, CTRL-Labs, Devoted Health, Expanse, Fastly, Fetch Robotics, Figma, Fitnesskeeper, Foursquare, Hipcamp, Misfit Wearables, Planet, and Signal Sciences.
Indie was hatched inside of OATV — first as an experiment in 2016 and, ultimately, as a stand-alone fund in 2023.
Self-described as more A24 than a16z, indie represents a vibrant future for fiercely independent founders and builders.