Counter V
Welcome back to Counter V! This is Counterpart Ventures' annual event where we gather corporate VCs from around the globe.
Registration Instructions
While this is primarily for corporate investors, we are happy to invite select friends and partners. If you are a corporate VC, we kindly ask that you to create an account or login to your existing and register for this event on the Counter Club.
There will be an after-party following the conference, beginning around 6:00 PM. Please indicate which ticket type you would like on the next page.
If you register but for some reason are unable to attend...
We have a huge guest list this year and want to make sure everyone can attend. If you register but do not attend, we will kindly ask that you make a $100 donation to a charity of your choosing. We understand that things come up which is why we ask that you notify us at least 48 hours in advance so we can allocate your ticket to someone else. It also allows us to run the event optimally and continue to offer this as a FREE event to our Counter Club community.
You will be asked to select your chosen charity when you register. You will only be asked to make the donation if you do not inform us more than 48 hours in advance that you can no longer make it:
Together SF: A nonprofit organization with a mission to increase civic engagement and education in San Francisco.
Tipping Point: Finds, funds, and amplifies the most promising poverty-fighting solutions so one day everyone can prosper in the Bay Area.
10,000 Degrees: Provides mentorship, financial aid, and academic guidance to help students succeed in college and beyond.
SF Marin Food Bank: Address hunger head-on – from our food pantry network and home-delivered groceries to CalFresh (food stamp) enrollment.
We appreciate your understanding and consideration!
Program
Key times to be aware of:
8:00AM - Doors open for registration & networking
9:00AM - Opening Welcome
12:30PM - Lunch
6:00PM - Conference Concludes, After Party begins
10:00PM - After Party concludes
Welcome
8:00-9:00AM: Check-In & Prearranged meetings with pastries and coffee hosted by Forward Search
The Venture Mindset Book Signings by Professor Ilya Strebulaev and Alex Dang
8:15-9:00AM: Platform VC Leader Meet Up with McKesson Ventures
9:00AM: Opening Welcome Address from Patrick Eggen, Counterpart Ventures
Morning Sessions
9:30-10:00AM: Fireside Chat with Seasoned VCs Promod Haque and Nagraj Kashyap
Promod Haque, General Partner, Norwest Venture Partners
Nagraj Kashyap, Co-Founder and General Partner, Touring Capital
10:00-10:45AM: Fireside Chat: Golden Age of the WNBA
Cathy Engelbert, WNBA Commissioner, Board of Directors of McDonald’s Corporation and Royalty Pharma, fmr. Deloitte CEO
Pau Gasol, Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer, Two-time NBA Champion, President of Gasol16 Ventures and the Gasol Foundation, Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission
10:45-11:30AM: Panel: AI Application across the Private and Public Enterprise
Andrew Ferguson, VP, Databricks Ventures
Sagi Paz, Head, AMD Ventures
Rashmi Gopinath, fmr. General Partner, B Capital Group
Tanvi Narain, Principal, Counterpart Ventures (moderator)
11:30AM-12:00PM: Fireside Chat: Decrypting the Motives of CVCs for Traditional VCs: Founders Fund & Booz Allen Ventures
Trae Stephens, Partner, Founders Fund, Co-Founder of Anduril, Sol & Pursuit
Travis Bales, Managing Director, Booz Allen Ventures
12:00-12:30PM: Fireside Chat: A Brief History on the SoftBank Vision Fund with Lydia Jett
Lydia Jett, Global Consumer Internet Investor & Board Member, fmr. Managing Partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers
Minnie Ingersoll, Partner at TenOneTen Ventures, Host of LA Venture podcast
Lunch
12:30PM-1:45PM - Pepsi Halftime Show & Lunch presented by PepsiCo Ventures Group
Afternoon Sessions
1:45-1:50PM: Unveiling the 2024 State of CVC Report
Charlie Walker, Silicon Valley Bank
1:50-2:30PM: Fireside Chat: How to Raise External Capital as Balance Sheet CVC
Chris Douvos, Founder, AHOY Capital
Ramneek Gupta, Founder & Managing Partner, PruVen Capital
2:30-3:15PM Panel: Healthcare Investing in AI
Amy Belt Raimundo, VP & Managing Director, Kaiser Permanente Ventures
Michelle Snyder, Partner, McKesson Ventures
Matthew Blum, Principal, Cigna Ventures
Holly Maloney, Managing Director, General Catalyst (moderator)
3:15-3:45PM: Current Equity Capital Markets Outlook
Becky Steinthal, Head of TMT Equity Capital Markets, Jefferies fmr. Goldman Sachs
Breakouts: New, Intermediate & Mature Sessions
New CVC Sessions: Still getting started and learning:
3:45-4:15PM: Mothership Connection and Value Add through Incubation, with Jason Sydow, Partner at Next47
4:15-4:45PM: Breaking Out & Standing Out as an Emerging CVC Investor, with Samantha Huang, Principal at BMW i Ventures
4:45-5:15PM Building Strategic Partnerships with Business Units to Scale and Succeed, with Simon Figures, Fmr. Standard Chartered Ventures
Intermediate Sessions: Few years in but still getting through teething challenges:
3:45-4:15PM: Talent Retention and Incentivizing your Team, with Sunidh Jani, Director at Eaton
4:15-4:45PM: Operational Best Practices for CVC funds, with Jonathan Schalliol, Finance & Operations Lead at HG Ventures
4:45-5:15PM: Managing the Process Flow with your Corporate, with Christian Gammil, General Partner at Cultivate Next / Chipotle
Mature & Distinguished Sessions: Well on their way and past early issues:
3:45-4:15PM: How to create an enduring CVC fund and survive economic & internal corporate cycles, with Will O'Donnell, Managing Director at Prologis Ventures
4:15-5:00 PM: Closed Door Session: Where to begin when spinning out your fund and raising external capital, with Chris Douvos, Founder of AHOY Capital
5:20-5:30PM: Closing Remarks: Joe Saijo, Counterpart Ventures & Mikey Kailis, Counterpart Ventures
Evening Festivities
5:30-6:00PM: Magician Extraordinaire and Mentalist Kevin Blake
More Entertainment: Earnest Porter & the Mind band & Tarot Card Readings
Till 10:00PM: Hub International After-Party: Appetizers, wood-fired pizza, and cocktails, so stick around and enjoy!
Thank you to our terrific partners
Without their support, this event and our Counter Club community would not be possible:
Aduro Advisors
DLA Piper
PitchBook
Silicon Valley Bank
Hub International
PepsiCoVentures Group
Forward Search