VC / LP Summit + The Chainsmokers BlockParty
Tickets include entry to The Summit + The Chainsmokers Blockparty
Join us for a unique and high-impact LP/VC Summit hosted in collaboration with the Midway. This exclusive gathering brings together top-tier VCs, Family Offices, LPs and cultural leaders for a day of conversation, connection, and collaboration at the intersection of capital, culture, and innovation.
Expect insightful discussions on emerging venture trends, fund-building strategies, and the evolving role of cultural capital in tech investing—alongside a rare opportunity to see the Chainsmokers perform at a massive block party later in the afternoon.
FAMILY OFFICES: Frontier Group, Paris-Roubaix Group, Avestix Group, Verda Family Office
VC FIRMS: Array Ventures, Paypal Ventures, Village Global, AI Fund, Bay Bridge Ventures, Event Horizon Capital, Google, Fractal Capital, Founders Bay Venture, , Alter Global, JAD Capital Partners, Bain Capital, Eudemian Ventures, Arrival Ventures, Obvious Ventures, milemark•capital, Vinaj Ventures, Swisscom Ventures, FoundersX Ventures, Plug and Play Tech Center, Bouken Capital, T&A Asset Management, South Park Commons, Sumavision Technologies Venture
EXECUTIVES FROM: Google, Cisco Meraki, NVIDIA
VC / LP SUMMIT (11AM - 2PM):
THE CHAINSMOKERS BLOCK PARTY (3PM - 10PM)
AGENDA
11:15AM - 11:30AM: Fund Architecture: What It Really Takes to Build a Scalable VC Platform
Keynote by Asher Siddiqui on lessons from $15B+ in M&A, 100+ venture investments, and launching funds across 4 continents.
11:30AM - 12PM: AI Investment Trends Panel
Alan Du, Partner at Paypal Ventures
Anne Dwayne, Co-Founder & Partner at Village Global ($500 million AUM, chaired by Reid Hoffman, and backed by industry luminaries like Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg)
Warren Packard, Partner at AI Fund (Founded by Andrew Ng, AI Fund is backed by over $365 million.)
Henry Shi, Co-Founder, Super.com ($1B in sales/year)
12PM - 12:30PM: Investing Through Global Shifts: Tech, Policy & Power
Andrew Karsh, General Partner at Bay Bridge Ventures
Tobias Yergin, Director of Product, Strategic Exploration, Walmart
Alastair Trueger, General Partner, Event Horizon Capital
Tod Sacerdoti, General Partner, Flex Capital
Mariane Bekker, Managing Partner, Founders Bay
12:30PM - 1:00PM: Unlocking Family Offices Funds
David Robb, Managing Director, Frontier Group (Single Family Office)
Brett Horton, CIO, Paris-Roubaix Group (Single Family Office)
Jasmine Shih, Managing Partner, Avestix Group (Single Family Office)
Natalia Sokolova, Managing Director, SGG World - Verda Family Office (Single Family Officer)
Garett Chan, Portfolio and Operations Manager, Multi-Family Offices
1PM - 1:30PM: What LPs Want: A VC's Guide to Institutional Expectations
Fireside chat between:
Grace Gong, Founder, CEO, Host of Smart Venture Media, Smart Venture Podcast, Venture with Grace
Shruti Gandhi, Founder and Managing Partner of Array Ventures & Commissioner of San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System (SFERS), a $35+ billion public pension fund
1:30PM - 2PM: State of VC 2025: AI, Bridge Rounds, and Fund Performance
Keynote Peter Walker, Head of Data Insights, Carta
3PM - Block Party Starts!
4PM - 10PM - Inside and Outside Midway : DJs from SFVibe, Titanics End, and The Chainsmokers
GODS AND MONSTERS ROOM - MIDWAY - SFVIBE DJS
4-5pm - JASON EVERETT
6-7pm - DAVID CARVALHO
7-8pm - KEVIN KIND
8-9pm - MARIE POSA
RIDE ROOM - MIDWAY - TITANICS END DJS
4-5PM - AMITT
5-6PM - HIDDEN AXIS
6-7PM - HAPKI
7-8PM - DND
8-9PM - LUME
9-10PM - DAVID CARVALHO
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