​Join our panel discussion about what real "Value Add" means in venture capital. Learn how you can build towards the kind of relationship where after all is said and done, whether the outcome is either an IPO or a wind down, you're the first call for the founder's next idea.

We'll talk about effective board participation, the cadence and content of check-ins, making customer introductions, and supporting hiring efforts--and somehow doing this for all of your portfolio companies while managing your overflowing inbox.

​New to VC is an educational series for a group of relatively new investors who want to be exposed to the best venture and startup thinking. Each event is attended by accredited investors and non-partner VCs that skew intentionally, but not exclusively, toward underrepresented backgrounds.

​Speakers:

​Alexandra Sukin | Bessemer Venture Partners

​Alexandra is an investor at Bessemer Venture Partners in the New York office where she focuses on consumer tech and vertical software. She has been involved with companies like Aiwyn, ShopMy, HockeyStack, Truebill, GlossGenius, Curri, and more. Before joining Bessemer, Alexandra worked at Stripes Group, a growth equity firm in New York City, and Fluent City, an educational technology firm in Brooklyn.

​Dave Eisenberg | Zigg Venture Capital

Dave has been a General Partner at Zigg Capital since the Firm's inception in 2018. Prior to co-founding Zigg, Dave was the Senior Vice President of Technology at CBRE Group, Inc. Dave founded Floored, Inc., a commercial real estate technology company, in 2012 and served as its CEO before it was acquired by CBRE in January 2017. Dave was also the co-founder & General Partner of Red Swan Ventures, a seed stage venture capital fund with relevant early investments in companies such as Warby Parker, Procore, Matterport, Turo, Coinbase, Snapdocs and VTS. Earlier in his career, Dave was the first employee at Bonobos (acquired by Walmart for $310M) and the fourth employee at TellApart (acquired by Twitter for $535M). Dave has a BA in Psychology from Harvard.

​Nisha Dua | BBG Ventures

​Nisha’s career path isn’t entirely linear, but she’s always ended up where she was meant to be. A former M&A lawyer, and management consultant at Bain, she joined Susan Lyne in 2013 to run strategy & operations for the AOL Brand Group. As her side hustle she opted to run AOL’s millennial celebrity gossip site, indulging a passion for content & social. In 2015, she founded BUILT BY GIRLS, harnessing the power of software and the crowd to make professionals in tech accessible to girls all across the country – and along the way, finding inspiration for what would become BBG Ventures. Her other titles include karate black belt and favorite aunt.

​Danielle Gershowitz | Cooley

​Danielle represents technology and high-growth companies throughout their life cycles on incorporation and formation matters, seed, strategic and venture capital financings, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and public offerings. She also regularly represents venture capital funds and strategic investors in financing and restructuring transactions.

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Sponsors:

​​Cooley LLP — Our lawyers advise venture capital firms, corporate VCs, growth equity firms, family offices and high-growth companies on 1,700+ private financings each year. We understand all angles and offer support at all stages of investment. Our integrated, cross-disciplinary team can take you from fund formation to investment to exit, partnering with your internal resources to guarantee seamless collaboration and offering the specialty platform you need to support your portfolio companies.

KPMG — Whether you are looking to reach new heights, embrace technology, plan for an exit, or manage the transition of wealth or your business to the next generation, KPMG Private Enterprise advisers can help you drive your business forward through each stage of the business journey. Your success is our legacy.

​​Stifel is a diversified global wealth management, investment bank, and commercial banking company. Our Venture Banking group provides commercial banking and debt capital financing solutions to venture capital-backed technology companies and their investors. Committed to supporting the innovation community, our entrepreneurial culture and long-term vision make Stifel Bank the right banking partner for Founders and Companies.

​This is event is hosted by nextNYC. To learn more about nextNYC and/or sign up for their newsletter, visit http://next.nyc