​Candid Conversation with Venture Capitalists with practical tips to gain access to capital. Joining in the conversation will be one of the top ten US bank, BMO Bank, N.A. (BBNA). BMO will share ways to gain access to their little known fund tailored for tech startups at all stages as another possible avenue of capital sourcing.

​This event is a soft launch of a series of insightful fireside chats, In Conversation, with industry leaders designed for founders, entrepreneurs, startups and the community at large to provide secret ingredients to success in an intimate setting.

​Speakers

​Franklin Pitcher (Pitch) Johnson Jr. - Pitch co-founded Draper and Johnson Investment Company with Bill Draper in 1962. This was a first venture capital company in Silicon Valley. Today he is founding partner of his family office, Asset Management Company and is known as a founding father of Silicon Valley venture capital.

​Bill Reichert - Partner, Pegasus Tech Ventures, a $2 billion global venture capital firm with headquarters in Silicon Valley and offices around the world. Bill focuses on deep technology investments, including AI, quantum computing, next-generation chips, materials science, and medical technology. He is also Chief Evangelist of Startup World Cup, the largest and richest venture capital competition on the planet, with over $1.5 million in cash prizes, including a $1 million grand prize.

​Scott Armanini - Venture Capitalist with various institutions such as Accenture Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Samsung NEXT Ventures. Scott is also a lecturer.

​Serephina Ha - Managing Director at Founder Institute. Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, FI have incubated over 7,500 startups raise over $1.7B (USD) in funding with a combined valuation over $35B (USD).

​Agenda

​10:30 am - registration

​11:00 am - conversation

​12:30 pm - lunch and networking

​2:00 pm - goodbye

​Partner and Sponsor

​BMO Bank N.A. (BBNA) is a top 10 U.S. bank proudly serving more than 4 million customers in the United States with a full suite of products and services that meet all their business or personal financial needs. BBNA is part of BMO Financial Group (BMO), a full-service global financial services provider with 13 million customers across North America. Serving customers through our U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking alongside Wealth Management U.S. and BMO Capital Markets, BMO is proud to fuel progress for individuals, families, and businesses across the country with a mission to Boldy grow the good in business and life.

​Host

​In Conversation

​An emerging giving-back arm of Hayy, Inc., a tech startup Lab building disruptive solutions for vertical industries utilizing tech for good. In Conversation is a first endeavor in that mission.