Founders Roundtable x #NYTechWeek: From Seed to Series C, What Are Founders Facing in 2023?

​​If you are a B2B Founder, this event is for you. Feeling isolated or alone? Hear from other Founders (from Seed to Series C) and gain valuable insights, strategies, thoughts, and concerns during these times of economic uncertainty. This will be a no holds barred, authentic, open-conversation in a roundtable format.

​​Followed immediately with an audience Q&A.

Sponsored by Mucker Capital, Free Agency, and LeadrPro

​Founder Roundtable Participants

Noam Schwartz, ActiveFence (Series B, $100MM)
Amritpal Singh, Multiplier (Series B, $77MM)
Timmu Toke, Ready Player Me (Series B, $73MM)
Jeffrey Perlman, Bright Power ($36MM raised)
Tyler Strand, Air ($28MM raised)
Jeff Chen, Pixlee (exited to Emplifi)

plus special guests...

​​To nominate a founder, email foundersroundtable@leadrpro.com

Moderated by Chris Sheng, growth advisor at Mucker Capital, CEO of LeadrPro, and host of PodSaaS

We'll cover such relevant topics as:

• ​​founder war stories

• ​​raising capital

• ​​growth during a recession

• ​​culture and teams during times of uncertainty

• ​​what's in store for 2024
  
  About the companies:
  
  ActiveFence enables trust and safety teams to protect their platforms and users from online arm - across content formats and abuse areas.
  
  Multiplier is a leading global employment platform that manages employment, payroll & compliance for International Teams
  
  Ready Player Me develops a cross-game avatar platform for the metaverse.
  
  Bright Power is a provider of energy and water management services for real estate owners, investors, and operators.
  
  Air is a developer of workplace collaboration and cloud storage replacement tool used to offer media management services.
  
  Emplifi provides brands with insights needed to empathize with customers and amplify the right experiences.
  
  Previous participants include:
  

• ​​​Eddie Martucci, Akili Interactive (NASDAQ: AKLI)

• ​​Joshua Lee, CEO of Ardius (acquired by Gusto)

• ​​Alex Canter, CEO of Nextbite (acquired by SBE)

• ​​Paul Sellew, Little Leaf Farms (Series D, $435MM)

• ​​Roei Yellin, 8fig ($197MM raised)

• ​​Nathan Latka, Founderpath ($161MM raised)

• ​​Eric Johnson, Membersy ($106MM raised)

• ​Erich Kerekes, Hallow App (Series C, $105MM)

• ​Jennifer Glaspie-Lundstrom, Tandym ($60MM)

• ​Sami Ahmed, Hunt Club (Series B, $52MM)

• ​Dave Jacobs, Homethrive (Series B, $38MM)

• ​​Daniel Kirschner, Greenfly ($37MM)

• ​Mike Pappas, Modulate (Series A, $36MM)

• ​​Rosa Hamalainen, Rupa Health (Series A, $26MM)

• ​​Roy Dekel, CEO of SetSchedule ($21.4MM)

• ​Gaurav Bhattacharya, Involve (Series A, $19MM)

• ​Danny Freed, Blueprint (Series A, $14MM)

• ​​Nicole Green, CEO of Givingli ($14MM)

• ​​Luca Zambello, Jurny ($13MM)

• ​​Justin Papermaker, LoudCrowd ($9.2MM raised)

• ​​Danny He, SoapBox ($7MM)

• ​​Sarah Milby, Valor Performance (Seed, $6MM)

• ​​Pete Ryan, CoSell ($2MM raised)

• ​​Walter Guevara, LeadrPro ($2MM)

• ​​Anuj Bhalla, ServiceMob ($2MM)

• ​​Nick Spiller, Capital Factory

​About our sponsors:

Free Agency is a game-changer for top and emerging talent in tech, providing professionals with Hollywood-style representation for the first time ever. Put simply, they manage “the business end” of their clients' careers, helping them find, win, and succeed at top-of-market roles. https://www.freeagency.com/

This event is a part of #TechWeek - a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem.