Events

Join us for a breathtaking hike in the Santa Monica Mountains with fellow early-stage founders and investors in ClimateTech. This is a unique opportunity to connect with others who are passionate about tackling climate change through innovation.

Note: While this event is outside, we will be vetting every request to join. You will receive a SEPARATE email if your registration has been approved. 

We'll make our way through 2 miles of scenic mountainside just north of Santa Monica as a way for us to finish off LA #TechWeek. Along the way, we'll stop to take in the panoramic views and discuss the latest developments in ClimateTech. This is a chance to exchange ideas, share insights, and forge new connections with others who are working towards a more sustainable future.

Whether you're a seasoned hiker or a newcomer to the trails, this event is a great way to get some fresh air, exercise, and meet fellow founders and funders. So lace up your hiking boots, grab your reusable water bottle, and join us for a morning of exploration, conversation, and community-building. 

 - a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem.

LTSE partners with companies across their lifecycle to help them grow and scale from formation through IPO. At every stage, from private investment into the public markets, strategically managing equity and a company's cap table has an outsized impact on long-term success. 

 is a full-lifecycle cap table management solution for planning, managing, and collaborating on startup equity.

LA #TechWeek - ClimateTech Founder & Funder Hike

Join us for an exclusive dinner in the heart of San Francisco, bringing together a select group of Series A and Series B founders and investors who are passionate about responsible innovation. 

We'll have the opportunity to share stories, ideas, and insights about the challenges and opportunities of building companies with the long-term in mind. You'll hear from other founders and investors who are tackling some of the most pressing issues of our time, from climate change to ethical AI to data privacy.

This dinner is by invitation only, and space is extremely limited. To request an invitation, please submit your request to join.

​LTSE partners with companies across their lifecycle to help them grow and scale from formation through IPO. At every stage, from private investment into the public markets, strategically managing equity and a company's cap table has an outsized impact on long-term success. 

SF #TechWeek - Responsible Innovation Founders & Funders Dinner

Join us for an intimate founder dinner to discuss an important topic that is often overlooked in the startup world - mental health for founders. Space is limited and registration is subject to approval, so be sure to reserve your spot ASAP!

This event will be hosted in SoHo. Exact location will be revealed once your registration is approved. 

This dinner is a safe and confidential space where we can share our experiences, learn from each other, and explore best practices for supporting founder mental health and that of our teams.

We'll hear from founders about their personal experiences with mental health, and explore strategies for having open and honest conversations about this important topic with employees, investors, mentors, and fellow founders.

From the investor and former founder perspective, Forum Ventures will providing insights, sharing stories, and chatting through how they think about supporting founder mental health within their own portfolio. 

This is a great opportunity to connect with other founders who share your values and priorities, and to gain valuable insights that can help you lead with greater resilience, empathy, and clarity.

Jonah has spent the last twenty years at the intersection of marketing and technology as a serial entrepreneur in Canada. He has experienced several different lenses on the founder's journey from bootstrapping his own startup, to launching new corporate divisions, and raising 8 figures of venture capital.

At Forum, in supporting hundreds of founders’ growth, Jonah has carved out a niche in the market of teaching founders how to build and deliver pitch decks proven to raise capital.

With a diverse background in strategy, marketing, and business development, Olivia has spent the last decade building zero-to-one across both enterprise companies and startups. As the Head of Platform at Forum, she leads a fierce team focused on sourcing, operations, and post-investment portfolio support. In addition to Forum, Olivia is an active angel-investor, mentor, and ultra-marathoner.

Natalie leads partnerships at LTSE, where she leverages relationships with top VCs, accelerators, banks, and law firms for the betterment of early-stage founders. Outside of LTSE, she's also an active mentor at LOI Labs and a16z's TxO program. Prior to joining LTSE, Natalie led global partnerships and content marketing at 500 Global, one of the most active early-stage VC firms globally. 

For the past 8 years, she's been cultivating an audience of over 400K and hosting events on underrepresented founders, founder mental health, and social impact. 

Supporting Founder Mental Health

Please join us for a fireside chat featuring industry innovator, Jeremy Almond, CEO of Paystand, and Tiho Bajic, CEO of LTSE Software. We'll explore the need for entrepreneurs in B2B FinTech and the challenges in building in FinTech, including some of the biggest hurdles Paystand has had to face during its growth. 

Jeremy Almond is Cofounder and CEO of Paystand. Almond founded Paystand in 2014 and today the fintech startup is the world’s largest B2B network running on a commercial blockchain. An acknowledged industry expert in blockchain and payments technology, he co-hosts ReDeFined, a new podcast focusing on real stories of the blockchain and the future of finance. With Paystand, he is leading the B2B DeFi movement and rebooting the commercial finance industry.

In August 2022, Paystand acquired LATAM-based Yaydoo, enabling the company to reach unicorn status. In 2022 for the third straight year, Paystand was named to the Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Companies.

Prior to Paystand, Almond spent 15 years as a serial entrepreneur and startup advisor, coaching SMBs and large companies on how to be successful with quicker access to capital. He has helped dozens of B2B companies drive adoption of digital commerce, and is still an active board member at a number of fintech companies. Almond holds a Bachelor of Science in computer engineering from the University of California and a master’s in business from the University of Massachusetts.

Tiho is a serial product builder and is passionate about tools that help people work smarter. Prior to joining LTSE, he served as the CTO at Nitro, a smart document productivity company. In 2008, Tiho was a founding engineer at Rypple, a social performance management platform later acquired by Salesforce. Tiho started his career as a software engineer at Workbrain, where he participated in its IPO on TSX. He is the founder of Serbian Entrepreneurs, which fosters the entrepreneurial ecosytem in Serbia. He earned his Hon B.Sc. in Computer Science from University of Toronto.

Fireside Chat: Jeremy Almond (Paystand) and Tiho Bajic (LTSE Software) 

Are you ready to connect with some of the most inspiring women in the industry? Join 

 for a special luncheon designed exclusively for seed and Series A female founders and investors in FinTech. 

You'll have the opportunity to share your experiences, insights, and challenges, and to learn from others who have been through similar journeys. You'll also get to hear from Alexa von Tobel, one of the top female investors about her experience investing in the space and insights from one of her portfolio founders' Nami Baral. 

This event is SOLD OUT. You can sign up for the waitlist above. Given the demand and limited capacity, registration and approval are required for attendance!

Alexa is the founder and managing partner of Inspired Capital, a $500M+ early-stage venture capital firm.

Prior to Inspired Capital, Alexa founded LearnVest in 2008 with the goal of helping people make progress on their money. After raising nearly $75 million in venture capital, LearnVest was acquired by Northwestern Mutual in May 2015 in one of the biggest fintech acquisitions of the decade. Following the acquisition, von Tobel joined the management team of Northwestern Mutual as the company’s first-ever Chief Digital Officer. 

Alexa, who holds a Certified Financial Planner™ designation, is the New York Times-Bestselling Author of Financially Fearless and Financially Forward. She is also the host of The Founders Project with Alexa von Tobel, a weekly podcast with Inc. that highlights top entrepreneurs.

Originally from Florida, Alexa attended Harvard College and Harvard Business School before settling in New York City where she currently resides with her husband and three children.

Nami Baral is the Founder & CEO of Niural (

), which provides globally compliant payroll and HR management solution. Nami is a repeat entrepreneur with two successful exits. Prior to Niural, Nami founded 

, a fintech company that leverages AI to reduce debt for American consumers. Harvest was acquired by Acorns in 2021. Before Harvest, Nami was Head of Product Partnerships at Twitter, where she had joined as an early employee. Nami graduated from Harvard with a degree in Economics and Mathematics. Nami is an active angel investor and mentor to fintech, data and AI founders.

Join us on April 25th, and take the next step towards building a powerful community of women in FinTech.

NY FinTech Week: Female Founders and Funders Luncheon 

Navigating the funding landscape in 2022 was difficult for many, and 2023 is looking to be a similar journey. As founders try to manage their sources of cash and runway, we are bringing together perspectives from grants, debt, and more to give you a more holistic view of options to explore in 2023.

, the platform where women entrepreneurs go to make money. Since its founding, IFundWomen has empowered its members to raise $278M in early-stage capital and to create 55,000 new jobs, helping fuel the small businesses economy. Named to 

Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 Female Founders of 2020

The City and State of New York’s Most Responsible CEOs of 2020

, Karen is a business activist redefining what creating equity in the entrepreneurial ecosystem means. Before founding IFundWomen, Karen held senior leadership roles at Google, YouTube, and Aol. Karen holds a BA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, double majoring in African-American Studies and US History. You can find her on the socials @karencahn

Laurence Sherman, Senior Director (Technology Banking Group) at Bridge Bank

Laurence is currently the Senior Director in Bridge Bank’s Technology Banking Group. In his role, he has managed teams in San Francisco Bay Area and Pacific Northwest for past 6 years. Prior to Bridge Bank, he's worked for 17 years in lending/banking across three banks and one private fund. He currently holds a B.A. in Business Economics at University of California Santa Barbara. 

Natalie leads partnerships at LTSE and the marketing/operations of the Open Cap Table Coalition. Started by Lean Startup author, Eric Ries, LTSE builds capital market infrastructure and software for the next generations of iconic companies.

Prior to joining LTSE, Natalie led global partnerships and content marketing at 500 Global, one of the most active early-stage VC firms globally. She also made a name for herself in the world of online content, and in 2015, she was the youngest recipient of Linkedin's Top Voice award, going on to cultivate an audience of over 400,000 around entrepreneurship, social impact, and leadership. Natalie has been featured for her marketing work in Inc., AdWeek, Vice, Cosmopolitan, and more.

Diversifying how you increase runway in 2023 with IFundWomen + Bridge Bank 

Come join Gen Z VCs and LTSE Equity for a day of founder coworking, hosted at Rise, created by Barclays.

Building a startup can feel lonely, so come join fellow founders in-person for a free day of coworking and networking in Manhattan. For FinTech founders, learn more about Rise directly from the source. 

Coworking will start at 10 AM and wrap up around 4 PM. 