VC HotSeat: Exploring Venture Capital & Alternative Funding Paths

​This VC Hot Seat event is designed to bring venture capitalists into the spotlight, offering a unique platform for them to share their experiences, insights, and vision for the future of tech entrepreneurship. It will also include a panel highlighting accelerators and alternative funds to VCs.

Fireside Chat with Venture Capitalists:

​​Topic: Intimate discussion with a panel of venture capitalists

• ​​Speakers:

  • ​Ashley Ryder, Vamos Ventures

  • ​​Aya Spencer, Kapor Kapital

  • ​​Antonia Dean , Black OPS VC

  • ​​Katelyn Perryman, Black Tech Network VC

• ​​Moderator: Semra Ezedin, Accion Venture Lab

​Panel on Accelerators & Alternative Funds:

​​Topic: Insights on how startups can leverage these resources instead of or alongside VC funding.

• ​​Speakers:

  • ​Mahako Etta , CSIT

  • ​​Kathleen Coviello, NJEDA

  • ​​Winnie Cheng, NJ FAST, Plug and Play

  • ​Dr. Yazmin Feliz, National GEM Consortium Fellow and Lead Mentor and Adjunct Instructor for the NSF I-CORPS Northeast Region

• ​​Moderator: Kelly Outing, EqualSpace