Berkeley VC and Startup Summit

​Event: Berkeley VC & Startup Summit

​​Date: Monday, April 7th, 2025

​Time: 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM

​​Location: Wells Fargo Room, Cheit Hall C420 at UC Berkeley

​​Co-hosted by: BCAIA, Blackskies Investment, Ascend

​Supported by: ⁠Berkeley M.E.T., CPGSA, AIEB, E@B, ⁠Free Ventures, Haas AI Club, ⁠World Leading Scientists Institute

​​Featured Speakers/Panelists:

• ​Irving Hsu (Investor, Mayfield) 

• ​Christopher Wan (Venture Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners)

• ​Carl Choi (Partner, Alumni Ventures)

• ​Misha Gordon-Rowe (Partner, Susa Ventures)

• ​Shyam Mani (Investor, AIX Ventures)

• ​Alvin Xiao (General Partner, Nyx Ventures)

• ​Shaheer (Principal, Susa Ventures; Berkeley Econ & Data Science, Class of ‘23)

• ​Saikat Chaudhuri (Professor, Haas and COE)

• ​Christopher Wong (Co-founder & CEO, stealth startup; JD/MBA from Northwestern University)

• ​Antoine Carriere (Co-founder, Brio; Angel Investor)

• ​Eddie Yu (Founder and CEO, OKOSIX)

• ​House Fund

• ​Shasi Pinninti (Partner, DRF; Berkeley M.E.T., Class of '26)

​Event Agenda: 

​5:00 - 5:30 PM | Check-in & Networking Mixer 

​5:30 - 6:00 PM | Keynote Speaker

​6:00 - 7:00 PM | VC Insights Panel (panelists from Bessemer, Alumni Ventures, Susa, AIX, and Mayfield) 

​7:00 - 8:00 PM | Ecosystem Spotlight (Christopher, Antoine, Eddy, House Fund, Shaheer (Susa Ventures), Saikat Chaudhuri)

​8:00  - 9:00 PM | Dinner Refreshments + Networking Session 

​​Thank you to our co-host Singapore Global Network (SGN)!

​If you are curious to meet like minded people globally, join SGN's online vibrant community here today. By joining their network, you connect with a 130,000-strong community of professionals and friends seeking to deepen connections in Singapore and across the globe.