Black Founders PitchParty mashup

February 27, 2024September 13, 2011 by Pemo Theodore

Black Founders hosted a PitchParty in San Francisco last week. Crosswalk won the competition. Pitches by Cheryl Contee, Attentive.ly; Joel Cheuoua, Symbyoz; Patrick Jackson, Crosswalk; Jabari Martin, Tagive; Clarence Nathaniel, Netwirth; Charles Van Norman, Hactus; Julie Ko, SurePod; Eoin McMillan, Picture.ly. Thanks again to the investors who attended as judges for their generous feedback to the entrepreneurs Gwen Edwards, Golden Seeds; Nancy Pfund, DBL Investors, Bryce Roberts, OATV & Cameron Lester, Azure Capital Partners.

Changing Face of Venture Capital #SVASE

February 27, 2024June 15, 2011 by Pemo Theodore

Panel discussion on the changing face of venture capital @Launch SVASE 2011. Moderator: Peter Delevett, San Jose Mercury News. Panel: John O’Farrell, Andreessen Horowitz; Bill Reichert, Garage Technology Ventures.

Nancy Pfund, DBL Investors: Female Venture Capitalists Dont Drink the Kool-Aid

February 28, 2024May 4, 2011 by Pemo Theodore

Video interview with Nancy Pfund, DBL Investors. Nancy is a Managing Partner of DBL Investors. She currently sponsors or sits on the board of directors of a number of private companies, including SolarCity, Solaria, Brightsource Energy and Pandora. Nancy also worked closely with exited portfolio company Tesla Motors. Previously, Nancy was a Managing Director at JPMorgan.

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