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Feb21

Discount 20% The Startup Conference May14

Join 2,000 entrepreneurs for the Startup Conference 2014, one of the largest entrepreneur conferences in Silicon Valley. Discuss how to launch your startup, create buzz and traction, improve your elevator pitch and learn the...

May28

Interviews Venture Capital

World’s Largest VC Office Hours @NVCA Venturescape

Pemo Theodore

We had the pleasure to cover the World’s Largest VC Office Hours @NVCA Venturescape. Hundreds of venture capitalists & entrepreneurs came together for an afternoon of networking, mentoring & idea exhcange. The goal: unleash a massive...

May17

Discussion Venture Capital

Term Sheets & Convertible Notes, Structuring the Deal @Investors Circle Spring Forum

Pemo Theodore

An interactive legal discussion answering term sheet questions entrepreneurs often have as they prepare to take on their first outside investments. Facilitators Jonathan Storper, Partner Hanson Bridgett & Leslie Keil, Senior Counsel Hanson...

May01

Venture Capital

Women in Venture Capital

Pemo Theodore

Farid Haque launched his magazine ERLY STAGE in London today. I contributed an article about Female Venture Capitalists (see below). You can purchase the mag online @MAGZTER I do my best to promote female venture capitalists both to entrepreneurs...

Nov28

Discussion Venture Capital

VC Roundtables #SmartMoneySV

Pemo Theodore

We had some great investors speak on vc roundtables @SmartMoney Silicon Valley. Here is the first one ‘Silicon Valley Venture Trends Roundtable’ which featured Cathy Lego, Lego Ventures; Eurie Kim, Principal Forerunner Ventures; Gamiel...

Sep22

Discussion Venture Capital

Attracting Angel Investors &/or Venture Capital #foundingmomsf

Pemo Theodore

Here’s the first part of the talk! Last week I gave a talk to the Founding Moms’ Exchange in San Francisco about raising investment for female entrepreneurs. It was a great crowd of mompreneurs & we had a fabulous conversation about...

Sep07

Discussion Venture Capital

Importance of the Startup Pitch

Pemo Theodore

Here’s a short video where I offer the biggest secret to the Perfect Pitch! Its been my experience, since my first startup 7 years ago that the pitch & deck are crucial for every entrepreneur. Even if you are not raising money &...

Sep05

Venture Capital

My VC hates the name of my company. Should I change it?

Pemo Theodore

This is a guest post By Rohini Chakravarthy, Partner at NEA & was originally posted on NEA’s blog What’s in a Name? You can find more info about Rohini on our Female Venture Capitalists page. If your VC normally offers sound advice...

Sep06

Venture Capital

Having fun with VCs & Foundry Group

Pemo Theodore

Jason Mendelson & his partners @Foundry Group posted a great song “I’m a VC” to promote their book Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist. This song is really catchy but also really hysterical. The...

Feb02

Venture Capital

Fred Wilson, Union Square Ventures: Female Role Models Key to Success

Pemo Theodore

Video interview with Fred Wilson, Partner Union Square Ventures

Dec15

Interviews Venture Capital

Jeff Clavier, SoftTechVC: Betting on Female Startups

Pemo Theodore

Video interview with Jeff Clavier, Founder SoftTech VC

Dec10

Interviews Venture Capital

Fred Destin, Atlas Ventures: Advice to European Entrepreneurs

Pemo Theodore

Video interview with Fred Destin, Partner Atlas Ventures

Oct13

Interviews Venture Capital

Mark Suster, GRP Partners: Getting Funded with Integrity

Pemo Theodore

Video interview with Mark Suster, Partner GRP Partners

Sep29

Interviews Venture Capital

Mark Suster, GRP Partners: Women & Venture: It’s a Numbers Game!

Pemo Theodore

Video interview with Mark Suster, Partner GRP Partners

FinTech Silicon Valley

FinTech Silicon Valley podcasts are focused on educating and highlighting FinTech in Silicon Valley to the global community both through video and audio. The podcasts & video interviews are short and fun, one on one interviews by FinTech Silicon Valley journalists with experts and investors on how they are contributing to the community and what their perspective is on the future of FinTech.

After living & doing business in 5 countries, Pemo offers advice on Learning about Culture when starting a business in a foreign country. Pemo Theodore is a Media Publisher & Event Producer and a great people connector.. She is Founder/CEO Silicon Valley TV which has served the San Francisco Bay Area for 11 years! She has produced Silicon Valley Events for Investors & Startups for 9 years. Pemo loves to video interview venture capitalists & founders to engage the human behind the success stories.. She has been Executive Producer of FinTech Silicon Valley for 5 years, organizing twice monthly FinTech talks & panels in San Francisco & Palo Alto. She believes in learning through a great discussion with experts in the domains. Pemo has a talent to bring the right people together and is an incredible networker. Pemo’s events have been seen as supporting Venture Capitalists & Angels in sourcing great deal flow from startups who attend her events. Many founders have received funding through meeting investors at her events. Her favored medium is visual media and she has built up a great body of work of videos of panels & interviews in Silicon Valley startup ecosystem. Pemo is based in Silicon Valley & has been involved in online business for 16 years. She has been in small business for 47 years in Silicon Valley, Ireland, London, Canada & Australia. In 2010 Pemo published a free ebook (the findings of 1 year research from VCs, angels & women founders) “Why are Women Funded Less than Men? a crowdsourced conversation”