Thinking Like a VC

 Rob Vickery, co-founder of Stage Venture Partners, one of LA's leading enterprise software venture capital fund, will be exploring the core principles of venture capital and core due-diligence techniques that are adopted in this area of finance. 

During this interactive session, he will also be discussing his own journey from building a business that generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue to creating Stage from scratch. 

If you have a burning idea for a business or want to learn more about how to get into venture capital, this is the session for you! 

About the speaker

Vickery is a co-founder of Stage Venture Partners, which is a seed venture capital fund that invests in emerging technology for B2B markets. 

Stage invests in founders building frontier technology for enterprise clients. We offer access, services and expertise that are unique in our market, leading to remarkable results for our portfolio. We are not a thesis, geographic or sector driven fund, but instead business model focused. We invest only in software companies that solve problems for companies, monetizing either through SAAS or transaction fees. We also welcome entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds. 
 
Before founding Stage with Alex Rubalcava, Vickery held a number of executive roles within large financial institutions in the UK and the US, pioneering new distribution channels and making and managing large-scale technology investments. He has also spent a number of years working and advising a range of international music and film talent on embracing with new forms of technology.
 
He has also served on the boards and committees of the British Academy of Film Television Arts (BAFTA) LA Games, British American Business Council, International Trade Education Programs, South Central Scholars and as chairman of the School of Business & Entrepreneurship at Dorsey High School. In his downtime, he is an amateur paleontologist, outdoors enthusiast, snowboarder and gaming addict.
 
Vickery graduated from the University of Gloucestershire in 2003, with a bachelor’s degree in marketing management.

Agenda

The evening will begin with networking and a bite to eat at 6 p.m., the main speaker will go on at 6:45, and the event will conclude by 8 p.m.

There is no charge, but registration is required as seating is limited.

Our Sponsors:
NewCo Foundation
Community Leaders Association
Bank of the West
Hughes Marino

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Register

Register by Sept. 5