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U First Capital is bringing top Venture Capitalists and Corporate Executives as monthly Speakers. Other speakers have been Tim Draper, Navin Chaddha (Mayfield Managing Partner), Praveen Akkiraju (Softbank Vision Fund Managing Partner), Barry Eggers (Lightspeed Ventures Founding Partner), Ashmeet Sidana (Founder of Engineering Capital), Jishnu Bhattacharjee (Nexus Venture Partners Managing Partner), Guru Chahal (Lightspeed Partner), Salil Pradhan (Draper Nexus), et al. More info at https://www.ufirstcapital.com/speaker
All events will be streamed live over Zoom video conferencing and also held in person at U First Capital office (3175 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, California). You can attend the event in person or online. Speaker will join in person from U First Capital office. Video conference link will be sent only to registered attendees. These events are intended to be interactive, so attendees will get a chance to ask questions.
Startup founders, Corporate Executives, VCs, Angel investors or anybody interested in learning how VCs invest.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- How to Fund Your Startup Using Business Credit!Link visible for attendees
This event is being promoted by many groups.
This is an online event.
Participants can be located anywhere in the world!
This event is free to attend!
Please register here:
How to Fund Your Startup Using Business Credit! Tickets, Thu, Aug 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM | Eventbrite
(The login link will be sent via email to Eventbrite registrants right before the start of the event.)
The speaker will discuss how to fund your startup using business credit.
- This program is geared towards startup businesses.
- Startup businesses can be pre-revenue.
- The ideal candidates have a 680 FICO score and are U.S. citizens.
- The application process takes about three minutes to complete.
- Funding can be completed within three to five business days.
Please come with your questions and scenarios.
About the Speaker:
Rick Mele is a funding executive at Torro, a leading alternative funding organization. Rick is an expert in alternative funding for businesses and is a seasoned speaker and sales and marketing professional.
Rick is based in Utah and has startup business clients around the U.S.
- Meet New People! Saturday Night Networking (In-Person)Panera Bread, Cupertino, CA
This event is in Cupertino:
Panera Bread
20807 Stevens Creek Blvd. #100
Cupertino, CA 95014Look for the MEETUP sign!
This event is organized in collaboration with many groups.
Come out and meet new people!
Network, socialize and connect!
This event is free to attend.
Please register here:
Meet New People! Saturday Night Networking Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
Attendees must purchase their own liquid refreshments and food.
There's no content or speaker at this event -- just business and social networking.
Build your business and social network - face to face! (in-person)
Come out and enjoy a great evening of good food, liquid refreshments, and connecting.
You may meet your next business collaborator, client, employer, employee, friend, or tennis partner!
Getting away from a screen for a few hours will do you some good!
: -)
Meet Silicon Valley movers and shakers - Internet entrepreneurs, developers, engineers, mobile app coders, attorneys, bloggers, academics, financiers, marketing professionals, community organizers and investors.
This event is organized in collaboration with other groups!
@ideatoipo
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjYga11avYH_CUpC0BSyDng
(videos of online events)
Look for the MEETUP sign!
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-Network, socialize and connect with entrepreneurs all over the world!
-Enjoy social events and startup and venture capital-related programming!
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This event is organized in collaboration with many other groups.
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Look for the MEETUP sign!
Come out and meet new people!
Network, socialize and connect!
This event is free to attend.
Please register here:
Attendees must purchase their own liquid refreshments and food.
There's no content or speaker at this event -- just business and social networking.
Build your business and social network - face to face! (in-person)
Come out and enjoy a great evening of good food, liquid refreshments, and connecting.
You may meet your next business collaborator, client, employer, employee, friend, or tennis partner!
Getting away from a screen for a few hours will do you some good!
: -)
Meet Silicon Valley movers and shakers - Internet entrepreneurs, developers, engineers, mobile app coders, attorneys, bloggers, academics, financiers, marketing professionals, community organizers and investors.
This event is organized in collaboration with other groups!
@ideatoipo
www.idea-to-ipo.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjYga11avYH_CUpC0BSyDng
(videos of online events)
Look for the MEETUP sign!
