An Advisor’s Guide To Venture Capital – DNX Ventures – 6.17.19

Summary:

Now On Demand.

70% of all Venture Capital flows through Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). The Head of SVB’s Family Office Practice will discuss how private wealth is successfully diversifying its investment allocation and participating in early stage Venture Capital. Learn how and why private wealth is participating in early stage Venture Capital.

DNX Ventures (DNX) is an early stage Venture Capital firm with dual headquarters in Silicon Valley and Tokyo. DNX will discuss the underlying technology trends driving value creation in the startup ecosystem. What role did the data value-chain and the sharing economy play in the massive growth of recent technology companies, like Uber? How should venture investors position themselves to capture the value of tomorrow’s unicorns?

Join us for this in-depth discussion that will cover:

• Why early stage venture capital shines amid dull global growth
• How and why private wealth is participating in early stage venture capital
• Technology trends driving the growth of tomorrow’s unicorns
• The keys to successful venture investing

Speakers:

Jacqueline leads SVB’s efforts to support global family offices in expanding their understanding of, engagement with, and investment in the innovation ecosystem. She has spent her career at the intersection of innovation, family wealth, and venture. Jacqueline spent eleven years at the JPMorgan Private Bank where she led a team advising corporate technology and healthcare executives. Most recently, Jacqueline launched and led a San Francisco-based single family office for the Founder of a venture-backed technology company.

Jacqueline graduated with dual degrees in International Studies and Business from the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School of Business.

Rickie focuses on DNX’s investments in marketplaces, marketing, fintech, retail, and supply chain startups and across all aspects of the investment process, including sourcing, due diligence, transaction execution, and portfolio company support. Rickie co-led the fund’s investment in Zūm, JoyMode, and TrendExpress. Before joining DNX, Rickie worked as a Consultant at Deloitte in NYC, advising Fortune 100 companies from across a broad range of sectors including financial services, technology, supply chain, telecommunications, and media.

Rickie holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business and a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

Charles focuses on helping the DNX Ventures portfolio companies grow revenue and he performs due diligence on portfolio candidates. His industry expertise is in both data and SaaS. Prior to joining DNX, Charles spent 15 years as an executive at early stage, venture backed, B2B, technology startups where drove $33M in ARR and acquired 1070 early adopter customers.

Charles holds a Bachelors in Business Administration from the University of Georgia.

Q has been investing in the HardTech and Deep Science sectors for the better part of the last decade. He serves on the Boards of Nauto (AI Dashcam/Transportation), Iceye (Micro-satellite SAR), Movandi (5G semiconductor), Grabit (Industrial Automation) and Vitriflex (Adv. Materials) and led the firm’s investments in Zūm (Ride Sharing/Transportation).His graduated investments include Enlighted (Acquired by Siemens).

Q holds 5 patents in wireless & semiconductor sectors and an MBA from UCLA, MSEE from Virginia Tech, and Bachelors in Engineering from the University of Mumbai.