Counter IV is here! Day-of Reminders, Release of the 2023 State of CVC Report
We welcome 350+ investors from all around the world to our annual event.
2023 State of CVC Report
We are excited to release our 2023 State of CVC report co-authored with SVB.
We will present our findings on-stage today at the Counter IV conference with SVB and PitchBook. Download your copy of the 2023 State of CVC Survey:
Key details For Arrival
Time & Location
Registration opens at 8:00AM
St Joseph’s Arts Society
1401 Howard St, San Francisco, CA, 94103
After Party concludes at 10:00PM
Guest List and Check-In
Counter IV is a sold-out event! We will check all registered guests in at the front entrance and provide you with a name tag. Please keep your name tag visible throughout the day. Since are at capacity, if you are not already registered, you will not be granted entry.
Parking
The nearest parking garages are:
Soma Hub Garage (225, 12th Street)
Impark CostCo Garage (450, 10th Street)
Fifth & Mission Garage (833 Mission Street)
Be aware of the closing times of these garages!
Venue WiFi
Username: KFIGuest
PW: 4152851164
Post a Picture to the Counter Club Live Feed!
Corporate investors, head to Counter Club and post a picture to the live feed! Best picture will receive a prize on stage at 1:30PM.
Download the Counter Club App for easy access to our community on the go.
Full Agenda
8:00 - 9:00AM → Doors Open ☕️
Registration, Breakfast, Coffee & Networking
9:00AM → Opening Welcome Address 👋
With Patrick Eggen, Counterpart Ventures
Morning Sessions
9:30-10:00AM → Fireside Chat: Peter Hèbert, Lux Capital ⚗️
Interviewed by Janie Yu, LFX Venture Partners
10:00-10:45AM → CVC Patriots: Defense, National Security & Deep Tech Panel 🦾 Chris Moran, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Sarah Hess, SVDG, Thorsten Claus, NATO Innovation Fund. Moderated by Brian MacCarthy, Booz Allen Ventures
10:45-11:15AM → Fireside Chat: Amy Banse, fmr Comcast Ventures 🔥
Interviewed by Michelle Gonzalez, Head of M12
11:15-11:45AM → Unveiling the 2023 State of CVC Report 📈
Mark Gallagher, SVB, Patrick Eggen, Counterpart Ventures & Kyle Stanford, PitchBook
11:45-12:15AM → Keynote Presentation: The Venture Mindset with Prof. Ilya Strebulaev 👨🏫
12:15PM - 1:45PM → Lunch 🥗
Afternoon Sessions
1:45-2:15PM → Fireside Chat: Steve Blank 💥
Interviewed by Aidan Madigan-Curtis, Eclipse Ventures
2:15-3:00PM → Fireside Chat: Wesley Chan, FPV Ventures 🧢
Interviewed by Mikey Kailis, Counterpart Ventures
3:00-3:45PM → Innovation vs. CVC Panel 💡
Kira Makagon, RingCentral Ventures, Kevin McCarthy, P&G and Monica Adractas, CPP Investments. Moderated by Peter Pham, Science
3:45-4:30PM → CVC Venture Operators and Platform Panel 📞
Laura Padilla, Sapphire Ventures and Hilary Headlee, Insight Partners. Moderated by Grant Allen, SE Ventures
4:30-5:15PM → Future of San Francisco Panel 🌉
Daniel Lurie, 2024 SF Mayoral Candidate, Roy Bahat, Head of Bloomberg Beta and Kanishka Karunaratne Cheng, Co-Founder of TogetherSF
5:15-5:30PM → Closing Remarks
Joe Saijo, Counterpart Ventures & Mikey Kailis, Counterpart Ventures
5:30PM → Conference Agenda Concludes
Evening Festivities
Stand-up Performance by comedian Chad Kroeger 🎭
from the comedy duo "Chad & JT Go Deep"
5:30-10:00PM - After Party 🍸
Cocktails, Mezcal tasting, woodfired pizzas and more!
More on TogetherSF Action
This evening, Kanishka Karunaratne Cheng, Co-Founder of TogetherSF will be a part of the esteemed Future of SF panel. TogetherSF Action unites and empowers people with quick and easy opportunities to shape San Francisco’s future for the better. They are a partner to address homelessness, fix the drug crisis, and make San Francisco’s government accountable to the people. They help people speak out, take action, and vote so they can create more opportunities for our city. If you want to learn more about our work and sign up to attend one of their events, go to tsfaction.org.
A Message from Chad Kroeger from Chad & JT Go Deep…
List of Corporates Attending
7-Eleven Ventures | AC Ventures | AEI Horizon X | Alliance Ventures | Allstate Strategic Ventures | Amazon Alexa Fund | Amazon Catalytic Capital | AMD Ventures | American Express Ventures | American Family Ventures | Applied Ventures | Assurant Ventures | Astellas Pharma US | Atlassian Ventures | Avanta Ventures | BASF Venture Capital | BHP Ventures | Blockchain Founders Fund | BMW i Ventures | Booz Allen Ventures | Borusan Ventures | Cameron Ventures | Capital One Ventures | Carta Ventures | Cisco Investments | Citi Ventures | Compass Digital Ventures | Convivialite Ventures | Coupa Ventures | CPP Investments | CRH Ventures | CVS Health Ventures | Danone Manifesto Ventures | Databricks Ventures | Dell Technologies Capital | Delta Electronics Americas | Deutsche Bank VC | Diamond Edge Ventures | DivcoWest Ventures | Docusign Ventures | Dolby Family Ventures | Dyson Technology | eBay Ventures | EDF Pulse Ventures | Elysian Park Ventures | Ericsson Ventures | Experian Ventures | FIS Ventures | GM Ventures | Goertek Electronics | Goldman Sachs | Great Circle Ventures | GS Futures | Hanwha FutureProof | HearstLab | Hermés | Hitachi Ventures | HL Ventures | Honda Xcelerator Ventures | Honeywell Ventures | HP Tech Ventures | HPE Pathfinder | Hypertherm Ventures | Hyundai CRADLE | Hyundai Mobis Ventures | Intact Ventures | Intel Capital | Intuit Ventures | JLL Spark | JP Morgan Technology Ventures | Juniper Ventures | Leaps by Bayer | LG Technology Ventures | Louis Dreyfus Company Ventures | Marubeni Ventures | MassMutual Ventures | McKesson Ventures | MDI Ventures | Mercedes Benz | Mouro Capital | Nationwide Ventures | Next 47 | NextEra Energy Investments | Nike Valiant Labs | Nour Capital | NTT Docomo Ventures | NVentures | OSK Ventures | PayPal Ventures | Presidio Ventures | Prisma Ventures | Prologis Ventures | Prosperity 7 Ventures | PruVen Capital | QCells | Rich Products Corporate Ventures | RingCentral Ventures | Roller Labs Ventures | SABIC Ventures | SAIC Capital | Salesforce Ventures Impact Fund | Samsung Ventures | SAP | Schaeffler | SE Ventures | Sentinel One Ventures | ServiceNow Ventures | SG Ventures | Shell Ventures | Shinhan Securities Silicon Valley | Simpson Strong-Tie | Singtel Innov8 | SK Telecom Ventures | Sony Innovation Fund | Standard Investments | Stripe | Sumavision USA Corp | Sure Ventures | TEL Venture Capital | Telstra Ventures | Times Group | Toppan Global Venture Partners | Twilio Ventures | UL Ventures | US Bosch | US Brembo | Verizon Ventures | Visa Ventures | Volvo Cars Tech Fund | Wells Fargo Strategic Capital | WIND Ventures | Workday Ventures | Woven Capital | WVV Capital | Yamaha Motor Ventures | Z Venture Capital | 3M Ventures | Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund | Anthropic | AT&T Ventures | Bosch Ventures | Diageo | Disney Accelerator | Eaton | HSBC Ventures | Mozilla Corp | NVIDIA | Salesforce Ventures | Dropbox | Franklin Templeton | Kearney Ventures | Prosperity7 Ventures | Lockheed Martin Ventures
Big thanks to our annual partners SVB, DLA Piper, Aduro Advisors and PitchBook for their tremendous support on the Counter Club.
Also, a special shout out to our friends at Forward Search, Hub International and RT Speciality for supporting the Counter IV conference.
We’re excited to see you!
Counterpart Ventures