Final Reminder - Counter Club: Sourcing Deals During COVID Webinar
Don't miss Thursday's webinar where we'll do a Q&A with Bloomberg Beta, Salesforce Ventures and In-Q-Tel on their tactics for sourcing new deals during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We will kick things off at 2:00PM PT with an introduction from Counterpart Ventures plus a message to all corporate VCs from our special guest 😉.
James Cham from Bloomberg Beta will discuss how the pandemic has accelerated deal flow in work from home (WFH) technologies, a key theme of Bloomberg Beta. Has his fund’s investment thesis changed as a result of the pandemic? What has the pandemic taught us about the future of remote work?
David Kellenberger from Salesforce Ventures will open up on how his fund has continued to source deals and remain one of the most active venture funds out there. Pitchbook data shows Salesforce Ventures has closed over 30 deals since early March with no signs of a slow down in pace.
Eileen Tanghal from In-Q-Tel will discuss how the changed environment has altered her fund’s approach to sourcing new deals and where In-Q-Tel sees opportunities. With a team over ~ 200 in multiple countries how has In-Q-Tel navigated the changed environment? And does In-Q-Tel plan on maintaining current pace of investment (~15 deals closed since early March) or scaling back?
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Counter Club New Members & Next Event
Gaurav Satam, Mayo Clinic Ventures
Gaurav is based in Rochester where he invests in digital health, patient care technologies and medical devices for Mayo Clinic Ventures. Mayo Clinic Ventures is one of the top healthcare corporate VC funds in the US that typically invests in Seed and Series A stage companies.
Gaurav will be presenting next month at our next Counter Club event on the healthcare sector, where we will dive into investment trends and themes with three corporate VC funds. We’ll explore how the COVID-19 pandemic has altered the state of corporate VC investing into the healthcare sector. The webinar will take place at 3:30PM PT on September 10th.
Thanks for reading.
Stay safe out there, we hope to see you IRL soon.
Counterpart Ventures