Here's the Program Low Down for Counter III

Everything you need to know for this year's conference

Aug 25, 2022

Counter III is three weeks away and we have a great list of speakers and panelists set for this year’s event. We’re excited to also release the 2022 State of CVC Report in conjunction with SVB, providing corporate venture capitalists with the most detailed recent review on the state of the industry.

Morning Speakers & Panelists:

Lt. Governor of California, Eleni Kounalakis
Noel Kinder, Chief Sustainability Officer, Nike
Vipin Chamakkala, Head of Partnerships, Sequoia Capital
Alana Beard, fmr 2x WNBA Champion & Founder, CEO, Transition Play
Ryan Nece, Managing Partner, Next Play Capital
Matt Garratt, fmr SVP & Managing Partner, Salesforce Ventures now General Partner, CRV
David Zilberman, fmr Managing Director, Comcast Ventures now General Partner, Norwest Venture Partners
Priya Saiprasad, fmr Principal, M12 and Venture Partner, Mayfield now Partner, Softbank Vision Fund
Manuel Silva Martinez, General Partner, Mouro Capital
Beckett Jackson, Principal, AEI Horizon X
Jason Sydow, Partner, Next47
Braughm Ricke, CEO & Founder, Aduro Advisors

Afternoon Speakers

Sophie McNaught, Director, Corporate Ventures, SVB
Kyle Stanford, Senior Analyst, Venture Capital, Pitchbook
Fern Mandelbaum, Managing Director, Emerson Collective
Jasmine Crowe, Founder & CEO, GoodrCo.
Elise Smith, Co-Founder & CEO, Praxis Labs
Maria Colacurcio, CEO, Syndio
Matt Yalowitz, Corporate Development, Stripe
David Kellenberger, Senior Director, Ventures, SentinelOne
Matt Sonefeldt, Head, Atlassian Ventures
Emma Eschweiler, VP, Venture & Corporate Relationships, SVB

+ a special closing entertainment performance!

More speakers will be announced soon.

Arrival Time

As this is a sold-out event with over 250 investors registered, we kindly ask that you arrive between 7:30AM-8:15AM for check in / registration. Breakfast pastries courtesy of local favorite Vive La Tarte and coffee courtesy of local specialists The Coffee Movement will be provided upon arrival. We take our coffee seriously so these good folks will be around all day keeping everyone caffeinated.

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Key Details & Times

Location:

St. Joseph’s Arts Society
1401 Howard St
San Francisco, CA 94103

A mid-morning coffee break will take place at 10:45AM.

Lunch from local Italian favorite A16 will take place from 12:15-1:15PM.

A quick afternoon coffee break will take place at 3:15PM.

The event program will conclude at 5:30PM following a special closing performance!

After Party

Following the conclusion of the conference agenda, we will converting the venue into an after party! Time to have some fun with your CVC peers.

Cocktails, wine, beer and whiskey tasting courtesy of our good friends at Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits (thanks Cristina, Brittany and Matt) will be offered. Plus we’ll be serving woodfired pizzas in the courtyard from A16 and Liquid Death to murder your thirst (thanks Marisa). Heart of Gold DJs will be spinning tunes and a few other sources of entertainment will be taking place. So stick around!

Tickets - Important!

Unique tickets were emailed via Paperless Post to guests who registered for our Save the Date. If you have not yet received your ticket via Paperless Post please email us. If you have not yet RSVP’d on Paperless Post, please search your inbox for the invite and RSVP as soon as possible. And if you can no longer attend, please let us know.

The Venue

We are excited to welcome guests to the beautiful St. Joseph’s Art Society. The venue is a former cathedral now converted into an arts, music and cultural society by the talented Ken Fulk. There will be areas inside the venue for guests to have quiet conversations and take meetings, as well as an outdoor courtyard area to take phone calls and meetings.

We are happily arranging meetings between attendees in advance of the event too. See below a full list of CVC funds attending, if you would like to meet someone from another fund in the list below, please reach out to a member of the Counterpart Ventures team and we will make the connect for you.

CVC Funds and Corporates Attending:

Counter III is a sold out event but you can join the waitlist. If a ticket opens up we will let you know, giving you 24 hrs to claim your spot!

Join the Waitlist

Our Partners

Big thanks to our sponsors for their support helping us bring this event to life: SVB, DLA Piper, Pitchbook and Aduro Advisors.

We can’t wait to see you there!
Counterpart Ventures

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