[This month’s Raid The Fridge returns to its hybrid format! If you’re unable to join us f2f, register via Zoom.]
Welcome to Raid The Fridge, the Philippine startup ecosystem’s longest-running recurring event and your gateway to finding and meeting interesting startups, entrepreneurs, and ecosystem enablers today.
Our Raid The Fridge this month will give you a quick tour of the Venture Capital (VC) landscape from the POV of corporate venture capital (CVC) firm Kickstart Ventures:
Topic
Where Is The Money Going? What to consider when fundraising in an economic downturn
Speaker
Brian Dy, Head of Research, Kickstart Ventures
Learning takeaways
Investor Activity: Which sectors are getting more investor funding?
Investor Outlook: What types of deals are investors engaging in?
If you’re an early-stage founder or a veteran entrepreneur growing a high-potential tech company and are interested in the VC landscape in this part of the world — this session’s for you.
Please don’t forget to RSVP and save the event on your calendar so you won’t miss it!
See you.
Thursday, July 27th
5:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Kickstart Ventures
55 Paseo de Roxas
Urdaneta, Makati 1225
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