119th Raid The Fridge: Where is the Money Going?

[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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