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2025 University of Virginia Venture Capital Conference
March 28 @ 1:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Paid
About this event
The Richard A. Mayo Center for Asset Management at the UVA Darden School of Business is pleased to host the Second Annual University of Virginia Venture Capital Conference (UVAVCC) on 28 March 2025 at Darden Sands Family Grounds (Rosslyn, Virginia). This year’s conference will feature market commentary from NVCA about trends in the Venture Capital industry. Panel sessions will cover topics such as Investing in AI and Opportunities in FinTech. New for this year will be workshops on Protecting Innovation & IP as well as an Introduction to Angel Investing. We will also have sessions on corporate venture capital and fundraising. UVAVCC will conclude with a networking reception open to all conference participants.
Parking:
The parking garage for UVA Darden Sands Family Grounds is located on Wilson Blvd. The garage entrance is to the left of the building entrance.
- Once parked take the elevators to the Main Floor and walk straight across to the elevators located next to the security desk. Proceed to taking the elevator to the 30th floor.The parking garage hours of operation run 24/7.
- Self-serving parking rates are as follows: $8/hour or $16 /day
- If the garage is full upon your arrival, there are several nearby public garages that are also available as an alternative. Rates range from $9 to $20 all day or allow you to pay by the hour.
Wifi:
- Network Name: UVADardenSandsFG-Guest
- Password: W3lcomeGuests!
Thank you to our 2025 UVA Venture Capital Conference Sponsors!
Speakers for the Conference, by session:VC Market Outlook and Washington DC Policy Update
- Bobby Franklin (President & CEO, NVCA)
Assessing the Current VC Fundraising Environment Panel:
- Moderator Scott Headd (Senior Director, Sands Capital)
- Zach Beecher (Partner & Head of Growth Strategy, America’s Frontier Fund)
- Matt Bressler (General Partner, Lookout Ventures)
- Kristi Craig (CIO, National Geographic)
- Caitlin Mavraganis (Managing Director, Selby Lane)
Investing in AI Panel:
- Moderator Bob Creeden (Managing Director, UVA LVG Seed Fund)
- Welton Chang (Founder & CEO, Pyrra)
- Kristie Han (Principal, Canapi Ventures)
- Greg Kotchick (Principal, SineWave Ventures)
- Nadia Masri (Founder & CEO, Aris Data)
Introduction to Angel Investing Workshop:
- Rich Diemer (Managing Director, CAV Angels)
Unique Aspects of Investing as a CVC Panel:
- Moderator Billy DuVal (Associate, Cooley Law)
- Jeff Flynn (Partner, Citi Ventures)
- Mike Hauser (VP & Managing Partner, SAIC Ventures)
- John Richmond (Investment Manager, LM Ventures)
- Mira Witzig Borja (Director of Markets Strategic Investments, Citi)
Opportunities in FinTech Panel:
- Moderator John Imbriglia (CEO, Crowd Street)
- Susannah Burrage (Head of Portfolio Management, Zeal Capital)
- Jay Long (COO and Co-founder, Parlay Protocol)
- Arti Srivastava (Impact Investor, Citi Ventures)
- Casey Williams (Partner, Fenway Summer)
Protecting Innovation & IP Workshop:
- Josh Gabriel (Senior National Intelligence Officer, FBI)
Keynote Session
- Nick Superina (Co-founder & General Partner, Harmonic Growth Partners)
- Mike Ward (Co-Founder & Managing General Partner, Harmonic Growth Partners)
Details
- Date:
- March 28
- Time:
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1:00 PM - 10:00 PM
- Cost:
- Paid
- Event Category:
- Business
- Event Tags:
- #generalpartner, #limitedpartner, #privateequity, #venture_capital, #virginia, conference, Entrepreneur, university, venturecapital
- Website:
- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-university-of-virginia-venture-capital-conference-tickets-1030220907467?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Organizer
- Mayo Center for Asset Management at UVA Darden
Venue
- Darden Sands Family Grounds