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Founders Series: Overcoming Barriers to Entry

February 24, 2016 at 6:00 pm

Founders' Series

Overcoming Barriers to Entry

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
6:00 pm: Reception and networking
7:00 pm: Fireside Chat

San Francisco
(Address will be sent to registered attendees.)

Join special guest Anne DeGheest, Managing Partner at HealthTech Capital, and moderator Lisa Suennen, Managing Partner of  Venture Valkyrie, for an exclusive event open to founders of startups only. In established industries barriers to entry may be high, making it difficult for new entrants to gain traction.  Anne and Lisa have funded and guided startups in the healthcare space, an industry filled with barriers including government regulations, extensive research costs, and established players.  Attendees of this  event will get advice on how to navigate industries with high barriers to entry and discuss business models that create barriers for other entrants.

Speaker

Anne DeGheest

Anne pioneered the HealthTech or Digital Health space as an entrepreneur, angel investor, corporate advisor and mentor capitalist. The companies she has founded and advised have created new market categories and have grown to over $6 billion in market capitalization. As an advisor to large corporations and entrepreneurs, Anne’s experience dates back to 1986, when she founded MedStars Ventures Partners.  In 2010, she founded HealthTech Capital, a new ecosystem between private angel investors, venture capitalists and industry to fund and mentor new “HealthTech” companies that empower patients and decrease healthcare cost.

About the VLAB Founders’ Series

Founders’ Series events provide a unique opportunity for startups and technologists to take part in an interactive session. Come prepared with your burning questions!

If you would like to have the rare opportunity to take the “Hot Seat” on stage to receive feedback from the speakers, please be sure to enter your question in the field below. Startup founders selected for the “Hot Seat” will be notified in advance.

For all other questions, please contact founders.series@vlab.org.

Note: Founder's Series tickets are for startup founders and are subject to approval. Please allow 24-48 hours for final ticket confirmation.

Details

Date:
February 24, 2016
Time:
6:00 pm
Event Category:
Website:
founders-series-overcoming-barriers

Venue

San Francisco, CA