Bring your hardest fundraising questions. Investors give candid answers on raising money, scaling to enterprise customers, and building an AI company investors want to back.

Featuring

T.A. McCann, Pioneer Square LabsBefore T.A. built companies that sold to Google and BlackBerry, he was a professional sailor. He raced in two America's Cups and won one (1992). He is a serial founder whose companies were acquired by Google (Senosis) and BlackBerry (Gist), and he spent years at Pioneer Square Labs.

Jordan Baker, Founder & Managing General Partner, Athenaeum VenturesJordan founded Athenaeum Ventures, a Seattle pre-seed fund that backs exceptional founders before the rest of the market finds them. He previously co-founded Moonrock, a gaming marketing agency that ran campaigns inside Minecraft, Fortnite, and Roblox, and was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list. He's also a venture partner at OneSixOne Ventures.

Ryan Else, General Partner, Roadster CapitalRyan is founder and General Partner of Roadster Capital, a Portland-based seed fund investing in deep tech across automation, security, sustainability, advanced computing, and applied AI. He's hands-on with GTM, enterprise partnerships, and commercialization for portfolio companies, drawing on a career leading sales and business development across industries and regions.

Agenda

  • 1:00 Ask-me-anything with the panel

Who should attend: founders at any stage who are raising or planning to raise.

📍 Thinkspace Seattle, 1700 Westlake Ave N #200, Seattle, WA 98109, on Lake Union

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