VC TaskForce - Capitalizing on Venture & Strategic Relationships January 28, 2010

Many of Silicon Valley's most successful start-ups have capitalized on their relationships with strategic partners and investors, taking advantage of key customer relationships and sharing development costs for new products. However, working with a strategic investor for a start-up also has its risks with respect to investment terms and the liquidity event.

How can start-ups and venture capital investors that co-invest with strategic investors better manage their relationships with strategic investors and partners?

VC Taskforce's Corporate Venture Capital special interest group has formed a panel of some of the leading corporate VCs to address some of these issues and provide some advice to start-up companies and venture capital investors.

Moderator & Chair:
John Park, Partner, Morgan Lewis

Panelists:
Jai Das, General Partner, SAP Ventures
Paul Moon, VP Corporate Development and Strategy, SK Telecom Americas
Michael Yang, Venture Partner, Comcast Interactive Capital
Chris Kim, Associate General Counsel, Facebook
Eileen Tanghal, Investment Director, Applied Materials

Agenda:
6:00 - 7:00 Registration, Networking
7:00 - 8:00 Panel Discussion
8:00 - 8:30 Q&A

Hors d'oeuvres, wine and soft drinks will be served.

Official Website: http://www.VCTaskForce.com