[
  {
    "name": "Richard Sheng",
    "role": "Investor ∙ UpHonest Capital",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Analytics & Big Data",
      "+13 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Tech",
      "Tell me your vision and what you are tackling on daily basis"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Keli Callaghan",
    "role": "Partner ∙ Arrington Capital",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Blockchain Technology & Cryptocurrency",
      "+13 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Blockchain / Web3",
      "Tech investor with a focus on decentralized and crypto for the past 9 years."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Urs Cete",
    "role": "Founding Partner ∙ 1745 Ventures",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Advertising & Marketing",
      "+13 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Media",
      "Founding Partner of 1745 Ventures (media, advertising, enterprise AI). Co-founded and led BDMI, Bertelsmann’s U.S. venture arm, backing 160  companies, before the team spun out in 2025. Now focused on fundraising, doing only select SPVs where there is a strong fit."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Drew Hyatt",
    "role": "CEO ∙ Veep Software",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "Growth & Scale",
      "FinTech & InsurTech",
      "Series A",
      "FUNCTION: Leadership / Management",
      "INDUSTRY: Fintech / Insurtech",
      "Hi! I would like to meet new people at this event interested in investing in a high growth Fintech selling the Credit Unions and Retail Banks.   We created an AI based solutions which enables CU's and FI's to offer their customers access to earned wages anytime between pay days."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Jim Cohen",
    "role": "General Partner ∙ Fitz Gate Ventures",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Consumer Products / Goods",
      "Analytics & Big Data",
      "+12 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Other",
      "Jim is a GP at Fitz Gate Ventures, an early stage VC firm investing out of its third fund. Recent exits include Celestial AI which sold for $5.5 billion (Fitz Gate led the seed  round) and Quantum Circuits which sold for $550mm (Fitz Gate was the first VC to invest)."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Joe Benjamin",
    "role": "Founder & CEO ∙ youngstartup Ventures",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Consumer Products / Goods",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "+7 more",
      "FUNCTION: Leadership / Management",
      "INDUSTRY: Other"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Paul Zorner",
    "role": "CEO ∙ Remote Epigenetics",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Agriculture",
      "+12 more",
      "FUNCTION: Innovation",
      "INDUSTRY: AgriTech/FoodTech",
      "We use natural small molecules to trigger internal epigenetic plant programs at useful times - typically driven by other events - to produce a new generation of crop inputs.  We have 3 product leads.  We are looking to meet investors and corporate partners to advance market entry"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Christian Tirtasengadja",
    "role": "Founder ∙ That Looks Good, INC",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Growth & Scale",
      "Food & Beverage",
      "+13 more",
      "FUNCTION: Capital Raising / Fundraising Strategies",
      "INDUSTRY: SaaS",
      "Hi, I'm the founder of That Looks Good (TLG). We build NFC video menus for restaurants and hotels: guests tap their phone and see the real dish before they order. Live with paying clients. Raising our angel/seed round and looking to meet investors and hospitality partners."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Brooks Hosfield",
    "role": "Partner ∙ SciFi VC",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Analytics & Big Data",
      "+8 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: SaaS",
      "Early stage generalist investor with a focus on fintech, artificial intelligence, and science."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "John Tansill",
    "role": "Chief Operating Officer ∙ Hard Castle LLC",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Consumer Products / Goods",
      "Hardware & IoT",
      "+11 more",
      "FUNCTION: Leadership / Management",
      "INDUSTRY: Consumer Tech",
      "Marine Corps Officer Retired",
      "Chief of Staff at Coast Guard HQ",
      "Chief Operating Officer"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Tsuyoshi Kittaka",
    "role": "Corporate Venture Expert ∙ Toshiba Tec CVC",
    "type": "CORPORATE VENTURE",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Advertising & Marketing",
      "+11 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Software/IT",
      "Hi, I’m Tsuyoshi, visiting NYC from San Francisco for the NY Venture Summit. I lead corporate venture and partnerships for Toshiba Tec in North America, seeking partnership and investment opportunities in agentic AI, physical AI, and retail tech. Would love to connect!"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Erica Duignan",
    "role": "GP ∙ Reign Ventures",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Analytics & Big Data",
      "+11 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Tech",
      "Hi! Happy to meet amazing founders and other investors in seed stage tech companies."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Bryce Thompson",
    "role": "CEO/FOUNDER ∙ 1House",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "Growth & Scale",
      "Audio & Visual Media",
      "EdTech, Recruitment & Jobs",
      "+13 more",
      "FUNCTION: Sales / Business Development",
      "INDUSTRY: SaaS",
      "I’m attending Venture Summit to connect with strategic investors. Bootstrapped with strong traction in just 9 months, we’ve stabilized our systems and are ready to scale fast. Seeking the right partner and creator acquisition capital to build a $100M  company."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Isaiah Anderson",
    "role": "CEO ∙ DetecFit",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Health & Wellness",
      "+10 more",
      "FUNCTION: Leadership / Management",
      "INDUSTRY: Tech",
      "I'm Isaiah, cofounder and CEO of DetecFit. We make strength progress measurable and affordable for every coach, trainer and athlete. Our flagship device Arrow is a 2-in-1: speed on every rep plus isometric strength testing. Raising our seed round."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Chad Sauder",
    "role": "Senior Associate ∙ Sidecut Ventures",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Cleantech & Climate Tech",
      "+10 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Tech",
      "We have a saying at Sidecut: \"If you want to be a good partner, go first.\" We embody that by working closely with founders for 30 days before writing a check. That's how we run our diligence—by helping founders stay productive while we learn how they operate."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Steve Kim",
    "role": "Managing Partner ∙ Verdis Investment Management",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Consumer Products / Goods",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "+19 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Tech"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Valerie Kozak",
    "role": "Principal ∙ DigitalDx Ventures",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Biotech",
      "+10 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: LifeSciences/Healthcare",
      "Hi, ",
      "",
      "I am eager to meet some sharp entrepreneurs who are creating interesting, cash-flowing offerings in the healthcare vertical. I am specifically looking for companies in the AI and diagnostics space. Can't wait to meet!"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Yordanka Ilieva",
    "role": "Senior Director - Nasdaq Ventures ∙ Nasdaq",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Growth & Scale",
      "Analytics & Big Data",
      "+10 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Fintech / Insurtech"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Dori Jones",
    "role": "Co-Founder & CEO ∙ AcQumen Medical",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Digital Health",
      "+10 more",
      "FUNCTION: Innovation",
      "INDUSTRY: MedTech",
      "I'm an engineer turned entrepreneur leading a team to commercialize the first ultrasound-guided hemodynamic monitor for the underserved pediatric critical care population."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Kimberly Blakemore",
    "role": "Head of ADVentures ∙ ADVentures | Analog Devices",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Digital Health",
      "+9 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Tech",
      "Hi! If you are working on a breakthrough that starts with physics and first‑principles engineering, I’d love to connect."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Eric Ulchaker",
    "role": "Managing Partner ∙ Serial Stage Venture Partners",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Growth & Scale",
      "Medtech / Medical Devices",
      "+9 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: MedTech",
      "Serial Stage Venture Partners invests in AI-enabled medical devices, breakthrough therapeutics, advanced diagnostic platforms, and Tech and AI solutions — targeting opportunities that meaningfully improve clinical outcomes and reduce cost. Visit SerialStageVP.com for more info."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Georgios Varsos",
    "role": "Venture Partner ∙ VU Venture Partners",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Growth & Scale",
      "+18 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Other",
      "Venture Partner at VU Venture Partners. 15 years in business development, research, and innovation. Cambridge PhD and Johns Hopkins MBA. Passionate about connecting founders, investors, and opportunities across the U.S. and Europe."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Joshua Lambert",
    "role": "Founder & CEO ∙ Amplio Spine",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "Growth & Scale",
      "Medtech / Medical Devices",
      "Bootstrapped",
      "+12 more",
      "FUNCTION: Leadership / Management",
      "INDUSTRY: MedTech",
      "Revenue more than tripled in four months, and every surgeon who's tried KeyLift has used it again. It's the only implant that anchors at the lamina, attaches to the spinous process and expands 4mm, placed in under 30 minutes. FDA-cleared, patented, 16 U.S. sites. Series A now."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Luke Bender",
    "role": "Investor ∙ Inspired Capital",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Consumer Products / Goods",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "+16 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Tech",
      "I'm an Investor at Inspired Capital, a NYC $1B  early stage generalist fund founded by Alexa von Tobel (Learnvest) and Penny Pritzker (Secretary of Commerce under Obama). We lead early stage rounds.",
      "",
      "I come from an AI operator background (FDE at AI startups, PM at Microsoft AI)."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Douglas van Duyne",
    "role": "CEO ∙ Wisen",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "Angel / Seed",
      "EdTech, Recruitment & Jobs",
      "Social Networking & Collaboration",
      "+9 more",
      "FUNCTION: Leadership / Management",
      "INDUSTRY: Consumer Tech",
      "Hi, I’m Douglas, founder of Wisen. Push a button, get a mentor who has lived it. We help experts mentor at scale, and help people build real relationships. Not a chatbot, not a course. Marc Randolph is our Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer. MIT built us into Orbit. Raising seed"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Ahmet Berkyurek",
    "role": "Founder&CEO ∙ CamMed Therapeutics",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Biotech",
      "+9 more",
      "FUNCTION: Innovation",
      "INDUSTRY: BioTech/Pharma",
      "I believe in a future in which 99% of all human diseases will be treated and cured with RNA based medicines. CamMed is paving the way towards that future with a novel mRNA platform technology."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Moran David",
    "role": "CEO ∙ Datumate",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Growth & Scale",
      "Agriculture",
      "+8 more",
      "FUNCTION: Leadership / Management",
      "INDUSTRY: Tech",
      "Hi! ",
      "I want to meet investors ahead of Datumate’s upcoming funding round. If you invest in construction technology or vertical SaaS, I’d welcome a conversation."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Tal Sigura-Hirshman",
    "role": "Principal ∙ banktechventures.com",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Analytics & Big Data",
      "+8 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Fintech / Insurtech"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Michael Mealling",
    "role": "General Partner ∙ Starbridge Venture Capital",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Growth & Scale",
      "Space Technology",
      "+8 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Aerospace/Space"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Chris Sipos",
    "role": "Senior Associate  ∙ United Airlines Ventures",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Consumer Products / Goods",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "+15 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Aerospace/Space"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Alexandra Vidyuk",
    "role": "CEO & General Partner ∙ Beyond Earth Ventures",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Energy & Batteries",
      "Robotics & Drones",
      "+6 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Aerospace/Space",
      "I am investing in early stage deep tech start-ups"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Liam McDonald",
    "role": "Vice President ∙ Sandbox Industries / Blue Venture Fund",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Growth & Scale",
      "+15 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Digital Health",
      "Eager to connect with fellow VCs and inspiring founders."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "michael lubin",
    "role": "Sr Advisor and Investor ∙ Xzom",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Biotech",
      "Blockchain Technology & Cryptocurrency",
      "+7 more",
      "FUNCTION: Consulting",
      "INDUSTRY: BioTech/Pharma",
      "Xzom, Inc. has shipped its first point-of-care liquid biopsy platform integrating technologies that had considerable success in detecting early stage cancers. We seek research partners who want to develop tests on this platform as well as investors in our next round."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Imre Lakatos",
    "role": "President ∙ Phannes Inc",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "SaaS",
      "Bootstrapped",
      "+16 more",
      "FUNCTION: Leadership / Management",
      "INDUSTRY: AI & Machine Learning",
      "President of Phannes Inc., building Silenus, an AI-native business operating system connecting organizational knowledge, workflows, and AI agents in one environment. We’re raising our pre-seed round and looking to connect with angel investors, VCs, and strategic partners."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "David Epstein",
    "role": "Member (General, Selection and Membership Committees) ∙ Mid Atlantic Bio Angels",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Biotech",
      "Digital Health",
      "+6 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: LifeSciences/Healthcare",
      "Looking for companies that match the MABA investment criteria (see:  https://bioangels.net/entrepreneurs/).",
      "",
      "Always interested in meeting interesting people too!"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Vikrant Vaid",
    "role": "Associate ∙ SeedtoB Capital",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Analytics & Big Data",
      "+21 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Healthcare IT",
      "Icebreaker: Ask me for my thoughts on the AI Market.   Keen to connect with founders scaling disruptive solutions in Healthcare, AI, Tech, & Cybersecurity and with fellow investors of any industry to swap deal flow and explore synergies."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "David Porzio",
    "role": "General Partner ∙ Danu Venture Group",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Digital Health",
      "+7 more",
      "FUNCTION: Leadership / Management",
      "INDUSTRY: Other",
      "I’m Managing Partner of Danu Venture Group, investing in advanced infrastructure, defense, energy, and cybersecurity. I also invest personally in healthcare and digital health. Previously, I held operating and investment leadership roles at MDC Partners (now Stagwell) and mbg."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Sergey Gribov",
    "role": "Partner ∙ Flint Capital",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Digital Health",
      "+7 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Tech"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Scott Sherman",
    "role": "Managing Partner ∙ Mesa Lane Capital",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "Proptech",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Energy & Batteries",
      "+7 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Other",
      "Mesa Lane invests in and partners with top-tier emerging venture capital managers, providing anchor capital via a multi-fund commitment in exchange for LP and GP stakes. In addition to capital, we provide a platform of operational support."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Matt Skiba",
    "role": "Lead Partner ∙ Riviera Partners",
    "type": "SERVICE PROVIDER",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Blockchain Technology & Cryptocurrency",
      "E-Commerce & Retail",
      "+5 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Tech",
      "Hi! I'm Matt Skiba, a Lead Partner at Riviera Partners -- the leading tech & product executive search firm in venture. I lead our product and technology practice across venture."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Atul Gupta",
    "role": "President Global Investment Strategy and Growth ∙ BBBS Space Tech (Legal Parent - Big Bang Boom Solutions)",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "Growth & Scale",
      "Robotics & Drones",
      "Space Technology",
      "+4 more",
      "FUNCTION: Capital Raising / Fundraising Strategies",
      "INDUSTRY: Aerospace/Space",
      "I lead global investment strategy at BBBS Space Tech, developing DRONA, a sovereign orbital AI computing platform for rapid satellite intelligence. We are raising US$5.3M in matching capital through a syndicated tranche, seeking US$1M–5M from space-tech investors."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Mark Adams",
    "role": "Partner ∙ Two Bear Capital",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Analytics & Big Data",
      "+7 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: BioTech/Pharma",
      "We are an early-stage/disruptive VC investor, interested in life sciences/biotech, AI, cybersecurity and Enterprise IT."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Deepak Kumar",
    "role": "Partner ∙ Cornerstone Ventures",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Growth & Scale",
      "FinTech & InsurTech",
      "+7 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Enterprise Tech",
      "Hi! I would like to meet new people at this event. Looking to collaborate with fellow investors in looking at opportunities to partner and co-invest."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Christian Schroeder",
    "role": "Private Investor ∙ 3119 Holding Ltd.",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "FinTech & InsurTech",
      "+6 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Other",
      "Angel Investor in 50 companies. Serial entrepreneur (founded 6 companies). Looking to meet companies raising (>100k ARR typically)."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Jodd Readick",
    "role": "Member of the Screening Committee ∙ Mid Atlantic Bio Angels",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Analytics & Big Data",
      "+6 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: MedTech"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Kieran Corbett",
    "role": "Senior Associate  ∙ Studio VC",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Analytics & Big Data",
      "+6 more",
      "FUNCTION: Information Technology",
      "INDUSTRY: Enterprise Tech",
      "I would like to meet founders building Enterprise AI, Fintech & B2B Saas businesses. ",
      "",
      "Also open to meeting potential LPs looking to invest in early stage venture"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Dan Goodman",
    "role": "Managing General Partner ∙ Sandy Spring Climate Partners",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Cleantech & Climate Tech",
      "Energy & Batteries",
      "+4 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Climate Tech",
      "We have capacity for accredited angels and LPs looking to access our top-tier early stage industrial climatetech deals. We do climatetech only."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Lawrence Lin",
    "role": "Associate ∙ Arbor Ventures",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Analytics & Big Data",
      "+5 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Fintech / Insurtech"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Will Walker",
    "role": "Investor ∙ Jump Capital",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Developer Tools",
      "+5 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Enterprise Tech",
      "Investor excited to meet likeminded founders, investors, and operators across fintech, vertical AI, and AI services."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Thomas Osborne",
    "role": "Venture Partner ∙ Genoa Ventures",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Biotech",
      "Healthcare IT",
      "+2 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: LifeSciences/Healthcare",
      "Excited to meet founders at the intersection of technology and life sciences (including beyond therapeutics)."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Nate Kline",
    "role": "Managing General Partner ∙ Cistern Capital",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "Consumer Products / Goods",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Growth & Scale",
      "+14 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Digital Health",
      "Nate is Founder and Managing General Partner of Cistern Capital, “The Wellness VC,” backing early-stage companies redefining healthcare by reversing chronic disease and extending healthspan. He bets on the inevitable shift from sick care to proactive, consumer-driven health."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Christopher O’Dore",
    "role": "Venture Capital Investor ∙ Advance Venture Partners",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Proptech",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "+32 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: AI & Machine Learning",
      "I am a venture investor at Advance Venture Partners (\"AVP\"). AVP is a unique, growth-oriented venture firm that invests across early and growth stages with a concentrated, high-conviction approach. We combine flexible, long-term capital with deep operating experience."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Sham Dholakia",
    "role": "Founder  ∙ LapSx",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Digital Health",
      "+5 more",
      "FUNCTION: Leadership / Management",
      "INDUSTRY: MedTech",
      "LapSx acts as an extra set of eyes for surgeons during minimally invasive procedures. Software only - integrates with any stack, real time annotation and labelling of structure/plane/fluid in any camera guided procedure. Play by play agentic capabilities - it’s Waymo for Surgery"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Jeb Connor",
    "role": "Chairman ∙ SignPost Cancer Analytics, Inc.",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Biotech",
      "+5 more",
      "FUNCTION: Capital Raising / Fundraising Strategies",
      "INDUSTRY: BioTech/Pharma",
      "​SignPost’s BreastDefense™: AI-powered, multimodal molecular intelligence that follows each breast cancer patient over time for earlier detection and faster insight into therapy response. Raising a $3M convertible note for Study 2.FAMILY OFFICES & HNW investors - Let's meet."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Matt Wilson",
    "role": "Managing Director  ∙ Allied Venture Partners",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Growth & Scale",
      "+12 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Software/IT",
      "Allied.vc is Western Canada's largest angel syndicate, investing in Seed–Series A software startups across Canada and the USA. Icebreaker: Ask me what we invest in"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Dan Dall'Asta",
    "role": "Managing Partner ∙ Citrine Venture Partners",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Proptech",
      "Analytics & Big Data",
      "+4 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Fintech / Insurtech"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Julien Marolleau",
    "role": "VC @ NAventures ∙ National Bank of Canada",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Growth & Scale",
      "+13 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Fintech / Insurtech",
      "Investor for NAventures, the corporate venture capital fund of National Bank of Canada. Looking for early-stage fintech/insurtech and B2B SaaS platforms that the Bank can use"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Kristin King-Jankiewicz",
    "role": "Head of Group Management ∙ Boston Harbor Angels",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Consumer Products / Goods",
      "Biotech",
      "+5 more",
      "FUNCTION: Leadership / Management",
      "INDUSTRY: Enterprise Tech",
      "Glad to meet/collaborate early stage ventures, www.bostonharborangels.com."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Craig Shimasaki",
    "role": "Co-Founder & CEO ∙ Moleculera Biosciences",
    "type": "CORPORATION",
    "details": [
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Growth & Scale",
      "Biotech",
      "+12 more",
      "FUNCTION: Leadership / Management",
      "INDUSTRY: LifeSciences/Healthcare",
      "At Moleculera we design, develop, and perform immune-mediated clinical diagnostic services utilizing an integrated business model. Our precision diagnostic Autoimmune Brain Panel™ has been growing in utilization with 3,200  clinicians in over 50 countries."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Joshua Siegel",
    "role": "General Partner ∙ Acronym Venture Capital",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Proptech",
      "Analytics & Big Data",
      "+12 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: SaaS",
      "I'm a VC and always look for great founders. We invest at the Late Seed / Series A stage for companies generating at least $1m in ARR. We do enterprise / SMB software in Fintech, Hospitality Tech, Workflow, PropTech and Ecom infrastructure."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Robert Knake",
    "role": "Venture Partner ∙ Paladin Capital Group",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Growth & Scale",
      "+12 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Cyber Security",
      "Hi! I am a venture partner at Paladin Capital Group. I cover the New York region and am looking for early stage cybersecurity startups in the area."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Will Donaldson",
    "role": "Founder ∙ Hard Castle LLC",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Consumer Products / Goods",
      "Hardware & IoT",
      "+11 more",
      "FUNCTION: Leadership / Management",
      "INDUSTRY: Consumer Tech",
      "Moshi moshi! After years working as the first Marine Corps Webmaster at the Pentagon and later as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Comms Facility CTO my team and I have patented the next evolution of secure comms & AI and have raised $600k . Hope to meet you in person in NYC."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Miguel Foncerrada",
    "role": "CEO ∙ AIquote by LogisticsMRO",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Growth & Scale",
      "+11 more",
      "FUNCTION: Leadership / Management",
      "INDUSTRY: Aerospace/Space",
      "Founder of LogisticsMRO, creator of AIQuote, an AI platform automating aviation parts buying and selling. Our first customer reports $1.6M in AIQuote-generated sales this year. We're raising $2M to scale toward a transaction-based aviation parts marketplace. Prior exit to Boeing."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Will Borthwick",
    "role": "Partner ∙ BOLD Capital Partners",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Proptech",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "+11 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Other",
      "Will is a Partner at BOLD Capital Partners. BOLD is an early-stage venture firm investing in entrepreneurs leveraging exponential technologies to solve the world's largest problems."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Josef Najm",
    "role": "Thomson Reuters Ventures ∙ Thomson Reuters Ventures",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Growth & Scale",
      "+10 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Enterprise Tech",
      "Deploying capital on behalf of TR focused on legal, tax, risk, compliance and media."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Chris Fisher",
    "role": "Managing Partner ∙ Myriad Venture Partners",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "SaaS",
      "+3 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Enterprise Tech",
      "Myriad is an early-stage venture capital firm investing across enterprise AI, industrial transformation, and vertical B2B software. The Myriad Model leverages our network of 35  C-suite execs, Strategic Advisory Board of public companies, and broader Fortune 1000 network."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "sarah blicker",
    "role": "Associate, Venture Capital ∙ Sixty Degree Capital",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Growth & Scale",
      "Fashion, Beauty & Wearables",
      "+3 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Tech",
      "Hi! I'm looking forward to meeting fellow investors to chat about market trends and what's on our radars, founders who want to share what they're building, and anyone else exploring where the next big opportunities in tech will come from."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Kayla Phillips",
    "role": "Senior VC Principal ∙ Hivemind Capital",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Blockchain Technology & Cryptocurrency",
      "+3 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Blockchain / Web3",
      "Blockchain VC at Hivemind Capital. Looking to connect with founders & investors building/investing in this space."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Natoli Farber",
    "role": "Partner ∙ Mangusta Capital",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Biotech",
      "FinTech & InsurTech",
      "+7 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: AI & Machine Learning",
      "Investment Partner at Mangusta Capital, a venture capital firm anchore by the Luxottica family office. We invest in AI across the stack from early-stage through growth. Open to connecting with founders, fellow investors, and potential partners."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Daniel Burstein",
    "role": "Managing Partner ∙ Millennium Technology Value Partners",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Series A",
      "Series B",
      "+2 more",
      "FUNCTION: Leadership / Management",
      "INDUSTRY: AI & Machine Learning",
      "Hi! I would like to meet new people at this event. My firm invests in a wide variety of companies and technologies at all stages of development from seed to already public, with emphasis on deep tech and AI. Will consider many creative innovative technologies."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Timothy Martens",
    "role": "Managing Director ∙ Vaark Ventures",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Growth & Scale",
      "Digital Health",
      "+10 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: LifeSciences/Healthcare",
      "Healthcare is at an inflection point. Aging populations, workforce shortages, unsustainable costs, and rapid advances in sensing, connectivity, data, and AI are colliding to reshape how care is built, understood, and delivered. Vaark invests at this nexus, The Great Convergence."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Raffaele Maccioni",
    "role": "President ∙ Math Biology",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Digital Health",
      "+7 more",
      "FUNCTION: Strategy / Planning / Operations",
      "INDUSTRY: MedTech",
      "I'm looking to connect with investors interested in scalable Health-Tech innovations across Clinical, Longevity, and Sports markets.",
      "Our non-invasive, AI-driven platform transforms bioelectrical signals into deep metabolic insights!"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Brett Burman",
    "role": "CEO ∙ OnSport AI",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Health & Wellness",
      "SaaS",
      "+5 more",
      "FUNCTION: Capital Raising / Fundraising Strategies",
      "INDUSTRY: AI & Machine Learning",
      "Happy to connect with anyone interested in the health & wellness space."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Alberto Giusti",
    "role": "Managing Partner ∙ P3VENTURES",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Micro VC",
      "+17 more",
      "FUNCTION: Leadership / Management",
      "INDUSTRY: AI & Machine Learning",
      "Hi! I would like to meet new people at this event tò enable the GTM in European Market and to find early stage investors in startups approaching European Markets"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Andrew Clapp",
    "role": "Managing Partner ∙ Arc Capital  Ventures",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "Consumer Products / Goods",
      "Growth & Scale",
      "Medtech / Medical Devices",
      "+2 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: MedTech",
      "Limited investment in selected companies.  Also advises on valuation and preparation of forecasts."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Chrys Schmults, M.D.",
    "role": "Founder and CEO ∙ Aldat",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Analytics & Big Data",
      "+6 more",
      "FUNCTION: Innovation",
      "INDUSTRY: Digital Health",
      "Aldat is building the data layer for clinical care in the AI age. We turn medical notes and reports into detailed, computable data (99% physician-validated accuracy) to:",
      "•\tSpeed trial enrollment",
      "•\tMake outcomes research affordable",
      "•\tEnable individualized prognostics in clinic"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Lyssa Neel",
    "role": "Managing Director  ∙ Golden Seeds",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Consumer Products / Goods",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "+12 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Tech",
      "I’m looking to meet amazing female founders! Golden Seeds invests primarily in B2B & B2C technologies, health care, consumer products, and deeptech, but I’d be happy to meet with any US-domiciled woman-led company."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Joe Helrich",
    "role": "Managing Partner ∙ Nosterra Venture Capital",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Energy & Batteries",
      "Hardware & IoT",
      "+4 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: AI & Machine Learning",
      "NosTerra Venture Capital supports Seed and Series A infrastructure companies innovating at the intersection of energy and compute to address energy related bottlenecks to scaling AI."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Triet Nguyen",
    "role": "Principal ∙ Render Capital",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Consumer Products / Goods",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "+13 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Other",
      "Triet Nguyen is Principal at Render Capital, where he backs high-agency founders building strange but essential infrastructure in overlooked markets, particularly across Middle America."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Petra Franklin",
    "role": "Venture Partner, Managing Director ∙ Vault Capital",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Growth & Scale",
      "Developer Tools",
      "+10 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: AI & Machine Learning",
      "I am a technologist, venture capitalist, and writer living in Seattle, WA.  Founder of Tandem Works. ",
      "",
      "Subjects: Artificial Intelligences, Developer Tools, Edtech, Creative Tools, and Art."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "jonathan small",
    "role": "CO-FOUNDER /CEO ∙ Thetradesmens",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Growth & Scale",
      "Real estate/Housing",
      "+3 more",
      "FUNCTION: Capital Raising / Fundraising Strategies",
      "INDUSTRY: SaaS",
      "Jonathan Small, CEO & Co-Founder Thetradesmens ",
      "Master Electrician | 22  Years Industry."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Heath Butler",
    "role": "Partner ∙ Mercury",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Blockchain Technology & Cryptocurrency",
      "+11 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: AI & Machine Learning",
      "Hi, I'm looking to meet fellow investors and founders of B2B vertical AI software companies. I am a venture investor, serial entrepreneur, & former corp dev exec. At Mercury, I invest in AI-based tech at the intersection of financial services, healthcare, and industrial sectors."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Andrew Katon",
    "role": "Investor ∙ Ai Capital",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Growth & Scale",
      "+19 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: AI & Machine Learning",
      "I'm excited to meet founders building deep tech AI solutions within large global markets and growing my investor network."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Takashi Hayashida",
    "role": "Managing Partner ∙ Taisu Ventures",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Growth & Scale",
      "+12 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: Fintech / Insurtech",
      "Takashi brings 20  years of experience in investment banking and private equity, with roles at Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas and BofA Merrill Lynch. A Web3 investor since 2017, he has served on EMURGO’s corporate venture capital investment committee since 2019."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Leonhard Korowajczuk",
    "role": "CEO ∙ CelPlan International, Inc.",
    "type": "CORPORATE VENTURE",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Growth & Scale",
      "On-Demand Services",
      "+9 more",
      "FUNCTION: Strategy / Planning / Operations",
      "INDUSTRY: AI & Machine Learning",
      "Hi! I would like to meet new people at this event.",
      "We are asuccesfull company in the wireless communication area and we are migrating to providing a complete AI solution for the areas where we have customers."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Gretchen Heinen",
    "role": "CEO/Founder ∙ Authsnap, Inc.",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Growth & Scale",
      "+5 more",
      "FUNCTION: Leadership / Management",
      "INDUSTRY: Healthcare IT",
      "We transformed how hospitals and clinics recover revenue from insurance denials with clinical expertise to automate complex medical necessity appeals. Built from my 17 yrs as a RN. $2.75 contracted run rate and exclusive denial vendor for McKesson's first GPO, Argent."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Steven Amiel",
    "role": "CEO ∙ Chronilogix",
    "type": "CORPORATION",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Health & Wellness",
      "FUNCTION: Innovation",
      "INDUSTRY: AI & Machine Learning",
      "We use AI-powered coaching to help people manage behavioral health and chronic conditions. I’m here to meet people working in healthcare, benefits, and technology and explore ways we can work together."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Ephraim Lindenbaum",
    "role": "Managing Director ∙ Advance Ventures",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Consumer Products / Goods",
      "Proptech",
      "+29 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: AI & Machine Learning",
      "Looking forward to another great Venture Summit!"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Drew Wyle",
    "role": "Founder ∙ Muskoka Lab",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "Proptech",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Real estate/Housing",
      "+2 more",
      "FUNCTION: Leadership / Management",
      "INDUSTRY: Proptech",
      "Drew Wyle is founder and CEO of Muskoka Lab, an AI platform connecting construction records, home systems, and maintenance history to help builders deliver better handovers and homeowners protect their investment."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Kyle Qi",
    "role": "Llama Ventures ∙ Llama Ventures",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: AI & Machine Learning",
      "Investing out of a $300M fund - Early Stage - A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Dennis Gal",
    "role": "Business Development  ∙ Millennia Capital",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "FUNCTION: Sales / Business Development",
      "INDUSTRY: AI & Machine Learning",
      "Hi, I’m Dennis. I work in Operations and Business Development at Millennia Capital, an SEC-registered investment firm in New York focused on venture capital and growth equity, mainly AI and AI infrastructure from Series B to pre-IPO."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Elvis Zhang",
    "role": "Managing Partner ∙ Coho VC",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "SaaS",
      "+2 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: AI & Machine Learning",
      "Elvis Zhang is Managing Partner at Coho VC, an early-stage fund backing technical founders across the AI stack, including Higgsfield, Micro1, Cartesia, Solve Intelligence and Fish Audio. He is also a Director at Midjourney, working at the frontier of generative AI."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Peter Misek",
    "role": "Managing Partner ∙ Framework Venture Partners",
    "type": "INVESTOR (VC, CVC, ANGEL, ETC)",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "FinTech & InsurTech",
      "+3 more",
      "FUNCTION: Venture Capital",
      "INDUSTRY: AI & Machine Learning",
      "Hi Framework is a Series A investor who backs Vertical AI/ SaaS companies, from Fintech to Digital Health. We leverage data, experts, and more to help Founders succeed. More info framework.vc"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Ivan Panushev",
    "role": "CEO & Founder ∙ TwinKnowledge",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Proptech",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "+17 more",
      "FUNCTION: Leadership / Management",
      "INDUSTRY: AI & Machine Learning",
      "CEO of TwinKnowledge. Our AI agents review drawings, specs and submittals for building owners, designers and contractors, catching costly errors early. Trusted by PANYNJ, MTA and US Navy. Meeting investors, customers and corporate partners."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Lior Friedman",
    "role": "CEO ∙ OptimalNets",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Angel Investor",
      "+4 more",
      "FUNCTION: Leadership / Management",
      "INDUSTRY: AI & Machine Learning",
      "Hi, I'm Lior, from OptimalNets. If you're interested in AI infrastructure and how these huge systems really work behind the scenes, I'd be glad to connect and meet here at the summit."
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Lynn Raynault",
    "role": "CEO ∙ Finley",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Angel / Seed",
      "Growth & Scale",
      "+3 more",
      "FUNCTION: Leadership / Management",
      "INDUSTRY: Fintech / Insurtech"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "Remo Kuldkepp",
    "role": "CFO ∙ GScan",
    "type": "STARTUP",
    "details": [
      "AI & Machine Learning",
      "Proptech",
      "Cleantech & Climate Tech",
      "+2 more",
      "FUNCTION: Finance",
      "INDUSTRY: AI & Machine Learning",
      "Gscan uses cosmic rays called muons to reveal hidden damages of infrastructure that no other tech can currently see. Focus on bridges and tunnels. €3m (€2.7M secured) revenue target for 2026. Already working with  Kajima, AtkinsRealis, Balvac, Jacobs, Hejimans. Looking for €7.5M."
    ]
  }
]