Startup Forum: Smart Money Investor Panel

Startup Forum is a program series designed to empower entrepreneurs with essential knowledge and insights crucial for startup success.

Venture Capital can be a black box for founders and each VC company approaches their duties with a different philosophy. On this panel we have assembled leaders from top Colorado VCs to give you an inside look as to how VCs are adjusting to market trends, what they are looking for in future investments, and what’s next for the future of fundraising for founders. Join the Beck Venture Center to get this exclusive insider information and more! Maggie Rodney: Maggie is a Partner at Massive VC, the founder-led deep-tech firm backing companies in "inevitable" markets - space, data infrastructure, energy, and security - as they move from prototype to commercial traction. She leads sourcing, diligence, portfolio support, and community engagement. Prior to Massive, she was an early employee at Altvia, where she helped build investor-relations infrastructure for private equity and venture firms managing more than $500M in AUM, with earlier experience spanning litigation, management consulting, and forensic accounting. Kirsten Suddath: Kristen joined Next Frontier Capital as a General Partner in 2021, bringing years of experience on the investor side and a decade as an operator to her work with NFC and our portfolio companies. Before joining NFC, Kirsten served as a Senior Associate with Blackhorn Ventures, a high-velocity, industrial-focused firm base

Organizer: Beck Venture Center, Colorado School of Mines

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