Corporate Venture Capital SIG
Capitalizing on Corporate Venture Capital
 and Strategic Investor Relationships
October 28, 2009 | 6:00-8:30 PM | Two Palo Alto Square | Palo Alto
Event Sponsor: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

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:
Sanjiv Parikh, Managing Director Corporate Ventures, Hewlett-Packard    
Harshul Sanghi, Managing Director, Motorola Ventures   
Claudia Fan Munce, Managing Director, IBM Venture Capital Group, IBM 
Marc Yi, Director Strategic Investments, Intel 

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.        

Registration Fee:
VC Taskforce Member $55;
Affiliate Organization Member $75
General- $95

Corporate VC SIG Board
Chair Person:
John Park, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Program Manager:
Rose Mortilla, Vice President, Yes Partners