Emerging food & beverage startups check out this specialized program for female founders to receive mentorship and insights on all things topical to CPG brands! Deadline is this week.
Let’s meet next week at The Lead Summit which will feature one of the best talk tracks in Venture and Innovation this summer. Check it out if you’re a startup, investor, retailer or brand!
The Innovation Forum is less than two weeks away, taking place on Day 2 of The Lead Summit in NYC. This exclusive forum is designed for a select group of 150 investors, start-ups, and retail technologists to explore the needs and opportunities of tomorrow's retail landscape.
This special program runs from 3:30 - 6:30 PM and features retailers discussing their technology priorities, investors sharing their outlook, and corporate venture capitalists outlining corporate needs. Plus, there will be roundtable discussions and plenty of time for networking.
Speakers include:
- Noam Paransky, Chief Omni and Innovation Officer, Tapestry
- Scott Friend, Partner, Bain Capital Ventures
- Sallie Jian, Director, Head of North America at Diageo Ventures, Diageo
- Stacey Shulman, Vice President Health, Education and Consumer Industries, Intel Corporation
- Pano Anthos, Founder & Managing Director, XRC Ventures
- Deborah Weinswig, CEO and Founder, Coresight Research
There are less than 60 spots left, so register now to secure your place!
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Investors and Retailers can attend The Innovation Forum for FREE. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity!
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Happy to share that Pronghorn's Investment Management team is looking to expand! We a hiring an Investment Associate to support sourcing/diligencing/structuring new deals, as well as supporting our existing portfolio.
Please feel free to reach out if you or anyone in your network are interested in a Venture Capital position supporting our Mission to effectively and sustainably drive diversification in the US Spirits industry.
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Join me June 12 & 13 at BevNET.com, Inc. in NYC! Super excited for this gathering of incredible brands and industry experts to stay ahead of the curve on consumer trends and beverage brands.
Link below with promo code.
What a wonderful session with amazing entrepreneurs in the field of food & beverage and CPG! Thank you Kelly Montoya and Venture Miami for having me and creating this incredible local startup and VC community.
My former team SAP.iO is shuttering its doors. This is one of the most dedicated, hardworking teams at SAP and now, many of these talented individuals need to find their next role. They are folks with experiences running startup accelerators, corporate innovation, VC, marketing, business development, platform/community management, and more.
If you are hiring, open to referrals, know about open positions, please DM me so I can make intros and connections. Thank you!
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SAP.iO is sunsetting its operations.
According to the latest press release SAP will no longer run its SAP.io Foundaries, however SAP will continue to support founders and startups with other programs such as the SAP for Scaleups program and its hyper growth catalyst program.
I don’t know the background of this decision but I have two really important reflections about this events having been part of similar organisations that were eventually shut down.
Corporate Innovation and Venturing organizations come and go. They might be a part of some reorganisation, or change in management or just misalignment on what how the corporate sees success - in the end, it’s a lot about the current mindset in the compnay and culture. So this thing will happen again and again in other organizations no matter if it’s corporate accelerators, CVCs or other structures they choose to build.
But my second and most important thing is that it’s not for nothing. Sometimes you have to let go ans let the people who were involved get on with other things to take their energy and experience to really make impact in the ecosystem.
I wrote about the Wayra Mafia a few days ago, originally posted by Claudio Barahona Jacobs and it’s impressive.
Here it is if you wish to read: https://lnkd.in/ei7fvXb3
I think that this press release is the beginning of the SAP.io Mafia. I don’t know if people will choose to impact from within or build new organisations or join other corporate innovation organisations but I bet that we will see the impact of the SAP.io Mafia in the next 5-10 years to come.
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Join me for a special edition of Venture Miami on March 27, celebrating the accomplishments of Women’s History Month. Venture Miami is the city’s initiative to promote and showcase local startup and VC ecosystem players, and I’m excited to be a part of this amazing community!
Next month, Diageo & Food'NBev Connect are launching a new Quarterly Series for emerging F&B brands! The 1st event on January 17 will focus on NO & LOW alcohol to coincide with #DryJanuary.
Moderating an all-star panel with David CroochKavitha K.Elizabeth GascoigneJeff Klineman, followed by networking at Diageo’s NYC office!
RSVP ASAP by 1/12 or until capacity - space is very limited!
Congratulations, Sallie Jian, Director & Head of North America Ventures at Diageo on being named one of the 2023 VentureFuel Visionary of the Year finalists!
Click here: https://hubs.ly/Q02ccLZB0 to vote today!
Peer recognition at its finest – the VentureFuel Visionaries is the Hall of Fame for Innovators. 🏆
The clock is ticking! Be sure to cast your vote before Thursday, December 14.
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Such a fantastic program and opportunity. 🎉