VC Platform Global Summit 2025 | VC Platform Global Community | 7 April 2025 | Fontainebleau Miami Beach, 4441 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33140, USA

The event is the largest and most diverse gathering of platform professionals in the venture capital industry. Attendees experience high-impact content, authentic peer-to-peer collaboration, and candid discussions – all designed to supercharge professional growth and move our industry forward.

Our Summit is designed to unite the ambitious operators who move the VC industry forward. We convene leaders focused on elevating their firm's platform, operations, marketing, communications, talent, operations, community, BD, and/or IR functions.

Venture capital is not a zero-sum game. We collaborate to drive value and accelerate our performance. At our Summit, participants can expect to discuss the most pressing trends and opportunities in our ecosystem in a supportive environment.
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2024 Past Speakers

Scott Walker
Crisis negotiator, military intelligence interrogator, & author

Allen Duan
General Partner, B Capital Corp

Brianna Rizzo
Talent Partner, VMG Partners

Moustafa ElBaily
Chief Information Officer, Kleiner Perkins

Julie Bell
COO, Emergence Capital

Keji Mustapha
CMO, Partech

Stephen Millard
Chief Platform Officer & Partner, Notion Capital

Saydeah Howard
Managing Partner, Cherryrock Capital

Lauren Young
Head of Network Operations, Union Square Ventures

Carolina Küng
VP of Platform & Community, Bessemer Venture Partners

Dale Chang
Operating Partner, Scale Venture Partners

Elise Brown
Partner & CMO, Anthemis

Allison Braley
Partner & Head of Marketing, Bain Capital Ventures

Jindra Zitek
Partner & Head of Scale, Stripes

Domenic Perri
Partner, Vertex Ventures

Rhys Hughes
Partner, GV

Caitlin Glazebrook
Partner, TxO Fund, a16z

Dom Jacquesson
VP of Insight, Index Ventures

Jennifer Holmstrom
Partner, Notable Capital

Rob Smith
Partner, M13

Shanna Hendriks
Director of Portfolio Services & BD, NEA

Erica Amatori
VP of Platform, Left Lane Capital

Erica Marom
Chief Communications Officer, Aleph

Kira Busman
VP of Talent, Index Ventures

Bryan Mason
VP & Head of Network, True Ventures

Ripley Hartmeyer
VP of Executive Talent, General Catalyst

Jamie Viggiano
Chief Marketing Officer, Fuel Capital

Annie Shapiro
VP of Platform, Inspired Capital

Alex Tumarinson
Operating Partner, Diversis Capital

Vanessa DiMauro
Head of Community, Georgian

Huff Millard
Managing Director, StepStone Group

Nour Obeidallah
Events and Marketing Producer, Primary Venture Partners

Jim Wilson
Partner, Costanoa Ventures

Laura Buhler
Partner & Head of Community, Felicis

Laura Padilla
Partner, Business Development

Anahita Daghoghi
Director of Platform, Centana Growth Partners

Michael Fass
Partner, Outsiders Fund

Margaret Luna
Director of Network, Next Legacy

Calvin Croskey
Director of Compensation Advisory, Sequoia

James Clark
Marketing Director, Molten Ventures

Kris Snodgrass
Principal, Norwest Venture Partners

Stephanie Perez
Managing Director of BD & Partnerships, Fin Capital

Michaela Balderston
Head of Marketing & Communications, Lead Edge Capital

Kyle Holm
VP of Compensation Advisory, Sequoia

Devin Nash
VP of Brand & Experience, Underscore VC

Brad Bowery
Senior Director of Startups, Zendesk

Crista Bailey
Chief Business Development Officer, Him For Her

Jeffrey Zhao
Partner, Slope

Stanley Onyimba
VP, CapitalG

Tanaz Mody
Head of People & Operations, Lerer Hippeau

Shannon Shroyer
Head of Network, Matchstick Ventures

Michelle McHargue
Partner, Costanoa Ventures

Daniel Sherman
Head of Portfolio PR, Initialized Capital

Cliff Worley
Sr Director of Portfolio Growth Marketing, Kapor Capital

Hila Tsaphrir
Business Development Lead, Aleph

Brandon Edler
Head of Content, Slauson & Co.

Natassia Nettleman
PR & Comms Lead, WestCap

Cuco Vega
Head of Platform, Leap Global Partners

Beck Bamberger
Founder, BAM by LLYC

Kate Cory
Director of Community & Content, Redesign Health

Jim Conti
Talent Partner, Hyde Park Venture Partners

Matt Blumberg
Co-Founder & CEO, Bolster

Samantha Quist
Startups Partnerships Lead, Stripe

Eugenia Shevchenko
Head of Community, Accion Venture Lab

Claire Walker
Head of Community & Brand, Notion Capital

Jonathan Metrick
Operating Partner, Sagard

Cheraé Robinson
Head of Community, Flybridge

Liz Cherson
Head of Events & Community, Bain Capital Ventures

Adam Shevell
Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Sarah Blanchard
Operating Partner, Craft Ventures

Faris Karaborni
Business Operations Manager, Point72 Private Investments

Kiran Arokiasamy
Platform & Community, Bessemer Venture Partners

Amira Ouji
Senior Director of Portfolio Success, Revolution

Sahil Segal
Director of Portfolio Engagement, Toyota Ventures

Ambi Mistry
Director of Portfolio Operations, LocalGlobe

Michael Labriola
Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Jessica Stewart
COO, Systemiq Capital

Lisa Costello
Innovation, Prologis

Edward Sullivan
CEO & Managing Partner, Velocity Coaching

Caroline Caswell
Marketing Partner, Operators Collective

Dhinuka Perera
Head of Platform, Konvoy Ventures

Nina Willdorf
Head of Platform, Canvas Ventures

Marilu Livermore
Partner, Founders Circle Capital

Cory Bolotsky
Board Director, VC Platform

Sarah Miers
Fundraising Strategist, NFX

John Eng
Funding Ecosystem Partner, Right Side Capital Management

Mallory Contois
Head of Community, Mercury

Matt Cynamon
Network Program Manager, Union Square Ventures

Alison Berman
Insights & Growth Operations, Valo Ventures

Chris Vasquez
Founder & CEO, Quantum

Christina Pasanen
Director of Talent, Notable Capital

Rachel Hodes
Director of Platform, NextView Ventures

Anna Jacobson
Data Partner, Operator Collective

Randi Jakubowitz
Head of Talent, 645 Ventures

Lisa Zieger
Partner - Community & Network, Spero

Abhishek Lahoti
Head of Platform, Highland Europe

Beth Scheer
Head of Talent, Homebrew

Kalee Gardella
Partner & Chief Community Officer, Founders Circle Capital

Allie Mullen
Director of Platform, Wireframe Ventures

Mal Filipowska
Portfolio & Platform Manager, Seedstars

Chris Sisserian
Head of Platform, Manta Ray

Jenna Pilgrim
Head of Platform, CoinFund

Matthew Wright
VP, Venture Capital Partnerships

Nick Graziano
Principal, Sands Capital Management

Mandy Yoh
VP of Platform & IR, Distributed Ventures

Zain Jeddy
Vice President, Atlas, a Hunt Club Company

Krista Skalde
Operating Partner and Chief Talent Officer, Inovia Capital

Ben Joffe
Partner, SOSV

Leah Morris
Senior Director of the Velocity Program, Radical Ventures

Boris Pluskowski
Managing Director, HSBC Innovation Banking

Sointu Karjalainen
Head of Platform, FOV Ventures

Joshua Kempf
Business Development - VC & Startups, AWS

Arabella Reeves
Former Head of Community & Partnerships, Atomico

Tony Wan
Head of Platform, Reach Capital

Joyce Chen
Strategic Partnerships, Mercury

Gita Kler
Analyst, AlbionVC

Jolynn Vallejo
Chief of Staff, Kapor Capital

Evan Walden
CEO, Getro

Yael Eckstein
VP of Marketing, StageOne Ventures

Ray Zhou
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Affinity

Daniel Glazer
Partner, Wilson Sonsini

Brunna Zogbi
Partner, Caravela Capital

Katie Mulligan
Director of Platform, Pillar VC

Claudio Jahate
VC & PE Partnerships, Oyster

Julia Baird
Operations & Platform, Golden Ventures

Blake Walls
Head of BD, Technology Investment Group, GIC

Maddie Callander
Partner, Boost VC

Andrew Oddo
Managing Director, HSBC Innovation Banking

Ashley Howes
Head of Operations & Strategy, Outsiders Fund

Oliver Fitz-Gibbon
Platform, InMotion Ventures

Trisha Degg
VP of Talent Platform, Jump Capital

Paulina Karpis
Director of Head of Early-Stage Platform & Community, B

Brian Burke
Head of GTM, Cabal

Lauren Apostolidis
Platform Director, AlbionVC

David Erhun
Startup Success, XAnge

Isabelle Audette
VP of Marketing and Communications, Inovia Capital

Ash Tutika
Director, Insight Partners

Liz Cohen
Head of Marketing & Community, Hetz Ventures

Sanjay Nath
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Blume Ventures

Kate Aronowitz
Portfolio Operations Lead, GV

Laurel Woerner
Platform Consultant

Sophie Vaughan
ESG & IR Manager, ArcTern Ventures

Jonno Southam
Managing Director, Investor Success, HSBC Innovation Banking

Ayla Schlosser
Director of Platform, F-Prime Capital

Stephanie Rich
Head of Platform, Bread and Butter Ventures

Joshua Goodfield
Executive Director, VC Platform

Lily Zarrella
Director of Community & Platform, Innospark Ventures

Cammy Keiler
Head of Customer Experience, Atlas, a Hunt Club Company

Jessica Murphy
VP, S2G Ventures

Daniel Polonka
Senior Product Marketing Manager, Affinity

Ava Alemazkoor
Director of Network, Recast Capital

Aaron Bartel
VP of Revenue, Harmonic

Maria Enriquez
Head of Portfolio Management, Endeavour

Amanda Townsend
Head of Talent & Community, Canaan

Henry Trapnell
Director of Industry Networks, F-Prime Capital

Lorraine Sanders
Head of Content, Alpaca VC

Channing Nesbitt
Portfolio Development, Salesforce Ventures

Yaara Kassner
VP of Value Creation, Vertex Ventures

Madelyn Rutter
Senior Director, TechNexus Venture Collaborative

Soo Song
Head of Marketing, World Innovation Lab

Troy Cosey
Head of Platform, Kapor Center Investments

Katy Sexton-Darby
Global Head of Communications & Marketing, Verlinvest

Katie Birge
VP of Platform, M25

Kremi Arabadjieva
VP of Operations, Velocity Coaching