Last week, LAVCA held its inaugural VC in NY program, in partnership with Omidyar Network, Telefónica Open Future_, and Silicon Valley Bank. The program hosted 15 early stage investors from Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, and Brazil to participate in two-days of intensive immersion sessions with key players in New York’s venture ecosystem.
Held at Civic Hall, participants included:
- Jalak Jobanputra, Future\Perfect Ventures
- Cyrus Massoumi, Zocdoc
- Daniel Costello, NewsCorp
- Naveen Selvadurai, Foursquare
- Alan Patricof, Greycroft
- McComma Grayson, HarbourVest Partners
- Adam Ritter, Bessemer Trust
- Brian Hutchings, Gunderson Dettmer