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Venture gathers the people shaping tomorrow’s investment trends. Hear about the state of venture capital from the top investors at leading international funds, angels, accelerators and LPs.

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Amol Sarva, Life Extenion Ventures, on HealthConf stage during day three of Collision 2023 at Enercare Centre in Toronto, Canada

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Some are calling it ‘the great pullback’ while others are cautiously noting a slowdown in global funding. It’s also being viewed as a reset to more realistic valuations, and a move from “crypto bros” toward socially and environmentally responsible investments. Either way, 2024 heralds interesting times for VC funding. Your ticket gives you access to every talk, roundtable and masterclass happening at Venture, as well as 15+ other tracks at Collision.

What's happening?

Latin America was one of the fastest growing regions for VC in the world over 2020 and 2021. Then the VC market cratered in 2022. But does the fall in global funding signal the end of the era of overvaluations and easy money? And is this the recalibration the venture capital scene needs? Expect brutally honest industry analysis from the world’s top investors.

A changing VC landscape

What does the next decade hold for VC funding? A drive for diversity, sustainability and being socially responsible means the individuals and companies investing &#8211; and being invested in &#8211; are rapidly changing. We hear from leading voices on how these emerging trends are shaping the founder-investor dynamic.

Rewriting the venture playbook

Top investors reveal why they choose to invest, discussing their red flags, the product v people debate, and the growth models that win them over. Hear all the tips and tricks that you need in order to make that winning pitch.

Getting to ‘yes’

The crypto industry has been beset by several high-profile frauds. SaaS stock prices are way down on their 2021 levels. Meanwhile, AI has (again) taken the spotlight as the next big thing. So which industries will see the most activity in 2023? And which ones might just fade into obscurity?

Emerging industries

Meet some of our past Venture speakers

Founding Managing Partner

Neil Shen

Founder & Partner

Aileen Lee

Co-founder

Alexis Ohanian

Founder

Vinod Khosla

Co-founder & General Partner

Rebecca Lynn

Managing Director

Beezer Clarkson

Chairman

Peter Thiel

Founding Partner

Dana Settle

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Annie Lamont

General Partner

Jan Hammer

Connie Chan

Renata Quintini

Founder, Co-Chief Investment Officer & Co-Chairman

Ray Dalio

Managing Partner

Nisa Leung

Hans Tung

Companies that have joined our events

Mada Seghete, Co-founder &amp; VP of Marketing, Branch

Is your company the type of company that should take money from a VC?

Mike Sigal, Founder, Sigal Ventures

"Before VC’s only cared about growing, now they want startups to be unkillable and have the possibility of growth."

Sarah Kunst, Founder &amp; Managing Director, Cleo Capital

“Don’t be shy about building relationships online.”

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