When you are investing in startups that help solve humanity’s biggest challenges and won’t have a product on the market for another decade, how do you pick which idea to back?

Angel investing can be similar. We invest so early the product hardly exists, the market is new, or a traditional market is being disrupted — how can we know if it will succeed?

Patty Wexler, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Starlight VC will walk us through how Starlight VC addresses the questions above.

During our time, we will build on Patty’s 15+ year career investing in startups to uncover how to validate team, market, and product before choosing to invest in a company.

Think of this workshop like Due Diligence level 301 for intermediate to advanced investors.

8:00 am – 8:30 am Registration & Breakfast

8:30 am – 10:00 am Picking Winners Workshop followed by Q+A

This event is powered by Kaufman Rossin, one of the top accounting firms in the United States, serving domestic and international clients in all 50 states and dozens of countries worldwide. The CPA and advisory firm has represented businesses for over 55 years, providing traditional accounting, audit and tax services, as well as business, risk and forensic advisory services. The firm has won significant awards, including repeat honors as the Best Accounting Firm to Work For among large firms nationwide and locally. With nearly 400 team members, the firm prides itself on offering the resources of a powerhouse, personally delivered.

Thank you to our space host, CIC, which builds innovation communities. CIC believes in the entrepreneur and recognizes that invention propels innovation, density spurs collaboration, and a shared purpose drives a thriving community.

They provide inclusive, flexible spaces so that you focus on growing your business while they take care of the rest. CIC also works with powerful, local partners to develop the critical networks that entrepreneurs need to grow effectively.