Upfront Annual Meeting

February 25th, 2025
Optimist Studios

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AGENDA

11:30 am

Registration & Lunch

12:45 pm

Welcome Remarks
Mark Suster

1:15 pm

Zeitview
Dan Burton, Founder & CEO

1:25 pm

Fund Performance Update
Stuart Lander & Nina Sen

2:10 pm

Apex
Ian Cinnamon, Co-Founder & CEO

2:20 pm

Arcade
Caroline Clark, Co-Founder & CEO

2:30 pm

Building Next Generation SaaS Companies in the Age of AI
Caroline Clark, Co-Founder & CEO
Moderated by Aditi Maliwal

2:45 pm

What the Data Tells Us About the Future of the Economy
Dan Dees, Goldman Sachs
Moderated by D.A. Wallach, Time BioVentures

3:15 pm

General Translation
Archie McKenzie, Founder & CEO

3:25 pm

Break

4:00 pm

Artisan Insight
AJ Cooper, Co-Founder & CEO

4:15 pm

Modern Animal
Steven Eidelman, Founder & CEO

4:25 pm

Honing Our Edge with AI
Kevin Zhang

4:40 pm

Funding in the Post-Correction Era
Lindel Eakman, Foundry
Nat Fraser, Cerity Partners
Moderated by Kobie Fuller

5:10 pm

BrightAI
Alex Hawkinson, Founder & CEO

5:20 pm

Physical AI & Upgrading American Infrastructure
Alex Hawkinson, BrightAI
Moderated by Nick Kim

5:35 pm

Sandbar
Mina Fahmi, Co-Founder & CEO

5:45 pm

Closing Remarks

6:15 pm

Dinner & Cocktails