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Come Pitch Two Top VC's on May 14th at Don's Demo Day
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You're Invited to Pitch Top VC's on May 14th You're invited to pitch Gene of Deepwater & Bradford of SignalFire Ventures at our Demo Day.
Bradford Jones invests from SignalFire's $3B fund. Previous to this he was at Insight Partners until 2023, deployed $600 million across application software, data infrastructure, security, and consumer internet. Focuses on early-stage investments in applied AI/ML and vertical SaaS companies. He's on the board of UpRound Ventures at the University of Michigan. And, mentors at Harvard Business School’s Rock Summer Fellows program. Looking forward to testing our new Shark Tank event format with all you founders and investors on May 14th! Want more info? UglyStartups.com -Don Stein |
Don Stein
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