Ask a VC with Marc Cohen of Unbundled VC

Ask A VC!

October 23, 4-5pm Eastern Time

Marc Cohen is a partner at Unbundled VC, investing in Europe-based early-stage software tech/AI founders who are laser focused on winning the US market. Marc is our first venture capitalist we're featuring from the Channel Islands (Guernsey!). This gives him a unique perspective. Already successful, Marc is a two-time AI founder turned VC investor and was an early or first backer of Runna (exit to Strava) as well as supporter of several other startups as a board observer or director. Marc holds a Master's degree in mathematics from the University of Cambridge and a Master's in AI from the University of Sussex.

Bio: Rebecca A. Fannin, host, Ask A VC show

Rebecca A. Fannin is an author, speaker and media entrepreneur known for for trend-spotting tech innovation and startup ecosystems. She is the founder of Silicon Dragon Ventures, an events and content group that publishes a newsletter and produces the online AskAVC show. She writes for Newsweek and CNBC.com, and is a special contributor to CNBC's Disruptor 50. Her work has led to public speaking at Brookings, Harvard, Carnegie Mellon, Oxford and many tech festivals including SXSW, and appearances on CNBC’s Squawk Box, BBC, CNN, and Bloomberg. Additionally, she is a venture scout at Alumni Ventures.

Her well-recognized books covering regional innovation trends around the world - Silicon Dragon (2008), Startup Asia (2011), Tech Titans of China (2019 with revised edition 2026) and Silicon Heartland (2023) - have been translated in 10 languages, and she also co-authored a textbook, Innovation in Emerging Markets (2016). Formative years of her career include international editor at Red Herring, International Business magazine, and the Asian Venture Capital Journal in Hong Kong. She is known as one of the first American journalists covering China’s entrepreneurial boom. See more at LinkedIn.

About Silicon Global Online

We kicked off this online series in April 2020 with Bill Tai, a first investor in Zoom, and have since featured 70+ speakers including leading VCs and tech titans on the show. This series helps startups, strategists and investors connect and provides valuable insights into what makes them tick, and next innovation trends. Whether you're raising capital, perfecting your business model, scaling up, going for unicorn status, an IPO or M&A deal, or figuring out your Give Back strategy, don't miss this series.Our thanks to InvestHK for their series support.

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