StrictlyVC INSIDER "Ringing in 2023" Evening

January is -- let's face it -- the worst. Let's remedy that by kicking off 2023 together in style at our first StrictlyVC INSIDER in-person event of the year.

We're thrilled to announce that we'll be sitting down with Open AI CEO Sam Altman, whose company is leading a growing pack of generative AI companies. (He told us what was coming in 2019 ; now it's nearly here, it seems.)

Also joining us: longtime venture capitalist Alfred Lin of the storied venture firm Sequoia Capital, where his bets on Airbnb and the food delivery business DoorDash landed him at the top of the Midas List last year. One bet that didn't not play out as Lin imagined was on the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, and we greatly appreciate Lin coming to talk about the deal and much more.

And we're very thankful to fintech VCs Mercedes Bent of Lightspeed Venture Partners, Victoria Treyger of Felicis, and Jillian Williams of Cowboy Ventures for making time to join us for a conversation about one of the buzziest areas of startup investing over the last decade and one now facing serious headwinds owing in part to global inflation and a possible recession. Are the disruptors about to get disrupted? Interviewer Reed Albergotti, the Technology Editor of Semafor, will ask!

You won't want to miss this one. Past attendees know these as great cocktail parties with even better programming. Speakers to join us in these evenings have included Katie Haun, Parker Conrad, Emily Weiss, Vlad Tenev, Alexis Ohanian and Marc Andreessen, among dozens of others.

Giant thanks to the global early-stage firm Felicis for partnering with us in the evening. Felicis's bets include Canva, Plaid and Notion, among many others. It has also supported StrictlyVC's programming in the past; we greatly appreciate the team's involvement.

Much thanks also to CBRE, the commercial real estate services giant, for generously hosting us in its beautiful space inside Salesforce Tower.

See you there/then.:)