Women's Perspective on Entrepreneurial Investing and Venture Capital
Women's Perspective on Entrepreneurial Investing and Venture Capital
The Southwest Venture Forum Presents
Women's Perspective on Entrepreneurial Investing and Venture Capital 
Thursday, March 23, 2023
7:00 AM Check-in/Coffee/Networking
7:30 AM - Plated breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Program
Location: Park City Club, 5956 Sherry Ln. Dallas, TX 75225

Registration will close Monday, 3/20/2023, at 5:00 PM.
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  Regular attendees
    Student attendees

Speakers Panel - TBD

MODERATOR

Laura Baldwin, Managing Director - Golden Seeds

Laura Baldwin currently serves as President of Waco Bend Asset Management Ltd., responsible for managing her family’s investment portfolio. 
She is also a Managing Director with Golden Seeds, a national angel investment group that invests in women-owned and -led companies, and leads the Dallas chapter. 
Her prior professional experience includes various roles at Triad Hospitals, Inc. (most recently as Vice President of Finance and Investor Relations), equity research, and investment banking. 
She received her B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin, graduating Phi Beta Kappa, and her M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University.  
HOST

Dr. Simon Mak, Executive Director, Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship 
Professor of Practice, Department of Strategy and Entrepreneurship.

Sponsors

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Nanban Ventures focus on innovation and look to enable founders with game-changing ideas and/or products in anything tech. We are passionate about what we do, extremely hands-on, and have assembled stellar resources to guide you in your journey.

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Fund stages: Post Seed to Series A+, investment range: $500K-$2M.

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  • The SMU Cox Southwest Venture Forum events
  • The Dallas 100 Entrepreneur Awards 
  • Student Entrepreneurship Clubs (Graduate and Undergraduate) 

The Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship 

W.W. Caruth, Jr. established the Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship at SMU in August 1970.   Mr. Caruth created the center to help people:
  • Learn by doing
  • Experience the pleasures, thrills, excitement, and satisfaction of building their businesses
  • Learn that business consists of putting yourself in a position to be lucky
  • Learn to overcome every obstacle with your wits and intelligence and accept adversity as a learning experience.

The Caruth Institute offers education and training for today’s entrepreneur who competes in a rapidly changing, fast-paced, technology-driven environment; click here to learn more.

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