Marines’ Memorial Club, San Francisco • February 4, 2022 (Friday)

Military Veteran Start Up Conference

Hosted by Context Ventures

Inviting all military veteran (& spouses) entrepreneurs.

Learn how to build and scale your business from military veteran entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.

The event is about maximizing founder growth so will primarily consist of relevant 1:1 meetings with fellow military veteran founders and VCs.

Practically every venture capital firm that is veteran led or invests in veterans have confirmed they will be in attendance:

  • Hivers & Strivers

  • Scout Ventures

  • Stony Lonesome

  • TFX Capital

  • Academy Investor Network

  • Squadra Ventures

  • Eniac Ventures

  • Moonshot Ventures

  • and others....

 
 
 
 

PANELS

Women Veteran Entrepreneurs

  • Seda Goff

    PenFed, Moderator

  • Thereasa Black

    Bon AppéSweet

  • Kimberly Shenk

    Novi

  • Dyanna Salcedo

    Oats in Coats

Veteran Entrepreneurs who survived Shark Tank

  • Kim Jung

    Blanchard House

  • Sarah Apgar

    FitFighter

Veterans in Venture Capital

  • Sam Ellis

    Scout Ventures

  • Emily McMahan

    Academy Investor Network

  • Doug Doan

    Hivers & Strivers

  • Kelly Perdew

    Moonshots Capital

Veteran Entrepreneurs building consumer brands

  • Brian Elliott

    Wove

  • Brendan Aronson

    Paintru

  • Kyle Maggard

    Over Easy

  • LeAnn Darland

    Talea Beer

Veteran Service Organizations & Entrepreneurs

  • Katherine Webster

    VetsinTech

  • Blake Hogan

    Bunker Labs

  • Jen Pilcher

    Patriot Boot Camp

  • Jason Van Camp

    Warrior Rising

Dual Use

  • Clark Yuan

    Candelytics

  • Charles Kim

    Intraloop

  • Jake Bullock

    Ravn

  • Hayley Menser

    Fairwater Labs

Scaling Companies

  • Tim Young

    Eniac Ventures, Moderator

  • Ryan Hogan

    Hunt a Killer

  • Alok Chanani

    BuildOps

  • Dave Hunt

    Crossrope

  • Randy Hetrick

    OutFit Training & TRX Training

Crypto / Web3

  • Mike Leffer

    Early Light Ventures, Moderator

  • Pat Larsen

    ZenLedger

  • Cameron Armstrong

    Stealth Web3

Attendees

Tim Hsia II Context Ventures

Tim Hsia II Context Ventures

Tim Young II Eniac Ventures

Tim Young II Eniac Ventures

Guy Filippelli II Squadra Ventures

Guy Filippelli II Squadra Ventures

Brad Harrison II Scout Ventures

Brad Harrison II Scout Ventures

Emily McMahan II Academy Investor Network

Emily McMahan II Academy Investor Network

Sherman Williams II Academy Investor Network

Sherman Williams II Academy Investor Network

John Nicholson (Mick) II PenFed

John Nicholson (Mick) II PenFed

Seda Goff II PenFed

Seda Goff II PenFed

Doug Doan II Hivers and Strivers

Doug Doan II Hivers and Strivers

Rachel Hobert II Hivers and Strivers

Rachel Hobert II Hivers and Strivers

Sam Ellis II WPMC

Sam Ellis II WPMC

Sean Drake II Stony Lonesome Group

Sean Drake II Stony Lonesome Group

Eddie Kang II Tola Capital

Eddie Kang II Tola Capital

Mike Leffer II Early Light Ventures

Mike Leffer II Early Light Ventures

Neil Devani II Necessary Ventures

Neil Devani II Necessary Ventures

Nick Culbertson II Protenus

Nick Culbertson II Protenus

Brandon Shelton II TFX Capital

Brandon Shelton II TFX Capital

Jen Pilcher II Patriot Boot Camp

Jen Pilcher II Patriot Boot Camp

Brendan Aronson II Paintru

Brendan Aronson II Paintru

Kimberly Jung II Blanchard House

Kimberly Jung II Blanchard House

Garrett Smith II Reveal

Garrett Smith II Reveal

Brian Elliott II Wove

Brian Elliott II Wove

Jason Van Camp II Warrior Rising

Jason Van Camp II Warrior Rising

Sonny Tai II Actuate

Sonny Tai II Actuate

Blake Hogan II Bunker Labs

Blake Hogan II Bunker Labs

Jaden Risner II Family Proud

Jaden Risner II Family Proud

Michael Anderson II Stache

Michael Anderson II Stache

Scott Patterson II Tumble

Scott Patterson II Tumble

Candice Dietz II GIVESPACE

Candice Dietz II GIVESPACE

Ian Folau II ClearMix

Ian Folau II ClearMix

Luke Finney II Mercantile

Luke Finney II Mercantile

Marco Nelson II RentCheck

Marco Nelson II RentCheck

Derek Herrera II Habit Camera

Derek Herrera II Habit Camera

Jon Cheatwood II In-Q-Tel

Jon Cheatwood II In-Q-Tel

Steven Gilman II ACIES

Steven Gilman II ACIES

Kelly Perdew II Moonshots Capital

Kelly Perdew II Moonshots Capital

Barclay Keith II Artis Technologies, Inc

Barclay Keith II Artis Technologies, Inc

Ethan Dietrich II SixGen

Ethan Dietrich II SixGen

Lukas Simianer II Clusiv, Inc

Lukas Simianer II Clusiv, Inc

Steven Walther II Continuous Precision Medicine

Steven Walther II Continuous Precision Medicine

Dean Bundschu II Culture Index

Dean Bundschu II Culture Index

Thereasa Black II Bon AppeSweet

Thereasa Black II Bon AppeSweet

William J. Fredericks II Advanced Aircraft Company

William J. Fredericks II Advanced Aircraft Company

Ryan Clinton II Ridgeline

Ryan Clinton II Ridgeline

Tom Allison II Live Nation Entertainment

Tom Allison II Live Nation Entertainment

Abraham Kamarck II True Made Foods

Abraham Kamarck II True Made Foods

Event Sponsors

  • Business expertise, sustainable practices, data, capital & global presence to advance solutions for inclusive economic growth.

    JP Morgan Chase & Co.

  • Connecting startups with people, products, and best practices to help you thrive and meet the needs of consumers, business, and society.

    Google for Startups

  • Personal and business banking, trust, and wealth management services providing personalized customer experience.

    First Republic Bank

  • A PEO that provides small and medium-size businesses with full-service HR solutions tailored by industry.

    TRINET

  • Provides consistently Best-in-Class rates on car loans, home mortgages, and award-winning credit cards offers and incentives.

    PenFed

  • Search for stylishly-designed, professionally-managed apartments and hotel rooms at sensible prices. Browse, Book, & Enjoy.

    KASA

  • Breakfast bars that feel good, taste good, and are made from ingredients you could find in your own kitchen.

    Over Easy