VCs ONLY

4:00 PM: Hotel Check-In

3:00 - 6:00 PM: VC Summit Registration

5:00 - 8:00 PM:  Welcome Reception

5:50 PM:  Welcome Remarks

• Paige Hendrix Buckner, CEO, All Raise

5:55 PM: A Word from Our Sponsor

• Sarah Codraro, Head of Marketing, Salesforce Ventures

6:00 PM: Building a Voice That Travels: How Investors Shape the Stories That Shape Them  — Hear how storytelling, communication, and conviction help investors build trust, gain influence, and open doors

• Elisa Schreiber, Chief Marketing Officer, Felicis

• Emily Chang, Host and Executive Producer, Bloomberg Originals

• Moderator: Nairi Hourdajian, Chief Communications Officer, Figma

6:20 PM: Networking Continues 

8:00 PM: Welcome Reception Ends

MORNING I  MAIN STAGE CONVERSATIONS: VCs ONLY

6:00 AM: Transportation Services Begin

6:30 - 7:30 AM: Wellness Activity (The Reset: Align & Activate)

7:00 - 8:30 AM: Breakfast 

8:00 AM: Registration Opens (All Day)

9:00 AM: VC Summit Day 2 Programming Kicks Off

9:10 AM: Choose Your Own AI-Venture — An Insider Technologist's Observations and Predictions on the Future of AI

• Aparna Chennapragada, Chief Product Officer, Microsoft

• Interviewer: Aileen Lee, Founder & Managing Partner, Cowboy Ventures

9:30 AM: Navigating Growth and Capital Strategy in an Evolving Venture Market

• Arianne Perry, Managing Director, Venture Capital Investor Coverage, SVB

• Renuka Kumar, CFA, Managing Director, VC Relationships, SVB

9:40 AM: Rewriting the Rules of Longevity — How Women and Technology Are Extending What’s Possible

• Dr. Kathleen Jordan, Chief Medical Officer, Midi Health

• Dr. Beth McDougall, Founder & Chief Medical Officer, Jyzen

• Moderator: Fern Mandelbaum, Managing Director, Emerson Collective

10:00 AM: Keynote

• Gwyneth Paltrow, Founder, CEO, and General Partner, goop & Kinship Ventures

• Interviewer: Susan Lyne, Co-founder & Managing Partner, BBG Ventures

10:25 AM: Keynote

• Dr. Jill Biden, Former First Lady of the United States

• Interviewer: Jess Lee, Partner & Chief Product Officer, Sequoia Capital

10:45 AM: Closing Morning Session Remarks

---- BREAKOUT SESSIONS I  VCs ONLY ----

11:00 AM: Breakout Session 1 I Platform Shifts & AI Investing

• 5 community-led conversations available + 1 expert-led session (See here)

11:45 AM: Break

12:00 PM: Breakout Session 2 I Markets & Portfolios — Shaping the New Venture Economy

• 5 community-led conversations available + 1 expert-led session (See here)

12:45 PM: Lunch & Networking

---- BREAKOUT SESSIONS I  VCs ONLY ----

2:15 PM: Breakout Session 3 I Capital, Culture & Catalysts — How Investors Lead and Build

• 5 community-led conversations available + 1 expert-led session (See here)

3:00 PM : Break

3:10 PM: Breakout Session 4 I Evolution, Leadership & Automation - How Firms Adapt and Endure

• 5 community-led conversations available + 1 expert-led session (See here)

3:55 - 6:30 PM: UNWIND & RESET BREAK

4:00 PM: Private Sponsor Social (VC Summit Sponsors Only)

---- LP REGISTRATION OPENS AT 5:00 PM PT ----

5:30 - 7:30 PM: LP Dinner (Hosted by Citizens Private Bank and Pillsbury)

---- EVENING GENERAL SESSION ----

DINNER & KEYNOTES: VCs & LPs

6:30 PM: Dinner Begins

7:00 PM: Evening Remarks

7:05 PM: An Updated View on the Markets: Rumble or Tumble?

• Brittany Skoda, Managing Director, Global Head of Software Banking, Morgan Stanley

7:15 PM: Keynote

• Paige Hendrix Buckner, CEO, All Raise

7:30 - 8:30 PM: Networking & Dessert (LPs to join)

ALL ATTENDEES

6:00 AM: Transportation Services Begin

6:30 - 7:30 AM: Wellness Activity (Yoga)

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM: Breakfast 

MAIN STAGE CONVERSATIONS: VCs & LPs

9:00 AM: Inside LP Decision-Making: Capital Allocation in Today’s Market

• Katie Riester, Managing Director & GP, Fund of Funds Investing, Felicis

• Valerie Red-Horse Mohl, Deputy CIO, Responsible Investing, NYC Comptroller’s Office

• Moderator: Ita Ekpoudom, Partner, GingerBread Capital

9:25 AM: LP Market Signals & Emerging Manager Trends  

•  Joanna Drake, Co-founder & Managing Partner, Magnify Ventures

• Elizabeth Browne, Managing Director, Sponsor Solutions Group and Co-Head, Elevate, GCM Grosvenor

9:45 AM: Break

10:00 AM: Capital Connect: VC–LP Roundtables

11:30 AM: All Raise VC Summit 2025 Ends

6 Sessions Available. Start time: 11:00 AM PT I Platform Shifts & AI Investing

This session explores how artificial intelligence is redefining the venture landscape — from vertical applications and horizontal scale to infrastructure, regulation, and deep-tech conviction. These conversations examine where AI is delivering real returns today, how investors are underwriting defensibility and durability, and what leadership looks like amid unprecedented technological change.

• Applied AI in the Wild — Shared learnings about opportunities, lessons, and challenges in sectors like industrials, healthcare, and climate
  Hosts: Kristina Shen, Co-founder & Managing Partner, Chemistry & Cathy Gao, Partner, Sapphire Ventures

• AI-Native Startup Investing: Separating Signal from Noise — How VCs evaluate AI-first companies on defensibility, GTM, and infrastructure risk
  Hosts: Erica Brescia, Managing Director, Redpoint Ventures & Shruti Gandhi, General Partner & Founding Engineer, Array Ventures

• Applied AI That Scales — Horizontal applications across industries and how investors underwrite durability and returns at scale
  Hosts: Molly Welch, Partner, Radical Ventures & Ann Bordetsky, Partner, NEA

• The Deep Tech Playbook — Underwriting capital-intensive technical bets with conviction
  Hosts: Deena Shakir, General Partner, Lux Capital & Ann DeWitt, General Partner, Engine Ventures

• AI Regulation — Balancing speed and compliance in an evolving landscape
  Hosts: Sarah Heck, Head of Policy, External Affairs, Anthropic, Shannon Yavorsky, Partner & Chair, Global Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation Group, Orrick & Sarah Pinto Peyronel, Venture Investing Partner, Emerson Collective

• 1:1 Pitch & Feedback with 50 South Capital (Elective; First-Come, First-Served)
  Host: Brad M. Dorchinecz, Managing Director of Private Equity, 50 South Capital

6 Sessions Available. Start time: 12:00 PM PT I Markets & Portfolios — Shaping the New Venture Economy

This track explores how evolving markets, liquidity cycles, and firm strategies are reshaping venture portfolios — from early-stage conviction bets to late-stage capital allocation and public market dynamics.

• The Bull Case for LLMs — Why funds back foundation models at sky-high valuations, and the theses guiding those decisions
  Hosts: Sarah Pinto Peyronel, Venture Investing Partner, Emerson Collective & Mary D’Onofrio, Partner, Crosslink Capital

• Building in America: The Next Chapter of U.S. Innovation — How capital is powering the resurgence of American innovation — from advanced manufacturing and defense tech to energy, infrastructure, and regional ecosystems
  Hosts: Caroline Duffy, Partner, Cowboy Ventures & Meka Asonye, Partner, First Round Capital

• Constructing with Conviction: Portfolio Design in the AI age — As market cycles lengthen, liquidity tightens, and valuations rise, portfolio construction has become a greater challenge for top-performing firms
  Host: Sarah Smith, Managing Partner, Sarah Smith Fund

• Alpha vs. Beta Investing: Navigating VC Firm Strategies and Your Career Path
  Hosts: Vanessa Larco, Co-founder & Partner, Premise & Phin Barnes, Managing Partner, The General Partnership

• Double Down or Walk Away: Follow-On Strategy for Early Stage — Making smart follow-on decisions when markets shift, valuations climb, and portfolio companies need more capital
  Hosts: Mallun Yen, Founder and General Partner, Operator Collective & Iris Choi, Partner, Floodgate

• 1:1 Pitch & Feedback with 50 South Capital (Elective; First-Come, First-Served)
  Host: Brad M. Dorchinecz, Managing Director of Private Equity at 50 South Capital

6 Sessions Available. Start time: 2:15 PM PT I Capital, Culture & Catalysts — How Investors Lead and Build

This session explores how investors are shaping the next era of venture through leadership and influence — from governance and value creation to liquidity strategy, applied innovation, and cultural capital. Each conversation highlights a different dimension of what it means to lead, build, and create lasting impact in today’s venture ecosystem.

•  Building Your Boardroom Reputation - Tips, tricks & lessons learned
  Hosts: Karen Page, General Partner, B Capital Group & Kathleen Estreich, Partner, Pear VC

• What’s Your Value-Add? Founder Support That Sticks — Delivering meaningful founder support beyond the pitch  and proving it matters
  Hosts: Rebecca Kaden, Managing Partner, Union Square Ventures & Ann Miura-Ko, Co-founding Partner, Floodgate

• Choose Your Exit: Liquidity When the IPO Bar Is So High — How investors achieve liquidity when public markets pause, from GP-led secondaries to creative exit strategies
  Hosts: Jamie Melzer, Managing Partner, Altra Venture Partners & Seyonne Kang, Partner, StepStone Group

• The Power of Focus: How Sector Expertise Drives Venture Returns — A deep dive into how specialization — from the new industrial economy to frontier tech — is redefining what it means to invest ahead of the curve
  Hosts: Shahin Farshchi, Partner, Lux Capital & Dayna Grayson, Co-founder & General Partner, Construct Capital

• The Power of Sports: Culture & Capital — Exploring personal branding and career reinvention through the lens of sports
  Hosts: Lance Armstrong, Co-founder & Managing Partner, NEXT VENTURES, Kristen Faulkner, Olympic Cyclist, 2x Olympic Gold Medalist, EF Oatly-Cannondale & Ryan Nece, Managing Partner, Next Legacy Partners

• 1:1 Pitch & Feedback with 50 South Capital (Elective; First-Come, First-Served)
  Host: Brad M. Dorchinecz, Managing Director of Private Equity at 50 South Capital

6 Sessions Available. Start time: 3:10 PM PT I  Firm Evolution, Leadership & Automation - How Firms Adapt and Endure

This session examines how venture firms are evolving from the inside out — redefining operations, decision-making, and leadership to thrive amid industry transformation. From AI-driven efficiency and navigating volatility to succession planning, accountability, and capital connectivity, these conversations explore what it takes to build and sustain the next generation of venture firms.

• Automating Your VC Firm: From Ops to LP Workflows — How firms are streamlining operations and IC processes with AI tools
  Hosts: Parul Singh, Investor & Board Partner, Initialized Capital & Lan Xuezhao, Founding and Managing Partner, Basis Set Ventures

• Leading Through Volatility: Adapting Firms to Macro Uncertainty — How venture leaders are recalibrating strategy and guiding teams through market turbulence
  Hosts: Lauri Moore, Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners & Renata Quintini, Co-founder & Managing Director, Renegade Partners

• Succession & Partnerships: Building the Next Generation Firm - Leadership transitions and equity structures for continuity
  Hosts: Eurie Kim, Partner, Forerunner Ventures & Laura Chau, Partner, Canaan Partners

• Evolving Expectations & Accountability — Aligning firm performance with market and LP demands for transparency and values
  Hosts: Maria Palma, General Partner, Freestyle, Cat Middleton, General Partner, The Venture Collective & David Hornik, Founding Partner, Lobby Capital

• Partnering with Family Offices  —  How next generation managers can build enduring teams
  Hosts: Linnea Conrad Roberts, Founder & CEO, GingerBread Capital & Erin Harkless Moore, CFA, Managing Director, Investments, Pivotal Ventures

• 1:1 Pitch & Feedback with 50 South Capital (Elective; First-Come, First-Served)
  Host: Brad M. Dorchinecz, Managing Director of Private Equity at 50 South Capital

• What is All Raise?

  All Raise is a nonprofit, community-driven organization on a mission to create a tech culture where women and nonbinary voices build and fund the future.

• What is the All Raise VC Summit?

  The All Raise VC Summit convenes the most senior women and nonbinary investors in venture capital to redefine what it looks like to be a wildly successful investor.

  Throughout the Summit, attendees connect over thought-provoking topics that matter for their careers and for the advancement of women and nonbinary people in VC. The Summit includes main stage sessions with talks and panels that provide insights for today's economic environment and inspire future opportunities. We also host small group discussions with peer facilitators, top-tier networking during welcome events, opportunities to talk candidly about investments and portfolios, and activities to connect with investors and All Raisers from across the country.

• Who can attend?

  The 2025 VC Summit focuses on GP and Partner-level investors plus next-generation VC leaders. Attendees must have a Partner or GP title. By exception, we will allow principals to attend if they write checks and serve on boards. We’ve also reserved a handful of tickets specifically for emerging managers with less than $25 million AUM. 

  Limited tickets are available.

• Why is the primary focus on women, nonbinary, and select senior men?

  86% of VC decision-makers are men. All Raise's VC Summit is the largest gathering of female and nonbinary investors at the GP, Partner, and Principal level, designed specifically to support their careers. This year, we're expanding our impact by including qualified male allies who attend the full conference to deepen collaboration and accelerate systemic change in venture capital.

• How are attendees chosen?

  We focus on investors with Partner or GP titles who can benefit from actionable content in an intimate setting. Our diverse audience—including women, nonbinary individuals, and select male allies—creates richer dialogue, deeper learning opportunities, and stronger networks that advance our shared mission of increasing representation in venture capital.

  This thoughtful diversity allows all attendees to engage in candid conversations about industry challenges, share deal flow and insights, build meaningful cross-gender relationships, and develop strategies for creating systemic change within their firms. The varied perspectives enhance problem-solving discussions while maintaining the supportive, authentic environment our community values.

  We aim to be inclusive across geographies, backgrounds, volunteer involvement, sectors, and career stages while maintaining our focus on senior-level active checkwriters who are positioned to drive meaningful change in the industry.

  
  

• Do you have an age requirement?

  You must be 21+ to attend.

• What happens after I request an invitation?

  Applications are reviewed by the VC Summit Audience Committee, with final communications to all requests wrapping up no later than September 30, 2025.

• How much are tickets to VC Summit?

  Current Price: $1,099 per ticket

  Included: All Summit programming, welcome dinner, networking events, conference meals, and activities.

  Not Included: Travel and hotel costs (discounted room block available at The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay and Half Moon Bay Lodge).

• Do you offer discounts?

  We don't offer discounts, but scholarships are available if cost is a barrier. We encourage firms to cover tickets for their team members, supporting professional development and career growth.

• Can I expense my ticket with my firm?

  Absolutely! We encourage all VC firms to support their investors by covering ticket costs. All Raise is a nonprofit focused on helping GP, Partner, and Principal level investors supercharge their professional development and VC insights.

• Are tickets tax-deductible?

  Tickets aren't tax-deductible due to included food and materials. However, donations to sponsor scholarships and other event costs are tax-deductible.

• Can I sponsor an investor to attend?

  Yes! You can support attendees by sponsoring Summit badges and/or travel costs. Contact [email protected] for more information about sponsorship opportunities.

• How do I submit a speaker nomination?

  All content is designed by and with our community. Speaking opportunities are by invitation only, with the Summit agenda and speakers chosen and announced as the event approaches.

• Will content be shared after the Summit?

  We share select content and comprehensive updates each year to help community members be part of game-changing conversations. Subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on social media to be notified when content is published.

• If I can't attend the Summit, how can I get involved?

  All Raise has programs for people at all career stages. Sign up for All Raise membership to stay in the loop on volunteer opportunities, investor programs like VC Cohorts and VC Champions, and additional programming.

• Why should my firm sponsor the All Raise VC Summit?

  All Raise is a community-driven nonprofit creating lasting impact in the venture capital industry. Our efforts are powered by volunteers and corporate contributions, and the programs we run have real, measurable impact on advancing women and nonbinary people in VC.

• How can I become a sponsor?

  We're excited that you share our commitment to accelerating the success of women and nonbinary people in venture capital. Contact Paige Hendrix Buckner at [email protected] for more information. Sponsorship opportunities are available on a first-come, first-served basis.