Steve Sloane is a partner at Menlo Ventures focused on investments in Menlo’s Inflection Fund, which targets fast-growing Series B/C companies. He has made a number of supply chain technology investments, including Enable, Scout, 6 River Systems, ShipBob, CloudTrucks, and Parade. Steve joined the firm in 2015 as an associate, became a principal in 2017, and a partner in 2019. Prior to Menlo, Steve worked in growth-stage investing at Insight Venture Partners in New York and founded a YC-backed company in the social space. Steve graduated from Princeton University with bachelor’s degrees in both mechanical and aerospace engineering and a minor in robotics and intelligent systems. In what little free time he now has with two boys under three, he enjoys skiing, following the New York Giants, and road biking. Topics: - Investing in Supply Chain Technology - Scaling Companies from Series B to C - The Future of Supply Chain and Automation #VentureCapital #SupplyChainTech #MenloVentures #SeriesBCInvestments #TechInvestor

As Managing Partner and Co-Founder of 645, Nnamdi oversees the firm’s investment strategy and enjoys partnering with founders as an investor/board member to help them achieve their entrepreneurial dreams. You can check out Nnamdi discussing tech trends on CNBC: Nnamdi Okike on investing in tech’s ‘behavioral change economy’ and on Yahoo Finance: Nnamdi Okike discusses tech investing, SPACs, Web3 and the Metaverse. Nnamdi grew up in Massachusetts as the child of immigrants from Nigeria and Germany, giving him a unique worldview and appreciation for diversity. He’s been an avid Boston sports fan since he was a kid, attending many games during championship seasons for the Patriots, Celtics, and Red Sox. He attended Harvard for college, competing in track and field in the 400 and 800 meters. At Harvard, he discovered his love for tech entrepreneurship and investing, taking a course-load encompassing biological sciences, economics/finance, and computer science. Upon graduation, he joined Insight Partners, where he worked for 8 years and rose to Principal. Nnamdi helped the firm pioneer a global outbound sourcing model targeting software companies. At Insight, Nnamdi invested in 19 companies and had nine exits, with exit value exceeding $9 billion. Nnamdi is a Board Member of the National Venture Capital Association, which unites the U.S. venture ecosystem to support the formation of high-growth companies. He serves alongside members from firms such as Benchmark Capital, Sequoia, a16z and Accel. Nnamdi also serves on the Boards of the New York Roadrunners, the Partnership Fund of New York City, and the Investment Committee of Phillips Andover Academy. Nnamdi received his BA, JD, and MBA, all with honors from Harvard University. Topics: - Software tools drive data-based decisions in seed-stage investing - Applying growth-equity practices to early-stage - Strategies for long-term success in investing #VentureCapital #SeedInvesting #TechStartups #InvestmentStrategy #FounderJourney #Innovation

Mike Droesch is a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners primarily focusing on AI applications, cybersecurity, supply chain software, and B2B marketplaces. He currently serves on the board of directors for Tackle, Curri, Raft, Cypress, Netography, Optimal Dynamics, and VendorPM. Previously, Mike worked with a few venture-backed startups in Boston, including two Bessemer portfolio companies, Fuze and InsightSquared, where he supported sales operations and analytics efforts. He started his career as a systems engineer and then spent nearly three years in management consulting at Navigant, where he helped companies build new businesses around emerging energy and infrastructure technologies in the U.S. and Middle East. He holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, a Master’s Degree in naval architecture and engineering from the University of Michigan, and a degree in mechanical engineering from Tufts University. - The rise of multimodal AI and its impact on vertical software solutions - The emergence and potential of voice AI applications - AI agents and their potential to revolutionize business operations #AIInnovation #MultimodalAI #VoiceAI #AIAgents #ComputerVision