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Learn the Secrets to Early Stage investment!

STARTUP BASECAMP 900 Franklin St, San Francisco,, CA 94109
MONDAY, JULY 31 2017 6:30 PM — 9:00 PM

Join us for VC Chat on early stage investing with venture capitalists Alex Davidov, Vice President Core Innovation Capital & Chemain Sanan, Partner Humanity United.

GLOBAL DEMO NITE @Startup Basecamp: PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT DOMAIN SPECIFIC BUT COVERS ALL DOMAINS. All demo startups will have a table to promote their startup & have an opportunity to give a 3minute pitch to the attendees after VC Chat between 8pm & 8:30pm. You will also have a video of your pitch uploaded to youtube.

6:30pm to 7:00pm Networking

7:00pm to 8:00pm VC Chat

8:00pm to 8:30pm Demo Pitches

8:30pm to 9:00pm Networking

Alex Davidov is Vice President Core Innovation Capital, a fintech-focused venture capital fund. His career spans financial services and technology, as an investor and an operator. Alex co-founded two companies, Intellitoys (an interactive children’s toy) and SkillSlate (a labor marketplace that was acquired by TaskRabbit). He spent six years in financial services, working to scale a wealth manager and informing trading strategies for Bridgewater Associates. Alex earned a computer science degree and an MBA from Columbia University.


Chemain Sanan is a Partner at Humanity United, working on investing in innovative technology solutions to make the supply chain more transparent and ethical. Before joining HU, she was the Founder and Managing Director of Sanan Private Equity (“SPE”), an early-to- mid-stage investment fund established in 2008, focused on investing in disruptive technologies in the mobile, digital media and healthcare technology industries. Prior to establishing SPE, Chemain was the Executive Vice President and member of the Board of Directors for Zavata, a healthcare revenue cycle management company, where she oversaw Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Strategy and Shared Services. At Zavata, Chemain was responsible for raising $65 million in venture capital funding, led by Mellon Ventures, Sequoia Ventures and BV Cornerstone Fund, as well as completing and integrating 6 acquisitions in 3 years, including the Siemens Revenue Cycle Management division. She was responsible for leading and closing the Company’s successful sale to Apollo Hospital Group, a public company on the NSE in 2007. She started her career as an Investment Banking Analyst with Thomas Weisel Partners, managing several public and private equity financings and M&A transactions, and is a graduate of Cornell University, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Economics.

Pemo Theodore

Pemo Theodore is a Media Publisher and a great people connector. She was Founder Silicon Valley TV which has served the San Francisco Bay Area for 10 years! She has produced Silicon Valley Events for Investors & Startups for 10 years. Pemo loves to video interview venture capitalists & founders to engage the human behind the success stories.. She has been Executive Producer of FinTech Silicon Valley for 6 years, organizing twice monthly FinTech talks & panels in San Francisco & Palo Alto and audio podcasts. She believes in learning through a great discussion with experts in the domains. Pemo has a talent to bring the right people together and is an incredible networker. Pemo's events have been seen as supporting Venture Capitalists & Angels in sourcing great deal flow from startups who attend her events. Many founders have received funding through meeting investors at her events. Her favored medium is audio & visual media and she has built up a great body of work of videos of panels & interviews and podcasts in Silicon Valley startup ecosystem. She has lived & worked in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, London, Northern Ireland & Silicon Valley. Bio https://pemo.one

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