Secrets of Silicon Valley. How Venture capitalists back the fastest growing companies in the world.
Most of today’s largest companies trace their roots to Silicon Valley: Nvidia, Palantir, Meta, Amazon, Alphabet (Google), Apple, and more. Over the past two decades, venture capital has exploded as an asset class, and Silicon Valley remains the epicenter for backing category-defining startups.This webinar pulls back the curtain on how venture capitalists source, evaluate, and win allocations into these breakout companies. Led by Bryce Gilleland, General Partner at the California Innovation Fund, will share how his team and their VC partners across the Valley source and back the ‘next big thing.’ Participants will gain an inside view of how that network translates into differentiated access and better-informed investment decisions.
Bio
Bryce Gilleland has an MBA from Haas and a BA in economics from UCI. He is now a General Partner at the California Innovation Fund (Cal Fund). The Cal Fund partners with UC Berkeley, the #1 University globally for funding startups, and invests in the next generation of companies coming out of Silicon Valley.
Previously, he founded Coincident Capital, the #1 performing fund in 2020 with 846% returns, and grew it from $8M to over $600M in capital in 18 months.
Prior to operating funds, Bryce managed corporate strategy, finance, and investor relations in fortune 500 companies, and served as an Executive Coach. He focuses on finding and partnering with dedicated and visionary leaders.
He recently moved back to Northern California from Puerto Rico where he lived for several years.