6:30pm - Drinks
7:00pm - Fireside Chat
7:45pm - Networking
Author of Finding Genius
Kunal is a New York City based venture capitalist at Hearst Ventures, author of Finding Genius and Disruptors and former entrepreneur who documents the stories of the bold risk-takers that change the world through technology and social impact.
Previously, Mehta managed technology investments for the NYU Innovation Venture Fund, a seed-stage fund investing in NYU students, faculty and researchers. In this role, he led or supported investments in companies and worked with NYU founders at all stages of the venture-building process.
Mehta began his career at J.P. Morgan through the Smart Start scholarship program and at Nomura Securities as an equities trader. He transitioned away from Wall Street to work at the intersection of social impact and technology at charity: water, a nonprofit where he helped support grant investments in NGOs bringing clean water technologies to developing countries.
Prior to working in venture capital, Mehta partnered with two cofounders to launch Unfold, a long-form content mobile startup. He is the author of Disruptors, a book profiling the early trials and tribulations of the founders behind now-game-changing ventures such as Betterment, LearnVest, Pinterest and Foursquare.
Canaan, Principal, Host & Moderator
Two Sigma Ventures, Investor
Andy joined Two Sigma Ventures in 2017 and spends his time on the investment team finding, funding, and supporting early stage technology companies.
Prior to joining Two Sigma Ventures, Andy was an investor with ff Venture Capital where he focused on seed stage companies in areas such as machine learning, blockchain, robotics, and VR/AR. Previously, Andy was a digital strategy consultant at Prophet where he advised Fortune 500 clients on a range of business challenges. Andy holds a BS in Finance and Marketing from the Stern School of Business at New York University.
In his spare time, Andy enjoys skateboarding, playing guitar, and going to concerts around the city.
Canaan, Principal
With engineering roots, Rayfe brings technical knowledge to Canaan, focusing on deep tech investments including AI / ML, IoT, Space and Robotics, as well as enterprise and infrastructure software. Rayfe previously worked as a Senior Associate on Cloud and IoT projects at Keystone Strategy. Prior to that, he was a ML engineer for Wolverine Trading and ASIC designer at Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems. Rayfe earned an M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California.