CVC Week: 8-12 September

CVC Week is the first dedicated week-long program of events for the corporate venture capital industry. We are excited to put together a fantastic list of educational and  networking events for corporate VCs. The program of events includes a dedicated day for investors to meet ambitious early-stage founders and entrepreneurs, a portfolio development event featuring six CVC funds who will each unpack their own models and the Counter VI conference taking place at the iconic Saint Joseph's Art Society.

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CVC Week has been years in the making. What first began as Counter I in 2018, a small gathering of 35 SF Bay Area based investors, has blossomed into the largest community of corporate VCs - the Counter Club. Throughout the year we host many events including our Women in CVC Summit and regional events in London, Singapore and Japan. Everything builds up to our annual conference Counter VI and CVC Week. Check out the list of events below. A special thank you to all the wonderful hosts and co-hosts who are helping bring CVC Week to life: SVB, DLA Piper, PitchBook, Aduro Advisors and Hub International.

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Events Program

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Monday 8 September:

• Women in CVC Lunch, coming soon!
• CVC Week Welcome Party, co-hosted with Woven Capital and SMBC. Sign up here.

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Tuesday 9 September:

Morning/Day Events:

• Founder x CVC Matchmaking Event. Sign up here.
• Quench Your Water Investing Curiosity: Xylem Innovation Labs Water Tech Summit. Sign up here.

Evening Events:

• FinTech Happy Hour, hosted by Experian Ventures. Sign up here.
• Food Tech Happy Hour, hosted by Ki Tua Fund, Rich Products Ventures and Schreiber Ventures. Sign up here.
• InsurTech and Auto Tech Happy Hour, hosted by AllState Strategic Ventures. Sign up here.
• Media, Sports and Entertainment Tech Happy Hour, hosted by MFG Ventures. Sign up here.
• Industrial Tech Happy Hour, coming soon!
• Enterprise AI Happy Hour with ServiceNow Ventures and Cisco Ventures, Sign up here.

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Wednesday 10 September:

Morning Event:

• Break-Out Sessions with CVCs before Counter VI. Investors can join a break-out session on various topics led by seasoned CVC experts. Groups will be divided into three: New CVCs, Intermediate CVCs and Mature CVCs. Pick your break-out session, meet fellow CVCs and hear from speakers and experts. Sign up here.

Mid-Morning till Late Evening:

• Counter VI: the biggest CVC conference of the year. Sign up here

Evening:

• After-Party from 6PM until late. Founders and entrepreneurs will join Counter VI for drinks, woodfired pizzas from A16, specialty cocktails and entertainment! Sign up here (select ticket: After-Party Only)

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Thursday 11 September:

Mid-Morning:

• CVC Platform and Portfolio Development Summit. We're excited to have McKesson Ventures, Adobe Ventures, m12, Intel Capital, Prologis Ventures and Boeing Ventures all present on their model for Strategic Value and Portfolio Development. Register here (must be member of Counter Club to access)

Afternoon:

• Hike with REI Path Ahead Ventures. Register here.
• Pickup Basketball Game with Uplift Sports & Entertainment. Register here.

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Friday 12 September

• Cold Plunge & Swim at Aquatic Park. Register here
• Napa Valley / Sonoma Wine Visit. Coming soon!

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Host Your Own Event?

Interested in hosting your own event? We are open to adding new events that do not conflict with the existing list to the schedule. Please review the list above and reach out to Abbie Wolf to discuss.

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We look forward to seeing you in September!