The third Venture Trailblazers event took place on Tuesday, May 23 2023, and featured a Fireside Chat with iconic investor Barry Eggers.

Keynote Speaker: Barry Eggers

Barry is a Founding Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, a global VC firm whose vast portfolio includes Affirm, Bonobos, Calm, Carta, Docker, Epic Games, Goop, Grubhub, The Honest Company, Kiva, Mulesoft, Navan, Nest, Nutanix, Snap, Telegram, and many more. Of the 400+ companies they have partnered with, a third have either IPO’d or been acquired.

In addition to building out the firm, Barry specializes in information technology infrastructure with a focus on analytic platforms, cloud, IoT, networking, and emerging infrastructure.

Barry is also Chair of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) Board of Directors.

On the event, Barry and Adeo Ressi (Chairman of Founder Institute and CEO of VC Lab) discussed the changing dynamics of the VC industry, how Lightspeed Venture Partners has adapted over the years, and the need for continuity planning.

Watch the video replay of the event below:

Venture Trailblazers is an exclusive, invite-only event series that connects leading investors, founders, and ecosystem leaders from across the globe to discuss the latest trends in startups and venture capital.

The goal of Venture Trailblazers is to educate and connect the founders, leaders, mentors, and investors across the global Founder Institute, VC Lab, and FI Venture Networks.