Accredited Investor / Limited Partner Drinks

​Join us for the Accredited Investor / Limited Partner Drinks, a highly curated, invitation-only evening in the Bay Area where accredited investors and limited partners meet face-to-face and build meaningful, high-value relationships. We will offer some support in facilitating introductions among accredited investors in attendance. Drinks will be available for purchase (optional).
​💡 Why Attend?
- Discover emerging business opportunities
- Engage in meaningful dialogue with fellow accredited investors and LPs
- Learn more about how we help accredited investors and LPs

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📍 Where is it?
Financial District, San Francisco
Note: Exact venue details will be shared with confirmed guests a few days before the event.

​🎯 Who is this for?
- Accredited investors defined by the SEC
- Limited partners

​✅ How do we confirm guests?
Every guest is carefully reviewed and rigorously vetted through sources such as LinkedIn to ensure a high-caliber experience for everyone.

​📅 Evening format
- No panels. No pitches.
- Three hours of sharp, high-value conversations.

​🔗 Stay in the Loop
​Subscribe to our event calendar to get notified about future events: https://luma.com/sf-accredited-investors

​👋 About the host:

Registered Investment Adviser in the San Francisco Bay Area (CRD#332527) offering exclusive memberships and asset management services to accredited investors and limited partners to grow both social and financial capital
Investment Adviser Public Disclosure
Akio Kurata
He is the Founder & CEO at Equity X, Inc. and Equity X Investments, LLC, an active equity portfolio manager, a FinTech entrepreneur and a former investment banker at Nomura and Rothschild & Co with over 15 years of experience in fundamental analysis, AI and software development and portfolio management. He achieved a 34.2% average return on investment from 2023 to 2025 in public markets (as of Friday, October 31, 2025). He holds a FINRA Series 65 license, 3 patents granted and a U.S. O-1A visa for individuals with extraordinary ability. He graduated from the University of Tokyo with a bachelor's degree in Economics.
Arnold Lee, MD
He is a technologist at heart, a trained physician and a recognized leader in modern primary care with over 18 years of experience in clinical practice, product development, operations, and investment. As an early team member at One Medical, he pioneered scalable care models and integrated digital solutions that improve quality, outcome and access, contributing to its IPO in 2020 and subsequent $3.9 billion acquisition by Amazon in 2022. He advises a healthcare technology VC fund in San Francisco and believes that the simplest product may be the next big thing. He completed his internal medicine residency at Columbia University.

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🎤 What our valued guests say
Over 100 founders beyond Seed and Series A, accredited investors, partners of VC firms, and executives joined us at three exclusive events last month: two accredited investor coffee gatherings during SF Tech Week by a16z and a side event at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025.
Key stats:
- 57.4% were founders while 42.6% were investors
- Average guest rating: 8.7 / 10.0
Founders
​A founder & CEO in the healthcare sector said:
“This was a wonderful event! Thank you for hosting!“
​A founder & CEO in the technology sector said:
“GPT-5 recommended your event when I asked which exclusive side event was worth attending at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 on Monday. I attended eight events this week and yours stood out. Founders generating significant revenue and partners of VC firms were densely present, making it the most valuable networking experience of the week."
​A founder & CEO in the energy sector said:
“Thank you for hosting this. I had great discussions with potential investors and also geeked out with fellow science/engineering founders. A very interesting evening. Looking forward to being part of your ecosystem going forward.“
​A founder & CEO in the logistics/transportation sector said:
”Nothing like meeting investors and founders face to face.”

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Investors
​An accredited investor said:
“Such a great mix of founders and investors! Thanks for hosting us.”
​A managing partner from a venture capital firm said:
“Thank you for the event! It was really nice to meet everyone!"
​A general partner from a venture capital firm said:
“Great event with great people. Thanks for organizing.”

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Past event recaps on LinkedIn:
- Side event of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025
- Accredited Investor Coffee during SF Tech Week by a16z

​🥂 RSVP Now!
Limited to 10 - 20 guests. Attendance is by confirmed registration only. If your registration is approved, your pass will be non-transferable. We will scan your QR codes at the door for verification.

​⚠️ Disclaimers
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