Venture Capital Panel: 2025 in Review, What to Expect in 2026!

Schedule

Tue Dec 09 2025 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

5 Palo Alto Square | Palo Alto, CA

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A panel of distinguished venture capitalists will review 2025 and discuss what to expect in 2026 in the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem.
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Venue:

Snell and Wilmer

5 Palo Alto Square

(Ground Floor Event Center)

3000 El Camino Real

Palo Alto, CA 94306


A panel of distinguished venture capitalists will review 2025 and discuss what to expect in 2026 in the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem.


Please come with your questions and comments.


(This is not a pitch event. Startups will not be pitching to the panel.)

Dinner will be provided.


Agenda

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Check In, Food, Networking, Demo Tables

7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Program

8:30 pm to 9:00 pm Networking

After Party


Panelists:

(More panelists TBA.)


Alex Marquez, Senior Vice President & Global, Experian Ventures




Moderator:

Roger Rappoport, Partner, Snell and Wilmer



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