Raising Money in Times of Crisis

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With the downturn of the economy due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, many companies are cutting down on new investments and investors may be looking for a safe haven or finding new opportunities in the public market, is this really the right time to raise money for your Startup? If you are brave enough to do so, what are some do’s and don’t during these times of crisis? 

Our upcoming show, “Raising Money in Times of Crisis,” will address these burning questions and more in a conversation between Michael Fertik, Managing Partner at Heroic Ventures also known for founding Reputation.com, and Yoav Barel, Founder of Chabot Summit. You are going to hear Fertik’s view on the changing landscape of investments and how evaluations are expected to change in the market. He will draw upon his experience as an investor and provide his own tips and recommendations on what investors are looking for, how companies should fundraise during this time, and he will give his perspective on what types of companies he believes will evolve due to the crisis and how to avoid falling behind.  

Tiime: The event will take place on April 22nd 08:30 PACIFIC / 11:30  EASTERN / 16:30 UK / 18:30 ISRAEL

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About Michael Fertik:

Michael Fertik is Managing Director and Founder of Heroic Ventures and the Executive Chairman and Founder of Reputation.com. 

Heroic Ventures is a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm focused almost exclusively on first-money and formation investing.

Reputation.com is the world’s leading company in digital reputation. 

A futurist with more than ten patents, Michael is credited with pioneering the field of online reputation management (ORM) and lauded as the world’s leading cyberthinker in digital privacy and reputation.

About Yoav Barel:

Yoav Barel, Founder & CEO of Chatbot Summit, is an Israeli tech entrepreneur, who’s held senior product, strategy and business positions at Sun Microsystems, Oracle, and LivePerson. Yoav has been pioneering digital experience for the past two decades - from the early days of Mobile Java, to Apps, and now Bots. Yoav, like many others, is convinced that conversational experiences powered by artificial intelligence (aka Chatbots) are going to take the realm from Apps to dominate the way we interact with technology. In addition to leading Chatbot Summit, Yoav helps in advancing conversational experiences by providing strategy consulting to leading brands, mentors innovative startups in the market and educates organizations through keynotes and private workshops