At Steel Weekend festivities Sept. 21-22, don’t miss a panel about the Silicon Heartland region’s progress from Rust to Tech, led by author Rebecca A. Fannin with local insights from experts.
Inspiring talk by a new generation of Female VC leaders in the Bay Area doing AI deals that break through and disrupt stereotypes, Oct. 30, 8-10 in San Francisco. To buy tickets for this coffee hour panel and breakfast reception, go to https://NextGenAIVCs.eventbrite.com
Ask A VC online show featured Venu Shamapant of LiveOak Ventures in Austin with host Rebecca A. Fannin. August 7, 2024
Keynote Talk, Midwestern Legislative Conference, annual meeting in Columbus, Ohio, July 22, 2024. Silicon Heartland-Transforming from Rust Belt to Tech Belt. See more talks under Public Speaking tab.
Silicon Global Online presents its Ask A VC show featuring Morgan Flager of Silverton Partners in Austin, as part of an ongoing series of interviews with venture investors in the Heartland. Replay from live show May 23, 2024.
Silicon Dragon Global online shows featuring VCs and tech titans from leading hubs
Silicon Heartland VC visit with Armory Square Ventures in the Finger Lakes area of upstate NY. Lake-side chat with VC Somak Chattopadhyay and author / journalist Rebecca Fannin.
AI VC Jenny Xiao of Leonis Capital sounds off about GenAI hyperscalers
AskAVC show, April 11, featured Chris Shonk of ATX Venture Partners in Austin. Remarkable insights on venture building, managing funds, focusing on specific tech and geographies, and establishing relationships. VC done the Texan way!
No dominant Gen AI contender to OpenAI has emerged yet among dozens of Chinese tech titans and startups.
VC Ron Levin, managing partner of Alumni Ventures and its seed fund in Boston, featured as our special guest on our Ask A VC show, March 14, 2024.
VCs and tech innovators rallied at our Silicon Global reception and BBQ held in Austin Hills during SXSW 2024.
Silicon Heartland (Penguin Random House, 2022)
Tech Titans of China: How China's Tech Sector is Challenging the World by Innovating Faster, Working Harder and Going Global (Hachette Book Group, 2019)
Startup Asia: Top Strategies for Cashing in on Asia's Innovation Boom
Silicon Dragon: How China Is Winning the Tech Race
