Building Founder–Investor Bridges Through Funding Fridays
At TiE Silicon Valley’s Funding Fridays, seven founders had the opportunity to sit down 1:1 with venture capitalists Prateek Sharma, Managing Partner at Ahead VC and Venky Karnam, General Partner at Shift Left Ventures— sharing their vision, refining their fundraising narrative, and gaining actionable feedback.
This September edition of Funding Fridays featured:
-Christie Wang, CEO at Vista Robotics
–Pianpian Xu Guthrie , Founder and CEO at Amotions AI
–Yogi Kandlikar from Teamcast.ai
–Shravani Vatti, Founder & CEO at Inwise.ai
–Sevket Seyalioglu, Founder & CEO at Directful, Inc
–Noemi Perez Paz, CEO & Founder at GenomAI
–Jayashree Dutta, Co-Founder at atronous.ai
The impact was clear: 70% of participating startups secured follow-up conversations — a testament to the power of TiE’s curated platform in bridging founders and investors.
Hear from the founders:
Christie Wang, Co-Founder & CEO, Vista Robotics, shares her experience: Click here
Sevket Seyalioglu, Founder & CEO, Directful, shares his thoughts on Funding Fridays: Click here
Yogi Kandlikar, Teamcast.ai, shares his experience attending Funding Fridays: Click here
Through these tailored 1:1 meetings, founders not only connect with venture partners but also gain the insight and confidence to advance their fundraising journey.
At TiE Silicon Valley, we continue to build programs that connect vision with venture — turning conversations into capital and ideas into growth.