Office Hours

Nancy Hayes, Angel Investor, NKH Group

Nancy Hayes has been an active angel investor since 2014 and has a portfolio of more than 25 companies with female founders. She serves as a mentor to entrepreneurs by providing feedback on strategy, advising them on presenting to investors and providing introductions where appropriate. Nancy is a frequent guest speaker, panelist and judge at pitch events.

Areas of expertise: fundraising for startups; presenting to investors; strategy; leadership; management

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Terri Hanson Mead, Angel Investor, Class Bravo Ventures

Terri Hanson Mead is the multi-award winning author of Piloting Your Life, President of Solutions2Projects, LLC, Managing Partner of Class Bravo Ventures, and an advocate for women through all of her platforms including her YouTube channel and blog. As an angel investor, Terri invests in startups that have products or services that expand the power and influence of women.

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Amy Belt Raimundo, Managing Director, Kaiser Permanente Ventures

Amy Belt Raimundo joined Kaiser Permanente Ventures as managing director. Amy brings over 20 years of experience in healthcare investing, start-up and corporate operations and hospital system consulting. Immediately prior to joining Kaiser, Amy was the Chief Business Officer of digital health start-up Evidation Health founded by GE Ventures and Stanford Healthcare where she led all commercial and business development activities. Previously, Amy spent close to a decade in venture capital focused on healthcare technology as a Vice President at Covidien Ventures and Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV). She led investments in Medina Medial (acquired by Medtronic) and Nevro Corporation (NYSE: NVRO) among others. Earlier in her career, Amy held operating roles at Guidant Corporation (acquired by Abbott Vascular) including leading the international launch of the Xience drug eluting stent and managing product lines across the US, Europe and Asia. She began her career as a management consultant for APM/CSC Healthcare, optimizing operations and clinical guidelines for major hospital systems. Amy is a Kauffman Venture Fellow as well as founder and president of MedtechWomen. She holds a BA in Economics from Yale University and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley.

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Lally Rementilla, Managing Partner, BDC Capital

Lally Rementilla is Managing Partner, Intellectual Property-Backed Financing. She oversees and provides strategic guidance to a national team that helps companies accelerate their growth or the commercialization of their innovation.

Following nearly two decades of experience as a financial executive in the technology sector (Lucent Technologies, Lavalife and Nulogy Corporation), Lally moved into investment, becoming Chief Financial Officer and then President & Chief Executive Officer of commercial lender Quantius. Lally is an Associate Fellow at Creative Destruction Lab and a member of Grand Challenges Canada’s investment committee. She previously served on several other boards, including Pique Ventures Investments, the Information Technology Association of Canada, nextMEDIA and Canadian Women in Communications, as well as the former Canada Lead for the Billion Dollar Fund for Women.

Areas of expertise: Financial management and fundraising, intellectual property strategy

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Grant Lawrence, Founder Valhalla Private Capital, President Valhalla Angels Vancouver & Kelowna

Grant has participated in an IPO, experienced a buyout and the integration challenges that go with this; he is an active Angel investor is a Founder of Valhalla Private Capital and as President of Valhalla Angels Kelowna and Valhalla Angels Vancouver Grant contributes to building the tech community. He also mentors and guides startups through business operations and sales.

Grant has over 22+ successful years in the software industry both in startups and established companies; holding a number of different senior positions in sales and marketing and proven track record in building and managing teams in the areas of strategic alliances, indirect and direct sales channels in complex B2B environments domestically and internationally throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

Areas of expertise: provide consulting and advisory services for B2B enterprise sales; operations; growth and raising capital

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Hila Cohen, Associate, Morrison & Foerster LLP

Hila Cohen is an associate in the firm’s Corporate Department. She advises companies, including startups, growth stage and public companies, and investors on corporate transactions and securities matters, including formation of venture capital and private equity funds, venture capital financings and corporate governance.

Areas of expertise: Company and investor counsel in connection with venture financings; counsel to fund managers and institutional investors in private fund formations.

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Katherine Suzuki, Associate, Morrison & Foerster LLP

Katherine Suzuki is an associate in the firm’s Corporate Department. She advises companies, including startups and growth stage companies, and investors on corporate transactions and securities matters, including venture capital financings and corporate governance.

Areas of expertise: reach out if you are looking to launch a company and want to understand more about types of corporate formations; learn what to expect when negotiating with investor; the key legal mistakes to avoid and address in the early stages of your startup; founders agreements; equity compensation; exiting the startup; selling the startup

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Steven Lease, Investing with Impact Director, Morgan Stanley

Steven Lease CFP® is an Investing with Impact Director and Financial Advisor with Morgan Stanley. He helps individuals, families, nonprofits and businesses to invest in women using gender lens investing. Steven is an Eagle Scout and when he became a Girl Scout Advisor, he realized that we need to do more for young women and all women in our society. He and his wife have two daughters and they enjoy giving back to the community.

Areas of expertise: provide consulting and advisory services for B2B enterprise sales; operations; growth and raising capital

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