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It was great to have Jeff Clavier on the Startup Grind stage a few months ago. While I've never pitched the SoftTech VC team, if I was trying to raise, they'd be one of the very first I would target. With companies like Fab, Milo, Tabulous, Bit.ly, Eventbrite, and Sendgrid they have positioned themselves at the top of the Angel and early stage rounds in the valley.
Jeff gives an insightful look into the preparation it requires to get a meeting with his team and how entrepreneurs can ultimately secure funding. Well worth the watch.
For the past 15 years Derek has been building communities. He is the co-founder/CEO of Bevy, a SaaS product that helps companies like Salesforce, Atlassian, Google, Snowflake, and Adobe build virtual and in-person communities. Bevy has raised $60M from Accel, Upfront Ventures, and others. He co-founded Startup Grind, a community of 600 Chapters in 125 countries educating, inspiring, and connecting startup people. Since 2012 Startup Grind has hosted 20,000 events. In 2010 he co-founded Commonred which was acquired by Income.com. Derek also previously worked as a product manager at Electronic Arts. He currently lives in Palo Alto CA with his wife and four children.
