Investor Perspectives: Startup Trends and the Future of Funding
Bonita, Jason, and their teams see first hand how some of today's most innovative startups are using AI to enhance human potential as well as scale, adapt, and innovate in through an ever-changing landscape. They also work daily to support startups through the funding journey.
Join us for this unique event at Google HQ with Bonita Stewart (Gradient Ventures) and Jason Scott (ANIM) as they share their stories as Black VC’s and for conversation and Q+A around emerging trends with startups as it relates to AI, the future of funding, and more.
Following the chat, startups will have the opportunity to engage in open Q+A with the speakers, as well as a closing happy hour. If you're looking for 1:1 support with building your startup on Google Cloud, you'll have the chance to meet with experts on-site.
Bonita is a Board Partner at Gradient Ventures. Previously she was at Google’s Global Partnerships team, where she spent the last seven years overseeing partnerships for the largest US publishers across search, news, media/entertainment, commerce, and mobile apps. Prior to Google, Bonita had an extensive automotive career where she led Chrysler brand advertising, Chrysler Group Interactive Communications, and had a 10-year management career with IBM. Over the past several years she has been recognized for her leadership and most recently, co-authored a book called A Blessing: Women of Color Teaming Up to Lead, Empower and Thrive and released the 2020 Women of Color in Business Cross-Generational Survey.
Bonita serves on two public boards: Deckers and PagerDuty. She co-founded two companies, NiaOnline and One Moment in Time, and is an investor in Operator Collective and Female Founders Fund. Bonita graduated magna cum laude from Howard University and received her MBA from Harvard Business School.
Jason is a Partner at ANIM, an early -stage venture fund. He’s built funds and accelerator programs for Google including accelerators for black-led, women-led, and climate-focused companies. Jason has an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business and is a graduate of MIT.
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