Venture135 is the premier venture conference focused on quality deal flow and innovation in the fintech, insurtech and healthtech ecosystems.

 

We bring together the best venture capitalists, angel investors and growth funds while showcasing the top Series A and Series B ready companies from across the world.

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2020 Sponsors

80.3%

of attendees said they would recommend to a friend

562

tickets sold in 2020

125+

investors in attendance

80

startups presenting on stage

Title Sponsor
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Program Sponsors
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2020 Committee

Brittani Roberts

Principal

Fintop Ventures

Martin Tilson Jr.

Chairman

The Southeast Investment Group

Davina Demelenne

Manager

Sia Partners

Ashlyn Lackey

Business Development Associate

New York Life Ventures

Bryan Padgette

Senior Vice President

Sureify

Jeff Hughes

Chief Information Officer

Brighthouse Financial

Eric Kirsch

Founder

Beacon HealthCare Benefits

Sasha Cahill

Co-Founder

PX Pulse

Anita Sarkar

Entrepreneur in Residence

UNCC Ventureprise

Lisa Calhoun

Founding General Partner

Valor Ventures

David Hall

Partner

Revolution Ventures

Lipsa Jha

Senior Manager

Capgemini

Brad O'Connor

Senior Director

AIG

David Howiler

Strategic Planning Manager

Colonial Life

Sarah Mongovern

Lead Consultant

Allstate

Neeta Kirpalani

Healthcare Strategist 

Neeta Kirpalani, LLC

Scott Pope

Chief Executive Officer

ROAMD

Lisa Dachevski

Candidate Manager

TEKsystems

Lucas Timberlake

Partner

Fintech Ventures Fund

Dana Enger

Fintech Insurtech Scouting Manager

State Farm

Peggy Klingel

Innovation & Strategic Partnerships

Allstate

Sahar Omrani

Chief of Staff

New York Life Ventures

Frank Sottosanti

Chief Marketing Officer

Transamerica

Terence O'Brien

Agent

Aflac Corporate Ventures

Olga Muller

Director of Operations

Kepler Team

Sydney Miller

Marketing Lead

Tech Talent South

Ann McDonald

Director, Business Development

Morris, Manning & Martin LLP

John Yates

Attorney

Morris, Manning & Martin LLP

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