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Westwood Ventures Presents: VC Basics — The What and Why of Venture Capital

Westwood Ventures Managing Partner Ed Tsai

Join our live, 45-minute VC 101 presentation covering the basic principles of venture capital and the inner workings of a fund.

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The presentation will be led by Westwood Ventures’ Managing Partner Edward Tsai. Westwood Ventures is Alumni Ventures’ fund for UCLA alumni and friends of the community. During the session, he will discuss:

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    The stages of venture capital
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    The drivers behind venture capital returns
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    Examples of what we look for when evaluating investments and how we get into attractive opportunities

Note: You must be accredited to invest in venture capital. Important disclosure information can be found at av-funds.com/disclosures

About your presenter

Edward Tsai
Edward Tsai

Managing Partner, Westwood Ventures & Blockchain Fund

Edward has 15+ years of investment experience in the U.S. and China, including a successful track record with investments such as Cruise Automation (acq. by GM), Life360 (IPO), Palantir (IPO), and Brave Software. In addition, Edward has served on the limited partner advisory committees at Cendana Capital and Ten Eleven Ventures, and he has deep operating experience at tech and cybersecurity companies. Most recently, he was Director of Investments at enterprise security company Qianxin, where he led $700 million in fundraising, ran multiple M&A deals, and managed a large investment portfolio. As Assistant GM for Qianxin, he also incubated their cybersecurity spinout fund Security Capital. At 360, he led International Investments and Strategic Development. He started his venture career as Vice President at DCM, a global early-stage VC firm managing $4 billion. He holds BS and MS degrees in Computer Science from UCLA, where he is a Kauffman Fellow (class of ’15).

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