Rising Talent

Rising Venture Capital & Private Equity Speakers

24 credible, up-and-coming voices in venture capital & private equity - active on the circuit, beyond the household names.

24 rising venture capital & private equity speakers on Mezzo - including Ilya Fushman, Chetan Puttagunta, and Julien Bek. Each with the talks, gig history, and co-appearances to back it up.

Ilya Fushman

Ilya Fushman

Venture Capital Investor | Early-Stage Tech & Enterprise Software Expert

4 recent talks · through 2026
Chetan Puttagunta

Chetan Puttagunta

Benchmark General Partner | Early Stage Technology Investment Expert

4 recent talks · through 2026
Julien Bek

Julien Bek

Early stage venture capital partner | Backing global tech innovators at Sequoia Capital

4 recent talks · through 2026
Robert Lacher

Robert Lacher

Early-Stage VC Expert | Founding Partner of Visionaries Club

3 recent talks · through 2025
Neil Rimer

Neil Rimer

Tech Venture Pioneer | 25-Year Partner Transforming Global Startup Ecosystems

3 recent talks · through 2026
Alex Schmitt

Alex Schmitt

VC Investor & Fintech Founder | Scaling European Startup Ecosystems

3 recent talks · through 2026
Laura Connell

Laura Connell

Venture Capital Partner | Scaling Startups from Early Stage to Public Markets

3 recent talks · through 2025
Pepe Agell

Pepe Agell

Technology Investor & Startup Veteran | Chartboost Founder and Pear VC Partner

3 recent talks · through 2026
Avery Klemmer

Avery Klemmer

Technology Investment Expert | Partner with Innovative Founders at Thrive Capital

3 recent talks · through 2026
Thomas Ohr

Thomas Ohr

European Startup Ecosystem Builder | EU-Startups Annual Summit Founder

3 recent talks · through 2026
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Ian Schafer

Entrepreneur & Investor | Digital Transformation & Emerging Tech

3 recent talks · through 2026
PB

Philippe Botteri

General Partner at Accel | Scaling Tech Unicorns & Venture Capital

3 recent talks · through 2026
Garry Tan

Garry Tan

Tech Investor and President Pioneering Startup Acceleration and Venture Capital

2 recent talks · through 2026
Vinod Khosla

Vinod Khosla

Founding Partner at Khosla Ventures

2 recent talks · through 2026
Anousheh Ansari

Anousheh Ansari

First female private space explorer | Tech entrepreneur and XPRIZE CEO

2 recent talks · through 2026
Roelof Botha

Roelof Botha

Sequoia Partner | Venture Capital & Startup Investing

2 recent talks · through 2025
Alexandre Momeni

Alexandre Momeni

AI and Healthcare Innovator | Stanford Machine Learning Expert

2 recent talks · through 2025
BG

Brett Gibson

Venture Capital | Enterprise Software | Startup Investing

2 recent talks · through 2025
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Mikayel Vardanyan

Founding Partner | Cybersecurity & Emerging Technologies

2 recent talks · through 2025
JB

John Bruce

Venture Capitalist & Futurist | Building the Next Generation of Tech

2 recent talks · through 2026
Pejman Nozad

Pejman Nozad

Venture Capitalist Illuminating Unconventional Paths in Technology Investing

2 recent talks · through 2024
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Gene Teare

Venture Capitalist | The Future of Startup Investing

2 recent talks · through 2026
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Cathy Gao

Partner at Sapphire Ventures ($10B AUM) | Enterprise software investor backing category-defining founders

2 recent talks · through 2026
Nick Clegg

Nick Clegg

General Partner and Former Deputy Prime Minister | Hiro Capital

2 recent talks · through 2026
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