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Rising Venture Fundraising Speakers

24 credible, up-and-coming voices in venture fundraising - active on the circuit, beyond the household names.

24 rising venture fundraising speakers on Mezzo - including Julien Bek, Ilya Fushman, and Marcus Räder. Each with the talks, gig history, and co-appearances to back it up.

Julien Bek

Julien Bek

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

4 recent talks · through 2026
Ilya Fushman

Ilya Fushman

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

4 recent talks · through 2026
Marcus Räder

Marcus Räder

First Unicorn in Short-Term Rental Tech | €335M Investment Leader

4 recent talks · through 2026
Chetan Puttagunta

Chetan Puttagunta

Benchmark General Partner | Early Stage Technology Investment Expert

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
Pepe Agell

Pepe Agell

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

3 recent talks · through 2026
Yazhou Sun

Yazhou Sun

Bloomberg reporter | Covering global venture capital and 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
Avery Klemmer

Avery Klemmer

Technology Investment Expert | Partner with Innovative Founders at Thrive Capital

3 recent talks · through 2026
Irina Haivas

Irina Haivas

Venture Capital Investor | Atomico Partner Transforming Healthcare & AI

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
CL

Connie Loizos

Tech Journalism | Venture Capital Coverage | Silicon Valley

2 recent talks · through 2025
Roelof Botha

Roelof Botha

Sequoia Partner | Venture Capital & Startup Investing

2 recent talks · through 2025
BG

Brett Gibson

Venture Capital | Enterprise Software | Startup Investing

2 recent talks · through 2025
JB

John Bruce

Venture Capitalist & Futurist | Building the Next Generation of Tech

2 recent talks · through 2026
GT

Gene Teare

Venture Capitalist | The Future of Startup Investing

2 recent talks · through 2026
Pejman Nozad

Pejman Nozad

Venture Capitalist Illuminating Unconventional Paths in Technology Investing

2 recent talks · through 2024
CG

Cathy Gao

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

2 recent talks · through 2026
CK

Chelsey Susin Kantor

Early-stage venture investor | Backing transformative founders in consumer and enterprise tech

2 recent talks · through 2024
Nick Clegg

Nick Clegg

General Partner and Former Deputy Prime Minister | Hiro Capital

2 recent talks · through 2026
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Mike Sigal

Venture Partner | Transforming Startups Through Corporate Innovation

2 recent talks · through 2025
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