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I lead the Mobility and Energy Transition practice with a focus on all things EV, Autonomy, and Energy Infrastructure. Drake Star Partners is a global investment banking firm serving the technology, media and communications sectors (TMC) with offices in New York, London, Paris, Munich, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Berlin, Geneva, and partners offices in Singapore and Dubai. The firm focuses on M&A and corporate finance for its clients worldwide. Drake Star Partners has completed over 400 transactions since 2004, 70% of which are cross-border. http://www.drakestar.com

LP for early-stage Colorado tech funds & the former SendGrid CEO https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimfranklin08/

Pale Blue Dot is a €87M seed-stage venture capital firm, investing in climate tech startups that reduce and reverse the climate crisis and help us prepare for a new world. Pale Blue Dot is based in Malmö, Sweden, and invests in early stage companies in Europe and the US. https://www.paleblue.vc/

Next Coast Ventures is a private equity firm headquartered in but not limited to Austin, Texas. Next Coast invest in amazing entrepreneurs who are building disruptive companies in big markets. I co-founded this firm with long-time associate and great investor/entrepreneur, Tom Ball.

At Uvaro, we're on a mission to make career transformation and best-in-class training available to everyone! Uvaro fills the overwhelming unfulfilled demand for sales talent at scale-up companies in North America's emerging technology hubs. Our innovative sales training programs teach recruits everything they need to know to thrive in B2B sales roles at growing tech companies, from sales methodologies and tactics to using digital sales enablement tools, all underpinned by immersive real-world industry experiences. We believe in the success of our students, which is why payment for our program only begins once our students are employed. https://uvaro.com

As of July 2021, Marcia is currently the Chair of the board of the Angel Capital Association (ACA). She also founded and leads the Growing Women's Capital group within the ACA working to get more funding to women-led early stage companies. Prior to her role as chair she was the co-chair of the Marketing and Membership committee. The ACA is a collective of accredited angel investors, North America's most prolific early-stage investment class. The association is the largest angel professional development organization in the world. ACA provides an insider perspective that can help an investor make smart investment decisions. https://www.angelcapitalassociation.org https://www.marciadawood.com https://www.mindshiftcapital.com https://www.marciadawood.com/the-angel-next-door-podcast

Crosschq is pioneering Human Intelligence Hiring™ by harnessing the power of people to help companies better screen, onboard and source the best talent. Crosschq’s technology gathers direct insights from people, for people and transforms those insights into powerfully predictive data that helps ensure a great job match between talent and a company. The company’s cloud-based SaaS solutions were built to ensure a fully transparent candidate experience while minimizing bias and protecting privacy. Founded in 2018, Crosschq is backed by GGV, Bessemer Ventures, Slack, Tiger Global, Rocketship, SAP and other well-known Silicon Valley Investors. To learn more, visit crosschq.com.

Neeva was created to give you a choice in how you search and experience the internet. We built Neeva to feel like your personal corner of the web, designed specifically for you – always ad-free and private. Our mission is to serve our users, and only our users. https://neeva.com/