LTC Perspective Series Webinars
The LTC Perspective Series Webinars were launched in March 2020. With live events on hold, the webinars were a great opportunity to bring together our members to discuss key topics for technology investors with world leading experts.
Nural Capital: Asset classes
Hear from top crypto VC Nural Capital, a Web3 investing platform providing access to top blockchain funds and direct investments, to learn more about the future of crypto, the latest in regulatory developments and what users are doing in the crypto ecosystem today.
FINOM: Investment Op
Investment Opportunity Webinar: In this webinar Simon speaks to Kos Stiskin, Co-founder of FINOM - the leading Pan-European financial operating system for SMEs. In October 2022, it acquired Kapaga, one of Europe’s fastest-growing Fintech firms (>800% YoY Growth), in an all-equity deal to further expand FINOMs product offering.
Einride: Investment Op
Investment Oppprtunity Webinar: A fascinating discussion with Robert Falck, founder and CEO of Einride, an innovative, next gen freight technology company providing end-to-end solutions for digital, electric, and autonomous shipping. In 2019, Einride became the world’s first company to operate an autonomous, electric freight vehicle on a public road. Its vision is to make Earth a better place through intelligent movement.
Nural Capital: Web3
In this webinar Simon and Kannan speak to Jehan Chu: Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Kenetic, a blockchain Venture Capital and cryptocurrency trading firm, and Rabia Iqbal: Managing Partner at Nural Capital, a Web3 investing platform providing access to top blockchain funds and direct investments. They touch on how to navigate investing in Digital Assets and the Web3 Revolution.
Pledge III Interview
An interactive live-streamed discussion between award-winning journalist Dafydd Rees and LTC Founder and CEO Konstantin Sidorov on the LTC Pledge Fund III, the current state in tech investing and a look at LTC's accomplishments in the last 18 months.
Jeff
In this live broadcast, Oxana and Kannan speak to Eloi Gómez, CEO and Co-Founder of Jeff; Jeff aims to position itself as the ultimate platform for entrepreneurs with the ‘Business in a Box’ concept offering business management, data intelligence, and other training tools to start and operate a business through an omnichannel ecosystem (web, mobile app, and physical stores).
VC Leaders' Outlook for 2022
Hear from our VC leaders for their fresh updates and outlook for 2022. Our panel spans diverse interests in regions and thematic investment specialisms: Spike Hughes - Founder & CEO of Cohesion Investments Limited, Richard Kivel - Managing Director at GrayBella Capital and Andreea Constantinescu - Head of Climate Technology Investments at Planet First Partners.
Silicon Valley Perspective
It’s become a tradition at LTC to kickstart the year by hearing the view from the heart of Silicon Valley. We look to remind ourselves of good investor habits, recapping with fresh minds on what happened in 2021 and look ahead with renewed energy to 2022. Chris has provided us with a valuable perspective and many nuggets of wisdom over the years. Chris shares lessons learned from over 20 years of successful venture investing in California.
LTC Investment Team 2021 Recap
In an interactive live studio broadcast, our CEO Konstantin Sidorov alongside the Investment Team will look at the highlights of 2021, recap investment opportunities presented to our members and discuss plans for 2022.
WaterGuru
A discussion with Paul Fulton, CEO of WaterGuru – a California-based developer of a smart poolside device designed to test and automate the maintenance of balanced pool water every day. WaterGuru Sense maintains daily pH and chlorine levels and enables users to monitor their pool remotely.
Cogniac
In this webinar, Simon and Oxana speak to Chuck Myers, CEO of Cogniac. Cogniac is a Silicon Valley-based provider of enterprise-class Artificial Intelligence image and video analysis for the heavy industry. Founded in 2015, Cogniac is on a mission to become the leading visual operations intelligence platform that enables workers to deliver superhuman level performance.
Arrcus
Investment Opportunity Webinar with Arrcus co-founders Devesh Garg, CEO and Keyur Patel, CTO, of the award-winning, industry-leading hyperscale networking operating system software (NOS) that offers 5G edge routing, multi-cloud networking and data centre management solutions delivered ‘AnyService, AnyTime, AnyWhere’.
Hypersonix
Investment Opportunity Webinar and live product demonstration with Hypersonix - the world’s first AI-powered predictive analytics engine designed for consumer commerce.
SafeAI
Investment Opportunity Webinar with Bibhrajit Halder, Co-founder & CEO of SafeAI - a platform for advanced AI and autonomous vehicle technology for mining and construction industries.
Fashion Technology Trends
A discussion with industry experts to explore the latest trends in fashion technology - from the acceleration of all things digital, to a drive towards more sustainability and new exciting opportunities in this fast-growing industry.
Outdoorsy
Discussing with Jeff Cavins, Founder and CEO of Outdoorsy, the world’s most trusted peer-to-peer marketplace for recreational vehicle rentals and outdoor travel.
LTC Pledge Fund II
An interactive live-streamed discussion between award-winning journalist Dafydd Rees and LTC Founder and CEO Konstantin Sidorov on the LTC Pledge Fund II, the latest in tech investing and LTC plans for the coming months.
Major IT Companies
An in-depth discussion with speakers from 4 major IT companies, whose combined market cap amounts to an impressive $365bn.
Technology in Art and Culture
With the eagerly awaited re-opening of art, entertainment and cultural venues, we discussed the role of technology on the road to recovery with Lord Ed Vaizey and Katy Wickremesinghe.
Technology for Families
This discussion focused on the latest technology tools assisting our members, families and partners with our speakers Andrew Wessels (Founder and CEO of The Marque) and Edouard Thijssen (Co-Founder of Trusted Family).
Espresa
Learning about Espresa - an all-in-one “culture benefits” platform delivering digital, on-site and off-site services that enable companies to improve employees’ work-life balance, increase productivity, engagement and loyalty thereby retaining talent.
FinTech Trends
A discussion on latest trends and developments in FinTech - a key growth sector in the UK economy and a hot theme for tech investors globally.
Investment Climate in India
India is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world and has emerged as a key destination for investors in recent years. We were delighted to discuss the investment climate and opportunities in India with our experts.
Venture Capital Insights
Chris shared his lessons learned from over 20 years of successful early-stage venture investing in Silicon Valley. We also discussed the changing VC landscape and investment behaviour in the turbulent year 2020 and an outlook for 2021.
2020 Highlights for Private Investors
In this live and very informal panel discussion, we looked at the highlights of 2020 from the point of view of the private investor and the learnings from our amazing community.
Blisce/ Investment Strategies
This discussion focused on the investment strategies that made Blisce/ so successful, and on Epic’s mission to provide innovative and systematic ways to give.
Biotech, Psychedelics, Spacetech
An insight into Biotech and legalisation of psychedelics as well as Spacetech and politics and the passion with which Christian approaches all his investment activities.
Technology in Education
The discussion focused on how technology is transforming the world of education, and how companies like MarcoPolo Learning are replacing ‘digital junk food’ with quality content that encourages children’s natural curiosity.
Online Video and Photo Editing Platform
An introduction to the world’s largest online video and photo editing platform.
International Venture Capital Insights
An insight from leading international venture capital companies.
The New Space Economy
Our panelists speak about the new space economy from space tourism to medical R&D, next-gen communications, asteroid mining and space junk removal.
Agronomics and Future Opportunities
An introduction to Agronomics and their current opportunities as well as looking to the future.
VC and Portfolio Company Relationships
Continuing our discussions on successful investment strategies and the relationship between the VC and its portfolio companies.
The Future of Mobility
Discussing the future of mobility and the huge opportunity for flexible car subscriptions to become the de facto car ownership model for the next generation of consumers.
Food Technology
Exploring the many promising technologies that are driving the evolution towards better taste, affordability and nutrition in our food.
Philanthropy and Technology
Looking at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the different models being deployed in philanthropy and the positive role of technology for the sector with our prominent panelists.
Sports, Entertainment, and Media Technology
Discussing with our panel the challenges facing the Sports, Entertainment and Media sectors and how technology has been and will continue to assist future growth and opportunities.
Digital Reputation Management
Explaining the growing importance of digital reputation management, countering fake news and building online resilience with our experts.
Mental Health and COVID-19
Discussing the implications arising from the uncertainties from the COVID-10 pandemic, as well as increased isolation and the significant impact on mental health and emotional well-being.
Impact Investing with Natalia Vodianova
Discussing the implications for Impact Investing with Natalia Vodianova, Ben Goldsmith and Alex Pitt.
Luke Nosek, PayPal Co-Founder
Special guest and LTC Member Luke Nosek, a visionary entrepreneur, Co-Founder of PayPal and first institutional investor into Space
VC Perspectives
A fresh update on the implications for investors from the world of venture capital with experts Eric Martineau-Fortin, Quin Garcia and Richard Kivel.
Views from Governments
Dr. Joseph and Amy Pope demonstrating the role of good governance in times of crisis and how critical messages are best communicated.
Views from Entrepreneurs
Founders/CEOs explore the 'remote revolution', how consumer behaviours are shifting to more digital connections, and what will likely change once we come out of the COVID-19 crisis.
Global VC Firms
Discussing the views from global Venture Capital firms. A special thank you to our great panellists representing three regions - Chris Rust, Founding Partner at California-based Clear Ventures; Noor Sweid, Founder of Dubai-based Global Ventures; Alexander Frolov, General Partner and CEO at Berlin-based Target Global.
Impact on Finance
Discussing the potential impact on finance and the markets with LTC Member Jim Mellon and Advisory Board Member June Felix.
Healthcare
Discussing early stage prevention, treatment and recovery for the COVID-19 pandemic with Vas Bailey Alex Zhavoronkov and Guochun Liao.