Why US investors gathered in the Big Apple for Israeli Startups

NEW YORK - July 4, 2017 - PRLog -- Angel investors, family offices, corporate investors and venture capitalists, key players of New York eco-system, corporations, and venture capital firms attended this much-awaited event, the Axis New York  on June 26-27, 2017.

Axis New York is a yearly roadshow of Israeli technology startups to gather and pitch to financial and strategic investors from the United States. It included numerous exclusive events which featured pitches from the Israeli startups followed by keynote speakers, pitches from investors and corporations, and investor feedback.

LDJ Capital Chairman David Drake was one of the panelists for the main event, DLA Piper Venture Capital, which took place on June 27, from 11 am to 2:30 pm. He says, " I am truly honored to be part of such an exciting and momentous event for the investment community. I was able to share my insights and feedback as an investor. The attendees were able to gain knowledge on several topics such as the future of finance, media, and technology."

The DLA Piper Venture Capital event started with private one-on-one meetings with startups followed by several panels and presentations. It ended with lunch and one-on-one meetings. The topics discussed were The Future of Media and Technology, Investing in Cybersecurity, and The Future of Finance: Democratizing Alternative Asset Investing.

Some of the panelists and moderators were:

Adam Eisenberg, Lazarus Israel Opportunities Fund

Andrew Scharf, Vice President, OurCrowd

Charlotte Dillon, NEA

Claire Fauquier, Corigin Ventures

Jason Weiss, Axis Innovation

Jeff Parkinson, KEC Ventures

Jeremy Lustman, DLA Piper

Jim Halpert, DLA Piper

Josh Cohen, City Light Capital

Scott Kurnit, Founder of About.com

Some of the sponsors and partners included OurCrowd, Impact Venture Capital, New York Venture Partners, Citi Ventures, Scout Ventures, NYSE, Techu Angels, Sparklabs, WSJ Pro, Pitch Book, DLA Piper, Columbia Business School, and LDJ Capital.

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