For this round of the Meet the VC series, we invited two prominent corporate venture capital (CVC) firms located in the Bay Area, 3M Ventures and LG Nova, to join us for a lunch and learn about the state of the CVC industry through the lens of the climatetech/cleantech industries. The discussion will include how founders can successfully partner with CVCs in general, insights into their investment strategies, available resources for founders and more.

Daniel Seo is an investment manager of 3M Ventures, the venture capital arm of 3M Company. As part of 3M Ventures, Daniel identifies and invests in disruptive new technologies and startup companies of strategic relevance to 3M, including climatetech and advanced materials.

​Winston Choe is an entrepreneur-in-residence (EIR) and innovation business development director at LG NOVA, the innovation-center for LG Electronics in Silicon Valley. He has launched new businesses for LG Electronics in digital health and cleantech in partnership with five companies, and also worked with strategic-partners to expand LG NOVA initiatives into new markets.

Agenda
11:30 am – 12:15 pm: Networking and lunch
12:15 pm – 12:45 pm: Event begins and fireside chat
12:45 pm – 1:00 pm: Q&A
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm: Networking session with climatetech/cleantech founders and peers

For more information and to register, please see the event page.

Pillsbury Contacts

Featured Guests

Daniel Seo, 3M Ventures
Winston Choe, LG NOVA

Sponsors

Pillsbury
Escalon
TriNet
Silicon Valley Bank