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Princeton Innovation Conference: GOING BOLDLY: Investing in the Future: Closing Fireside Chat

May 23 @ 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm

Princeton Innovation Conference

5/23/25, 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM
Friend Center

Our conference’s Closing Fireside Chat will feature a deep-dive conversation that illuminates founder-funder partnerships. Through a discussion that reflects on best practices and lessons learned in building the future, this fireside chat will explore the founder’s and the investor’s perspective on what the fundraising process is like, the barriers and bottlenecks along the way, and how both the founder and funder build bridges to “get to yes” — with the ultimate goal of benefiting society through spinning out their technology, gaining traction and customers, and taking scaling from an idea to innovation to impact.

Moderator: Fernanda Sesto, investment analyst, Unshackled Ventures. Panelists: Yidian Liu *21, co-founder & COO, PolyGone; Nathaniel Banks *21, co-founder and CEO, PolyGone.

Sponsored by the Office of Innovation

Details

Date:
May 23
Time:
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Event Category:

Venue

Friend Center
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08540 United States
Phone
(609) 258 - 3000

Organizer

Office of Innovation
The views expressed during Reunions are those of the individual presenters only. With respect to Princeton’s free expression values, members of the Princeton University community and visitors have broad freedom to express themselves in a manner consistent with the University’s policies. At the same time, University policies prohibit conduct that, among other things, disrupts University operations and activities. To be clear, any individuals who disrupt a Princeton event are in violation of University policy, subject to disciplinary action, and will be asked to leave the premises immediately. If they do not leave immediately, they will be considered a Defiant Trespasser under New Jersey criminal law and subject to arrest.