Endeavor

4 SPEAKERS& SPONSORS NATALIE FRATTO Silicon Valley Bank United States Natalie Fratto is a Vice-President in the Early Stage Practice of SVB, where she identifies and works with the most promising early-stage startups in NYC. In her role, she helps startups develop their fundraising strategy, provides feedback on pitch deck and business plan, and makes introductions to relevant investors. Prior to joining SVB, Natalie was Vice President of Strategy and Development at Common Legal, where she was employee #1. She also served as a Strategy & Analytics Consultant at IBM. Natalie graduated from the University of Michigan. SHAI GOLDMAN Silicon Valley Bank United States Shai has more than 15 years of experience working with the startup and venture capital community. He moved to NYC from the Bay Area in 2011 to help build out the SVB office and launch a new group serving early-stage founders. His current focus is on engaging the local VC community in NYC. Previously, he was a Venture Partner at 500 Startups, where he conducted investing, fundraising, community building and portfolio management. Shai serves on the NYC Advisory Board for BUILD.org, which is dedicated to proving the power of experiential learning through entrepreneurship, and igniting the potential of youth in under- resourced communities. He graduated from Santa Clara University. Similar to SVB, Shai has a global background, having been born in Israel and growing up speaking three languages.

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