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Hear directly from venture investors across traditional VC, corporate venture, and public-private funds on how they evaluate early-stage biotech opportunities.

Understand what it takes to get funded at the earliest stages—data expectations, team composition, IP strategy, and capital efficiency.

Learn how early financings are structured today, including syndication dynamics and the role of strategic capital.

Gain practical insights for founders on avoiding common fundraising pitfalls and positioning companies for long-term success.


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Note: This Summit session is ticketed.
Please purchase your tickets on Humanitix. You will then receive an email from Sched with login information that allows you to make your personal schedule.

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A special thank you to our sponsors: The 14th Annual Tom Tom Festival is presented with the University of Virginia, Virginia Tourism, R.L. Beyer Custom Homes, Ludwig Kuttner, and The City of Charlottesville
Speakers
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Lauren Foster

Director of Thought Leadership Communications, UVA Darden School of Business
Lauren Foster is the Director of Thought Leadership Communications at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. Before that, she was a senior writer at Barron's, a content director at CFA Institute, and a correspondent at The Financial Times.
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Alex Euler

Senior Investment Director and Head, Life Science and Healthcare, Virginia Venture Partners
As the Senior Investment Director at VVP, Alex leads a team of investment professionals who make early-stage venture capital investments across sectors, with a primary focus on biopharma, medtech, and healthcare. Over the last 16 years, Alex has led over 300 transactions for the fund... Read More →
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Matthew Miessau

Principal, Epidarex Capital
Matthew Miessau is a Principal with Epidarex Capital, a Bethesda, Maryland based venture capital firm that finds, invests in, and builds early-stage breakthrough life sciences companies in emerging hubs in the US and UK. Matthew is actively involved in deal sourcing, including expanding... Read More →
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James Ramey

Managing Director, VTC Ventures
James is a venture capital investor with more than 12 years of experience working closely with early-stage companies. Before helping found VTC Ventures, a unique series of funds closely tied to Carilion Clinic and Virginia Tech focused on early-stage healthcare, deeptech, and food... Read More →
Sponsors
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UVA Innovates

The Entrepreneurship Initiative will coordinate and amplify entrepreneurship activities across UVA. 
Friday April 24, 2026 2:45pm - 3:45pm EDT
The Common House Space - North Room

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