Sir Michael Moritz is one of the most iconic Venture Capitalists of our times.
He spent nearly four decades at Sequoia Capital, where he backed Google, PayPal, Yahoo, LinkedIn and Stripe, and he led the firm as chairman. He started out as a journalist, still chairs Klarna, and through the Crankstart foundation has become one of the most significant philanthropists of his generation.
He joins Julian Teicke, Co-Founder & Chairman of The Delta, for a fireside conversation at The Delta in Berlin.
Places are limited and registration is subject to approval.
Julian TeickeChairman, The Delta
Michael MoritzVenture capitalist, philanthropist, author, and former journalist, Sequoia Capital
Agenda
- 16:00Doors open
- 16:25Welcome
- 16:35Fireside: Moritz × Teicke
- 17:20Audience Q&A
- 17:50Drinks and networking
We'll cover
- How he judges founders before there's a track record to go on
- The conviction bets that shaped Sequoia, from Google onwards
- Whether Europe can build generational companies, and what Berlin founders get right and wrong
- Family, exile and Germany: his parents fled Nazi Germany, the subject of his recent writing
- Life after Sequoia, and playing the long game
Who it's for
- Founders, operators and investors building in Berlin and across Europe
