AngelList Ash Fontana at SydStart 2014

by Editor

 

We are pleased to announce Ash Fontana from AngelList  will speak at SydStart 2014.

Angel list is one of the the largest early stage fund raising platform in the world in terms of coverage and liquidity. Their growth has been simply mind boggling and Angel List are literally revolutionising the industry. Background profile points on Ash  –

• Ash Fontana leads fundraising products at AngelList like online investing, syndicates and funds at AngelList that drive over $10 million per month to startup companies.
• Ash previously co-founded and sold TopGuest, a Founders Fund-backed company that built marketing technology for companies like IHG, United and Caesars Entertainment.
• Earlier in his career, Ash was a top-ranked analyst in private equity and investment banking at Macquarie Capital, and graduated in the top of his law school class at the University of Sydney, his hometown.
• He enjoys discovering and advising promising new startup companies including Canva, Automa and Mozio.
• This is Ash Fontana’s second time speaking at SydStart and he was one of the people’s choice favourites last time he spoke, he was also a panellist and one of the judges for the finals for the Startup Trophy.

We look forward to welcoming Ash Fontana back to SydStart, Australia’s largest professional tech startup conference, expo and community in 2014.