�Did I say BOLD, BLUNT, and BRILLIANT?!!! What a pleasure and what a FUN time with �Joe Milam, CEO and Founder at AngelSpan, Inc. & The Legacy Funds �Lara Druyan, Managing Director at Silicon Valley Data Capital �#BornGlobal - What's Wrong with Venture Capital? Joe Milam is the founder and CEO of AngelSpan, Inc. and The Legacy Funds. With a background in financial analysis, portfolio design and management, financial markets, angel investing, Joe is now applying his 29 years of working as a securities analyst/money manager/philanthropy consultant to address the inefficiencies in the entrepreneurial funding ecosystem. Joe is addressing the chronic 'information gap' typical with early-stage companies by delivering the best-in-class Investor Relations and delivering the first institutionally rigorous solution for allocating capital to the venture asset class - regardless of the investment thesis. Lara Druyan is the Managing Director at Silicon Valley Data Capital, a venture capital fund dedicated to investing in #artificialintelligence, #fintech, software and analytics. Previously, she was the Head of Innovation for Royal Bank of Canada RBC where she built a team to drive and accelerate bank-wide digital transformation. In addition to her stellar leadership experience, Lara also has an exemplary record of nonprofit service focused on closing gender gaps and lowering barriers in career advancement. Hosted by Sunny Shuoyang Zhang, Ph.D. Founding Partner, Z LAB Ventures
