{"id":3021059,"date":"2025-06-22T19:12:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T02:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?post_type=tc_event&#038;p=3021059"},"modified":"2026-01-21T20:56:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T04:56:52","slug":"strictlyvc-palo-alto","status":"publish","type":"tc_event","link":"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/events\/strictlyvc-palo-alto\/","title":{"rendered":"StrictlyVC Palo Alto"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\nclass=\"wp-block-techcrunch-event-content-tabs\"data-wp-interactive=\"techcrunch\/event-content-tabs\"\ndata-wp-on-window--keydown=\"callbacks.handleKeydown\"\ndata-wp-on-window--click=\"callbacks.handleFocusOut\"\ndata-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.onInit\"\ndata-wp-init=\"callbacks.onInit\"\n>\n\t<header class=\"event-content-tabs-header\">\n\t\t<div class=\"event-content-tabs-header__content\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"event-content-tabs-header__logo\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/\" class=\"event-content-tabs-header__logo-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/themes\/tc-24\/assets\/svg\/tc-lockup-green.svg\" width=\"63px\" alt=\"TechCrunch\" class=\"event-content-tabs-header__logo-img\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"event-content-tabs-header__title\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/events\/strictlyvc-palo-alto\/\" class=\"event-content-tabs-header__title-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tStrictlyVC Palo Alto\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"event-content-tabs-header__navigations\">\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"event-content-tabs-header__main-navigation\" aria-label=\"Event navigation\">\n\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Expand event navigation\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"event-content-tabs-header__navigation__mobile-toggle\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isMobileMenuOpen\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggleMobileMenu\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mobile Menu Toggle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<ul\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"event-content-tabs-header__main-navigation-list\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isMobileMenuOpen\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"event-content-tabs-header__navigation-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"event-content-tabs-header__navigation-item-link event-content-tabs-header__navigation-item-link--active\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/events\/strictlyvc-palo-alto\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOverview\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\t<div class=\"event-content-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-techcrunch-hero-partial--default alignfull event-hero wp-block-techcrunch-hero-partial\">\n\t<div inert role=\"presentation\" class=\"wp-block-techcrunch-hero-partial__background\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1348089637.jpg);background-position: 53% 23%\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-techcrunch-hero-partial__wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-techcrunch-hero-partial__box\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-techcrunch-hero-partial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-techcrunch-event-hero--default wp-block-techcrunch-event-hero\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-techcrunch-post-meta--eventHeadline wp-block-techcrunch-post-meta\">\n\t\n\t<h1 style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-h-1-font-size\"><strong>StrictlyVC Palo Alto<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis: 70%\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-techcrunch-post-meta--eventDescription wp-block-techcrunch-post-meta\">\n\t\n\t<p id=\"speakable-summary\">StrictlyVC events deliver exclusive insider VC content while creating meaningful connections with leading investors &amp; entrepreneurs. 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class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-name\">\n\t\t\tPat Gelsinger\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-title\">\n\t<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-title__title\">General Partner \/ Former CEO<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-title__company\">Playground Global \/ Intel<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-ctaText=\"View Profile\" data-destinationLink=\"\" data-event=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button has-inline-icon\" aria-label=\"View profile of Pat Gelsinger\">View Profile<svg class=\"uikit-icon\" style=\"width: 1em;\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M7.5 4.5V6h9.442L4.5 18.442 5.558 19.5 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