{"id":3097133,"date":"2026-02-25T16:56:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T00:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?post_type=tc_event&#038;p=3097133"},"modified":"2026-04-13T08:13:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:13:33","slug":"strictlyvc-san-francisco-2026","status":"publish","type":"tc_event","link":"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/events\/strictlyvc-san-francisco-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"StrictlyVC San Francisco 2026"},"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-san-francisco-2026\/\" class=\"event-content-tabs-header__title-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\tStrictlyVC San Francisco 2026\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-san-francisco-2026\/\"\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 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\/2023\/12\/GettyImages-1145953370.jpg);background-position: 0% 74%\"><\/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-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\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 San Francisco<\/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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The company&#8217;s expert-in-the-loop methodology scales the judgment of world-leading domain experts, including Antony Blinken, Kevin Mc Carthy, and institutional partners such as the Cleveland Clinic, Atlantic Council, and Manhattan Institute.\r\nPreviously, Brown was Vice President of Global Media Partnerships at Meta, where she led teams overseeing news, entertainment, and sports partnerships across all Meta platforms and worked with governments and policymakers on content policy and misinformation.\r\nBefore joining Meta, Brown was an award-winning journalist and anchor for CNN and NBC News. At CNN, she hosted &#8220;Campbell Brown,&#8221; a daily prime-time news program. 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If anyone knows what happens when information goes wrong at scale, it&#8217;s her.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M19.5 3h-3V1.5H15V3H9V1.5H7.5V3h-3C3.675 3 3 3.675 3 4.5v15c0 .825.675 1.5 1.5 1.5h15c.825 0 1.5-.675 1.5-1.5v-15c0-.825-.675-1.5-1.5-1.5m0 16.5h-15V9h15zm0-12h-15v-3h3V6H9V4.5h6V6h1.5V4.5h3z\"\/><\/svg>April 30\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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Previously the Silicon Valley Editor of TechCrunch, she was named Editor in Chief and General Manager of TechCrunch in September 2023. She\u2019s also the founder of StrictlyVC, a daily e-newsletter and lecture series acquired by Yahoo in August 2023 and now operated as a sub brand of TechCrunch.\r\n\r\n<br><br>You can contact or verify outreach from Connie by emailing <a href=\"mailto:connie@strictlyvc.com\">connie@strictlyvc.com<\/a> or <a href=\"mailto:connie@techcrunch.com\/\">connie@techcrunch.com<\/a>, or via encrypted message at ConnieLoizos.53 on Signal.\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons event-speakers-modal__speaker-view-bio is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a data-ctaText=\"View Bio\" data-destinationLink=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/author\/connie-loizos\/\" data-event=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/author\/connie-loizos\/\" aria-label=\"View bio of Connie Loizos\">View Bio<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-sessions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-sessions__title\">Connie&#039;s Sessions<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__title\">How Industrial Giants Are Betting on the Next Wave<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__description\">Most founders treat corporate VCs as a last resort. Nicolas Sauvage thinks that&#8217;s a mistake and he has the portfolio to prove it. The TDK Ventures president joins us to discuss how corporate capital works differently, what industrial giants actually want from their startup bets, and why founders should be paying attention.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M19.5 3h-3V1.5H15V3H9V1.5H7.5V3h-3C3.675 3 3 3.675 3 4.5v15c0 .825.675 1.5 1.5 1.5h15c.825 0 1.5-.675 1.5-1.5v-15c0-.825-.675-1.5-1.5-1.5m0 16.5h-15V9h15zm0-12h-15v-3h3V6H9V4.5h6V6h1.5V4.5h3z\"\/><\/svg>April 30\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14M8 2a6 6 0 1 0 0 12A6 6 0 0 0 8 2\"\/><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M10.295 11 7.5 8.205V3.5h1v4.29l2.5 2.505z\"\/><\/svg>18:00PM &#8211; 18:20PM America\/Los_Angeles\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__title\">From Anchor to Zuckerberg&#039;s Newsroom to Founder<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__description\">Campbell Brown has seen the media crisis from every angle. She reported the news, then ran what became the world&#8217;s most powerful news distribution platform as Head of News at Meta. Now, as people begin to shift towards AI as their primary way to get information, Brown is building a startup to ensure AI systems are accurate and trustworthy. If anyone knows what happens when information goes wrong at scale, it&#8217;s her.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M19.5 3h-3V1.5H15V3H9V1.5H7.5V3h-3C3.675 3 3 3.675 3 4.5v15c0 .825.675 1.5 1.5 1.5h15c.825 0 1.5-.675 1.5-1.5v-15c0-.825-.675-1.5-1.5-1.5m0 16.5h-15V9h15zm0-12h-15v-3h3V6H9V4.5h6V6h1.5V4.5h3z\"\/><\/svg>April 30\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14M8 2a6 6 0 1 0 0 12A6 6 0 0 0 8 2\"\/><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M10.295 11 7.5 8.205V3.5h1v4.29l2.5 2.505z\"\/><\/svg>18:20PM &#8211; 18:40PM America\/Los_Angeles\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker splide__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-top js-speaker-top\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-image__img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Amjad-Masad_Headshot.jpg?w=668\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmjad Masad Avatar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-name\">Amjad Masad<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCo-founder and CEO, Replit\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmjad Masad is CEO and co-founder of Replit, a company that makes coding accessible to billions on the planet from children making school projects to enterprises running their business.  Prior to Replit, Amjad worked at Meta, where he led the JavaScript infrastructure team and contributed to popular open-source developer tools.  In addition, he played a key role as a founding engineer at Codecademy, a prominent online coding school.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons event-speakers-modal__speaker-view-bio is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a data-ctaText=\"View Bio\" data-destinationLink=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/author\/amjad-masad\/\" data-event=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/author\/amjad-masad\/\" aria-label=\"View bio of Amjad Masad\">View Bio<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-sessions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-sessions__title\">Amjad&#039;s Sessions<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__title\">Building the Platform Where AI Writes the Code<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__description\">Replit started as a browser-based code editor. It&#8217;s now one of the most direct threats to how software gets built and who gets to build it. Amjad Masad chats to us about what it takes to compete with players like Anthropic, OpenAi, and Microsoft from a scrappy SF startup, and how fast &#8220;anyone can build software&#8221; goes from slogan to reality.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__datetime\" datetime=\"2026-04-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M19.5 3h-3V1.5H15V3H9V1.5H7.5V3h-3C3.675 3 3 3.675 3 4.5v15c0 .825.675 1.5 1.5 1.5h15c.825 0 1.5-.675 1.5-1.5v-15c0-.825-.675-1.5-1.5-1.5m0 16.5h-15V9h15zm0-12h-15v-3h3V6H9V4.5h6V6h1.5V4.5h3z\"\/><\/svg>April 30\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14M8 2a6 6 0 1 0 0 12A6 6 0 0 0 8 2\"\/><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M10.295 11 7.5 8.205V3.5h1v4.29l2.5 2.505z\"\/><\/svg>18:40PM &#8211; 19:00PM America\/Los_Angeles\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker splide__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-top js-speaker-top\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-image__img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nicolas-headshot_face.jpg?w=550\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNicolas Sauvage Avatar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-name\">Nicolas Sauvage<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident, TDK Ventures\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-socials js-speaker-socials\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nicolas_sauvage\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-social\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19.414 4.188a.68.68 0 0 1 .038.99l-5.775 5.965 6.172 7.73a.68.68 0 0 1 .076.736.73.73 0 0 1-.654.391h-3.885a.74.74 0 0 1-.578-.274l-4.266-5.343-5.22 5.394a.75.75 0 0 1-1.03.035.68.68 0 0 1-.037-.99l5.387-5.565-6.491-8.13a.68.68 0 0 1-.076-.736A.73.73 0 0 1 3.73 4h3.885a.74.74 0 0 1 .578.274l4.586 5.743 5.607-5.794a.75.75 0 0 1 1.03-.035Zm-8.185 8.756a.7.7 0 0 0-.112-.14L5.207 5.4h2.048l10.539 13.198h-2.049l-4.516-5.655Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nsauvage\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-social\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M20 20v-6.371a3.92 3.92 0 0 0-3.919-3.919c-1.022 0-2.212.625-2.789 1.563V9.938H9.938V20h3.354v-5.926c0-.926.746-1.683 1.671-1.683a1.683 1.683 0 0 1 1.683 1.683V20zM6.032 8.051a2.02 2.02 0 0 0 2.02-2.02A2.026 2.026 0 0 0 6.031 4 2.03 2.03 0 0 0 4 6.032c0 1.118.914 2.02 2.032 2.02ZM7.702 20V9.938h-3.33V20z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNicolas Sauvage is President of TDK Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of TDK Corporation, where he leads the firm\u2019s $500M mandate to invest in early-stage startups driving digital and energy innovation. Since its founding in 2019, TDK Ventures has backed 52 startups under his leadership, including three unicorns\u2014Ascend Elements, Groq, and Silicon Box.\r\n\r\nRecognized globally, Nicolas has appeared on the GCV Powerlist for six consecutive years, most recently ranking #17 among the top 150 heads of corporate venture. He is also one of only a few corporate VCs inducted into the prestigious Kauffman Fellows program.\r\n\r\nA champion of knowledge-sharing, Nicolas contributes to outlets including Harvard Business Review, London Business School, and INSEAD, and hosts the Corporate Venturing Insider podcast to spotlight best practices in venture investing.\r\n\r\nHe currently serves on the boards of Sagence AI, AutoFlight, Faction, Metalenz, Virewirx, and TDK Ventures. Prior to TDK, Nicolas held leadership roles at InvenSense\u2014managing strategic relationships with Google and Qualcomm\u2014and at NXP Software, where he oversaw global sales and OEM strategy.\r\n\r\nNicolas holds an engineering degree from ISEN in France, studied at King\u2019s College London through Erasmus, and is an alumnus of Stanford GSB and Harvard Business School\u2019s Corporate Director program.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons event-speakers-modal__speaker-view-bio is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--5\"><a data-ctaText=\"View Bio\" data-destinationLink=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/author\/nicolas-sauvage\/\" data-event=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/author\/nicolas-sauvage\/\" aria-label=\"View bio of Nicolas Sauvage\">View Bio<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-sessions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-sessions__title\">Nicolas&#039;s Sessions<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__title\">How Industrial Giants Are Betting on the Next Wave<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__description\">Most founders treat corporate VCs as a last resort. 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Check back in for the latest updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda\" data-wp-interactive=\"tc23\/event-agenda\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.onInit\" data-wp-on-window--scroll=\"callbacks.onScroll\" data-wp-watch=\"callbacks.onFilterChange\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda__tabs\">\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tjs-tab-link is-active\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#agenda-day-d2118798-185c-44ed-ada0-e84af2149bc9\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>30 April<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda__content\">\n\t\t\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-day\" id=\"agenda-day-d2118798-185c-44ed-ada0-e84af2149bc9\" data-wp-interactive=\"tc23\/event-agenda-day\" data-wp-class--is-empty=\"tc23\/event-agenda::state.isDayEmpty\"data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"d2118798-185c-44ed-ada0-e84af2149bc9\"}'>\n\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-day__title\">\n\t\tApril 30th\t<\/h2>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-day__content\">\n\t\t\n\n<div\n\tid=\"session-check-in-networking-drinks-hors-doeuvres\"\n\tclass=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session\" data-wp-interactive=\"tc23\/event-agenda-session\" data-wp-on--click=\"tc23\/event-agenda::actions.expandSession\" data-wp-class--is-hidden=\"tc23\/event-agenda::state.isSessionHidden\"data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"a147ae43-f0f6-45eb-83f8-072e21e127f4\"}'>\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__meta\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__time\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14M8 2a6 6 0 1 0 0 12A6 6 0 0 0 8 2\"\/><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M10.295 11 7.5 8.205V3.5h1v4.29l2.5 2.505z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t5:00PM &#8211; 6:00PM\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__content\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__title\">\n\t\t\tCheck-In\/Networking\/Drinks\/Hors d&#039;oeuvres\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div\n\tid=\"session-how-industrial-giants-are-betting-on-the-next-wave\"\n\tclass=\"has-expanded-content wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session\" data-wp-interactive=\"tc23\/event-agenda-session\" data-wp-on--click=\"tc23\/event-agenda::actions.expandSession\" data-wp-class--is-hidden=\"tc23\/event-agenda::state.isSessionHidden\"data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"f99b1330-c76c-4462-a3e0-76c586fcfce6\"}'>\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__meta\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__time\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14M8 2a6 6 0 1 0 0 12A6 6 0 0 0 8 2\"\/><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M10.295 11 7.5 8.205V3.5h1v4.29l2.5 2.505z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t6:00PM &#8211; 6:20PM\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__content\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__title\">\n\t\t\tHow Industrial Giants Are Betting on the Next Wave\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__speakers\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"is-style-speaker wp-block-tc23-author-card\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-image\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Nicolas-headshot_face.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"Nicolas Sauvage\" class=\"wp-block-tc_author-card__image\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-tc23-author-card__info is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-name\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-name__link\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/author\/nicolas-sauvage\/\">Nicolas Sauvage<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\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\">President<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-title__company\">TDK Ventures<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"is-style-speaker wp-block-tc23-author-card\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-image\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Connie-Loizos-1.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"Connie Loizos\" class=\"wp-block-tc_author-card__image\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-tc23-author-card__info is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-name\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-name__link\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/author\/connie-loizos\/\">Connie Loizos<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\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\">Editor in Chief &amp; General Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-title__company\">TechCrunch<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__description\">\n\t\t\t\tMost founders treat corporate VCs as a last resort. Nicolas Sauvage thinks that&#8217;s a mistake and he has the portfolio to prove it. The TDK Ventures president joins us to discuss how corporate capital works differently, what industrial giants actually want from their startup bets, and why founders should be paying attention.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div\n\tid=\"session-from-anchor-to-zuckerbergs-newsroom-to-founder\"\n\tclass=\"has-expanded-content wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session\" data-wp-interactive=\"tc23\/event-agenda-session\" data-wp-on--click=\"tc23\/event-agenda::actions.expandSession\" data-wp-class--is-hidden=\"tc23\/event-agenda::state.isSessionHidden\"data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"06c86c77-1455-415f-bb91-cb4ab802260e\"}'>\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__meta\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__time\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14M8 2a6 6 0 1 0 0 12A6 6 0 0 0 8 2\"\/><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M10.295 11 7.5 8.205V3.5h1v4.29l2.5 2.505z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t6:20PM &#8211; 6:40PM\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__content\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__title\">\n\t\t\tFrom Anchor to Zuckerberg&#039;s Newsroom to Founder\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__speakers\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"is-style-speaker wp-block-tc23-author-card\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-image\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Campbell-Brown-Headshot.jpeg?w=150\" alt=\"Campbell Brown\" class=\"wp-block-tc_author-card__image\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-tc23-author-card__info is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-name\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-name__link\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/author\/campbell-brown\/\">Campbell Brown<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\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\">Co-founder and CEO<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-title__company\">Forum AI<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"is-style-speaker wp-block-tc23-author-card\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-image\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Connie-Loizos-1.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"Connie Loizos\" class=\"wp-block-tc_author-card__image\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-tc23-author-card__info is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-name\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-name__link\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/author\/connie-loizos\/\">Connie Loizos<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\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\">Editor in Chief &amp; General Manager<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-title__company\">TechCrunch<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__description\">\n\t\t\t\tCampbell Brown has seen the media crisis from every angle. She reported the news, then ran what became the world&#8217;s most powerful news distribution platform as Head of News at Meta. Now, as people begin to shift towards AI as their primary way to get information, Brown is building a startup to ensure AI systems are accurate and trustworthy. If anyone knows what happens when information goes wrong at scale, it&#8217;s her.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div\n\tid=\"session-building-the-platform-where-ai-writes-the-code\"\n\tclass=\"has-expanded-content wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session\" data-wp-interactive=\"tc23\/event-agenda-session\" data-wp-on--click=\"tc23\/event-agenda::actions.expandSession\" data-wp-class--is-hidden=\"tc23\/event-agenda::state.isSessionHidden\"data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"88e62dbd-f8ab-4618-8b41-1aecc13b0b93\"}'>\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__meta\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__time\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14M8 2a6 6 0 1 0 0 12A6 6 0 0 0 8 2\"\/><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M10.295 11 7.5 8.205V3.5h1v4.29l2.5 2.505z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t6:40PM &#8211; 7:00PM\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__content\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__title\">\n\t\t\tBuilding the Platform Where AI Writes the Code\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__speakers\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"is-style-speaker wp-block-tc23-author-card\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-image\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Amjad-Masad_Headshot.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"Amjad Masad\" class=\"wp-block-tc_author-card__image\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-tc23-author-card__info is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-name\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-name__link\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/author\/amjad-masad\/\">Amjad Masad<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\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\">Co-founder and CEO<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-title__company\">Replit<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__description\">\n\t\t\t\tReplit started as a browser-based code editor. It&#8217;s now one of the most direct threats to how software gets built and who gets to build it. Amjad Masad chats to us about what it takes to compete with players like Anthropic, OpenAi, and Microsoft from a scrappy SF startup, and how fast &#8220;anyone can build software&#8221; goes from slogan to reality.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div\n\tid=\"session-session-coming-soon\"\n\tclass=\"has-expanded-content wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session\" data-wp-interactive=\"tc23\/event-agenda-session\" data-wp-on--click=\"tc23\/event-agenda::actions.expandSession\" data-wp-class--is-hidden=\"tc23\/event-agenda::state.isSessionHidden\"data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"32118fb6-c3df-4bc0-998e-1805e232c317\"}'>\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__meta\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__time\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14M8 2a6 6 0 1 0 0 12A6 6 0 0 0 8 2\"\/><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M10.295 11 7.5 8.205V3.5h1v4.29l2.5 2.505z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t7:00PM &#8211; 7:20PM\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__content\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__title\">\n\t\t\tSession coming soon\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__description\">\n\t\t\t\tSession details coming soon.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div\n\tid=\"session-more-hors-doeuvres-more-drinks-more-networking\"\n\tclass=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session\" data-wp-interactive=\"tc23\/event-agenda-session\" data-wp-on--click=\"tc23\/event-agenda::actions.expandSession\" data-wp-class--is-hidden=\"tc23\/event-agenda::state.isSessionHidden\"data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"f761cd05-4238-4900-be88-51ade9b45462\"}'>\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__meta\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__time\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14M8 2a6 6 0 1 0 0 12A6 6 0 0 0 8 2\"\/><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M10.295 11 7.5 8.205V3.5h1v4.29l2.5 2.505z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t7:20PM &#8211; 9:00PM\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__content\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__title\">\n\t\t\tMore Hors d&#039;oeuvres\/More drinks\/More networking!\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-day__empty\">\n\t\tNo sessions on this day. <button data-wp-on--click=\"tc23\/event-agenda::actions.resetFilters\">Reset filters<\/button> or choose another day.\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-meet-our-strictlyvc-san-francisco-host-and-title-sponsor\">Meet our StrictlyVC <strong>San Francisco<\/strong> host and title sponsor<\/h2>\n\n\n\t<a rel=\"sponsored nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tdk-ventures.com\" class=\"wp-block-techcrunch-sponsor\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-techcrunch-sponsor__inner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-techcrunch-sponsor__logo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/big-TDK-Venures-Rectangle.png\" alt=\"TDK Ventures Logo\" style=\"width:auto;height:160px\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-techcrunch-sponsor__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"wp-block-techcrunch-sponsor__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTDK Ventures\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-techcrunch-sponsor__detail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTDK Ventures is a global, founder-first corporate venture capital firm with $500M under management across four funds. 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