Grace Gong x SVB x WilmerHale [Venture with Grace CEO Club]

​​https://www.smartventuremedia.com ​​​​​​Join an intimate dinner in SF for venture-backed Seed-Series D AI companies' founders and selected VCs in San Francisco, hosted by Grace Gong in partnership with Silicon Valley Bank, and Wilmerhale. This exclusive dinner event brings together selected Founders from the Venture with Grace community for meaningful connections and strategic conversations over dinner. CEO CLUB by Venture with Grace A private community of Silicon Valley's sharpest founders, C-suite execs from Big Tech, and top-tier VCs—in one room. Curated conversations that cut through the noise. This isn't networking. It's where you find your next investor, close your next hire, or discover the deal everyone else will hear about in three months. ​​​​​​​​​Partners: Silicon Valley Bank (SVB)​​WilmerHale ​​​​​​​​​Your Host ​​​​​​​​​Grace Gong ​​​​​​​​​Grace hosts Smart Venture Podcast and Venture with Grace. Her podcasts have featured high-profile guests such as C-level executives and VPs from companies like Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Instagram, DoorDash, Pinterest, Cisco, Salesforce, NVIDIA, Snowflake and more. Additionally, she has interviewed Managing Partners from top funds, many of whom have appeared on the Forbes Midas List, as well as unicorn founders from companies like Craigslist, Square, Loom, and Glean. Grace regularly posts about technology, venture capital, and entrepreneurship and has been recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice in Finance. She is also a #1 Bestselling author in the venture capital category on Amazon New Release. Before her media ventures, she worked in venture capital and private equity. Connect with her on LinkedIn @GraceGong. ​​​​​​About Our Partners Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a proud division of First Citizens Bank since its transformative 2023 acquisition, stands as the go-to financial powerhouse fueling bold innovators across technology, life sciences, healthcare, venture capital, private equity, and premium wine sectors. Since igniting the startup scene in 1983, SVB harnesses over 40 years of frontline expertise to manage $102 billion in client funds and $38 billion in loans, supercharging high-growth trailblazers—like 60% of Forbes' 2025 Fintech 50 and 40% of its AI 50—from dynamic global hubs. ​​WilmerHale is a leading international law firm that advises clients at the intersection of business and government. Our nationally recognized Emerging Company and Venture Capital Practice has helped thousands of entrepreneurs launch businesses, raise billions in angel, venture, and strategic financing, and achieve successful exits through sale or IPO. We have a longstanding tradition of representing innovators, entrepreneurs, and investors across diverse industries. In addition, we regularly counsel venture capital and private equity firms on fund formation, structuring, and regulatory compliance, ensuring they can efficiently raise and deploy capital. Our deep experience in the venture ecosystem enables us to guide clients through every stage of the investment lifecycle, from initial fund setup to portfolio company exits. ​​​​​​​​​​Smart Venture Media Leading media company in the VC and startup space. Home to Smart Venture Podcast, Venture with Grace, and Smart AI Leadership Summit, a premier AI summit in San Francisco. Also home to the Smart AI 100 List and Summit, a curated ranking of the top 100 early-stage AI startups (top 0.43% of 23,250+ seed and Series A companies) backed by insights from over 100 top VCs managing $230B+ in capital and enhanced with proprietary CB Insights data. Summits speakers include the President of Cisco, CRO of Nebius, COO of Box, CVP of Microsoft, SVP of Vercel, VP of Meta, VC Partners from Sequoia, a16z, Bessemer, Index, Coatue, Pear among others. Founders of Crusoe, Turing, Higgsfield, etc. Our mission is to bridge the gap between emerging AI startups and the capital, customers, and community they need to scale through data-driven analysis, exclusive invite-only events, and authentic storytelling that reflects the real conversations happening in Silicon Valley.​​​​ ​​​​​🎙️ Smart Venture Podcast ​​​​​​​​​🍎 Apple Podcasts → http://apple.co/3d6bGea​​​​​​​​​🎤 Spotify → http://bit.ly/gracegong​​​​​​​​​💻 Website → http://smartventurepod.com​​​​​​​​​🍿 YouTube → https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube​​​​​​​​​📰 Newsletter → https://bit.ly/421p8tJ ​​​​​​​​​🎥 Venture with Grace (LinkedIn Live Show) ​​​​​​​​​🍎 Apple Podcasts → https://bit.ly/4bTCwpD​​​​​​​​​🎤 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/2izE5iSowQhKH2wwshpnCC​​​​​​​​​🍿 YouTube → https://bit.ly/3uXthnv ​​​​​​​​​📱 Follow Grace Gong ​​​​​​​​​👏 LinkedIn → http://bit.ly/3Xs8GQP​​​​​​​​​❤️ Instagram → http://bit.ly/3kfBWMs​​​​​​​​​💡 Twitter/X → http://bit.ly/3GwyeWc​​​​​​​​​🔥 TikTok → http://bit.ly/3IMfbK9 ​We'll be filming the event for social media content. 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