How I Met My VC

🤝 How I Met My VC — The Real Story Behind a Funded Deal

What actually convinces an investor to write a check? Join Venturous Counsel for an intimate evening where a founder and her lead investor pull back the curtain on exactly what it took to close a deal.

🎤 The Speakers

Roya Amini-Naieni — Co-Founder & CEO, Trilobio
A Forbes 30 Under 30 founder, Roya built Trilobio — a unified robotics and software platform designed to make lab automation more accessible, scalable, and practical for modern biology teams.

Andrew Sather — Partner, Initialized Capital
A serial entrepreneur turned investor, Andrew specializes in frontier technology, space, and robotics at Initialized Capital.

💡 What the Evening Is About

Trilobio closed an oversubscribed $8M seed round led by Initialized Capital. Together, Roya and Andrew will share the unfiltered story of how that partnership came to be — with a particular focus on how to make a complex, technical startup easy to believe in. Expect candid conversation, live Q&A, and the kind of insight you won't find in a pitch deck template.

🗓️ Program — May 28th

• 4:30 pm — Arrival & Introductions
• 5:15 pm — Talk & Q&A with Roya and Andrew
• 6:00 pm — Dinner & Networking

🏛️ About the Host

This event is hosted by Venturous Counsel, a mission-driven law firm serving as US fractional general counsel to values-aligned and diverse-led startups and investors.

A special thank you to Korea Venture Investment Corp. (KVIC) for generously providing their facilities for this gathering.

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