Reverse Pitch: Seattle VCs in the Hot Seat (Powered by EY x CDL)

Join EY and Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) professionals for a high-energy “VC Reverse Pitch” where investors take the stage and pitch their funds — and founders get to ask the hard questions.

Venture capitalists, Tim Porter (Madrona), Kirby Winfield (Ascend VC), Sophia Lu (Tola Capital) and Ti Zhao (Pack Ventures) will share their investment theses, where they are placing bets, what they look for in startups, and why founders should choose them.

Seattle entrepreneurs, Henry Albrecht (Founder, Limeade), Elizabeth Liu (CEO, Crowd Cow), and Greg Kunst (CEO, Valitor) will challenge the venture capitalists, and ask the questions every founder wishes they could.

No panels and no canned answers, just a candid, high-energy debate on venture capital, entrepreneurship, and building great companies, featuring rapid-fire Q&A, real insights, and an audience vote to crown the most compelling VC pitch. This breakfast-format session is designed to be unusual, interactive and highly practical for founders, operators and anyone navigating early-stage growth in Seattle.