Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Rockin VC's!

Outgoing NVCA chair Ray Rothrock, other VCs, rock in SF (Video)



Youtube video from Silicon Valley Bank
Outgoing National Venture Capital Association Chair Ray Rothrock of Venrock took the stage with a bass guitar and a rock band at the organization's annual meeting in San Francisco. Click here to watch the video of his band and two others that featured VCs.
Senior Technology Reporter- Silicon Valley Business Journal
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Ray Rothrock of Venrock went out as chairman of the National Venture Capital Association in style Tuesday night, playing bass guitar and rocking a private concert at San Francisco's Great American Music Hall.
Silicon Valley Bank, which hosted the concert on the first day of the NVCA's annual convention posted YouTube video of several VC bands including Rothrock's band.
Josh Green of Mohr Davidow Partners is taking over as chairman of the VC group. Scott Sandell of New Enterprise Associates was named as chair-elect for the 2014-2015 year.
Other new directors elected are s new directors to its board: Scott Kupor of Andreessen Horowitz; Sue Siegel of GE healthymagination, John Backus of New Atlantic Ventures, Art Pappas of Pappas Ventures, Mark Leschly of Rho Capital Partners and Jim Healy of Sofinnova Ventures.
The band led by Rothrock was one of three VC warm-up acts at the concert last night before headliner Pat Monahan Trio, featuring Train lead singer Pat Monahan, took the stage.
Here's the folks in the VC bands who were credited on the SVB video:
— Up and to the Right: Rothrock, singer Nathaniel Rothrock and entrepreneur Peter Sawyer.
— The Exploding Warrants: SVB's "house band" with featuring Sarah Kudrikow, Rob McMillan, Kevin Longo, Marc Cadieux, and David Norfleet;
— Legitimate Front: Ryan McIntyre and Jason Mendelson of Foundry Group, David Cremin of DFJ Frontier,and David Pakman of Venrock.
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Cromwell Schubarth is the Senior Technology Reporter at the Business Journal. His phone number is 408.299.1823.

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