Overview
*REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS AT CAPACITY AND NOW CLOSED*
**NOTE: This month’s Cornell Tech @ Bloomberg event will be hosted at Bloomberg’s 731 Lexington Ave office. Please check the “WHEN & WHERE” section below for details.**
Bloomberg, Cornell Tech, and Tech:NYC invite you to join us for the latest installment of the Cornell Tech @ Bloomberg Speaker Series, featuring Margaret Lim, Managing Director and Head of Fintech & Commerce Investments at Amex Ventures, in conversation with Caroline Hyde, host of Bloomberg Television’s flagship daily technology show.
Amex Ventures is the venture capital arm of American Express, investing in early-stage startups at the Seed to Series B stage that operate in areas strategically relevant to American Express — including consumer lifestyle, fintech, commerce, enterprise capabilities, and more. Amex Ventures offer the resources of a global services company paired with the experience of a leading venture fund. Investments include Plaid, Stripe, Wonder, Shef, Blackbird and more. To date, the team has made more than 100 investments in startups.
Lim joined Amex Ventures in 2019 and is a Managing Director. She focuses on investments in Fintech, Commerce & Frontier Technologies. She is also responsible for forging partnerships between Amex Ventures’ portfolio companies and business teams across American Express, such as Global Commercial Services, Consumer Banking, and more. Approximately two-thirds of Amex Ventures’ investments have had partnerships with American Express business units. To date, Lim has led investments in high-profile companies including DUST Identity, Superlogic, Finmark, Firework, and Trellis, among others.
We hope you’ll join us for this conversation, in which Lim will discuss the corporate VC’s approach to investing in startups, why startups should consider working with CVCs, how and why it helps the startups it invests in to partner within American Express, her take on NFTs, and some of the other megatrends that she’s keeping a close eye on.
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Agenda
- 5:30 PM
Networking reception begins
- 6:00 PM
Doors close, conversation starts
- 6:45 PM
Audience Q&A
- 7:00 PM
Networking and hors d’oeuvres to follow
- 7:45 PM
Last Call/Bar Closes
PLEASE NOTE: Seating is limited and registered attendees will be seated on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors close promptly at the top of the hour. Individuals arriving late may be turned away from the building. No walk-ins will be allowed.
*REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS AT CAPACITY AND NOW CLOSED*
Speakers
Margaret Lim
Margaret leads early-stage investments across Fintech, Commerce & Frontier Technologies. Beyond investing, Margaret also leads startup partnerships between Amex Ventures’ portfolio companies and business teams across American Express.
Margaret is an experienced tech investor and startup founder with international work experience across the U.S., Europe and Asia. Prior to American Express, Margaret was the co-founder of HEROdyssey, a startup that connected US talent to innovation ecosystems in Southeast Asia. Before that, Margaret was a tech-focused private equity investor at Temasek International and an investment banker at Credit Suisse.
Margaret earned her BA in Political Science and Economics from the University of Michigan.
READ BIOWhen & Where
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
5:30 PM-8:00 PM EDT
Bloomberg
731 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10022
7 MPR