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BOSTON—TiE Boston, one of the region’s largest business organizations supporting the Massachusetts entrepreneurial ecosystem, today announced that prominent venture capitalist, industry thought leader and Battery Ventures General Partner Neeraj Agrawal will be a keynote speaker at TiECON East 2024.
Agrawal will be the morning keynote and will speak on “Advice for Founders – Lessons Learned from the Last 25 Years as a VC”.
Scheduled for September 13, 2024 at the Boston Sheraton Hotel in Boston, this year’s conference will spotlight the influential role of connected entrepreneurs in today’s dynamic business landscape. The theme for TiECON East 2024 is “The Connected Entrepreneur: Boundless Innovation and Borderless Connections”.
“We are excited to have a VC of Neeraj’s caliber come and speak at TiECON East 2024. His expertise comes at a crucial time for emerging and seasoned entrepreneurs alike.”, said TiECON East Chair Bhaskar Panigrahi.
Added Purnanand Sarma, President of TiE Boston, “We are delighted to welcome Neeraj Agrawal, a distinguished venture capitalist, as a keynote speaker. His insights on the key ingredients for entrepreneurial success will undoubtedly inspire and empower TiECON East attendees to achieve new heights in their ventures.”
A prolific investor with a history of backing high–profile B2B companies, Agrawal has appeared eleven times on Forbes’ “Midas List”, which ranks the top 100 venture capitalists in the world, and broke into the top ten at number nine in 2019. In 2017, he was named as part of the Top 20 Venture Capitalists Worldwide by the New York Times.
Agrawal is a prominent industry thought leader on scaling cloud–software companies and, in 2015, introduced the “T2D3” growth metric for methodically growing SaaS enterprises.
He has provided insights on market trends in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, CNBC.com and more.
Agrawal is currently on the boards of Braze, Catchpoint, Coefficient, Compt, Dataiku, Level AI, LogRocket, Pendo, Reify Health, Shortcut, Sprinklr, Tealium, Workato and Wunderkind.
Prior to his position at Battery Ventures, Agrawal worked as a product manager at RealNetworks and an operating executive at SkyTV. He holds a BS in computer science from Cornell and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Historically organized by TiE Boston, the joint effort with New York and Toronto chapters this year signifies a major milestone, expanding the conference’s reach and influence. The involvement of the New York and Toronto chapters bring a wealth of additional resources, expertise, and networking opportunities.
TiECON East 2024 is committed to empowering entrepreneurs with the tools and connections they need to thrive. The conference will be held at the Boston Sheraton Hotel. Tickets are available at tieconeast.com.
TiE Boston, the second oldest and second largest TiE chapter, currently has more
than 225 charter members from various disciplines, such as technology, finance, life sciences, real estate and service industries. For more information and to register to attend TiECON East 2024, please visit tieconeast.com.
than 225 charter members from various disciplines, such as technology, finance, life sciences, real estate and service industries. For more information and to register to attend TiECON East 2024, please visit tieconeast.com.
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