Brentt's presentation will briefly discuss the alternative assets returns landscape, focusing on market trends within the venture capital asset class and how those trends have affected the early stage fundraising process. Brentt will suggest strategies that may be valuable to early stage Founders as they navigate the current environment, as well as, highlight common reasons why VC don’t invest and talk to common pitch related issues that Founders should be aware of.

Biography: Brentt BaltimoreBased in the Greycroft Los Angeles office, Brentt Baltimore's responsibilities include sourcing, evaluating, and executing venture stage investment opportunities.

Prior to joining Greycroft, Brentt led business development at Operator Inc., a venture stage company in the conversational commerce space and worked on technology commercialization at Numenta Inc., an artificial intelligence research company. Brentt also worked at Detroit Venture Partners, where he led investment diligence and supported portfolio companies. Brentt started his career in investment banking at Credit Suisse in Los Angeles, focusing on leveraged buyouts and debt financing transactions.

Brentt received an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA from Claremont McKenna College.