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dECEMBER 11, 2025
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FO/FoF VC Virtual Conf
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Family Office / Fund of Funds
VC Virtual Conf

Zoom + LinkedIn Stream + Breakout rooms for networking

December 11, 2025 – 100% Online
8 AM San Francisco | 11 AM New York | 4 PM London
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Speakers & Topics

  • Christopher Johnson (FoF)
    Principal
    @ Knightsbridge Advisers
    $2.9B AUM

    What does fundraising for a VC FoF look like? Pitching to LPs when you're an LP


    Chris’s career in alternative assets includes providing investing, operations, and strategic insight for leading private fund general partners (“GPs”) and institutional limited partners (“LPs”). Chris is actively involved in all aspects of portfolio management, including all investment due diligence. Prior to joining Knightsbridge, Christopher was an Associate Director at Constellation Advisers, where he provided valuation, due diligence, and strategic advice for leading private equity and venture capital GPs ranging in size from $5M to $1.5B. Chris was also responsible for implementing and performing extensive manager due diligence programs for LP clients ranging in size from $50M to $5B AUM.
  • Aurelia Flores (FoF)
    Investment Director, Virginia Invests @ Virginia Venture Partners
    $5M-15M LP checks

    Panel "How LPs & FoFs conduct due diligence on VC GPs to select the top 1%"


    Aurelia Flores leads the “Virginia Invests” fund-of-funds program at Virginia Venture Partners – named Virginia's Most Active VC Fund by CB Insights with 412 investments and 158 exits. She oversees a fund-of-funds program that partnered with 7 fund managers committed to deploy $100M+ into Virginia startups. Co-founder of Citrine Angels, she helped 80+ women investors deploy nearly $2M across 20+ female-founded companies since 2019, with portfolio companies collectively raising $400M+.
  • Alan Mattamana (FoF)
    Managing Partner @ Fairview Capital
    $10.8B AUM

    Panel "How LPs & FoFs conduct due diligence on VC GPs to select the top 1%"


    Alan Mattamana is a Managing Partner at Fairview Capital and a member of its Investment Committee. He represents Fairview on advisory boards of venture capital and private equity partnerships and leads the firm’s co-investment program.
    Prior to joining Fairview in 2009, Alan was a venture capitalist with Polaris Partners, where he focused on investments in the software, digital media, consumer, medical technology, and healthcare services sectors. Previously, he was a strategy consultant at McKinsey & Co in their technology practice based in Silicon Valley. He also has prior experience at Goldman Sachs and NASA.
    Alan received a Chemical Engineering degree from Princeton University, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He serves on the Board of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and is Chair of its Investment Committee. Alan is passionate about equitable access to education and healthcare, geopolitical history, and traveling to far flung places of the world.
  • Siddique Haq (FoF)
    Director @ Top Tier Capital Partners
    $7.9B AUM

    Panel "LP & direct: How family offices & funds of funds co-invest with VCs to access better deals and economics"


    Siddique is a Director and member of the Investor Relations team. He is responsible for product strategy, capital formation and marketing efforts. Siddique has experience as a business development professional raising capital, supporting client needs and sourcing investment opportunities. He has also served as a trusted advisor to institutional investors allocating capital to private market investments. Prior to joining Top Tier, he worked in business development at MC Credit Partners for five years. Before that he spent eight years at NEPC focused on private market investments for a broad range of investment clients.
  • Jamie Rhode (FoF)
    Partner @ Screendoor

    Why we're bullish on first-time VC Fund managers?


    Jamie Rhode is a Partner at Screendoor, a fund-of-funds backing emerging venture managers with anchor LP capital and a curated network of iconic GP mentors. She previously spent 8.5 years as an allocator at Verdis Investment Management, a single-family office investing across emerging VC, PE, and hedge funds, after earlier roles in equity research and credit analysis at Bloomberg.
  • John McArthur
    Senior Partner & Chief Investment Officer
    @ Krilogy
    $4.5B AUM

    Panel "How LPs & FoFs conduct due diligence on VC GPs to select the top 1%"


    John McArthur is Senior Partner & Chief Investment Officer at Krilogy, overseeing a platform with approximately $4.5B AUM. He previously built 11 years of experience in wealth management at A.G. Edwards & Sons and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and now leads Krilogy’s drive into customised private-markets solutions for high-net-worth families and business owners.
  • Ivan Egorov
    Chief Operating Officer @ ALGARA
    (MFO)

    Operations that attract capital: how our FO evaluates startups and VCs


    Ivan Egorov serves as COO at Algara Group, a Dubai-based boutique multi-family office for 5 families working across global tech and alternative assets. With over a decade in family-office operations and governance, he has scaled operational frameworks for UHNW families and supported significant fund allocations into venture and growth deals.
  • Scott Sherman (FoF)
    Managing Partner
    @ Mesa Lane Capital Partners
    $20M LP checks

    Why accessing VC via a GP-Stakes model beats traditional FoF and passive LP models: lessons from seeding 40+ emerging managers


    Mesa Lane is a newly formed asset manager formed to provide seed or acceleration capital to early-stage venture firms. Prior to Mesa Lane, during a 7-year tenure at Tiger Management, Scott performed due diligence on and structured 80+ investments across asset classes, including 40+ “seeding” transactions. He seeded approximately 12 hedge funds, 2 private equity funds, 3 venture funds, and 2 venture studios. Before that, he was a Managing Director at The Blackstone Group, which now manages $1 trillion AUM.
  • Apurva Mehta (FoF)
    Managing Partner @ Summit Peak Investments
    $845M AUM

    Our FoF analyzed 1,000+ VC fund decks in 2025: top red & green flags LPs & GPs should pay attention to


    Apurva Mehta is Managing Partner at Summit Peak Investments, where the firm manages ~US$845 million of AUM and has made 1,200+ investments into early-stage companies. Previously he oversaw private-investment and venture capital programs at one of the largest U.S. endowments.

Moderators

  • Max Pog
    Founder @ Venture Studio Family

    Host

  • Colten Ratz
    Founder & CEO @ Family Office Factory

    Track moderator

  • Brian Bell
    Founder & Managing Partner @ Team Ignite Ventures

    Moderator of the panel "How LPs & FoFs conduct due diligence on VC GPs to select the top 1%"

  • Mike Blogna
    Founder & CEO @ Trusted Human Capital

    Moderator of the Panel "Invest in AI or use AI to invest? How LPs get exposure to AI companies & tools"

VIP guests: FOs, FoFs, LPs, VC in Zoom breakout networking rooms

Max Pog's invite: our 16th conf, networking rooms & lists, books for your participation

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  • Listen to 5 panels and 6 keynotes featuring 25+ Family Offices, Funds of Funds, LPs, and VCs – 4 hours of insights from capital allocators
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  • After registration, you’ll receive a calendar invite with the stream link and additional materials
Zoom Networking Ticket
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  • Connect with 25+ Family Offices, Funds of Funds, LPs, & VCs (navigate 25+ Zoom breakout rooms: 4+ hours of networking until the last investor)
  • Access WhatsApp group with speakers & Zoom attendees for introductions & additional connections
  • Listen to 5 panels & 6 keynotes featuring 25+ FOs, FoFs, LPs, and VCs – 4 hours of insights from capital allocators
  • Event recordings (4 hours of content)
  • You can optionally share your contacts during registration so others can connect with you before or after the event
  • You’ll receive a Zoom calendar invite, a WhatsApp group link & additional materials
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  1. Connect with 25+ Family Offices, Funds of Funds, LPs, & VCs (navigate 25+ Zoom breakout rooms: 4+ hours of networking until the last investor)
  2. Access WhatsApp group with speakers & Zoom attendees for introductions & additional connections
  3. Listen to 5 panels & 6 keynotes featuring 25+ FOs, FoFs, LPs, and VCs – 4 hours of insights from capital allocators
  4. Event recordings (4 hours of content)
  5. Super Networking List (500+ expected: watch an example) with Family Offices, Funds of Funds, LPs, VCs & other attendees incl. filters: type, check size, invest industries, geos & stages, & opt-in contact details (Email &/or LinkedIn)
  6. You can optionally share your contacts during registration so others can connect with you before or after the event
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    • In the final video recordings of the event
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  3. Up to 10 additional VIP introductions to event speakers and attendees, available upon request after the event
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  1. Everything in the Super Networking Ticket
  2. Speaking engagement: Moderate a 25-minute panel with Family Offices/Funds of Funds at this or a future conference, or deliver a 10-minute keynote (topic must align with event themes).
  3. Brand visibility: Your firm’s logo, 300-character description, and website link featured:
    • In the post-conference newsletter sent to all attendees (500+ expected)
    • On the event website
    • In the final video recordings of the event
    • In a LinkedIn post by Max Pog after the event
  4. Up to 10 additional VIP introductions to event speakers and attendees, available upon request after the event

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Feedback from paid participants of our events
  • Greg Stoner (joined FoF & FO conf)
    Managing Director @ Twin Oak ETF Company
    It helped us start to get integrated into the LinkedIn Family Office ecosystem, we ended up adding more than 85 contacts to our network, all of whom responded to a dialogue.
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    Partner @ Beyond Earth Technologies
    We’ve got 120+ new angels in our syndicate on AngelList working with the list of participants from your conference.
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    CIO @ Alaris Capital
    The Super Networking Spreadsheet has exceeded my expectations in terms of size and quality.
  • Aleksander Buras (joined Capital Networking conf)
    Founder & Growth Architectr @ BEBURAS
    The Capital Networking Virtual Conference was absolutely incredible — I had the chance to meet so many inspiring people, gain actionable insights.

    I'm incredibly honored to be among the 14 participants selected to receive a book for sending LinkedIn invitations — it truly means a lot to me and feels like a big recognition. I can’t wait for the book to arrive and dive into it!

    Already looking forward to the next edition — if it’s even half as good as this one, it’ll still be top-tier!
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