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class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-speakers__card js-people-grouping-item\" data-pg-search-name=\"Katie Haun\" data-pg-search-title=\"Founder &amp; CEO\" data-pg-search-company=\"Haun Ventures\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"is-style-speaker wp-block-tc23-author-card\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-image\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Katie-Headshot.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Katie Haun\" class=\"wp-block-tc_author-card__image\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-tc23-author-card__info is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-name\">\n\t\t\tKatie Haun\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-title\">\n\t<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-title__title\">Founder &amp; CEO<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-title__company\">Haun 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class=\"screen-reader-text\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBaiju Bhatt is the Founder and CEO of Aetherflux, a U.S. aerospace company delivering energy to planet Earth with space solar power.  He Co-Founded Robinhood in 2013 to democratize finance for all. Today, Robinhood is a publicly-traded company with more than 20 million customers, and he still serves on the Board. Mr. Bhatt holds a B.S. in Physics and an M.S. in Mathematics from Stanford University. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons event-speakers-modal__speaker-view-bio is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a data-ctaText=\"View Bio\" data-destinationLink=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/author\/baiju-bhatt\/\" data-event=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/author\/baiju-bhatt\/\" aria-label=\"View bio of Baiju Bhatt\">View Bio<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-sessions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-sessions__title\">Baiju&#039;s Sessions<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__title\">Why Baiju Bhatt Is Betting on Space-Based Solar Power<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__description\">As the co-founder of Robinhood, Baiju Bhatt helped redefine how millions of people interact with trading and investing. Now he\u2019s setting his sights even higher \u2014 literally \u2014 with Aetherflux, a new venture aiming to harness solar power in space. In this chat, Bhatt talks about what drew him to one of the most audacious bets in tech, how building in hard science compares to fintech, and why big risks still matter.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__datetime\" datetime=\"2025-06-18\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M19.5 3h-3V1.5H15V3H9V1.5H7.5V3h-3C3.675 3 3 3.675 3 4.5v15c0 .825.675 1.5 1.5 1.5h15c.825 0 1.5-.675 1.5-1.5v-15c0-.825-.675-1.5-1.5-1.5m0 16.5h-15V9h15zm0-12h-15v-3h3V6H9V4.5h6V6h1.5V4.5h3z\"\/><\/svg>June 18\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14M8 2a6 6 0 1 0 0 12A6 6 0 0 0 8 2\"\/><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M10.295 11 7.5 8.205V3.5h1v4.29l2.5 2.505z\"\/><\/svg>18:20PM &#8211; 18:40PM America\/Los_Angeles\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker splide__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-top js-speaker-top\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-image__img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Navin_Chaddha_3755-3.jpg?w=564\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNavin Chaddha Avatar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-name\">Navin Chaddha<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManaging Partner, Mayfield\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-socials js-speaker-socials\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/NavinChaddha\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-social\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19.414 4.188a.68.68 0 0 1 .038.99l-5.775 5.965 6.172 7.73a.68.68 0 0 1 .076.736.73.73 0 0 1-.654.391h-3.885a.74.74 0 0 1-.578-.274l-4.266-5.343-5.22 5.394a.75.75 0 0 1-1.03.035.68.68 0 0 1-.037-.99l5.387-5.565-6.491-8.13a.68.68 0 0 1-.076-.736A.73.73 0 0 1 3.73 4h3.885a.74.74 0 0 1 .578.274l4.586 5.743 5.607-5.794a.75.75 0 0 1 1.03-.035Zm-8.185 8.756a.7.7 0 0 0-.112-.14L5.207 5.4h2.048l10.539 13.198h-2.049l-4.516-5.655Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/navinchaddha\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-social\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M20 20v-6.371a3.92 3.92 0 0 0-3.919-3.919c-1.022 0-2.212.625-2.789 1.563V9.938H9.938V20h3.354v-5.926c0-.926.746-1.683 1.671-1.683a1.683 1.683 0 0 1 1.683 1.683V20zM6.032 8.051a2.02 2.02 0 0 0 2.02-2.02A2.026 2.026 0 0 0 6.031 4 2.03 2.03 0 0 0 4 6.032c0 1.118.914 2.02 2.032 2.02ZM7.702 20V9.938h-3.33V20z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNavin leads Mayfield as Managing Partner. Under his leadership, Mayfield has raised eight U.S. funds and guided over 80 companies to positive outcomes. He has been named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and has ranked on the Forbes Midas List of Top 100 Tech Investors seventeen times, including being named in the Top Five in 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024. Navin\u2019s investments have created over $120 billion in equity value and over 40,000 jobs.\r\n\r\nDuring his venture capital career, Navin has invested in over 60 companies, of which 18 have gone public and 27 have been acquired. Navin was one of the earliest Silicon Valley investors to leverage the promise of tech in India. He is Vice Chair of the Stanford Engineering Venture Fund and advisor to Neythri.org.\r\n\r\nNavin is an active philanthropist dedicated to supporting education, expanding opportunities for underrepresented communities, and addressing food insecurity.\r\n\r\nAs an entrepreneur, Navin has co-founded or led three startups including VXtreme: a streaming media platform, acquired by Microsoft to become Windows Media; Rivio\/CPA.com: a SaaS provider for small businesses, and iBeam Broadcasting (NASDAQ:IBEM): a streaming media content delivery network. Navin holds an MS degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University and a B.Tech degree in electrical engineering from IIT Delhi, where he was honored with the distinguished IIT Alumni Award.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons event-speakers-modal__speaker-view-bio is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a data-ctaText=\"View Bio\" data-destinationLink=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/author\/navin-chaddha\/\" data-event=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/author\/navin-chaddha\/\" aria-label=\"View bio of Navin Chaddha\">View Bio<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-sessions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-sessions__title\">Navin&#039;s Sessions<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__title\">Betting Early<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__description\">Navin Chaddha has backed over 60 companies that have gone public or been acquired. In this conversation, the longtime Mayfield managing partner shares what he looks for in founders, why emotional resonance still matters in early-stage investing, and where he&#8217;s placing his bets in AI and beyond.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__datetime\" datetime=\"2025-06-18\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M19.5 3h-3V1.5H15V3H9V1.5H7.5V3h-3C3.675 3 3 3.675 3 4.5v15c0 .825.675 1.5 1.5 1.5h15c.825 0 1.5-.675 1.5-1.5v-15c0-.825-.675-1.5-1.5-1.5m0 16.5h-15V9h15zm0-12h-15v-3h3V6H9V4.5h6V6h1.5V4.5h3z\"\/><\/svg>June 18\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14M8 2a6 6 0 1 0 0 12A6 6 0 0 0 8 2\"\/><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M10.295 11 7.5 8.205V3.5h1v4.29l2.5 2.505z\"\/><\/svg>18:00PM &#8211; 18:20PM America\/Los_Angeles\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker splide__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-top js-speaker-top\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-image__img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Katie-Headshot.jpg?w=445\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKatie Haun Avatar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-name\">Katie Haun<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFounder &amp; CEO, Haun Ventures\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-socials js-speaker-socials\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/x.com\/katie_haun\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-social\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19.414 4.188a.68.68 0 0 1 .038.99l-5.775 5.965 6.172 7.73a.68.68 0 0 1 .076.736.73.73 0 0 1-.654.391h-3.885a.74.74 0 0 1-.578-.274l-4.266-5.343-5.22 5.394a.75.75 0 0 1-1.03.035.68.68 0 0 1-.037-.99l5.387-5.565-6.491-8.13a.68.68 0 0 1-.076-.736A.73.73 0 0 1 3.73 4h3.885a.74.74 0 0 1 .578.274l4.586 5.743 5.607-5.794a.75.75 0 0 1 1.03-.035Zm-8.185 8.756a.7.7 0 0 0-.112-.14L5.207 5.4h2.048l10.539 13.198h-2.049l-4.516-5.655Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kathryn-haun-0791456\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-social\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M20 20v-6.371a3.92 3.92 0 0 0-3.919-3.919c-1.022 0-2.212.625-2.789 1.563V9.938H9.938V20h3.354v-5.926c0-.926.746-1.683 1.671-1.683a1.683 1.683 0 0 1 1.683 1.683V20zM6.032 8.051a2.02 2.02 0 0 0 2.02-2.02A2.026 2.026 0 0 0 6.031 4 2.03 2.03 0 0 0 4 6.032c0 1.118.914 2.02 2.032 2.02ZM7.702 20V9.938h-3.33V20z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKatie is the Founder and CEO of Haun Ventures where she and the team raised a $500 million early stage fund and a $1 billion acceleration fund to invest in the future of web3. Previously, Katie was a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) where she co-led the firm\u2019s three crypto funds. She joined in June 2018 as its eleventh general partner and first female general partner. Prior to a16z, Katie spent a decade as a federal prosecutor focusing on fraud, cyber, and corporate crime alongside agencies including the SEC, FBI, and Treasury. She created the government\u2019s first cryptocurrency task force and led investigations into the Mt. Gox hack and the corrupt agents on the Silk Road task force. While with the U.S. Department of Justice, Katie prosecuted RICO murders, organized crime, public corruption, gangs, and money laundering. She also held senior policy positions at Justice Department headquarters in both the National Security Division and Attorney General\u2019s office where her portfolio included antitrust, tax, and national security. While in the private sector, Katie has testified before both the House and Senate on the intersection of technology and regulation. She has taught a course on crypto at Stanford Business School and on cybercrime at Stanford Law School. Katie clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy and is an honors graduate of Stanford Law School. She is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Katie also served as a member of the board of directors of Coinbase from 2017 to 2024.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons event-speakers-modal__speaker-view-bio is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a data-ctaText=\"View Bio\" data-destinationLink=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/author\/katie-haun\/\" data-event=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/author\/katie-haun\/\" aria-label=\"View bio of Katie Haun\">View Bio<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-sessions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-sessions__title\">Katie&#039;s Sessions<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__title\">A Conversation with Katie Haun<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__description\">Katie Haun, founder of Haun Ventures,\u00a0is a\u00a0leading voice at the intersection of crypto, policy, and venture capital\u00a0and\u00a0will share what it takes to invest with conviction in volatile, high-stakes markets. From her DOJ roots to building a $1.5B+ firm, Katie offers a rare, inside look at navigating regulatory headwinds, backing bold founders, and building trust with LPs across cycles.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__datetime\" datetime=\"2025-06-18\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M19.5 3h-3V1.5H15V3H9V1.5H7.5V3h-3C3.675 3 3 3.675 3 4.5v15c0 .825.675 1.5 1.5 1.5h15c.825 0 1.5-.675 1.5-1.5v-15c0-.825-.675-1.5-1.5-1.5m0 16.5h-15V9h15zm0-12h-15v-3h3V6H9V4.5h6V6h1.5V4.5h3z\"\/><\/svg>June 18\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14M8 2a6 6 0 1 0 0 12A6 6 0 0 0 8 2\"\/><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M10.295 11 7.5 8.205V3.5h1v4.29l2.5 2.505z\"\/><\/svg>19:05PM &#8211; 19:25PM America\/Los_Angeles\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker splide__slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-top js-speaker-top\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-image__img\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Russell-Kaplan_Headshot.jpeg?w=668\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRussell Kaplan Avatar\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-name\">Russell Kaplan<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPresident, Cognition AI\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-socials js-speaker-socials\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/x.com\/russelljkaplan\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-social\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19.414 4.188a.68.68 0 0 1 .038.99l-5.775 5.965 6.172 7.73a.68.68 0 0 1 .076.736.73.73 0 0 1-.654.391h-3.885a.74.74 0 0 1-.578-.274l-4.266-5.343-5.22 5.394a.75.75 0 0 1-1.03.035.68.68 0 0 1-.037-.99l5.387-5.565-6.491-8.13a.68.68 0 0 1-.076-.736A.73.73 0 0 1 3.73 4h3.885a.74.74 0 0 1 .578.274l4.586 5.743 5.607-5.794a.75.75 0 0 1 1.03-.035Zm-8.185 8.756a.7.7 0 0 0-.112-.14L5.207 5.4h2.048l10.539 13.198h-2.049l-4.516-5.655Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/russelljkaplan\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-social\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M20 20v-6.371a3.92 3.92 0 0 0-3.919-3.919c-1.022 0-2.212.625-2.789 1.563V9.938H9.938V20h3.354v-5.926c0-.926.746-1.683 1.671-1.683a1.683 1.683 0 0 1 1.683 1.683V20zM6.032 8.051a2.02 2.02 0 0 0 2.02-2.02A2.026 2.026 0 0 0 6.031 4 2.03 2.03 0 0 0 4 6.032c0 1.118.914 2.02 2.032 2.02ZM7.702 20V9.938h-3.33V20z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRussell is President at Cognition AI, makers of Devin, the first AI software engineer. He previously led the machine learning organization at Scale AI, which acquired his computer vision startup, Helia, in 2020. Before that, Russell was a senior ML Scientist at Tesla Autopilot. He did his MS and BS in Computer Science at Stanford, where he started TreeHacks, Stanford&#8217;s hackathon, and was a researcher in the Stanford Vision Lab advised by Fei-Fei Li.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons event-speakers-modal__speaker-view-bio is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--5\"><a data-ctaText=\"View Bio\" data-destinationLink=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/author\/russell-kaplan\/\" data-event=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/author\/russell-kaplan\/\" aria-label=\"View bio of Russell Kaplan\">View Bio<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-sessions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-sessions__title\">Russell&#039;s Sessions<\/h4>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__title\">Founders, Funders, and the Next Generation of AI Natives<\/h5>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__description\">Ali Partovi has helped launch the careers of a generation of elite founders through Neo. Russell Kaplan is building Cognition, the AI-native company behind Devin, the so-called \u201cAI software engineer.\u201d Together, they unpack what it means to build and back technical talent in the AI age, what young founders often get wrong, and why this moment feels different from past tech waves.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__datetime\" datetime=\"2025-06-18\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M19.5 3h-3V1.5H15V3H9V1.5H7.5V3h-3C3.675 3 3 3.675 3 4.5v15c0 .825.675 1.5 1.5 1.5h15c.825 0 1.5-.675 1.5-1.5v-15c0-.825-.675-1.5-1.5-1.5m0 16.5h-15V9h15zm0-12h-15v-3h3V6H9V4.5h6V6h1.5V4.5h3z\"\/><\/svg>June 18\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-single-session__time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14M8 2a6 6 0 1 0 0 12A6 6 0 0 0 8 2\"\/><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M10.295 11 7.5 8.205V3.5h1v4.29l2.5 2.505z\"\/><\/svg>18:40PM &#8211; 19:05PM America\/Los_Angeles\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker 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class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCEO, Neo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-socials js-speaker-socials\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/x.com\/apartovi\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"event-speakers-modal__speaker-social\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19.414 4.188a.68.68 0 0 1 .038.99l-5.775 5.965 6.172 7.73a.68.68 0 0 1 .076.736.73.73 0 0 1-.654.391h-3.885a.74.74 0 0 1-.578-.274l-4.266-5.343-5.22 5.394a.75.75 0 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He leads Neo, a mentorship community and VC fund that backed Cursor, Kalshi, Bluesky, &amp; more. He&#8217;s also chairman of Sway, a tech platform to reimagine democracy. Ali previously co-founded Code.org, iLike, and LinkExchange. He grew up in Tehran during the war and studied CS at Harvard. 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Check back in for the latest updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda\" data-wp-interactive=\"tc23\/event-agenda\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.onInit\" data-wp-on-window--scroll=\"callbacks.onScroll\" data-wp-watch=\"callbacks.onFilterChange\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda__tabs\">\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tjs-tab-link is-active\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"#agenda-day-255f9d08-cc57-488d-aee3-69b53fc4ad0a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>18 June<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda__content\">\n\t\t\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-day\" id=\"agenda-day-255f9d08-cc57-488d-aee3-69b53fc4ad0a\" data-wp-interactive=\"tc23\/event-agenda-day\" data-wp-class--is-empty=\"tc23\/event-agenda::state.isDayEmpty\"data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"255f9d08-cc57-488d-aee3-69b53fc4ad0a\"}'>\n\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-day__title\">\n\t\tJune 18th\t<\/h2>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-day__content\">\n\t\t\n\n<div\n\tid=\"session-check-in-networking-drinks-hors-doeuvres\"\n\tclass=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session\" data-wp-interactive=\"tc23\/event-agenda-session\" data-wp-on--click=\"tc23\/event-agenda::actions.expandSession\" data-wp-class--is-hidden=\"tc23\/event-agenda::state.isSessionHidden\"data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"b395fab1-c3da-46e1-a1d6-27f2fc426c32\"}'>\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__meta\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__time\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14M8 2a6 6 0 1 0 0 12A6 6 0 0 0 8 2\"\/><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M10.295 11 7.5 8.205V3.5h1v4.29l2.5 2.505z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t5:00PM &#8211; 6:00PM\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__content\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__title\">\n\t\t\tCheck-In\/Networking\/Drinks\/Hors d&#039;Oeuvres\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div\n\tid=\"session-betting-early\"\n\tclass=\"has-expanded-content wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session\" data-wp-interactive=\"tc23\/event-agenda-session\" data-wp-on--click=\"tc23\/event-agenda::actions.expandSession\" data-wp-class--is-hidden=\"tc23\/event-agenda::state.isSessionHidden\"data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"459f01f9-c917-43b3-97fc-a13633402284\"}'>\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__meta\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__time\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14M8 2a6 6 0 1 0 0 12A6 6 0 0 0 8 2\"\/><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M10.295 11 7.5 8.205V3.5h1v4.29l2.5 2.505z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t6:00PM &#8211; 6:20PM\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__content\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__title\">\n\t\t\tBetting Early\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__speakers\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"is-style-speaker wp-block-tc23-author-card\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-image\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Navin_Chaddha_3755-3.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"Navin Chaddha\" class=\"wp-block-tc_author-card__image\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-tc23-author-card__info is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-name\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-name__link\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/author\/navin-chaddha\/\">Navin Chaddha<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-title\">\n\t<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-title__title\">Managing Partner<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-title__company\">Mayfield<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__description\">\n\t\t\t\tNavin Chaddha has backed over 60 companies that have gone public or been acquired. In this conversation, the longtime Mayfield managing partner shares what he looks for in founders, why emotional resonance still matters in early-stage investing, and where he&#8217;s placing his bets in AI and beyond.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div\n\tid=\"session-why-baiju-bhatt-is-betting-on-space-based-solar-power\"\n\tclass=\"has-expanded-content wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session\" data-wp-interactive=\"tc23\/event-agenda-session\" data-wp-on--click=\"tc23\/event-agenda::actions.expandSession\" data-wp-class--is-hidden=\"tc23\/event-agenda::state.isSessionHidden\"data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"e273272d-0303-4078-ac5c-d67c52b13ed8\"}'>\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__meta\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__time\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14M8 2a6 6 0 1 0 0 12A6 6 0 0 0 8 2\"\/><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M10.295 11 7.5 8.205V3.5h1v4.29l2.5 2.505z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t6:20PM &#8211; 6:40PM\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__content\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__title\">\n\t\t\tWhy Baiju Bhatt Is Betting on Space-Based Solar Power\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__speakers\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"is-style-speaker wp-block-tc23-author-card\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-image\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Baiju-Bhatt_Headshot.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"Baiju Bhatt\" class=\"wp-block-tc_author-card__image\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-tc23-author-card__info is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-name\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-name__link\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/author\/baiju-bhatt\/\">Baiju Bhatt<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-title\">\n\t<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-title__title\">Founder<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-title__company\">Aetherflux<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__description\">\n\t\t\t\tAs the co-founder of Robinhood, Baiju Bhatt helped redefine how millions of people interact with trading and investing. Now he\u2019s setting his sights even higher \u2014 literally \u2014 with Aetherflux, a new venture aiming to harness solar power in space. In this chat, Bhatt talks about what drew him to one of the most audacious bets in tech, how building in hard science compares to fintech, and why big risks still matter.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div\n\tid=\"session-founders-funders-and-the-next-generation-of-ai-natives\"\n\tclass=\"has-expanded-content wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session\" data-wp-interactive=\"tc23\/event-agenda-session\" data-wp-on--click=\"tc23\/event-agenda::actions.expandSession\" data-wp-class--is-hidden=\"tc23\/event-agenda::state.isSessionHidden\"data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"c217ed6d-9b34-4c33-b16d-a9abca58733f\"}'>\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__meta\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__time\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14M8 2a6 6 0 1 0 0 12A6 6 0 0 0 8 2\"\/><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M10.295 11 7.5 8.205V3.5h1v4.29l2.5 2.505z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t6:40PM &#8211; 7:05PM\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__content\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__title\">\n\t\t\tFounders, Funders, and the Next Generation of AI Natives\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__speakers\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"is-style-speaker wp-block-tc23-author-card\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-image\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Russell-Kaplan_Headshot.jpeg?w=150\" alt=\"Russell Kaplan\" class=\"wp-block-tc_author-card__image\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-tc23-author-card__info is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-name\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-name__link\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/author\/russell-kaplan\/\">Russell Kaplan<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-title\">\n\t<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-title__title\">President<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-title__company\">Cognition AI<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"is-style-speaker wp-block-tc23-author-card\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-image\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Ali-Partovi_Headshot.jpeg?w=150\" alt=\"Ali Partovi\" class=\"wp-block-tc_author-card__image\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-tc23-author-card__info is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-name\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-name__link\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/author\/ali-partovi\/\">Ali Partovi<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-title\">\n\t<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-title__title\">CEO<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-title__company\">Neo<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__description\">\n\t\t\t\tAli Partovi has helped launch the careers of a generation of elite founders through Neo. Russell Kaplan is building Cognition, the AI-native company behind Devin, the so-called \u201cAI software engineer.\u201d Together, they unpack what it means to build and back technical talent in the AI age, what young founders often get wrong, and why this moment feels different from past tech waves.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div\n\tid=\"session-a-conversation-with-katie-haun\"\n\tclass=\"has-expanded-content wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session\" data-wp-interactive=\"tc23\/event-agenda-session\" data-wp-on--click=\"tc23\/event-agenda::actions.expandSession\" data-wp-class--is-hidden=\"tc23\/event-agenda::state.isSessionHidden\"data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"34dbe4c9-3770-4768-9a39-5ff615f3320e\"}'>\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__meta\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__time\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14M8 2a6 6 0 1 0 0 12A6 6 0 0 0 8 2\"\/><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M10.295 11 7.5 8.205V3.5h1v4.29l2.5 2.505z\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t7:05PM &#8211; 7:25PM\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__content\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__title\">\n\t\t\tA Conversation with Katie Haun\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__speakers\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"is-style-speaker wp-block-tc23-author-card\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-image\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Katie-Headshot.jpg?w=150\" alt=\"Katie Haun\" class=\"wp-block-tc_author-card__image\" loading=\"lazy\">\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-block-tc23-author-card__info is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-name\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-name__link\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/author\/katie-haun\/\">Katie Haun<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-title\">\n\t<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-title__title\">Founder &amp; CEO<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-author-card-title__company\">Haun Ventures<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__description\">\n\t\t\t\tKatie Haun, founder of Haun Ventures,\u00a0is a\u00a0leading voice at the intersection of crypto, policy, and venture capital\u00a0and\u00a0will share what it takes to invest with conviction in volatile, high-stakes markets. From her DOJ roots to building a $1.5B+ firm, Katie offers a rare, inside look at navigating regulatory headwinds, backing bold founders, and building trust with LPs across cycles.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div\n\tid=\"session-more-hors-doeuvres-more-drinks-more-networking\"\n\tclass=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session\" data-wp-interactive=\"tc23\/event-agenda-session\" data-wp-on--click=\"tc23\/event-agenda::actions.expandSession\" data-wp-class--is-hidden=\"tc23\/event-agenda::state.isSessionHidden\"data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"f48c43c8-e65a-427e-a0fa-c7b646aa3cd7\"}'>\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__meta\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-tc23-event-agenda-session__time\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path fill=\"var(--c-svg, currentColor)\" d=\"M8 15A7 7 0 1 1 8 1a7 7 0 0 1 0 14M8 2a6 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