Paul M. Getty has been an active venture capitalist and investment banker with investment firms Venture Navigation and Satwik Ventures. He also is a co-founder of First Guardian Group, a na- tional real estate investment and management firm that has completed over $1 billion in transac-tions. His prior operating experience spans over 25 years as a serial entrepreneur, co-founder, and executive officer in firms that resulted in investor returns of over $700 million through multiple successful IPOs and M&As. Paul is a frequent speaker on investment topics at industry confer-ences. He is also the author of The 12 Magic Slides (Apress, 2013) and co-authored Regulation A+ How the JOBS Act Creates Opportunities for Entrepreneurs and Investors, (Apress 2015). Paul is a licensed real estate broker and holds Series 63 and Series 22 securities licenses. He hasan MBA in finance from the University of Michigan and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and physics from Wayne State University.

Dinesh Gupta co-founded Satwik Ventures, a seed-stage technology venture fund in 2000. Satwik Fund has invested in over 25 early stage start-up technology companies. Dinesh has served on the boards of several of these companies. These companies received co-investments in excess of $1 billion from major Silicon Valley VC funds and many had successful exits via IPOs and mergers. Dinesh also co-founded First Guardian Group, a prominent national real estate in- vestment and management firm. He is a licensed estate professional and holds Series 63, 79, 66 and Series 22 securities licenses. He also co-authored Regulation A+ Book How the JOBS Act Creates Opportunities for Entrepreneurs and Investors, (Apress 2015). Dinesh has an MBA in marketing and finance from Santa Clara University, and BS degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Delhi, India.

Gaurav Kapoor has been working at Satwik Ventures since 2016. He has been active in deal sourcing at Satwik and management of a strong pipeline of deal opportunities. In addition, he is responsible for deal analysis and providing informative research and data-driven recommenda- tions for active deals. Prior to working at Satwik Ventures, Gaurav has worked as an analyst with experience at major technology companies and Clinton Foundation. Gaurav has a BS degree in engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India.