We Are Thrilled to Invite You To
The 4th Annual Venture in the Capital Summit

January 30th, 2026

Registration Now Open.

Friday, January 30th, 2026

10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Lohrfink Auditorium, Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, Washington, DC 20007

Please reach out to ventureinthecapital@gmail.com with any inquiries.

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This event is a part of the Paul & Carol Hill Speaker Series at Georgetown Entrepreneurship.

2026 Confirmed Speakers

Christian Garrett
Investment Partner, 137 Ventures

Matthew Steckman
President and CBO, Anduril Industries

Billy Nolen
Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer, Archer

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Pete Mathias
Founder, Reveille VC

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Hassaan Raza
Co-Founder and CEO, Tavus

Dara Ladjevardian
Co-Founder and CEO, Delphi AI

Maryam Mujica
Co-Chief Public Policy Officer, General Catalyst

Guy Filippelli
Managing Partner, Squadra Ventures

Phoebe Gates
Co-Founder and CEO, Phia

Zach Dell
Co-Founder and CEO, Base Power Company

Mina Faltas
Founder & Managing Member, Washington Harbour Partners LP

David Zagaynov
CEO, Poseidon Aerospace

Jarren Reid
Co-Founder and CEO, Usul

Jake Chapman
Managing Director, Marque Ventures

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Soraya Darabi
Co-Founder, Managing Partner, TVM

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Sam Gray
EVP at Second Front Systems

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Lucas Raskin
Co-Founder and CEO, Guardian RF

Austin Bishop
Co-Founder, Reindustrialize

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Adam Warmoth
Co-Founder and CEO, Chariot Defense

Michelle Volz
Founder and Managing Partner, Pax Ventures

Dan Magy
Co-Founder and CEO, Firestorm

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Brian MacCarthy
Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Ventures

Fil Aronshtein
Co-Co-Founder and CEO, Dirac Inc.

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Scott Sanders
Chief Growth Officer, Forterra

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Sumeet Singh
Managing Partner, Worldbuild VC

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Victoria Virasingh
Senior Vice President of Strategic Alliances, Noble Reach Foundation

John Connolly
Partner, Spectrum Equity

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Our Past Speakers

Kara Swisher
Host, Pivot Podcast & On with Kara Swisher

Keith Rabois
Managing Director, Khosla Ventures & CEO, Openstore

Shaun Maguire
Partner, Sequoia

Antonio Gracias
Founder & CEO, Valor Equity Partners

Trae Stephens
Partner, Founders Fund

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Muriel Bowser
Seventh Elected Mayor, Washington, D.C.

Alan Patricof
Founder & Chairman Emeritus, Greycroft

Mark Feldman

Mark Feldman
Global Chair of Investment Banking, J.P. Morgan

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Niko Bonatsos
Managing Director, General Catalyst

Rick Heitzmann
Founder & Partner, FirstMark

Katherine Boyle
General Partner, a16z

Brian Quintenz
Head of Policy, a16z Crypto

Adam Fisher
Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners

Craig Shapiro
Founder & Managing Partner, Collaborative Fund

Adrian Fenty
Founding Managing Partner, MaC Venture Capital, & Former Mayor of District of Columbia

Ronald Shaich
CEO & Managing Partner, Act III Holdings & Founder, Panera Bread

David Friedberg
Chairman & CEO, The Production Board (TPB)

Tim Hughes
Senior Vice President, Global Business, SpaceX

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Jake Loosararian
Co-Founder & CEO, Gecko Robotics

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John Tenet
Founder & CEO, Chaos, Co-Founder, Epirus

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Don Vieira
Partner & Global Chief Policy Officer, Sequoia

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Luther Lowe
Head of Public Policy, Y Combinator

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Geoffrey Okamoto
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs

Marcie Vu
Partner, Greycroft

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Eddy Chan
Founding Partner, Intudo VC

Amanda Eilian
Co-Founder & Partner, Able Partners

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Jon Runyan
Co-Founder & COO, Armada

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Brian MacCarthy
Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Ventures

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Adam Eskin
Founder & Executive Chairman, DIG

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Eric Newcomer
Founder & Writer, Newcomer

Delian Asparouhov
Partner, Founders Fund

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Neil Keegan
Co-Founder & CEO, Marlinspike

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CEO, Chestr

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Steve Salis
Co-Founder, &pizza, & Founder, Salis Holdings

Don Burnette
Founder & CEO, Kodiak Robotics

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Nekeshia Woods
Managing Partner, Parkway Venture Capital

Devi Sahny
Founder & CEO, Ascend Now

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Tobi Coker
Partner, Felicis Ventures

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Victoria Virasingh
Senior Vice President of Strategic Alliances, Noble Reach Foundation

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Larry Liu
CEO, Weee!

Seth Goldman
Co-Founder and CEO, Eat the Change; Co-Founder, PLNT Burger; Chair of the Board, Beyond Meat

Doug Bouton
Co-Founder, Halo Top Ice Cream + Gatsby Chocolate

Peter McGuinness
CEO, Impossible Foods

Arun Gupta
Author, Venture Meets Mission

Katie Kaps
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, HigherDOSE

Ryan Croft

Ryan Croft
Founder & CEO, Pacto

Michael Brown
General Partner, Battery Ventures

Eva Alexandridis
CEO, 111SKIN

Genevieve Kinney
Principal, General Catalyst

Solomon Choi
Founder & Former CEO, 16 Handles

Student Leaders

Jorge Guajardo Sada SFS'26

Mandy Vogel
MSB'26

Emma Shaich
MSB'26

Monty Singer
MSB'26

Colin Dhaliwal
MSB'27

Advisors

Jeff Reid
Director, Georgetown University Entrepreneurship Initiative

Aveline Argo
Assistant Director, Experiential Learning in Entrepreneurship

Phoebe Martin
Student Founder (MSB '24)

Trae Stephens
Partner, Founders Fund

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Eddy Chan
Founding Partner, Intudo VC

Ben Zimmerman
Managing Director, Georgetown Univeristy Entrepreneurship Initiative