If you want inside tips on getting finance for your startup, then join Denise Philipp, co-founder of Berlin Geekettes, and venture capitalist Lina Chong as they discuss the best ways to approach acquiring capital, including a round table discussion.

About Lina Chong

Lina Chong joined Hasso Plattner Ventures in June of 2012 with over 3 years experience from both the entrepreneur and investor sides of the table. As an entrepreneur, she founded a mobile applications company in Europe/ US and managed operations as interim COO for a high growth Internet company in Indonesia. On the other side, she supported two different angel investors and their portfolio companies mainly in digital commerce and media.

Lina aims to drive investments to innovative companies and passionate entrepreneurs through her role at HP Ventures. As a first step to this objective, Lina has launched the seed program at HP Ventures, which allows up to 1 m EUR to be invested in product and tech oriented, early stage startups in Berlin, Germany.

About Denise Philipp

Denise Philipp is the co-founder of the Berlin Geekettes. Originally from Berlin, Denise spent time abroad in Atlanta, Georgia where she completed her Masters of Science in Information Design & Technical Communications. Before co-founding her own company, Denise acquired over 5 years of experience working as Technical Information Developer in the U.S. and Germany.

As a recent co-founder herself, Denise moderates this conversation with questions and topics for those who want to gain more insights into the world of VCs and startup financing.

Event Details

When: October 23rd, 2013

Time: 5pm - 6pm

Tickets: Register for your seat here: http://www.apple.com/de/retail/kurfuerstendamm/

Or download the mobile Apple Store app. Open the app and select Stores. Select the Kurfürstendamm store. In the store’s menu, scroll down to Workshops and Events. Find the "Berlin Geekettes presents: Financing Your Startup (English)" event.

Where: The event is hosted by the Apple Store, Kurfürstendamm.