Most founders believe fundraising is about the pitch deck.

​In reality, venture capital is about pattern recognition, market timing, and investor psychology.

​In this exclusive workshop, legendary Silicon Valley investor Miko Matsumura will share how founders can successfully raise venture capital — based on 25+ years as a founder, operator, and VC.

​Miko has:

​• Raised $50M+ in venture capital as a founder
• Invested in companies like OpenSea
• Led investments through gumi Cryptos Capital
• Previously served as Chief Developer Evangelist at Sun Microsystems

​In this workshop, he will break down how venture capital really works behind the scenes — and how founders can position themselves to raise successfully.

​​🚀 What You'll Learn

​• What makes a startup venture-backable
• How VCs evaluate founders and markets
• How to craft a fundraising narrative investors believe
• The biggest mistakes founders make when raising capital
• How to build relationships with investors before fundraising
• How VC partnership meetings actually work
• How to run an effective fundraising process

​​👥 Who Should Attend

​This workshop is ideal for:

​• Pre-seed and seed stage founders
• Startup builders preparing to raise funding
• Founders entering the Silicon Valley ecosystem
• Operators who want to understand VC decision making

​​🎤 Speaker

​​Miko Matsumura

​Managing Partner, gumi Cryptos Capital

​Miko Matsumura is a veteran Silicon Valley investor and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in venture capital, startups, and developer ecosystems.

​He has helped build and fund companies across the internet, software, and Web3 sectors and is widely known for his insights into venture capital strategy and founder dynamics.

​​🎙 A Conversation with Miko Matsumura on Venture Capital and Founder Strategy

​“So entrepreneurs are often wondering why VCs behave as they do. And you know, having seen both sides, I do see that there’s a really deep and fundamental cultural gap. And I think that there’s huge misunderstandings between these two groups. So I’m very interested in and passionate in kind of trying to explain why VCs behave the way they do because there are reasons.”

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