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IMPACT Funders & Founders 2026
September 11, 2026
New York Marriott MarquisNew York
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10:50am - 10:55am
Opening Remarks From the Chair
  • Tyler Pathe - Senior Reporter, FinTech Futures
10:55am - 11:20am
Fireside Chat: Fintech Investments: Year in Review, Year Ahead
  • Luis Valdich - Founder & Managing Partner, VIM Investors
  • Kyle W. Kempf - SVP, Head of Fintech, Gregory
11:20am - 12:00pm
Panel: GP-LP Evolution and Market Dynamics

Focus: Evolving dynamics between GPs and LPs, including co-investment trends, GP-led transactions, and strategies for navigating global capital flows.

  • Co-Investment Surge: Highlights LPs increasing allocations, reflecting the trend of institutional investors seeking deeper involvement in deal flow.
  • GP-Led Transactions: Discusses the dominance of GP-led deals, which aligns with the M&A surge in private equity and venture capital.
  • Emerging Manager Challenges: Includes differentiation strategies for GPs, reflecting the competitive fundraising environment in the US.
  • Global Capital Flows: Incorporates the trend of managing geopolitical risks and leveraging international opportunities, particularly in emerging markets.
  • Tyler Pathe - Senior Reporter, FinTech Futures
  • Josh Tanenbaum - Managing Partner, Rebalance Capital
  • Deborah Jackson - CEO & Founder, Plum Alley
  • Brandon Oliver - Principal and Head of Bank Relations, BankTech Ventures
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12:05pm - 12:30pm
Keynote: The Advantage Shift: Where Competitive Advantage Is Moving Next
  • Cate Taylor - CEO, Bayes Global
12:30pm - 12:40pm
Lightning Round 1: The Liquidity Problem: How Venture Capital Adapts to 15-Year Private Companies

10-minute Lightning Round talks cover four charged points of capital in transition. This first one covers:

  • The New Reality: Why companies are staying private longer and what this means for fund economics
  • LP Pressure Points: How extended hold periods impact fund returns and investor expectations
  • Secondary Market Solutions: Emerging liquidity mechanisms and their effectiveness for VCs and founders
  • Portfolio Management: Strategies for managing aging investments and capital allocation decisions
  • Boaz Albaranes - Managing Partner, Mindset Ventures
12:40pm - 12:50pm
Lightning Round 2: Why Capital Efficiency is Replacing Growth-at-all-Costs

10-minute Lightning Round talks cover four charged points of capital in transition. This second one covers:

  • The Paradigm Shift: From blitzscaling to sustainable unit economics and profitable growth
  • Metrics That Matter Now: CAC payback, LTV ratios, and burn multiple as the new north stars
  • Investor Expectations: How VCs are evaluating efficiency alongside growth in due diligence
  • Competitive Advantage: Why capital-efficient companies are winning in the current market
  • Mike Ma - Managing Partner, Sidecut Ventures
12:50pm - 1:00pm
Lightning Round 3: The Return of Consumer Fintech: AI Enables Opportunities in Lending, Payments, and Personal Finance

10-minute Lightning Round talks cover four charged points of capital in transition. This fourth one covers:

  • AI as the Catalyst: How machine learning is solving previous consumer fintech challenges and unlocking new market opportunities
  • Breakthrough Applications: Which B2C areas are making the biggest strides in AI adoption and generating investor interest
  • The B2B2C Disruption Risk: Assessing disintermediation threats, speed vs. scale trade-offs, data moats, and portfolio defense strategies
  • Kristofer Perez - Managing Partner, Global PayTech Ventures
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