IDEA Week

Dustin is the co-founder of INVANTI, a startup generator in South Bend, IN. He, along with his co-founder Maria Gibbs, integrate entrepreneurial talent and emerging cities to create new companies that expand opportunity in communities across the US. Dustin previously worked for the... Read More →

Ryan Fenstermaker is a business banker with 1st Source Bank and holds an economics degree from DePauw University. Ryan has more than thirteen years of commercial lending experience. Since joining 1st Source in 2006, he has been recognized as a top Small Business Administration (SBA... Read More →

Nitin Pachisia is a founding partner of Unshackled Ventures, the only early stage venture capital fund designed specifically for immigrant founded startups in the U.S. The fund leads investments at the earliest stages, often pre-product, working alongside founders from day 0. In addition... Read More →

Antonio Espinosa is a Partner of SUI Capital, a private equity investment group with a portfolio comprised of nonconventional technologies such as biotech, life sciences, media, real estate and fintech. Antonio has invested over $2,000,000 in his portfolio of companies, and he has... Read More →

Sydney Thomas is a senior associate at Precursor Ventures. She also serves on the board of Beyond Emancipation; NextGen VC; and Skydeck, the Berkeley accelerator program. Prior to joining Precursor, Thomas gained experience working in technology startups in business development... Read More →