Fireside Chat with Venture Capitalist Omar Sultan

Join us for an informal lunchtime "fireside chat" with Omar Sultan, Managing Partner of Sultan Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Hawaii. Omar also leads XLR8UH, ranked by Forbes as one of the top 30 startup accelerator programs in the USA.

This is a unique opportunity to have a casual and open discussion about startups and startup venture financing with an experienced venture investor.

• What do investors look for in founders?
• How do I know the best time to start a company?
• How are startups valued?
• Do I need to write a business plan?

Bring your lunch and your curiosity about the startup world. Open to all. No registration required.

Sponsored by the Technology Development & Innovation Center.

ABOUT OMAR SULTAN

Omar is the co-founder and managing partner of Sultan Ventures and XLR8UH. He has received numerous personal and professional accolades including being recognized in 2014 along with his brother Tarik, as the Hawaii Venture Capital Association’s Investors of the Year; in 2015 by Hawaii Business Magazine’s 20 for the next 20, and by Pacific Business News’ Forty under 40. In 2017, XLR8UH was ranked as one of the top 30 accelerators in the USA. 

Omar is also Vice President of the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Hawai’i, a nonprofit that helps great entrepreneurs become great philanthropists, VP of Ala Wai Pharma, a drug delivery company focused on increasing the bioavailability of polar drugs, and also helps manage the UPSIDE Fund, a venture fund focused on commercializing University of Hawaii intellectual property.