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SUMMARY:Behind the Investment: How Xcellerant Ventures Evaluates Opportunit
 ies -  - 16 Nov 26 13:00
DESCRIPTION:\nBehind the Investment: How Xcellerant Ventures Evaluates Oppo
 rtunities\nOnline event\nMonday\, November&nbsp\;16\, 2026\n•&nbsp\; 1 P
 M - 1:45 PM MST\nWhat makes a promising startup worth investing in? And ho
 w do you look beyond a compelling pitch to evaluate a company's potential?
 \n\nJoin Chris Yoo and Mike Shufeldt of Xcellerant Ventures for a behind-t
 he-scenes look at how our team sources\, evaluates\, and selects companies
  for investment.\n\nWith experience spanning entrepreneurship\, aerospace\
 , biotechnology\, and emerging technologies\, Chris and Mike will share ho
 w Xcellerant Ventures approaches investment due diligence\, assesses oppor
 tunities\, and evaluates the factors that can distinguish a promising comp
 any from a compelling investment opportunity.\n\nIn this webinar\, you'll 
 learn:\n\n 	What we look for: The qualities\, characteristics\, and market
  dynamics that make a company worth considering for investment.\n 	Beyond 
 the pitch deck: How we evaluate founding teams\, technology\, market oppor
 tunity\, competitive positioning\, and business potential.\n 	Red flags an
 d risks: Key questions we ask and potential challenges we investigate duri
 ng due diligence.\n 	From evaluation to investment: How our team weighs op
 portunities and determines which companies may be a fit for the Jetstream 
 Venture Fund portfolio.\n\nWhether you're an investor interested in ventur
 e capital\, a healthcare or technology professional following emerging inn
 ovation\, or simply curious about how venture capital investment decisions
  are made\, this session will offer insight into the work behind the inves
 tment.\n\nAll registrants will receive a recording of the webinar as well 
 as a copy of our latest white paper by Mike Shufeldt titled Finding the Ne
 xt Unicorn: How Venture Capital Firms Identify Billion-Dollar Potential in
  Early-Stage Companies.\n\nMeet the Speakers\n\nChris Yoo\, Ph.D. | Xcelle
 rant Ventures\n\nChris Yoo is a molecular biologist\, biotech entrepreneur
 \, and investor with more than 25 years of experience across biotechnology
 \, oncology\, and artificial intelligence. He holds a Ph.D. in Cell and Mo
 lecular Biology from Yale University and brings deep expertise in healthca
 re and life sciences\, including AI-driven drug discovery and translationa
 l medicine. His scientific and entrepreneurial background helps inform the
  evaluation of innovative technologies and their potential for real-world 
 impact for Xcellerant Ventures.\n\nMike Shufeldt\, MBA | Xcellerant Ventur
 es\n\nMike Shufeldt\, MBA is an entrepreneur and a reserve A-10 fighter pi
 lot who brings a distinctive perspective on defense technology\, execution
 \, and leadership. His experience navigating complex\, high-stakes environ
 ments informs his approach to evaluating businesses\, assessing opportunit
 ies\, and understanding what it takes for teams to execute successfully.\n
 \nAbout the Jetstream Venture Fund\n\nThe Jetstream Venture Fund seeks to 
 invest in companies building transformative technologies across artificial
  intelligence\, biotechnology\, and frontier innovation. The fund is desig
 ned to lower traditional barriers to venture capital participation while m
 aintaining a broad investment approach across both private and public comp
 anies for semi-annual liquidity.\n\nDisclosure:\n\nInvestors should consid
 er the Fund’s investment objectives\, risks\, charges and expenses caref
 ully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus contains this and additiona
 l information about the Fund\, and can be obtained by emailing jetstream@s
 weaterfunds.com or by following this link. The Fund’s prospectus should 
 be read carefully before investing. All investments involve risks\, includ
 ing possible loss of principal. Past performance of venture capital invest
 ments is no indication of future success.
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