[Webinar] Meet the VC: Geri Kirilova | Laconia Capital

March 9, 2022

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Geri Kirilova

LACONIA

Meet the VC is a monthly panel event hosted by Escalon and its partners. This month, we had an engaging discussion with Geri Kirilova of Laconia Capital to discuss fundraising, investment thesis, the current investment climate and more. with our partners SVB and JustWorks.

About Geri Kirilova

Geri Kirilova is a Managing Partner at Laconia where she leads seed investments in business-to-business software companies. Prior to joining Laconia, Geri was a Business Associate at Techstars, where she facilitated program operations and worked directly with ten portfolio companies on customer acquisition, growth strategy, fundraising, business development, and messaging and storytelling. Geri began her venture capital career in Central and Eastern Europe at Launchub Ventures in Sofia and Credo Ventures in Prague.

About Lanconia

Laconia leads pre-seed and seed rounds in b2b software companies that revolutionize legacy industries. We are currently investing out of our third fund, writing checks of $500k-$1M. As entrepreneurs ourselves, we support founders with the only things that matter in the early days: sales acceleration, operational execution, and capital strategy.

Watch the replay of the event above, or here.

About Escalon

Escalon offers all the essential business services needed to maintain a company. A single, trusted resource for everything from part-time CFO services and HR, to accounting, tax, payroll, and insurance.

Experience the peace of mind of having all your company’s back-office needs running seamlessly in the background. Escalon is centered around the idea of making life easier for serial entrepreneurs and savvy CEO’s.

We’re with you at every stage. Our strategic advice and efficient services in finance & people-related matters enable us to escort early stage companies through transformation into large enterprises or successful exits.

Meet our partners

SVB

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) helps innovative companies and their investors move bold ideas forward, fast. SVB provides a full range of financial services and expertise to companies of all sizes in innovation centers around the world. SVB is recognized as one of the world’s best employers by Forbes, and is a member of the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index. Learn more at svb.com.

JustWorks

Justworks takes the busyness out of growing a business and alleviates the unknown. We’ve combined a simple platform and exceptional 24/7 customer service with the power of a PEO, so all teams have more time to focus on what matters. Get access to corporate-level benefits, seamless payroll, HR tools, and compliance support—all in one place.