Austin's startup scene is diverse and rapidly growing. Thinking of moving to Austin to start a company or perhaps just work remotely for a while? Hear from Roger Chen of Silverton Partners, Michelle Davey of Wheel, and Vivian Chu of Diligent Robotics about their experience in Austin, which Forbes and U.S. News have ranked as the #1 US city to live in. Feel free to join the call with your family and come with questions!

Moderated by Cynthia Yeung (twitter.com/ctwy).

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Time: 5pm PT/7pm CT

Date: Wednesday, November 18
Location: Online (invite to follow)

Roger (https://www.linkedin.com/in/chenro/) has been an active investor and technology leader for over 10 years. He is currently a Partner with Silverton Partners, a leading venture capital firm that invests in early stage software and consumer businesses with high growth potential. Before his investing career, Roger worked as an engineer turned PM at Google in Mountain View where he led various initiatives within Google Maps and Chrome. Roger studied computer science and mathematics at the University of Michigan and holds an MBA from The Wharton School.

Michelle (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveymichelle/) grew up in a rural area with limited medical resources and subsequently became focused on improving patient access to care. Her career took on a journey through healthcare, tech, marketplaces and virtual care. After recognizing the need for a new workforce configuration in healthcare, she co-founded Wheel. Michelle is a thought leader focused on the urgent need for reinventing healthcare delivery models, clinician empowerment, and the future of work in healthcare.

Vivian (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivianchu/) is the co-founder and CTO of Diligent Robotics, a Series A healthcare robotics startup. She is a 10+ year expert roboticist that specializes in human-robot interaction and was included on the MIT Technology Review Innovators under 35 list in 2019. Prior to founding Diligent, she worked at Google[X], Honda Research Institute and IBM Research. Vivian completed her Ph.D. in Robotics at Georgia Tech, her M.S.E. in Robotics from the University of Pennsylvania, and her B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley.

Questions? Contact: Cynthia Yeung <cynthia.tw.yeung@gmail.com>

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News Coverage on Silverton Partners, Wheel, and Diligent Robotics:
- https://news.crunchbase.com/news/austins-silverton-partners-closes-on-144m-across-two-funds/
- https://www.statesman.com/business/20200128/austinrsquos-enzyme-health-lands-139m-rebrands-as-wheel
- https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/medical-robots/how-diligents-robots-are-making-a-difference-in-texas-hospitals