# VC Taskforce

> VC Taskforce is a Silicon Valley venture community organization founded in 2001. It convenes founders, venture capitalists, angel investors, limited partners and portfolio company executives through pitch events, workshops, conferences and roundtables focused on fundraising and business problems.

- **Founded:** 2001
- **Headquarters:** Los Altos, United States
- **Founders:** June Riley (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** Investor and founder roundtables, Pitch events, Finding Your First Investor, Innovation Catalyst Award, Emerging Technology Forum
- **Notable:** Established in 2001., Launched the Innovation Catalyst Award in 2009., Award honorees included Pitch Johnson (2009), Dick Kramlich (2010), Reid Hoffman (2011) and the Draper family (2012).

## Products & services

- **Investor and founder roundtables** — Business, legal and financial discussions for investors and portfolio company management.
- **Pitch events** — Events where entrepreneurs present to investors and receive feedback; historical programs include Cleantech VC Pitch.
- **Finding Your First Investor** — A day-long conference combining investor panels, audience questions and pitching opportunities; second annual edition announced for November 14, 2017.
- **Innovation Catalyst Award** — Recognition program for contributions to venture capital, innovation and entrepreneurship; first gala honored Pitch Johnson.
- **Emerging Technology Forum** — Expert discussions of technology opportunities, including a smart cities panel in April 2007.

## Achievements

- Established in 2001.
- Launched the Innovation Catalyst Award in 2009.
- Award honorees included Pitch Johnson (2009), Dick Kramlich (2010), Reid Hoffman (2011) and the Draper family (2012).
- Organized the second annual Finding Your First Investor conference in 2017.

## Latest updates

- **2019-03** — June Riley publicly promoted an Angel Lunch for investor information exchange.
- **2019-04** — June Riley was listed to present VC Taskforce at the F50 Global Capital Summit.
- **2020-04** — Built In included VC Taskforce in its Silicon Valley pitch-event guide; this is third-party coverage, not a current operating announcement.

## Links

- Website: http://www.vctaskforce.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vc-taskforce
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/vctaskforce
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/vctaskforce

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