PLAYING FOR UPSIDE

Connect • Learn • Grow

Playing for Upside brings together dealmakers and industry leaders to connect across markets, learn from leading voices, and grow professionally.

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Playing For Upside

Explore the various platforms within Playing For Upside.

Investor’s Suite

Investor Interviews

Hot Off The Press

M&A, Licensing Deals & Market Trends

Aayaam 360

Emerging Markets

Aayaam 360


Conversations shaping the future of emerging markets

About Playing For Upside


Tune in to Playing for Upside to Connect with Venture Capitalists and other dealmakers across markets. Learn from leading voices actively shaping industries, and Grow professionally. On Playing for Upside, we explore deal-making topics such as:

  • How Venture Capital flows through the life sciences ecosystem, especially in Boston, San Francisco-San Diego, and Raleigh-Durham, the top clusters in the industry

  • What types of companies VC firms prefer - and why

  • The role of macroeconomic and industry forces versus firm-level investment sentiment in shaping VC decisions

  • How capital deployment influences downstream outcomes, including M&A, IPOs, and other exit paths

  • What founders and operators should understand about aligning company strategy with investor expectations

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Whether you have a question, an idea, or just want to say hello, feel free to reach out—we’re here to help.