Ned has over 30 years of experience with technology companies. He currently serves as Managing Director - Technology Banking for Signature Bank. He was previously a partner with early-stage VC firms Mercury Fund and Sternhill Partners, in operations management with BellSouth, a consultant with McKinsey & Co., and started his career at Broadband Technologies, a start-up that IPO’d in 1993.

Lori is a VC and startup company attorney with Dwyer Murphy Calvert LLP in Austin. She represents private companies and investors in a wide range of business matters, including growth capital, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate management. Her clients operate in a variety of industries, including software/SAAS, hardware, consumer goods, medtech and biotech, among others. Lori is a consummate “people person” and enjoys few things more than making connections and building relationships.

Earl is an attorney at Kastner Gravelle in Austin. His practice is focused on representing entrepreneurs, companies, and investors in corporate and securities law matters, including debt and equity financings, corporate formations, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate governance — primarily in the technology and consumer products industries.