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Helge Seetzen (he/him)

Managing Partner & CEO, TandemLaunch

Helge Seetzen is a serial multi-media technology entrepreneur with deep experience in the university tech transfer space. As CEO and Managing Partner of startup foundry TandemLaunch, he has worked with driven entrepreneurs to turn research from over 50 of the world’s best universities into 30+ technology companies. Prior to TandemLaunch, Helge co-founded BrightSide Technologies to bring high dynamic range (HDR) imaging and display technology to market. After a successful sale of the company to Dolby Labs, HDR technology is today found in hundreds of millions of TVs, phones and streaming solutions. He has a PhD in interdisciplinary imaging systems from the University of British Columbia and holds over 80 patents in the fields of display, camera and video technology.

Sessions

GPfest

Getting to the Finish Line - Lessons in Portfolio Support

A few companies in any venture portfolio drive the majority of returns, but venture investors actually spend much of their time supporting the rest of the portfolio toward a positive result. On this panel, three experienced investors with share lessons learned helping their companies get to the finish line. See More.