Investing in The Future of Work
Workbox Ventures is a Seed and Series A fund that backs startups that empower hybrid and distributed teams to succeed. Their inspiration for the fund is the thousands of current and future Workbox members who make hybrid work part of their competitive advantage.
These teams can’t reach high performance with legacy systems, tools, and processes. They turn to the next generation of Future of Work solutions brought to market by new ventures. We invest in those ventures – those that power the Future of Work for hybrid and distributed teams around the world.
The way Workbox Ventures works has changed dramatically in the past three years, and more change is ahead. Some see the changes as a disruption to existing norms, and others see them as an opportunity. Workbox Ventures sees both. Join us for a discussion of how disruption leads to opportunity for those willing to dive into the "Future of Work."
You’ll learn:
- The Way We Work: What’s changed. Timely stats & stories about just how much of our work routines have changed and adapted.
- Winners & Losers: Who stands to gain, and who stands to lose, in the emerging Future of Work.
- When It’s Messy: The role of venture capital and early-stage technology companies when there is a trend that is still “messy,” i.e., still daily learning / iterating / experimenting about what the eventual technologies, traditions, and tools will be.
Meet the hosts:
Phil Leslie
Phillip Leslie is Managing Partner at Workbox Ventures, where he seeks to grow the firm’s impact on the Future of Work, by managing relationships with limited partners, nurturing proprietary deal flow, evaluating investment opportunities, and supporting portfolio companies.
Nick Gonzaga
Nick Gonzaga is Rocket Dollar's Senior Sales Representative. Has been securities registered since 2006, with 15 years of experience in the finance and investment industry. Most recently was with Arthur J Gallagher as a retirement consultant managing 500MM+ in institutional assets. Before that, he was with Merrill Lynch, where he worked with Rocket Dollar CEO Henry Yoshida.
Brendan Walsh
Brendan Walsh is the Operations Manager for Rocket Dollar. He works on background processes to make it easier for internal Rocket Dollar teams to work together and investment issuers to work with Rocket Dollar customers. Before Rocket Dollar, he was a financial advisor assisting customers with their personal investments and business owners on their 401(k) retirement plan structure.