Invitation Only  |  October 20, 2026  |  Tundra Ventures

The Exit
Summit

67% of VC-backed startups return less than the capital invested on exit. Don't leave money on the table. Plan your exit strategically, before you need to.

Date
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Location
San Francisco
Attendance
By invitation only
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What is the Exit Summit

Most founders don't strategically plan for their exit until it's too late.

The Exit Summit gives founders the time, the attention, and the social capital to take steps toward meeting their financial goals for exit.

From the Keynote · Gale Wilkinson, Vitalize VC

"Being prepared, thoughtful, and deliberate about our exit path and the kind of acquirers we wanted to attract allowed us to be in charge of our destiny."

Touraj Parang
Agenda

Four sessions. One day. Built to send you home with a plan and the rolodex to make it happen.

01
Keynote
Why Exit Planning Matters
From Gale Wilkinson (GP, Vitalize VC), with 14 years in venture, 150 deals, and 12 exits behind her. Why being ready before you need to be is how you maximize the reward for everything you've built.
02
Small Group Breakouts
Develop Your Strategy
Structured working sessions with founders in your industry, led by VCs with deep expertise in that space.
03
The Exit Team
Build the Team That Gets You There
An exit takes more than a banker. This session breaks down the full bench a founder needs to reach the right outcome: legal, accounting, advisors, and the transaction bankers who run the deal. You'll learn how to assemble that team, and hear from a founder who has exited, in conversation with a VC experienced in exits, on the people who made their outcome possible and the lessons they'd carry into the next one.
04
Networking Dinner
Meet Your Future Team
You built a plan. Now meet the team that can help you execute it. An invite-only dinner with active transaction bankers who can help you reach your exit ambition.
The Four Groups

Find your group. The day works because the room is small and the conversation is specific.

Each group is led by VCs from funds that actively invest in that space. You'll spend the bulk of the day with founders solving structurally similar exit questions.

Group 01

Consumer Brands & Commerce

For founders building products that go direct to consumer or through retail and wholesale channels.

Group 02

Digital Health & Care Infrastructure

For founders building platforms, tools, or services that touch health outcomes, aging, caregiving, or care navigation.

Group 03

Financial Access & Wealth-Building

For founders whose product helps users earn, save, build credit, or access capital, especially in underserved markets.

Group 04

B2B Enablement & Future of Work

For founders building the tools, platforms, and infrastructure other businesses depend on to operate. Especially in industries due for modernization.

Why You Should Be Here

Two reasons to prioritize the summit.

01
Time, space, and feedback

You're in the business every day. You don't have time to strategize the exit. We give you the tools, the space, and the people to get it done. VCs from multiple funds, many of whom have walked founders through exits before, show you what you can't see from inside the company and help you build the strategy that maximizes your takeaway.

02
The network

You'll expand your network of peer founders facing the same questions you are, and start building your rolodex of transaction bankers who can help you win big. Every banker in the room has closed at least one deal in your industry in the past year. They come with receipts.

Presented By
Tundra Ventures
In Partnership With
A curated group of early-stage funds
Who's Invited

Three signals tell us you're in the right room.

01
Backed by a partner fund
You're a portfolio founder of a participating fund. Attendance is invitation-only by fund affiliation.
02
Far enough along to think about exit
Exit doesn't need to be imminent. But the company is real, the revenue and product are real, and the question of pathways is becoming part of your decision-making.
03
Willing to work, not just network
This is a working day. You get out what you put in. Bring real questions. Bring real numbers. Expect peers to do the same.
Reserve Your Spot

You're In.
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Questions? Email hello@tundravc.com