The ACCESS Health Southeast Asia office participated in the Redefining Early Stage Investments (RESI) conference series during JP Morgan Healthweek in San Francisco this month.

ACCESS Health Director of Startup Alliance, Tript Bhatia, participated on the panel Tales from the Road, which included a discussion about first hand experiences navigating the fundraising process and raising capital.

The panelists discussed common stumbling blocks for first time entrepreneurs, practical tips and tricks in identifying and finding potential investors, and expectations during the term sheet negotiation and the due diligence process.

Fellow panelists included US based serial entrepreneurs including Alan Lucas, CEO, Navigation Sciences, Nancy Briefs, Co-founder, President & CEO, AltrixBio and Tim Lawrence, CEO, Co-founder, Oralucent. Greg Mannix from Life Science Nations moderated the panel.