BAM | VC Comms Con 2026

Event Schedule

Wednesday, Feb. 18

Tacos & Welcome

3:00–6:00 pm: Old Town, exact location to be announced

Per tradition, we’ll savor tacos and kick things off with our community at our happy hour. 🌮

Thursday, Feb. 19

Junípero Serra Museum

Our main day is at the beautiful Junípero Serra Museum (2727 Presidio Drive, San Diego, CA 92103).

8:00 am: Registration & Breakfast

Come on into our iconic space for the day. Get your breakfast and great coffee, pick up your badge, and explore the beautiful grounds.

8:45–10 am: Welcome and Speed Dating Session
Overview of the day, introduction of the “pick your own adventure” format, and a fun speed dating session where you’ll be personally matched with fellow attendees.

10:00–10:40 am: Session 1 Breakouts

11:00–11:40 am: Session 2 Breakouts

12:00–1:00 pm: Lunch

Lunch together with yummy California cuisine.

1:15–1:55 pm: Session 3 Breakouts

2:15–2:50 pm: Panels

We’re lining up some panel options to mix it up this year. More details to come!

3:10–3:45 pm: Empanada Break & Historical Tour

Empanadas are back by popular demand! Enjoy the classic Mexican treat or take a mini historical tour of the Mission.

3:45–4:30 pm: Session 4 Breakouts

4:30–6:00 pm: Happy Hour

Grab a drink and toast your new friends and colleagues.

Friday, Feb. 20

Yoga Deck & Breakfast

Yoga Deck is located in Bankers Hill, near the stunning Balboa Park.

9:00–9:50 am: Yoga
Start your morning with some energetic yoga in our favorite outdoor yoga space. Mats included.

9:00–11:00 am: Coffee & Breakfast at Beck's
Stop by for breakfast at Beck's place overlooking Balboa Park.

Session 1 Breakouts (more coming!)

Allison Hoffman, Head of Marketing at Define Ventures

Expanding Your Strategic Marketing Toolbox Beyond Comms

In many VC firms, the line between communications and marketing is increasingly blurred. But expanding into marketing requires more than simply adding a few channels to your plan. This session walks through a practical roadmap for layering marketing capabilities onto a comms foundation without losing focus.

Allison will cover:

How to identify and prioritize marketing activities that have the highest ROI for your firm and portfolio.
Frameworks for integrating brand, content, and demand-generation thinking into comms work.
Metrics and reporting methods that resonate with partners and investment teams.
Participants will leave with a shortlist of tools, processes, and quick wins they can implement immediately to broaden their scope and impact.

Becca Chambers, CMO at Scale Venture Partners

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The Anti-Guru Guide to LinkedIn: Building Authentic Influence

Most comms pros treat LinkedIn like a digital press release. The posts are polished. Forgettable. Safe. And completely ignored.

Becca did the opposite. In just 18 months, she went from lurker to top-ranked voice on the platform — growing from 4,000 to 75,000+ followers and hitting 10 million monthly views — by breaking every so-called rule. Her strategy? Authenticity on purpose. Writing like a human. Saying something that actually matters. Showing up with consistency, not perfection.

Becca breaks down:

What actually performs, how to work with (not against) the LinkedIn algorithm.
Which tools are worth your time.
How to coach even the most LinkedIn-averse investors to build a presence with staying power.

Session 2 Breakouts (more coming!)

Sophie Buonassisi, SVP Marketing at GMTfund

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Media as a Moat: Building a Content Flywheel for Your Firm

In this tactical session, Sophie Buonassisi shares how GTMfund built GTMnow: a media engine designed to drive firm visibility, attract LPs, support portfolio companies, and elevate the thought leadership of its operator community.

In this session, Sophie will share:

The content flywheel framework behind GTMnow, including how to grow an owned audience, turn community into an editorial advantage, and scale content with AI without sacrificing quality.
How an AI layer sits on top of the media engine, transforming content into a tool for winning competitive deals and enabling portfolio companies in real time.

Pauline Jimenez, Head of Marketing at KOMPAS VC

Mastering the Impossible: How to Manage 3 Bosses, 10 Jobs, and Still Make It Home by 6pm

Being a one-person marketing team in VC often means juggling PR, content, events, and brand — all while managing multiple internal stakeholders and staying sane. You'll walk away from this session with a toolkit you’ll actually want to use on Monday.

Pauline will dive into real frameworks, tools, and tactics to:

Win buy-in from partners without nagging.
Say 'no' with grace.
Prioritize ruthlessly.
Deliver high-impact decks fast.
Balance execution with strategy.

Session 3 Breakouts (more coming!)

Robyn Park, Head of Platform at Designer Fund

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How I Stopped Hating Content and Built a System That Runs Itself

When you're the only person running platform at an early-stage fund, traditional content playbooks break down fast. Robyn went from dreading every newsletter to building repeatable systems that generate high-impact thought leadership while preventing burnout.

In this session, Robyn will share tactical content flywheels, including:

Turning interviews into evergreen Substack content.
Creating reports.
Building an event-to-content pipeline.
Developing portfolio resources that showcase expertise while serving founders.
AI workflows and recommended tools, plus areas where AI falls short.

Kira Colburn, Director of Comms at SOSV

7-1

Charting Your Career in VC Comms and Navigating Your Next Move

In VC comms, there’s no standard career ladder. Roles can be broad or highly specialized, tied to firm performance, and shaped by market cycles. That means your next move could look like a bigger firm, a smaller one, an in-house role at a portfolio company, a return to agency life, or even a pivot into brand, platform, or investor relations.

Kira will share her experience navigating a VC comms career shift and share best practices on:

How to assess where you are now and clarify what you want next.
Tips for evaluating opportunities against both personal and market realities.
How to identify your non-negotiables, read between the lines in job descriptions, and align your skill set with where the industry is headed.

Session 4 Breakouts (more coming!)

Marissa Sterling, Platform Associate at Burnt Island Ventures

How to Vibe Code Your Way to a Dream Marketing Team on $25 or Less

Marissa is a one-person platform team that handles all aspects of the platform: IR, reporting, marketing, events, and portfolio support. You name it, she's on it.

She is on a mission to transform how the world thinks about investing in the world's most fundamental molecule: water. And she does all this with almost zero budget.

Join Marissa for a conversation on how to use vibe coding to make AI your bestest bestie and create a customized, killer marketing machine.

Maggie Mouat, Communications Manager at Toyota Ventures

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Walking the Internal and External CVC Communications Tightrope

As a comms professional, we know how hard it is to balance the distinct demands of internal and external communications for a CVC.

In this session, Maggie will walk attendees through actionable strategies for building brand credibility, communicating strategic value, and creating a unified messaging strategy that serves both the customer (the startup) and their partner (the corporate parent).

Learn how to:

Clearly communicate your firm’s mission, investments, and strategic value to the parent company using a variety of tactics.
Build strategies to build a credible, founder-friendly brand that overcomes common CVC stereotypes.

Lorraine Sanders, Head of Content at Alpaca VC

Hypno-what? The Subconscious Solution to Your Founders’ Stubborn Blocks (Or Your Own)

As a VC comms or platform pro, you've seen this before: brilliant founders who struggle to publish a LinkedIn post, refuse to speak on stage, or freeze up during podcast interviews. What if there was a tool that could help your portfolio founders (or yourself) break through these barriers in hours instead of years?

Enter hypnotherapy: the goal-oriented cousin of meditation that's quietly trending among top performers.

Lorraine will share:

The neuroscience behind why it works faster than traditional therapy.
How to identify when a founder might benefit from hypnotherapy vs. traditional coaching.
Real examples of how this tool is being used in the startup ecosystem.
A 15-minute guided self-hypnosis session you can customize for any goal.

Panels (more coming!)

Joshua Goodfield, Executive Director at VC Platform

How to Get Sponsors to “Yes” for Your VC Event

You've nailed the event vision, venue, and guest list. But now you need to find sponsors. Josh will use real-world examples to cover:

How to position your event beyond just the marketing headlines.
What sponsors really want and how to give it to them.
How to not compromise your event while keeping sponsors happy.
How to get in front of top-tier partners.

New to San Diego? You will love it! Here's a quick snapshot:

WHERE TO STAY

This year’s VC Comms Con is at the Junípero Serra Museum, located a six minute walk from Old Town San Diego State Historic Park. We recommend staying in Old Town at the Cosmopolitan Hotel if you’d like a “historic” vibe and the ability to walk to the Wednesday and Thursday events. The Guild and Intercontinental are more modern and a 12-minute drive from Old Town.

If you prefer beach vibes, stay in La Jolla or Coronado, which are each less than 30 minutes away.

Note: We never do hotel blocks for VC Comms Con because stale conference rooms and "same old" isn't our vibe with hotels as venues.

WHAT TO EAT

Everything! Mexican food and craft beer are San Diego staples. We'll also feature local flavors at our event.

For meals outside of VC Comms Con, here’s a great guide on the best bites.

WHAT TO WEAR

San Diego is super casual and consistently sunny, with mild temperatures in February. We encourage "California Casual" at our events, which means dressing in what "sharp, but comfortable" means to you so you can focus on learning and connecting.

FAQs

Will all of the content be recorded or captured in some way?

Per our tradition, we won’t be recording the content nor will it be distributed afterward. We want our speakers to be as frank as possible and enjoy the magic of in-person connection. Come hang out with us in person.

What does my ticket include?

Your ticket includes all the events listed on the schedule above. Your ticket does not include travel and accommodations.

How do I get an invite to VC Comms Con?

We keep our gathering invite-only to ensure that all attendees are full-time comms and marketing professionals at a VC fund. Plus, we know everyone in this community, and it’s important to keep our 'No Assholes' rule in place. If you’re a full-time comms and marketing professional at a VC fund who’d like to attend, drop us a line: vccommscon@bambybig.agency

How will I get in touch with everybody I meet at the event?

We have an Airtable we’ll share a few weeks before the event, so you can see who's coming. Shout out to Bommy Lee from our community who made us Airtable converts!

Which airport should I fly into?

San Diego International Airport (SAN) is your best bet. This airport is about a 10-minute drive to Old Town (where our Wednesday and Thursday events will be held) and just 10 minutes or so from Balboa Park (where the yoga and breakfast at Beck’s will be).

Are discounts available for the ticket?

Sadly, no. Our tickets simply cover the cost of this event and are not a revenue stream for BAM. Given the limit of 120 attendees, full ticket prices are what we have to stick with.

I’m really excited! How many people are coming to this event?

We purposefully cap registration at 120 attendees. We find this intimate event allows for the best connection. Plus, VC Comms Con is very much a reunion for many in our community.

One of my colleagues wants to attend. Can I send that person instead of me?

Send us an email (vccommscon@bambybig.agency) so we can determine if your colleague is a good substitute. Keep in mind: this conference is just for full-time people in marketing or comms roles at venture capital firms. Thus, an analyst, fellow, or operations head would probably not get value out of our event.

What should I wear for San Diego?

San Diego is a pretty casual place. See the San Diego tips above.

If I have any logistics questions or other needs during my time in San Diego who should I call?

Drop us an email for now, and we’ll have a number to text during the event as a concierge: vccommscon@bambybig.agency.