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Three powerhouses cover how to prepare now for your later-stage raise at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025


Zeya Yang, Andrea Thomaz, and Lila preston explain how to prepare for your later-stage raise at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, October 27-29. Register to join.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 hits Moscone West in San Francisco this October 27–29, and if you’re building with big funding goals in mind, the session on preparing for your later-stage raise needs to be on your radar. He’s backed companies like Graphite, Macro, and Tennr, and brings sharp product instincts and founder-first thinking to every cap table he joins. She sits on the boards of nature-forward brands like Nature’s Fynd and Pivot Bio, and she draws on a global perspective shaped by work across Latin America, the UK, and the U.S. Lila’s blend of financial acumen and mission-driven investing makes her uniquely equipped to guide founders eyeing long-term growth.

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