Hosted by City of Glendale
Calling all fledgling founders, emerging entrepreneurs, and intrepid innovators! Arrive with your product pitch polished at Glendale Tech Week’s signature speed-networking event, Meet the Funders, where you’ll connect with a lineup of angel investors, venture capitalists and lenders representing some of the most established VC firms in the Los Angeles region; as well as specialists with expertise in product, legal services, and more.
The event will begin with a keynote panel on “The Future of Fundraising and Beyond,” presented by:
Noramay Cadena, Managing Partner at MiLA Capital
Chris Lucas, Founder and Managing Director at Black Diamond Ventures
Brad Schwartz, Founder and Managing Partner at Strategic Law Partners, LLP
Moderated by: Alex Bruno, Founder of Bruno Group, Inc.
During this keynote presentation, you will gain insight from our expert panelists on the evolution of investment and fundraising. Panelists will also discuss if and what type of fundraising is right for a company, as well as alternative avenues to growing a company.
Then, we will commence the speed-networking portion of the event, which will feature the following funders and mentors:
Funders:
George Bandarian, Founder and Managing Partner at ValueScaler
Austin Clements, Managing Partner at OPV
Stacy Cumberbatch, Principal at Quake Capital Partners
Santhosh Devati, Founder of Anamika Ventures
Taj Eldridge, Senior Director of Investment at Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI)
Aaron Fyke, Managing Partner at Thin Line Capital
Minnie Ingersoll, Partner at TenOneTen Ventures
Sophia Khan, Investor at Greycroft Ventures
Chris Lucas, Founder and Managing Director at Black Diamond Ventures
Armen Martirosyan, Co-Founder & CEO of BluIP
Abha Nath, Investor at Wonder Ventures
Bree Nguyen, Founder at MPN Business Group
Joshua Porter, Managing Partner at Reimagined Ventures
Ana Quintana, Managing Partner at Black Diamond Ventures
Jim Schaefer, Managing Partner at Mark Schaefer Associates
Armen Vartanian, Founder of Oceanview Capital Partners, Inc.
Mentors:
Product
Gautam Godse, VP of Product at LegalZoom
Legal
Eduardo A. Carvajal, Partner at AALRR
Rajnish Puri, Partner at AALRR
Business Analysis
Robin Lee, Principal at Robin Lee Venture Consulting
Marketing
Rudy Manning, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Director of Pastilla
Pricing and Monetization Strategy
Ed Lee, Managing Director at HelloAdvisr
Talent Acquisition
George Kaszacs, Talent Acquisition Partner at Riviera Partners
More to come!
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, assistive listening devices are available upon request. Requests must be submitted 72 hours in advance. Please contact the event organizer to submit a request.
Tickets:
$10 Advance Purchase
$15 At the Door (while tickets last)