| Here at Expert DOJO, we recognize that startups need the support of the venture community to help break through to levels that allow you to compete with the best venture backed startups in the world. Every month, Expert DOJO will be arranging four top angels and venture capitalists to answer questions and guide you as to how to build the billion dollar company that you have already visualized.
Agenda:
- 6:00 PM – Mingle
- 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM – Investor Panel
- 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM – Networking
This session is especially important because it takes a different type of founder to build a seed stage company, an A stage company, and a unicorn. During this session, our investor experts will answer the difficult questions to help you navigate this road. Come and join us! This session is sponsored by Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLP and Plan Writers. There is no charge to take part in this as it has been generously supported by our sponsors.
Reitler is a leading Venture Capital law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Princeton, representing both emerging companies and venture investors across the US and internationally. Pitchbook ranks Reitler in the “Top 10” in Venture Capital transactions (7th in the US and 8th globally as of Q2 2022). Reitler’s practice areas also include M&A exit transactions, corporate finance, fund formation, tax and executive compensation, intellectual property, litigation and entertainment law.
Plan Writers prepare investor-ready pitch decks to help startups unlock the capital they need to grow. They’ve helped over 5,000 startups raise over $1 Billion over the last 10 years, and there is nothing they love more than to help entrepreneurs succeed. |
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| Meet the four top angels and venture capitalists |
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| Brian Mac Mahon is the founder and CEO of Expert DOJO, the most active accelerator in Southern California and one of the most active Venture Capitalists in the United States. Expert DOJO are a new form of accelerator who focus on obsessive growth as opposed to hype and inflated investments. Their experts specialize in everything from ideal customer profiles, AB testing, email sequencing, landing pages, along with every possible sales channel you can imagine. |
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| Garnet Heraman is a serial fund manager with 25 years of experience at the intersection of innovation + technology. He is co-founder and managing partner of Aperture Venture Capital, VC For The Multicultural Mainstream™. Aperture is a $75M seed stage fintech x diversity fund backed by the world’s largest finance brands, including Bank of America, Progressive Insurance, PayPal, Truist and FIS. Garnet is a board member of the Columbia Venture Community, the Washington Square Angels (NYU’s VC community), and InnovateHER, the fastest growing female entrepreneurship community in the US. He also serves as Investor in Residence for the UCSD/ StartR Accelerator. |
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| Aaron Ishikawa is investment team lead and partner at Aero X Ventures, a venture capital firm that’s focused on early-stage aerospace and defense technologies companies. He also personally invests in ventures in the food & beverage and commercial technology spaces. |
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| Sergii Zhuk is a Partner at Unpopular Ventures, investing in startups from Pre-seed to Series B, anywhere in the world. Unpopular Ventures consists of a small team of partners, a rolling fund, and a syndicate with over 3,500 angel investors. Previously, Sergii founded the biggest independent Android Developer community – ProAndroidDev.com, which was acquired by Droidcon Global. |
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