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Join us on Friday, April 25th in Culver City for The Future of Consumer Innovation, a high-energy, curated pitch event featuring eight standout consumer startup founders. This exclusive gathering will showcase bold ideas and new trends in the consumer space, with founders pitching live on stage to a room full of top investors and corporate innovation leaders. Network, enjoy cocktails, and get inspired as we bring together founders, VCs, and industry executives for an afternoon of innovation and excitement.
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• Influential Audience: Connect with leading venture capitalists and corporate innovators in attendance. Attending investors & partners include a16z, Griffin Gaming Partners, M13, March Capital; along with innovation teams from Sony Innovation Fund, Redbull, and Disney.                                                                    Â
• 10 Curated Startup Pitches:
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The Future of Work - A simple and complete business app for freelancers – by freelancers
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Rodeo - A social commerce platform bridging the gap between discovery and checkout through a content-led shopping experience
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Xavvi - Creator growth marketing platform
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Destruction Labz - Redefining Competitive Play for the Next Generation
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Sol - A consumer electronics company creating tools for focus
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SPILL - Real-time conversation platform with blockchain-based loyalty rewards
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Mys Tyler - Hyper-personalized social commerce platform for women’s fashion
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BIG - Business networking platform and ecosystem
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Cuebric - Transforms concept art into film-ready backgrounds for green screen and virtual production.
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Dimension Studio -Â Dimension is the AI operating system propelling brands into the next era of social e-commerce
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• Networking & Cocktails: Following the pitch session, mix and mingle with founders, investors, and industry executives over cocktails. Enjoy an exclusive networking in a relaxed, fun atmosphere – build connections with fellow innovators and potential partners.
As a Director at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Ronnie Harris II leads the Los Angeles-based Start-up Banking Team, focusing on empowering start-ups with business development support, access to capital, and community building in the innovation economy.Â
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He's also the Founder/CEO of Thoreau Giving, a non-profit committed to providing affordable housing for at-risk youth and single mothers, aiming to foster sustainable change and security for vulnerable communities.
Madelin Williams is a Senior Vice President in SVB’s Technology Banking practice in Los Angeles where she is responsible the Consumer Internet portfolio, serving founders with tailored lending solutions, commercial banking services, and acting as the connective tissue between investors, innovators, and ecosystem partners.
When not working, Madelin spends her time trying all the fabulous restaurants across LA.
Jason Buen is a Vice President at SVB who is focused on the bank's early-stage Consumer portfolio in the Southern California region. Jason provides founders with a dedicated relationship manager that offers founder-friendly banking, as well as access to events, investors, and connections within the innovation economy.
Jason is also an avid golfer who enjoys holidays and great restaurants all over the world.
All non-SVB named companies listed are independent third parties and are not affiliated with Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company.
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