Silicon Valley Bank presents an evening for our early-stage LA founder community to get together for drinks, eats, and a Q&A with LA investors on what trends and patterns they saw in portfolio companies that did well post a Seed round, vs those that didn't.
Agenda:
Investor Q&A
Industry Breakouts
Freeform Networking
NOTE: Due to limited capacity, registration does not guarantee a spot for the event. An exact location will be sent out with your registration approval. If we can't get you for this one, we'll get you for the next one. Thank you!
Questions? Please contact Sophie Nazerian at snazerian@svb.com
Spencer Rascoff is an entrepreneur and company leader who co-founded Zillow, Hotwire, dot.LA, Pacaso, Recon Food, Queue and Supernova, and who served as Zillow's CEO for a decade. Spencer is an active angel investor and is starting new companies through his Los Angeles startup studio “75 & Sunny.” Spencer is co-chair of Supernova, a family of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) which have raised over $1 billion in capital. He is also on the Board of Directors of Varo Money. In spring 2022, Spencer was a Visiting Professor where he taught Harvard College’s first-ever startup class “Startups from Ideation to Exit,” and in fall 2019, co-created and co-taught the Harvard Business School course, “Managing Tech Ventures. Spencer is the host of "Office Hours,” a podcast featuring candid conversations between prominent executives on leadership, diversity and inclusion, and startups.
Deborah Benton is the founder and Managing Director of Willow Growth Partners, an early stage fund focused on emerging Consumer Brands and enabling technology. A seasoned consumer retail executive with a specific passion for industries focused on women, she brings many years of operational management and board director experience, both public and private. Prior to Willow, Deborah invested for six years personally, building a portfolio of brands and consumer tech companies, which has achieved 6 exits and sits at a 10.2x MOIC. Until departing in 2014, Deborah served as President and Chief Operating Officer for NastyGal, the preeminent online women’s fashion retailer for the millennial set. Deborah is an active supporter of women’s entrepreneurship in Southern California and is an advisory board member for Women Founders Network. She currently serves as a Board Director for Coterie, Dae and De Soi.
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