Startups LA
Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Los Angeles.
Ian Westberg
Founder of @dla-piper-s-venture-pipeline-group. Have been helping start-ups raise capital for 10+ years.
Robert Smith
Investor
Mr. Smith is the Syndicate Lead for The Exchange Visionary Laboratories, Nonlinear Film Technology and Bitcoin India.
He invests in seed and early stage business ventures with preference towards disruptive technologies
Michael Ross
Investor
Founder of Confluence Venture Partners. UPenn Comp. Sci. UCLA MBA. 16 years in Tech. & Finance. 3 exits incl. Kleiner-backed Viant (IPO'd '99), Bessemer-backed CapitalThinking (acq.'04). Google, Redpoint Ventures, JPMorgan, Credit Suisse.
Craig Kuang
Investor
Bachelor Degree at NYU in Finance Economics; worked at StartEngine; angel investor in Enplug, Wavo.me and Camfind.
Rita Ravindra
Investor
VP, Ops (biz dev, finance, ops) @radpad. Former VP, Ops @wittlebee. @myspace for 4 years (int'l business, biz dev). Former i-banker. UofC Booth MBA. UCLA B.A.
David Norris
Investor
co-founder and CEO @MDInsiderCorp, serial entrepreneur, investor, advisor, avid traveler, passionate foodie, and I cycle whenever and wherever possible.
http://www.davidnorrisprofile.com
Brent Freeman
Founder @roozt, Founder @CardinalTrade, Top of Class @university-of-southern-california Entrepreneur Program, Founding Team Member @CPADNA a division of @dedicated-media, Contributor @INC.com
http://www.roozt.com/blog
Georgie Thomas
banker turned MBA entrepreneur turned vc investor
Joey Separzadeh
Investor
Managing partner of Optimal Investment Group
Matthew Shampine
Investor
Currently: VP of Business Development and Marketing at WeWork.
http://mattshampine.com
Ed Fassio
CEO of Itchy Metal Entertainment, a global entertainment company. Tech Veteran, Entrepreneur, Social Media & Music Enthusiast. Worked @ @apple, @microsoft & Adobe
Waleed Anbar
Leading product at @AXS.com. Trail of great product strategy & development at @napster, @brightcove and @macromedia. @massachusetts-institute-of-technology, BS Architecture, 1999.