People
Meet 1750 founders, developers, designers, and operators building Los Angeles's tech scene.
Amit Jain
Founder @bridg • Co-founder @savings-com – $150M exit • Worked at @google • @university-of-california-los-angeles MBA
Mike Schmidt
Music can change the world because it can change people. Former @the-next-36; Studied engineering @queen-s-university University and entrepreneurship @university-of-toronto-1
Dave Weinberg
Co-Founder @loop88, The Influence Advertising and Data Platform.
David Manshoory
Founder/CEO @assetavenue, Former CEO @ Fume Ventures, Co-Founder/CEO @ 1 On 1 Academic Tutors, Partner @ Momentum Capital Partners. LA entrepreneur.
John Smelzer
Former C.E.O., MiniTime; VP, Emerging Businesses, @yahoo; EVP and Co-Founder of 5to1 (acquired by @yahoo); SVP & GM of Mobile for FOX Interactive Media.
Kyle Taylor
Platform at @upfront-ventures
Matt Bijur
Co-Founder @squabbler
David McGrath
Founder Stimulate Media & Intabank. Advisory Board Nearmap. Former CEO VIAP, SVP Telstra, VP Yahoo!, VP IMG, BSkyB.
Marc Bell
Founder @globix, @armour-residential-reit (NYSE:ARR) @javelin-mortgage-investment-corp (NYSE: JMI) • Investor @friendfinder-networks, @vault-com • Studied at @babson-college, @new-york-university
Armen Avedissian
Chief Operating Officer at @convertro
Kamran Pourzanjani
Investor in @xfire. Advisor to @social-annex.
Navroop Mitter
ArmorText CEO, Former @accenture Security Exec, Board Member LadiesAmerica, Motorcycle Riding Nihari Cooking Travel Enthusiast
Amit Paunikar
Co-founder of Mediastudio • Worked at @google, @yahoo, @marketshare • Studied at @university-of-southern-california • Product manager with strong technical background
D.A. Wallach
Recording Artist and Investor.
Kevin Straszburger
@krak founder and chief skateboarder. Go flip yourself.
Leonard Chen
CEO of @livrada. Co-Founder of Winno.me, Global BD @ @warner-music-group, Daily Grommet, RJDJ. @wharton-school and @university-of-california-los-angeles. Occasional wedding singer.
Mark Schwartz
Chairman and CEO at Hypertension Diagnostics, Inc.
Sharif Elbadawi
Serial Entrepreneur, Mobile @admob and @google
Tom Kuhr
Product + marketing leader. Growth Hacker. Startup operations and management expert. All about execution.
Christoph Thür
CEO of @ovelin, first time founder, formerly Laser Scientist and guitar dropout. Passionate about technology, science and society.
Lin Miao
Managing Partner @be-great-partners
Thor Alexander
Founder @cliff-hanger, @lucky-puppy • Worked at @zynga, @metaplace, @electronic-arts
John M. Morris
Coach CEO peer group
Matt Clark
Business development at salesforce.com, startup enthusiast.