Anshuman Sinha is a passionate advocate for early-stage startups, offering them the essential resources they need to thrive in today's competitive landscape. With a keen eye for identifying promising ventures, Anshuman is dedicated to providing startups with crucial funding, expert guidance, and unwavering support to help them navigate the path to success.
Mahesh Iyer
CRO Startup Steroid
Mahesh Iyer
Throughout my extensive career, I've been the linchpin in transforming loss-centric units into profit champions. My nuanced approach is anchored in a first-principles thinking paradigm, focusing on optimal P&L Management and nurturing elite Sales & Marketing talent.
Guest Speakers
Jerry Heikens
Founder/CEO, JTH Strategies
Jerry Heikens
Experienced profit and nonprofit professional with a demonstrated history of working in the venture capital and private equity industry, as well as the music and entertainment industry.
Scott Fox
CEO, OC Startup Council
Entrepreneurship Author & Speaker, Angel Investor
Scott Fox
CEO of the OC Startup Council. Conference Speaker re Startups, Ecosystems, Venture Investing. 3x Best-selling Entrepreneurship Author, Serial Entrepreneur, Startup Advisor, Community Builder, Ang*l Investor.
Joshua Y. Lee
Founder & CEO Ardius
(Acquired by Gusto)
Joshua Y. Lee
I’m currently loving life as an investor and entrepreneur in Southern California’s growing “Silicon Beach.”
As an avid investor / advisor, start-up founder, and board member, I've consistently found my passion in starting, growing, and leading SaaS / fintech / B2B companies, especially those in the early startup and growth phases.
As a businessman and executive for technology, software, cloud, and service companies, I am passionate about helping companies increase their value, improve customer loyalty and build a success culture that makes employees enjoy working in that environment.
Mike Verret
Principal Verret & Associates
Mike Verret
I’ll build you an elevator pitch that SELLS | Elevate Your Business Narrative.
Hayk Mamajanyan
Partner Rimon PC
Hayk Mamajanyan
Hayk is a creative and business-focused Corporate & Venture Capital attorney, startup advisor, and investor with experience working on a wide variety of financial and transactional matters, with an emphasis on corporate, VC, investments, M&A, and startup financing. He is an effective partner advising clients in ~$700mln financing deals. Hayk is also an avid angel investor and technology enthusiast.
Ace Tarakchian
President
Ace Business Consulting
Ace Tarakchian
A consultant with global experience, they specialize in helping startups and SMEs raise capital, create compelling pitch decks, and manage financial analysis and operations. Their expertise spans diverse sectors, including healthcare, biotech, engineering, education, franchises, and nonprofits. They're also actively involved in tech accelerators in Glendale and Irvine, California. A go-to resource for businesses seeking growth and funding in competitive markets.
Shaun Sanders, J.D.
Managing Partner
VentureCraft, Inc.
Shaun Sanders, J.D.
Shaun Sanders, Managing Partner at VentureCraft, Inc., specializes in tech and business commercialization, fundraising from Seed to Series B. As Senior Associate Director of LaunchPad Accelerator, he fosters global startup ecosystem development.
Tim DeBone
President
Bagchi Group
Tim DeBone
Tim DeBone, President at Bagchi Group, oversees strategy, recruitment, and financial services. With a background in corporate finance across multiple industries, he holds an MBA and BSBA from UNC Chapel Hill. His expertise encompasses FP&A, venture financing, sales operations, and ERP implementations.
Azad Virk serves as a Corporate Attorney at Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth in Newport Beach, California. He brings a strong legal background, having partnered at Anand And Anand and earned LL.M degrees from Stanford Law School and Queen Mary University of London. His expertise underscores his unwavering commitment to corporate legal services.
J J Richa
CEO Pismo Ventures
J J Richa
JJ Richa is an accomplished serial entrepreneur, executive and investor. Richa has successfully founded several companies, where he served as President and CEO, including a software company for the hospitality industry, an online ecommerce portal for high-end made-to-order gifts, and a custom software development company concentrating on the financial sector.
Gagan Pal Singh
Founder & CEO Hilogue
Gagan Pal Singh
Gagan is a creative entrepreneur with more than two decades of experience in marketing communications and experiential marketing
He leads a marketing services company with one of the service offerings focused on providing specilised marketing consulting to startups and SMEs (hiCMO) helping them stand out of the clutter
The company is also providing services & building products around corporate events, immersive marketing and metaverse solutions
Dhaval Kapadia
Founder and Chairman Investors Institute
Dhaval Kapadia
Dhaval has 15+ years of work experience in the highly competitive field of private equity investments, asset management, and consulting in New York City. He started his career in the Private Equity Division at Citigroup (parent company of Citibank). Here, Dhaval helped launch a series of funds that collectively raised over $3 billion in investments for the group.
Sushil Sharma
Founder & CEO Marwari Catalysts Ventures
Sushil Sharma
As far as the founding vision of Marwari Catalysts is concerned, Sushil Sharma believed that most of the innovators and talented minds are from Tier II & Tier III cities of India but because of lack of complete ecosystem proper work culture & opportunities, the younger generation migrates from smaller cities to larger cities.
With future plans of launching the “next big thing” and fulfilling the dreams of many, Mr. Sushil Sharma is passionately contributing its bit in transforming India into an unstoppable economic powerhouse.
Kanhaiya Kumar
Marketing And Public Relations Manager Shiksha Niketan School
