Graham & Walker Women in Startups: LA

4130 Overland Avenue,Culver City CA 90230

26 January, 2023

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G&W LA community, We can't wait to see you in person this January! Join us for a panel and a community happy hour. Over 150+ attendees, including investors, entrepreneurs, tech executives from Fortune 500 companies, press and local business leaders will be in attendance. If you apply to Founder Day*, there is no need to register separately. There will be light bites and beverages provided throughout the event. Please RSVP so we can get an accurate headcount! We will not be checking for vaccination status. We hope you will only attend if you are vaccinated and boosted. *This event will be following Graham & Walker's Founder Day! Find out more here: https://airtable.com/shrEuFaWv7vF6O4IA About our speakers: Anna Barber Anna Barber (she/her) is a Partner at M13, an LA-based venture fund investing in the future of consumer behavior across fintech, commerce, health and work. Anna was previously the Managing Director of Techstars LA and a founding partner of the Fund LA and has led investments in more than 100 companies. Anna’s core investment areas are e-commerce infrastructure and the future of work. Bea Acevedo Beatriz Acevedo (she/her/ella) is one of the leading inspirational voices and Latina entrepreneurs in the United States. Beatriz is a proud immigrant from Mexico who started her career in Media and Entertainment at a young age, as a radio DJ when she was in elementary school. Beatriz's expertise has been at the intersection of media, technology, and social impact; she is a passionate and sought-after speaker who enjoys discussions around diversity as good business, female leadership, and the economic impact of Latinos in America. She has dedicated her career to empowering and opening doors for the next generation of Latino leaders. Her latest startup, SUMA Wealth, is the leading financial technology company devoted to increasing prosperity, opportunity, and financial inclusion for young U.S. Latinos. Beatriz sits on over a half a dozen prestigious public and private boards and has received numerous awards including 3 Emmy’s, one MTV Award and a Media Correspondent award among many others. Beatriz resides in Santa Monica, CA with her husband and mitú co-founder, Doug Greiff. Both are proud parents to bicultural and bilingual teenage twins, Isabela and Diego. Clara Siegel Clara Siegel (she / her) is the CEO of Dance Church, the wildly-popular dance-focused movement class offered in real life in Seattle, LA, and NYC, and on the internet at go.dancechurch.com. Clara comes from a background scaling community-driven technology products and creator platforms having worked at Facebook, Tableau and Amazon. Her product work over the last decade includes the creation of Tableau's famous Superstore data set and Facebook's vision for inclusion for gaming communities. Clara holds a BA in Theoretical Mathematics from Reed College and an MBA from Stanford GSB. Zhenni Liu Zhenni Liu (she/her) is a Partner at MaC Venture Capital. Prior to MaC, Zhenni was an early stage investor at Commerce Ventures and Peterson Ventures, where she focused on consumer and enterprise SaaS investments including Allbirds, Lucid, and more. Zhenni started her career driving significant strategic and operational value for Fortune 500 companies in tech, retail, and private equity as a management consultant at Bain & Company. As an operator, she worked on Sephora’s transition into an omnichannel org focused on delivering experiential retail and developed huge consumer empathy and insights while working evenings and weekends on the sales floor at Outdoor Voices and Athleta. Zhenni is passionate about health and wellness and is a certified Yoga teacher. Zhenni graduated from the University of Southern California with a double major in Business and Accounting. Moderated by: Grace Kangdani Grace Kangdani s a Senior Vice President of Bank of America's Technology Industry Group. She is a banking professional with more than 20 years of experience, and has strong interest in corporate finance and banking. She has been continuously promoted and recognized for leadership and strong business performance. Has been recognized as one of Bank of America’s top 1% employees. Currently a part of Bank of America’s Technology Industry Group, she advises technology and emerging growth companies, in various aspects of their business, including: day-to-day operations, capital raise and strategic planning. ----- G&W Women in Startups is generously sponsored by our partners: About Graham & Walker Graham & Walker is a venture firm that activates the potential of all women in business through programs, community, and direct investments. We are on a mission to reshape the Nasdaq by investing in tech companies founded and led by women. For more information, please visit https://grahamwalker.com ----- By registering, you agree to receive updates about news, programs, and special events from G&W. Photographers and/or videographers will be covering this event and your likeness or image may be used in media to promote future G&W events and programs.