Скачать или смотреть Startup Boost LA Pre-Accelerator and Techstars Accelerator, Ask Us Anything Event March 11 2021

On March 11th we were joined by three experienced investors, startup entrepreneurs and operators behind two of LA’s most impactful startup catalysts, Techstars and Startup Boost, where they answered questions about how to survive and thrive in today’s startup environment.

Learn about the program and value of startup accelerators and pre-accelerators as well as factors to consider as you grow, navigate and fundraise for your latest venture.

Speakers:
Matt Kozlov (Managing Director Techstars LA
Matt is Managing Director of Techstars Los Angeles and invests in seed and pre-seed startups in the LA region. Primarily interested in: Health tech (digital healthcare, and Class 1/2 medical devices), Deep Tech (esp., robotics, aerospace, energy, AI/ML, edge computing), Real Estate tech, Ecommerce, Cybersecurity, and Entertainment. He previously ran Techstars Healthcare with Cedars-Sinai and the Techstars Starburst Space program with United States Air Force, NASA'S Jet Propulsion Lab, Lockheed Martin, Maxar Technologies, SAIC, and Israel Aerospace Industries. Graduates include: Tasso Inc., AppliedVR, Deep6 AI, Well Health, NarrativeDX (acquired by Press Ganey) and Silversheet (acquired by AMN Healthcare).


Tania Mulry (Co-Director of Startup Boost LA & CEO of Steamwork)
Tatiana Garrett Mulry is the CEO of Steamwork and has been leading cross-functional software and product development teams at large global corporations like MasterCard & Omnicom. She has been building software and advising high growth startups for more than 25 years. A former investment banker, she created a business growth agency in 2010 and teaches digital skills at USC.


Mark Koester (Co-Director of Startup Boost LA & Technical Product Designer)
Mark is an experienced technical product designer, product manager, entrepreneur, and developer. With a mix of programming and data science skills, he brings hands-on experience to designing, building, and launching both online technology products for web and mobile and offline training programs and event management. Increasingly his personal and professional focus is on data-driven products with an interest in healthtech, healthcare and wellness space. He previously led regional development for Techstars in Greater China and launched a software development agency in 2010. He writes regularly at www.markwk.com.

Special Guest: Sid Pandiya, Co-founder/CEO of Kona (fka Sike Insights)
Sid Pandiya is the co-founder/CEO of Kona (fka Sike Insights) - the emotional intelligence platform for remote teams. Kona's AI-powered platform helps remote managers become better leaders by helping them master emotional intelligence. With daily emotional wellbeing check-ins that provide actionable insights to leaders, it's making work happier and more connected for everyone. Customers include Asana, Medium, CoffeeMeetsBagel, Greenhouse.io and more. They went through Techstars 2020 and raised $1M from Zillow founder Spencer Rascoff, Amazon exec Jeff Wilke, The Fund, Overton VC, and more. Check out heykona.com for more information or to apply for access!

About Techstars:
Now in its fifth year, the Techstars Los Angeles Accelerator focuses on supporting innovation at the center of one of the country's most diverse and thriving startup ecosystems. Collectively, the 40 alumni companies who have participated in the three-month program have raised over $126 million and have a combined market cap of $328.6 million.

Here are a few highlights that made recent press from some of our alumni companies Fernish, Stackin’, and Slingshot Aerospace.
“Fernish Lands $15M in Khosla-Led Series A for Furniture Rental Platform” - Crunchbase
"Stackin’ raises $12.6 Series B to help millennials navigate the crowded fintech space" - TechCrunch
"Slingshot Aerospace raises $8M...bringing their total raised to $17M" - TechCrunch

About Startup Boost:
Startup Boost LA is a pre-accelerator program that prepares startups to apply to top accelerators, secure investment, and boost revenue.

Over the past 4 years Startup Boost programs have had 3600 applications, grown to 14 cities with 26 programs. We have pre-accelerated 265+ startups with these companies going on to top tier accelerators and raising over $56m to date.

The Startup Boost Pre-Accelerator charges no fee and takes no equity. The program takes place over 6 weeks online and gives startups access to the best speakers, mentors and support finishing in a local city demo day followed 2 months later by a global investor event.