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April 17, 2019 6:00PM - 8:00PM — Innovate Pasadena

Capital Connect: Meet the VCs

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Over 2012-2013, there was a yearly average of seven venture capital (VC) funding deals in Pasadena companies totaling $28 million. Over 2017-2018, the yearly average almost doubled to fourteen deals totaling $56 million. Clearly, the Pasadena area is a growing resource for VCs looking to invest!

Join Innovate Pasadena and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati for an evening to connect with top venture capitalists in the greater Los Angeles area. At this Meet the VCs event, you will have an opportunity to learn about invited VCs current area of focus in funding early-stage startups and the state of investment in the area. The event will include a panel discussion and audience Q&A.

Tickets include food and drinks.


Speaker — Jay Goss

Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health focuses on health care start-ups seeking Seed and Series A investment.

Speaker — Dan Beldy

Airwing Ventures invests in digital services that are reinventing the way we live, work, and play... building trusted brands that help people live richer and fuller lives.

Speaker — Jason Schoettler

Calibrate Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm that partners with transformative consumer and enterprise technology companies to accelerate growth and drive commercialization through right-sized financing and expert operational guidance.

Speaker — Steve Allen

Digitalis invests in solutions to complex problems in human and animal health.

Speaker — Ken Funahashi

Ken is a Pasadena resident and corporate partner at Wilson Sonsini who helps entrepreneurs and investors as their outside legal advisor ranging from corporate formation, venture financings, IPOs and M&A transactions.

  • Wednesday — April 17, 2019
    6:00PM - 8:00PM
  • Pasadena Masonic Temple
    200 S Euclid Ave
    Pasadena, CA 91101
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Innovate Pasadena

Innovate Pasadena is part community, part platform, and all about the future. Our programs serve to eliminate the silos that exist between industries and encourage communication, collaboration, and success. Our vision is for a Pasadena that exists at the intersection of science, design, and technology, connecting the people to a brighter tomorrow.

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Parking is not provided unless otherwise noted in the event description. Near the venue, there should be convenient public parking lots, street parking, or metered spaces nearby.

Pasadena Masonic Temple
200 S Euclid Ave
Pasadena, CA 91101

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April 17, 2019 6:00PM - 8:00PM — Innovate Pasadena

Capital Connect: Meet the VCs

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