We started with the idea of helping the next generation of angel investors learn about investing and become part of our community. Today we are certain that young investors want to make educated investment decisions and support founders beyond the capital.
program includes a series of in-depth discussions and educational sessions with topics ranging from:
■ Deal sourcing advice;
■ Evaluating startups and markets;
■ Partnering with early-stage founders;
and much more.
Andy Kleinman
890 5th Avenue Partners
Andy’s latest company Wonder created the first mobile operating system capable of turning a smartphone into a gaming and entertainment console. Wonder was recently acquired by Atari. Before Wonder, Andy was an early executive and CBO at Scopely, a mobile entertainment company. Prior to Scopely, Andy was Vice President at Zynga, and an early employee and VP at Playdom, where he helped scale the company on way to an acquisition by The Walt Disney Company for $563 million. Andy is an active investor, mentor and advisor to multiple companies and venture capital funds.
Max Alway-Townsend
Mural
Max Alway-Townsend currently works on Growth at Grain.co, an early stage B2B SaaS company. Max has been investing in early stage startups for the past two years, and has invested in companies such as Feather, Luminous Computing, Jüsto, Outer and more. Previously, he ran an HR tech startup, and is currently based in DC but is frequently in between NYC and SF.
Nandeet Mehta
Prototype Capital
Nandeet has been called one of “The Youngest Venture Capitalists” by Huffington Post for starting his career in VC at the young age of 18, having worked at Anthos Capital, and Science Inc, and others. He is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Prototype Capital, recognized for spearheading the distributed funds model. He is also the CEO and Founder of Pyur Solutions, a cpg-focused house of brands studio. Nandeet has also spent time at a myriad of Fortune 500 companies and startups including Lyft, T-mobile, Ubisoft, Dell and Samsung. He attended UCLA for a B.A. and was an Edison Scholar.
Jimmy Ku
Flutterwave
Jimmy is currently the COO of MixerBox, a mobile entertainment startup with 313+ million downloads across its suite of applications and he is focused on continuing its growth trajectory. Over the last few years, Jimmy has helped thousands of startups with their growth strategies and fundraising as an Advisor, Angel Investor, and GM of Fundraise Concierge at Atrium. He has helped founders raise over $330 million over the last 3 years.
