​About This Event

​Join us on March 4th, 2024, for an evening with the one and only Alex Pall of The Chainsmokers & Mantis. Alex will share stories and advice on how to become a rockstar in life, music, startups, & investing.

​Whether you are a budding entrepreneur, engineer, AI enthusiast, or curious student, this evening promises to be an entertaining masterclass that will accelerate your personal + professional growth, and show you how to have as much fun as possible along the way. We look forward to seeing you in Berkeley!

​About Alex Pall

​Alex Pall is a Grammy® Award-winning and Billboard Chart topping artist and member of the The Chainsmokers, a dominating musical force. Comprised of Alex Pall and Drew Taggart, their signature sound has seen them develop some of the biggest breakthrough songs over the course of the last few years. Using their ability to identify trends, Drew and Alex have also built a track record as seasoned angel investors. From entering the spirits industry by partnering on JAJA Tequila to cofounding a blockchain ticketing company aimed at eradicating ticket scalping, YellowHeart, the Chainsmokers are no strangers to entrepreneurship.  Most recently, The Chainsmokers were featured on the cover of Forbes for their entrepreneurial achievements as well as being named by Forbes as the highest paid DJs in the world.

​About The House Fund

​The House Fund is a pre-seed and seed stage venture capital fund, and the first fund fully focused on the UC Berkeley community.

​​​Since inception in early 2016, The House Fund has invested in 100+ startups, including 9 startups (and counting) achieving Unicorn status and 15+ exits (to Apple, Google, Facebook, Tesla, Airbnb). Over 100 VC firms have follow-on invested over $5 Billion in our startups including Accel, A16Z, Benchmark, Founders Fund, & Sequoia.

​About Mantis Venture Capital

​Following their passion for supporting other brilliant entrepreneurs, Alex Pall and Drew Taggart joined forces with a seasoned investment team, led by tech investors and entrepreneurs Milan Koch and Jeffrey Evans, to form Mantis. By combining the knowledge of its 100+ prolific industry leaders as limited partners and its deep understanding and influence on a wide variety of markets, Mantis pursues the most disruptive early-stage companies that adopt emerging technologies across AI, cybersecurity, gaming and health tech. Mantis seeks to invest in companies that incubate positive change in the world at large.

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​Please note, due to capacity constraints, registration does not guarantee attendance. You will receive a separate confirmation email from us confirming your attendance in the days leading up to the event. Must be a UC Berkeley undergraduate student, graduate student, postdoc, alumni, or faculty member to attend.