From Dorm Rooms To Board Rooms : Apeel Fireside Chat
Event Details:
On May 29th, Crescent Fund, Gaucho Creative Marketing Consulting Group, and AS F&B are partnering to bring UCSB founder James Rogers and investor Jason Spievak for an evening of stories and lessons from their journey with Apeel & more!
Apeel Sciences is pioneering technologies to help extend the shelf life of fresh produce, reducing food waste and enhancing sustainability. By creating plant-derived solutions that naturally reinforce the surface of fruits and vegetables, Apeel's products keep produce fresh two to three times longer.
Dr. James Rogers, the founder and former CEO of Apeel Sciences, is at the forefront of developing sustainable solutions to enhance food longevity and reduce waste. At Apeel, he helped raise over $640 million in venture funding.
Jason Spievak, the founder and managing partner of Entrada Ventures, is a tenured investor and strategist in the venture space. He has helped raise over $1 billion in venture funding at portfolio companies like Apeel, Procore, Invoca, and more.
Crescent Fund is a student-run micro-VC built to back SoCal university students, alumni, and staff founders at the earliest stages. Our team spans 10+ universities and we have backed 20+ companies across Southern California. If there is a startup on our campus, we will know about it!
Gaucho Creative is a student-run, marketing consulting group at UCSB. Our goal is to provide students with real-world, portfolio-building experience that can otherwise take years to acquire. We work with Fortune 500 companies, local businesses and startups and bring our clients data driven solutions around marketing and design.