Seed to Exit: Lessons from Founders with Over $1B in Exits
Lessons from founders who built, scaled, and exited with impact.
Join us for an evening of insight and inspiration as four visionary entrepreneurs share their journeys from early-stage founders to successful exits. This exclusive Seed-to-Exit panel brings together mission-driven leaders who have built, scaled, and exited companies that have transformed industries—all while staying deeply aligned with their purpose.
Ajay Nwosu
Entrepreneur, investor, and global leader in sports technology. Ajay is the Founding Partner of Horizon Fund, investing $1M-$10M in early-stage ventures pushing human potential forward. As former CEO of Teqball USA, he expanded the sport to 150+ countries and secured ESPN deals. He also invests in health & wellness, AI, CPG, and sports tech, including Hyperice and Major League Pickleball (MLP). He serves on the Los Angeles Sports Council Board and is the author of Game Changer (2025).
Darren Berkovitz
A founding team member of TeleSign. Darren helped scale it into a global enterprise serving billions of users and 20 of the 25 largest internet companies, leading to its 2017 acquisition by BICS. His expertise in enterprise tech, acquisitions, and scaling infrastructure provides key insights for founders navigating growth and exits.
Tom Alapaattikoski
A serial entrepreneur and deep tech pioneer, Tom has spent 16+ years building and scaling companies in biotech, advanced manufacturing, and frontier technologies. As Co-founder & CEO of BRINTER INC., he has led global expansion, secured international investments, and built high-performance teams. Recently awarded North Carolina’s 2024 Biotech Entrepreneurial Excellence Award, he specializes in deep tech commercialization, investor relations, and cross-border scaling.
This panel will go beyond the numbers, diving into the real stories behind scaling, fundraising, and exiting—including the challenges, lessons, and pivotal decisions that shaped each founder’s journey.
Whether you're an early-stage founder, a scaling entrepreneur, or an investor, this is a rare opportunity to learn from those who have successfully traveled the full startup journey.
Join us for a chance to connect, learn, and be inspired by the leaders shaping the future of conscious entrepreneurship.
Stanley is a machine learning scientist who has led major research initiatives at Google, Stanford Medicine, and UC San Diego.
Stanley operated the Spacepost Labs STEAM incubator in Venice Beach for 10 years launching projects including Bright Moments, Lab.Bio, and New Atlantis Labs.
Stanley currently serves as Scientist in Residence at the UCLA venture accelerator, and supports impact driven venture out of the KINN.
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