Events

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Alex is a great person to talk with about:

Alex is a consultant venture builder based in NYC, where he focuses on scaling healthcare and finance companies. He began his career as an analyst at Spreemo Health (acquired), where he worked on strategy, operations, and finance projects across healthcare and technology. 

Prior to working as a consultant venture builder, he was the Director of Business Operations at Parsley Health. Alex earned his BS with honors in Bioengineering from Binghamton University. While in school, he conducted research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and was a recipient of the SUNY Association of Council Members and Trustees annual scholarship. 

He was born and raised in Westchester, NY and has traveled to 14 countries across 4 continents. In his free time, he enjoys playing sports such as tennis and skiing, as well as trying new recipes and cuisines.

1:1 session with Alex Hantman

Join this open office hour session to meet with Angel and other community members and friends.

Virtual Lunch with Angel the Angel Investor 😇

Investors, founders, and innovators, come to share your wins, gives/asks, and make new connections to help you reach your goals! 🚀

Join us for our monthly "Lunch with Angel the Angel Investor"

✨ Build relationships with Angel Gambino and other investors, founders, and innovators in the Angel Club network

✨ Spark meaningful conversations aimed to help you get the support you need in fundraising, growth, and M&A

✨ Share invaluable insights to help others along their journeys 

Secure your spot now! We limit the size of attendees in order to foster more transparent and intimate conversations. See you at "Lunch with Angel." 🚀✨

 is a Bay Area-based early stage startup investor, community builder, and technology executive.

She's a WIRED Top 100 servant leader who has built and led startups and large corporations on four continents. She is committed to driving economic mobility through entrepreneurship and innovation. She's passionate about product lead growth, partnerships, and her hometown of Detroit.

Angel is a Board Member, advisor, and active angel investor in hundreds of startups and has served as a BRITS and BAFTA-winning senior executive at the BBC and Viacom. She sold her last business to Ford in 2018 and founded Angel Club to support angel investors and angel stage startups.

Her greatest gift is seeing opportunities where others see problems and curating the right people to build new ventures. Although, her son might say it's her spaghetti that makes her world-class.

Lunch with Angel

Jayme is a great person to talk to about:

​​Jayme is CEO of Worthy Marketing Group, a boutique agency she founded in 2011 that supports top entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and coaches with the launch of their brands, nonfiction books, and online programs.

​​For over ten years, WMG has been privileged to work with some of the world’s top authors and thought leaders to launch their books and grow their brands. Luminaries like 

, and many more are among WMG’s clients.

​​With nearly twenty years of experience working with authors in a variety of functions, Jayme started her career as a founding team member of The Marcus Buckingham Company playing key roles in brand and product development before shifting to working with an award-winning graphic design firm where she honed her skills in branding, print, and web design disciplines.

​​Then, pursuing her dream to live in New York City, Jayme gained experience on the publishing side of the business working with NYC-based literary agency Fletcher & Co. before “hanging her own shingle” to assist author clients with their book launches as a freelance marketer. As work demand grew, Jayme saw the need to formalize an agency and Worthy Marketing Group was born. Her woven tapestry of experience provides WMG’s clients and team with an unparalleled perspective and expertise.

​​Jayme lives in Atlanta with her husband Matt and seven children—two human, four fur, and one fin. 🙂 Outside of WMG, Jayme advocates for racial and social justice issues, enjoys kitchen dance parties with her kids and belting out her favorite hits.

1:1 session with Jayme Johnson

Olga is a great person to talk with about:

Olga is a multiple time co-founder in 10+ industries, across 3 continents, with an institutional asset management background. She is experienced in talent development, alternative investments (early stage), acquisitions, edtech, hrtech, fintech, arts and creative Industries, deeptech, legaltech, proptech, and big data.

1:1 session with Olga Duka

Rachel is a great person to talk with about:

​As a leadership coach and consultant, Rachel is a champion of individual and organizational evolution. She serves as a trusted advisor, mentor, and coach to her clients and community.

​Rachel is particularly adept at fostering highly collaborative coaching environments where clarity, trust, and decisiveness lay the foundations for change. Combining expertise in organization development and business management, Rachel takes a multi-disciplinary approach to coaching that is holistic and growth-oriented. The emphasis is on mitigating blindspots, identifying critical areas for growth, and empowering clients to leverage their strengths to achieve individual and organizational change objectives.

​Rachel has been a highly sought-after coach with tech, media, and consulting executives for nearly a decade. Her notable clients include Affirm, Plaid, Ledger, Gong, Google, Pax Labs, Deloitte, ServiceNow, GitHub, Salesforce, Nasa, Nike, CrisperTx, Blockdaemon, LiveNation, and more. In the years before launching her own executive coaching and executive search firm, Rachel spent fifteen years scaling early-stage organizations across the United States and Asia with leadership roles in business operations, management consulting, and organization/talent development.

​Rachel has an MBA from the Cornell Johnson School of Management and additional graduate studies including Organizational Behavior at USF and an Executive Certificate in The Psychology of Leadership from the Cornell Johnson School of Management. Rachel is also a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) through The Coaches Training Institute and ICF, a Licensed Human Element Practitioner (LHEP), and has been a Certified Yoga and Mindfulness Instructor for over a decade.

1:1 session with Rachel Bassignani

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Marcia is a great person to talk with about:

She is a venture partner with Mindshift Capital and a member of Golden Seeds, one of the largest angel groups in the US.  Both groups focus on investing in women-led companies. 

Marcia Darwood is on a mission to empower and educate everyone to realize their potential to invest in positive change. She is passionate about bridging the gap from early-stage inception to building thriving, profitable companies.

A proponent of diversity in startup leadership, which has proven to yield better outcomes, Marcia supports companies that are working on solutions to big problems in the world, like hunger, clean water, medical advances, and climate change. 

Marcia is also an advisor to the Securities and Exchange Commission on the Small Business Capital Formation Committee. 

She is Chair Emeritus of the Angel Capital Association (ACA), the global professional society for angel investors. She is a founding member and current chair of the ACA’s Growing Women’s Capital Group, which is building syndication and collaboration among US investment groups focused on women-led companies.

Previously, Marcia was the COO of Portfolia as well as a managing partner at BlueTree Capital Group, where she was responsible for investment strategy, diligence research, and member education.  

Prior to that, Marcia won numerous awards as a top sales executive for Kaplan Education for ten consecutive years. She is also a co-author of the book You Can, You Will, which was an Amazon bestseller in 39 categories in four countries.  

Marcia received an MBA from the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School.   

A TEDx speaker and the host of The Angel Next Door Podcast, Marcia walks the talk and holds investments in over 50 early-stage companies and funds. She is committed to expanding support for diverse companies that overcome the world’s biggest problems and accelerate positive change. 

Topic: Marcia Dawood's Personal Meeting Room

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1:1 session with Marcia Dawood

Ben is a great person for founders to talk with about:

Ben is a great person for investors to talk with about:

Ben is an independent analyst and board-level advisor in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) space. He has over 35 years of experience helping companies and investors make better-informed decisions based on data-driven understanding of the future. 

Current interests include serving as Non-Executive Chairman of TV drama consultancy MediaXchange, Non-Executive Director of TAA Tech Ventures, Advisory Board member at movie streamer CultPix, immersive audio innovator Plaudeo and web3 video enabler EDGE, Industry Advisor to investment bank Silverwood Partners, Advisor to Nasdaq-listed media-tech group Pixelworks, Senior Advisor to start-up accelerator Match-Maker Ventures, Senior Associate at digital sports consultancy Seven League, and expert advisor to the high-level government-industry liaison organisation British Screen Forum.

Until 2017, Ben was Chief Analyst & Vice President for TMT at IHS Markit, leading a team of 100 expert analysts around the world and advising leaders at most of the world’s largest TMT groups. He had P&L responsibility for ~$50m of revenue.

Prior to IHS, Ben was instrumental in building Screen Digest into a premiere research firm, pioneering empirical analysis and robust forecasting of global media and technology markets. In late 2010, Ben engineered a successful exit for Screen Digest with a sale to Nasdaq-listed IHS. Ben subsequently helped IHS acquire and integrate another six research and analysis firms. 

1:1 session with Ben Keen

Akinwale is a great person to talk with about:

Akinwale has over 15 years experience in marketing, consumer intelligence and brand consulting. He is a Co-Founder and Brand Evolution Director at The Hook, one of the the fastest growing independent marketing groups in Sub-Saharan Africa. 

In his role as a Brand Evolution Director, he advises private companies and government agencies on brand and business development, policy design, perception management and community building. 

He is an active angel investor and venture builder. He is a Founding Partner at Founders' Box, an angel community for founders building market creating solutions in digital infrastructure, commerce and education across Africa. 

A lifelong learner and teacher, he enjoys intellectual banter and would go any length to extract information on any topic of interest. He loves watching football, solo walking and a Friday night hangout. 

Specialities: Go-To-Market Strategy, Brand Positioning Strategy, Consumer Intelligence, Product and Service Design.

1:1 session with Akinwale Muse

Patrick is a great person to talk with about:

Patrick joined Chasing Rainbows as a General Partner after leading initiatives for LGBTQ+ investors and startups with StartOut and Gaingels in the US, Latin America, and Europe. As a Venture Partner for Gaingels, Patrick hosted a group of 30 LGBTQ+ angels to explore the emerging startup ecosystems in Latin America in partnership with Google, 500 Global, VC leaders, and top queer-led startups. He has also sourced deals including Ureeka for Gaingels, performing due diligence, investor interviews, and financial analysis. 

Further supporting the LGBTQ+ community, Patrick was hand-selected to chair StartOut’s VC and Fundraising board of 15 diverse entrepreneurs, investors, founders, and ecosystem supporters for the global LGBTQ+ entrepreneurial population. He maintains relationships with corporates in the US and abroad in these capacities and has run or facilitated more than 30 events, panels, demo days, and networking opportunities.

Before joining Chasing Rainbows, Patrick led the H4X Labs acceleration program for BMNT, deploying $1 million each in 20 companies coupled with multiple hours of bespoke technical assistance. Company success metrics are high with three exits, and four successful funding rounds based on connections through his network. 

In addition to his role at Chasing Rainbows, Patrick is a Venture Capital Product Marketing Lead at Carta, driving value for VC and LP customers across the globe. 

Patrick is connected to startups, corporate partners, and a global network of investors. He previously ran 500 Globals’ investor education programs and has spoken on panels, podcasts, and at top universities on startup ecosystems and network building. He is a connector at heart, relying on empowering multiple stakeholders simultaneously to drive value.

1:1 session with Patrick Driscoll

Don is a great person to talk with about:

With more than 15 years of experience, Don F. McLean is the founder of McLean Media, a boutique PR and content marketing firm that supports some of the world’s smartest entrepreneurs and organizations with public relations, content marketing, fractional CMO services, LinkedIn optimization, and communications strategy. His works spans automotive, B2B, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, mobility, pharmaceuticals, professional services, tech, and more.  

As an award-winning leader in building authority and increasing impact for brands, Don increased the online share of voice for a specialty insurance group and pharmaceutical software client by 41% and 50%, respectively, and accelerated customer acquisition for a brand by 180% within a month. 

At his core, Don believes that hard work, honesty, and heart are essential in business and life. He regularly volunteers with top-tier charitable organizations, is writing a book on strategies to elevate leaders on LinkedIn, and is a member of the 

Recently, one tech CEO and hip-hop artist said, "Don is a master in public relations and is an absolute pleasure to know! His network is vast and he is always thinking a few steps ahead. I will definitely continue to work with McLean Media." 

1:1 session with Don F. McLean

Angel Club Masterclass with Peter Walker

Steven is a great person to talk with about:

I’m Steven Roussey, an investor, software engineer and entrepreneur based in West Hollywood, CA. I’m the founder and CEO of Network54 (sold to Tapatalk) and Privicy (shutdown during Covid), and head of e-Commerce and platform at Weebly (sold to Square). I’m an investor in companies, syndicates, and funds. I consult for a fund of funds while working on my own.

1:1 session with Steven Roussey

LiLing is a great person to talk with about:

LiLing serves as chair of the U.S. Emerging Growth & Venture Capital Group, and focuses on debt and equity financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate counseling. In her emerging companies practice, she provides exit strategy planning while looking after the full spectrum of a client's legal needs. She represents first-time and experienced investors as well as early-stage companies. 

She has closed deals involving parties in the U.S., Asia, Europe, and Australia, and represented clients across the health care, technology, life sciences, and food and beverage industries.

Recently recognized by The Legal 500 USA as a Next Generation Lawyer for Venture Capital and Emerging Companies, LiLing has been praised for her ability to “reduce complex problems to solutions quickly” through her “emotional intelligence” and “ability to communicate potential solutions concisely and in common language.”

1:1 session with LiLing Poh

The market is tough right now. Angel investing is down, lenders are going out of business, and it's taking much longer to close rounds at lower valuations. Now, more than ever, you need to nail your story so that it lands with investors. 

Angel Club Pitch Practice

Mike is a great person to talk with about:

​​Mike is the CEO of music tech startup MQA Ltd and serves on its board of directors. Before joining MQA in 2016, Mike held several executive roles within the Warner Music Group including President of WEA Corp and ADA, Head of Studios and Digital Operations, and EVP, Technology. Before joining Warner, Jbara was a leader in the New York-based Media and Entertainment Practice at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture). 

​Mike has been at the forefront of the music industry’s digital transformation including establishing the first global digital supply chain and being a founding board member of DDEX. He continues to serve on the board of multiple privately held companies. Mike holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from the University of Michigan.   

​Outside of work you can find Mike mentoring and advocating for the development of his hometown of Detroit, coaching youth sports and buying equipment to support his cooking habit.

1:1 session with Mike Jbara

Sara is a great person to talk with about:

Sara Payan is a cannabis industry professional and subject matter expert, experienced in MSO growth from a single store to a multi-state presence. As a business development leader, she consults on successful consumer acquisition/conversion strategies, buying trends, product development and menu (product) curation with a deep understanding of stage of life usage and methods of ingestion in the medicinal and adult-use markets. With over a decade of industry experience guiding and educating the public, Payan has her finger on the pulse of the industry regarding consumer trends and product life cycles and has consulted with numerous brands. She creates successful engagement through marketing, educational and training opportunities for companies, healthcare institutions, policymakers and the public through consultation, curriculum and media production. 

Sara worked for the Apothecarium as their Director of Education and Public Education Officer for over a decade. She sits on the California Cannabis Advisory Committee, where she is the chair of the Medical Use Subcommittee and was an appointee of the San Francisco Cannabis Oversight Committee and Co-Chair of the San Francisco State Cannabis Legalization Taskforce. She is an engaged media professional who has published national editorials, participated in industry panel presentations and is the producer and host of the "Planted with Sara Payan" podcast, an ongoing conversation encompassing the vast world of cannabis, focusing on education & policy. Featured guests include former RNC Chair Michael Steele, music legend David Crosby, Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Congressman Earl Blumenauer. You can find "Planted with Sara Payan" wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.

1:1 session with Sara Payan

Stephen is a great person to talk with about:

A serial entrepreneur and occasional investor, Stephen is originally from London, where he successfully built and exited three companies across the automotive, retail, and e-commerce industries before relocating to Colorado. The majority of his career is as an owner, executive, and CEO of established businesses and startups.

Most recently Stephen was CEO of CoFoundersLab, one of the largest founder platforms globally. With an accelerator, education courses and live events, CoFoundersLab became the place for Entrepreneurs globally to launch and grow their businesses.  Stephen has also served as consultant, advisor, and mentor for multiple startups and globally recognized brands.

1:1 session with Stephen Price

Topic: Marcia Darwood's Personal Meeting Room

1:1 session with Marcia Darwood

Teresa is a great person to talk with about:

Teresa founded Spiral5, an award-winning boutique PR agency and career incubator. She specializes in entertainment, innovation, culture, and psychedelics as a publicist. Teresa has been featured in Forbes, Brit+Co, and Thrive Global and was a PR News Rising Star Under 30.

1:1 session with Teresa Bigelow

AMA with LiLing Poh 

Renee is a great person to talk with about:

Currently SVP of Product at Tuned, I work at the 

intersection of hearing, audio, technology and telehealth

 after a long career in the digital media industry. 

Previously residing in New York City & Seattle, I worked as Senior Director of Product for Napster, Director of Product Development for SiriusXM, and have worked in Product Management for large media brands like MTV, Comedy Central, Spike and NBC. I've also worked in smaller startups like Yonder Music managing their app across Southeast Asian markets. As Senior Product Manager in Apps & Emerging Platforms at Viacom for nearly a decade, I worked on a suite of apps on many platforms for Comedy Central, MTV, Spike, Bellator MMA, VH1, Logo, and BET. I joined Viacom in 2008 just as Apple was launching the App Store. That changed everything and started my obsession with emerging technology. 

I have 20 years of experience working with digital media. I've worked freelance as a writer, authoring a book in 2012, a designer, content manager & audio producer. Clients include Packt Publishing, 

1:1 session with Renee Valdez

Please Note: Mentor Sessions are for Angel Club Members. Members, please register for one session at a time per mentor. Thank you!

Kristine is a great person to talk with about:

​​Kristine is a consultant who enjoys the discovery, play, analysis and exploration that is part of her daily design practice. A designer, entrepreneur and educator, Kristine has worked with teams to build new ventures, products and services for organizations, startups and large companies.  She has frequently worked with the innovation teams, Prehype, Co-Created and Machine. Additionally, she works with non-profits and startups to build successful new ventures across healthcare, education and e-commerce.

​She is a designer, educator and entrepreneur that believes in creating services and products to improve the planet and lives of people. She is currently teaching at SVA Products of Design and NYU Tandon. Previously, she has taught at Parsons/New School and Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

1:1 session with Kristine Mudd

Online technology and startup veteran, known as SEO’Brien for an extensive past in the search industry, Paul works in Venture Capital Economic Development, serving investment in entrepreneurs. With a passion for media innovation and investment, Paul seeded MediaTech Ventures, a media industry venture development group. 

Former Venture Partner in Meaningful Ventures, O'Brien is Founder and Director of Funded House and Director of Founder Institute for Texas.

Historically, a seasoned marketer with an early career at Yahoo! and HP. From there, Paul led the early growth of startups such as 

 (Acquired by GoDaddy), Zvents (Acquired by eBay’s Stubhub), and MicroVentures (Venture Capital). Paul has an unusually strong technical background considering the role he tends to play today; he built websites in the '90s and continues to engineer and produce content at 

. He was featured in the book, Online Marketing Heroes, and frequently speaks at startup and media conferences.

AMA with Paul O'Brien

Jim is a great person to talk with about:

, is a Silicon Valley native and classic startup lawyer who represents clients with big ideas. He has a particular strength in counseling consumer facing companies, especially those who touch digital medial or “frontier technology,” including augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) and the creator economy. 

Jim works with founders and entrepreneurs through the entire lifecycle of their companies, including formation, fundraising and exit processes. Jim serves as the primary legal advisor for several clients and, on occasion, acts as investor counsel in venture capital financings. 

Knowing that every investment, transaction or partnership begins with the need to build a relationship, Jim takes a relationship-based approach to the practice of law. He works closely with his clients to balance legal risks with business needs that impact immediate decisions, as well as short-term and long-term goals.

1:1 session with Jim Brenner

Kyle is a great person to talk with about:

​Kyle Park is a Co-founder & Managing Partner at Harvest Management Partners and Strategic Advisor for Silicon Catalyst.

He is a highly accomplished technology executive with 30+ years of experience in corporate leadership, finance (CFO), investment banking, corporate development. worldwide operations and corporate strategy. He has originated and executed more than 50 transactions and have been involved in 3 IPO's (Synopsys, Niku and Synplicity).

Completed M&A transactions with leading technology companies, including Ansys, Apple, Cadence, Google, Intel, Mentor Graphics, Mercury Defense Systems, Siemens, Smart Modular, Synopsys, Siemens, and Tesla.

- Operational executive with extensive worldwide deal/banking experience

- 11+ years as a leading Technology M&A investment banker

- Transactions include sellside (and occasionally buyside)

- Sector experience covers Semiconductor Eco-System (including hardware, software, security, AI/ML, and auto tech) as well as SaaS & Security Software

- CFO functions include Audit, FP&A, IR, Human Resources, Operations, Facilities & IT

- Operational roles include CFO, Finance, Accounting, Operations, Legal

Extensive global network of C-level connections in technology as well as venture capital, growth equity, private equity, attorneys, entrepreneurs and board members across SF Bay Area/California, Europe, Asia and Australia.

1:1 session with Kyle Park

Darius is a growth-focused product and engineering leader, angel investor and entrepreneur. He has focused on growing companies and people at Tickle, Bebo, 

, Dropbox, Facebook, Airtable and now Vendr.

Along the way he's learned viral, scaling, agile management, rapid iteration, product strategy and all aspects of growing a website.

Angel Club Masterclass with Darius Contractor

on the Thompson Legal Advisory Services PC team to discuss:

We look forward to seeing you for a great conversation filled with valuable information!

Tamara Thompson is a California lawyer, English law advisor and the founder of Thompson Legal Advisory Services P.C. She and her team have a deep knowledge of doing deals in Silicon Valley and the UK. They also work across other geographies, remotely as well as from offices in SF and London. Tamara founded the firm in 2000.

• Start-Up Matters and General Corporate Advice

Tamara brings decades of experience in her practice to her clients and she has an exceptional team at the firm. The firm has advised numerous clients in the US and across Europe on mergers and acquisitions (buy-side and sell-side), divestitures, seed and venture capital financings, private equity and debt transactions, as well as start-up and general commercial matters. The firm is experienced in all of the aspects of taking start-up clients from formation all the way through to sale to large corporate and other buyers. They are also experienced in drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts and intellectual property related agreements. 

Some current representative clients include:

• Play Ventures – Financing Transactions and Related Matters

• Initial Capital – Financing Transactions and Related Matters

• London Venture Partners – Financing Transactions and Related Matters

• Global Founders Capital – Financing Transactions and Related Matters

• Good Game, Inc. - Start Up and Corporate Matters

 - Start Up and Corporate Matters; Commercial Contracts and Licensing Matters

• NNIT - Commercial Contracts and Licensing Matters

• Broadway Angels – Financing Transactions and Related Matters

Prior to starting the firm, Tamara was at Brobeck (SF), Venture Law Group (Sand Hill Road) and Mayer Brown (London) and also was general counsel of The Tomorrow Factory and Xcert International (sold to RSA).

AMA with Tamara Thompson

As a founder, you face a tougher fundraising market than anything we’ve seen in over a decade.

Investors are looking for the best of the best. That means a great business with an amazing founder and packaged in a way that shines above everyone else.

The problem is that it’s never been more confusing for founders trying to figure out what investors want.

Do you need a pitch deck? When should you share your data room? How do you get in contact with investors? What does a good fundraising process look like? Should you raise a priced round or on a SAFE? Should you focus on a lead first? How long does the process take?

These are all questions that founders face and the confusion means failure. 

But here's the good news: There’s money out there. Deals are getting done. Rounds are being closed.

You just need to know how to make it happen.

 We want to make sure that you’re the founder that gets the funding and that Techcrunch article you deserve.

Over 3 days inside of Angel Club, we will show you exactly what it takes to tell the right story, run the perfect process, and close your funding round fast.

It’s the same process, strategy, and tactics that have helped founders raise hundreds of millions of dollars.

 as they put on this special 3-day event exclusively for Angel Club Members to prepare for our Angel Club Pitch Practice (4/28) and beyond!

Bootcamp consists of three 90 minute sessions starting at 10am Pacific on April 24-26.

: We will go over founder storytelling specifically for raising venture capital. This will be part teaching, part workshop, and an opportunity for questions throughout the 90 minute session.

: We will go over investor psychology and fundraising readiness. This session will show you what investors expect in a meeting with a founder, how they analyze potential deals, and what you can do to stand out from the crowd.

: We will go over the fundraising strategy to make sure you can run a smooth and efficient process. Look forward to topics including outreach strategy, how to think about angels versus institutional investors, and creating calendar density to speed up your fundraise.

Ready To Raise Bootcamp: April 24-26

Julia is a great person to talk to about:

​Julia is General Counsel and Chief Operations Officer for Carmenta Management, LLC, a late-state venture capital firm with peak AUM of over $500 million, since 2020. Carmenta has a presence in the Bay Area, Miami and Southeast Asia. She was previously in private practice for nine years, most recently as a senior associate at Cooley LLP, an internationally recognized law firm, advising and representing premiere venture capital and private equity firms on fund formation, fund maintenance, upper-tier structuring and regulatory compliance matters, while based in their San Francisco office. 

​Julia served as outside counsel to Carmenta for four years while at Cooley LLP.  Prior to Cooley LLP, she was an associate at Gunderson, Dettmer, Stough, Villeneuve & Franklin LLP in Redwood City, CA in their venture fund formation practice, representing many prominent venture capital firms in connection with their fund formation and fundraising activities. Prior to that, Julia was an associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York, NY, having worked on public and private M&A deals, large credit finance transactions and private equity fund formation, including a secondment with Morgan Stanley Investment Management covering their real estate investing platform. 

​Julia holds a B.A. degree from Brown University (

) and earned her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.  She is admitted to practice law in New York and California and she currently resides in San Francisco, CA.  In her free time, Julia loves to cook and try new restaurants.

1:1 session with Julia Van de Walle

Please register and send any questions or topics you'd like for Ladi and Angel to cover during this virtual session.

Ladi operates at the intersection between technology, business and innovation is determined to find the best solutions to the world’s most challenging problems. He is the lead for Accenture Ventures UKI where he specializes in investing in growth-stage companies and guiding large companies through digital transformation. He is also the CEO for Diversity.VC, a non-profit on a mission to create a Venture Capital industry where one’s identity is no longer a barrier to making or receiving investments. As a bridge between an extensive network of enterprise, entrepreneurs and investors, he is uniquely placed to lead impactful change.

AMA with Ladi Greenstreet

 is a Co-founder & Managing Partner at Harvest Management Partners and Strategic Advisor for Silicon Catalyst.

During this session, he will discuss how to pitch and close acquisitions - with perspective for both startups and buyers.

Kyle is a highly accomplished technology executive with 30+ years of experience in corporate leadership, finance (CFO), investment banking, corporate development. worldwide operations and corporate strategy. Have originated and executed more than 50 transactions and have been involved in 3 IPO's (Synopsys, Niku and Synplicity).

Angel Club Masterclass with Kyle Park

Brahm is a great person to speak with about:

​Brahm is a co-founder and General Partner of Malaika Ventures, an early-stage fund investing in next-generation founders and climate tech solutions. He is the founder and GP of Backed x Black Capital, an early-stage fund investing in Black founders. He has over two decades of experience building technology startups and working across multiple industries and technologies. He leverages his deep operational, technology development, investing experience, and access to a broad network of investors and operators to help founders build and scale.

​He also researches Responsible AI, teaches data science and analytics for universities and enterprise clients. Brahm earned a Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. in Electrical, Aerospace, and Mechanical Engineering from Boston University.

1:1 session with Brahm Rhodes

Melissa is a great person to speak with about:

​Melissa is a psychotherapist and the former founder of Stellicare, a behavioral health startup. She is currently the Head of Product at Ellipsis Health. In 2010, while working as a nephrology social worker, Melissa created a clinical program called Symptom Targeted Intervention (STI) to help address untreated depression in her dialysis patients. STI is now used in over 5000 dialysis clinics to improve the clinical outcomes of the most vulnerable patients.

​Since 2010, Melissa has conducted research, written articles, created training videos, and designed and developed products and software to improve mental health. In 2017, while working as the CEO of Stellicare, Melissa and nine other female founders created Fair Funders, to help underrepresented founders raise capital. She was on the board of Fair Funders until 2021.