​Expert DOJO has one of the biggest accelerator influencer networks in LA and has the most focused hyper-growth program anywhere in the world. We are building a network of 1B+ followers so that we can help grow 1,000 companies. We want to invite you to join us at this special influencer event in Santa Monica.

​From Metaverse to good old TV, email and print, every aspiring unicorn must master the content game, and the DOJO is doing just that. Times have changed, and real quality growth is everything -- many of Expert DOJO companies have grown by 200+% year to year and that's just the start. The next frontiers of Web 3, the Metaverse, VR, robotics and whatever else is just beyond the horizon are all about growing fast and growing well. Meet Expert DOJO influencers, visionaries, investors, and founders who are raising the unicorns and see how the "new normal" is here to stay.

​During this event you will meet influencers and learn how they are monetizing and growing users in Web 2 and Web 3. For the first two hours you will hear from superstars with hundreds of millions of followers about how they intend to use their influence in 2022 and beyond. You will also meet many of the top LA startups in the Web 3 space and this will all be followed with drinks, nibbles and live music on our beautiful balcony overlooking third street promenade.

​First out of the blocks will be the current world champion team in Fortnite, 

. They are cleaning up right now and their owner will be at the DOJO to share how they are doing it. Over 400 million people play this game globally and this is the number one team. They own this space. Learn how they intend to build an eSports empire.

​Then we will have Unlu co-founder & CEO, 

discuss identifying top talent & the best knowledge accessible to make the world a better place. As one of the biggest influencer platforms in India, he knows the ins and outs of the world of creators and talent.

​It keeps on building with one of the top Tik Tok influencer networks in LA. Mavens List works with 

 and influencers with a combined following of over 1 billion people. Their founder, Jeff Jones will be talking about how you can use these influencers to scale beyond where you thought was ever possible.

​If you think this is exceptional then wait until you see our other personalities and influencers. We have hip hop stars, sports personalities and so many more. All are coming to help show startups how to grow your user base by following their best practices.

​In addition we will have some of the top companies in the web 3 world showcasing their innovations. Meet them and gain a top level understanding of what is being built in LA. it will blow your mind...

​Its drinks, networking and fun. Expert DOJO has arguably the most beautiful location and outside balcony in Los Angeles. Come and relax with the stars and the superstars as you celebrate the best that the LA startup scene has to offer.

 - a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to celebrate the growing LA ecosystem!

Meet the Top LA Influencers & Esports Giants at Expert DOJO During #LATechWeek

Come join an epic round-robin tennis tournament with a great group of investors! It will be an awesome day of competition at LMU’s varsity tennis facility. The event will be co-hosted by 

--> If you'd like to enter the tournament bracket

. Spots are limited due to court availability. We’ll send out more details to those accepted.

We will chose 20-32 investors to play in their appropriate group ranking to compete against their colleagues from all around the country.

*Spots are limited due to court availability and capacity!

VC Tennis Championships Hosted by Expert DOJO, Propel VC and LMU Entrepreneurship

Expert DOJO welcomes you to come and see our new investments in the healthcare space. There will be 3 demo days, the same companies will present at all 3 events, so please register for the one day that suits you the best. We'll be showcasing the cohort over Zoom, where you get the chance to a first glimpse of the companies. The format is simple, 5 min presentations from each founder. Any requested introductions for follow-up meetings with specific founders will be facilitated by the Expert DOJO Team!

At Expert DOJO we build unicorns and the valuation of our investments has grown 300% over the last year. We are a new form of accelerator that focuses on obsessive growth as opposed to hype and inflated investments. Our experts specialize in everything from ideal customer profiles, AB testing, email sequencing, and landing pages, along with every possible sales channel you can imagine. We’re here to be your growth partner in building a unicorn and are proud to welcome our newest companies into our community.

Expert DOJO Healthcare Demo Day

It's about time.... FOR EXPERT DOJO TO ENTER NEW YORK CITY!!

We know that we're in the top 5 when it comes to deal-making in the seed stage both in SoCal and Africa over a 12-month period. We don't stop until we've conquered the world. 

That being said, next up is the east coast. Expert DOJO will be bringing 10 of our cohort companies to 

 to showcase their innovation to the top investors in New York City. We know that the best exposure of the top companies will result in investment term sheets and that is why we have negotiated to position our Expert DOJO showcase pavilion to be seen by everyone. 

The following day (Wednesday 11/16) we're bringing together some of the top investors in the city. Although our startups will spend from 5 pm to 6 pm showcasing their investment opportunity 

we refuse to allow boring to enter the room

. For this reason, the theme and aura will be 

... This will all take place at the beautiful and iconic Lipstick Building, followed by food and drinks.

We're dedicated to not only growing our companies through internal scaling models but we are also extremely focused on making sure that our invested companies are exposed to the top investors in the country. 

We could not do these fantastic startup support efforts without our incredible partner, 

. They're a leading Venture Capital law firm with offices in New York, Los Angeles and Princeton, representing both emerging companies and venture investors across the US and internationally.  Pitchbook ranks Reitler in the “Top 10” in Venture Capital transactions (7th in the US and 8thglobally as of Q2 2022). Reitler’s practice areas also include M&A exit transactions, corporate finance, fund formation, tax and executive compensation, intellectual property, litigation and entertainment law.

Note that we'll be on the 21st floor, Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLP

Expert DOJO Lucha Libre Investor Hour

Guys and Dolls, you are cordially invited to join us at the Expert Dojo Speakeasy for a Prohibition Party. 

Discretion is paramount...don't attract the buzzers (we don't need the joint raided). Enjoy cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and live music by the Jarvis-Valle Quintet performing some of the most influential American songs and jazz standards from the early 20th century.  

It's time to drink Blind Tiger (and wine or beer) and dance on the tables! (Not really, please stay off the tables). Dress up in your 1920's glam and you're welcome to bring your best jazz partner - we look forward to seeing you!

Expert DOJO. Located on the 3rd level in the mall, right next to Cheesecake Factory.

Blind Tiger Prohibition Party 🥂

Here at Expert DOJO, we recognize that startups need the support of the venture community to help break through to levels that allow you to compete with the best venture backed startups in the world. Every month, Expert DOJO will be arranging

 to answer questions and guide you as to how to build the billion dollar company that you have already visualized. 

This session is especially important because it takes a different type of founder to build a seed stage company, an A stage company, and a unicorn. During this session, our investor experts will answer the difficult questions to help you navigate this road. Come and join us! This session is sponsored by 

Meet the five top angels and venture capitalists:

 is the founder and CEO of Expert DOJO, the most active accelerator in Southern California and one of the most active Venture Capitalists in the United States. Expert DOJO are a new form of accelerator who focus on obsessive growth as opposed to hype and inflated investments. Their experts specialize in everything from ideal customer profiles, AB testing, email sequencing, landing pages, along with every possible sales channel you can imagine.

 is a serial fund manager with 25 years of experience at the intersection of innovation + technology. He is co-founder and managing partner of 

, VC For The Multicultural Mainstream™.  Aperture is a $75M seed stage fintech x diversity fund backed by the world's largest finance brands, including Bank of America, Progressive Insurance, PayPal, Truist and FIS. Garnet is a board member of the Columbia Venture Community, the Washington Square Angels (NYU's VC community), and InnovateHER, the fastest growing female entrepreneurship community in the US. He also serves as Investor in Residence for the UCSD/ StartR Accelerator. He lives in Laguna Beach with his wife and one very spoiled rescue poodle.

, a venture capital firm that's focused on early-stage aerospace and defense technologies companies. He also personally invests in ventures in the food & beverage and commercial technology spaces. 

, investing in startups from Pre-seed to Series B, anywhere in the world. Unpopular Ventures consists of a small team of partners, a rolling fund, and a syndicate with over 3,500 angel investors. Previously, Sergii founded the biggest independent Android Developer community - 

, which was acquired by Droidcon Global. 

 is a technologist at heart. He has served multiple products and professional services organizations like Microsoft, Symantec, Accenture, and Avanade in a different leadership capacity, where his roles included global enterprise product and services strategy, design and delivery, product and portfolio management, and P&L management. He is a founder of both NETVEGA Solutions, an IT services firm focused on providing services and solutions for small to mid-market companies, and 

, an investment and advisory firm focused on growing technology startups in the early stages of their development. He serves as a strategic and technical advisor to multiple deep tech startups. (VersusGames, Scylla, Advrtas, Socialincs, and Mediguru).

Ask An Investor Anything

 - a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem.

. This event for this week is for high-quality VCs across the globe. Unlock Ventures and Expert DOJO are welcoming proven VCs to join us for an evening of drinks, appetizers, and relationship building. We highly recommend that non-local investors register.

 is a sector-agnostic venture capital firm and accelerator program backing diverse founders from all around the world. It's the world's first investment growth engine that helps early-stage startups to grow and accelerate from pre-seed and beyond with close to 300 investments made since 2019. Africa, South America and the US are our most active investment geographies. Apply for funding and our program 

 - is a sector agnostic early stage fund that invests in Los Angeles and Seattle based entrepreneurs that have deep conviction and unique insight on how best to utilize data and AI to build world class companies. Unlock recently closed its second fund. Investments include Possible, Foundation AI (acquired by Jones Capital), Chatitive (acquired by Mailchimp), Outer, Downstream (acquired by Jungle Scout), Fight Camp, Dolly (acquired by Updater), Plunk, UNest, Mango Sciences, Fantasmo (acquired by Tier), Sensate, Mandala Space Ventures, Seasalt.AI, DRESSX, Irreverent Labs, Gen.G, Pixel Canvas, Audiotool and Vitrina AI. Interact with our portfolio in the metaverse at unlockvp.com/portfolio. 

Top VCs Investment Circle by Expert DOJO & Unlock Ventures SF #TechWeek

. This event for this week is for high-quality VCs and their startups. Unlock Ventures and Expert DOJO are welcoming proven VCs and their portfolio companies to join a unique pitch environment. We highly recommend that non-local investors register.

The idea is simple. Each selected VC gets to bring one portfolio company. Each portfolio company will get to meet with a minimum of 10 other top VCs for a 10 min pitch with each investor, and vice versa.

All attending companies are VC-backed and the pitch quality high to make the best use of everyone's time. The objective is (i) to find more well qualified deals to invest in (ii) and for your portfolio companies to get additional funding from peer investors.

If you're representing a VC fund but don't have a portfolio company to bring, no problem. Submit an application and we'll fill the additional startup spot.

If you're a VC-backed startup with no investors attending, submit an application.

We've had 5x the interest of investors and startups to join us than we can facilitate one to one pitches for, however, we'll host an investor lounge for investors to network with each other, even if you don't have a one-to-one table seat, 2:30-3:00pm PT.

10 top investors and 12 pre-qualified startups meet for individual 10 min pitches. 

A new set of 10 top investors and 12 pre-qualified startups meet for individual 10 min pitches. 

Everyone, founder or startup that didn't join the individual pitches is welcome to join us in the evening. 

We recognize that startups need the support of the venture community to help break through to levels that allow you to compete with the best venture backed startups in the world. We will be arranging five top angels and venture capitalists to answer questions and guide you as to how to build the billion dollar company that you have already visualized. 

Top VCs Investment Circle by Expert DOJO & Unlock Ventures LA #TechWeek

 - a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem

. We recognize that startups need the support of the venture community to help break through to levels that allow you to compete with the best venture backed startups in the world. We will be arranging

​This session is especially important because it takes a different type of founder to build a seed stage company, an A stage company, and a unicorn. During this session, our investor experts will answer the difficult questions to help you navigate this road. Come and join us! 

 is a sector-agnostic venture capital firm and accelerator program backing diverse founders from all around the world. It's the world's first investment growth engine that helps early-stage startups to grow and accelerate from pre-seed and beyond with close to 300 investments made since 2019. Our most active investment geographies are Africa, South America, and the US. Apply for funding and our program 

 - is a sector agnostic early stage fund that invests in Los Angeles and Seattle based entrepreneurs that have deep conviction and unique insight on how best to utilize data and AI to build world class companies. Unlock recently closed its second fund. Investments include Possible, Foundation AI (acquired by Jones Capital), Chatitive (acquired by Mailchimp), Outer, Downstream (acquired by Jungle Scout), Fight Camp, Dolly (acquired by Updater), Plunk, UNest, Mango Sciences, Fantasmo (acquired by Tier), Sensate, Mandala Space Ventures, Seasalt.AI, DRESSX, Irreverent Labs, Gen.G, Pixel Canvas, Audiotool and Vitrina AI. Interact with our portfolio in the metaverse at unlockvp.com/portfolio.

Ask an Investor Anything! LA #TechWeek

The Investor Tennis Tournament is hosted by 

The Investor Tennis Tournament (ITT) is an exclusive event designed to bring together venture capitalists and investors from the tech industry for a day of networking and friendly competition. The tournament is held at a prestigious tennis club in Los Angeles and features both singles and doubles matches.

The tournament is open to all levels of tennis players, from beginners to advanced, and is a great way to stay active and engaged in the tech community while enjoying the beautiful weather and scenery of Los Angeles. The event is sure to be a highlight of LA Tech Week, and an opportunity not to be missed for any serious investor in the tech industry.

Investor Tennis Tournament hosted by Expert Dojo, Propel Ventures & LMU | LA #TechWeek

7:00-9:30 pm Tech Boat Ride. Founders, Investors, KOL's, 

Brian Mac Mahon