As a founder, investor, or future entrepreneur, join this event to make meaningful connections with our growing and diverse community expanding from Southern California to 30 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
M Accelerator<\/a> presents the latest batch<\/a> of startups on EdTech, PropTech, end-to-end e-commerce platforms, the future of work, NFT and 3D printing, and Mine Clearing Technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n 9:30\u00a0–\u00a010:30\u00a0AM Pacific Time, May 24 and 25 <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Learn from this outstanding panel how they have built communities around ideas, businesses, and cultures.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 11:30 – 12:15 PM Pacific Time, May 24 <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ash Kumra<\/strong> Business Radio Host <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Learn from investors and founders with multiple exits how to make smart choices and avoid common mistakes when working on venture deals <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 12:15\u00a0–\u00a01:00\u00a0PM Pacific Time, May 24 <\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mara Chaben<\/strong> Associate at Hawke Ventures <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Strategies & Tips from founders and VPs of marketing on how to find product-market fit.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1:00\u00a0– 1:45\u00a0PM Pacific Time, May 24 <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Maddy Martin<\/strong>, VP of Marketing Smith.ai <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Is this downturn a way to enter a more sustainable growth phase? See what brands, agencies, and funders have learned over the past years and what they are working on for the future. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 11:30\u00a0–\u00a012:45\u00a0PM Pacific Time, May 25\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Andrea Lorini<\/strong> Head of NFTs, Metaverse and Gaming at Luxottica <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Learn from investors and founders the myth-busters and common mistakes to avoid when creating a pitch deck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 12:45\u00a0– 1:00 PM Pacific Time, May 25<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n C. Scott Hindell<\/strong> Lead Coach M ACCELERATOR <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n 1:00 –\u00a01:45\u00a0PM Pacific Time, May 25\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Raj Adhav Founder at Designial Designed for Apple, Microsoft, and HP Moderator: Hanad Musa<\/strong>, Program Manager at M ACCELERATOR <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n May\u00a024 <\/strong>and 25,\u00a02:30\u00a0– 3:00 PM PST <\/p>\n\n\n\n interested in participating as a speaker? We can’t wait to hear from you info@maccelerator.la<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Are you a founder and would like to pitch at our events? Please apply to one of our cohorts: Founders Cohorts<\/a> or Startup Program<\/a>. If you are a scale-up business expanding in the US, reach out directly via email or check our specific web page<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pitch Day & Talks is a 2-day event for\u00a0founders\u00a0and\u00a0investors. As a founder, investor, or future entrepreneur, join this event to make meaningful connections with our growing and diverse community expanding from Southern California to 30 countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":10165,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[727],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}6-tracks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nPanelist Investors at the Pitch Series<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong><\/em>Anna Kalon Yasuhara-Macer,\u00a0<\/strong>Investor, Chiltern\u00a0Street Capital
Liana Karapetyan<\/strong>,\u00a0Director at Hero House Angels
JC Ruffalo<\/strong>,\u00a0Venture Partner at Cove Fund
Marie Dvorkin<\/strong>,\u00a0Angel Investor
Gautam Rao,\u00a0<\/strong>Co-founder Century Ventures
Munjal Shah,\u00a0<\/strong>General Partner, Get Set Ventures Family Office
Alice Morath,\u00a0<\/strong>Investor at Picus Capital<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Community-Builders-pitch-day-event-at-M-Accelerator-event-for-startup-and-investors-1024x427.jpeg\" "\\"\\"")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nRound table panel: Community Builders<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Andy Wilson<\/strong> Exec. Director at Alliance for Southern California Innovation<\/a>
Moaz \u30bc Hamid<\/strong> Partner at mvmt ventures
Chris Denson<\/strong> SVP Director of Innovation at MullenLowe U.S.
Moderator: Jenna Fuentes, <\/strong>Event Manager at M Accelerator<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/venture-deals-Venture-Deals-pitch-day-event-at-M-Accelerator-event-for-startup-and-investor-1024x427.jpeg\" "\\"\\"")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nRound table panel: Venture Deals<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Garnet S. Heraman<\/strong> Managing Partner Aperture Venture Capital<\/a>
Eric Bahn, <\/strong>Co-Founder & General Partner at Hustle Fund
Hale Boggs<\/strong> M&A and VC<\/a> Partner at O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Joshua Y. Lee<\/strong> Founder at Ardius (acquired by Gusto)
Moderator: Hanad Musa<\/strong>, Program Manager at M ACCELERATOR<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Product-Market-Fit-pitch-day-event-at-M-Accelerator-event-for-startup-and-investor-1024x427.jpeg\" "\\"\\"")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nRound table panel: Get To Product Market Fit <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Aquibur Rahman<\/strong>, CEO Mailmodo, YC S21 & Sequoia Capital Surge
Theodore Moulos<\/strong>, Group CEO GrowthRocks
Moderator: Ameetess Dira<\/strong>, SVP of Growth<\/a> at DOGTV<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Entertainment-Technology-Web3-pitch-day-event-at-M-Accelerator-event-for-startup-and-investor-1024x427.jpeg\" "\\"\\"")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nRound table panel: Entertainment, Technology, and Web3<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Noble A. DraKoln<\/strong> Investor and co-founder BAND Royalty Music NFTs
Christina Trampota<\/strong> Managing Director of Innovate :: Grow :: Scale<\/a>
Tito Melega<\/strong> CCO HUSTLE
Moderator: Jenna Fuentes<\/strong>, Event Manager at M Accelerator<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/pitch-deck-session-1024x427.jpeg\" "\\"\\"")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nRound table panel: <\/strong>How to Build and Use a Pitch Deck<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
J.C. Ruffalo<\/strong>, Venture Partner at Cove Fund
Alice Morath<\/strong> Investor at Picus Capital
Joshua Y. Lee<\/strong>, Founder of Ardius (acquired by Gusto)
Moderator: Anshul Aggarwal<\/strong>, Software Engineer at Affirm<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/maccelerator.la\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/MVP-panel-Pitch-Day-and-Talks-for-investors-and-founders-1024x427.jpeg\" "\\"\\"")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nMVP Hub: Validating Business Ideas<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>Todd Embley<\/strong> Senior Startup Advocate @ Agora.io
Theo Goldberg<\/strong> Growth at Bubble<\/p>\n\n\n\nNetworking<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The event will stay open for Networking\u00a0
until May 25th at 11:00 PM PST<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n