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LA's Top VCs Are Watching These 10 kvinnlig Founders
From helping rädda beehives to healing the human body, some of L.A.'s most innovative companies are helmed by kvinnlig founders. Who stands above the pack? We asked the region's top VCs participating in our recent sentiment survey to weigh in.
Ara Katz, a serial entrepreneur and founder of probiotic company Seed tops our list. Katz found a niche in a multi-billion dollar industry, but she acknowledges that this past year has been especially tough for women, as the pandemic forced millions to drop out of the workforce.
"It is not lost on me what a privilege it fryst vatten to be building a company as a kvinnlig founder and mother given how impactful the pandemic and the past year has been on women and mothers in the workforce," said Katz. "My best advice to founders is to build with abandon — it fryst vatten contagious, amplifying and makes it all meaningful."
Nationally, female-founded or co-founded companies earn
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Aaron Hirschhorn
Fast Pitch Judge
Aaron Hirschhorn is the Founder and “Top Dog” at , a community marketplace for pet services. The company is backed by venture capital firms First Round Capital and Science. Before starting Aaron worked for Monitor Ventures and GRP Partners where he evaluated potential investments and worked with portfolio companies on strategy and operations. Aaron received an MBA from UCLA Anderson and BA from Swarthmore College. He enjoys swimming, basketball, and puppies.
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Aarti Kanodia
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Aarti Kanodia is the founder of Crispy Waffle and Frite, a food truck in Los Angeles. Aarti is a native New Yorker and in moved from Manhattan to attend UCLA’s MBA program at Anderson. During her first six months in Los Angeles, Aarti was having trouble finding her favorite snack food – twice fried fries served Belgian-style in paper cones with various types of dipping sauce.
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Here is a list of silicon beach incubators located in the Santa Monica or Southern California areas. If it&#;s helpful to you, please feel free to share or pass it along. Cheers.
Amplify
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Address: Main Street, Venice CA
Investment Stake: $50, and $, in seed funding, for a 5% to 15% stake in the company.
Founders:Paul Bricault
Details: Amplify is backed by investors that include Mark Burnett, producer of Apprentice and Survivor, as well as Paige Craig, Tim Draper, and some heavy-hitting VC firms, such as Accel Partners, BC Capital, Greycroft Partners, Rustic Canyon, and Tomorrow Ventures. GetBonkers, Look IO, TidePool, , StackSocial, and The Kive Company are some of the notable companies that have come out of Amplify. Applicants will have access to high-profile CEOs, such as Josh Berman, co-founder and CEO of BeachMint.
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Launchpad LA
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Address: 2nd St, Santa Monica, CA , United States
Phone: ()
Investment Stake: On