Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Roger DaSilva
Join Wharton SoCal for a VC/Startup event during LA Tech Week!
Hosted by Roger DaSilva, we hope to build on the momentum from previous events with UCLA Anderson and HBS. There will be a panel of VCs and portfolio company founders from under-represented groups for an informal, fireside chat answering questions that are pertinent at the moment.
Join us for some mingling beforehand, great conversations with capital allocators and founders in the trenches followed by questions from the audience.
Date: June 6, 2023 at 6-8pm PDT
Location: Peter Fetterman Gallery, Bergamot Station, 2525 Michigan Avenue, #A1, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Cost: $0 per person for WhartonSoCal members and their guest; $20 per person for non-members and their guest. Limit one guest and the member or non-member price.
Light food and drinks will be served.
About the Panelists:
Adela Jamal, General Partner & Co-Founder at Milemark Capital
Adela Jamal is an MIT Sloan MBA graduate, angel investor, and General Partner & Co-Founder at Milemark Capital. Milemark Capital is a VC firm focused on early stage, tech, and AI-enabled startups led by diverse teams out of the MIT/Harvard ecosystem. Adela is a deeply passionate DEI and women’s advancement leader. She enjoys mentoring, advising, and supporting diverse communities both formally and informally.
Josh Resnick, Co-Founder & General Partner at Renegade Capital, WG93
Josh Resnick is a seasoned entrepreneur and experienced investor who enjoys backing talented teams and innovative ideas with the capital and support to realize their fullest potential. Currently, Josh is Co-Founder & General Partner at Renegade Capital, an LA based early-stage VC with a mission to fund the most disruptive new startups in the future of commerce. He also manages a personal portfolio of 50+ companies in Consumer, Food & Bev and Commerce Tools through his family office, Pure Imagination Brands.
Garnet S. Heraman, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Aperture VC
Garnet Heraman is a serial founder and fund manager with over 25 years experience at the intersection of innovation + technology. He is co-founder and managing partner of Aperture VC, a $75M fintech x diversity fund backed by the world's leading 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, one of the largest women’s entrepreneurship communities in the US. He lives in Laguna Beach with his wife and one very spoiled rescue poodle.
Juliette Richert, Senior Analyst at The Artemis Fund
Juliette Richert is the Senior Analyst at The Artemis Fund, a VC fund leading rounds for female-founded, seed-stage companies democratizing wealth via fintech, care tech, and commerce enablement. Prior to this role, Juliette worked in operations at Goodfynd, a payment and business management platform for mobile businesses, during which time the team doubled. Today, she is building strong communities for female founders by launching a network for female founders in Austin, TX, where she is based, and scaling to bring female founders together in cities across the country.
Harper Wilde is a female-founded underthings brand on a mission to create a more comfortable world for womankind. Frustrated with the over-priced, hyper sexualized intimate apparel industry, Wharton graduates and co-founders Jane Fisher and Jenna Kerner set out to change the conversation by creating a market-leading intimates brand that prioritizes comfort, fair-pricing, and celebrating all bodies.
Jenna has been recognized as Forbes 30 under 30 and Inc Magazine Top Female Founders 100 lists.
