Uniquely to StartupGrind-Manhattan Beach, our 2023 series of events focuses on our seasoned local professionals here in the South Bay and host multiple new CEOs sharing their new ventures:

Our event will start with a short roundtable of these  local CxOs sharing their latest launches:

pathmatch.com - Nancy Soni shares here vision of creating the #1 Career Navigation App for students

www.moviebot.io - Ryan Reede, Mira Costa High Alum shares his venture of bringing AI-generated stories to life with text-to-animation in 3D!

prodhub.ai -  Sumeet Rana shares his  innovative approach to product management:  leveraging pre-existing high quality existing requirements and harnesses the power of automation, prediction, and insights to significantly accelerate speed to market.

(More companies to be confirmed soon!)

We've developed a tradition of having local leaders share their latest Brand Launches and we are excited to have 

>> DrinkCelaya.com joins us -  a tequila brand launched here in socal using their 1800's Sonora Ranch recipe from their Abuela's grandfather!

Fireside chat featured guest:  Jeff Diamond, Fika.vc

A former entertainment executive, Jeff has always been a storyteller. He spent nearly a decade working in Hollywood at WME, MGM, and Focus Features. Jeff helped build the Entertainment Division at Octagon, a global sports, and entertainment agency, before pursuing his MBA and working as Director of Sales at 4D Sight, a startup focusing on virtual advertising. Subsequently, he co-founded MedBytes, a news and research aggregator for physicians.

Passionate about supporting founders and disruptive technologies, Jeff worked with investment teams at Berkeley SkyDeck, Bee Partners, and Greenspring Associates during his MBA. In 2021, Jeff co-created and launched Haas’ first student-led venture capital fund, Courtyard Ventures.

Jeff holds an MBA from UC Berkeley and a BA from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

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