About Event Producers.

Meet the teams behind Reinventing Venture Capital: Expert Dojo and Angel Launch.

About Expert Dojo

Expert DOJO is a Santa Monica-based investment firm backing early-stage startups. We combine capital with hands-on support to help founders gain traction and scale faster than they could alone. Since 2019, we have invested in 266 startups, deployed $27 million of proprietary capital from our single family office, grown approximately 38% annually, and built the portfolio to $100 million in assets under management. We also manage the Nathan family office fund.

We are not a venture capital firm, nor are we trying to be one. We have built a different kind of investment model, one designed to serve allocators better and to replace the outdated incentives and structure of traditional VC.

Since 2019, we have invested in 266 startups, deployed $27 million of proprietary capital from a single-family office, grown approximately 38% annually, and built the portfolio to $100 million in assets under management. Their focus is on building a more aligned and effective model for allocators than traditional venture capital has historically offered.

Brian Mac Mahon is the Founder of Expert Dojo and event co-chair.

About Angel Launch

Angel Launch, based in Silicon Valley, is a leading producer of tech venture forums connecting thousands of global startups to hundreds of accredited investors in live networking events held in the SF Bay area. Since Covid we have produced over 100 summits, mixers and conferences relating to startups, investors and AI, many in Palo Alto. We have produced the Silicon Valley Investing Summit almost every month for the past four years in Palo Alto or San Francisco, with thousands of investors and global startups in attendance.

Our events bring together investors (VCs, angels, institutional, family offices and corporate) from Silicon Valley and the east coast to meet promising innovative global startups. We connect investors seeking high caliber investing opportunities to exceptional high growth early and advanced startups, and pre-IPO companies.

Zahava Stroud is the founder and CEO of Angel Launch and event co-chair.