Mentors at Launchpad LA
Launchpad LA is a mentorship-driven accelerator. Our mentors include top entrepreneurs, executives, investors, and advisors who are passionate about the success of our portfolio companies and the growth of the Los Angeles startup ecosystem. We involve mentors in many ways: one-on-one meetings; product/tech deep-dive sessions; talks and panels; facilitation of business development and fundraising; and general advice and introductions.
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Adam Lilling
Founder & Managing Partner | Plus Capital -
Allen Morgan
Managing Director | Idealab -
Alvin Fong
COO | Stylehaul -
Andy Kleinman
Chief Business Officer | Scopely -
Antonio Neves
Founder | Thinqaction -
Ara Katz
Head of Creative | BeachMint -
Ari Mir
CEO | PocketChange -
Ben Sardella
Co-Founder | Datanyze -
Bill Gross
Founder and CEO | Idealab -
Brad Feld
Managing Director | Foundry Group -
Brian Lee
Co-founder and CEO | ShoeDazzle -
Chris Ovitz
VP of Business Development | Scopely -
Christopher Webb
Co-founder and CEO | ChowNow -
Clark Landry
Co-founder and Executive Chairman | Shift -
Cody Simms
Chief Product Officer | StumbleUpon -
Dan Maccarone
Co-founder | Charming Robot -
Dan Murillo
Co-founder and CEO | Little Black Bag -
Dan Rodrigues
Founder and CEO | Kareo -
Dan Walmsley
VP of Engineering | NationBuilder -
Dana Settle
Founding Partner | Greycroft -
Dario Meli
Founder and CEO | Quiet.ly -
Dave Schappell
Director of Business Development | Amazon Web Services -
David Bell
Professor of Marketing | University of Pennsylvania -
David Cremin
Managing Director | DFJ Frontier -
Douglas Merrill
CEO | ZestFinance -
Drew Koven
VP of eCommerce | Guess? -
Dustin Dolginow
Principal | Atlas Venture -
Eli Portnoy
GM | Scout Advertising -
Emmett Shine
Founder and President | Gin Lane Media -
Eric Sikola
Co-founder and General Manager | ExpenseCloud -
Ethelbert Williams
Head of Marketing | Total Beauty Media Group -
Geraldine Martin-Coppola
COO | ShoeDazzle -
Gil Elbaz
Founder and CEO | Factual -
Greg Passuntino
Partner | NoFavorite -
Greg Smith
Vice President of Marketing | Goldstar -
Jason Droege
General Manager and VP | Evidence.com -
Jason Finger
Co-founder and CEO -
Jason Lehmbeck
Co-founder and CEO | DataPop -
Jason Nazar
Founder and CEO | Docstoc -
Jason Spievak
Co-founder and CEO | RingRevenue -
Jay Stakelon
SVP, Product & User Experience | Fullscreen -
JB Osborne
Founder and CEO | Red Antler -
Jim Andelman
General Partner | Rincon Venture Partners -
John Colbert
CEO, Board Member & Advisor | Guidance -
John Greathouse
Partner | Rincon Venture Partners -
John Hinnegan
Director of Software Engineering | Telenav -
John Zimmermann
Co-founder | DataPop -
Jordan Hudson
Principal | Upfront Ventures -
Joshua Roth
CTO | Onestop Internet -
Josiah Carlson
Co-founder and CTO | ChowNow -
Keith Boesky
Principal | Boesky & Company -
Kristen Ding
VP of Design | Idealab -
Laurence Sotsky
SVP Worldwide Sales | Gehry Technologies -
Lee Essner
Founder and CEO -
Liba Rubenstein
Director of Outreach | Tumblr -
Lucas Dickey
Associate Director of Product | Thinknear -
Maggie Shih
VP of Product and Technology Services | Datapop -
Malcolm Ong
Co-founder | Skillshare -
Marc Simons
West Coast Director | OMD Ignition Factory -
Mark Geller
Head of Product, Mobile | Hautelook -
Mark Mullen
Managing Partner | Double M Partners -
Mark Suster
Partner | Upfront Ventures -
Mark Terbeek
Partner | Greycroft -
Matthew Hardy
Chief Financial Officer | Telesign -
Mike Su
Head of Product | Upworthy -
Miles Beckett
Founder and CEO | EQAL Media -
Olivier Delfosse
Vice President, Interactive | FremantleMedia -
Peter Lee
Partner | Baroda Ventures -
Rachel Morris
Head of Product | Pose -
Rick Smith
Co-founder and Managing Director | CrossCut Ventures -
Robyn Ward
VP of Business Development | Glossi -
Salim Mitha
Executive Vice President of Marketing & Monetization | Buffalo Studios -
Sam Fankuchen
Managing Director, Los Angeles | Applico -
Sam Wick
SVP, Business Development | Maker Studios -
Sarah Bernard
Internet Executive and Entrepreneur -
Sash Catanzarite
CPO & Co-founder | Tradesy -
Scott Dudelson
COO | Swagbucks -
Scott Kriz
Co-founder and CEO | Bitium -
Scott Lenet
Managing Director | DFJ Frontier -
Stephanie Grossman
SVP, Business Development | YieldMetrics -
Suki Sangha
Senior Manager of Cross Border Trade | eBay -
Thor Clark
CTO | SignNow -
TJ Marchetti
SVP, Digital Marketing | The Walt Disney Studios -
Todd Gitlin
Managing Partner & Founder | Safire Partners -
Tony Adam
Founder and CEO | Eventup -
Tracy Randall
Former CEO and Co-founder | Cooking.com -
Trina Albus
Social Strategy & Product Development -
Will Gaybrick
General Partner | Thrive Capital -
William Belk
Head of Product | BeachMint -
Yossi Langer
Principal | Iteration Group
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