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📣📣Calling all graduate students interested in VC! There are only a few weeks left to apply for our 2025 VC Fellowship, hosted in partnership with Cinematica Labs. 🚀 💬 Register for tomorrow’s virtual program info session: https://lu.ma/d9amcry0 💻 Visit our website to learn more about program eligibility and dates:  https://lnkd.in/d3vm_Tzi 🚨 Submit your application by the priority review deadline on December 15— final submissions are due by January 5: https://lnkd.in/gycsQNVM 

Join us for the first-ever PledgeLA Catalyst Awards on December 18th at the historic El Rey Theater! 🌟 Featuring a special conversation with Mayor Karen Bass, we’ll be honoring L.A.’s most outstanding entrepreneurs, venture capital investors, and ecosystem builders making waves in our city. We welcome our network and community members to join us to celebrate and cheer on these trailblazing leaders– all in one unforgettable night! ✨ 🎟️ Space is limited– RSVP now to claim your spot: https://lu.ma/bxrfv4pb 

🚀 How does the PledgeLA VC Fellowship prepare and empower emerging leaders in venture capital? Hear from our powerhouse program alumni Brandon Gunning, Evan Boswell Hamilton, Aileen Kim, Spencer Pratt, and Debbie Rumbo about their experiences in the program! 🚨Don’t miss the priority application review deadline on December 15— final submissions are due by January 5: https://lnkd.in/gycsQNVM ➡️ Visit our website to learn more about program eligibility and dates:  https://lnkd.in/d3vm_Tzi 💬 Have questions? Register for our virtual program info session on December 4: https://lu.ma/d9amcry0 Cinematica Labs Annenberg Foundation

🚀𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗝𝗼𝗯𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱! Explore exciting opportunities in VC: ➡️𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 (New Enterprise Associates (NEA)) ➡️𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 (Samsung Next) ➡️𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮/𝗠𝗟 (Upfront Ventures) ➡️𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 (Struck Capital) ➡️𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁 (SE Ventures) ➡️𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 (Aramco Ventures) ➡️𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 (JPMorganChase) Discover these roles and more on our job board! https://lnkd.in/gEKGTNc9 #venturecapital #investmentroles #jobboard #vcjobs

🚨🚨Calling all graduate students interested in VC! Don’t miss the chance to apply for our 2025 VC Fellowship, hosted in partnership with Cinematica Labs. 🚀 ➡️ Visit our website to learn more about program eligibility and dates:  https://lnkd.in/d3vm_Tzi ⏰ Submit your application by the priority review deadline on December 15— final submissions are due by January 5: https://lnkd.in/gycsQNVM 💬 Have questions? Register for our virtual program info session on December 4: https://lu.ma/d9amcry0

🚨 Applications close November 20th! ✏️ Need a little help? Join our one-hour session for last-minute tips before it's too late. During this session, we will cover how to make your application stand out, navigate the Techstars accelerator, answer any questions you may have. Don’t miss out! 📆 November 12th at 1:00 pm ET 🔗 http://tsta.rs/a6Xg50TTC89 🎤 Elliott Mack, Investment Associate at Techstars NYC 🎤 Misti Cain, Venture Partner at Techstars Anywhere Remote Accelerator 🎤 Sylvia Bouloutas, Investment Associate at Techstars San Francisco

🤔Thinking about applying to the PledgeLA VC Fellowship? Hear from 2024 PledgeLA VC fellows Alan Cortez, Tatiana Jackson, Siani Mora Mak, Humnah Memon, and Bryan Reyes about their experiences in the program! 🚨Don’t miss the priority application review deadline on December 15— final submissions are due by January 5: https://lnkd.in/gycsQNVM ➡️ Visit our website to learn more about program eligibility and dates:  https://lnkd.in/d3vm_Tzi 💬 Have questions? Register for our virtual program info session on December 4: https://lu.ma/d9amcry0 Cinematica Labs Annenberg Foundation

 ⏪⏪ #LATechWeek Recap!! We had a blast supporting 9 community-centered events across the city. 🤝 We kicked-off the week alongside AWSM SCTY and Grid110 during the Founders and Funders Brunch, followed by LaFamilia Foundation and Techqueria’s Dále Summit, gathering Latinx/e startup and VC leaders. ⚡ We joined VamosVentures and Unshackled Ventures to catalyze connections between immigrant entrepreneurs and VC leaders during their Smoothie Soirée, before Plug In Ventures, SomosVC, VamosVentures, and BLCK VC’s Founders and Funders Happy Hour, bringing together ecosystem key players. 🌱 We supported powerhouse entrepreneurs and investors working to transform the food system at Thursday’s Supply Change Capital’s Food & Ag Tech Ecosystem event. 💥 We joined Friday’s special Building Bridges for Women of Color Investors event alongside Cap Table Coalition, Emmeline Ventures, Sisters with Ventures Podcast, and the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies - USC Marshall, followed by Grid110’s Founder Showcase, celebrating trailblazing LA entrepreneurs. ⛳ We wrapped up the week with BLCK VC’s Venture on the Green Golf Tournament and culminating dinner, building connections shape the future of tech and venture in LA! Grateful to all of our ecosystem partners and participants who made these events possible! 👏 TECH WEEK by a16z #LosAngeles #TechWeek #Entrepreneurship #VentureCapital

📣📣 Applications for the 2025 PledgeLA VC Fellowship are now LIVE!! Hosted in partnership with Cinematica Labs, the program is open to graduate students from underrepresented backgrounds interested in breaking into venture capital. Fellows will gain hands-on VC experience by: 🤝 Training with experts on VC fundamentals in Spring 2025 💼 Receiving $10K for a full-time and paid summer internship at an LA venture firm  👥 Getting access to a network of LA VC’s and investors ➡️ Visit our website to learn more about program eligibility, dates, and to apply: https://lnkd.in/d3vm_Tzi 💬 Have questions? Register for our virtual program info session on December 4: https://lu.ma/d9amcry0 

Interested to learn what we’re looking for in Friends & Family applications? Sign up for our next virtual info session at ff.slauson.co ♻️ Applications are open now until November 3.