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Impact

805 startups' impact summarized

247

Events since January 19, 2016

367

Mentors Activated

284

Speaking Seats Filled

519

Exhibitors

9,354

Attendance

155

Workshops Held

1,333

People Trained

3

Weekend Long Incubators

20+

New Businesses Incubated

1,971+

New Entrepreneurs and Intrepreneurs

4,932

Individual Participants*

From 805 startups, I have hired people, found new clients, made business referrals, connected people to financing sources, joined two non-profit boards, met city leadership which eventually led to participating in the Thousand Oaks General Plan Advisory Committee, and met people I am doing business with as partners on projects that could grow and create revenue and jobs in the city.
Paul ShraterMinimus
Studies have shown that people perform on a level similar to their peers. If everyone around you is coasting, you don't have an incentive to work hard. I feel like 805startups improves the area: By seeing others make companies, build businesses, etc, it encourages others to think of that as "normal" and encourages more of the same.
Christian C.
Gary and 805 Startups have been an invaluable resource for my work in the nonprofit sector in Ventura County. 805 Startups is the ideal resource for cultivating valuable, relevant relationships for both mission alignment and income development. The caliber of people I can be exposed to at any given time through the 805 Startups experience is second to none, and has yielded tangible results. I’m always excited to support 805 startups, and always excited to see what’s next as they contribute to the economic development of the county across all sectors.
Eric Knight
Gary and his team over at 805 Startups have been a great asset to our company and community. Through the network developed by 805 Startups, our company has been able to meet and work with people that bring value to our overall brand. We have been attending 805 Startups since its inception and continue to be impressed by the show's growth and innovation.
Rick WilsonGiant Partners
Gary and Alon at 805 Startups are phenomenal--they have helped me immensely in growing connections with investors and potential users, and they're the key to the TO startup community.
Amy WanSagewise
Members [of 805 Startups] access a network of startups, investors, corporations, politicians, universities, and talent. [805 Startups] can help [Thousand Oaks] retain and attract new businesses and jobs and expand access between start-ups and local programs.
Kosmont CompaniesDevelopment Activity Report, Economic Development Strategic Plan for Thousand Oaks
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Economic Development Impact

2,171

Received Support Growing Their Business*

428

Jobs Created*

288

Introductions to New Hire Candidates*

214

Received Support Choosing Where to Locate Their Business*

153

Received Support Fundraising*

$73,400,000

Capital Raised

789

Accredited Investors*

450

Active Investors*

$3B

Deployable Investment Capital*

117

Discovered New Investment Deals*

339

Learned Something New About Investing in Their Community*

I received funding from THREE DIFFERENT INVESTORS through attending a 805 Startups pitch competition. I don't need to highlight how unusual and valuable this is! It's almost unheard of to attend pitch competitions and receive any funding, much less checks from THREE different investors! I am so impressed.
Cooper HarrisKlickly
We were asked to present at the pitch competition. We took the opportunity to completely overhaul our pitch deck. How we present it. It worked great! We won! It was really cool to see the several other start ups we were competing against. There were some great companies.
Anonymous Survey Recipient #113 =)
805 Startups has been crucial in helping us refine our pitch and business model. The relationships we’ve developed led us to one of our largest development partners and a $300,000 pre-order
Jake HewittApollo Robotics
Events from Gary and Alon like the Pitch to your Peers and CIS provide invaluable and immeasurable relationships that have taken our startup through its important phases
Anonymous Survey Recipient #142
I signed up for 805 Startups hoping to network, but what I got was vastly more. I have been able to connect with C-Level thought leaders from the Finance, Marketing and Tech sectors - those leaders now make up our company team. 805’s impact on our business has been profound and I recommend it highly to anyone with the foresight to join.
John PaukulisGiftz
I attended a small workshop on preparing for and attracting investors. The individualized attention was wonderful and helped me map out my plan to take my business from an idea through the market research phase and then preparing for funding pitches.
Anonymous Survey Recipient #133
Gary and Alon’s enthusiasm for entrepreneurship and 805 community is infectious and down-right inspiring. Since coming to his events and speaking on a couple panels, I’ve made a bunch of new relationships in the Edu and SaaS platform space which all lead to positive opportunities in my business. The community they are building with 805 Startups is long overdue in that area, kudos!
Jonathan BrownPartner.ly, Grammy Nominated Music Producer/Engineer
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Workforce Development Impact

986

Received Support Growing Their Career*

246

Discovered a Job*

543

Received Support Learning How to Seek a New Job*

1528

Received Support Connecting to a Mentor*

443

Received Support Making a Decision About Their Career*

Being a developer, I am constantly approached by people wanting me to 'build their app". The community at 805 Startups has helped me to better evaluate ideas I'm approached with as well as how to vet potential clients so that I'm always enjoying my work as well as who I'm working with.
Matt M.
With long time family roots to the Conejo Valley, 805 Startups was an answer to a community thriving with innovation. Through their networking events and public speaking opportunities it has opened up stronger connections with bringing new employees to companies I’m involved with and business relationships. Additionally, I’ve found some good friends from the strength of the network at 805 Startups.
Blake BaxterBlackrun Ventures, DPAA Group
One thing I constantly struggle with is staying motivated. Many things in life seem to diminish my motivation, but during every 805 Startups event I have only gained motivation. Seeing other peoples passion for what they do, their ambition, and drive to succeed only motivates me to keep pushing to achieve my goals. That is a priceless asset.
Paul M.
805 Startups has provided new ways for the business community to connect with each other whether through their meet-ups, co-working opportunities, introductions or myriad of other opportunities for people to work together. Whether you’re in a traditional business (whatever that looks like!) or a cutting edge start-up, early in your career or a seasoned entrepreneur with creativity and capital to burn, 805 Startups welcomes all comers. We, at the Greater Conejo Valley Chamber, know this is a model that works and look forward to working with 805 Startups for a long time to come.
Jill LedererGreater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce
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Community Development Impact

3,798

Made New Friends*

2,051

Made More Than Five New Friends*

1,823

Discovered Something New About Their Community*

395

Received Support Deciding Where to Live*

246

Received Support Deciding What Car to Buy*

641

Received Support Deciding About Their Continued Education*

2,959

Decided to Help Support Their Community

325

New Donors in The Community*

325

New Civil Servants in The Community*

1,834

New Volunteers in The Community*

2,278

New Mentors in The Community*

100+

Other Comunity Organizations Supported*

805 Startups isn't just a meet up group or event group, Gary and several of the members actively try and connect people that they know can benefit from each other which helps to create an environment where the networking is not 100% relying on the participant but there is an entrepreneurial culture that is fun to be a part of and contribute to supporting other entrepreneurs while also being supported as an entrepreneur.
Paul ShraterMinimus
During the latest VIP lunch I was able to give advice to fellow members, and help contribute to their success. I feel that I really made a difference in several peoples lives over the course of only a few hours.
Paul M.
Working as a freelance developer, it's good to have a community of other freelancers, contractors, and entrepreneurs to to be in community with. Working for yourself can be difficult sometimes, but having friends to call and meet for lunch that are in a similar position as you but have more and different experiences is very beneficial.
Matt M.
It's hard to name something specific - I think it's just the overall vibe. You can tell that everyone involved wants to see you succeed and is willing to work with you on making that happen. It makes you want to return in kind.
Anonymous Survey Recipient #129
Every event I have gone to I have been struck by how welcoming, friendly, and easy to engage with Gary and Alon are. They put together extremely valuable events and clearly have a lot of passion and knowledge to help folks with in the local start up community.
Will F.
Although 805 Startups is centered in the Valley, the IBA credits Gary and co. for many fertile relationships throughout LA and Ventura counties. It's invigorating to be involved with an ecosystem based on selfless support, authenticity and tangible success in helping startups flourish.
Michael McCluneInternational Business Accelerator
805 Startups has been an absolutely amazing resource. I have attended several events and each time I have met incredible new people with a wide diversity of experience and professional background. It has been a very enriching experience to immerse into dynamic conversations. Quite refreshing to mingle, connect and build relationships. I have been looking for a group like this for a long time, and I am very excited to attend each event.
John StumpGoChair, Stump Co Design
The 805 Startups team provides a valuable service that is making a huge impact to the startup community. I was honored to serve the group as a speaker and panelist to share my journey from employee to entrepreneur. The decision to start a business is easy. It's the implementation that can get rocky, which is why being part of 805 Startups is so important. Entrepreneurs should not work in silos. I saw first hand how everyone supports each other. Might be with advice, might be an introduction, or might be just a sounding board. If you are an entrepreneur, being part of the 805 Startups community is a game changer.
Nancy GainesGain Advantages
I came to 805 Startups through a coffee meeting with Gary. During our initial conversation, I knew that our philosophies on business and entrepreneurship were in sync, and that I might have found a group of my kind of people. I attended one of the Innovation and Growth Expos, and I was hooked. So many different, amazing, and talented people in one room sharing their causes, their passions, and their businesses! The best part was that there was REAL support from the community. I spend time with many different groups of business owners, and 805 Startups is special, in that each person wants to help the next! They are all there to get stuff done! It isn’t a bunch of talk and no action. Through this group, I was recently introduced to 5 people at one lunch, who are interested in my services! That is an amazing opportunity for my business! I will continue to attend the 805 Startup events with enthusiasm, and if you are a business owner, an investor, or you have a really good idea that you would like to flesh out, I recommend that you do the same!
Samantha Thompson-InnesRaymond James Financial Services, Inc.
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Additional Ways we supported our cities and counties

Business Expansion, Attraction, and Retention

We connected with a variety of business owners from every industry, market, and level of success to identify their needs and aspirations and act as a liaison between businesses, Cities and Counties, and other organizations to create strong relationships, retain existing businesses, and support their decision making process regarding their location and expansion.

Real Estate & Community Development

With extremely limited resources we established the foundation for a system to identify and provide listings of key opportunity sites and priority development areas, streamline development processes, and create relationships with commercial property owners and businesses to facilitate tenant recruitment. 

We conducted outreach to build strategic relationships with a diverse and balanced representation of stakeholders across our regional economy and acted as matchmakers between them in support of filling the overwhelming commercial real estate vacancies through attracting new businesses to the area and develop more home grown businesses.

Critical Infrastructure

We advocated for the improvement of infrastructure conditions that increase the speed and efficiency of utilities, and decrease travel time for workforce and business operations.  Additionally, we advocated to increase a City’s or County’s stock of affordable homes.

We brought in strategic speakers and mentors that could further inspire and educate both the community and our government leaders in order to help us all make more informed decisions about policy and strategy liked to our critical infrastructure to support the needs of our shared communities to drive successful workforce development, economic development, and community development.

Placemaking & Quality of Life

Through our Culture First approach, we promoted the Cities and Counties in our region as a destination that features a high quality of life, signature events, historic locations, and thriving developments that support dining, shopping, recreation, relaxation, and tourism opportunities.

Our events and programs are designed around showcasing the community and culture that their residents and businesses represent.

Our outreach focused on key themes that further promoted these Cities and Counties.

Marketing

We marketed Cities and Counties as a desirable and supportive destination by highlighting the community and culture that the residents and businesses represent.

We created opportunities for the community and the governmental leaders to demonstrate these traits to others within their community and to outsiders visiting the area in order to participate in our events or programs.

These opportunities included utilizing key city owned venues; sharing promotional materials; and integrating the city, county, and their programs as exhibitors at our events.

We ran multiple advertising campaigns, in addition to our outreach, to market Cities and Counties both internally and externally built upon the above key themes.

3,000+

Email Conversations Held

2,000+

Phone Conversations Held

800+

Meetings Held

We supported these additional objectives through untold hours spent conducting community outreach focused on understanding the needs of our shared communities and our critical infrastructure deficiencies. 

Then, we shared that information to our government leaders through our events and further outreach, and by serving as a conduit connecting the community to the appropriate government leaders.

We also focused a number of our efforts to promote innovation on exploring ways to modernize our cities and counties while strengthening the unique culture found in each area.

*Based on surveying 317 participants and extrapolating to account for an estimated 4,932 unique participants from a pool of 9,976 members across our 8 meetup groups within the region of LA County and Ventura County

We Want to Hear From You Too!

If you were impacted by our efforts to support your growth, click the link below to participate in our survey and share your story.
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Want to Help Us Do More?

We are gearing up for a big expansion beginning in Q2 2020.

This will allow us to expand our efforts from San Luis Obispo to Orange County–12 cities each month, workshops, pitch competitions, weekend incubators and more.

More than that, we want to do this properly with a full team to deliver the best experience yet for you and the rest of the community. That means helpful printed programs/documentation at every event, special VIP experiences, more hands on support, food & drinks at our events, and a digital platform to support our matchmaking and outreach efforts.  All of which translates to more support for you.

We are looking to bring on new sponsors, contracts, paid members, and obtain grants.

If you are interested in playing a role in helping us do more to benefit you and the community, reach out to us!

Gary@805startups.com

+1 (818) 538-6373

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Digital Magazine and Podcasts coming in 2019

To help us keep you more informed we are launching a new Digital Magazine and Podcasts in 2019.

The magazine will be published, once a month, directly to our website and in the form of a PDF that will be shared across our membership network and through our partner networks.

The magazine will follow a similar format to our live events and serve the goals of inspiring people, educating people, and fostering authentic relationships between people.

Within the magazine you will find informative interviews focused on experiences and practical insights, how to articles, and profiles featuring introductions and updates from our members.

We will share an further update about the new magazine after the holidays.

The Podcasts coming will feature a lot of the same interviews utilized in the Digital Magazine and give you all a different way to digest some incredible content. Both Alon and Gary will be producing a podcast.

Each podcast will feature an incredible line up of persons and revolve around their unique styles, while staying true to the 805 Startups culture of inspiring, educating, and fostering community.

If you would like to an interview subject, share a lesson in”How To” do something, have any suggestions for content or a name, feel free to share your thoughts with us using our contact form on the homepage

Have a wonderful holidays and a happy new year!

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Innovation & Growth Fair - Q3

BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER to support you

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A collaborative experience

Come meet and learn from a wide range of businesses, non-profits, and government agencies that are coming together to offer you more support than any one of us could provide alone.  Your success and growth is a success for our shared community.

Over 40 Mentors

You can find a revolving cast of mentors on our expo floor that are excited to share their expertise and advice with you

Discover Businesses

Exhibiting businesses on our expo floor will be showcasing what they do, looking for new hires, looking for investors, and looking for partners

Connect With Your Government

Meet representatives from many government agencies looking to connect you to an abundance of resources and learn how they can better serve you

Expert Speaker Panels

Sit in on two panels featuring experts to help you learn "How to Grow a Business" and "Fundraising and Investment Strategies"

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Explore non-profits from across the region that are intent on supporting you and your community

Over 400 Attendees

Connect with the people from your community that share in the value of promoting growth and innovation.

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Speakers

How to Start and Grow Your Business

4:30pm to 5:30pm

Nancy Gaines

Nancy Gaines Consulting

Big 5 consulting for decades before launching my own company.  During that time, Nancy worked in over 10 industries and 6 countries.

Stephen Gorgey

Target Logics

Stephen Gorgey has founded and been operating Target Logic since 2000. He also sits on the board of the AMA (American Marketing Association) as the VP of Digital Marketing for the association’s Los Angeles chapter.

John Stump

The Go Chair

Mechanical Engineer and Inventor with 20 years experience of award-winning innovation, product development, and ingenuity. John enhances manufacturing processes that increase efficiency and improve quality. 

Fundraising & Exit Strategies, and Investment Strategies

6:00pm to 7:00pm

Maria Malavenda

EVVEMI

Strategy, Marketing, Corporate Development (Raised over $3B in startup to IPO financings), Founder with 3 exits, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Consumer Products, Human Capital, Media & Entertainment, Data, AI, Sales & Marketing Automation expertise. 

Asher Leids

Angel Investor

I am an angel investor in over 35 startups including Thrive Market, Klickly, Blockable, Jaanuu, Cafe X, Kush, Court Buddy, Contraline, Virgin HyperloopOne and Trufl. I generally invest in three verticals, to wit, moonshot companies, women and minority owned companies and healthcare.

Blake Baxter

HighVibe Network
Blackrun Ventures

Executive Director of Blackrun Ventures, COO of HighVibe Network, Managing Partner of DPAA Group, and advisor to many on blockchain, IoT, Big Data, Sensor, and Machine Learning

Mentors

Get exposed to a wide variety of people sharing their passions and experience with you on our expo floor.

Icon Legend

🤖 AI/Machine Learning

🌱Biotech/science 

⛓️ Blockchain/Crypto

🏢 Business / Entrepreneurship

💬 Community Development    

📷 Content Creator (photo/video/writer) 

🔒 Cyber Security

🎓 Education   

⚡ Electrical Engineer

📈Finance/Accounting 

⚕️ Health Care 

👋 HR/Recruiting

🌍International Growth

💵 Investor/M&A

👩‍⚖️ Legal

📋 Logistics 

🎯 Marketing/Sales

🎖️Military/Veteran

📐 Physical Engineer

🎁 Physical Products

🏠 Real Estate

⌨️ Software Engineer/Programmer 

🖥️Software Products 

💻 Web Design/Front End/UX/Graphics

🧘Wellness

⚕️     🎁     🎯     🏢     📷

Alexis Schomer

Expy Health
Simply Branded

Digital marketing, website design & development, social media management, Facebook ads, SEO, blogging, email marketing, content creation, graphic design, business consulting, pitch decks, startups, public speaking, entrepreneurship, healthcare, value-based care, patient motivation

💵     🏢

Asher Leids

Angel Investor

I am an angel investor in over 35 startups including Thrive Market, Klickly, Blockable, Jaanuu, Cafe X, Kush, Court Buddy, Contraline, Virgin HyperloopOne and Trufl. I generally invest in three verticals, to wit, moonshot companies, women and minority owned companies and healthcare.

📈     💵

Chuck Best

Blackline

Past CFO of young start-ups and two public companies. Operationally focused, but with considerable M & A experience.

⚡     ⌨️     💬

Dan DeMaggio

I like to share my deep technical experience, so I’ve helped dozens of startups with free advice. Ask me about: Software engineering, Internet of Things, Linux, AWS Cloud Computing, Electronics, Micro-controllers, Makerspaces.

🎓     📈

Debbie Goldstein

Savvy College Funding

I am one of 40 experts on college financial aid in the US. I am an expert in all aspects of college financial on the federal, state and institutional levels. My mission is to educate and empower families on how to not overpay for college.

🎯     🏢     📷

Derren Ohanian

Social Sensei

Social media marketing, growth hacking, Instagram growth strategies would be the primary three, but I have over 12 years of experience running a creative agency having worked with hundreds of startups and entrepreneurs to build out their digital products from websites to mobile apps and everything in between.

📋     🏢     💬     📷     📈     🏠 

Edward Brancieri

Fred Pyrczak, Publisher

Focus on Operations, Logistics and Management. Benchmarking, Budgeting and Scalability. Strategies, Process Improvements and Team Building.

Recent projects: Higher education publishing start-up: acquired by international public corp. Residential multi-unit housing; developed marketing strategies, increase growth, marketing, revenue and increase NOI for sale listing.

🏢     📷

Esteban Gast

Scriptd

Business expertise in different areas – I co-founded an entertainment tech company, previously I was president of an education startup in Panama, previously I co-founded a few smaller ecommerce businesses, Writing / Storytelling – I wrote a book on creativity, I had a VICE show, I produced a bunch of stuff for tv/web Creativity – I used to teach creativity at the University of Illinois

🏢     🏠     🎯

Fabien Reille

Home Steady Solutions

Entrepreneurship, start-up, fundraising…

– Internet, B2B, SMBs, online & local advertising, SAAS,… and construction!

🏢     ⌨️

Frank Huybrechts

Digital Value Creation

hpaPaaS (High-Productivity Application Platform as a Service) Tech Startups (early stage or farther) Product development / launch Business Operations

🏢     ⌨️     ⛓️     🔒

Frederic Rough

Coin Squad

Cryptocurrency, Decentralized Ledger Technologies, Cyber Security 

💻     📷

Gordon David Durich

G David Media

Media and Design

🏢     💬     🎯

Greg Monterrosa

Hub101

Early stage companies, growth hacking, community

🏢     🧘     🎁     🎖️

Hans Wittenberg

Vira Yoga

I am a Veteran advocate that is passionate about bringing combat veterans back into their communities through mindfulness and yoga. As a yoga teacher and combat veteran myself, I want to create a culture around a brand that can start a dialogue of how veterans integrate into the society, and how society can relate to and accept veterans. I started Vira Yoga LLC. 

🏢     👋

Harriet Cohen

Training Solutions

Worked with many start ups developing foundational tools; business plans, marketing plans, target marketing, SWOT, strategic planning, how to hire and retain, developing staff In business for 20 years as well as and advisor and consultant to others. Worked in small businesses. Teach management and aspects of HR @ UCLA One of the original mentors for start up weekend

🏢     👩‍⚖️     🏠

Janice Miller

Berke Miller

Over 25+ years of Innovative General Counsel® business transaction legal experience assisting with business Start-ups, Real Estate and Leasing, Soft IP and location based-entertainment.

⚡      📐     🎁

John Stump

The Go Chair

Engineer, inventor, product creator, specialized in building new products that have never been done before

💬     🎯     📷

John Carnett

Marketing Maven

Marketing strategy, product launches, PR, social media

💬     🎯     📷

Jon-Paul Harrison

Independent Artist Rep/ Manager

I have deep experience in artist relations / management along with new business development for photographers. This includes assignments, licensing and daily business needs (portfolio + site development, outreach and production). I also am happy to share my experience starting an agency or building a team in-house.

🎯     🏢

Kevin Walker

Boardwalk

Brand innovation, Brand strategy, Brand positioning, Brand identity, Brand communication

🎯     🏢     💵     ⚕️   🌱   🤖     🎁

Maria Malavenda

EVVEMI

Strategy, Marketing, Corporate Development (Raised over $3B in startup to IPO financings), Founder with 3 exits, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Consumer Products, Human Capital, Media & Entertainment, Data, AI, Sales & Marketing Automation expertise. 

💻      🏢

Mascha Moore

Hatch

Creative director, project management, UX/UI

⌨️     💻

Matthew Bentley

Motoroso

Developing high quality and agile MVPs. How to make important early staging technical decisions. How to learn to right questions to ask a developer or technical co-founder.

⌨️      🏢

Nancy Gaines

Gain Advantages

Business Productivity Expert (can help entrepreneurs with efficiency challenges around people, processes, time management, technology, systems, etc.) – Implementation strategies (can help entrepreneurs make the complex simple so they can easily take action)

⌨️     ⛓️    🏢    🎯

Ophir Levin

Gazingle

I have a lot of experience in building teams, developing product managing projects, Agile methodology. Leadership, and of course technology like Blockchain, Business Intelligence, Mobile, advertising and CRM and ERP systems

📷

Paul Mocey-Hanton

Paul Mocey-Hanton Photography

Photography and cinematography/directing

📋   🏢    📈     🎁   🎯     💵

Paul Shrater

Minimus
Karma Accelerator

Entrepreneurship
Business development
Marketing
Supply chain
Fulfillment
Contract packaging
Packaging
Business growth

⌨️     👋

Pedro Almache

Globonet

Software Development, Software Design. Recruiting Developers.

⚡      📐     🎁    ⌨️

P.J. Tezza

modvans

 – Software/Saas startups and engineering
– Hardware startups and engineering
– Composite part design and manufacturing
– CNC part design and manufacturing

⌨️     💵

Richard Weir

Brownbag Ventures

Angel Investor that is happy to explain the process for raising capital.

🎯

Rick Wilson

Giant Partners

Data, lists, leads, aged leads, lead generation, direct mail, telemarketing and email marketing, email broadcasts

🏢    🧘

Sepideh Yeoh

Sepideh Yeoh LIfe Coach

For the past 15 years I have been coaching individuals and teams in achieving their best. I enjoy sharing my expertise in managing the challenges that accompany life transitions with anyone going through transitions such as marriage, parenthood, job change, divorce, empty nest, loss of a loved one and retirement to name a few.

⌨️     ⛓️     📈

Takashi Yanagi

Reward Mob

Cryptocurrencies / ICOs, Financials

📋    🏢    📈   🎯     💵

Eran Karoly

 Shift Payments

– B2B SaaS with focus on Fintech.
– Creating, building, and bootstrapping organizations:
– Sales, product management, business development, and strategic partnerships
– B2B SaaS operations, on-boarding, tech and customer support
– Lending, financing, payments, banking, crowd-funding, alternative currencies.
– Strategic partnerships and integration with banks (Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase) 
– Strategic partnership and integration with financial institutions (PayPal, Visa, AMEX, Western Union, GreenDot, etc.)
– Regulatory compliance, state and federal Money Transmitter licenses and Lending licenses
– Financial certification and compliance: PCI, SOC (SAS70), OFAC

⌨️     👩‍⚖️

Augustin Brajeux

elephantdrive

– Transitioning from Legal to Tech
– SAAS Operations, Strategy, and Partnerships

🏢    🌍

Michael McClune

International Business Accelerator

Cross-border, international growth.

⌨️     👩‍⚖️     🤖     🏢

Liam Moriarty

Lawgood

I have legal expertise. 
I was a practicing attorney for 6 years and a professor at Peking University for 1 year before starting Lawgood. 

I have expertise in how to start a technology company. The steps that need to be taken in order to protect one’s work, ideas, and sanity. 

I am also familiar with ML, text classification, assisted learning, and the tools that make it easier for someone with a non-engineering background to make sense of and work in A.I.

⚡      📐     🎁      📈     🏢     👋

Casper Reaves

 Electronics, Financial Services, Semiconductor, Talent Development, Small Business Operations, Materials Engineering, Marketing

🏢   🎯

Mark Papia

Big Dog Integration

• Diverse background including revenue generation, content creation, and profit center management. • Generated in excess of $1 Billion in digital advertising revenue since entering market in 1999. • Managed large, diverse work groups responsible for as much as $120 million in annual revenues. • Grown revenue more than tenfold in a single year on more than three occasions (2000, 2001, 2005, 2011). • Responsible, in large part, for the creation of the Yahoo Home Page ad placement and the digital ecosystem’s first Private Advertising Marketplace. • Managed large digital media and social advertising programs for demanding clients including Pepsi, AT&T, Starbucks and Amazon. • Proficient in coupling of innovative media and big data, having managed cross-functional, multi-disciplinary teams of up to 70 people. • Managed sellers in every major U.S advertising market, as well as throughout Latin America and Europe. • Established regional offices and hired hundreds of salespeople, customer service representatives, business analysts, and other key staffers. • Experienced working inside organizations of all sizes from newly, founded startups to multi-nationals.

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David Church

Unishippers SFW
Conceptual Reality

MB Logistics, Marketing, Social Media, LinkedIn, Leads and managing sales pipelines.

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Michael Feig

Michael Feig Portfolio

Audio Engineering, Producing Films, Writing Screenplays and acting for film/tv

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Amy Wood

Peate Institute for Entrepreneurship at Pepperdine

Business Plans
Fundraising Planning
Networking
Pepperdine Business School

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Ping Fang

intuit

1. Bioscience/Life Science/Biotech/Biomedical/Medical Devices/Digital Health
2. Technical Evaluation of Companies/Technology and Operation Evaluation and Consulting
3. OEM/ODM/CM and prototyping for medical Disposable/Wearable/Microfluidics/Softgoods
4. International Collaboration/Marketing/JV

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James Christian Deirmendjian

Fight Fit Training

 Fitness for Military/LEO/First Response/Combat & Contact Sports

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Bin Feng

Microduino

Successful STEM educational start-up that began with two Kickstarter and one IndieGoGo campaign(s).
Deep knowledge of STEM technology and how you can bring it to the classroom, lowering the barriers for all kids to get involved with STEM from an early age.
Global company that reaches millions of kids and gets them excited about learning, applying logic, critical thinking skills and more – how to generate excitement when you have an idea that can be applied in real life.

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Suresh Mohanakrishnan 

valarpro

I help technology start-ups with planning and execution of their vision. 
Extensive experience in mobile and web application development.

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Joshua Hinkson

Padx

Co-founded padx.com Expertise in operations, strategy, innovation, product management, technology management, communication management, leadership (transformational), creating efficiencies. and streamlining processes.

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Julian Kopald

1fxpay

Let’s talk about Fintech, Crypto, Wall Street, Endurance Sports, AdTech”

Workshop

Using Improv to Pursue Your Business Goals, with Jill Evans

During the event you and your team can work with Jill Evans to learn how to apply the practice of improv towards reaching your business goals.

Learn how to pitch better or how to build stronger teams–improv can play a beneficial role in your success.

At the UCLA Anderson School of Management’s 2017 Business Creation Option thesis program (“BCO”) for start-up businesses, Jill and the Corporate Improv Connection team successfully tested and demonstrated our core proposition that collaborative environments tend to prompt uninhibited contributions which move work teams faster and further than non-coached work teams.

You can join Jill on the patio throughout the event’s duration.

Exhibitors

1FX Pay

Free your Business Bank Account

Send payments to over 200 countries and exchange up to 36 currencies with freedom and ease.

AIO Miner

Your Modern Windows-Based GUI Mining App.


Community Driven, No Mining Fees, No Batch Files.

Artsmesh

A Professional Presence Tool for Musicians.

A complete toolkit for network performances of any kind. 

Autism Society Ventura

We are here to help!

1 in 59 children now have Autism according to the CDC. 

If your child has recently been diagnosed with Autism, or you have been told that your child is exhibiting “autistic-like” behavior, it can be very challenging and stressful figuring out where to start and who to contact.

We can help! Come meet us to learn how!

CENTER4SPECIALNEEDS

Center4SpecialNeeds is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation founded in 2011. It was established to provide resources, education, and offer a variety of supports for families who have children with special needs / developmental disabilities in Ventura County,  Los Angeles County, Orange County, and Santa Barbara County. 

Our purpose is to build a foundation—eventually a multi-disciplinary center—that bridges the gap for those children who fall between the cracks; the children who have developmental disabilities and do not qualify for regional center services and are not covered by insurance.

We will enable parents to provide their children with the necessary treatments and interventions they require and deserve to reach their full potential.

City of Camarillo

With year-round near-perfect weather, Camarillo is especially attractive to visitors who delight in the warm California climate.

Picturesque agricultural vistas and cool ocean breezes set the backdrop for a charming old town downtown. All this makes Camarillo the perfect destination for a wonderful weekend getaway or a relaxing weeks vacation.

Spend the day strolling downtown, stopping for a refreshing drink or fresh summer salad alfresco style. Or visit a wide range of local breweries— a perfect way to spend a lazy afternoon, or early evening.

Don’t forget about our world-class outlet mall, attracting international visitors from France, Canada and China. Come for the Sun, Stay for the Fun!

Conversion Marketing

Access Quality Data To Power Your Telemarketing Campaigns

Conversion Marketing offers the strongest telemarketing contact databases on the market. With the highest phone data coverage and accuracy rates in the industry,  We are the preeminent source for both Consumer and Business phone contact information.

Come learn how we can help you reach your customers better.

Deborah Klein Lopez, City Council Candidate for City of Agoura Hills

I grew up in Agoura Hills and returned to raise my family here, so my roots run deep. The spirit of our city is deeply embedded in who I am and what I hope to preserve for the next generation.

I’m running for Agoura Hills City Council to bring fresh ideas and new perspectives to our unique and special town. It’s time to engage our community in the issues that matter most to us: protecting our open spaces, having a say in responsible development, valuing our excellent public school system and maintaining quality of life in this vibrant place we call home. I bring strong leadership, decades of community service, and a vision for the future. 

I look forward to earning your vote on November 6.

Food Forward

Food Forward staff and volunteers rescue over 375,000 pounds of surplus produce each week from fruit trees, farmers markets and the Los Angeles Wholesale Produce Market. 

100% of these fresh fruits and vegetables are donated to over 1,800 hunger relief agencies across 8 counties in Southern California.

 

GIANT PARTNERS

GIANTPARTNERSprovides direct marketing lists to businesses of all sizes- from 805 startups to Fortune 500 companies.

GIANTPARTNERS can supply you with the targeted lists you need for direct mail, telemarketing, or email campaigns at a competitive rate.

Herman Bennett Foundation

The Herman Bennett Foundation is a private 501(c) 3 non-profit organization helping qualified low-income pet owners spay and neuter their cats and dogs.

Our Feral Cat Program provides vouchers for spaying or neutering feral cats.

We have expanded our operations to include: Supporting Military/Service Dogs who are in need of Medical Assistance (not covered by any agency); No-Kill Animal Shelters in Feral Cat spaying/neutering; and Animal Rescue Groups providing homes to cats and Dogs through ADOPTION.

International Business Accelerator

The International Business Accelerator taps into Global Markets from LAX and Silicon Beach.

The IBA is a joint program of the Community Vitalization Council, an economic development non-profit, and K5 Ventures, an early-stage venture fund that partners with and invests in technology-driven businesses led by visionary founders.

The IBA focuses on helping US based companies understand how to capitalize on a global marketplace through exporting. 

The IBA also helps give international companies a guided roadmap to US market entry with Los Angeles as the entry point. The LAX and Silicon Beach areas of Los Angeles are home to hundreds of cutting edge tech and advanced manufacturing companies.  Many of which benefit from these relationships and through exporting.

Come learn about our programs to accelerate your business through an international reach.

Laubach Literacy of Ventura County

Laubach Literacy of Ventura County is an all-volunteer non-profit corporation dedicated to teaching adults by helping them to learn or improve their English communication skills.

Our objective is to help individuals in our communities to effectively be able to communicate in English. We offer flexible one to one and small group instruction in Ventura, Oxnard, Camarillo, Ojai, Santa Paula, Moorpark and The Conejo Valley.

We offer one day training seminars 4 times a year for tutors. All tutor and student materials are provided by Laubach free of charge.

Many Mansions

As a provider of affordable housing and life-enriching services for low-income individuals and families, we would be happy to connect with anyone who would like to learn more about us or who may be interested in partnering with us.

We recently began construction on our Ormond Beach Villas project, Ventura County’s first permanent affordable housing for veterans. We are also gearing up for our annual Bowls of Hope event, which takes place on November 4th at California Lutheran University. Tickets are available on Eventbrite.

Merito Foundation

We are dedicated to protecting the ocean by facilitating education, conservation, and scientific research opportunities to multicultural youth and their communities.

We increase students’ understanding of the importance of the ocean in their lives, awareness of ocean-related threats, and the adoption of environmentally friendly practices so that we all contribute to ocean protection.

We also strive to motivate diverse youth to pursue science, technology or engineering careers that relate to the ocean.

ModVans

ModVans is a brand new Recreational Vehicle Manufacturer based in Ventura, California.

Our vision is to build a line of high-quality, high-design RVs for modern lifestyles and budgets and offer them for sale direct to the consumer.

Office Evolution

Office Rentals, Conference Room Rentals, Business Address plan, Shared Work Spaces, and More!

We have 24 furnished office space available on temporary office rentals or shot term office rentals. They range in size from 110 square feet – 225 square feet.

We have secure ethernet WiFi internet that is business class so you will have the internet speed you need!

We also have interior or exterior offices available. They are easy setup offices to make your life simpler and come as all inclusive dedicated workspaces. 

OurFriend

Our product is happiness .

We are a platform that supports positive expression and healthy connections with people online.

We are interested in meeting psychologists, mindful practitioners and teachers, life coaches, and investors.

Planet Zuda

CYBER-SECURITY AND MARKETING SERVICES
 

We help you become battle-ready to protect yourself, your data, your customers, and your company from hackers.

We identify weaknesses, put an incident response together in case you are hacked, and help you try to identify who hacked you.

Raising Hope

RaisingHOPE provides advocacy, awareness and funds to abused and neglected children, many of whom are or were in the foster care system, in the Ventura County area through community events, mentoring and legal services.
 
We provide advocacy, funds for kids, and youth mentorship.

S and M Guru

S and M Guru (Sales and Marketing Consultant)
 
Providing 30+ years of sales and marketing experience to startups.  Including experience of founding my own startup that I sold.
 
Most small businesses, non-profits and public organizations do not have sales and marketing experience.
 
According to the Small Business Administration statistics, half of all new businesses don’t succeed to year five. Albert Einstein defined insanity as repeating the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
 
Don’t become a statistic and don’t go insane, I can help.

Stop, Not Kill

More than 500 people die in gun accidents in the US every year.  Would’t it be great if none of those incidents ended in tragedy?

Stop, Not Kill has developed an ammunition round for use in law enforcement that is designed with the goal of non lethal results.

The SNK round is a patent-pending small arms round intended for the most common police calibers. It’s being designed to be used interchangeably in all police side arms.  It’s at the engineering stage, and is NOT yet for sale.  We will be raising research and development funds via IndieGoGo. 

We have the basic engineering models done, and plan to proceed to mathematical simulation, followed by developmental testing.  Come visit us to learn more.

 

The Love Story

We believe that social isolation comes from depression, and depression comes from suppressed expression.
 
Discover Your Narrative by journaling from the intimate, authentic, and raw interviews that resonate with you, also known as “Artist-Inspired Journaling”.
 
We exist to shift the perception of what pain is–not as something to be ashamed, dismissed, or avoided, but as an opportunity to grow emotionally, spiritually, and creatively.
 

Wild at Heart Ojai

We are dedicated to crafting the most flavorful and nutrient dense food from only the best Organic California grown produce.

Wild At Heart Ojai is part of the slow food sustainable movement, changing the way people think about our food.

Our connections & commitment to sourcing local, organic, sustainable, whole food ingredients represents a fresh take on an industry that has long suffered from over-processed & unhealthy choices.

We implement these ideals and positive environmental practices in our kitchen & offer a new local 805 product that supports our organic farmers.

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Our favorites will get TWO FREE passes to LA Blockchain Week.

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Everyone attending can claim a 20% discount code at the 805 Startups table on the expo floor.

*Free Access passes are limited to 16 in total and will be chosen based entirely on the subjective discretion of 805 Startups and what we think are the coolest posts to social media

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