Invite & Approval: Founders with $500K-$20M+ in ARR / funding 🚀
After a series of successful Private Founders Dinners in New York City, San Francisco, London, and Boston, we're excited to bring this series to Los Angeles.
🥞 Complimentary dinner at an upscale private dining room. Expect to come away with:
- 💡 New insights on AI, the current state of the market, fundraising, and growth!
- 🔗 Curated connections and conversations
- 🚀 Engage in an enriching exchange of knowledge and experiences, focusing on the critical aspects of company building, including getting to $1M, $10M, $100M+ in revenue, and of course, AI 🙂
- 🍝 A full stomach from a fine-dining restaurant!
We will have a private room to ourselves, where we will also facilitate conversations at your table over dinner. There will also be ample time for mingling and meeting other founders and funders 🤝
Speakers:Roberto Ayala, Investor, Nextwave X PartnersMark Grace, Principal, M13 ($1.40B AUM): Mark spends his time partnering with founders building early stage technology businesses. As an early member of M13, he has invested across a range of industries, and he focuses on fintech, crypto and climate.
Brought to you by:Gunderson Dettmer: Gunderson Dettmer is the preeminent international law firm with an exclusive focus on the innovation economy. The firm serves market-leading venture capital and growth equity investors and pioneering companies through inception, growth and maturity.
Rho: From two-person startups to public companies, Rho is the banking platform with everything businesses need to manage cash, control spend, and automate finance busywork.
Make rho your primary bank account, maintain at least 100k in checking for 90 days and earn $1,500 in statement credits. https://www.rho.co/
Niural: US payroll, EOR, Contractor Management, and Global Bill Pay in one platform for a global workforce. Hire, onboard, pay, and manage your team anywhere in the world, with full compliance.
LA Dec Private Founders Dinner ft. M13 ($1B+ AUM) & NextWave x Partners (backed beehiiv, Finix, Patreon; launched Chipotle's CVC)
Speakers
Roberto A.
Investor
Nextwave X Partners
Mark G.
Principal
$1.4B AUM
M13
Thu, Dec 18, 2025, 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM (PST)
Upscale Private Dining Room (Santa Monica)
25 attendees
Invite & Approval: Founders with $500K-$20M+ in ARR / funding 🚀
After a series of successful Private Founders Dinners in New York City, San Francisco, London, and Boston, we're excited to bring this series to Los Angeles.
🥞 Complimentary dinner at an upscale private dining room. Expect to come away with:
We will have a private room to ourselves, where we will also facilitate conversations at your table over dinner. There will also be ample time for mingling and meeting other founders and funders 🤝
Roberto Ayala, Investor, Nextwave X Partners
Mark Grace, Principal, M13 ($1.40B AUM): Mark spends his time partnering with founders building early stage technology businesses. As an early member of M13, he has invested across a range of industries, and he focuses on fintech, crypto and climate.
Brought to you by:
Gunderson Dettmer: Gunderson Dettmer is the preeminent international law firm with an exclusive focus on the innovation economy. The firm serves market-leading venture capital and growth equity investors and pioneering companies through inception, growth and maturity.
Rho: From two-person startups to public companies, Rho is the banking platform with everything businesses need to manage cash, control spend, and automate finance busywork.
Make rho your primary bank account, maintain at least 100k in checking for 90 days and earn $1,500 in statement credits. https://www.rho.co/
Niural: US payroll, EOR, Contractor Management, and Global Bill Pay in one platform for a global workforce. Hire, onboard, pay, and manage your team anywhere in the world, with full compliance.
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