Engage closely with local investors!
Step into TCA Venture Group’s signature round-table experience, Face to Face with Investors, where founders connect directly with the people who fuel innovation.
Join them Wednesday, October 29 from 5:00PM to 9:00PM at Soka University — Black Box Theatre, 1 University Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656.
Expect intimate conversations, real-time feedback, and meaningful networking in a setting built for high impact.
What You’ll Get:
One-on-one style, face-to-face time with active investors
Real-time feedback from experienced capital partners
Opportunities to expand your network in a collaborative, high-energy environment
Deep-dive Q&A sessions designed to enlighten and inspire bold entrepreneurs
Agenda:
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Networking with investors & entrepreneurs + finger food
6:00 pm – 6:05 pm: Welcome / Opening Remarks
Dave de Csepel (Chairman, TCA Venture Group)
Mary Patrick Kavanaugh (Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Soka University)
6:05 pm – 6:35 pm: The Psychology of Investors
Justin Cohen, Collinear Capital
Jeff Bocan, Partner at Okapi Venture Capital
Kelly O’Connell, 360 Venture
Moderator: Pat Hwang, President OC TCA Venture Group
6:35 pm – 7:00 pm: Inside the Investor’s Mind: A Reverse Pitch to Founders
Moderator: Scott Fox, OCStartupCouncil.org
Investors pitch you, explaining why they might earn your interest. Fast-paced. Eye-opening. Founder-focused.
7:00 pm – 8:45 pm: Face to Face with Investors Round Tables
Casual roundtable format — share your startup vision, ask for strategy feedback, meet other founders.
Each entrepreneur has 2 minutes to ask a strategic question or request pitch feedback. (Note: this is not a pitch session.)
Bonus: Bring your legal or regulatory questions for Azad Virk (Partner, Stradling Law)
Featured Investors include: Andy Firoved · Dave de Csepel · Silvia Restelli · Jeff Kuan · Glenn Rogers · Grant Van Cleve · Hans Imhof · Jay Goth · JC Ruffalo · Jeff Bocan · Scott Fox · Jeff Curie · JJ Richa · Kal Kalimada · Mallory Shickora · Med Armani · Pat Hwang · Quan Nguyen · Ray Chan · Robin Pimentel · Dr. Thomas Lee · Volker Huther + many more!
Save 20% off tickets for the first 30 to sign up through OC Startup Council with this promo code: STCOUNCIL20
Please register here to attend.
Thanks to TCA Venture Group and Soka University for offering this local startup event, the details, and the graphic!