About Event Producers

Meet the teams behind Broken VC Summit: Expert Dojo and Angel Launch.

Brian Mac Mahon
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About Expert Dojo

Expert DOJO is a Santa Monica-based investment firm backing early-stage startups. We combine capital with hands-on support to help founders gain traction and scale faster than they could alone. Since 2019, we have invested in 266 startups, deployed $27 million of proprietary capital from our single family office, grown approximately 38% annually, and built the portfolio to $100 million in assets under management. We also manage the Nathan family office fund.

We are not a venture capital firm, nor are we trying to be one. We have built a different kind of investment model, one designed to serve allocators better and to replace the outdated incentives and structure of traditional VC.

Since 2019, we have invested in 266 startups, deployed $27 million of proprietary capital from a single-family office, grown approximately 38% annually, and built the portfolio to $100 million in assets under management. Their focus is on building a more aligned and effective model for allocators than traditional venture capital has historically offered.

Brian Mac Mahon is the CEO and Founder of Expert Dojo and event co-chair.

Zahava Stroud
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About Angel Launch

Angel Launch, based in Silicon Valley, is a leading producer of tech venture forums connecting thousands of global startups to hundreds of accredited investors in live networking events held in the SF Bay area. Since Covid we have produced over 100 summits, mixers and conferences relating to startups, investors and AI, many in Palo Alto. We have produced the Silicon Valley Investing Summit almost every month for the past four years in Palo Alto or San Francisco, with thousands of investors and global startups in attendance.

Our events bring together investors (VCs, angels, institutional, family offices and corporate) from Silicon Valley and the east coast to meet promising innovative global startups. We connect investors seeking opportunities to exceptional high growth startups, pre-IPO, and public companies.

View past events here

Zahava Stroud is the founder and CEO of Angel Launch and event co-chair.

Contact Us

Angel Launch

Zahava Stroud

310 621 6850

zahava@angellaunch.com

Expert Dojo

Brian Mac Mahon

310 745 9580

brian@expertdojo.com