​An Evening of Investor Perspectives and Founder Pitches

​Join us as LA’s most promising impact-driven businesses pitch their transformative ideas to prominent investors. The featured businesses are impacting everything from health to entertainment through innovative, ethical applications of AI and other emergent technologies.

​If you’re an entrepreneur looking to get in front of angel VCs and be inspired by the dynamic startup community here in LA, this is for you. For seed-stage investors, you’ll have access to a curated group of LA’s most promising startups, many of whom graduated from KINN’s Founder Sprint Studio.

​Speaker Panel

​Josh Resnick
Josh Resnick is an investor, advisor, and two-time founder with deep experience scaling category-defining companies. He is Co-Founder & General Partner at OpenSky Ventures, an LA-based early-stage fund focused on the future of commerce, and manages a 50+ company portfolio through his family office. Previously, he co-founded Sugarfina and Pandemic Studios, which sold to Electronic Arts for $860M.

​Hamet Watt
Hamet Watt is the founder and CEO of Share Ventures, a venture studio and fund focused on AI, human performance, and the future of work. A serial entrepreneur and investor, he previously co-founded MoviePass and has advised or invested in over 100 startups. Hamet is known for blending venture-scale thinking with purpose-driven innovation that elevates human potential.

​Sarah Song
Sarah Song is a global business strategist and founder of S’HAMPAGNE, a consulting firm supporting startups and growth-stage companies across fundraising, strategy, and international expansion. A bilingual, bicultural Korean-American advisor based in Los Angeles, she specializes in bridging U.S. and Korean markets and is a trusted partner to global brands, founders, and cross-border ventures.

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​ABOUT The KINN

​​The KINN is a membership network, accelerator, and collaborative workspace for conscious entrepreneurs, based in Venice, CA. Running tailored inner development and business accelerator programs for startups, providing executive coaching, accountability, and access to a top-tier LA-based community of entrepreneurs, creatives, intrapreneurs, and investors. If you're interested in learning more about KINN Membership, please visit http://thekinn.co/apply 

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​ABOUT Nerdstage

​​Communication training and high-impact events giving tomorrow a louder voice. ​Nerdstage hosts the Demo Day event series & the Nerdstage Podcast.

​​If you're a builder turning hard problems into progress, you might be a fit for the Nerdstage Pitch Accelerator.

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