HOP Graduation, Class of 2026
You made it. Come collect your diploma.
Halogen Ventures, alongside our partners at Deel, Manatt, AWS and J.P. Morgan, invite you to the HOP Class of 2026 Graduation on September 17, 2026 from 9AM to 12:30PM PT at Draper University.
The morning starts with a private ceremony for the cohort. Doors then open to the wider Halogen ecosystem for a keynote from Tim Draper, panels on AI and the Future of Family, and lunch.
This invite is for graduating HOPerators. Please keep it close.
Questions: hop@halogenventures.com
For parking: A garage is located directly next door to the building at 8 2nd Ave. Additional garages and street parking are available within a 5-minute walk.
From electric cars to functional wellness to rocket ships, Halogen Ventures has invested in the most game changing technologies today founded by women and co-ed teams. Halogen is an LA-based early-stage venture firm investing in transformative companies. Recognized as a Best Seed Fund by Business Insider, Halogen’s strategy is rooted in identifying overlooked opportunities and high-potential entrepreneurs. Founding Partner Jesse Draper, a former entrepreneur, fourth-generation venture capitalist and the first solo female GP in Los Angeles leads the fund alongside Partners Ashley Balla and Jennifer Mandelbaum. Halogen has invested in 100+ companies, including six unicorns, representing over $15 billion in market value, with investments, such as Babylist, Metropolis, ThirdLove, Venus Aerospace, Trust & Will, YISE Beauty, Everlywell, Teal Health and The Flex Company.
Deel is the all-in-one global HR platform built to help companies hire, pay, and scale a world-class team from day one — no local entities required. Skip the legal headaches and tool sprawl: onboard contractors and employees in 150+ countries, run compliant payroll in 100+ currencies, and manage HR, equity, and equipment from a single dashboard — so founders can focus on building, not paperwork.
Manatt is a multidisciplinary, integrated national professional services firm known for quality and an extraordinary commitment to clients. We are keenly focused on specific industry sectors, providing legal and consulting capabilities at the very highest levels to achieve our clients’ business objectives.
Our groundbreaking approach—bringing together legal services, advocacy and business strategy—differentiates us from our competitors and positions us to provide a unique and compelling value proposition. We strive to be essential to our clients.
With nearly 20 years of experience gained from supporting hundreds of thousands of startups that have come before, AWS helps founders prove that their world-changing ideas are possible, at any stage of growth or level of funding. Whether your startup is just starting to ideate an MVP or is on track for an IPO, AWS offers a broad range of programs and resources that will support you to reach your next milestone.
ABOUT J.P. MORGAN
From pre-seed to seed, J.P. Morgan offers comprehensive support including operating accounts, liquidity management, card and merchant processing, cap table management, Startup Offers and financing alternatives to help you grow.