THE EDGE : Your New Competitive Advantage
The Edge gives you what busy founders need most: direct access to people who have the answers.
VCs who know what makes companies fundable. Growth experts who've scaled products from zero to millions of users. Founders who've successfully exited. Specialists who can help you navigate your biggest challenges.
Real questions. Real expertise. Real value—every month.
Our featured expert: Adewale Omoniyi - Investor, Lawyer
Adewale Omoniyi is a tech lawyer, impact investor, and LinkedIn "Top Venture Capital Voice" (2024) who brings a unique perspective to the intersection of capital and social impact. As Director of Programs & Legal Affairs at Rhia Ventures, a social impact fund focused on maternal and reproductive health, Adewale leads legal operations and program strategy while advancing inclusive due diligence and investor accountability frameworks. Previously, as Director of the Tara Health Foundation, he spearheaded the Diverse Investing Collective—a consortium of endowments, pension funds, and asset owners working to shift institutional capital toward more equitable investment outcomes.
His career spans venture capital (M13 Ventures, USC), legal leadership (LA District Attorney's Office, founder of Calafia Prep Academy), and startup advising through Techstars and USC's EdTech accelerator, with experience across sports, entertainment, education, and government affairs. Featured in NPR, LA Times, and named an "MBA to Watch" by Poets & Quants (2023), Adewale holds degrees from Columbia University (BA), Northwestern University (JD), and USC (MBA), bringing a multidisciplinary approach to building more inclusive and impactful investment ecosystems.
The Edge is different.
A monthly AMA series that brings you face-to-face (virtually) with the people who actually know the answers to your questions:
The VCs who've seen thousands of pitches and will tell you the real reasons they invest (or pass)
The growth experts who've taken products from zero to viral and know which tactics actually work in 2026
The founders who've exited and will give you the unfiltered truth about what that journey looks like
The specialists (regulatory, clinical trials, AI, whatever you're building) who can save you years and money with the right guidance
The operators who've hired teams, built systems, and kept companies from imploding during hypergrowth
No slides. No pitches. Just your questions and their real answers.
Who this is for: Early-stage founders & entrepreneurs who are done with generic advice and ready for the insights that'll actually move their business forward.
What to expect: 30 minutes. Cameras on. Real talk. Then you'll know if this is for you.
🎟️ Free (always will be)
📅 Monday, February 23rd @ 5:00pm
💻 Virtual
Register now and tell us: What's the one question you wish you could ask an expert?
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