Venture Entrepreneurship & Investing

SPEAKERS

Fabrice Grinda

Co-Founder, FJ Labs

Fabrice Grinda is among the world’s leading Internet entrepreneurs and investors. He has over 150 exits on 500 angel investments. Fabrice has served as CEO for three multinational companies and has an impressive track record as an early investor in Alibaba, Flexport, Zume Pizza, Delivery Hero, Betterment and Brightroll. Fabrice is currently running the startup studio and venture fund FJ Labs, which he cofounded with business partner Jose Marin. Fabrice was named the #1 Angel Investor in the world by Forbes

Prior to FJ Labs, Fabrice was co-founder and co-CEO of OLX, one of the largest websites in the world with over 300 million unique visitors per month. The company operates in 30 countries and has over 5,000 employees. OLX is the largest classifieds site in India, Brazil, Pakistan, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Portugal and many other emerging markets.

Fabrice started his entrepreneurial journey in 1998, at 23, when he co-founded and was CEO of Aucland. Soon after, Aucland grew into one of the largest auction sites in Europe.

Before his entrepreneurial endeavors, Fabrice worked as a management consultant for McKinsey & Company.

Fabrice holds a BA in Economics from Princeton University. He graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1996, and was awarded the Halbert White prize, given to the most distinguished economics student, as well as The Wolfe Balleisen memorial prize, awarded for best thesis. In his free time, Fabrice likes to travel the world, kitesurf, play tennis, and blog about his personal and professional life at www.fabricegrinda.com.

Evan Eneman

Founder, Sands Lane Capital; Co-Founder, Casa Verde Capital

Evan Eneman, a serial entrepreneur, advisor, and investor, is the founder of several leading ventures steering the cannabis industry today. He is the co-founder and CEO of ELLO and National Cannabis Practice leader for MGO/ELLO, an alliance of professional services firms providing capital markets and M&A advisory, tax, assurance, consulting, staffing and outsourcing services to a few hundred clients in the cannabis industry. He is also the founder and CEO of Fiorello, a cannabis branding and marketing agency. After co-founding and running Casa Verde Capital for several years, Eneman launched Sands Lane Capital, a purpose-driven venture capital firm focusing on opportunities in the cannabis and hemp industries.

Prior to his work in the cannabis industry, Eneman served as a director at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP for 12 years between New York and Los Angeles, advising clients on assurance, operations, strategy, cyber-security and privacy, working with marquee brands and leading Fortune 100 companies. Eneman was selected by the firm to serve as the representative for the SoCal market for Project Belize, PwC’s innovative international development leadership program focused on financial literacy and environmental sustainability. Eneman’s early career was diverse with leadership roles in an array of categories including music, entertainment, and hospitality, where he developed and oversaw operations and production processes for boutique creative firms in New York and Los Angeles.

Eneman has served as an executive team member and the director of marketing and public relations at Minds Matter of Los Angeles, a program that helps to provide academically gifted, inner-city students from low-income families the opportunity to reach their full potential. Today, Eneman is the president of the Wharton Club of Southern California and co-founder and board member of the Wharton Alumni Angel Network.

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8pm

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9pm+

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