LA Founders & Investors is back! Join AI LA and Emerging LA at Techstars Culver City for a fireside chat with Dan Benyamin (Founder, Aeon) and Anna Barber (Partner, M13).
Tacos, drinks and refreshments are included in the ticket price.
Agenda
6:00pm-7:00pm: Doors open – networking, drinks and tacos
7:00pm-7:45pm: Fireside chat with Dan Benyamin and Anna Barber
7:45pm-9:00pm: Networking, drinks, and tacos
Meet the Speakers
Dan Benyamin
For over 20 years, Dan has developed award-winning technologies used worldwide in a variety of industries. Dan has split his time between large-cap companies and three startups, three of which he was founder and officer.
In 2023, Dan founded Aeon. Aeon transforms web pages into a professional-grade video using AI. Aeon targets the publishing space, where there is about 100 times more written content produced than video content. Aeon combines the latest in AI technology with extensive industry expertise. This means high quality video with near zero human intervention. He is working with other colleagues and former employees to create a deep bench in the publishing industry.
In 2009, Dan founded and became CEO of CitizenNet. CitizenNet was one of the earliest platforms to leverage natural language processing, semantic analysis, and machine learning in order to predictively market to consumers on social media. In 2017, CitizenNet was acquired by Condé Nast, where Dan became VP of Data Products, serving Conde Nast worldwide.
Prior to CitizenNet, Dan was the Co-Founder and CTO of PhatNoise. In 2004, PhatNoise was winner of Frost and Sullivan’s Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award. A year later, PhatNoise was acquired by Harman International (NYSE: HAR), where Dan continued as Vice President of Engineering.
Anna Barber
Anna Barber is a partner at M13, an LA-based venture capital fund investing in the future of consumer behavior, where she focuses on future of work, ecommerce infrastructure and Web3. She is also a partner at the Fund LA and was previously the Managing Director of Techstars LA for four years. She's invested in over 80 early stage companies and is a former founder and operator herself. She's a certified executive coach and began her career as a corporate lawyer and McKinsey strategy consultant. Anna's career is devoted to helping founders of early stage startups grow and thrive, with a focus on women and other underrepresented founders. She is a founding member of the Advisory Board for Pledge LA, a member of the Board of Directors of the SoCal Alliance for Innovation and a board member at portfolio companies WeeCare, AllVoices and Kindra. She's a mother and stepmother to four members of Gen Z.