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Igniting LA’s Breakthrough Businesses

www.nitro.la

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Here’s the problem in Greater LA

• Early entrepreneurs struggle to find help

• Shortage of management talent

• Brain drain from LA to Northern California

• Region is under-served with fewer venture capital funds

• LA’s size & traffic discourages collaboration

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Nitro’s Mission

Get more companies funded in Greater Los Angeles

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Nitro’s Goals

• Build a supportive eco-system for the region’s emerging companies and technologies

– Increase the number of startups including companies spun- out from Caltech, UCLA and USC

– Improve the development eco-system for successful entrepreneurs

– Get more startups funded and ultimately successful

• Retain successful companies in Greater Los Angeles

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What is Nitro?

• Nitro is part of Entretech, a nonprofit organization• Manages an elite Mentoring/EIR network across

greater Los Angeles• Model is based on San Diego Connect’s successful

Springboard program and MIT’s Venture Mentoring Service

• Supported by a network of strategic sponsors including Caltech, UCLA and USC

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Mentor/EIR Program

• Roster includes successful entrepreneurs, executives and experts

• Serve as either Mentors or Entrepreneurs-in- Residence (EIRs)

• Entrepreneurs apply for a 3-5 month mentoring process and are matched with an appropriate and interested Mentor or EIR

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Present Board Affiliations

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Entretech Board of Directors

• Chairs– Chairman, Michael Giardello, founder and CEO, Materia, Caltech technology spin-

out– Vice Chairman, John Morris, managing director, GKM Ventures; chairman emeritus,

Tech Coast Angels• Directors

– Kathryn A. Atchison, Vice Provost, UCLA Intellectual Property and Industry Relations

– Zareh Baghdasarian, President and CEO, Tahoe Associates– Randy Churchill, Director, Business Development, PricewaterhouseCoopers – Bassil Dahiyat, Founder and CEO, Xencor, Caltech Life Science Spin-out– Fred Farina, Asst. Vice President, Office Of Technology Transfer, Caltech– Krisztina Holly, Vice Provost For Innovation, University Of Southern California;

Executive Director, USC Stevens Institute For Innovation– Richard Jones, Partner, Emerging Company Practice, Nixon & Peabody– Albert Schneider, Co-founder and Vice Chairman, Pasadena Angels; President, Tech

Coast Angels, Los Angeles Network– Louise J. Wannier, Founder and CEO, myShape

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Value to Sponsors

• First look at proprietary, unique deal flow

• Brand awareness in elite community

• Access to network of companies, entrepreneurs and Mentors/EIRs

• Member of Nitro’s advisory board

• Produce business education programs supporting mission

• Catalyze regional growth, ensure future opportunities

• Participate with a two year funding commitment: $10,000 + $15,000

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Access to Unique Resources

• Combines commercialization efforts of Caltech, UCLA and USC

• $1.7 billion in annual research grants• Access to world-class technical talent pool and

technology commercialization• Facilities of Strategic Sponsors provide virtual

footprint

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To participate, contact:

Aaron RossProgram Director, Entretech Nitroaaron@pebblestorm.comCell 310-751-0656

John Morris, Entretech Vice ChairmanManaging Director, GKM Venturesjmorris@gkmventures.comCell 310-720-5643