Build Together in LA

We are a community where LA founders flourish. We co-work, provide mentorship, share resources, and win together.

This is the beating heart of LA's entrepreneurial force.

Where We Come From

Our Community

We bring Los Angeles’ most ambitious individuals together.

Casey Rickey The Bruin Startup Village

Casey Rickey

Casey built a 7-figure apparel brand and now is exploring new things!

Yifei - The Bruin Startup Village

Yifei Sun

Yifei helps founders with graphic design, illustration, and more.

Isaac Levy - The Bruin Startup Village

Isaac Levy

Isaac is a 21 year old VC whose growing a number of multi million dollar ventures in sustainability and real estate.

Tait Tanigucci - The Bruin Startup Village

Tait Tanigucci

Tait graduated from UCLA in 2022 and is now building a cutting edge publishing platform.

Skot Carruth

Skot exited his design agency and now mentors early stage founders.

Jonathan Chang - The Bruin Startup Village

Jonathan Chang

Jonathan is a VC and XIR at Brex. He helps founders with pitch decks and fundraising.

Kapczynski - The Bruin Startup Village

Mark Kapczynski

Mark is a seasoned CMO and helps founders market their companies.

Hari - The Bruin Startup Village

Hari

Hari is building a social app to help strengthen friendships on campus

Ryan Sami - The Bruin Startup Village

Ryan Samii

Ryan worked as a corporate attorney for 5+ years and is now building legal tech to accelerate contract negotiations.

Michelle Lieu - The Bruin Startup Village

Michelle Lieu

Michelle helped design UI for companies in this community.

Events and Programming

We organize events that help founders build connections, find product market fit. and fundraise.

We also go to events in and around LA together.

The Bruin Startup Village Community members Slack conversation.

We build together!

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