Sunset Ventures

October Recap at Game Over Media 🎮 - Gavrielle Chavez started as COO at Game Over. - Ran 15+ music campaigns with artists like Tommy Richman and Childish Gambino. - Locked in a partnership with the team at Only Hands with Zane Comer and the NOTHING Projects team. - Spotify activation with Auden Tate and Clinton Portis for Sticks and Sounds presented by XSET. - LA TECH WEEK by a16z panel with Gavrielle Chavez, Sunset Ventures, Emerging LA, etc... (S/o Brandon Hoffman for plugging us in). - Music Connection Magazine Press Feature by Andy Kaufmann: https://lnkd.in/gFutgjQJ - Wrapping up the Konami Gaming, Inc. eFootball campaign. The end of October flew by with several new projects, partnerships, and campaigns kicking off. Probably some of the best weeks from the Game Over perspective, and grateful that I get to work with incredible people every day - especially with new editions to the team like Gavi. Lots of work ahead of us, but can’t be more excited about it. More updates to come in November - stay tuned!

I had so much fun with these awesome leaders who made the Mediatech GenAI event & panel happen!! 🙏 Thank you to ALL the amazing speakers, sponsors, and supporters of Emerging LA during this event finale to mark the end of our #LATechWeek 🌟 Shout out to the all-star cast you see there!! 🌟 Anthony Giuliani Stephanie Alexis Smellie David Santana Laurel Wholihan Gavrielle Chavez Mia Savage The night would not have been possible at all, without the support provided to our community from Fidelity Private Shares and Zendesk for Startups. These teams have continued to show their commitment by investing into the emerging ecosystem of Los Angeles! We heard from this accomplished group of leaders who come from Twelve Labs , Databricks, Patreon , and Game Over , with prior experience at TikTok , Scopely , Spotify, Dapper Labs, and more. The moderated panel was followed by an engaging AMA session, allowing the audience to interact directly with our panelists and dive deeper into their expertise. 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 & 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗔𝗜: • 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: across various media formats, including games, video, audio, and text • 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮-𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀: big data and AI can deliver hyper-personalized content to consumers • 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗜: advanced models can understand and generate content across all modalities • 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆: How creators will be empowered in ways like never before A big thank you to the many many guests who came by to support! It means even more because you literally had like 100 OTHER events you could have been at that day during TECH WEEK by a16z.... But you chose to be there with us! ♥♥♥♥ ---- Want to get invites to these events? 👉 Comment with ideas or tag who should speak / attend ♻️ Repost to share your excitement of LA's emerging startup hub!

Excited to kick off 2025 at TechCon SoCal by speaking about Southern California's Emerging Ecosystems!

Wrapped up #LATechWeek with a private dinner for AI Founders. With no agenda, we wanted good vibes, guards down, & connect! Shout-out to David Santana of Fidelity Private Shares for making this gathering possible! Not only as a sponsor, but the positive energy David brought and the fun we had all night managing a large crowd for a panel and then unwinding for the dinner. (Evident from the silly photo booth pic!) I am truly not an events person or social butterfly by any means... But I am reminded from time to time how and why I do it. Why so many IRL events with Emerging LA That is because when I get a chance to connect or to collaborate with others who are genuine and make it fun, I have a great time! This is a long, long journey we are all on. We go much farther together! That said... I won't lie! I was HAPPY when it was all over, and I got to hibernate back in my house and be a homebody all weekend to recharge ⚡ Yes, that means I missed all the cool parties in the Hollywood Hills lol 🤷♂️ Extra shout-outs and 📸 to a couple guests that joined me: • Marcel Feldkamp of Clout Kitchen: Pumped to have you join, especially as the latest addition to the Sunset Ventures fam!! Let's have CK takeover LA!  (cc: Justin)    • Anthony Giuliani of Twelve Labs: From my house on July 4th to fine dining together! Always good to hang out and looking forward to more of it! Next up, AI corporate hackathons --- P.S. What shirt am I wearing, you ask? (okay you didn't but I swear people did at event lol) A drop from my favorite YouTube when he hit 10M Subscribers --> CoryxKenshin (Sorry, Mr Beast) --- 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀? 🔗 Join the Emerging LA list (Link in comments) 👉 Comment with ideas or tag who should speak / attend ♻️ How can you support? Reposts help a ton! #Entrepreneurship #TechWeek #CommunityBuilding #LosAngelesTech #Startups #founders #Venturecapital

The death of SaaS, AI-powered super hackers, & agents at work -- it was fun moderating the 𝗔𝗜 𝘅 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 chat with Kindo, Riot Ventures, and VioletX!! 🤖 This event took place in Venice at Kindo's office during the whirlwind known as TECH WEEK by a16z I already had 6 #LATechWeek events on my plate with Emerging LA, But when Kindo (Sunset Ventures portco!) asked if I could moderate on a packed Thursday... I said '𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵? 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦!' Honestly, I do genuinely enjoy getting an opportunity to help my founders. Even these small things I can do to help, every bit counts right? Let's just say that Thursday was a LONG day last week! But I am SO glad that I said yes. Sometimes moderating feels like work, but this discussion was a lot of fun! • Panelists were amazing & super sharp • Crowd vibes were energetic • Then the audience asked some brilliant questions when I gave them the mic Then I had my most unexpected encounter... I met a 16-year-old high-school student. (𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭, 𝘐 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸!?) He is a full-stack engineer, and was there to meet people and learn. His goal is to find a problem to solve, so he could start building his company. I was blown away... Now 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 is an #EmergingFounder ! ---- We kicked off the day with an engaging networking session, followed by a panel discussion on "Securing AI Data & Work Agents.” Meet the Cybersecurity experts of the panel, who I dubbed the "2 Meg(h)ans and an Andy" :) • Andrew Manoske is VP of Product at 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼, an enterprise software company focused on securely orchestrating generative AI. Prior, he was the first PM at HashiCorp, led the creation of Vault Enterprise (fastest growing open source security product in history), and stayed through the company’s IPO and $6.4B acquisition by IBM    • Megan Fulton is Co-founder of 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗫, which helps startups manage threats and align business and cybersecurity goals. Its customer base has grown to over 500 companies globally. Prior, she led companies like IBM, with a 200-person team, built a $200M pipeline, and worked with top healthcare clients. • Meghan Moreland is an Investor at 𝗥𝗶𝗼𝘁 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀, an early-stage VC fund in LA investing in founders building technology to modernize our critical industries. She helps to source, diligence, and support the portfolio of deep tech companies shaping areas like Space, hardware, robotics, manufacturing logistics, applied AI, and energy. Prior, she was an investor at B Capital Group and began her career at J.P. Morgan.    --- Thank yous! Arc + Erika Bricky, you are a rockstar!!! We had a good time repping the hat swag :) Ron W., Bryan Vann , and Kindo team. Leading the charge of AI in LA, sharing your office, and to Tiffany Long for the prep work! Gary Leung Winston Nguyen the #EmergingOC crew at CSUF! #entrepreneurship #LosAngelesTech #Startups #cybersecurity #AIAgents #hacking

Tech layoffs suck! ... But a silver lining, the inspiring journeys of those who emerged as "rebounder founders!" cc: LA-based Alphonzo Terrell on cover! 👇 We continue to be proud of the work you and the team are doing, and this is much much deserved recognition! For context, Antonio Key and I are proud to be investors in SPILL at Sunset Ventures We were some of the earliest believers in the vision & mission, but especially the grit required to rise from a Twitter layoff and then take the social media titan head-on with a new social startup! This belief has been shared with amazing VC investors: MaC Venture Capital Collide Capital Kapor Capital --- Shout out to all the founders in the article, and the 100s, if not 1000s of other founders out there. As well as to the 100,000s who have been negative impacted by layoffs these last few years... Not only in tech, but in financial services, gaming, media, healthcare, automotive, and more. 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲! ♥ Thanks to Inc. Magazine for spotlighting such stories to spark inspiration, and more importantly to Issie Lapowsky for bringing these stories to life with your words! #LongLA Emerging LA

𝘛𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘭 🙏👇 "3 hours at Emerging LA's 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝗜 event gave MORE INSIGHT than 3 months of reading reports to understand AI’s impact on media" Nothing makes me happier I love hearing from people in our community & guests of our events when they share the ways they have found value as a member! 🧡 A big shout-out to TECH WEEK by a16z for a memorable #LATechWeek last week, and the many supports, partners, panelists, sponsors, and community leaders who made it happen My longer post recap on LATW, will soon come... But I couldn't help myself in sharing this around. Thank you for the kind words Shruti Mishra !! 🙏🙏🙏

"How will AI reshape the future of media, creators, IP, gaming, and content creation?" Join us tomorrow for an exclusive networking mixer & panel on Mediatech AI & Generative Content during TECH WEEK by a16z The Emerging LA community is once again bringing together some of the sharpest minds in AI, media, and the creator economy for a deep dive into the innovations transforming how we create, consume, and engage with content. The panel is made of leaders with experience from top companies such as TikTok , Scopely , Spotify , Dapper Labs , Okta , iHeartMedia , Sony , Crunchyroll Funimation ... And they are currently at some of the hottest companies in digital media, gaming, creators, data, and AI. ---- 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀: • Anthony Giuliani is the Global Head of Operations at Twelve Labs, which is an AI company focused on advancing video understanding technology.    • Stephanie Alexis Smellie is the Head of Business Development at Patreon, a media and community platform for creators and their real fans. They help creators build experiences, communities, and businesses around their work.    • Mia Savage is a Strategic Account Executive at Databricks , a data and AI company that offers a unified analytics platform to simplify big data and machine learning workflows.    • Gavrielle Chavez is the COO & Partner at Game Over , a company merging media, gaming, and music to create innovative and authentic digital experiences.    You won’t want to miss the discussion from these industry leaders. This panel is stacked!! --- 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: 📅 10/17/24 🕕 430-6p networking, 6p-7p panel 📍 Santa Monica Whether you're an AI enthusiast, a media professional, or just curious about the future of generative content... This event is for you. It is a chance to learn, connect, and engage with leaders at the forefront of innovation. --- 🔗 RSVP to get the last final spots! (𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀) Thank you to Fidelity Private Shares , Zendesk for Startups , Sunset Ventures and all the incredible panelists for making this event possible. #LATechWeek #MediatechAI #GenAI #ContentCreators

Two things we love most: #ConsumerAI x #LATechWeek !! 🌴👇

"What top Consumer AI app do you recommend?" Our icebreaker today for #LATechWeek event with Emerging LA x The GenAI Collective! My answer, you ask? I raved about 2 (yes I cheated and didn't only pick 1), Snipd and Granola. They have become core tools that feed into my second brain of notes!!! (𝘊𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯'𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳) This also marked the kick off the GenAI LA chapter, and what a memorable launch during TECH WEEK by a16z !! We had great conversations focused on building genuine connection. Absolutely love GenAI’s community building focused on the principles of connection, positive sum, authenticity, participation, and curiosity. For those that don't know, GenAI Collective is one of the United States' largest community of AI researchers, founders, operators, and investors. I believe the collective will find LA to be home of one of the most diverse, driven, scrappy, and inclusive AI ecosystems. And the specific use of GenAI is extremely relevant down here in the Creative Capital of the World! --- H/T to Chappy Asel for flying down from SF to support, lead the way, and help make this more intimate and participatory event happen! In collaboration with Sunset Ventures, Zendesk , Zendesk for Startups , Wharton Club of Southern California. Thanks to GoodPeople Coffee for providing a wonderful, low-key venue that was perfect for the vibe we wanted. --- Did you miss 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 event too...?? Smh. Not to worry, I am hosting 2 more events, both on Thursday. You have 2 chances, I hope to see you at one of them at least! • AI Cybersecurity event with Kindo , Riot Ventures , VioletX and Arc • MediaTech AI & Generative Content with Twelve Labs , Patreon , Databricks , and Game Over 🔗 Links to those events in comments! -- PS - tell me if you spot the sock + shoe swag game! Came with the heat today 🔥 Who am I wearing? GenAI Socks Inc. + RTFKT by Nike