Dylan Fitzpatrick

Commerce Ventures is an early stage venture capital firm focused on investing and empowering the next generation of technology innovators in the retail and financial services industries. Our deeply committed LP base is composed of a strategic blend of established entrepreneurs, corporate executives and market leading corporations, enabling us to meaningfully add value to our portfolio companies via introductions to potential clients, distribution partners, top tier advisers and potential key executive additions. We also pride ourselves on being a thought and strategy partner to our portfolio CEOs when we can be helpful, but not wasting their time otherwise. For more information about Commerce Ventures and our 40+ incredible portfolio companies, please visit commercevc.com.

Founded in 1992, JMI Equity has focused on investing in exceptional software and AI-driven companies from scaling stages through later growth. For more than three decades, JMI has partnered with founder-owners and management teams across market cycles to accelerate growth and build their companies into industry leaders. With offices in San Diego, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, JMI has invested in nearly 200 businesses in its target markets. As of December 2025, the firm’s portfolio represents over $11 billion in combined revenue, $90 billion in aggregate enterprise value, and 40,000 jobs. To learn more, visit www.jmi.com.

California Crescent Fund is on a mission to support and embolden the most thoughtful, creative, interdisciplinary, diverse, and compassionate student-entrepreneurs driven to change the world for the better – starting with our home-base of Southern California. ‍ Because we believe that providing ambitious dreamers with the tools and encouragement they need to actualize their visions will produce a more delightful, sustainable, and exciting future for us all. ‍ #LongLA to the moon :)

Spencer Rascoff is 75 & Sunny’s co-founder and sole General Partner. In 2020, 75 & Sunny Ventures invested in 39 companies, 25 of which are based in Los Angeles. Meanwhile 75 & Sunny Labs launched two startups: dot.LA and Pacaso. In 2021, 75 & Sunny Ventures is on track to invest in more than 25 startups, and 75 & Sunny Labs will launch two new companies. Spencer — who co-founded Hotwire and Zillow, and who was CEO of Zillow for more than a decade — started 75 & Sunny to support and mentor startups and their leaders in LA and beyond. Our team provides 75 & Sunny companies with a broad range of support, including leadership coaching; marketing and PR advice; brand amplification; product strategy; recruiting; access to our broad network of partners that include top venture capital and private equity firms; overall mentorship; and help with subsequent fundraising. Spencer is an investor in over 55 venture capital funds, many of which use 75 & Sunny for informal deal-sourcing at the earlier stage.