Shreya Velagala

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 :)

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 :)

Y Combinator is the leading startup accelerator for entrepreneurs. Since 2005, YC has invested in over 5,400 companies, including Airbnb, Dropbox, Stripe, Reddit, Instacart, DoorDash, and Coinbase. Today, YC has built the most powerful startup community in the world alongside the products and programs to support founders for the life of their company.

The UCSD Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) embodies the universitys tradition of excellence in education and research. CSE graduates capture leading academic appointments, as well as filling elite roles at Internet, wireless communications, biotech and computer companies.

The Quarry Lane School, a private, secular day school, provides an academically rigorous and supportive educational environment for students entering preschool through high school. Our ethnically diverse student body consists of 900 students at our three campuses. Students are guided by a highly qualified, professional and experienced staff of over 135 teachers. The Quarry Lane School is accredited by WASC, NCPSA and NIPSA. As an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, we have embraced the IB philosophy and curriculum along with the program standards and practices. This program provides students with the option to participate in an academically rigorous global education. The mission of The Quarry Lane School is to create an atmosphere that inspires a lifelong love of learning so that each student can reach his or her fullest potential--emotionally, socially, academically, and physically--in order to assume responsibility as a future citizen of the world. The Quarry Lane School is a nonsectarian, co-educational day school which supports a diverse faculty and student body.