TL;DR: Issue #057 Summary

• UCLA 2x AI events this week for college students + fellowship!

  • Oct 1: AI Dev Club Showcase w/ AI Collective, UCLA, Claude (Virtual) Starts, all students are welcome

  • Oct 2: AI Founder–VC Dinner (UCLA) (Full, but sign-up for waitlist)

  • Plus, the Emerging VC Fellowship application is open for SoCal students

• Upcoming Events

  • Oct 29 - Space & Robotics Tour at NASA (sign-ups close 10/2)

• Trending

  • Marpipe raised $10M to replace UGC ads

AI Series at SoCal Schools - This week at UCLA!

Southern California’s campus-to-ecosystem bridge is now live. 

Two touchpoints built for students: one virtual with AI Collective, one off-campus dinner with founders and VCs. Plus, a first look at a new fellowship.

Events to hit, not miss:

AI Dev Club Showcase at UCLA

Student-led demos and how to get involved in UCLA’s AI scene.

UCLA Founder–VC Dinner (off-campus)

The dinner is FULL but still has a WAITLIST option! Private small-group dinner for UCLA builders and LA investors; relationship-first.

Emerging VC Fellowship (apply here)

Lastly, a sneak peek at something exciting that will be announced tomorrow….

The Emerging VC Fellowship: A pipeline from campus to capital

• Cohort-based mentorship & training

• Work on real-world operator projects

• Scout deals at your local schools & support syndicated investments into the hottest names (Anthropic, Databricks, SpaceX)

Featured Events

Oct 29 - Space & Robotics Tour (sign-ups close tonight!)

• Join us for a Space & Robotics Tour at NASA x JPL Cal Tech! Today is the LAST day for sign-ups!

Marpipe raised $10M to replace UGC ads

Marpipe (built in collaboration with Meta) unlocks a hidden ad type that drives a 200% better ROAS than UGC.

If you're an e-commerce brand, Marpipe can help you earn $100k+ in 30 days!

Check Out These Jobs

Here are job listings from amazing organizations that would be perfect for those looking to break into the industry or explore a new career opportunity.

• Investor (AI) - Samsung Next  (Mountain View)

• VP / Principal / Junior Partner - The K Funds 

• VC Associate Technical- Uncork Capital (SF)

• Sr./Staff Software Engineer - Luthor (SF)

• VP of Engineering - Capitol AI (SF)

• Sales Account Executive Tax GPT (Remote)

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