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How to Get Funding For Your Startup That’s *Not* Venture Capital
By: Gefen Skolnick and Miki Reynolds
Miki Reynolds is currently the Executive Director of Grid110, an early-stage startup accelerator and community development non-profit in Los Angeles. Grid110 partners with the Office of Los Angeles Mayor, Eric Garcetti, in order to support early-stage entrepreneurs by providing access to critical resources such as mentors, office space and community through free accelerator programs. Grid110 companies have raised $20M+ in funding and have gone on to participate in accelerators like Y Combinator, Techstars, XRC Labs, and more.
Miki has over 15 years of experience working in the tech industry wearing all the hats you can think of — leading digital projects at MGM Studios and Fox Atomic, being a community manager, launching new locations at General Assembly, and finally co-founding Grid110 in 2015.
Everyone in the L.A. tech scene knows Miki Reynolds, and it’s clear why — she creates connection among people, fosters an entrepreneurship culture in L.A. outside of the normally inaccessible Westside, and her work impacts underrepresented individuals who are often overlooked by traditional entrepreneurial ecosystems.
If you’re an LA-based entrepreneur building a business between the idea and seed stages, Grid110 has an open call…
