Hi there! I'm Miki. 

Community builder + Investor + Startup Advisor.
UCLA Bruin. Taco enthusiast. Whiskey/Tequila sipper. INFJ.

About

I’m the Head of Programs and an investor at Slauson & Co, where I develop and lead programs - like our Friends & Family accelerator - that advance our mission of economic inclusion. I bring a fierce passion for supporting an inclusive community of entrepreneurs, having directly advised 350+ early stage companies from idea to seed stage, primarily led by Black, AAPI, Latinx and Women founders who have raised over $120M in capital collectively.

Prior to Slauson & Co, I was the CEO & Co-Founder of Grid110, an award winning non-profit providing free entrepreneurship programs to underrepresented founders in partnership with the City of Los Angeles.

I’ve spent the last two decades working in tech, encompassing IT project management, digital marketing, creative services, product management, software development, and e-commerce. After managing digital projects at global entertainment corporations like MGM Studios and 20th Century Fox, and leading operations/product for a software development company, I launched the Downtown LA location for tech education company General Assembly. I left GA mid-2017 after being appointed to the founding Executive Director position at Grid110.

I’ve accepted commendations from former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on behalf of General Assembly and Grid110, have been recognized by LA Biz Journal as a Woman of Influence, was named to Techweek’s #Techweek100, and sit on the advisory boards for PledgeLA and Grid110. I've also spoken at Creative Mornings, General Assembly, SXSW, Silicon Beach Fest, All Raise, Nashville’s 3686 Festival, LMU, USC and UCLA. I'm a proud UCLA alum, taco fiend, rescue dog owner x2, and passionate advocate for the LA startup community.