Startup Grind Sacramento, in collaboration with Startup Folsom and Granite City Coworking, invites you to our recurring AI Meetup. Swing by Granite City Coworking for a relaxed evening featuring pizza and informal chats about all facets of Artificial Intelligence.
This month, we are featuring Team Ignite Ventures Managing Partner, Brian Bell who will talk about AI from a VC perspective. He'll discuss what he's funding now and how he evaluates AI Startups. He also talk about what founders get wrong (and right).
Date: Nov. 4, 2025
Time: 6 - 8 pm
Cost: $5
Register: Eventbrite
Location: Granite City Coworking, 705 Gold Lake Dr Ste 250
About Brian Bell
Brian Bell has cultivated the firm into a formidable entity with thousands of investors and $20 million in AUM, spanning hundreds early-stage investments. With a rich background in tech at Microsoft and Amazon Web Services, where he notably launched the SageMaker AI Marketplace, Brian brings extensive experience in product development and AI. His financial and business acumen is rooted in a Finance degree from the University of Washington and an MBA from UC Berkeley, complemented by diverse roles from Boeing to Wall Street. Now based in Northern California, Brian balances his professional endeavors with family life, basketball, and hosting the Ignite Podcast, delving into conversations about the innovations that define our era.