SpartUp Founder Fiesta Networking Event
Pitching Your Startup
March 12, 2026, 4:00 - 6:00PM
MLK Jr. Library - Room 225
In-Person - Pizza and snacks will be provided!
Rohan Brown is a visionary tech entrepreneur and the Executive Director of Innovate
Bay, an applied frontier tech incubator at San Francisco Bay University (SFBU). Under
his leadership, the incubator serves as a hub for innovation in AI, cybersecurity,
and blockchain, prioritizing real customer traction over traditional "pitch deck"
metrics.
Larry Chao is the Co-Founder of Vita, an initiative to help people navigate the new
AI-shaped Future of Work. He’s driven new technology adoption at Intel and Ricoh
and been an integral part of startups with exits to Intel (Kno, backed by a16z) and
Softbank (Cinarra, backed by Cisco). Larry studied at MIT for his BS and Stanford
University for his MS/PhD, writing a dissertation on risk and governance working at
organizations like NASA and GE, and has lectured at Stanford and San Jose State University.
