Pepperdine Most Fundable Companies Showcase & Startup World Cup Los Angeles Regional

Presented by the Singleton Foundation for Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship

Join us to celebrate the winners of the 9th annual Pepperdine Graziadio Business School’s Most Fundable Companies List, and featuring keynote speaker Brett Johnson (MBA ‘05), CEO, Benevolent Capital!

For the first time, the Showcase will incorporate the Startup World Cup Los Angeles Regional competition. One MFC winner will be chosen to advance to the Startup World Cup Grand Finale in San Francisco, where startups from around the world compete for a $1 million investment prize.

2026 competition winners were selected from more than 2,100 startups from all 50 states and they are ready for investment. The showcase will introduce you to this incredible set of companies for the first time, and kicks off a series of opportunities to interact with the winners, followed by national publication in Entrepreneur magazine. 

Virtual Event: 12:30-4:30 PM PT

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Title

Singleton Foundation for Financial Literacy & Entrepreneurship

Legacy

George and Reva Graziadio Foundation

Gold

JPMorgan Securities  •  Withum

Silver

CFO Plans  •  Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship & the Law  •  Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP •  Sunstone Management

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