Renee Labran

Renée was a founding partner at Rustic Canyon Partners, a tech focused VC firm launched in 2000, and Rustic Canyon/Fontis Partners, a growth stage fund focused on consumer products. Prior to Rustic Canyon, Renée held a variety of executive management positions at the LA Times (including co-founder and CEO of CareerPath.com), and was a management consultant with Monitor Company. She is currently a Board Member for IdeaLab, the oldest tech incubator. She was appointed by the Governor of California as a board trustee for the California State Bar. She is a graduate of Harvard Business School and received her B.A. in Economics from UC Berkeley.

Education

• MBA with Distinction Harvard Business School
• AB University of California, Berkeley

Companies

• Independent Director Iconic Sports Acquisition Corp (NYSE: ICNC-UN) (2021)
• Independent Director B. Riley Financial. (NASDAQ: RILY) (2021)
• Adjunct Professor UCLA Anderson School of Management (2019)
• Los Angeles Chair TIGER 21 (2018)
• Board Director Idealab (2015)
• Business Advisor / Investor Start-ups and growth stage companies (2015)
• Partner Rustic Canyon / Fontis Partners (2006)
• Board Trustee (Public Member, appointed by Governor Brown) Board of Trustees, State Bar of California (2015 — 2020)
• Director TomboyX (2018 — 2019)