Miki Reynolds
Investor & Community Builder
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Los Angeles, California
Joined August 2025
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Summary
Community builder focused on inclusive entrepreneurship: Miki co-founded Grid110 to create accessible, no-cost, no-equity accelerator programs for idea-stage and early founders—prioritizing women and founders of color—and has grown that model into high-impact cohorts and partnerships that serve Los Angeles and national cohorts. grid110+2
Operator and program designer with hands-on experience launching campus and accelerator operations: she launched General Assembly's Downtown LA campus, ran cohorts and curricula, and builds repeatable program operations and alumni supports—skills she now applies to Slauson & Co.'s Friends & Family accelerator. generalassemb+1
Investor / networked connector who sources and supports diverse founders: Miki has served in investor-facing roles (Republic Venture Partner, Indie.vc Verified Scout) and now leads programs at Slauson & Co., blending operational program work with deal-sourcing, mentorship and community-backed capital deployment. republic+2
Public-facing advocate and speaker for LA tech equity: regularly speaks and appears in media about building a Los Angeles-focused, inclusive startup ecosystem and has been profiled and interviewed in local and national outlets about Grid110's mission and cohort outcomes. medium+2
Work
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Writing
Miki Reynolds of Grid110: Why We Need More Women Founders
April 1, 2021An in-depth interview covering Grid110's mission, founding story, approaches to inclusive accelerator design, and Miki's views on funding and supporting women and founders of color.
Grid110: The Million Dollar Cohort (Grid110 Medium posts / blog content)
April 1, 2018Program writeups and reflections about Grid110 cohorts, outcomes, and program learning (program announcements and cohort summaries authored by Grid110 / contributors).
Hobbies
Taco enthusiast; whiskey/tequila sipper; rescue dog owner (x2); INFJ (personality) mikireynolds+1
Notes
SHSofia Haqsaid that if they were launching or scaling a product at a growth-stage startup,
MRMiki Reynolds
would be one of their top picks to lead product.Nov 12, 2025