Overview
- Navarone Garibaldi Garcia launched a GoFundMe seeking $5,500 to cover the remaining cost of a secondhand industrial pizza oven for an organic, affordable pizza business he plans to run from his Los Angeles driveway.
- He says he negotiated the oven price down from $14,000 to $8,500 and has already contributed $3,000 of his own money toward the purchase.
- The fundraiser drew social media criticism from people who said he should ask his mother, Priscilla Presley, for help, prompting him to respond directly on Instagram and in interviews.
- Garibaldi has defended the campaign as entrepreneurial rather than a handout, offering donors perks such as free pizza and describing contributors as community investors.
- Reports show partial fundraising progress while the campaign remains active, and coverage has focused on the public backlash, his responses, and the common startup barrier that equipment costs pose for small food businesses.