Apeel Sciences Wants To End Food Waste by Extending the Shelf Life of Your Produce

David Shultz

David Shultz reports on clean technology and electric vehicles, among other industries, for dot.LA. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Outside, Nautilus and many other publications.

Apeel Sciences Wants To End Food Waste by Extending the Shelf Life of Your Produce
Art by Ian Hurley

California is famous for its avocados, and avocados are a famously fickle fruit, ripe one moment and a ball of brown sludge the next.

Apeel Sciences is out to change that. The food science company has spent nearly a decade perfecting an edible coating that can be applied to fruits and vegetables to extend shelf-life by days, weeks or even months.


Slowing down the natural decay process offers benefits to consumers, certainly, but it also reduces food waste, and allows growers and vendors more flexibility in how they transport and sell produce.

Food waste is a massive global problem. By some estimates, a third or more of all food (valued at roughly $2.6 trillion) is thrown out — enough food to feed 3 billion people. Cutting food waste entirely could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 8%.

For Jenny Du, Vice President of Operations and co-founder of Central Coast-based Apeel, the company's vision represents a perfect mixture of environmental and humanitarian impact.

Du was born and raised in Canada and initially began her career working to develop film-forming technologies that could be used to protect fiber optic sensors to detect water pollution. For her post-doc work, she was drawn to the University of Southern California-Santa Barbara for its photovoltaic research programs. It was there that she met her friend and eventual co-founder James Rogers.

"James had been working on this idea in the background and had pitched it at a UCSB New Venture Competition," said Du, referring to the school's annual contest where students and faculty work together to launch new businesses. "As he talked about the need and the inspiration for the technology, personally it hit some important notes. For me it was about, 'How do I put my energies towards meaningful work?'"

For produce especially, getting products to consumers before it spoils relies on complex global supply chains. Some foods, like asparagus, are only ripe for a few days, meaning they have to be transported by air instead of on a cargo ship, drastically increasing their carbon footprint.

Apeel's technology works by reinforcing the existing outer layer of fruits and vegetables—the peel, in other words. Produce spoils as the plant's cells lose water and oxidize. The peel slows this process down, but not indefinitely.

"All plants were underwater at some point, but then they evolved to be surface level, terrestrial plants. In order for that to happen, they needed the formation of a peel," explained Du. "With that in mind you think about what that peel is made of."

Using the natural properties of the peel as a guide, scientists at the company have created edible, plant-based coating that dramatically extend shelf lives for eight different types of fruits and vegetables. And people are taking notice.

"This type of technology could be a 'game-changer' if these perishables have a longer shelf life," said Pedro Reyes, an associate professor of operations and supply chain management at Baylor University. Produce often requires refrigeration to extend its life. If that food could just sit on the shelf, it may ease the demands on energy, logistics and warehousing that could ripple throughout the supply.

Apeel produce is available in thousands of grocery stores in six different countries and the company claims its coating technology has saved more than 69 million pieces of produce from being wasted. Its success has attracted $360 million of investment to date, led by such heavy-hitters as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Viking Global Investors, Andreessen Horowitz and Upfront Ventures. In 2020, the 467-person company was valued at over $1 billion.

The company's strategy moving forward is relatively simple: Get more produce into more stores and expand into new types of fruits and vegetables. In the U.S., it has partnered with Kroger as part of their Zero Waste Zero Hunger initiative, which aims to reduce food waste and eliminate hunger in hundreds of communities across the country. But it enjoyed the greatest success in European markets, which Du attributes to the European Commission's climate-focused policies (a partnership with the Danish produce wholesaler Nature's Pride doesn't hurt either).

Apeel is hoping to move into emerging markets in Africa and Asia, as reflected by their recent partnership with the World Bank-owned International Finance Corporation, which specializes in creating economic growth in the developing world.

It's also looking to expand its reach into other parts of the supply chain. In May this year, Apeel acquired San Francisco-based ImpactVision, a company that specializes in hyperspectral imaging—a technique that allows users to see inside produce and can reveal the food's ripeness and details about nutritional content. It's all part of Apeel's drive to more precisely align supply with demand.

"We see a future in providing more digital solutions and being a more embedded partner to players in the supply chain," Du said. "So now that they have the edible coating and shelf-life extension technology, how do you make decisions? What do you do with that additional time?"

Lead art by Ian Hurley.

LA Tech Week 2025: Wednesday’s Event Lineup

Here's the Wednesday, October 15th lineup for LA Tech Week 2025, organized by location so you can easily explore events that fit your goals and schedule. Dive in and see what’s happening near you!

ARTS DISTRICT

5:00 PM – 7:30 PM

  • Heat & Haze: LA’s Dual Climate Emergency: See Details Here
    ThermoShade, AirVitalize, JPMorgan

BEL AIR

7:00 PM

BEVERLY HILLS

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

  • Rejuvenation Mansion: See Details Here
    Rejuvenation Summit, iceless.la, Roam & Reset

11:00 AM

  • Series A founders +Investors@ Private Club Hollywood, featuring Arthur Spivak: See Details Here
    Atlas Cloud AI, Amino Capital, Wilson Sonsini

2:00 PM

  • LAVA Bio/Global LAVA Korea LA TechWeek Showcase: *Invite Only*
    LAVA

3:30 PM

5:30 PM

5:30 PM

  • What's Next in Comms –Happy Hour by PeakMetrics & Stakeholder Labs: See Details Here
    PeakMetrics

6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

  • BAD BITCH EMPIRE: Unapologetic Wealth: See Details Here
    Bad Bitch Empire, Women in AI

6:30 PM

  • LIGHT DAO SALON: Investor Fireside Chat with: Saurabh Suri, CerraCap Ventures: See Details Here
    Light Dao, EVOLVING POTENTIAL

BRENTWOOD

11:15 AM

  • Longevity: Investable Science: See Details Here
    Monarch Athletic Club, The Reason Longevity AI Intelligence

CENTURY CITY

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM

  • VCPE: LA TECH WEEK Panel & Pitch 2025: See Details Here
    VCPE GROUPS, ECVC ACCELERATOR, Sente Ventures

11:00 AM – 1:30 PM

  • Investing in Music’s Future Through Advocacy & Innovation: See Details Here
    Solid Gold Global, BMO

12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

2:30 PM – 5:30 PM

  • VCPE & FAMILY OFFICES Happy Hour: See Details Here
    VCPE GROUPS, LiveToGive, AutoParts.com

4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  • a16z Speedrun x Litquidity Ventures: Investor Padel Mixer: See Details Here
    Litquidity Ventures, a16z speedrun

5:30 PM

  • Built Smarter: Tech Shaping Housing: See Details Here
    YIMBY Los Angeles, Venable LLP

6:30 PM

CULVER CITY

8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

4:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  • The Future of High Performance: Longevity, Recovery, and Resilience in Tech: See Details Here
    ConciergeMD

4:30 PM – 7:30 PM

  • OpenDrives' Astraeus Product Launch Celebration: Bringing the Cloud Back Down to Earth: See Details Here
    OpenDrives

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  • Techstars Aerospace & Defense Happy Hour w/ US Space Force and NASA JPL: See Details Here
    Techstars Space, Wilson Sonsini, Leonid Capital Partners

5:00 PM

5:00 PM

5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

6:30 PM

DTLA

9:00 AM

  • Future of Connectivity, Automation Impacting Companies, Retailers, and Family Offices: See Details Here
    Inspire Global Ventures, Digital Evolution Institute

10:00 AM

6:00 PM

ECHO PARK

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

EL SEGUNDO

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

1:00 PM

  • XR, Robotics & AI in Film Panels: *Invite Only*
    Undercurrent XR Studios

5:00 PM

  • Black Flag National Security Happy Hour: See Details Here
    Shield Capital, Harpoon Ventures, In-Q-Tel

5:30 PM

  • First & Third | A HardTech Happy Hour: See Details Here
    Third Prime, AWS, First Resonance

5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

  • Stress Tested: Defense Tech Meeting Reality: See Details Here
    Starburst, Picogrid

5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

  • Founders, Funders, & Forever Companies: A Mid-Week Mixer: See Details Here
    Trousdale Ventures

6:00 PM

  • Women in Data: *Invite Only*
    Sigma Computing, Prodege, Snowflake

7:00 PM

  • AI for building rockets and robots: CAD Reimiagined: See Details Here
    Hestus, Artifact, Rock Yard Ventures

HOLLYWOOD

11:00 AM – 1:30 PM

  • Imagination x Innovation: Tech's Role in the Future of Entertainment: See Details Here
    a16z speedrun, Comcast

12:00 PM

3:00 PM – 6:00 PM

  • Happy Hour & Panel with Crunchyroll, Vuori and Transcarent: See Details Here
    Mixpanel

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

5:00 PM – 8:30 PM

5:30 PM

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

  • AI, Learning and Creative Futures: See Details Here
    ASU Herberger Institute of Design and The Arts, FYI Campus (Will.i.am)

KOREATOWN

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

MALIBU

12:00 PM

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

MAR VISTA

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  • The Longevity Advantage: How Top Founders Use Performance Medicine To Outlast: See Details Here
    Pooja Gidwani MD, Inc.

MARINA DEL REY

8:00 AM

10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

11:00 AM

  • Startup Groundworks by JPMorgan: *Invite Only*
    JPMorgan

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

  • Inside the Minds Bending Our Reality: See Details Here
    USC Information Sciences Institute, Stifel Venture Banking

4:00 PM

5:00 PM - 7:30 PM

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

  • Elevated Spirits: SA&M Tech Week Exclusive Mixer: See Details Here
    Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

PASADENA

8:00 AM

  • Hacking Human Happiness: See Details Here
    Innovate Pasadena, Art Center College of Design, City of Pasadena

PLAYA VISTA

6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

  • Smart to Intelligent: AI and the Connected Home: See Details Here
    IRVINEi, Loyola Marymount University

SANTA MONICA

12:19 AM

  • The Future of Robotics & Self-Driving Cars: Building Innovation: *Invite Only*
    TECHBUXIN

6:30 AM

8:00 AM

  • Founder Flow: Morning Yoga w/ Cake Equity: See Details Here
    Cake Equity, Cooley LLP

8:00 AM

8:30 AM

  • Early-Stage B2B Tech Founders & Funders Breakfast: See Details Here
    Forum Ventures, Zendesk, Cooley

8:30 AM – 10:30 AM

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

  • MachineTrader in Action: Low-Code Infrastructure for Serious Traders.: See Details Here
    MachineTrader.io, Alpaca Markets

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

9:00 AM

  • Penthouse Investor Breakfast with Vulcury Venture Studio: See Details Here
    Vulcury Venture Studio

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

  • The Predictive CFO: Finance Leadership in the Age of AI: See Details Here
    Elements

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

  • The Future of FitTech: How AI is Reshaping Fitness: See Details Here
    VSPYR, Fred Fitness

10:00 AM – 12:00 AM

  • SoCal Black Tech Express Pitch Competition: See Details Here
    Musa Capital, Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles, Daraja Collective

10:00 AM

  • Hyrox & InStudio Ventures Present: Sweat & Network at Fitstop: Invite Only
    InStudio Ventures, HYROX, Fitstop

10:00 AM

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

  • Hands-On with the Alpaca MCP Server: Natural Language Trading: See Details Here
    MachineTrader.io, Alpaca Markets

11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

12:00 PM

  • Safeguarding the essence of family in an AI-Driven Future: See Details Here
    Trove, MindfulBytes

12:00 PM

  • Investor 360: VC Fireside Chat
    Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator

12:00 PM

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM

1:00 PM

  • LA-Tech CEO Summit: Invite Only
    LA-Tech.org

1:00 PM

  • The Founder’s Fight Club: See Details Here
    Braav Security, Santa Monica Striking

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM

2:00 PM

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

  • Connect & Match: Tech Talent & Hiring Managers Navigate the Messy Middle: See Details Here
    Product Advisory Collective (PAC), Product Hiring House

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

  • Beachside Female Founder Crawl: See Details Here
    Anne Taylor Communications, LLC., With Mari

2:30 PM

3:00 PM

  • AI in Africa Panel - Landscape, Opportunities, & Challenges
    Exo AI

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

3:00 PM - 5:30 PM

  • Climate Connect: Pickle Edition - Blue Bear + JPM: See Details Here
    BlueBear Capital, J.P. Morgan

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

  • Talking with your data: ‘AI for BI’ happy hour: See Details Here
    Google Cloud, Looker

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

  • The Future of Social Commerce: See Details Here
    Outlandish, TikTok, The Dodo Group, FHI Heat, Wyze, Back in the Box

3:00 PM

4:00 PM

4:00 PM

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

  • Startups, Investors & Women Leaders: See Details Here
    Product Advisory Collective (PAC), Capacity Capital

4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  • The Future of Creator Content Markets: See Details Here
    Winston Francois, Founder Mode

4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  • Shaping Stories: Journalism, PR, Tech in a New Era: See Details Here
    Fr8qu8ncy, All In One Entertainment

4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  • Community Led Launches: A Fireside Chat w/ Lavinia Errico (Equinox) & Actress Meagan Good: See Details Here
    CRWD

4:00 PM – 8:00 PM

4:30 PM – 6:30 PM

  • Vision to Velocity: Public Funding Pathways for DeepTech Founders: See Details Here
    Origin Ventures, Embark

4:30 PM – 7:00 PM

  • The Future of Mobility UX, a salon hosted by CoMotion & BMW Designworks: See Details Here
    CoMotion, BMW Designworks

5:00 PM

  • Signals & Capital - Where SaaS Is Heading & Who's Funding It: See Details Here
    Efficient Capital Labs, BDev Ventures, Mercury

5:00 PM

  • Personal Branding for founders & creators: See Details Here
    Girls Club, Oui We Studio, The Escapism Retreat

5:00 PM

5:00 PM

5:00 PM

  • Biz@Sunset Mixer: *Invite Only*
    Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, Shore Hote

5:00 PM

  • Neurodivergent Founders & Funders: A happy hour: See Details Here
    Shimmer, Neurode

5:00 PM

  • Innovation in Sports, Media & Entertainment with OneTeam and Waverley Capital: See Details Here
    One Team Partners, Waverley Capital

5:00 PM

  • Coffee & Chill: Gamers Unite at the Energy Station with Blockus: *Invite Only*
    Blockus

5:00 PM

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  • The Next Orbit: Deep Tech & Beyond: See Details Here
    Fenwick, Generation Space, Upfront Ventures

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  • CPG Happy Hour- XRC Brand Builder Grant Closing Event: See Details Here
    XRC Ventures, SHOPLINE, Manatt

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  • The After-Hours Exchange: AI & Innovation Mixer: See Details Here
    Law Offices of Shan Potts

5:00 PM – 7:30 PM

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  • Experience the Future of AI Filmmaking: See Details Here
    Neu Wave AI Films, cinemarket AI

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  • Life After Perforce: Next-Gen Version Control for Game Dev & Virtual Production: See Details Here
    Diversion

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  • Smart Brand Solutions: Tech Innovations 2025-2030: See Details Here
    Portal Media Center, Xavvi

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  • Women in Tech (Sales, MKTG, & PR): See Details Here
    Kat Rucker Consulting Group, JTS - Joiful Talent Solutions

5:00 PM – 10:00 PM

  • AI FILMAKING: HOLLYWOOD'S NEW ALGORITHM: See Details Here
    Syndicate AI, Hollo AI, Hustle Fund

5:30 PM

5:30 PM

  • From Exec to investor: making the leap from running companies: *Invite Only*
    a16z speedrun

5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

6:00 PM

  • Games fireside chat and dinner with ElevenLabs: *Invite Only*
    ElevenLabs

6:00 PM

  • Breaking Barriers: Leveraging Biotech for Upward Mobility: See Details Here
    Biotech Connection Los Angeles, LA BioSpace

6:00 PM

6:00 PM

  • The Tech + Media Mixer With Fr8qu8ncy: See Details Here
    Fr8qu8ncy, The Omniverse City, All In One Entertainment, Trend

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  • Youth Mental Well-Being and AI Panel/Mixer: See Details Here
    Headstream, iOpening Enterprises, Innovation Hub at Georgetown's Thrive Center, SidePorch

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  • The Next Level: The Unfair Advantages of Building with a Venture Studio: See Details Here
    Expa

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  • The Agent Era : Get Your Own AI Career Agent: See Details Here
    HeyNavii.ai, hawkemedia

6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

  • J.P. Morgan Presents: State of the Software Market ft. Alumni Ventures, Invoca, and K1: See Details Here
    J.P. Morgan, K1 Investment Management, Alumni Ventures, Invoca

6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

  • Forging The Future: A Discussion With Founders Building the Future of A&D: See Details Here
    Venturing Through Venture

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

  • Health Tech Exec Happy Hour by Rounds Health, MEDU, and Objective: See Details Here
    Rounds Health

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

  • Artificially Unintelligent Tech Comedy Show + Open Bar, with Vanta, Fondo & Axle Health: See Details Here
    Not So Daily Stand Up Comedy LLC, Vanta, Fondo Inc

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

  • In Good Company: Pitch-A-Founder: See Details Here
    The Neon White, Code Tech, Zendevr

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

6:30 PM

  • Unpacked: A Midweek Happy Hour for Creative Women in Tech: See Details Here
    PRISM Bags

7:00 PM

  • Curated Founder Dinner - Top Tech Founders (Apply/Invite-only): See Details Here
    KStar Holdings, GeekDoingGood.org

7:00 PM

  • The Re-Up: A Tech, Wellness & Art Experience: *Invite Only*
    GloFlow Wellness

7:00 PM

  • Santa Monica Fireside Dinner for LA TechWeek
    VioletX

7:00 PM

7:00 PM

  • Tech & Tonic - Learn & Social | Includes 1 Drink: See Details Here
    Los Angeles Fun Events

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

  • XRC Founder & Investor Dinner - XRC x SHOPLINE Brand Builder Grant: See Details Here
    XRC Ventures, SHOPLINE, Manatt

7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

7:30 PM

  • Emerging Technology: See Details Here
    Lawrence Harvey - Emerging Tech Specialists, Lawrence Harvey

8:00 PM

  • What's Next: An Evening with Expa: *Invite Only*
    Expa

UCLA

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

  • Ghosted by Humans, Heard by AI?: See Details Here
    The Data Science Union at UCLA, SAY!T Mental Health

VENICE

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM

  • LA Tech Week - Women in VC Breakfast: See Details Here
    Fulcrum Venture Group, iSquared Capital, Juniper Square

9:00 AM

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

11:00 AM

12:00 PM – 3:00 PM

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

2:00 PM – 7:00 PM

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

3:00 PM

  • Family Office Seed to Scale: *Invite Only*
    Family Office Cross Border Alliance

3:00 PM – 6:30 PM

  • Google Cloud's CTO Connect - The New AI Creative Era & Happy Hour: See Details Here
    Google Cloud

4:00 PM

  • From Code to Cognitive: Building AI Agents & Automated Workflows: See Details Here
    Ardas

4:00 PM

  • Female Founders and Funders Happy Hour: See Details Here
    2 to 20, Rhodes Creative Group, TriNet, Orrick

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  • Founder Friends: See Details Here
    Hustle Fund, Rivian, Fidelity Private Shares, Mercer Advisors

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

  • AI, Innovation & Oktoberfest!: See Details Here
    NRW.Global Business (North America)

5:30 PM

5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

  • Founders x Fractionals: The Future of Venture Building - A Build Momentum Launch Party: See Details Here
    Build Momentum

6:00 PM

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

7:00 PM

VENICE BEACH

9:00 AM

  • Swiss Watch AI: The $7B Opportunity - Morning Coffee and Pastries: See Details Here
    ViviScout

7:30 PM – 9:00 PM

VIRTUAL (LA)

11:00 AM

  • Capital + Growth: The New Model of Company Building: See Details Here
    Untapped Ventures

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

  • Hard Truths: Why Hardware Startups Fail Part II: See Details Here
    Hardware Velocity

WEST ADAMS

4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

  • Breaking Into Cyber: Your Roadmap to a New Career: See Details Here
    The Gathering Spot, What If Security, KSCOPE

WEST HOLLYWOOD

11:00 AM

  • Series A founders +Investors@ Private Club Hollywood, featuring Arthur Spivak: See Details Here
    Amino Capital, Atlas Cloud, Wilson Sonsini

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

  • Scaling Your Consumer AI Startup | Panel with Snap & OpenAI | Hosted by Maven Ventures: See Details Here
    Maven Ventures, Inworld

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

  • 『AI Founders' Meetup』🌟 LA Digital Commerce Night: See Details Here
    UpScaleX, Moxy

7:00 PM – 9:30 PM

WEST SIDE

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

  • Who Regulates the Robots? Startups, Ethics, and the AI Wild West: See Details Here
    Sunstone Management, Pepperdine Graziado Business School

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

  • Visionaries & VCs - The Early Stage Edition: See Details Here
    Amplify, Bling Capital, ActOne, Ventures

6:00 PM

  • AI + IS (Artificial Intelligence + Imagined Self): *Invite Only*
    MRKAI

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

  • The Future of Pickleball - An LA Tech Week Roundtable: See Details Here
    DinkSmart

For updates or more event information, visit the official Tech Week calendar.

Enjoy LA Tech Week 2025!

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LA Tech Week 2025: Tuesday’s Event Lineup

Here's the Tuesday, October 14th lineup for LA Tech Week 2025, organized by location so you can easily explore events that fit your goals and schedule. Dive in and see what’s happening near you!

ARTS DISTRICT

9:00 AM

  • Fast Track to 2028: Design Clean Mobility with AI: See Details Here
    GACC West, German Consulate General Los Angeles, SAP Labs Inc.

BEVERLY HILLS

7:00 AM

2:00 PM

  • AI+Fashion & Tech Experience “Invite Only
    British American Business Council Los Angeles, Bank of Hope

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

  • LA & London: Global Experience Leaders: See Details Here
    London & Partners, Virgin Atlantic, United Talent Agency

3:00 PM

  • From Exec to Founder: What Does It Take?: See Details Here
    LeadrPro, Inc., Mucker Capital

4:00 PM

  • Future of Robotics, Semiconductors & Precision Engineering: See Details Here
    HQuotient

5:45 PM

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

  • Rooted Tech>Extractive Tech: Women: See Details Here
    Community 3.0X, LightDAO, Earth Rights Institute, Mission Matters

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

6:30 PM

  • An Intimate Evening with Arre - Finance Leaders
    Arre

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

  • Tech Meets Hollywood Dinner: See Details Here
    Everybody Ventures, Electric, TriNet

BRENTWOOD

8:30 AM

2:00 PM

  • Stay Scrappy & Scale: GTM in the Age of AI: See Details Here
    LeadrPro, Inc., Mucker Capital

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

  • Stanford + Friends Tennis Live Ball at the Riviera: See Details Here
    Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs of Socal

BURBANK

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

  • Montréal X L.A.: The Future of Creative Tech: See Details Here
    Montréal International, Invest Quebec (TBC), BDO (TBC), Barnstorm VFX (TBC - venue)

5:00 PM

  • Burbank Tech Talk: Looking Ahead in Media x LA Tech Week Edition: See Details Here
    City of Burbank Tech Talks

8:00 PM

  • The Little Prince Immersive Experience
    Wevr

CENTURY CITY

9:30 AM

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

CULVER CITY

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

3:00 PM - 5:30 PM

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

4:30 PM - 7:00 PM

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

  • Securing America’s AI Leadership: Startup Innovation as National Security: See Details Here
    AWS, Seed AI

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

  • Litquidity x Harbinger: Motor Mixer: See Details Here
    Litquidity Ventures, Harbinger Motors

DTLA

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

  • Per Scholas Los Angeles x Pineapple Women: See Details Here
    Per Scholas Los Angeles, Pineapple Women

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

3:30 PM

  • Founders, Investors, and the AI Shift: See Details Here
    Harmonious, Clearmatrix, Offit Kurman

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

ECHO PARK

5:30 PM - 10:00 PM

EL SEGUNDO

12:00 PM

  • Securing your First AI Investment: a Walkthrough: See Details Here
    Flux AI, Unita Club

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

  • Sports Entertainment LAVA Dutch Dating: See Details Here
    LAVA, LA’s Venture Association

5:30 PM

5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

HOLLYWOOD

12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

2:00 PM - 7:00 PM

  • Future Tech Salon Day: Women in Tech Panels & Mixer Event: See Details Here
    Culture // in // Stacks, Motion Creative

INGLEWOOD

3:00 PM

LONGBEACH

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  • Founders + Tech Professionals Speed Networking Mixer: See Details Here
    Startup Oasis

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Marina del Rey

8:00 AM

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

  • The New Growth Playbook: Lessons from the World’s Most Vital Companies: See Details Here
    Workday, Globalization Partners, Boston Consulting Group

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

  • Inside the Minds Building the Machines: See Details Here
    USC Information Sciences Institute, Newmark

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

5:30 PM

  • Behind the Scenes of the Biggest Crypto Heist Ever: See Details Here
    TRM Labs, Initialized Capital

6:30 PM - 10:00 PM

  • NBA Foundation & BlackTech Meetup Present: VC and Founder Reception @ Sawubona: See Details Here
    Sawubona

7:00 PM

MID CITY

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

10:00 AM

  • Maple & Palm: Canada x LA Black Tech Connect “Invite Only”
    Black Operator Ventures, Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

4:30 PM

PASADENA

11:00 AM

  • The Future of Family Building: Tech, Fertility & Equality: See Details Here
    Hera Family Planning

5:00 PM - 7:30 PM

  • Designing the Climate Future for Pasadena: See Details Here
    Innovate Pasadena, City of Pasadena

PLAYA VISTA

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

11:00 AM

  • Longevity Tech: Executive Edge Mode: See Details Here
    The Reason Longevity AI, Monarch Athletic Club

11:00 AM

  • A Piece of the Internet to Realize Your Vision: See Details Here
    Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

5:30 PM

  • a16z American Dynamism x LA Tech Week 2025 “Invite Only”
    Andreessen Horowitz, Apex

SANTA MONICA

7:30 AM - 9:00 AM

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

  • Cafecito LA Tech Week: See Details Here
    LaFamilia Foundation, Act One Ventures, Origin Ventures, 2045 Ventures, Chingona Ventures

8:30 AM

  • The Future of Work - Founders & Fractionals Breakfast: See Details Here
    Founders, Funders, & Fractionals (F3), Superbloom Strategies, Next Wave Marketing

8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

9:00 AM

  • FIGuring It Out: The Future of RCM “Invite Only”
    Candid Health Events Team

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

  • AI and Advertising: Don't get in trouble: See Details Here
    Social Media Club of LA

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

  • GPs + LPs Breakfast: See Details Here
    Mercury, Reveille VC, Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  • Growth in the AI Era: Practical Strategies for AEO: See Details Here
    M13, Graphite

10:00 AM

  • Unlock Apple's Corporate Advantage for your Startup: See Details Here
    iStore by St. Moritz

10:00 AM

  • Reimagining E-Commerce: How AI is Transforming Brand Growth: See Details Here
    Genus AI

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

  • Musa Labs Hackathon LA Sponsored by Azure: See Details Here
    Musa Capital, Microsoft Azure

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

  • Get in the Game - LA Chamber Procurement Series: See Details Here
    Get in the Game - Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation

10:30 AM - 2:30 PM

  • GOLDEN GOES GLOBAL: K-pop & Beauty Hunters vs. Global Tech: See Details Here
    Nuleep, LAVA

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

  • Early Stage Investor Brunch: See Details Here
    TenOneTen, Companyon VC, Signal Peak Ventures

10:30 AM - 4:00 PM

  • VIP Creative Tech Driving Experience: See Details Here
    J.P. Morgan, CAA, Cooley LLP

11:00 AM

  • From Vision to Value: The Guide for Executives to Building an AI Roadmap: See Details Here
    Streamlogic LTD

11:00 AM

11:00 AM

  • Game Developer Lunch & Learn: Scaling, Discovery, and the Future of Play: See Details Here
    Xsolla

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

  • IMPACT & INNOVATION | FUTURE OF VENTURE: See Details Here
    Syndicate AI, Hustle Fund, Hollo AI

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

12:30 PM - 3:30 PM

1:00 PM

2:00 PM

  • How I barely survived live ent. and how tech saved me. Book launch: See Details Here
    Good Publishing

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

2:30 PM

  • Flip the Funnel: Marketing for Female Producers
    Marketing with Mari

2:30 PM

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

  • From Chaos to Capital: Navigating Fundraising in the Age of AI: See Details Here
    PwC, Cooley LLP, Marsh, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN)

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

  • From Seed to Scale: Growing Your Customer Base hosted by Snapchat: See Details Here
    Snapchat, Snap

3:30 PM - 6:30 PM

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

4:00 PM

4:00 PM

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

  • Founders & Funders: VC and Founder Happy Hour: See Details Here
    Punch Financial, Safra National Bank, Connectd

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

  • Crypto Unplugged: A Fireside Chat with a16z + Fenwick: See Details Here
    Fenwick, a16z

5:00 PM - 10:00 PM

5:00 PM

  • AI Tech meetup and Networking: “Invite Only”
    Soundromeda

5:00 PM

  • Your Pitch Sucks- How to Make it Better: See Details Here
    Live Different Comedy, Tech Pitch Roast Comedy LLC

5:00 PM

  • M13 x a16z speedrun B2B Seed Investors Mixer: See Details Here
    M13, a16z Speedrun

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

5:30 PM

5:30 PM

5:30 PM

  • Demo day LA
    Yeyzer Inc.

6:00 PM

6:00 PM -8:00 PM

  • From Hustle to Systems: A female founder panel: See Details Here
    Marketing with Mari

6:00 PM

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

  • The Founders’ Forum: Unfiltered Conversation: See Details Here
    Blake Executive Advisory, Datasent, Women in AI Club

6:00 PM

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

6:00 PM

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

  • Silicon LA, Brex+ Sourcery+Cerebral Valley Edition: See Details Here
    Brex, Sourcery, Cerebral Valley

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

6:00 PM

  • AI in Healthcare 2.0 Happy Hour: See Details Here
    Fusion Fund, BOLD Capital Partners

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

  • Bruin Innovation Happy Hour: See Details Here
    UCLA Anderson - Entrepreneur Association, NEXT Membranes

6:00 PM

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

6:00 PM

  • Just Us x Mercury - Beyond the Horizon: Frontier Tech & the Future of Capital: “Invite Only”
    Just US, Mercury, Velvet, Status Labs

6:00 PM

  • Founder Dinner with Bullpen, Bonfire, Citizens Private Bank, and Carta: “Invite Only”
    Bullpen Capital, Bonfire Ventures, Citizens Private Bank, Carta

6:00 PM

6:00 PM

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

6:00 PM

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

  • The LA Grind: Beachfront Dinner w/ Polsinelli, Relay Human Cloud, AE Studio, Talk Shop: See Details Here
    The LA Grind, Relay Human Cloud, Polsinelli

6:30 PM

6:30 PM

  • Beyond The Panel: A Founder-Investor Evening: See Details Here
    Pendulum Founder Series

7:00 PM

  • AI-matched private dinners with TechTable: See Details Here
    TechTable by Cyber Pop-up

7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

  • FASHIONVERSE @: See Details Here
    HIVE Global Media, Digital Fashion Week, Web 3 LAVA, Pixel Canvas

7:00 PM

  • Quest 2.0 Launch Party: “Invite Only”
    AllFly

7:00 PM

7:30 PM

  • TechFix: Cocktails & Creator Chats: “Invite Only”
    Fanfix

7:30 PM

  • Dating Tech Comedy Oct. 14- Flirt Live: See Details Here
    Tech Pitch Roast Comedy LLC

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

SOUTH LA

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

  • Code Green: A.I.'s Blueprint for a Sustainable LA: See Details Here
    AiMazing Business Solutions, Ventry Group

TORRANCE

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

  • Tech Meets Tide: How Arc is Electrifying the Maritime Industry: See Details Here
    Arc

UCLA

1:30 PM

  • Berkeley BASICS & Defense Tech at the Edge: See Details Here
    Berkeley BASICS Incubator, Qluu

VENICE

8:30 AM

8:30 AM - 11:00 AM

  • 2025 4th Annual Celebrity Investor Kickoff Breakfast: See Details Here
    LAVA (LA Venture Association)

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

9:00 AM

  • Breakfast Burritos and Hardware Chat with Trustbridge Design and Manufacturing: See Details Here
    Trustbridge Design and Manufacturing

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

  • Caffeine and Critical Industries: See Details Here
    Riot Ventures, Space VC, Stifel Bank

10:30 AM

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

4:30 PM

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

  • Autonomy, and the Future of Delivery Mixer: See Details Here
    Curbivore, Coco Robotics

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

5:30 PM

  • VioletX x USC CybOrg Mixer
    VioletX

6:00 PM

  • tech & resilience: rebuilding after the fires: See Details Here
    Moss Venice, Tenax AI

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

  • Taco Tech Tuesday at Vatom House Venice: See Details Here
    The Well Network, Vatom

VENICE BEACH

8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

  • AI Vertical SaaS Breakfast + Panel with olive, Bonfire, Fika, Headline, Tiptop: See Details Here
    olive, Bonfire Ventures, Fika Ventures, Headline

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

  • Sunset Cocktails & Gelato | Stifel and Sequoia One: See Details Here
    Stifel Venture Banking, SequioaOne

5:30 PM

  • Swiss Watch AI: The $7B Opportunity - Venice Sunset Dinner: See Details Here
    ViviScout

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

VIRTUAL (LA)

8:30 AM

9:00 AM

WEST ADAMS

6:00 PM

  • Engineering The Future: GenAI for Innovators: See Details Here
    NSBE Los Angeles, OceanAI, The Gathering Spot

WEST HOLLYWOOD

9:00 AM

  • From Gut Feelings to Data Points: How Tech is Eating the Nutrition Industry: See Details Here
    Supply Change Capital, FTW Ventures

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM

  • Creators in an AI World presented by Cake Equity, Voice Capital, & Wilson Sonsini: See Details Here
    Cake Equity, Voice Capital, Wilson Sonsini

4:00 PM

  • AI Agent, meet Talent Agent: The Future of Live Events: See Details Here
    Gigwell, The Ticket Fairy

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

  • ⚡️AI x LA Talent Management Dinner⚡: See Details Here
    Marlo, a16z Speedrun, Penny Jar Capital, M13

WESTLAKE VILLAGE

5:00 PM

  • The Emerging Biotech Cluster in the Conejo Valley: See Details Here
    Hub101, TCA Venture Group, BioScience Alliance

For updates or more event information, visit the official Tech Week calendar.

Enjoy LA Tech Week 2025!

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LA Tech Week 2025: Monday’s Event Lineup

LA Tech Week 2025 begins Monday, October 13, with a citywide program built to inform and connect. Start with morning coffee meetups, drop into afternoon workshops, then close with evening gatherings that keep ideas flowing. The schedule below is organized by neighborhood to help you navigate Monday efficiently and make the most of Day 1.

BEVERY HILLS

8:30 AM

11:00 AM

6:00 PM

6:30 PM

  • Tech for Good: Building Human-Centered Innovation: See Details Here
    Evolving Potential, CoachLabs.ai, Light Dao

BRENTWOOD

9:00 AM

  • How Tech Executives Can End Homelessness: See Details Here
    Better Angels United, Inc.

BURBANK

1:00 PM

CENTURY CITY

6:00 PM

CULVER CITY

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

3:00 PM - 7:30 PM

EL SEGUNDO

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

HAWTHORNE

6:00 PM

  • Startup seed and pre-seed funding through grants: See Details Here
    Ekvacio Venture Services

MALIBU

4:30 PM – 6:45 PM

MARINA DEL REY

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

2:30 PM – 4:30 PM

6:00 PM

  • Women in Climate Tech Happy Hour: *Invite Only*
    Sawubona

MID CITY

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

  • Return to Vision: A Female Founder's Reset for Clarity, Leadership & Growth: See Details Here
    Immersive Impact, Marketing with Mari

PASADENA

5:30 PM

  • Beautéverse: Where beauty +fashion Tech meet: See Details Here
    Beaute in Tech, The Foundry at Atelier, Candelitas

PLAYA VISTA

5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

  • Perform at your Peak: See Details Here
    Product Advisory Collective (PAC), Swift Insights

5:00 PM

  • The AI-Powered Storyteller: Making MarComms a Growth Driver for Tech Companies: See Details Here
    Arteria.io, Ketchum

SANTA MONICA

6:00 AM

7:30 AM

7:30 AM - 3:30 PM

  • Pitch Masters: See Details Here
    iNov8 Capital, Core Family Office, StartupStarter

7:30 AM

  • LA Tech Week Surfing and Tech Networking Meetup: See Details Here
    Cake Equity, Stifel Bank, DLA Piper, TenOneTen, Progression

8:15 AM – 10:30 AM

  • HIIT the Ground Running: Founder + Investor Bootcamp @ Barry’s: See Details Here
    Fenwick

8:00 AM

  • 7500 sq ft venue & speakeasy available: *Invite Only*
    Sportsfest

8:00 AM

9:00 AM

10:00 AM

  • Ganas Ventures Coffee
    Ganas Ventures

10:00 AM - 9:00 PM

  • STARTUP WORLD CUP REGIONAL PITCH 25: See Details Here
    Syndicate AI, Startup World Cup, Alumni Ventures, Hustle Fund

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

  • 🇧🇷 Brazil Tech for Earth - Innovation & Sustainability: See Details Here
    Brazil California Chamber of Commerce

11:00 AM

  • 2nd Annual LADYDAYDAO #buildinpublic event LA TECH WEEK: *Invite Only*
    TYME INC., SilverDoor / AZOS

12:00 PM

  • Investors at the Cutting Edge Luncheon: See Details Here
    Actuate Ventures, Mercury

12:15 PM

12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

4:00 PM

4:00 PM

4:00 PM - 6:30 PM

  • Mission 008: WhizGirls Academy x Two Bit Circus present : The Great LA Tech Week Mystery 2025: See Details Here
    PlayWerks Inc presents WhizGirls Academy, Two Bit Circus, Startup Starter

4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

  • The Wealth Salons Presents: OGs & LPs.: See Details Here
    The Wealth Salons, DVRGNT Ventures, Musa Capital

4:00 PM

  • Ask a Psychic Medium: Tapping Into your Intuition in Tech: See Details Here
    What to Where

5:00 PM

  • The Wealth Salons Presents: OGs & LPs - LA: *Invite Only*
    The Wealth Salons, DVRGNT Ventures, Musa Capital

5:00 PM - 7:30 PM

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

  • The Future of Developer Experience: See Details Here
    Deskree, Arthur AI, Grafana Labs, Runware

5:00 PM

  • Unlock Apple's Corporate Advantage for your Startup!: See Details Here
    iStore by St. Moritz

5:00 PM

  • Founders' Happy Hour at Esters: See Details Here
    Objective, AllianceBernstein, Law Office of Langston A. Tolbert

5:30 PM

  • OBLIVIOUS: DEATH OF A JOB....The Movie Premiere: See Details Here
    AI Music Video Show, Death of a Job

5:30 PM

  • Techstars Startup Weekend: Consumer x AI by DigitalOcean: See Details Here
    Catalyst Bay, Empat, Techstars

5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

  • AI Builders & Innovators in Healthcare: See Details Here
    Product Advisory Collective (PAC), Coalition for Health AI (CHAI)

5:30 PM - 8:30 PM

  • Mission Matters: AI’s impact on Entertainment Investing: See Details Here
    Mission Matters

6:00 PM

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

6:00 PM

  • Speed Networking for Tech Professionals: See Details Here
    Feathr, Los Angeles Fun Events

6:00 PM

6:00 PM

6:00 PM

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

  • Cinema 2.0: Technology, Storytelling, and the Future of Film: See Details Here
    Strelitzia Entertainment Syndicate

6:00 PM

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

6:30 PM

  • Black LA Tech Week Mixer: See Details Here
    Tech Circles: The Gathering Spot, Tec Leimert, NSBE| LA, Black Professional Network

6:30 PM

7:00 PM

  • Decoded: The Tech Behind Music
    HITMKR

7:30 PM

  • Comedy- Tech Pitch Roast Show- Oct. 13: See Details Here
    Tech Pitch Roast Comedy LLC

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

8:00 PM

  • AfterHours.LA - The Official Unofficial LA Tech Week Nightcap: See Details Here
    Salesbricks, StreetStop, Trinet

VENICE

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

10:00 AM

10:00 AM

11:00 AM

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

  • The Human House: Connect By Design: See Details Here
    Human To Human, House of Coda

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

6:00 PM

  • Product & Design Happy Hour: *Invite Only*
    Product Managers Association of Los Angeles

6:15 PM - 9:00 PM

6:30 PM

VIRTUAL LA

8:00 AM

8:00 AM

8:00 AM

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

WEST HOLLYWOOD

8:30 AM

  • AI that Amplifies Human Connection: See Details Here
    Wildwood Ventures, Entrepreneur VC, Mostest

5:30 AM – 8:00 PM

  • Hollywood’s New Golden Age: Thriving in an Age of Disruption: See Details Here
    Workday, Boston Consulting Group, Globalization Partners

6:15 PM

  • ElevenLabs - Cocktails & Convos: *Invite Only*
    ElevenLabs

7:00 PM

  • Apply to Pitch Influencers -Influence Meets Venture Dinner: See Details Here
    Bulletpitch, Justworks, UBS

WESTSIDE

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Each session is a chance to learn, connect, and explore the ideas shaping LA’s tech ecosystem. For full details, RSVP information, and any venue specifics, visit the official Tech Week calendar. Enjoy the kickoff to LA Tech Week 2025!

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