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Ben Bergman is the newsroom's senior finance reporter. Previously he was a senior business reporter and host at KPCC, a senior producer at Gimlet Media, a producer at NPR's Morning Edition, and produced two investigative documentaries for KCET. He has been a frequent on-air contributor to business coverage on NPR and Marketplace and has written for The New York Times and Columbia Journalism Review. Ben was a 2017-2018 Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Economic and Business Journalism at Columbia Business School. In his free time, he enjoys skiing, playing poker, and cheering on The Seattle Seahawks.
Despite — or in many cases because of — the raging pandemic, 2020 was a great year for many tech startups. It turned out to be an ideal time to be in the video game business, developing a streaming ecommerce platform for Gen Z, or helping restaurants with their online ordering.
But which companies in Southern California had the best year? That is highly subjective of course. But in an attempt to highlight who's hot, we asked dozens of the region's top VCs to weigh in.
We wanted to know what companies they wish they would have invested in if they could go back and do it all over again.
Startups were ranked by how many votes each received. In the case of a tie, companies were listed in order of capital raised. The list illustrates how rapidly things move in startup land. One of the hottest startups had not even started when 2020 began. A number doubled or even 16x'd their valuation in the span of a few short months.
To divvy things up, we delineated between companies that have raised Series A funding or later and younger pre-seed or seed startups.
Not surprisingly, many of the hottest companies have been big beneficiaries of the stay-at-home economy.
PopShop Live, a red-hot QVC for Gen Z headquartered out of a WeWork on San Vicente Boulevard, got the most votes. Interestingly, the streaming ecommerce platform barely made it onto the Series A list because it raised its Series A only last month. Top Sand Hill Road firms Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners reportedly competed ferociously for who would lead the round but lost out to Benchmark, which was an early investor in eBay and Uber. The round valued PopShop Live at $100 million, way up from the $6 million valuation it raised at only five months prior.
Scopely, now one of the most valuable tech companies in Los Angeles, was also a top vote getter.
The Culver City mobile gaming unicorn raised $340 million in Series E funding in October at a $3.3 billion valuation, which nearly doubled the company's $1.7 billion post-money valuation from March. It is no coincidence that that was the same month stay-at-home orders began as Scopely has benefited from bored consumers staying on their couch and playing ScrabbleGo or Marvel Strike Force.
The company's success is especially welcome news to seed investors Greycroft, The Chernin Group and TenOneTen ventures, who got in at a $40 million post valuation in 2012. Upfront Ventures, BAM Ventures and M13 joined the 2018 Series C at a $710 post-money valuation.
Softbank-backed Ordermark, which flew more under the radar, also topped the list. The company's online ordering platform became a necessity for restaurants forced to close their dining rooms during the pandemic and raised $120 million in Series C funding in October.
On the seed side, two very different startups stood out. There was Pipe, which enables companies with recurring revenues to tap into their deferred cash flows with an instant cash advance, and Clash App, Inc., a TikTok alternative launched by a former employee of the social network in August.
We will have the list of Southern California's top seed startups out tomorrow.
Hottest
PopShop Live ($100 million)
The live-streaming shopping channel created by Danielle Lin reportedly found itself in the middle of a venture capital bidding war this year. Benchmark eventually won out leading a Series A round, vaulting the app at a $100 million valuation. The Los Angeles-based platform has been likened to QVC for Gen Z and it's part of a new wave of ecommerce that has found broader appeal during the pandemic. Google, Amazon and YouTube have launched live shopping features and other venture-backed startups like Los Angeles-based NTWRK have popped up.
Boiling
Scopely ($3.3 billion)
One of the most valuable Southern California tech startups with a $3.3 billion valuation, the Culver City mobile game unicorn has benefitted from a booming gaming market that has flourished in this stay-at-home economy. Scopely offers free mobile games and its roster includes "Marvel Strike Force," "Star Trek Fleet Command" and "Yahtzee with Buddies." In October the company raised a $340 million Series E round backed by Wellington Management, NewView Capital and TSG Consumer Partners, among others fueling speculation that it was on its road to an IPO. Co-CEO Walter Driver has said that he doesn't have immediate plans to go public.
Ordermark ($70 million)
The coronavirus has forced the closure of many dining rooms, making Ordermark all the more sought after by restaurants needing a way to handle online orders. Co-founder and CEO Alex Canter started the business in 2017, which recently rang in more than $1 billion in sales. Ordermark secured $120 million in Series C funding by Softbank Vision Fund 2 in October that it will use to bring more restaurants online. The company's Nextbite, a virtual restaurant business that allows kitchens to add delivery-only brands such as HotBox from rapper Wiz Khalifa to their existing space through Ordermark, is also gaining traction.
Simmering
Cameo ($300 million)
Cameo, which launched three years ago, had its breakout year in 2020 as C-list celebrities like Brian Baumgartner banked over a million dollars from creating customized videos for fans. In the sincerest form of flattery, Facebook is reportedly launching a feature that sounds a lot like Cameo. Even though the company is still technically headquartered in Chicago, we included Cameo because CEO Steven Galanis and much of the senior team moved to L.A. during the pandemic and say they plan to continue running the company from here for the foreseeable future.
Mothership ($64 million)
Co-founded by CEO Aaron Peck, Mothership provides freight forwarding services intended to streamline the shipping experience. The company's tracking technologies connect shippers with nearby truck drivers to speed up the delivery process. It raised $16 million in Series A venture funding last year, driving the platform to a $48 million pre-money valuation.
Nacelle ($6.7 million)
Founded in 2019, Nacelle's ecommerce platform helps retailers improve conversion rates and decrease loading speeds for their sites. The software integrates with Shopify and other services, offering payment platforms and analytics integration, among dozens of services. Nacelle raised about $4.8 million earlier this year with angel investors that included Shopify's Jamie Sutton, Klaviyo CEO Andrew Bialecki and Attentive CEO Brian Long.
Boulevard ($30 million)
Matt Danna and Sean Stavropoulos came up with Boulevard when an impatient Stavropoulos was frustrated wasting hours to book a hair appointment. Their four-year-old salon booking and payment service is now used by some of Los Angeles' best-known hairdressers. Last month, the two secured a $27 million Series B round co-led by Index Ventures and Toba Capital. Other investors include VMG Partners, Bonfire Ventures, Ludlow Ventures and BoxGroup.
CloudKitchens ($5.3 billion)
Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick CloudKitchens rents out commissary space to prepare food for delivery. And as the pandemic has fueled at-home delivery, the company has been gobbling up real estate. The commissaries operate akin to WeWork for the culinary world and allow drivers to easily park and pick-up orders as the delivery market has soared during pandemic. Last year, it raised $400 million from Saudi Arabia's colossal sovereign wealth fund.
GOAT ($1.5 billion)
Founded by college buddies five years ago, GOAT tapped into the massive sneaker resale market with a platform that "authenticates" shoes. The Culver City-based company has since expanded into apparel and accessories and states that it has 20 million members. Last year, Foot Locker sunk a $100 million minority investment into 1661 Inc., better known as Goat. And this fall it landed another $100 million Series E round bankrolled by Dan Sundeheim's D1 Capital Partners.
Savage X Fenty
The lingerie company co-founded by pop singer Rihanna in 2018 is noted for its inclusivity of body shapes and sizes. It has raised over $70 million, but The New York Times' DealBook newsletter recently reported that it's been on the hunt for $100 million in funds to expand into active wear. The company generates about $150 million in revenue, but is not yet profitable, according to the report. It became the focus of a consumer watchdog investigation after being accused of "deceptive marketing" for a monthly membership program.
Warming Up
FabFitFun ($930 million)
The lifestyle company provides customized personal subscription box services every three months with full size products. Started in 2010 by Daniel Broukhim, Michael Broukhim, Sam Teller and Katie Rosen Kitchens, it now boasts more than one million members. Last year, the company raised $80 million in a Series A round led by Kleiner Perkins last year and appears to be preparing for an eventual IPO as it slims down costs and refocuses on its high value products.
Dave ($1 billion)
Launched in 2016, the finance management tool helps consumers to avoid overdrafts, provides paycheck advances and assists in budgeting. Last year, it began to roll out a digital bank account that was so popular that two million users signed up for a spot on the waitlist. The company, run by co-founder Jason Wilk, has raised $186 million in venture capital and counts billionaire Mark Cuban as an early investor and board member. Other backers include Playa Vista-based Chernin Group.
Sure ($59 million)
SURE offers multiple technology products to major insurance brands — its platform can host everything from renter's insurance to covering baggage, so customers never have to leave an agency's website. It also offers its platform to ecommerce marketplaces, embedding third-party insurance protections for customers to purchase all on the same webpage. Founded in 2014, the Santa Monica-based startup last raised an $8 million Series A round led by IA Capital in 2017.
Zest AI ($90 million)
Founded in 2009 by former Google CIO Douglas Merrill and ex-Sears executive Shawn Budde, Zest AI provides AI-powered credit underwriting. It helps banks and other lenders identify borrowers looking beyond traditional credit scores. It claims to improve approval rates while decreasing chargeoffs. The company uses models that aim to make the lending more transparent and less biased. This fall the company raised $15 million from Insight Partners, MicroVentures and other undisclosed investors, putting its pre-money valuation at $75 million, according to PItchbook.
PlayVS
Santa Monica-based PlayVS provides the technological and organizational infrastructure for high school esports leagues. The pandemic has helped the company further raise its profile as traditional sports teams have been benched. Founded in early 2018, PlayVS employs 46 people and has raised over $100 million. In addition to partnering with key educational institutions, it also has partnerships with major game publishers such as Riot and Epic Games.
Tapcart ($40 million)
A SaaS platform helps Shopify brands create mobile shopping apps. The marketing software saw shopping activity jump 50% over 90 days as the pandemic walloped traditional retailers. Founded by Eric Netsch and Sina Mobasser, the company raised a $10 million Series A round led by SignalFire, bringing the total raise to $15 million.
Papaya ($31.8 million)
Papaya lets customers pay any bill from their mobile devices just by taking a picture of it. The mobile app touts the app's ease-of-use as a way to cut down on inbound bill calls and increase customer payments. Founded by Patrick Kann and Jason Metzler, the company has raised $25 million, most recently a S10 million round of convertible debt financing from Fika Ventures, Idealab and F-Prime Capital Partners.
Floqast ($250 million)
FloQast is a management software that integrates enterprise resource planning software with checklists and Excel to manage bookkeeping. The cloud-based software company claims its system helps close the books up to three days faster. It is used by accounting departments at Lyft, Twilio, Zoom and The Golden State Warriors. In January, it raised $40 million in Series C funding led by Norwest Venture Partners to bring the total raise to $92.8 million.
Brainbase ($26.5 million)
The company's rights management platform expedites licensing payments and tracks partnership and sponsorship agreements. It counts BuzzFeed, the Vincent Van Gogh Museum and Sanrio (of Hello Kitty and friends fame) among its clients. In May it announced $8 million in Series A financing led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Nosara Capital, bringing the total raised to $12 million.
OpenPath ($28 million)
The Los Angeles-based company provides a touchless entry system that uses individuals cell phones to help with identification instead of a key card. The company offers a subscription for the cloud-enabled software that allows companies to help implement safety measures and it said demand has grown amid the pandemic. Founded by James Segil and Alex Kazerani the company raised $36 million led by Greycroft earlier this year, bringing its total funding to $63 million.
FightCamp ($2.5 million)
FightCamp is an interactive home workout system that turns your space into a boxing ring with a free standing bag, boxing gloves and punch trackers. The company is riding the wave of at-home fitness offerings including Peloton, Mirror and Zwift that have taken off during the pandemic as gyms closed. The company has raised $4.3 million to date.
Numerade
The Santa Monica-based company provides video and interactive content for education in math, science, economics and standardized test prep. Founded in 2018 by Nhon Ma and Alex Lee, who previously founded Tutorcast, an online tutoring service, the company gathers post-graduate educated instructors to create video lessons for online learning.
Our Place ($32.5 million)
The creator of a pan with a cult following on social media, this Los Angeles-based startup designs and retails cookware and dinnerware. Founded by Amir Tehrani, Zach Rosner and Shiza Shahid, the company completed its Series A funding earlier this year, bringing its total raised to date to $10 million.
Tala ($560 million)
For customers that have no formal credit or banking history, this company's application promises more financial access, choice and control. It gathers data to create a credit score that can be used to instantly underwrite and disburse loans ranging from $10 to $500. Co-founded by Shivani Siroya and Jonathan Blackwell, Tala has raised $217.2 million to date. Its investors include PayPal Ventures, Lowercase Capital and Data Collective.
ServiceTitan ($2.25 billion)
Founded in 2007 by chief executive Ara Mahdessian and president Vahe Kuzoyan, ServiceTitan operates software that helps residential home contractors grow their businesses. It provides businesses tools like customer relationship management and accounting integration to streamline operations. The company closed a $73.82 million Series E funding round from undisclosed investors earlier this year.
100 Thieves ($160 million)
Founded in 2017 by former professional "Call of Duty" player Matthew Haag, 100 Thieves manages esports competitions in major titles including "Counter Strike Global Offensive" and "League of Legends." The company also produces apparel and merchandise, opening a physical store and training ground called the "Cash App Compound" in collaboration with Fortnite earlier this year. The company has raised $60 million to date, from investors including Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Aubrey Graham, better known as the rapper Drake.
Emotive ($16.5 million)
This AI-powered customer service platform automates text conversations between customers and businesses to increase sales. Emotive uses their sales team to verify questions, distinguishing it from other bot-driven marketing services, according to the company. The company was founded in 2018 by Brian Zatulove and Zachary Wise, who serve as the chief executive and the chief operating officer, respectively. It has raised $6.65 million to date, from Floodgate Fund and TenOneTen Ventures.
Everytable ($33 million)
Created by former hedge fund trader Sam Polk, the Los Angeles-based startup wants to be a healthy fast food chain. It prices its healthy pre-packaged meals around $5 in underserved communities while costing more in other neighborhoods with the goal of reducing so-called food deserts in low-income neighborhoods. It also offers a subscription delivery service. The company recently closed a $16 million Series B round led by Creadev along with Kaiser Permanente Ventures.
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Ben Bergman
Ben Bergman is the newsroom's senior finance reporter. Previously he was a senior business reporter and host at KPCC, a senior producer at Gimlet Media, a producer at NPR's Morning Edition, and produced two investigative documentaries for KCET. He has been a frequent on-air contributor to business coverage on NPR and Marketplace and has written for The New York Times and Columbia Journalism Review. Ben was a 2017-2018 Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Economic and Business Journalism at Columbia Business School. In his free time, he enjoys skiing, playing poker, and cheering on The Seattle Seahawks.
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LA Tech Week 2024 kicks off on Monday, October 14, with a packed schedule of events spread across Los Angeles. This opening day offers founders, investors, creatives, and tech enthusiasts endless opportunities to connect, learn, and collaborate. From early morning fitness sessions to afternoon workshops and evening socials, Monday’s diverse programming sets the stage for an impactful week. Below is the schedule organized by location, so you can easily find the events that match your goals and availability.
BEVERLY HILLS
7:00 AM
- Lumos House in LA :See Details Here
Andrew Yeung, Blindspot
8:00 AM
- Scrappy Hour : See Details Here
Scrappy
9:00 AM
- Techwalk : See Details Here
TechWalk, Qapita
12:00 PM
- Founders & Funders Luncheon : See Details Here
VCPE GROUPS, Entrepreneur.VC
2:00 PM
- Future of Farming: AI and Indigenous Collaboration for a Sustainable Food System : See Details Here
Celebration Nation Inc
7:00 PM
- Real Estate Investments & Technology : See Details Here
LightDAO, Mission Matters
CENTURY CITY
6:00 PM
- KOSME-LAVA Demo Day (Invite Only)
Los Angeles Venture Association
CULVER CITY
9:00 AM
- Investing in the Next Creative Wave : See Details Here
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Intersections LA - Coworking at LA Tech Week Day 1 : See Details Here
Intersections LA
1:00 PM
- Networking for Underrepresented Founders - Optimize your networking savviness, and have fun along the way : See Details Here
AWS Startups
2:30 PM
- The Culver Cup: GenAI Film Competition : See Details Here
AWS
3:00 PM
- Family Office & Investors Summit : See Details Here
Family Offices Investors Summit, Sandbox, Soulbound, KIKI, Babylon Voice, CryptoHQ Fund
DTLA
7:00 AM
- Tech Runs (Invite Only)
Crosscourt
EL SEGUNDO
6:00 PM
- Tech & the DoD: Do's and don'ts :See Details Here
Stonegardens Advisory, Demand Signal Ventures
HOLLYWOOD
2:00 PM
- Brand Positioning + Content Strategy Workshop (Invite Only)
Alpha Wolves Media
6:00 PM
- VCFamilia Annual Awards Reception :See Details Here
LaFamilia Foundation (VCFamilia), Pivotal Ventures
INGLEWOOD
6:30 PM
- UCLA Anderson Elevating Voices: A Pitch Competition & Networking Opportunity :See Details Here
Westwood
LONG BEACH
11:30 AM
- Long Beach Hardtech: Local Talent Meets CEOs :See Details Here
Starburst Aerospace, Ampaire, Auriga Space, Long Beach Accelerator, Rebel Space, Sunset Ventures, Emerging LA
MALIBU
5:00 PM
- Women Who Raise :See Details Here
Sunstone, Pepperdine University
6:00 PM
- LA Venture Community Dinner :See Details Here
Wilshire Lane Capital
MAR VISTA
3:30 PM
- 3D Animation Happy Hour :See Details Here
Uthana
MARINA DEL REY
3:00 PM
- AI Titans Panel :See Details Here
USC, Information Sciences Institute
MID CITY
10:00 AM
- Womxn's Wellness: Morning Retreat :See Details Here
The Growth Club
PASADENA
1:00 PM
- Space Tour at NASA :See Details Here
Emerging LA, Sunset Ventures
5:00 PM
- LA GenAI Meetup :See Details Here
AI LA
PLAYA DEL REY
8:00 AM
- Cerebral Beach Morning Kickoff :See Details Here
AI LA
SANTA MONICA
7:00 AM
- Pitch and Run LA: Run Club for Startup Community :See Details Here
PitchandRunLA, Global Venture Network
8:00 AM
- Human Health Social Ride :See Details Here
Fortify Ventures
8:30 AM
- Ganas Ventures Coffee :See Details Here
Ganas Ventures
9:00 AM
- LA Tech Breakfast Club :See Details Here
Tech Breakfast Club
- Live a16z Podcast Recording :See Details Here
A16z
10:00 AM
- Beach Walk :See Details Here
Clutch Talent
- Santa Monica Innovation Hub: Technology Street Fair on Ocean Avenue :See Details Here
City of Santa Monica, StartupStarter, Inc., Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. (DTSM)
- Sip & Scale (Invite Only)
AMP Beauty
10:30 AM
- AI Communities - The Future of Insights :See Details Here
Socialtrait Inc
11:00 AM
- The Founder Journey :See Details Here
Mucker Capital, LeadrPro, JP Morgan, K&L Gates
12:00 PM
- Global Venture Network Summit :See Details Here
Global Venture Network, GS1US, The FutureList, FusionAuth
1:00 PM
- Founder Lunch :See Details Here
Cherry Hill Advisory, Crescent
1:30 PM
- Battle of the Engineering Teams :See Details Here
Charlie Financial, Aprime Technology
4:00 PM
- Family Office & LP Happy Hour on the Rooftop :See Details Here
Nathan Family Office
- LA AI Builders Demos & Happy Hour :See Details Here
Artium AI, Freeplay, Silicon Valley Bank
- Lightspeed, SNR Capital, Foley Roundtable :See Details Here
Sidebar Summit, Redwood Collective
4:30 PM
- Scale 10x: Strategies for Exponential Growth :See Details Here
HIRECLOUT
5:00 PM
- Social & Happy Hour :See Details Here
Los Angeles Fun Events
- The Future of Tech: Web3 x AI :See Details Here
Orbis86
6:00 PM
- Building in Space :See Details Here
ImaginingForward
- Consumer AI Founders & Investors Soirée :See Details Here
PowerYou AI
- Female Creators and Investors Dinner :See Details Here
Musa Capital
- Founder Friends :See Details Here
Hustle Fund
- Funders Dinner VCPE :See Details Here
VCPE Groups, Entrepreneur Ventures
- Meta Monday: Fashionverse :See Details Here
Hive
- Official LA Tech Week Kickoff :See Details Here
A16z
- Snark Tank/Money is Funny Tech Pitch Roast Comedy Show :See Details Here
Tech Pitch Roast Comedy LLC
- The Human To Human Experience :See Details Here
Human To Human
7:00 PM
- Verve Dinner :See Details Here
Verve, M13, Stifel, WSGR
- Wisdom Meets Innovation - The Over-40 Founder's Advantage :See Details Here
Frances Mendez, Ryan Edwards
VENICE
7:00 AM
- AM Run & Workout :See Details Here
Bankless Ventures
- Best Morning Ever :See Details Here
Powerful Stuff, Drybaby
8:00 AM
- Startup Banking Breakfast :See Details Here
J.P. Morgan Startup Banking Team - LA
9:00 AM
- Google AI Salon: The Future of Entertainment & Creativity :See Details Here
10:15 AM
- Rise & Empower: Yoga & CPG Startup Showcase :See Details Here
Open Venture Capital, Empowered Yoga Venice, Oya Femtech Apparel, Wellness Growth Ventures
12:00 PM
- High Growth Consumer Brands Fireside Chat :See Details Here
J.P. Morgan Innovation Economy Team - LA
- Innovation Shaping Tomorrow's Investments :See Details Here
Crypto Mondays, Continuum, Female Funders Club
4:00 PM
- Sunset Soirée for Climate Tech Founders & Funders :See Details Here
J.P. Morgan, WICIF, MCJ
6:00 PM
- Product & Design Happy Hour :See Details Here
Product Manager Association of Los Angeles
6:30 PM
- The Future of Entertainment :See Details Here
HITMKR Inc., The Bushido Group, Mission Matters
VIRTUAL
8:30 AM
- Jobseeker Strategy & LinkedIn Profile Tips :See Details Here
Clutch Talent
WESTLAKE VILLAGE
11:00 AM
- Tech Week Recharge at Hub 101 :See Details Here
Hub 101, Steven Dorfman Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, California Lutheran University
WESTSIDE
3:00 PM
- CultureHouse :See Details Here
MaC Venture Capital
- Speaker Panel: Leveling the playing field - Removing the barriers to entry for developers :See Details Here
Elemental Computing Inc.
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LA Tech Week 2024: Tuesday’s Event Lineup
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Here’s the Tuesday, October 15 lineup for LA Tech Week 2024, organized by location so you can easily explore events that fit your goals and schedule. Dive in and see what’s happening near you!
BEL AIR
5:00 PM
- Founder + Investor Dinner at Lumos House (Day 1) :See Details Here
Andrew Yeung, Blindspot
- Elevate Fall Soirée | Caviar Tasting & Champagne :See Details Here
Elevate Members
8:00 PM
- Lumos House Opening Party at LA Tech Week :See Details Here
Andrew Yeung, Blindspot
BEVERLY HILLS
8:00 AM
- Scrappy Hour :See Details Here
Scrappy
9:00 AM
- Operators Meet Up (Invite Only)
Halogen Ventures
5:00 PM
- Innovators Connect: Founders, Executives, and Leaders Mixer :See Details Here
Plug and Play, 2045, Studio by Tishman Speyer, Breaking Bread
6:00 PM
- FAMILY OFFICES & INVESTORS DINNER LA :See Details Here
VCPE GROUPS, ENTREPRENEUR.VC
- Investing In The AI Data Center Gold Rush :See Details Here
Stellenium, MyBrand Global, Project Sanctuary
- Investor & Partner Sunset Soirée :See Details Here
Ayana foundation, Cherub
- Future Maker Mixer :See Details Here
Matey, Inc.
- AI Investors Wine Tasting : See Details Here
Mission Matters, Destination Luxury
BRENTWOOD
9:00 AM
- Space, Houses, and Everything In-between :See Details Here
75 & Sunny, Fika, Navitas
3:00 PM
- Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs + Friends Tennis Live Ball :See Details Here
Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs of Socal
CARSON
12:00 PM
- Gaming Innovators Event :See Details Here
J.P. Morgan, Cooley, CAA, Porsche
CENTURY CITY
12:00 PM
- PITCH & PANEL: Founders & Investors :See Details Here
Entrepreneur Ventures, VCPE Groups, CAA (Creative Artists Agency)
CULVER CITY
9:00 AM
- Intersections LA - Coworking at LA Tech Week Day 2 :See Details Here
Intersections LA
3:00 PM
- Fireside Chat with NBA-All Star Baron Davis :See Details Here
AWS for Startups
5:30 PM
- AMA Panel and Mixer with Post-Exit Founders :See Details Here
Techstars, Saywise
EL SEGUNDO
11:00 AM
- Deep Tech Brunch :See Details Here
Calibrate Ventures, Advaita Capital, ACME VC, Techstars
4:00 PM
- Blowouts for Builders: Honoring Women in Hard Tech (Invite Only)
First Resonance
- CX2 Happy Hour :See Details Here
CX2 Inc.
5:00 PM
- American Dynamism (Invite Only)
HOLLYWOOD
10:00 AM
- Community Manager Meetup :See Details Here
Community Pros of Los Angeles
1:00 PM
- The Community Economy: Profit & Purpose :See Details Here
Communia
LONG BEACH
2:00 PM
- AI x Cyber Security :See Details Here
Our Generation Cares
6:00 PM
- AI for Technology Enabled Autism Providers Happy Hour (Invite Only)
SpectrumAi, LEARN Behavioral
MALIBU
10:00 AM
- Tech And Storytelling For Social Good :See Details Here
Goldhirsh Foundation, LA2050, Creative Visions
MARINA DEL REY
11:00 AM
- Bagels & Hard Tech by the Bay :See Details Here
DMK Engineering, Inc., Digital Law Group, PLLC
3:00 PM
- Screening of Cloudwalkers :See Details Here
USC, Information Sciences Institute (ISI)
PLAYA DEL REY
8:00 AM
- Cerebral Beach Coffee with AI Creators :See Details Here
AI LA
PLAYA VISTA
8:30 AM
- AI in Action: Redefining the Digital Content Lifecycle in Media + Entertainment :See Details Here
Sprockit, Verizon Innovation Lab
- AI & CREATIVITY BREAKFAST WITH LABS.GOOGLE :See Details Here
6:30 PM
- Trends in Building and Investing: Data, AI and the Future Internet Economy :See Details Here
Everi AI, Five Two Five VC
SANTA MONICA
7:00 AM
- Founders Run & Coffee (LA Tech Week Edition) :See Details Here
Founder Common, Founders Run Club
8:00 AM
- Just Go Grind: LA Tech Week Coffee Meetup :See Details Here
Just Go Grind
8:30 AM
- Brewing Connections: Coffee + Alfajores Networking Breakfast for Founders at Seed Stage :See Details Here
Braintly, Alt-Black
- 0 to 1: Building at the Early-Stage :See Details Here
Upfront Ventures, Brex
9:00 AM
- Deals & Donuts: An LA Tech Week Event for Investors :See Details Here
Mercato Partners
- Wake Up to Innovation: Join Dialpad at LA Tech Week :See Details Here
Dialpad
- 1:1 with Amanda: Path to Advising :See Details Here
Garden Labs
- Erewhon Smoothie Tasting & Kickoff Breakfast :See Details Here
Deel, Alumni Ventures, TeamTailor
- Office Hours for Underestimated Founders :See Details Here
M13
- Female Founders + Funders Breakfast Meetup :See Details Here
LendTech, Two to Twenty, The Artemis Fund, Orrick
9:30 AM
- Growth Day :See Details Here
Mucker Capital
- Founders and Investors Breakfast Mixer :See Details Here
Qapita, Remofirst, Commenda
10:00 AM
- Game Changers: Breakfast with Fenwick and a16z :See Details Here
a16z, Fenwick
- The FutureList Founder Hub :See Details Here
The FutureList, Global Venture Network
- Collegiate Cowork :See Details Here
USC Marshall Grief Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
- Santa Monica Promenade Walk (Coffee and Doughnuts) :See Details Here
Cherry Hill Advisory
11:00 AM
- Your Pitch Sucks! How to Make it Better :See Details Here
Liz Shows
- Business Value - Measure, Create, & Retain (Invite Only)
Objective IBV
- Transactional Trends & FinTech Transformation: Overcoming Payment Threats in a Post-COVID Marketplace (Invite Only)
Chargebacks911
- The $2M to $20M ARR Playbook: Proven Tactics for Hypergrowth :See Details Here
Next Stage Trajectory
12:00 PM
- How to Raise a Round by Women in VC :See Details Here
SSM
- Scaling Hardware: From Concept to Market - A Lunch Panel for Industry Leaders :See Details Here
SEACOMP, Conduit Venture Labs, AJProTech
- Authentication for Startups :See Details Here
FusionAuth, Global Venture Network
1:00 PM
- AI Pickleball Tournament :See Details Here
Kiva AI
- Founder Lunch :See Details Here
Cherry Hill Advisory
2:00 PM
- Google Cloud for Startups - Venture Leaders Meetup :See Details Here
Morrow, Global Venture Network
- Contech & AI Female Leaders Mixer :See Details Here
Le Club, Blueprints AI
- Solving Collective Action Problems :See Details Here
2:30 PM
- From London to #LATechWeek: What makes a world-class innovation hub with Snap, Universal Music, BAM Ventures, and OnePlan :See Details Here
London & Partners, RSM
3:00 PM
- Hardware Happy Hour: Craft Beers & Connections :See Details Here
SEACOMP, Conduit Venture Labs, AJProTech
- Venture Financing and Alternative Forms of Financing: What Startups Need to Know :See Details Here
SSM Law
- Coffee Grinders: A Productivity Social :See Details Here
Startup Village, Sigma Eta Pi, UCLA
- Female Founders and Funders Walk :See Details Here
Venturous Counsel
3:30 PM
- J.P. Morgan Social Impact - Westside Food Bank Food Sorting :See Details Here
J.P. Morgan
- Early Stage Growth: Mastering Product, Sales and Execution :See Details Here
Two Bear Capital, Binarly, CIQ
- Franchise Pitches :See Details
HereWefranch.com, Early Adopters Community
- LinkedIn Marketing Exec Roundtable: Insights and Strategies for Engaging SaaS Buyers :See Details Here
4:00 PM
- NachoTuesday: SaaS Founder + Investor Rooftop Happy Hour :See Details Here
NachoNacho, Kalungi, GLASS
- Beyond the AI Buzz - Crafting Equitable Workplaces in the Digital Age :See Details Here
Margins, Open Venture Capital
- Tech Trends Deep Dive: Innovation, Culture and Trust (Invite Only)
Edelman
- What Founders Need to Know About 2D Barcodes and the Future of Transparency :See Details Here
GS1US, Global Venture Network
- Venture Capital Creator Economy :See Details Here
Bump, Capitalize VC, H/L Ventures, Trapital Ventures, Select Management Group, Symphonic Capital, Popstar Ventures
4:30 PM
- Black Founders & Investors Meet-Up :See Details Here
Expert DOJO
5:00 PM
- AI, Cleantech, & Creatives :See Details Here
Nuleep Inc., Asians in Energy City of Irvine
- Immigrant Founders Networking :See Details Here
- Golden Hour with Gold House (Invite Only)
Gold House, Microsoft, Silicon Valley Bank
- Openhouse & Tech Mixer: Innovating Golf and Sports Technology :See Details Here
Golfjoy
- Oceanview Drinks: The Future of Legal Technology :See Details Here
SimpleClosure, Cooley, Cambrian Ventures
5:30 PM
- Lenny's Community Happy Hour :See Details Here
Lenny's Community
- Wine with AI Category Leaders :See Details Here
OCV Partners, Hyperlink Ventures, Mucker Capital, HSBC
- LATechWeek x FEMTECH Experiential Beauty Activation :See Details Here
Plantologist
- Space Jam! Founders & Investors Meetup :See Details Here
MaC Venture Capital, Generation Space, Fenwick
6:00 PM
- Easy Peasy: idea to exit in 3 years :See Details Here
Stripe
- Founders Night with VCs & Angels :See Details Here
Entre, WeWork, Fidelity
- Culture Blocks: Preserving Creativity On-Chain :See Details Here
Republic
- Preccelerator Demo Day :See Details Here
Stubbs Alderton, Markiles Preccelerator
- Clay Club LA: New Wave GTM :See Details Here
Clay
- Tech Fusion & Salsa Mixer :See Details Here
Alt-Black
- GenAI for the Entertainment Industry Dinner (Invite Only)
A16z
- SVB at LA Tech Week 2024 (Invite Only)
Silicon Valley Bank
- MLOps LA x Databricks Happy Hour :See Details Here
MLOps Community, Databricks
- Online Gaming Services House :See Details Here
Pragma, AWS, Hathora, Mod.io, Unity
- Tech Sales in LA :See Details Here
ReMatter, Zuma.AI
- Snark Tank/Money is Funny Tech Pitch Roast Comedy Show :See Details Here
Tech Pitch Roast Comedy LLC
- The Back Channel: Chief of Staff's Private Dinner :See Details Here
Draper University
- Crosscut's Annual Oktoberfest :See Details Here
Crosscut Ventures, Wilson Sonsini, Juniper Square
- Master the Art of Storytelling :See Details Here
Leave a Mark
- Investors All In: Exclusive Networking :See Details Here
No Pressure Networking, All in All
6:30 PM
- Investors All In: Exclusive Networking :See Details Here
No Pressure Networking, All in All
- LA Demo Days :See Details Here
Olympian Motors, Inc
- Rising Studios and entertainment tech frontiers :See Details Here
ElevenLabs
7:00 PM
- What's your Story? Bringing Products to Life :See Details Here
How&How, Cashapp, FNDR, Patagonia
- VIP Creator Economy Dinner :See Details Here
Pearpop
- CPG 2.0-Blending Physical and Digital Consumer Experiences :See Details Here
Camino5
- CPG Villa Party :See Details Here
Callista Media, Viecolo
- AIWave Launch Party :See Details Here
AI Wave
7:30 PM
- Speed Dating for Tech Professionals (Ages 20s & 30s) :See Details Here
Los Angeles Fun Events
SUNSET
5:30 PM
- 4th D-Line Tech Summit :See Details Here
D-Line Summit (A Deep Tech Summit)
- TORRANCE
5:30 PM
- Grow Your Legal Practice With AI Personas: A Personal AI Hands-On Workshop :See Details Here
Personal AI, The Simon Law Group Justice Team
USC
5:30 PM
- Agentic & Vertical AI - VC Fireside Chat + Networking :See Details Here
Untapped Ventures, USC School of Advanced Computing, AI LA, Embark Ventures
VENICE
8:00 AM
- Breakfast - Talking TikTok Shop Success :See Details Here
Science
- Startup Breakfast Mixer :See Details Here
J.P. Morgan Startup Banking
8:30 AM
- Gaming, Community & Mental Health :See Details Here
Richie Knows, NAMI Westside Los Angeles
9:00 AM
- Shaping the Future of Entertainment with AI :See Details Here
Perkins Coie
9:30 AM
- Caffeine and Critical Industries :See Details Here
Riot Ventures, Space VC, Stifel Bank
11:00 AM
- The Art of Building Buzz and Community on Social Media with 3 Top Brands :See Details Here
BrandBastion
12:00 PM
- Cap Table Management Best Practices :See Details Here
J.P. Morgan
4:30 PM
- Community & Superfans Happy Hour :See Details Here
Harbor
5:00 PM
- Convergence of Payments & Software :See Details Here
J.P. Morgan, Intuit Ventures, TOOLBX
- Accelerating Innovation: The Role of Venture Studios and Accelerators in the LA Startup Ecosystem :See Details Here
Reitler
5:30 PM
- Elevate with Ellevoy: Female Founders & Funders HH :See Details Here
Ellevoy
6:00 PM
- Scaling Success: Tech, Marketing, & Leadership Synergy Happy Hour :See Details Here
1Above Tech, Venture Ahead
- Tech by Day, LA by Night: Fenwick x Toku Happy Hour :See Details Here
Fenwick, Toku
7:00 PM
- Consumer Happy Hour :See Details Here
NGL
8:00 PM
- SURPRISE Launch Party :See Details Here
Dropbox, 99VC
WEST HOLLYWOOD
10:00 AM
- Professional Media Training and Headshots :See Details Here
RJR Partners, Talk Shop Media
12:00 PM
- AWSM MRNGS: A Founders & Funders Brunch :See Details Here
AWSM SCTY, Grid110
7:00 PM
- LP Salon :See Details Here
Hyphah
WESTSIDE
7:00 PM
- Growth, Sustainably LA Tech Week :See Details Here
AltiamCX, Ruckus
WESTWOOD
2:00 PM
- Healthcare Innovations: Transforming a Future for All :See Details Here
IFC Global, APSDG, UCLA School of Engineering
- Face 2 Face with TCA investors :See Details Here
TCA Los Angeles, UCLA Anderson
4:00 PM
- Female Founder Showcase :See Details Here
WINDSOR HILLS
8:00 AM
- Coffee On Slauson :See Details Here
Slauson& Co
For updates or more event information, visit the official Tech Week calendar.
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