# Startup & founder events in Los Angeles

Curated by [foundercal.com](https://foundercal.com/). Only events worth a founder's time: conferences, demo days, founder dinners, meetups and workshops. Generic networking filler is filtered out. Updated daily.

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49 upcoming events as of 31 August 2026.

## HeyGen 101: Designing Your Avatar

- Date: Monday 31 August 2026, 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Workshop
- Venue: BLANKSPACES Santa Monica Downtown, 929 Colorado Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401, USA
- Organizer: [AI LA Events](https://foundercal.com/organizers/ai-la-events)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/heygen-101-designing-your-avatar-qABV1ru4PJG0z6c
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/7752?p=md

ATTENTION: Due to unforeseen circumstances we are postponing this event. Please join the waitlist if you are interested in learning about the new date. Ever wondered what it's like to have a digital twin? AI LA is working with HeyGen Ambassador in a hands-on workshop where attendees will create…

## LA HealthTech Startups, Investors, Innovators Networking Event

- Date: Monday 31 August 2026, 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: Bar Henry, 1228 w sunset blvd, Los Angeles, CA
- Organizer: [Los Angeles Startup Pitch & Networking Group](https://foundercal.com/organizers/los-angeles-startup-pitch-and-networking-group)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/la-healthtech-startups-investors-innovators-networking-event-315803238
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/8238?p=md

✨ To join this event, please make sure to book your ticket here 👉https://www.eventbrite.com/e/la-healthtech-medtech-startups-investors-innovators-networking-event-tickets-1994944857772 Spaces are limited, and only registered guests with a ticket will be able to attend. Don’t miss out! Come meet…

## AI Policy September Meetup

- Date: Wednesday 2 September 2026, 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: Highland Park Brewery, 1220 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90012, USA
- Organizer: [AI LA Events](https://foundercal.com/organizers/ai-la-events)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/ai-policy-september-meetup-lMhBxM617ASL663
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/7350?p=md

Join us for our monthly AI Policy Meetup in Chinatown! This event brings together professionals and enthusiasts from AI, policy, and technology to exchange ideas and explore emerging trends. Whether you’re a policymaker, technologist, researcher, or simply curious about the future of AI, all are…

## AI Cafe: Using Claude Code Skills + Video Generation Models to Automate Video Generation and Editing

- Date: Thursday 3 September 2026, 08:45 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: The KINN, 150 Horizon Ave, Venice, CA 90291, USA
- Organizer: [The KINN](https://foundercal.com/organizers/the-kinn)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/ai-cafe-using-claude-code-skills-video-generation-models-to-automate-video-gener-5aIDuOo1QIFuyIy
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9807?p=md

Using Claude Code Skills + Video Generation Models to Automate Video Generation and Editing Video generation models are becoming really powerful tools today, and we are starting to get to the point where we can automate some of the video production process. Greg will show his process for automating…

## LA Tech Happy Hour - Venice / Marina

- Date: Thursday 3 September 2026, 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Dinner
- Venue: Baja Cantina, 311 Washington Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292, USA
- Organizer: [Nerdstage](https://foundercal.com/organizers/nerdstage)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/la-tech-happy-hour-venice-marina-GZHSw8SKX0P8Naf
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9546?p=md

Presented by Nerdstage If you're a builder turning hard problems into progress, you might be a fit for the Nerdstage Pitch Accelerator. 🍻 LA's biggest tech networking community LA's best tech networking returns to Baja Cantina on Thursday, July 23rd. Join the startup community for an inspiring…

## AI, Art & Vibecoding - StrangeNew.World @ 310 Coffee

- Date: Friday 4 September 2026, 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: 310 Coffee, 11625 Washington Pl, Los Angeles, CA
- Organizer: [AI, Art & Vibecoding -  StrangeNew.World](https://foundercal.com/organizers/ai-art-and-vibecoding-strangenew-world)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/ai-art-and-vibecoding-strangenew-world-310-coffee-316209668
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9613?p=md

We frame ourselves as "a support group for the technological singularity" and we are an eclectic mix of open-minded thinkers, artists, and tinkerers who believe in embracing the emerging technologies and capabilities in the most humanitarian way possible. Our meetings have a super casual and open…

## Founders Running Club :: LA

- Date: Saturday 5 September 2026, 07:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: Primo Passo Coffee Co, 702 Montana Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90403, USA
- Organizer: [Founders Running Club](https://foundercal.com/organizers/founders-running-club)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/founders-running-club-la-znjJSOLf8PBh9sG
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9548?p=md

☀️ Run 5k w/ like-minded ppl in LA 🚶‍♂️(walk option too) Founders Running Club (FRC) brings founders, investors, tech, creative people and startup enthusiasts together for weekly easy runs and networking. We like to be comfortable when we run and finish with coffee and conversations. Choose your…

## Silicon & Smoke

- Date: Saturday 5 September 2026, 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: AlMokhtar Cafe, 401 S Brookhurst St, Anaheim, CA
- Organizer: [OpenClaw & Opensource AI, Orange County](https://foundercal.com/organizers/openclaw-and-opensource-ai-orange-county)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/silicon-and-smoke-316210705
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9285?p=md

Welcome to our first meetup! • This event is an opportunity to meet other Orange County developers, entrepreneurs, business owners, creatives, and curious beginners interested in OpenClaw, Hermes, local AI, and agentic workflows. • We’ll introduce ourselves, talk about what we’re building or hoping…

## AI & Machine Learning Start-Ups, Professionals, Investors Networking Event

- Date: Tuesday 8 September 2026, 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: Bar Henry, 1228 w sunset blvd, Los Angeles, CA
- Organizer: [Los Angeles Startup Pitch & Networking Group](https://foundercal.com/organizers/los-angeles-startup-pitch-and-networking-group)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/ai-and-machine-learning-start-ups-professionals-investors-networking-event-315986740
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/8236?p=md

✨ To join this event, please make sure to book your ticket here 👉https://www.eventbrite.com/e/la-ai-tech-startups-investors-innovators-networking-mixer-tickets-1996214771117 Spaces are limited, and only registered guests with a ticket will be able to attend. Don’t miss out! Join us for a focused…

## Startup Cafe: The Empowered Workforce Shift: You Have More Power In It Than You Think

- Date: Wednesday 9 September 2026, 08:45 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: The KINN, 150 Horizon Ave, Venice, CA 90291, USA
- Organizer: [The KINN](https://foundercal.com/organizers/the-kinn)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/startup-cafe-the-empowered-workforce-shift-you-have-more-power-in-it-than-you-th-q6FbbDLryflrSa3
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/7823?p=md

The backdrop is moving fast Entire job functions are being rewritten by AI overnight. Seed capital is slower, smaller, and harder to get than it's been in a decade. Founders are being asked to do far more with less. And the speed dial on everything has been turned up to the max. Nobody handed…

## Scaling SaaS Right Now: Lessons from the Frontlines

- Date: Friday 11 September 2026, 20:15 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: FoundrSpace Coworking, 87 North Raymond Avenue, Pasadena, CA
- Organizer: [Friday Coffee Meetup](https://foundercal.com/organizers/friday-coffee-meetup)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/scaling-saas-right-now-lessons-from-the-frontlines-314546415
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/5866?p=md

Today’s environment is forcing SaaS founders and operators to rethink not just what they build, but how they build, deliver, and scale it. Join us for a candid, discussion-driven session with Bryan Walley, CEO & Co-founder of Forward Inheritance, as we explore what it takes to grow a SaaS venture…

## AI Tinkerers LA: Agents, Everywhere Global Hackathon

- Date: Saturday 12 September 2026, 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Hackathon
- Price: Free
- Organizer: [AI Tinkerers Los Angeles](https://foundercal.com/organizers/ai-tinkerers-los-angeles)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/ai-tinkerers-la-agents-everywhere-global-hackathon-2026-09-12
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9222?p=md

One build day, run the same Saturday by AI Tinkerers chapters worldwide, with the LA chapter hacking in person. The brief is to put an agent where people already work and talk: Slack, WhatsApp, a browser, a phone line, not another chat box. OpenAI, CopilotKit and OpenRouter supply credits and…

## GenAI September Happy Hour

- Date: Monday 14 September 2026, 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: KingsRow Gastropub, 20 E Colorado Blvd Ste 102, Pasadena, CA 91105, USA
- Organizer: [AI LA Events](https://foundercal.com/organizers/ai-la-events)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/genai-september-happy-hour-Vg4UsK9GsOvUF0e
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9545?p=md

Join us for a casual evening AI meetup in the heart of Pasadena! This friendly get-together is the perfect opportunity for GenAI enthusiasts, hobbyists, experts, and newcomers alike to connect, share insights, and learn from each other in an informal setting. About AI LA AI LA Community, Inc. is a…

## OPENING RECEPTION

- Date: Monday 14 September 2026, 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Dinner
- Organizer: [SoCal Deep Tech Week](https://foundercal.com/organizers/socal-deep-tech-week)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/opening-reception-9nB3LxFyLS5ECa1
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/8985?p=md

The whole room in one place before the work begins. SoCal Deep Tech Week opens with a waterfront reception for the full cohort (founders, operators, investors, primes, allied attachés, and program offices) meeting face to face before three days of summits. No keynote, no agenda, no stage. Just the…

## SoCal Deep Tech Week 2026

- Date: 14 September 2026 – 18 September 2026
- Type: Conference
- Venue: Long Beach waterfront and the South Bay, Long Beach, CA
- Organizer: [SoCal Deep Tech Week](https://foundercal.com/organizers/socal-deep-tech-week)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/socal-deep-tech-week-2026-2026-09-14
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9228?p=md

Third edition of the week that pulls Southern California's hard tech ecosystem into one place: space at Long Beach, defense and manufacturing in El Segundo and Carson, plus facility tours and pitch nights across the South Bay. Three single-track summits, capped at roughly 150 people each, so the…

## SPACE BEACH: SUMMIT 001

- Date: Tuesday 15 September 2026, 09:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Conference
- Organizer: [SoCal Deep Tech Week](https://foundercal.com/organizers/socal-deep-tech-week)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/space-beach-summit-001-vNFJ7xjXZl0sW9E
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9008?p=md

Space Beach: Summit 001 Tuesday, September 15 · Program 9:00 AM–3:00 PM Long Beach, CA · Cohort access: 150 curated attendees Space Beach is where Southern California’s deep tech builders, operators, and investors get serious about the future of American security. It’s one day inside SoCal Deep…

## Enabling the next wave of AI and computing infrastructure: Astera Technologies

- Date: Tuesday 15 September 2026, 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Pitch
- Venue: Long Beach Yacht Club, 6201 Appian Way, Long Beach, CA 90803, USA
- Organizer: [SoCal Deep Tech Week](https://foundercal.com/organizers/socal-deep-tech-week)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/enabling-the-next-wave-of-ai-and-computing-infrastructure-astera-technologies-SCKxfZy2hUQGwo8
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9491?p=md

Astera Technologies will host an exclusive investor event aboard a boat near the Long Beach Yacht Club on September 15 from 12:30–2:30 PM PST, showcasing how its graphene-based technologies address critical bottlenecks in AI and semiconductor infrastructure including heat, power, and performance.…

## New Vista Capital and Snowpoint Ventures x Space and Defense Tech Happy Hour

- Date: Tuesday 15 September 2026, 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Dinner
- Organizer: [SoCal Deep Tech Week](https://foundercal.com/organizers/socal-deep-tech-week)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/new-vista-capital-and-snowpoint-ventures-x-space-and-defense-tech-happy-hour-kWUsmK9fCIFkugR
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9492?p=md

New Vista Capital and Snowpoint Ventures invite you to a Space & Defense Tech Happy Hour during SoCal Deep Tech Week! Join us for an evening of drinks, conversation, and connection with founders, investors, operators, and innovators building at the frontiers of space, defense, and national…

## Arsenal of Democracy Dinner: Founders, Investors, and Warriors at the Table

- Date: Tuesday 15 September 2026, 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Dinner
- Venue: El Segundo, CA, USA
- Organizer: [SoCal Deep Tech Week](https://foundercal.com/organizers/socal-deep-tech-week)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/arsenal-of-democracy-dinner-founders-investors-and-warriors-at-the-table-EyOtACWppAurbka
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9656?p=md

Join a curated table of founders, investors, and warfighters for a night of real talk about where the industry is headed. We're bringing together the people shaping the future of American defense technology to swap ideas, compare notes, and figure out what's next. Over dinner, we'll dig into: •…

## Physical AI Pitch Night @ Beckhoff

- Date: Tuesday 15 September 2026, 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Pitch
- Organizer: [LA Hardware Meetup](https://foundercal.com/organizers/la-hardware-meetup)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/physical-ai-pitch-night-beckhoff-4JH0dtarGcliL68
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9009?p=md

Join us for an evening of live pitches and demos from founders working at the frontier of AI for the physical world. Apply to pitch! We'll be showcasing 4 breakthrough startups pitching to a live panel of leading VCs giving on the spot feedback. Real pitches, real feedback, and the kind of…

## Arkenstone Happy Hour × SoCal Deep Tech Week

- Date: Tuesday 15 September 2026, 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Dinner
- Organizer: [SoCal Deep Tech Week](https://foundercal.com/organizers/socal-deep-tech-week)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/arkenstone-happy-hour-socal-deep-tech-week-yXBqV0H0TaRSxKP
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9493?p=md

Join Arkenstone for an evening of drinks and conversation with Founders, Execs, and VCs building the defense industrial base. This happy hour brings together the people shaping dual-use and deep tech in Southern California for informal, high-signal conversation.Doors at 6:00 PM. Light bites and…

## Women in Tech, Fintech, AI, Startups, Networking Event & Elevator Pitch LA

- Date: Tuesday 15 September 2026, 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Pitch
- Venue: The Lincoln, 2536 Lincoln Boulevard, Los Angeles County, CA
- Organizer: [Los Angeles Startup Pitch & Networking Group](https://foundercal.com/organizers/los-angeles-startup-pitch-and-networking-group)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/women-in-tech-fintech-ai-startups-networking-event-and-elevator-pitch-la-316098997
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/8239?p=md

✨ To join this event, please make sure to book your ticket here 👉https://www.eventbrite.com/e/la-women-in-tech-founders-professionals-networking-night-tickets-1996991055003 Join us for an empowering and insightful networking event designed for professionals in the dynamic fields of Women in Tech,…

## CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE: SUMMIT 002

- Date: Wednesday 16 September 2026, 09:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Conference
- Organizer: [SoCal Deep Tech Week](https://foundercal.com/organizers/socal-deep-tech-week)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/critical-infrastructure-summit-002-fb7x3QuXTAPCj6i
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9494?p=md

Critical Infrastructure: Summit 002 - AM SESSION Wednesday, September 16 · Program 9:00–6:00 PM Long Beach, CA · Cohort access: 150 curated attendees This summit runs across two venues. Schedule below is split into the morning at GrayMatter Robotics and the afternoon at BlueCore Energy. Attendees…

## From Microgravity to Market: Building the In-Space Economy

- Date: Wednesday 16 September 2026, 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: 12500 Beatrice St, Los Angeles, CA 90066, USA
- Organizer: [SoCal Deep Tech Week](https://foundercal.com/organizers/socal-deep-tech-week)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/from-microgravity-to-market-building-the-in-space-economy-osaNLLu4RxXo7JE
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9495?p=md

From Microgravity to Market: Building the In-Space Economy As part of SoCal Deep Tech Week 2026, Outpost, Sophia Space, Aero X Ventures, and Moonshots Capital are inviting leaders across the space ecosystem to explore what it will take to turn in-space production from technical possibility into a…

## Calcarea Pilot Plant Site Visit

- Date: Wednesday 16 September 2026, 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: San Pedro, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Organizer: [SoCal Deep Tech Week](https://foundercal.com/organizers/socal-deep-tech-week)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/calcarea-pilot-plant-site-visit-lG4J63mGSbrAQZu
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9496?p=md

Calcarea is a Caltech and USC spinout that has developed an innovative ship-based carbon sequestration product. The transition to sustainable propulsion is a major global trend in the maritime industry and Calcarea is leading the charge by commercializing this technology right here in San Pedro.…

## Aerial Intelligence: UAS Reindustrialization and Cocktail Hour

- Date: Wednesday 16 September 2026, 15:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: Manhattan Beach, CA, USA
- Organizer: [SoCal Deep Tech Week](https://foundercal.com/organizers/socal-deep-tech-week)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/aerial-intelligence-uas-reindustrialization-and-cocktail-hour-2XOvGverY9hjzsH
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9497?p=md

From military recon and intelligent behaviours to photogrammetry and YOUR industry demands, Flyby Robotics brings you the US-built system that works for you.Come fly the system and see what sensationalist headlines fail to capture about physical AI. Exact location sent before event!This event is…

## Beyond Borders: The New Playbook for Scaling Aerospace & Defense

- Date: Wednesday 16 September 2026, 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Meetup
- Organizer: [SoCal Deep Tech Week](https://foundercal.com/organizers/socal-deep-tech-week)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/beyond-borders-the-new-playbook-for-scaling-aerospace-and-defense-Zx0iHheksx7qH2x
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9498?p=md

What does it take to turn breakthrough aerospace and defense technology into a global company? As part of SoCal Deep Tech Week 2026, Starburst and Roboze are bringing together leaders from across the U.S., Europe, and Asia for an evening focused on the new playbook for scaling aerospace and defense…

## SoCal Deep Tech Week x Frontier Cocktails & Conversations with Type One Ventures

- Date: Wednesday 16 September 2026, 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Dinner
- Venue: Tin Roof Bistro, 3500 N Sepulveda Blvd, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266, USA
- Organizer: Personal
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/socal-deep-tech-week-x-frontier-cocktails-and-conversations-with-type-one-ventur-DVK8miJN0NTlxeo
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9499?p=md

Join Type One Ventures at Tin Roof Bistro in Manhattan Beach, CA, during SoCal Deep Tech Week for an evening bringing together our team, founders, investors, and friends from across the deep tech ecosystem. Enjoy cocktails, food, and conversations as we connect around the ideas, technologies, and…

## SoCal Deep Tech Week: Approach Venture & CBRE HH

- Date: Wednesday 16 September 2026, 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Dinner
- Venue: Culture Brewing Co Manhattan Beach, 327 Manhattan Beach Blvd, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266, USA
- Organizer: [SoCal Deep Tech Week](https://foundercal.com/organizers/socal-deep-tech-week)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/socal-deep-tech-week-approach-venture-and-cbre-hh-SUYmLIUzK6JZGaF
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9500?p=md

Approach Venture's Aerospace & Defense Happy Hour inclusive of startups, Primes, venture capitalists, government, industry enthusiasts and friends.

## THE INDUSTRIAL BASE CHALLENGE

- Date: Thursday 17 September 2026, 09:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Workshop
- Organizer: [SoCal Deep Tech Week](https://foundercal.com/organizers/socal-deep-tech-week)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/the-industrial-base-challenge-pGn0qkD19AvJDvM
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9501?p=md

Powered by Marshall Industries. With Invest Long Beach. Part of the Industrial Base Challenge, a recurring convening that takes on one hard industrial base problem at a time. This is a working session, not a panel. You leave having helped write the requirements. Naval operations and maritime…

## INDUSTRIAL RESILIENCY: SUMMIT 003

- Date: Thursday 17 September 2026, 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Conference
- Organizer: [SoCal Deep Tech Week](https://foundercal.com/organizers/socal-deep-tech-week)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/industrial-resiliency-summit-003-gFOl2eCAMXDXDwX
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9502?p=md

Industrial Resiliency: Summit 003 Thursday, September 17 · Program 12:00–6:00 PM Long Beach, CA · Cohort access: 150 curated attendees The arsenal of democracy and the next consumer-electronics supply chain run on the same factory floor. Robotics, automation, advanced manufacturing, reshoring,…

## CRITICAL MINERALS NIGHT: The Next Bottleneck Is the Periodic Table

- Date: Thursday 17 September 2026, 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Meetup
- Organizer: [SoCal Deep Tech Week](https://foundercal.com/organizers/socal-deep-tech-week)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/critical-minerals-night-the-next-bottleneck-is-the-periodic-table-KDkDOEH36whGQ60
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9503?p=md

The hardware boom is becoming a materials boom. The next bottleneck for AI, defense and advanced hardware is the periodic table - and the race is on to discover, develop and purify the materials these industries require at scale. Join EARTH AI and Maglut Heavy Industries for a rare look inside how…

## LA Tech Startups, Investors, Innovators Networking with Elevator Pitch

- Date: Monday 21 September 2026, 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: Bar Henry, 1228 w sunset blvd, Los Angeles, CA
- Organizer: [Los Angeles Startup Pitch & Networking Group](https://foundercal.com/organizers/los-angeles-startup-pitch-and-networking-group)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/la-tech-startups-investors-innovators-networking-with-elevator-pitch-316099042
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/8960?p=md

✨ To join this event, please make sure to book your ticket here 👉https://www.eventbrite.com/e/la-tech-startups-investors-experts-networking-pitch-event-tickets-1997842790567 Spaces are limited, and only registered guests with a ticket will be able to attend. Don’t miss out! Come meet other tech…

## Startup Arena

- Date: Wednesday 23 September 2026, 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Pitch
- Organizer: [Nerdstage](https://foundercal.com/organizers/nerdstage)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/startup-arena-Zr6esYMvdBV4SjA
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9547?p=md

Learn more: • Startup Arena series • July recap • April recap 🎟️ How ticketing and pitching works: To apply to pitch: • Register for a ticket here • You will receive an application link in your confirmation email To attend but not pitch: • Register for a ticket here • Enjoy the show! 🍿 Startup…

## LA Games Conference 2026

- Date: Wednesday 30 September 2026, 09:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Conference
- Venue: W Hollywood, 6250 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
- Organizer: [Digital Media Wire](https://foundercal.com/organizers/digital-media-wire)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/la-games-conference-2026-2026-09-30
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9226?p=md

A one-day deal-making room for the games business, not a fan convention. The 2026 speaker list runs Sony Ventures, Greycroft, 1AM Gaming, Goldman Sachs TMT, Drake Star, EA, CAA and Paramount Games, and the opening panel is squarely about who is funding games and interactive right now. Small enough…

## AI Cafe: ScrAIped Knees: 4 Years of Hard Lessons on How To Get AI to Work For You

- Date: Thursday 1 October 2026, 08:45 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Meetup
- Venue: The KINN, 150 Horizon Ave, Venice, CA 90291, USA
- Organizer: [The KINN](https://foundercal.com/organizers/the-kinn)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/ai-cafe-scraiped-knees-4-years-of-hard-lessons-on-how-to-get-ai-to-work-for-you-bfjG8uNBoWWa0cb
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/8787?p=md

ScrAIped Knees: 4 Years of Hard Lessons on How To Get AI to Work For You Everyone is experimenting with AI. Yet, Almost nobody's business actually runs on it. Chris Grayson, co-founder of Blink Build Studios, has spent the last four years shipping production AI systems inside real companies,…

## Startup Café: Sacred Business and the Truth About Profit and Purpose

- Date: Wednesday 7 October 2026, 08:45 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Workshop
- Venue: The KINN, 150 Horizon Ave, Venice, CA 90291, USA
- Organizer: [The KINN](https://foundercal.com/organizers/the-kinn)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/startup-cafe-sacred-business-and-the-truth-about-profit-and-purpose-m3TgLpdzpBwlXOA
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/7951?p=md

☕️ Startup Café: Sacred Business and the Truth About Profit and Purpose What does it take to build a business that creates meaningful impact while remaining commercially successful? This interactive workshop and founder conversation explores how entrepreneurs can align purpose and profit, make more…

## LA Tech Week 2026

- Date: 12 October 2026 – 18 October 2026
- Type: Conference
- Price: Free
- Venue: Various venues across Los Angeles, Santa Monica to Downtown LA
- Organizer: [a16z](https://foundercal.com/organizers/a16z)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/la-tech-week-2026-2026-10-12
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/2615?p=md

The biggest week of the year for LA's startup ecosystem: a decentralized, a16z-presented festival of hundreds of independently-hosted events from VCs, founders, and operators across Santa Monica, Venice, Hollywood, and Downtown. Hackathons, pitch nights, AI demos, founder dinners, rooftop parties.…

## (TENTATIVE) Founder Friends LA

- Date: Monday 12 October 2026, 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Dinner
- Organizer: [Hustle Fund Events](https://foundercal.com/organizers/hustle-fund-events)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/tentative-founder-friends-la-QaWQ9IBL6UERMt3
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/658?p=md

Let's hang! ​​Join the Los Angeles founder community to connect with other founders and hear stories from a founder who went through the wringer and came out the other side. The Schedule: ​​6-7pm: Get here, eat pizza, make friends 7-7:30pm: Fireside chat ​​7:30-8pm: Q&A 8-8:30pm: Finish pizza, make…

## Builders & Brews LA

- Date: Tuesday 13 October 2026, 09:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Hackathon
- Venue: Motoring Coffee, 11728 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064, USA
- Organizer: [Builders & Brews](https://foundercal.com/organizers/builders-and-brews)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/builders-and-brews-la-mQKjbbFRTuLtxrP
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/8702?p=md

Builders & Brews: Hack Edition ☕️💻 Please sign up via Partiful, not accepting anyone via Luma: https://partiful.com/e/qYHujLy57sBp0836g3W3 Builders & Brews, our flagship builder community event series, is getting a hands-on build-day twist and going global. Nebius and Tavily are taking a special…

## Batter Up LA!

- Date: Tuesday 13 October 2026, 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Meetup
- Organizer: [Hustle Fund Events](https://foundercal.com/organizers/hustle-fund-events)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/batter-up-la-w7WtZGBirsVt6C7
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/657?p=md

Let's hang! As a founder, going through the fundraising process can be incredibly frustrating. ​​It takes an amazing amount of time and effort to convince an investor to agree to talk to you. And then, once you pitch your company, sometimes the investor never gets back to you. ​​Or if they do get…

## Founders Basketball Los Angeles (October 2026; LA Tech Week)

- Date: Wednesday 14 October 2026, 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Dinner
- Organizer: [New Edition Events](https://foundercal.com/organizers/new-edition-events)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/founders-basketball-los-angeles-october-2026-la-tech-week-PHsCVgHJIZeprtH
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/7668?p=md

ABOUT FOUNDERS BASKETBALL Founders Basketball is a growing community of startup founders and investors who love to connect over business and buckets. ​WHO ATTENDS? Attendees represent companies in various stages of growth, from pre-seed solo founders to Series B executives. We host founders from a…

## LA Hacks AI Hackathon 2026

- Date: 17 October 2026 – 18 October 2026
- Type: Hackathon
- Price: Free
- Venue: James West Alumni Center, UCLA, 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095
- Organizer: [LA Hacks](https://foundercal.com/organizers/la-hacks)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/la-hacks-ai-hackathon-2026-2026-10-17
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9221?p=md

A new AI-only weekend from the team behind LA Hacks, run at UCLA and landing in the middle of LA Tech Week. Two days, applications reviewed, projects shipped and judged rather than pitched on slides. For a founder the value is talent: this is where the strongest technical undergrads in Southern…

## AI LAX Summit 2026

- Date: Sunday 18 October 2026, 09:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Conference
- Venue: Google Playa Vista (Spruce Goose), 13110 W Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90094
- Organizer: [AI LA](https://foundercal.com/organizers/ai-la)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/ai-lax-summit-2026-2026-10-18
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/2617?p=md

The flagship LA AI summit closing out LA Tech Week: 2,200+ attendees, founder + investor heavy, hosted in Google's Spruce Goose hangar in Playa Vista. The 2025 edition sold out; the room is the actual LA AI builder + studio crossover crowd (OpenAI, Google Cloud, Capital Group panels in past years).…

## Demo Day LA - November 2026

- Date: Thursday 12 November 2026, 17:30 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Demo Day
- Venue: BLANKSPACES Venice, 606 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291, USA
- Organizer: [Nerdstage](https://foundercal.com/organizers/nerdstage)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/demo-day-la-november-2026-35f0E2yFBn10e2Y
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/7824?p=md

Demo Day LA Presented by Nerdstage • If you're a builder turning hard problems into progress, you might be a fit for the Nerdstage Pitch Accelerator. • Learn more about Nerdstage's Demo Day series here. LA’s most anticipated startup demo event, bringing together a room full of investors eager to…

## Techstars Space Accelerator Demo Day 2026

- Date: Thursday 10 December 2026, 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Demo Day
- Price: Free
- Venue: Los Angeles
- Organizer: [Techstars](https://foundercal.com/organizers/techstars)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/techstars-space-accelerator-demo-day-2026-2026-12-10
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9223?p=md

The closing day of the Techstars Space Accelerator, LA's most investor-dense space and defense pitch stage. A dozen or so companies present after three months in the programme, and the audience is the SoCal aerospace chain: seed funds, primes, government program offices and the El Segundo operator…

## The Montgomery Summit 2027

- Date: 9 March 2027 – 10 March 2027
- Type: Conference
- Venue: Santa Monica, CA
- Organizer: [March Capital](https://foundercal.com/organizers/march-capital)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/the-montgomery-summit-2027-2027-03-09
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9224?p=md

March Capital's invitation-only summit, and the reason a lot of growth-stage investors fly into Santa Monica in March. Attendance is capped near 1,200 across founders, investors and senior operators, with a presenting-company track and one-on-one meetings rather than an expo floor. The point is the…

## LA Hacks 2027

- Date: 16 April 2027 – 18 April 2027
- Type: Hackathon
- Price: Free
- Venue: Pauley Pavilion, UCLA, 301 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095
- Organizer: [LA Hacks](https://foundercal.com/organizers/la-hacks)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/la-hacks-2027-2027-04-16
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9225?p=md

Southern California's biggest collegiate hackathon, now in its 14th year: 1,000-plus builders in Pauley Pavilion for a weekend, 200 projects and 60,000 dollars in prizes. Tracks cover climate, health and general AI, and the demos at the end are a fast read on what the next wave of technical people…

## USC and Techstars Accelerator Demo Day 2027

- Date: Thursday 3 June 2027, 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
- Type: Demo Day
- Price: Free
- Venue: USC campus, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089
- Organizer: [Techstars](https://foundercal.com/organizers/techstars)
- Details: https://foundercal.com/events/usc-and-techstars-accelerator-demo-day-2027-2027-06-03
- Register / official page: https://foundercal.com/out/9227?p=md

Demo day for the USC and Techstars accelerator, a 13-week in-person programme on the USC campus that writes a 220,000 dollar cheque into each company. The cohort skews deep tech and health, with mentors from USC Viterbi, Keck Medicine and Children's Hospital Los Angeles. The room is LA seed…