VCPE GROUPS, ECVC ACCELERATOR, Sente Ventures
[SF]
[LA]
VCPE: LA TECH WEEK Panel & Pitch 2025
Century City
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VCPE GROUPS, ECVC ACCELERATOR, Sente Ventures
LA #TechWeek featuring founders and investors in a creative space for guests to share their elevator pitch and network at an exclusive space. Last year's LA Tech Week 2024, we had over 200 investors at our main event at CAA ( Creative Artists Agency HQ ).
Will be back again at CAA 2025.
Featuring a panel of innovators and investors, panelists, pitch sessions, lunch, drinks, and impactful networking!
This annual gathering of venture capitalists, private equity, and family offices is perhaps the biggest and most exciting event of the year.
The main day of the conference and events will be on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.
Starting at 10:00 AM, introductions, panels, and pitches from & feedback from judges.
AGENDA:
10-11AM PANEL & KEYNOTE
11:30-12PM PITCH
12-1PM LUNCH
2PM CLOSE
FEATURED PARTICIPANTS & SPEAKERS:
Ms. Nicola Corzine, Executive Director, Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center
Ms. Celena Aponte, Vice President, Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center
Mr. Joshua Bencker,
Managing Director, Listings & Corporate Solutions, NASDAQ Inc.
Mr. Dylan James, West Coast Vice President, NASDAQ Inc.
Mr. Larry Namer, Founder of E! Entertainment Network
Mr. Samir Mehta, Mergers & Aquisition, IBM
Mr. Keith Coleman, Co-chair, UN Joint SDG Fund Breakthrough Alliance
Mr. Richard Keller, CEO AUTOPARTS.COM
Mr. Thomas T. H. Chou, Managing Partner, Morrison Foerster ( MoFo.com )
Mr. Brock Felt, Family Office
Mr. Russell Schneider, RS Ventures
Mr. James Hoard, Director of Innovation, ECVC Accelerator
Ms. Catherine Rhee, ECVC & VCPE GROUPS
Mr. Sandeep Krishnamurthy, Dean, Cal Poly Pomona Business School
Dr. Cervantes Lee, Faculty Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI)
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
+ Special Guests
INVITING GUESTS:
Nasdaq Inc.
Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center
PITCH
If you are a startup founder and would like :to pitch to 200+ investors, please apply here.
PARTNERS:
Thanks to our partners at Morrison & Foerster, HCVT, Epic Insurance. If you would like to be a sponsor or speaker, please contact us. EMAIL: ecvcpe@gmail.com
SUPPORTERS:
Thanks to Reactify.co Live2Give, The Well Network and friends.
MEDIA:
LosAngelesConsultingGroup.com
Digital LA. Please contact us about media participation.
Treats & Gift Bags
Guests will receive premium merchandise and services from some of our most exciting, elevated portfolio brands and sponsors. Enjoy curated surprises, treats, and treasures in gift bags. Please contact us if you would like to participate by providing your products in the gift bags. EMAIL: ecvcpe@gmail.com
We have a limited guest list due to venue capacity. Priority access for guests of VCPE GROUPS, ECVC Accelerator, Sente Ventures & partners.
If your registration is approved, your pass is non-transferable and does not include +1. Please have your colleague or guest register separately.
Attendees must have security clearance before the event in order to be admitted. No exceptions once the guest list has been submitted prior to the event for clearance. Thank you for your understanding.
Our event has evolved into the premier gathering of VC, PE, FamilyOffices, corporations, foundations, and institutions. Last year's event hosted 200+ investors from across the world. While the event has traditionally been open to who are members and friends of VCPE GROUPS, we have expanded and extended the invitation to provide additional opportunities for industry-focused and founder events.
If you are not already a VCPE GROUPS Member, please request to join the community and register for the events.
If you are a startup founder and would like to pitch to 200+ investors, please apply here. EMAIL: ecvcpe@gmail.com
This event is a part of #LATechWeek - a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. https://www.tech-week.com/
Family Offices Investors Summit, QE Media, Lux Angeles Studios, BlackRock
[SF]
[LA]
Family Offices Investors Summit-Dinner-Tour
Hollywood
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Family Offices Investors Summit, QE Media, Lux Angeles Studios, BlackRock
Family Offices Investors Summit‑Tour-Dinner📍October 16, 1:30-6 PM @ Co-host Lux Angeles Studios in Hollywood ⭐️ 1362 N. Western Ave, Los Angeles CA 90027
https://www.familyofficesinvestorssummit.com
📩 📞Email: rsvp@familyofficesinvestorssummit.com, (646)745-7211
👥 Investors List https://familyofficesinvestorssummit.notion.site/Family-Offices-Investors-Summit-List-19f0599e4fc180718ef6e654b19a95cb
Themes & Dialogues
#1 Family Offices: The DNA of Success
#2 Media & Entertainment: Business Models and Funds Built on Content & IP
#3 Insurance 2030: The Next Frontier
#4 Sports & Cultural Capital: Funds Powered by Influencers, Actors, and NBA Experience
#5 AI × Capital Formation
#6 Green Capital, Alternative Capital, Stablecoins & DeSci
#7 M&A and Next-Gen Portfolio Construction
Gen Z Wealth (AI Agent for Family Offices and AI Investor)
Family Office Labs & Thesis-First Funds✅ Family Offices (FOs, Media, Sport, Oil & Gas, Finance, Biotech)✅ Fund of Funds (FoF), Venture Capital (VC) Firms✅ Private Equity (PE) & Hedge Fund Managers✅ Market Makers & Exchanges(⚡ Minimum requirement: $100M AUM)
Speakers:
Thomas Walton — Co-Founder & CRO, Lux Angeles Studios
David Steenhoek — CEO, QE Media; AFI; ex-Chase Bank, Mosaic Media Group, Eddie Mahe Company
Julian Tang — AI Champion, BlackRock
Kamil Asfour — CEO & Founder, Quantale
Wells Davis — Partner, Level 44 & UPlay Global (18 current NBA players incl. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander); Former Chief Strategist for Coca-Cola, Red Bull, Apple at Leo Burnett, David & Goliath, and Chiat\Day
Abdel “Dule” Nader — Angel Investor; Former NBA Player (Suns, Celtics, OKC); Played in Australia & Europe
Brenda Gilbert — QE Media; Formerly Bron (Oscar Winner); Board Member, Film Independent & Banff Media Arts Festival
Camila Clarke — CEO & Founder, Clarke Capital Advisors LLC, Former Head of Internet Technology Investment Banking (Deutsche Bank, Barclays)
Faris Gammoh — Family Office, Newton Insurance; ex-Morgan Stanley
Toby Gallo — Sr. Director of Workflow, The Sphere Ent.; Former Disney, Universal, Warner Bros
Braeden Anderson — Partner at Gesmer Updegrove LLP, Securities Enforcement & Investigations; former (Robinhood, Kirkland & Ellis)
Alex Stiger — Mindo AI; Partner @ 100x Labs (incubator 0G Labs, Moonveil, Taker Protocol+); 2 exits, most recent company reaching $100M+ annual revenue (2022)
Illia Pashkov — SINT, the agentic AI for Web3, XR, DeFi, Robotics; voice-driven immersive experiences; raised $100M+; 20+ years of product leadership with $200M+ impact across Meta, BMW, Verizon, Adidas, Player’s Health
more coming...
Featured Investors Include: Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), 1AM Gaming, 280 Capital, 360 Social Ventures, 500 Emerging Europe, 500 Global, 7BC Ventures, 8-Bit Capital, 8020, AIAC Family Office, Acequia Capital, Achebe Capital, Acorn Pacific Ventures, Active Impact Investments, Advaita Capital, Advance Venture Partners, Aero X Ventures, AiiM Partners, Alibaba, Aligned Climate Capital, Alpha Partners, Alpha Partners Pritzker Group, Alpha Trend Capital FO, Alto Partners, Amino Capital, Amplify, Antler, Arc Ventures, Auset Ventures, Avedissian Investment Partners, B Capital, BASF Venture Capital, BGVArka, Bachmanity Capital, Bank of America, Bankless VC, Beckett Industries, Berkeley SkyDeck Fund, BlackPines Capital Partners, Blackwing Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, Blue Nexus Ventures, Borex Capital, Bosch Ventures, Bow Capital, Bracket Capital, Brick & Mortar Ventures, Bridgex Ventures, Yildiz Family Office, Brookfield Growth, BuildGroup, Bullpen Capital, CLNM Capital, Cannage Capital, Canvas Ventures, Carbide Ventures, Cartography Capital, Catalyze Capital, China Bridge Capital, China Bridge Capital & NextG Tech Limited, Colibri Equity Ventures, Collab+Currency, Colle Capital, Collide Capital, Com2uS CRIT Ventures, Coolwater Capital, Cooper Family Office, Core Family Office, Core Innovation Capital, Courtside Ventures, Cratus Asset Management, Crossbeam VC, Crossover VC, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, DART Ventures, DG Daiwa Ventures, Darwin Ventures, Decisive Point, Deel, Diagram, Dispersion Capital, DraperU Ventures, ELK Development, East Sunshine Ventures, Egis Capital Partners, Elevate Wellness, Elliott Management, Enlightened Hospitality Investments, Epakon Capital, Epic Funds, Everybody Ventures, Expert DOJO, FMZ Ventures, Fabric VC, Failup Ventures, Fear of Pasta, Fellows Fund, Ferment, Fingaroo, Fintex & Partners Italia, Fitch Ventures, Fluent Ventures, Flyer One Venture, Fontinalis, Foresight Ventures, Fortitude Capital, Forum Ventures, Fremont Group, Future Planet Capital, FutureX Capital, GPN Investment, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Galaxy Interactive, Griffin Gaming Partners, Hartmann Capital, HashKey Capital, Hico Ventures, IA Capital Group, IASV Seed Ventures, IDC Ventures, Impulsum Ventures, Inicio Ventures, Innovent Capital, Interlock Partners, Ion Pacific, Istari Ventures, J17 Capital, JetBlue Ventures, Javelin Venture Partners, K50 Ventures, Kain Capital, Kavantsaari Capital, Kenetic, Khosla Ventures, Kineo Finance, Kismet Ventures, Kli Capital, Kuma Capital, Kyber Knight Capital, Lauren Edwards Private Equity Group, Lockheed Martin Ventures, Lumia Capital, Lux Capital, MAGIC Fund, Mantis VC, MarketX Ventures, Matador Capital | DSCVR, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Micron Ventures, Mirae Asset Global, Mobius Ventures, Mofo Capital, Morpheus Ventures, Muivona Capital, Myriad Venture Partners, NASDAQ Private Market, Nathan Family Office, Nationwide Investment Group, New York Life Ventures, Nomadic Ventures, Nomad Ventures, Nour Capital, OC GPN CLUB, OK Capital, Offline Ventures, Outlander VC, PERSEA Ventures, Pacific Alliance Ventures of Shinsegae Emart Group, Pangaea Ventures, Paperstack Capital, Plum Alley Ventures Company, Plug and Play, Point72 Ventures, Post Urban Ventures, Practical VC, Primary Venture Partners, Primer Sazze, Primitiva Global, Private VC, Propy Inc. & NextTech Ventures (CSO), Prosperity7 Ventures, Protocol VC, R42, Radian Investment Management, Rakuten Ventures, Recharge Capital, Red Beard Ventures, Reflex Capital SE, Rethink Capital Partners, Rina Capital, Robo Global, Rocketship VC, Roosh.tech, SMB Investments Streetlife Ventures, SaaS Wealth Fund, Samsung Ventures, Sandbox, Sandbox Studios, Scope Ventures, Scrum Ventures, Shakti Capital, Shorewind Capital, Side Door Ventures, Singularity Capital, SmartGateVC, Software Growth Partners, Sonen Capital, Sony Ventures, Space Capital, Spatial Capital, Streetlife Ventures, Summit LP, Superstate, Syon Capital, TIRTA Ventures, TJC, TLS Dubai, TPG, Techstars, TenSquared Capital, Tencent, Tencent Games, Testnet, The Artemis Fund, Third Point Ventures, Tilden Capital Family Office, Touchdown Ventures, Transform Capital, Translink Capital, Tribe Capital, Tru Arrow Partners, Turan & Everle FO, UBS, Ulu Ventures, United Nations, VDOSH Ventures, VU Venture Fund, Valia Ventures, Verlinvest, Vesta Ventures, Vinthera, Void Venture Capital, Wadson Ventures, Walden Catalyst Ventures, Wells Fargo, Wilshire Lane Capital, Zahren Capital, aVenture, Alto Partners, and many more.
This event is a part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.