City of Burbank Tech Talks
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Burbank Tech Talk: Looking Ahead in Media x LA Tech Week Edition
Burbank
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City of Burbank Tech Talks
Join us for an engaging evening looking ahead in media - where technology meets creativity. From immersive experiences to AI-powered storytelling, the media landscape is rapidly evolving. This event brings together media tech founders, local creators, and innovators for a night of insight, inspiration, and connection.
Whether you're building new tools or creating content for the next wave of platforms, this is where conversations - and collaborations - begin.
We'll hear from founders, executives, and creative technologists working at the forefront of media innovation - from interactive platforms and generative AI to new models of content distribution and monetization.
Agenda
5:00–5:30 PM – Curated Networking
5:30–6:30 PM – Thought Leadership Panel
6:30–8:00 PM – Demo Booths + Table Discussions
Who Should Attend:
Media tech startup founders and product builders
Journalists, producers, podcasters, and content creators
Developers, designers, and AI/immersive tech specialists
VCs and ecosystem leaders interested in the future of media
Experience the growing Burbank Tech Ecosystem through thought leadership, networking, and hands-on demos.
👉 Contact organizers for ticket waivers or visit econdevburbank.com/entrepreneurs
**By registering for this event, you acknowledge and agree that photos and videos of the event, including attendees, may be captured. By attending, you grant the organizers and sponsors permission to use your likeness in any and all media, including promotional materials, social media, and external communications, without compensation or further consent. If you have any concerns about this policy, please contact neal@risingtidepartners.co prior to the event.
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.
Wildwood Ventures, Entrepreneur VC, Mostest
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AI that Amplifies Human Connection
West Hollywood
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Wildwood Ventures, Entrepreneur VC, Mostest
Join us for a panel on AI that Amplifies Human Connection — and why this approach is built to last from both an investor and founder perspective.
We’ll dive into AI copilots inside verticals—tools that don’t replace people but make them better. From healthcare and law to events and entertainment, these are the products that strengthen connection, amplify creativity, and empower experts to do their best work.
Panelists include: Sarah Klingman (Founder, Mostest), Oliver Hull (Founder, Memo), Amber Trivedi (Founder, Life Spark Labs), and Randy Rawlings (Founder, Aneu) moderated by Amy Maher (Principal, Wildwood Ventures).
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.
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LA Soirée - Rooftop Kickoff & Startup Dinner
[SF]
[LA]
AI Workflow Automation Happy Hour
Product Advisory Collective (PAC), Capacity Capital
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[LA]
Startups, Investors & Women Leaders
Santa Monica
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Product Advisory Collective (PAC), Capacity Capital
UPDATE 10.14.2025
TO ATTEND OUR EVENT:
(1) Opt-in on Partiful
(2) Take brief survey (1-3 mins)
(3) Receive email invitation OR request to be "approved" in the comments below
(4) Pay $20 registration fee*
(5) View your personalized matchmaking sessions with a Unique ID** provided by email or in-person:
https://www.productadvisorycollective.com/my-sessions-4pm
*Attendees can complete registration on-site.
**Exception: people who signed up on 10.14 or 10.15 are unlikely to receive a Unique ID but can still join
*** My Sessions weblink updated; please use this link (earlier link will work starting at 4 p.m.)
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Let's network efficiently and with purpose.
Who should join us:
- Tech founders & startups
- Investors & VCs
- Women leaders in tech
Eligible attendees will receive:
- An "official invitation" by completing a short survey
- Venue and parking information, after submitting a $15 registration fee
🔹Lightning Roundtable (20 minutes)
- Shuchi Malik, VP IT Transformation, Governance, and Portfolio Management at Generali
- Jasmine Tagesson, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder at Hormona
- Teresa Reti, Executive Search Life Sciences, Tech and VC at Occam Global
- Rachel Stern, Managing Partner at GovTech Ventures
-Mary Beth Snodgrass (Moderator), Managing Director at Product Advisory Collective
🔹Matchmaking Breakout Sessions (45 minutes)
Attendees will locate their pre-assigned, personalized breakout discussion groups online and rotate among them three times.
After the matchmaking, women tech leaders are invited to continue the conversation at our Women Tech Leaders' Happy Hour https://partiful.com/e/s6c4MCcuJMDl2wEF0sGx
Hosted by Product Advisory Collective and Capacity Capital.
[SF]
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Did Your Investor Pitch Work?! Founder Lunch
We're betting you pitched your heart out during LA Tech Week (and maybe SF Tech Week, too). This is your chance to talk honestly about what happened when you introduced yourself at events and parties or pitched on stage: what worked, what didn't and why.
Veteran pitch coach Kirin Kalia will help you refine your story (or the way you answered tough questions) so that next time you show up with a clearer, more concise and compelling pitch for investors -- and anyone else who can help you build out your beautiful vision. Let's take a moment to celebrate your wins and learn from feedback before you get sucked back into daily founder life.
Space is limited so that everyone has an opportunity to share and connect. We'll have plenty of food and beverages to nourish you and fuel the rest of your Friday! 🤩
-=-=-=-ABOUT YOUR HOST-=-=-=-
Kirin Kalia, Founder and CEO of Grow Through Story, is a startup veteran and communications expert with 25+ years of experience across journalism and marketing. As a communications partner for growth-stage startups, she helps founders master their messaging and public-speaking skills so they raise money and grow their revenue faster.
Kirin has coached 1000+ founders to pitch investors and innovation leaders at companies including Visa, P&G Ventures, the Estée Lauder Companies and more.
She is a 2023 All-Star Mentor for Techstars Los Angeles and mentors founders in programs including the Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Accelerator, FoundersBoost and the MassChallenge FinTech Program.
Kirin is also the host of the Message Worth Millions podcast, available on Apple & Spotify.
Follow Kirin on LinkedIn for insights on how to create a message that helps you raise money and grow your revenue faster: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirinkalia/
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.
Brex, Sourcery, Cerebral Valley
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[LA]
Silicon LA, Brex+ Sourcery+Cerebral Valley Edition
Santa Monica
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Brex, Sourcery, Cerebral Valley
Shield Capital, Harpoon Ventures, In-Q-Tel
[SF]
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Black Flag National Security Happy Hour
El Segundo
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Shield Capital, Harpoon Ventures, In-Q-Tel
Please join Harpoon Ventures, Shield Capital, IQT, and the first Black Flag cohort for an evening of great conversations, connections, and cocktails as we bring together founders, investors, and innovators driving the future of national security.
From AI and robotics to aerospace, advanced manufacturing, and cybersecurity, this is a celebration of the companies building the next frontier of technology. 🇺🇸🏴☠️
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.
Winston Francois, Founder Mode
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Founder Mode Live! With Special Guests
Santa Monica
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Winston Francois, Founder Mode
Founder Mode Live: Tech Week Edition
Join us for a live recording of Founder Mode, the podcast where Kevin Henrikson (ex-Microsoft, Instacart) and Jason Shafton (ex-Google, Headspace) cut through the noise on what actually works in startups.
For Tech Week, we’re bringing the show to Los Angeles with special guests — founders and investors who’ve lived the grind, seen the hype, and know what it takes to scale.
Expect:
🎙️ A live, unfiltered conversation on growth, fundraising, and building companies that last
🤝 An intimate happy-hour setting with fellow founders and investors
🍸 Drinks, networking, and candid insights you won’t find on stage anywhere else
Capacity is limited. RSVP early to secure your spot.
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.
[SF]
[LA]
18th LA Hardware Meetup @ First Resonance
We're bringing together a community of people building physical products and hardware across LA. From designers, founders, engineers, investors, and more, everyone is welcome!
We're back with another LA Hardware Meetup, hosted at First Resonance. This is your chance to connect with industry peers who are as passionate about hardware innovation as you are. Come socialize, share what you’re working on, and talk shop!
We have great speakers lined up for you:
- Karan Talati, CEO of First Resonance
- Gustavo Castillo, CEO of Pinto Robotics
Hardware Meetups happen in over 30 cities around the world, helping bring together founders, engineers, and other hardware professionals to network, share insights, and collaborate with one another.
Hosted By
Nate Padgett
Nima Ashraf
Michael Corr
Joseph Fryer
Thank you to our partners:
informal is a freelance collective for the most talented independent professionals in hardware and hardtech. With expertise in a diverse range of industries from consumer electronics to automotive, climate tech to medical devices, informal members work with clients at every stage to design, manufacture, and scale top-quality physical products. Whether you're looking for a single contractor, a full-time employee, or an entire team of professionals to work on everything from product development to go-to-market strategy, the informal collective has the perfect collection of people for the job. Learn more.
If you want to help support the next meetup, please reach out to nate@informal.cc for sponsorship inquiries.
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.
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Your Coach for the Moments That Matter
Behind the Scenes of Xappy AI, the Most Personalized AI Coach Ever Built
XAPA CTO Leon Papkoff gives a talk on how AI isn’t just changing what we work on; it’s changing how we grow.
In this session, we reveal the tech, science, and soul behind Xappy AI, Xapa’s new emotionally intelligent AI Agent. Designed to support people in real-time, Xappy delivers personalized, behavior-based coaching when it matters most—during feedback, conflict, stress, and performance pressure.
We’ll unpack how our agent learns from each user, responds based on role and style, and integrates real-world context using our proprietary Contextual Prompt Augmentation engine. From product innovation to psychological frameworks, this is a peek into how we’re building the most human AI in the workplace.
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.
"This session will be in person and virtual. Please join us via this Zoom link: https://xapa.zoom.us/j/87072242381?pwd=XhWBVHEOnbem2h4BIQvcadKN12eMSI.1&jst=2
We look forward to seeing you at Tech Week!"
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Space Civilization Builders
🌌 Space Civilization Builders: Culture, Creativity, and Technology for Human Flourishing Beyond Earth
#LATechWeek
Join a curated gathering of visionaries and builders to explore the future of humanity and life beyond Earth. Together, we are seeding a Space Civilization—a flourishing society where art, community, culture, and technology set the stage for how we live among the stars.
This gathering brings together technologists, artists, investors, entrepreneurs, community builders, and visionaries, all united by the dream of a thriving multi-planetary and galactic future for humanity and life.
We’ll explore:
Decentralized movements, startup societies, and regenerative communities as the seeds for flourishing space societies
Space technologies for large-scale migration and agile aerospace approaches to building space infrastructure
The human side of space settlement: art, creativity, flourishing, and collective purpose
Acting as stewards of life, carrying Earth’s legacy into the cosmos
✨ Together we are planting the seeds for communities, cities, and civilizations in space—through collaboration, shared vision, and the bold spirit of creation.
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.
Join a curated gathering of big-vision space entrepreneurs, creators, investors, dreamers, and builders. Seats are limited.
Co-hosted by Ben Haldeman, Founder of LifeShip, a space program for Earth that put a pyramid monument on the Moon; Samuel Stubblefield, visionary artist crafting large-scale, cosmic-inspired installations; Krystle Caponio, seasoned aerospace exec at AstroForge with past roles at Vast & SpaceX; and Richelle Ellis, analog astronaut and space artist. Hosted at an inspiring space art studio in Marina del Rey.
🌌 Be part of the conversation shaping humanity’s next great chapter—our flourishing among the stars.
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.
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The Future Of Responsible AI
Welcome to the Future Of Responsible AI
#LATechWeek2025 #LongLA
The Future Of Responsible AI is presented by Aperture VC, Escalon, JP Morgan, and M Accelerator, with the support of AI 2030. The evening's speakers and participants are all focused on Responsible AI, AI for All, and AI for Good. The aim is to empower participants with the knowledge, tools, and networks needed to lead in Responsible AI, closing key gaps in awareness, talent, and solutions to enable responsible AI adoption across public and private sectors globally.Featured Fireside Chat Speaker: Meghna Sinha
The evening includes a fireside chat with Meghna Sinha, Chief AI Officer at Kai Roses and a trailblazing AI executive with 26+ years delivering responsible AI transformations at Fortune 50 companies. Having generated over $1 billion in enterprise AI value, Meghna now focuses on protecting creators in the age of AI-generated content while serving as a Distinguished Fellow with AI2030 and Senior Industry Fellow at UC Irvine. She'll share practical insights on responsible AI adoption from enterprise scale to the creator economy.
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.
Stell Engineering, Fulcrum Venture Group
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Top Gun: Defense Tech x Beach Volleyball
Santa Monica
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Stell Engineering, Fulcrum Venture Group
Defense Tech takes on the beach.
We’re bringing together engineers and investors for a very different kind of LA Tech Week session. Less panel, more play.
Professional coaches will run short skill clinics before we split into teams across three courts for a [light] competition. No experience needed, just the guts to get in the danger zone.
For those who want to watch - on the sidelines we'll have music, drinks, and space to hang out on the beach and catch the action.
Capacity is limited to 24 players. RSVP required (Players get special swag).
Welcome more guests as spectators to bring the energy!
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.
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From Exec to investor: making the leap from running companies to funding them.
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