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IPO Summit - City of Dreams Edition
Sidebar Summit presents the 470 Summit in Santa Monica - a curated gathering where top venture capitalists, founders, and city leaders come together for candid conversations about building the future. This exclusive event features direct discussions with industry leaders who are shaping the landscape of technology and business.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Distinguished Panelists: Learn from the CEO and Co-Founder of Haus Labs by Lady Gaga, an Emmy-Winning Producer and Founder, the Mayor of El Segundo, two partners at Lightspeed, and the CEO of Beehiiv.
Fireside Chats: Get unique insights from the CEO of a global beauty brand and the mayor of a growing tech hub.
Focused Networking: Connect with a select group of industry professionals and innovators.
Strategic Discussions: Get unique insights from a diverse group of leaders on how they've built and scaled companies. The conversation will span a wide range of topics, including investing in emerging tech, navigating entrepreneurship, creating in media and gaming, and leading in government.
SPEAKERS
Ben Jones - CEO and Co-Founder, Haus Labs by Lady Gaga
Bill Barhydt: CEO & Co-Founder, Abra
Chris Kelly: Co-Owner, Sacramento Kings and First General Counsel of Facebook
Chris Pimentel - Mayor, City of El Segundo
Faraz Fatemi - Partner, Lightspeed
Jordan Rambis - Emmy-Winning Producer, Founder at Plan Check Solver
Louis Lehot - Partner, Foley
Michael Tam - Head of Investments - AngelList
Tim Khoury - Partner, Lightspeed Faction
Tyler Denk - CEO & Co-Founder, Beehiiv
Aalim Moor - CEO & Founder, NiaKai
AGENDA
Event Schedule
- 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Check-in and Networking
- 3:30 pm - 4:15 pm: Panel Session: Panel: Faraz Fatemi, Tyler Denk, Jordan Rambis, Aalim Moor and Gerald Brady (M)
- 4:15 pm - 5:00 pm: Fireside Chat with Ben Jones CEO of Haus Labs and Chris Pimentel (M)
- 5:00 pm - 5:45 pm: Panel Session: Bill Barhydt, Tim Khoury, Chris Kelly, Michael Tam and Louis Lehot (M)
- 5:45 pm - 6:30 pm: Networking
ATTENDANCE
This event has limited capacity to facilitate quality networking and discussions. Registration does not guarantee attendance - applications are reviewed to ensure a diverse mix of founders, investors, and business leaders. Location details will be provided upon acceptance.
The Wealth Salons, DVRGNT Ventures, Musa Capital
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The Wealth Salons Presents: OGs & LPs.
Santa Monica
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The Wealth Salons, DVRGNT Ventures, Musa Capital
Sponsors:
Musa Capital
DVRGNT Ventures
Emmeline Ventures
FabricVC
Elevate My Brand
Canadian Consulate of LA
Formula 1® Racing Las Vegas
Mayer Brown LLP
The Redline Hotel
360 Backstage Capital
Gritty in Pink
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Kick off 2025 #LATechWeek with The Wealth Salons Presents: OGs & LPs.
Join us at The Redline Hotel, where history meets luxury, to network, be inspired, and contribute to a future of shared prosperity and innovation. We look forward to creating synergy for success during LA Tech Week and beyond!
The Wealth Salons, in partnership with DVRGNT Ventures & Musa Capital, invite you to our highly anticipated marquee event during LA Tech Week.
Get ready for an unparalleled experience where art, culture, business, and technology converge in a relaxed, vibrant atmosphere designed to foster genuine connections and ignite new possibilities.
We aim to break down barriers to economic equity by bringing together the brightest minds in an environment that inspires collaboration and positive impact.
What to Expect:
• Immersive Ambiance: Dance to the beats of a renowned house DJ from Chicago (@djallthewaykay) as you enjoy the beautiful beach setting.
• Curated Culinary Delights: Savor custom, bespoke gelato and teas crafted by a local shop.
• Meaningful Connections: Forget traditional, stuffy networking! Our event is designed for relaxed and unconventional connections. For those seeking deeper engagement, our "quiet room" offers speed matching with various experts, allowing founders to connect with specialists like marketing experts. We're bringing together founders from across North America, including Canada and our "The Great 38" regions (South, Midwest, and Mountain West), all looking to connect and unwind.
• Strategic Growth & Vision: This event is a cornerstone of our mission to cultivate ecosystems across regions and amplify the message of virtuous capitalism. We're fostering an environment where you don't even realize you're networking, making every interaction impactful.
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.
Meraki Marketing Collective
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Data, Marketing & Matcha: Women Building the Future of Marketing Tech
Santa Monica
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Meraki Marketing Collective
Join Victoria Domska (OMD USA) for a brunch exploring how women are shaping the future of data driven marketing and creative technology. Hear stories from female leaders transforming analytics, media and design into powerful cultural tools, and connect with peers over matcha and conversation.
This event is part of #LATechWeek, a week of gatherings hosted by VCs and startups that bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com
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Future Careers LA
Hosted by: Per Scholas, Tribaja, Pineapple Women, and Black Professional Network (BPN)
This event is 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.
What to Expect:
LinkedIn Profile Enhancement: Build or revamp your LinkedIn profile with personalized 1:1 mentorship.
Personal Storytelling: Practice personal storytelling and digital presence to make a lasting impression.
Professional Networking: Connect with inspiring professionals across tech, media, business, and more, including career changers, tech professionals, founders, and hiring managers.
Industry Insights: Explore the perspectives shaping today's tech workforce. Employers will discuss current challenges and opportunities in landing a tech job, industry trends, and valuable tech training available within the Los Angeles community.
Community & Vibes: Enjoy community and rooftop vibes—with purpose!
Our goal? Every attendee walks away with renewed confidence, powerful new tools, and real-world support to take their next step in their job search. We're also curating a lineup of role models and professionals to host 15–20 minute Q&A stations, and the energy already forming around this event is electric ⚡
Discover how organizations like Per Scholas, Tribaja, Pineapple Women, and Black Professional Network (BPN) collaborate to strengthen the tech ecosystem and help you land your dream job! Whether you’re looking to land your next role, upskill, or hire top talent, this is the space to build the relationships and gain the insider knowledge you need to thrive in LA’s tech ecosystem.
The best opportunities don’t happen by chance — they happen inside the right rooms. Future Forward LA brings together career changers, tech professionals, founders, and hiring managers for an evening of insights, strategies, and connections that move the needle.
Event Schedule Overview:
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Check-in & Attendee Sign In
10:40 AM - 11:40 AM
Fireside Panel Chat with Tech Leaders
Q&A Networking Employer Stations
12:00 PM - 12:50 PM
12:50 PM - 1:00 PM
Closing Message
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LHCollab Cocktail Party
We’re bringing a little New York chaos to WeHo.
This is your night off from small talk about AI. Come for unexpected collabs, and cocktail-fueled creative energy. Have your people call our people.
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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Engineering Leaders × LLMs | Dinner by Optimal AI
You’re invited to an intimate, three-course dinner on Tuesday, October 14 at 6:00 PM, hosted near Santa Monica.
Optimal AI is bringing together a small group of engineering leaders across Los Angeles to explore how LLMs are changing the way teams build, secure, and scale software. From AI-powered code reviews to security automation, this will be an off-the-record conversation around what’s working, what’s hype, and what’s next.
Expect perspectives from leaders at fast growing startups and Fortune 500 co's, as we trade notes on:
- Where LLMs are truly saving time (and where they aren't)
- Security risks that are often overlooked
- What internal tools and processes teams are building around AI
- What PR review and debugging might look like in 6 months
Optimal AI is the team behind Optibot, a multi-agent system designed to act as your engineering team's fastest, most consistent code reviewer automating reviews with deep context and surfacing security issues early across repos. Customers include MongoDB, Prometric and Mpulse.
📍 Location to be shared with approved guests
🍽️ Three-course dinner included
Please let us know if you have any dietary preferences or restrictions by emailing Myra@getoptimal.ai.
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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Ask a Startup Lawyer: Office Hours
Founders – do you have legal questions about your startup? Whether you are just getting started or scaling quickly, having sound legal counsel on your side is critical to your company’s success. Join Fox Rothschild for our office hours workshop, where select founders will have the opportunity to meet face-to-face or virtually with our pragmatic startup attorneys for a brief consultation.
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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{MiniMax x Nakid x SkyPortal}: TECH/MOTION/MUSIC/ART
🌌 Hailuo LA Immersive Gala | A Night of Tech, Motion, Music & Art
Hosted by MiniMax (Hailuo.video) in collaboration with NAKID Magazine, ESCAPE.ai, Machine Cinema, and Sky Portal X Gallery (Gregg Fleishman x Future Eyes), this visionary showcase brings together world-class creators, musicians, architecture and motion artists to celebrate the fusion of human artistry and next-gen AI expression — through sound, light, and movement like never before.
✨ What to Expect:
🎥 Featuring 30 + global video/motion artists' works
🎶 Live music by BIGGER THAN US and a special music video premiere from AyseDeniz curated and created by Machine Cinema
🗣️ Live speakers, onsite demos, and interactive AI showcases powered by @MiniMax(Hailuo.video)
🎬 ESCAPE Theater Livestream — connecting the event to a global virtual audience
🎨 360° immersive projection and real-time generative visuals
Event Rundown:
8:00 – 8:20 PM | Ambient Start
8:20 – 9:10 PM | Intro & Talk sessions
- MiniMax(Hailuo.video) demo by Dustin Hollywood
- Venice Film Festival “Tzigane” highlight reel
- John Gaeta (ESCAPE.ai CEO) live-stream connection & discussion（Oscar-winning visual effects innovator best known for creating “bullet time” in The Matrix)
- AyseDeniz brief talk with AI music video premiere by Machine Cinema
9:10 – 11:50 PM | Immersive Showcase Flow
- Projection & installations from 30+ global motion artists & musicians
- Interactive MiniMax(Hailuo.video) demo stations by Machine Cinema
- Live Music & DJ: BOSA x Marieme presents: Bigger Than Us
- Architecture & Design — Light projections on 3D-printed structures by Designer Gregg Fleishman, who will be onsite to discuss his work and AI’s role in design.
10:30 – 11:50 PM | Immersive Finale
11:50 – Midnight | Party Time
Artist Submissions:
We’re curating a series of AI-driven and artist-made visual pieces to be projection-mapped throughout the gallery space during the {FREQUENCIES} event. This is a call for abstract, non-narrative visual art films that explore movement, emotion, and aesthetic form through digital or AI mediums.
Each selected piece will be presented in rotation on large-scale projectors as part of the full immersive visual experience.
🌹Please submit here: https://nakid.io/hailuo-minimax-x-nakid-x-future-eyes-presents-sky-portal-x-frequency-event-los-angeles-october-18th/
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 Boots on the Moon to Bucks on the Moon: Building for the Emerging Lunar Economy
From Boots on the Moon to Bucks on the Moon:
Building for the Emerging Lunar Economy
Panelists:
- Jaret Matthews, Founder and CEO, Astrolab
- Norm Follett, Senior Director, HPE Global Technical Marketing, Space Technologies & Solutions
- Eric Romo, President & COO, Impulse Space
- Rafferty Jackson, Principal, Jack Industries
At this world class panel discussion, you will hear directly from the innovators who are building the foundations of the lunar economy. These experts are working on the critical systems and solutions that will make sustainable living and business on the Moon possible. If you're interested in the future of space development, this is the event to attend.
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.
Emmeline Ventures , Growth Quest
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Female Founder & VC Brunch
Santa Monica
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Emmeline Ventures , Growth Quest
Join Emmeline Ventures and partners for a female founder and VC brunch focused on connection, abundance and growth.
When more women are funded, our future becomes one of growth, forward-progress, and opportunity that doesn’t sit behind invisible doors or hidden hallways.
Through guided conversation and activities by Breathwork with Carly (https://tinyurl.com/bemskzb4), we'll explore what it means to build greater health, build their wealth for the future.
This event will be hosted in the garden of a private residence in the historic neighborhood of South Carthay. Exact location details will be provided up on RSVP.
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.
Headstream, iOpening Enterprises, Innovation Hub at the Thrive Center for Children, Families & Communities at Georgetown University, SidePorch
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Youth Mental Well-Being and AI Panel/Mixer
Santa Monica
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Headstream, iOpening Enterprises, Innovation Hub at the Thrive Center for Children, Families & Communities at Georgetown University, SidePorch
Join us for an evening of panel discussion with founders, funders, researchers, community partners, and youth focused on the impact of AI and youth mental well-being. The panel will be followed by a mixer to connect members of the community.
Expect good food, meaningful dialogue, and a community full of people reimagining the systems that shape young lives.
Brought to you by your friends at Headstream powered by SecondMuse, Free Minds/iOpening Enterprises, Ai 4 Abolition, Innovation Hub at Georgetown's Thrive Center, and SidePorch.
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.
If parking or taking ride-share head to Lot B. You will enter there and proceed to drive down and park in the open space behind building 13.
If taking public transportation, the Metro A Line Slauson stop is about 1.1 miles away.
Once on campus, please navigate to building 6 (E-Sports & Gaming Arena)!
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5-Dee Studios Presents: The Agent Economy
5-Dee Studios Presents: The Agent Economy
Public Launch of UniversalAI, $COAST, and 5-Dee Studios
When: Friday, October 17th (a16z's LA Tech Week )
Where: Hollywood (Online & venue TBA)
Format: Happy Hour + Demos + Lightning Talks
Join LA Tech Week with 5-Dee Studios. We’re unveiling UniversalAI, introducing $COAST, and sharing our vision for the Agent Economy—where autonomous agents power real products, workflows, and creative businesses. Join founders, builders, and investors for drinks, live demos, and rapid-fire talks.
The next platform shift isn’t just “AI”—it’s the Agent Economy: autonomous, API-native workers that plan, transact, and deliver outcomes.
At this SF Tech Week happy hour, 5-Dee Studios will publicly launch:
• UniversalAI — a universal agent layer that orchestrates tools, data, and workflows to deliver results (not just responses).
• $COAST — a utility token powering access, incentives, and coordination across agent-driven experiences (no investment solicitation; details shared on site).
• 5-Dee Studios — our creative+technical studio building agent-powered products for commerce, media, and live experiences.
Come for the cocktails, stay for the demos. You’ll meet founders, PMs, designers, artists, and investors exploring what agents make possible today: from revenue-generating storefronts and campaign copilots to data ops, ops automation, and immersive fan experiences.
Highlights
• Live demos of UniversalAI in production scenarios
• Lightning talks: agent architectures, safety/guardrails, and go-to-market
• Meet the team behind 5-Dee Studios and early ecosystem partners
• Community mixers with curated intros
Who Should Attend
Builders shipping with agents, product leaders, creatives, data/ML engineers, researchers, and investors tracking the AI tooling and application stack.
Schedule (TBD)
• 5:30 PM – Doors, drinks, demos open
• 6:15 PM – Welcome & “State of the Agent Economy”
• 6:30 PM – TBD
• 6:50 PM – TBD
• 7:10 PM – Partner lightning talks (3 × 7 min)
• 7:35 PM – Open networking & demo bar
• 8:30 PM – Close
RSVP & Capacity : Capped at 100, so sign up soon!
Space is limited. RSVP required. Priority to builders and ecosystem partners.
Notes & Disclaimers
• $COAST is presented for utility and product access context only; this is not an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any financial instrument.
• This event follows an inclusive, harassment-free code of conduct. Be excellent to each other.
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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Thank God for El Segundo
El Segundo is where rockets get built a mile from the beach, where polished concrete floors meet 7075, where machinists, engineers, and founders trade notes under the LAX glide path.
Join us for a rooftop party to swap war stories and remember why this pocket of SoCal is the home field for hard tech.
Presented by SIFT X CIV: 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/
Participation from: Manufacturo, Revel, Hyperstition, Magenta AI, Gallatin, Goodwin, JP Morgan Chase, and Roots
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Startup Grind LA Launch & Happy Hour
The launch of the Startup Grind LA Chapter, supported by TriNet, AWS & Vanta.
Come join us for a drink and connect with founders, investors and operators as we re-launch the LA chapter in style!
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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Mastering Viral Content for Startups
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