[SF]
[LA]
Gamers Unite with Blockus
[SF]
[LA]
Investing in Local Life Science Innovation
Join as we connect the investor community while spotlighting local start-ups engaged in cancer (or chronic disease) cures/innovation. The day features an Investor Panel, Startup PitchFest, Startup Toolbox Adivsors Panel, and a Reception. https://www.biosciencela.org/biosciencelaweek2025
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]
Event-Led Growth SF - Rooftop Meetup
Build markets with moments, not just leads.
During SF Tech Week, we’re taking over a Design District rooftop for a sharp, founder-first meetup on Event-Led Growth (ELG)-how the best teams turn IRL experiences into pipeline, product feedback, and community flywheels.
Presented by Invite – the AI-native event platform powering smarter events for modern growth teams. Join our waitlist to be the first to try it: https://getinvite.ai
Be part of TechFin's AI Expert Network: teach, inspire, and speak at workshops, and panels. https://bit.ly/techfinglobal
Supported by the Singapore Global Network (SGN), a division under Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB). Join SGN to become a member of a 110,000-strong global network of professionals and friends with Singapore at its heart. Learn more at www.singaporeglobalnetwork.gov.sg.
This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
Headlamp Health, The Good Science Fund LLC
[SF]
[LA]
How Digital Technologies are Improving Mental Health
Downtown (SF)
·
Headlamp Health, The Good Science Fund LLC
Headlamp Health and The Good Science Fund are inviting accredited investors and Angel investors to a panel event followed a light happy hour. The panel will feature Headlamp and others to discuss the role of data and precision mental health interventions in preventing adverse events in psychiatry.
This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
XFactor Ventures, Flybridge, LinkedIn Women in Product, SVB
[SF]
[LA]
100 Women in AI | The Celebration
·
XFactor Ventures, Flybridge, LinkedIn Women in Product, SVB
An Evening to Honor, Connect, and Celebrate the Women Shaping the Future of AI
Join us for an unforgettable evening as we celebrate the trailblazers, innovators, and rising stars featured in our inaugural 100 Women in AI list. This gathering is more than just a recognition—it's a moment to connect with the boldest minds in AI, technology, and venture.
In collaboration with Women in Product at LinkedIn, our SF-Based XFactor Ventures Investment Partners, SignalFire, and Rho we're looking forward to an incredible conversation and night of connection during SF Tech Week.
Whether you're a founder, investor, or builder in AI, this event is your chance to be in the room with the women redefining the space.
✨ What to Expect:
- Honoring the 100 Women in AI
Program:
5:00PM - Networking and Wine Reception
6:00PM - 100 Women in AI Recognition
6:15PM - "Backing the Future: The Women Betting Big on AI”:
Caroline Duffy, Cowboy Ventures
Christine Tsai, 500 Global
Dorothy Chang, Flybridge Capital
Joanna Lichter, Emerson Collective
Monique Woodard, Cake Ventures
Aihui Ong, XFactor Ventures
This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
[SF]
[LA]
from deep listening to deep learning
join us for LA TECH WEEK as we go from deep listening to deep learning: a conversation in high fidelity bringing together professionals from AI and creative industries to examine the emergent re-wiring of creative work.
featured guests:
Eddie & Free - artists + self-described professional fans
IG: @yeafree | @eeedddiieee
Gabriel - founder, daisy
IG: @shotwithdaisy
++more special guests to be announced
about the event:
build bridges between worlds through authentic dialogue: AI builders and creative practitioners from music, art, fashion, photography, and entertainment will engage in a thoughtfully curated conversation around today's most pressing questions. together, we'll navigate points of tension and agreement, seeking common ground for the future of human creativity in an AI-augmented world.
expect thoughtful debate, unexpected insights, and genuine connection as we explore how these fields can find symbiosis rather than compete. following the main conversation, join us for a social featuring an audiophile-grade Hi-Fi system, light snacks + beverages, and space to dream about what's possible.
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
OneTeam Partners, Waverley Capital
[SF]
[LA]
Innovation in Sports, Media & Entertainment with OneTeam and Waverley Capital
Santa Monica
·
OneTeam Partners, Waverley Capital
Join Waverley Capital and OneTeam Partners for an evening highlighting the future of sports, media, and entertainment technology.
The event will feature live conversations with entrepreneurs, athletes, investors, and senior executives including Jonathan Zepp (Head of Entertainment Content & Platforms, Google), Eric Berman (CEO & Co-Founder, Lil Snack), and others.
Discussions will include the impact of AI on consumer media & attention, as well as athlete-powered business models. Following the panels, enjoy an open networking happy hour with food, drinks, and music.
Waverley Capital, founded in 2014, is a leading venture capital firm focused exclusively on investing in and helping build category-defining media, entertainment, and sports companies. The firm's prior investments include Roku, FuboTV, The Athletic, Wondery, Headspace, and many others.
Established as a joint venture between the NFLPA and MLBPA in late 2019, OneTeam Partners aligns with world-class Players Associations and helps athletes maximize their name, image and likeness rights by focusing on four key areas: group licensing, sponsorship, content and venture investing.
Event is also sponsored by Entrust Global. Entrust is a diversified alternative investment firm that manages capital for institutional and private clients worldwide, currently overseeing over $16 billion+ in total assets operating across a broad spectrum of strategies.
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]
Intro to Speedrun for Builders, Hackers and Designers
Join our breakfast for highly technical engineers at the beginning of the startup idea maze. Come meet the a16z speedrun team, including General Partner Andrew Chen, get to know founders, and learn what it takes to build a company that could get funded by a16z speedrun, all over waffles and acai bowls.
This event is for engineers who are in school or within five years of graduating. Apply now to learn more.
---
This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
[SF]
[LA]
Ask a Psychic Medium: Tapping Into your Intuition at Work
Join us for a special fireside chat with Ivy Sunderji, a renowned evidential psychic medium, TV writer/producer for Greenleaf and Delilah on OWN, screenwriting professor, and Content Strategy Advisor for Pixsee, in conversation with What to Where start-up founder, Bindi Patel, about the role of intuition in leadership, innovation, and problem-solving at work. Your intuition is a valuable asset for your career growth.
Let's talk about how to access it, when to listen to it, and how to find a balance between external feedback and your own inner knowing.
There will be time at the end of the discussion for Ivy's intuitive insights about questions from audience members.
This event is hosted by What to Where and Ivy Sunderji.
www.whattowhere.co
www.ivysunderji.com
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]
The AI-Powered Renovation Revolution
[SF]
[LA]
From Risk to Resilience: Building the Future of International Cleantech Innovation
This event brings together investors, founders, and ecosystem leaders to explore how global collaboration can shape the next wave of sustainable technologies. This session highlights how investing in international startups—such as Japan’s emerging cleantech ventures—can serve as a powerful risk mitigation strategy in today’s volatile markets. Attendees will engage with ideas on how both investors and founders can build resilience and prepare for an uncertain future in cleantech, turning global challenges into opportunities for innovation and growth.
This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
Velvet, Silicon Valley Bank
[SF]
[LA]
Velvet x SVB Sunset Beach Mixer
Santa Monica
·
Velvet, Silicon Valley Bank
A handpicked gathering of visionary founders, seasoned GPs, and influential LPs will come together for an intimate sunset mixer during LA Tech Week. Guests will enjoy a full bar and hors d’oeuvres while watching the sunset from a beautiful beach house in Santa Monica. The evening is anchored by a carefully selected guest list designed to spark meaningful connections. 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.
Events in Minutes, Create Mix & Mingle, Un[co]mmon
[SF]
[LA]
Paint & Sip:Creative Connections Night
Haight Ashbury
·
Events in Minutes, Create Mix & Mingle, Un[co]mmon
🎨 Paint & Sip: Creative Connections Night 🎨
The best Tech Week conversations don't happen at crowded after-parties; they happen when you're relaxed, creative, and actually enjoying yourself.
Who's painting:
Founders, operators, VCs, and the executive assistants running the show. People who get that meaningful connections happen outside the pitch-and-mingle grind.
What's included:
Canvas, paints & all supplies (yours to take home)
Wine & drinks throughout
Pro instructor (zero art skills required)
Intimate group of 40 max
This is a ticketed event ($25) to keep the group intimate and cover all supplies, drinks, and instruction.
→ Grab your spot: https://go.eventsinminutes.com/techweek-creative
You'll leave with your own painted canvas and actual friendships;not just another stack of business cards you'll never follow up on.
🍷 21+ (bring ID)
[SF]
[LA]
Founders’ perspective: What really gets investors to say “Yes”
Join in a panel discussion with the founders who have successfully raised multiple rounds of funding:
✨ Abhinav Asthana, CEO and co-founder of Postman
✨ Shreesha Ramdas, CEO and co-founder of Lumber
✨ Sri Ganesan, CEO and co-founder of Rocketlane
Moderator: Anshu Agarwal, Converge VC
These founders will focus on what it takes to raise funding:
*️ Storytelling vs. metrics — which matters more at different stages?
*️ Avoiding common pitch deck mistakes - dos and don’ts
*️ Spotting “smart money” vs. “silent money”
*️ Building relationships between rounds
*️ Common founder surprises during diligence
This event is hosted by Converge (an early-stage VC) and Cooley (a law firm focused on helping startups at various stages).
This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
Exo AI, Build and Cactus Talent
[SF]
[LA]
Africa Ecosystem Breakfast
Venice
·
Exo AI, Build and Cactus Talent
Special African breakfast cooked by a Ghanaian chef. This is for those interested in investing in Africa, outsourcing to Africa, the creative scene, or marketing to the dynamic African ecosystem. Eat, chat, make connections!
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.
.avif)
