Where sports and tech collide. Constructor Tech is bringing together 10 top sports-tech leaders for a curated networking experience during LA Tech Week. Begin with light bites and conversation at the Ritz-Carlton Marina Del Rey, then travel in style to the USC vs. LMU basketball game for courtside insights and connections.
An invite-only experience designed for candid conversation and connection.
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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Scale Latino Founder Reception: Braze
Scale Latino is an exclusive reception celebrating the innovation, resilience, and vision of Latino founders. Hosted in partnership with Tribaja, this event brings together established entrepreneurs, investors, and ecosystem leaders for an evening of networking and connection.
Guest will enjoy meaningful conversations with peers, access to Braze's Tech for an Equitable Future Program, and opportunities to connect with fellow tech enthusiasts.
Applications for Cohort 6 of Tech for an Equitable Future open on September 30.
Braze's product grant program helps underrepresented founders grow and scale their businesses with 12 months of free access to Braze—the leading customer engagement platform—along with supporting services. With Braze, startups can strengthen customer relationships, drive revenue, and accelerate growth. Applications are open Sept 30 - Jan 16, so mark your calendars!
What to expect:
- Light bites and cocktails
- Demo of the Braze platform
- Open Mic for Founders
- Swag Giveaways!!
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.
American South Asian Network
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Brown Girls Breaking Barriers
Santa Monica
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American South Asian Network
South Asian women are leading the worlds of tech, media, and entrepreneurship! This panel puts their stories front and center. Hear from trailblazers who’ve pushed past bias, shattered ceilings, and carved out space where none existed.
Join us for an unfiltered conversation on breaking barriers, owning your voice, and navigating bias while leading with authenticity across tech, media, and entrepreneurship.
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 Family Building: Tech, Fertility & Equality
Join us for a special #LATechWeek event hosted by Hera Family Planning (@try.hera), a brunch and panel discussion focused on how technology is transforming fertility care, surrogacy, and LGBTQ+ family building.
✨ Enjoy a light brunch
🤝 Connect with founders, investors, and health innovators
🧬 Dive into how inclusive innovation is shaping the future of family building through legal, medical, and technological advancements.
📲 Follow us on Instagram @try.hera to stay updated!
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.
Dialpad, Box, Google Cloud
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CX&AI: Our agentic AI big reveal. Be there.
Union Square (SF)
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Dialpad, Box, Google Cloud
The future of CX isn't coming. We already created it.
This is one of those lead-or-fall behind moments. Dialpad CEO Craig Walker and VP of Product Sara Jew-Lim will spill the details on our new industry-defining, expectation-shattering agentic AI platform. You'll also hear from Google and Box on their agentic innovations, and learn from a new Dialpad agentic customer.
One morning. Limited seats. No recordings. No second chances.
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.
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Find a Cofounder, Help or Join a Startup
Welcome to Startup Oasis! #LAtechweek
If you are a startup founder, investor, developer, marketer, or anyone else in the tech ecosystem looking to start, join, or help a tech startup, this event is for you! Startup founders pitch their startups to the attendees; then, you can join a breakout room/area (that we curate) to talk to the founders, ask questions, and give feedback. People have been able to start a business as a result of this process. You are welcome to just watch as well.
If you would like to pitch, please RSVP here, and you can sign up on the day of the event. This event is free to attend. You can also support us with a donation.
We are visiting LA for Tech Week and will have this special event at the Flight Deck inside the Sports Basement in Long Beach. Look for the flyers on the ground floor!
You can join us early for structured speed networking and pitch practice before the main event begins at 4 PM.
Schedule for the Day:
1:00 🚪 - Doors Open for networking. Sign up at the check-in table if you want to pitch your startup. You can bring your own food and drinks if you wish to eat lunch here. There are many restaurants nearby if you want to eat lunch beforehand
2:00 🔬 - Pitch Lab begins. Founders, you'll be able to get feedback for your pitch from PitchPartner.app Then, we can discuss the feedback as a group and in pairs/small groups. This will help prep you for the pitches at 5 PM
3:00 🪑 - Deal Flow Cafe speed networking begins. Founders sit on one side of the table, and those looking to join a team or help sit on the other side for 1 on 1 conversations, switching every 3 minutes
4:00 📝 - The main event begins: signups for pitches open, and networking continues
4:45 👥 - Founders are chosen to pitch
5:00 🎤 - Startup Oasis Begins, Founders Pitch
5:30💡- Founders break off into break-out groups, and attendees can move around and help one for the remainder of the time, similar to a hackathon
7:00 ⌛ - The event starts to end, please wrap up connections
7:30 🥂- Head to happy hour @ Kennedy's Craft Kitchen
Startup Oasis was created to pierce the illusion of accessibility of startups and tech by creating a grassroots forum for early-stage founders to pitch to those in the tech ecosystem to get real-time feedback for their idea or business.
https://www.startupoasis.org/contact-10
Use the link above to:
Follow us on LinkedIn
Join our community on Discord
Donate to our cause
Visit our website
Sign up for our newsletter
Nearby Transit:
Metro: A-line (Blue), C-line (Green). Take an Uber or a connecting bus from those lines to the venue. The most efficient option is to take the A-line to the Pacific Coast Hwy Metro Station, then catch the 172 bus, which drops you off at Stearns & Bellflower
Public bikes and scooters are available
Free parking is available in the plaza
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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Behind the Tech Hustle: A Candid Conversation on Mental Health
This panel features three powerhouse founders from climate tech, ed-tech, and health tech, as they share the mindset shifts, wellness habits, and tools that keep them grounded and resilient—even under the weight of scaling challenges, investor pressure, and societal expectations. Expect candid stories, practical strategies, and a rare inside look at how San Francisco’s startup leaders sustain their mental health while building in one of the world’s most competitive ecosystems.
🚀 We'll explore:
- The hidden costs of hustle culture in startup life
- What sustainable success really looks like
- Practices, tools, and mindset resets that support mental wellness
- How founder well-being drives better business outcomes
Expect a vulnerable, real talk conversation with time for audience Q&A and meaningful post-panel connection.
💫 Whether you're a founder, future founder, operator, or investor — if you care about building with both ambition and integrity, this conversation is for you!
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.
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From Seats to Success
Exploring how the software industry is moving from per-license SaaS to AI-driven, value-linked pricing.
AI’s promise lies in solving problems more efficiently and effectively than traditional software - but how should that value be priced? In this discussion, seasoned SaaS and AI veterans will explore how subscription-based models are evolving to reflect real-world impact. Topics include building trust in outcome measurement, balancing predictability for customers with upside for providers, and designing incentives that drive both parties toward shared success. Expect frank insights on what’s working, what’s failing, and what’s next.
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.
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Proptech Founders, Operators & VC Mixer
NorCal Proptech Group Mixer for Early Stage Founders with at least an MVP, Operators (Brokers, Asset Managers etc) & Investors. Light refreshments & drinks served.
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.
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[LA]
Cross-Border Ventures: Bridge to Silicon Valley
How do founders from India and other countries build trust and attract investment in Silicon Valley? And how can US VCs discover and support the best cross-border ventures early?
This panel brings together venture capitalists, ecosystem builders, and cross-border founders to discuss the path-to-SF bridge: scaling products internationally, fundraising across markets, and navigating culture and capital.
Panelists:
Lisa Yu, Partner at 99VC: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisayu/
Stefan Krautwald, Managing Partner at Latin Leap https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefankrautwald/
Ellen Damaso, Venture Partner at Plus Ultra Capital Partner https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellendamaso/
Moderator – Sudha Reddy, VC in Residence, Lvl Up Ventures.
Seats are limited.
Who should attend: Founders expanding to the US, US investors exploring investments cross border, and ecosystem leaders looking to strengthen global startup ties.
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.
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Human Intelligence in AI Training
Join us during SF Tech Week for an evening exploring how human intelligence powers AI training at scale (micro1) and shapes the future of applications. From frontier LLMs (Amazon AGI) to voice AI (Cartesia) and enterprise agents (Microsoft), leaders from across the AI ecosystem will share how expert data, human-centered design, and ethical guardrails are driving the next generation of AI.
📍 1 Sansome St, Skybar Penthouse
📅 Thursday, Oct 9 | 6–9pm
6–7pm: Networking & Food/Drinks
7–8pm: Panel Discussion
8–9pm: Networking & Food/Drinks
Drinks & light bites provided
Panelists include:
Ali Ansari (Founder of micro1)
Arjun Desai (Co-Founder of Cartesia)
Todd Graham (M12, Microsoft’s Venture Fund)
Rob McGrorty (Product Lead at Amazon AGI Labs)
Moderated by:
Jules Qiu (Radical Ventures)
Only people approved and on the list will be allowed in - tight security!
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.
Moon Creative Lab, Vensure Employer Solutions
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Built To Last: How Startups Achieve Longevity
Palo Alto
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Moon Creative Lab, Vensure Employer Solutions
Join Vensure Employer Solutions and Moon Creative Lab for "Built To Last: How Startups Achieve Longevity", an engaging panel discussion designed for founders and startup leaders looking to build businesses that thrive in the long-term. Our expert panel will explore how to design resilient business models, scale operations effectively, maintain financial discipline, and prepare for successful exits. They will share their expertise and experiences in:
-Designing a resilient business model
-Building scalable infrastructure
-Positioning a startup for both growth and legacy
-Evolving leadership
-How to plan and prepare for exit
-and 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.
Intersections LA, NodeCRM
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Coworking @ Intersections LA
Culver City
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Intersections LA, NodeCRM
🚀 LA Tech Week Coworking Special 🚀
Get focused, connected, and inspired at Intersections LA with our special promotion—it's only $15/day or $50/week to join a community of innovators! Whether you’re coding, pitching, or networking, our space gives you fast Wi-Fi, good coffee, and better amenities.
We will text you a personalized door code upon confirmation of payment (within 24 hours). Interested in hosting an event with us? Inquire at the link above!
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. By registering for this event, I acknowledge that my likeness may be used in promotional materials by Intersections LA.
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Pitch4Capital.com tech demo day at LA Tech Week!
🚀 Pitch4Capital Brunch Demo Day: Startup Funding with Stablecoins, AI & Crypto Tax Strategies!
Every paid LA Tech-week attendee ticket includes:
Brunch + beverages and a copy of Buy and Sell Using Bitcoin: Your Guide to Cryptocurrency Transactions E-Book and 9-part Bitcoin video course — everything you need to confidently buy & sell with Bitcoin!
Thursday, Oct 16 | 11:00 AM PT | Beverly Hills
Join us at LA Tech Week 2025 for an exclusive brunch demo day designed for founders, investors, and builders ready to reshape the future of tech funding.
🎟️ Your ticket includes:
Full brunch + beverages
A copy of Buy and Sell Using Bitcoin: Your Guide to Cryptocurrency Transactions our 9-part Bitcoin video course — master crypto transactions with confidence
Let's revolutionize tech funding!
Host: David Whiting
Founder: Pitch4Capital.com & Co-Founder: Phoenix Games https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidhwhiting/
Notable guest speakers:
Mohit Kapidaya Co-Founder Phoenix Games https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohit-kapadiya/
Product @Quranium, Investor, Core Contributor @Ethereum, Building On-chain Smart Trading @Solana and Jiri Fiala, 10X AI Business Builder. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jirifiala/
Event Name: Pitch4Capital Brunch Demo Day
Startup funding using Stablecoins, AI, and Crypto Tax 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.
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Founders & Funders on the Coast with Qapita
Join us for an evening of curated networking over drinks and bites at Founders & Funders On The Coast, part of LA Tech Week. This invite-only gathering brings together startup founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders driving innovation and growth.
Whether you're looking to exchange ideas, explore partnerships, or expand your network, this is the room to be in. Expect a relaxed setting, sharp minds, and impactful conversations.
About the Hosts
Qapita (https://www.qapita.com) enables startups to streamline equity and ownership management across the lifecycle.
Event Details
📅 When: October 14, 2025
📍 Where: [TBD]
🗓️ Part of: #LATechWeek – a city-wide celebration of innovation hosted by startups and VCs.
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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