SSM Law, Oyster, Sequoia One PEO, CLA
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[LA]
Let's Grow - Scaling Your Startup After a Financing Event
Union Square (SF)
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SSM Law, Oyster, Sequoia One PEO, CLA
Life after a financing event can be both joyous and well, a lot of work. What do startup founders need to know about how to scale their businesses and teams after they receive venture capital financing?
Join us for a hosted lunch and networking event where we'll be discussing questions such as:
● Negotiating founder compensation and executive termination and exit provisions;
● Onboarding new hires while protecting your company’s IP and competitive advantages;
● Working effectively with your venture investors to achieve business milestones, including scaling revenue to best prepare the company for the next round; and
● How to prolong your financial runway between this raise and the next one, whether through cost-savings measures, bridge rounds, or alternative forms of capital.
Panelists include:
● Lindsey S. Mignano, SSM
● Robert Ravanshenas , Maven Ventures
● Danielle D'Agostaro , WVV Capital
● Akriti Dokania, Ridge VC
● James Wang, Creative Ventures
● Stephen Estes, CLA
Moderator: Matt Hentschel, Sequoia One PEO
Venue Sponsor: SVB
Food and Beverage Sponsors: CLA, SSM, Oyster, Sequoia One PEO
This event may be attended in person (if approved) or via Zoom (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/4810347305?pwd=dDhvblA3M1JEQTN1MkkyaEpvZzVjQT09). If you attend via Zoom, please enter the room with your camera turned off and your mic muted.
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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Taste of Innovation hosted by J.P. Morgan
Please join us for LA Tech Week's Taste of Innovation, an exclusive event hosted by the Innovation Economy team at J.P. Morgan. This invitation-only affair is crafted for our elite network of founders across the ecosystem, offering a one-of-a-kind fusion of gourmet excellence and exceptional networking. Delight in the "Taste of Los Angeles" curated by Executive Chef Tim Cardenas, whose California-rooted culinary artistry will transport you to a world where the beauty of California's coast meets timeless charm. This enchanting setting provides the perfect backdrop to indulge in exquisite cuisine, connect with extraordinary individuals, and experience exceptional hospitality.
*Space is limited, and all guests must receive approval from the hosts 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.
USC Information Sciences Institute
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USC ISI Lab Tours
Marina del Rey
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USC Information Sciences Institute
“Step Into the Future: Explore the Quantum Computer That Demonstrated Quantum Effects and Operates at Temperatures Colder Than Space!”
Join us for an exclusive tour of the world’s most advanced quantum computer. This is your chance to see the machine that has demonstrated quantum effects, a feat that’s revolutionizing everything from cryptography to artificial intelligence. Operating at temperatures colder than the vacuum of space, this quantum computer is a true marvel of modern engineering.
See the lab that is building small satellites that are getting launched into space. This group just had some of their recent technology for docking with space objects tested on the International Space Station.
Hear about the work being done to address the cyber security threats that we are facing today. Learn about the Deter and Sphere cyber security testbeds that are transforming the way that cyber security research is being done.
This tour is more than just a peek at cutting-edge hardware—it’s a journey into the unknown, a glimpse at the next frontier of human innovation. What you see here today will shape the technology of tomorrow.
Tours will be provided from 10:30am - 12pm
Space Engineering Research Center, SERC
https://www.isi.edu/centers-serc/
Quantum
https://sites.usc.edu/qis/
Sphere
https://sphere-project.net
Thank you to our event sponsor:
D-Wave Quantum Inc.
https://www.dwavequantum.com/
See all USC ISI Tech Week events: https://linktr.ee/usc_isi
Location: USC, Information Sciences Institute
Address: 4676 Admiralty Way Marina Del Rey Ca 90292
Check in at Reception: 10th Floor
PARKING:
Recommended Marina Del Rey Lots, $6 per day/vehicle:
Lot 4 : 13500 Mindanao Way, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LPdBxT6rZvJxvjpf7
Visitor parking at USC, ISI, $25 per day/vehicle
Address: 4676 Admiralty Way Marina del Rey Ca 90292
Questions? Email us at events@isi.edu
#LATechWeek
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
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[LA]
CVCs Deep Dive & Dinner: Cross-Border Insights
Join us for an evening of insights, conversation, and community during SF Tech Week. This special gathering will feature a panel of leading corporate venture capital (CVC) investors, offering a deep dive into how CVCs operate, what they look for in startups, and where the next wave of opportunities lies.
What to Expect
Panel Discussion (45 mins): Four top CVC investors share perspectives on investment strategies, industry focus areas, and how VC investors and founders can best engage with corporate VCs.
Panel Speakers include:
- Maximilian Von Poelnitz, Managing Director, Ajinomoto Group Ventures
- Milana Kuzmanović, Senior Director, World Innovation Lab
- Jimmy Cheng, Head of Technology Intelligence Center, Synopsys Inc
Moderated by: Xuhui Shao, Managing Partner, Foothill Ventures
Networking & Happy Hour: Connect with fellow founders, investors, and operators over curated small bites and drinks.
Event Details
📍 Location: 280 2nd St Suite 218, Los Altos, CA 94022
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM PT
🍸 Format: Panel + Drinks + Light Dinner
Who Should Attend
- Founders exploring corporate venture partnerships
- Investors interested in the intersection of venture + corporate innovation
- Operators and builders looking to expand their networks during SF Tech Week
Space is limited, so RSVP early to secure your spot.
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.
About the host:
Foothill Ventures is a $300M fund that bets on highly technical, very early-stage companies in frontier tech. We are based in Los Altos, California. We are investing in seed and series A startups in North America. Learn more at https://www.foothill.ventures/.
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[LA]
KULTURE SHARE TECH WEEK
Kulture Share Tech Week Event
Date: Friday, October 17, 2025
Location: 1533 N La Brea Hollywood CA
Capacity: 120
Event Concept
Kulture Share presents an exclusive Tech Week experience blending technology, culture, and entertainment. This event will spotlight Kulture Share’s innovative engagement platform while creating a high-energy environment of music, cocktails, and networking with industry leaders.
Special Guests
• Shar Jackson – Actress, artist, cultural figure.
• Markice “Kesan” Moore – Actor/rapper, known for The Walking Dead, ATL, and hip hop culture.
• DJ NV – Acclaimed DJ, producer, and cultural connector.
Programming Highlights
• Welcome Cocktails – Custom branded drinks sponsored by spirits partners
• Music Experience – Live set curated by DJ NV, bridging tech with culture.
• Spotlight Segment – Short on-stage moment introducing Kulture Share’s platform and vision.
• Networking Mixer – Industry professionals, investors, influencers, and creatives in one room.
• Smart Engagement – QR/NFC activations throughout the event (drink tickets, exclusive content, giveaways).
Audience
• Tech Week attendees (founders, investors, and innovators).
• Influencers, artists, and cultural tastemakers.
• Brand representatives and hospitality partners.
• Media and press covering Tech Week.
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.
Just US, Mercury, Velvet, Status Labs
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Just Us x Mercury - Beyond the Horizon: Frontier Tech & the Future of Capital
Santa Monica
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Just US, Mercury, Velvet, Status Labs
Take a “paws” from the hustle of LA Tech Week and Talk Shop and Offleash'd for Paw’ffice Hours with some extra special VIP guests.
Wags & Walks (https://www.wagsandwalks.org/) will be onsite with adoptable pups for stress relief and snuggles, while you mix and mingle with tech founders, investors, and operators.
What to expect:
Furry friends, courtesy of Wags & Walks
Drinks, light bites, and relaxed networking
Media training raffle (a necessity for tech execs and thought leaders)
Good vibes + a chance to support local rescue
Space is limited. RSVP early and come ready to connect (and cuddle). Tickets available via cash or Venmo at the door, or on Eventbrite.
About Talk Shop:
Talk Shop is a communications agency redefining content to help organizations get known and be understood.
About Offleash'd:
Offleash’d is the social app that brings pet parents together through friendships, live events, and community, because happy pets and real connections make life better! Happy Pets. Real Connections. A Better Life.
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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]
SheFundraises Pitch & Party
Join US at our latest pitch event, LIVE and in-person in San Francisco. See top women-led startups who are raising pre-seed pitch us, and afterward mingle with angels in the audience who may have feedback, or even funding.
SheFundraises is a collective of entrepreneurs who hosts online events, as an opportunity for founders to have a venue for pitching their startup to warm lead investors. It’s more important than ever that women-led businesses are connected with our ideal partners, angels and investors.
We are back, SF! Founders who would like to apply to pitch, submit your startup at the link provided. Please note the deadline for submissions is October 5 at 5pm PT.
Update: Submissions to pitch are now closed. Here's the lineup of startups pitching:
1 MyLibrarian, Michelle
2 Algebras, Diana, Airana
3 Rolla, Kemi
4 Binoloop, Purvaja
5 w3a, Celine
6 HCCA, Sue
7 AZcare, Leyla, Marta
8 Syn2Core, Elise
9 MPWR, Tamara
10 Swappin, Liza, Corbin
11 Oddessy, Sarah
12 Viv, Rudmila
13 Braave, Elisa, Claire
14 Embryoxite, Delfina
15 Mendful, Jill
16 Zyro, Cassandra
17 Sendana, Monique
18 True Beauty Lashes, Lisa
19 Silver Surf, Laila
SFR is proud to host this event in conjunction with SF Tech Week and the Mechanics Institute Library and Chess Room of San Francisco.
5-8 top startups raising pre-seed will pitch. We will try and match them with possible angel investors in attendance.
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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Mirage x a16z speedrun: VIP Gaming Mixer
Mirage x a16z speedrun are partnering up to throw a VIP Gaming Mixer during LA Tech Week. This event is for executives in the gaming industry who are interested in how AI is going to evolve their role.
Expect happy hour, heavy bites, and great networking with gaming execs and AI trailblazers.
Mirage is the AI video generation platform for the gaming industry, streamlining video creation and enabling faster testing of performance-driven content with Frontier AI.
a16z speedrun is Andreessen Horowitz's program to invest in, and help, new startups. We run a 2x/year program that spans 12 weeks, with dozens of startups working out of a16z’s offices in SF and LA. So far we've invested in over 150 startups with $180M+ in capital deployed.
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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Turso Launch Party
Turso is the next evolution of SQLite. It's the small database that powers your biggest ideas, and it's built for apps, AI agents, and everything in-between. Turso is an embedded database engine that goes anywhere.
Join us in-person as we celebrate the Turso Beta with drinks on us! Join our Happy Hour and meet some of the team in-person.
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 Scalpel to Startup: Reinventing A $100B Industry
Face of the Future: How Turkey Became the Silicon Valley of Plastic Surgery + Complimentary Gourmet Cuisine Сatering
Join us as Luxxera unpacks how Turkey became the “Silicon Valley of Plastic Surgery” and what it means for the future of healthcare.
Bonus! Enjoy an elegant ambiance, gourmet cuisine catering, and the company of founders, operators, creators, and investors shaping the future of wellness and aesthetics.
Plastic surgery and medical tourism are rapidly expanding $100 billion global industries, with Turkey, Brazil, and South Korea leading the charge, (Turkey alone receives 1.5 million incoming medical visitors a year). Patients from the U.S. and U.K. are abandoning year-long wait times and overpriced medical systems in their home countries and flying thousands of miles for plastic surgery and healthcare that are offered at a mere fraction of the cost.
At this Tech Week conversation, we will dive into the forces shaping this shift: cutthroat prices, Instagram-fueled influencers, aggressive marketing, and minimal regulation. The allure of quickly delivered care in weeks (Instead of months or years) is undeniable, but there are still risks. Patients chasing life-changing outcomes might get everything they ever wanted or… end up with disastrous and debilitating results.
From botched jobs that make global headlines to billion-dollar opportunities for the next wave of digital health marketplaces, this is where medicine, technology, and culture intersect.
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.
Technology Founders of America
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Tech Startup Pitch
Marina del Rey
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Technology Founders of America
THIS EVENT IS FOR AGES 21+ ONLY
A few businesses will pitch.
Only one will get bragging rights.
Everyone will have fun!
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AGENDA:
7:00 - 7:30
Open networking 🤝
7:30 - 8:00
Quick pitches 🎤
Then, everyone votes ✅
Top 3 move to the next level 💪
8:00 - 8:55
Five minute pitches + Q&A
Everyone votes again ✅
8:55 - 9:00
Winner announced🥇
9:00 - 10:00
Open networking 🤝
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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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PARTNERS
iDelsoft.com is a remote hiring platform that helps VC-backed startups and SMBs scale engineering teams with top global talent.
We match you with pre-vetted A-players—ready to join your project in just 72 hours.
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TechnologyFoundersOfAmerica.com is a casual community for founders, consisting of IRL events, virtual events, online chats, and other perks.
Join for an entire year, for $20.
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About Angel Club
Angel Club is an exclusive membership community offering 1:1 and group support and guidance from top investors in tech, media, and entrepreneurship.
We’re bridging the gap between angel-stage founders and angel investors from all walks of life and all parts of the globe, across a wide array of sectors.
Visit at www.AngelClub.com
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Government of Alberta: AI FACTORY: PUBLIC SECTOR | TEMPLATES ➝ TRANSFORMATION
A bold showcase of how Alberta is re-engineering government delivery with AI. From templates to transformation, the AI Factory reframes public service as a modular, automated, and scalable system — cutting costs, boosting speed, and unlocking new capacity. This event reveals how Canada’s most AI-enabled province is turning vision into operational reality.
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]
The Wellness Beach Volleyball Club At
Hi, I'm The Wellness VC from New York and working to help us all GTFO during Tech Week! Let's enjoy the sun, sand, light bites, and friendly competition while mingling with fellow founders, operators, VCs and LPs interested in health, wellness, and increasing HRV.
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.
ATTAP (All Things to All People)
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ATTAP (All Things To All People)VIRTUAL VIBEATHON
Virtual (SF)
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ATTAP (All Things to All People)
A NEW ADVENTURE IN CREATING
INSTANT NO-CODE VIBES.
From Prompt to Product in minutes.
Spin up a Vibe for your Work Flow and/or your
Life Flow and win prizes of 100,000 credits to use on All of the hottest new Chat, Image & Video LLM Models.
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.
