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Neuramorphic The Future of AI
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Official a16z LA Tech Week Kickoff
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The Future Is Local: Edge AI Panel & Mixer
The Future Is Local. As AI moves beyond the cloud, the real breakthroughs are happening at the edge — on the devices we use every day.
Join femtoAI and the EDGE AI FOUNDATION for an Edge AI panel + mixer at the Hanwha AI Center in San Francisco. We’ll bring together experts at the forefront of deploying AI closer to the data to explore how ultra-efficient hardware, optimized machine learning, and new architectures are reshaping what’s possible.
Topics include:
• Why Edge AI is the future — privacy, latency, and efficiency
• Challenges of optimizing AI for on-device deployment
• Real-world applications across consumer electronics, healthcare, and IoT
Panelists:
🎙️ Pete Bernard, CEO, EDGE AI FOUNDATION
🎙️ Sam Fok, Co-Founder & CEO, femtoAI
🎙️ Marcellino Gemelli, Director of Business Development, Bosch Sensortec GmbH
🎙️ Kinara Pandya, Staff Engineer, Edge Impulse (a Qualcomm company)
Moderator:
🎙️ Roja de Cande, Director of Product Management, femtoAI
After the panel, stick around for a mixer with founders, engineers, and investors, and connect with others shaping the future of AI at the edge.
Special thanks to our venue sponsor: Hanwha AI Center.
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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Indra AI: Consumer Data, Reimagined - Understand what matters, Act on it, See it work
Indra Intelligence is excited to host an interactive, dynamic engagement with the Indra AI platform—an opportunity for eCommerce, product, and marketing leaders, teams, and potential investors to see consumer data reimagined. Drop in, learn with us, and enjoy a bite and a cocktail on your way to a fun night out. Stop Guessing. Start Growing.
Co-create a new wave of ad concepts in real time—grounded in consumer insights and attribution (think space-solarpunk, abstract art, or earthcore). Then stop by an inspiration station and watch Indra AI fuse those insights into an original ad concept. Our team will support you along the way and pull back the curtain on the tech that makes it possible, demoing how attribute-level insights speed campaigns to market with rapid precision and unparalleled accuracy.
Come for the art and drinks—leave with data-driven inspiration.
indraintelligence.com
This event is part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring the tech ecosystem together. Learn more at tech-week.com.
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7500 sq ft venue & speakeasy available
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Stateful Agents Happy Hour
Bestia AI, Objection Proof AI
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Real Estate AI Summit
Santa Monica
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Bestia AI, Objection Proof AI
AI-Powered Real Estate Summit with Steve Trang
An exclusive gathering uniting traditional real estate investors with AI-native infrastructure. Featuring fireside chat with Steve Trang (real estate industry leader), strategic partnership announcement between Objection Proof AI and Bestia.ai, and intimate discussions on next-generation AI systems transforming real estate operations—from lead generation to deal execution at scale.
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 Vision to Value: The Guide for Executives to Building an AI Roadmap
JPMorgan, Calibrate Ventures, SOE
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DeepTech Decompress
El Segundo
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JPMorgan, Calibrate Ventures, SOE
Vataseason, Shack15, The 10th House, Female Founders Collective (FFC), Bluelake Venture Capital
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Founders x Funders Wine(d) Down
SOMA
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Vataseason, Shack15, The 10th House, Female Founders Collective (FFC), Bluelake Venture Capital
🪩 Founders, Funders, and Community Builders in town for #sftechweek:
🍷 Come join an esteemed group of founders and funders across industry verticals from early - growth stages between events on Friday afternoon from 2-5pm as we wine(d) down a wonderful week!
🎤 Hosted by an incredible group of women-led founders, funders, and ecosystem builders—from the Bay Area and across the country—together with the communities and teams that support mission-driven technology, we’re excited to gather at Cultivar in Ghirardelli Square. We’ll be showcasing local and visiting founding teams, builders, and investors, while also taking time to relax and connect in a beautiful setting.
🧀 Small bites will be served with flights, soft drinks, and light bites/ menu available. 🥂
💸 Why this matters more than ever:
Female founded businesses represent $1.8 trillion in revenue and the percentage of small businesses owned by women is up 27% year-over-year....and yet:
✧ Women receive only 2.7% of venture funding
✧ Women are ½ as likely as men to receive an SBA loan
✧ VCs tend to fund businesses they feel connected to, with women making up just over 10% of investors
👉 Let's make capital access equal for all by building community and doing our part to bring talented teams, founders, and funders together
🚀 Hosted by a collective of powerful players across the ecosystem:
✨ Vataseason: ✨ We are a people-first venture services start-up. We partner with early-stage founders to navigate the complexities of fundraising, operations, strategy, and growth. Driven by precision, we offer partnership, as our work blends strategic insight with a people-first perspective. We are a women-led company, inspired by the seasons of growth and waves that every start-up experiences. We are proud to support and set up our founders to thrive across the various life stages of their journey. 🔗 www.vataseason.com; https://www.instagram.com/vataseason/
✨ SHACK15: ✨ We are a social club based out of Silicon Valley—passionate about supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs. From immersive events & pop-up culinary delights to world-class speakers, DJs, Artists-in-Residence and more - at SHACK15 we continuously aim to curate a cultural journey for everyone coming through our doors.
🔗 www.Shack15.com; https://www.instagram.com/shack15/
✨ The 10th House: ✨ The 10th House is an exclusive network for female entrepreneurs, offering bi-monthly cohorts focused on specific industries and providing relevant resources from investor sourcing tools, to tech experts, to scaling frameworks from those who have been there and done it before. We believe that your network is your superpower and your shortcut through the entrepreneurial journey, and that by fostering a supportive community — you can get much further, faster.
🔗 https://the10thhouse.femalefoundercollective.com/; https://www.instagram.com/thefemalefoundercollective/
✨ BlueLake Ventures: ✨ Backing visionary founders — driving a next era of American innovation. We back the American founders turning cutting-edge research into production-ready solutions that matter. 🔗 https://www.bluelake.vc/
🙏 With special thanks to:
✨ Cultivar: ✨ A neighborhood gem, serving farm to table dishes, craft cocktails 🍸, & great wines, along with an incredible patio and fireplace 🔥 - join us for dinner, brunch, happy hour & private events.
🔗 www.cultivarwine.com/cultivar-san-francisco; https://www.instagram.com/cultivar_sf/
🤳 Please RSVP to secure your spot. We look forward to seeing you there!
🤖 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.
#SFTechWeek #WomeninTech #WomeninFinance #Investors
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Experience True Holography: NOVAC Demos by Avalon Holographics
No headset. No glasses. No gimmicks. Just real holograms.
Avalon Holographics is opening the doors for an exclusive hands-on look at NOVAC - the world’s first true holographic display.
Built on breakthrough light field technology and cutting-edge ray tracing, NOVAC creates dimensional visuals with depth and realism you simply can’t get from flat screens or VR headsets. It's not AR. It's not VR. It's holography - finally real.
Be one of the first in the world to play 3D holographic Asteroids - a retro classic reimagined in true holography.
Swing by for a live demo, talk to the team behind the tech, and experience first-hand how true holography is poised to reshape industries: from defense and medicine to luxury, entertainment, and beyond.
Demos run continuously during event hours. RSVP to guarantee 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.
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Delphi x D.E. Shaw Ventures Running & Coffee
Investors, founders, and tech enthusiasts:
Join us in kicking off Tech Week on October 13th!
Delphi will be hosting a run, starting at Dogtown Coffee (2003 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90405) at 7:30 AM. We’ll run up the Marvin Braude Bike Trail before returning to Dogtown for a coffee and networking session sponsored by D. E. Shaw Ventures.
Feel free to join us for the run, networking session, or both! (For non-runners, we anticipate returning to the café around 8:15 AM.)
Please feel free to invite any friends in the investment/tech community who may be interested!
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Delphi lets you create a digital version of your mind that speaks, sounds, and thinks like you. An always-on, interactive profile that answers questions, qualifies inbound, & routes opportunities via text, voice, or video, across any language & time zone.
D. E. Shaw Ventures is the D. E. Shaw group's venture and growth equity investing group supporting companies in the post-seed or growth equity stages of their life cycles.
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.
Feathr, Los Angeles Fun Events
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For the Love of Tech | Speed Dating for Tech Professionals
Santa Monica
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Feathr, Los Angeles Fun Events
💻✨ For the Love of Tech | Speed Dating for Tech Professionals
📍 Wearies Santa Monica | 🗓 Friday, October 17th | ⏰ 7:00 PM
You Must RSVP on Partiful, as well as purchase a ticket on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/for-the-love-of-tech-speed-dating-for-tech-professionals-21-tickets-1623075064209?aff=oddtdtcreator
Step away from the screen and into something real. For the Love of Tech is where L.A.’s brightest engineers, designers, founders, and innovators trade swipes for sparks in a night of fast-paced fun and genuine connection.
Here’s how it works: you’ll meet a series of fellow tech professionals in a round of one-on-one mini dates, with playful icebreakers designed to get past the small talk and into conversations that click. Whether you’re looking for someone to share your next big idea—or just someone to grab late-night ramen with—you’ll find plenty of chemistry in the room.
✨ What to Expect:
A curated crowd of single tech professionals
One-on-one speed dates with rotations throughout the night
Fun, easy icebreakers to keep conversations flowing
A welcoming atmosphere inside the moody, stylish setting of Wearies Santa Monica
Opportunities to meet not just a match, but a whole new network of connections
So close your laptop, put on your best first-date fit, and join us for a night where innovation meets attraction. 🚀💘
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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Dawn Patrol - Coffee, Companies, & Capital
We are back hosting our 3rd Dawn Patrol in a row at LA Techweek!
Dawn Patrol is our morning founder event series focused on bringing together people and ideas that support startups on their journeys to raising capital.
I started Dawn Patrol because it turns out putting people in a room with alcohol isn't the best formula for creating great connections in the startup community and improving founders' ability to raise capital.
At DP, we focus on kicking off the day with great people, delicious coffee, and guided/interactive elements led by me (Jason!) to ensure people get the most out of an 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.
THANK YOU to Gunderson Dettmer, the premier law firm servicing startups and VC firms, for supporting this event. Make sure you say hi to Jared at the event, he's great and is always looking to help.
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Fueling Pipeline with Living Data: AI Enrichment in Action with Apollo
If time kills deals, then bad data kills pipeline — and no company can afford that.
In this live session, you’ll hear from real teams putting Apollo into practice — showing how AI and automation keep their CRM accurate, enrich accounts in real time, and ensure reps are always focused on the right targets.
Discover how a living CRM fuels smarter prospecting and faster sales cycles — making your teams more efficient and productive.
This event is part of ApolloNEXT: the GTM event of the year.
Come get inspired by industry leaders, sharpen your GTM strategy, and be the first to see what’s next.
Whether you’re an Apollo power user or exploring how AI can elevate your GTM motion, ApolloNEXT is where you’ll get inspired and get ahead.
apollo.io/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.
