Idea Clerk (powered by Paximal)
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[LA]
Democratizing Startup IP: Free Patents for Founders
Virtual (LA)
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Idea Clerk (powered by Paximal)
Patents have long been too expensive and out of reach for early-stage startups — yet they’re critical for defensibility, fundraising, and valuation. That’s where Idea Clerk comes in. Built by the team behind Paximal, Idea Clerk is like Clerky for patents — a guided, self-serve platform that helps founders quickly and affordably generate attorney-quality provisional patent applications. Instead of spending thousands and waiting weeks, startups can get strong, same-day “patent pending” protection for under $100, with filings that both attorneys and investors can take seriously.
At this virtual Tech Week session, founders will learn why IP matters earlier than you think, see a live demo of Idea Clerk in action, and file their own provisional patent applications on the spot — FREE. Come with an idea, leave patent pending.
Learn more at IdeaClerk.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.
IV.AI, Asteria & Moonvalley
[SF]
[LA]
Data Debt and the AI Gold Rush
Los Feliz
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IV.AI, Asteria & Moonvalley
The AI Goldrush & Shifting Goalposts
In the race to build and deploy AI, speed often wins out over common sense. If you aren’t using models where you can rely on the results then you’re just generating pithy memes. While memes are fun, building useful things that inspire results and progress is far more rewarding.
Join this day of artificial intelligence reality, hear from the people who are driving valuable use cases at scale with AI everyday including leading researchers, engineers, and business executives as they go through the strategic approaches that distill the gold from the rush.
This event will include panels, live demonstrations of tools, specific AI practical strategies that work at scale, agentic AI deep dive, and... a happy hour with a brilliant DJ at the legendary Mach Sennett Studios.
Discussions
1. It’s All About the Data, Darling.
Incomplete, mislabeled, or stale datasets quietly accumulate “interest” that degrade model accuracy, bloat maintenance costs, and spit upon trust. What happens when these models hit the data ceiling?
Experts share real-world discussions about how a sharp focus on the data that is going into… or exposed to your AI system is the most important thing. From bias reduction via 100s of thousands of humans in a panel, to a targeted start focused squarely on image capture, to an AI agentic architecture that cleans while it freshens…
(Live Demo)
2. Unlearn Your AI Assumptions
You haven’t heard this discussion before, we go deep into how AI models drive value against specific workflows that are integral to product ready use cases.
(Live Demo)
3. Delivering Value with AI
The reason so many companies are hitting pilot purgatory with AI strategies is because they are measuring the wrong things. AI can help with cost savings… but it’s often a very hard metric to prove as it optimizes tasks that aren’t usually measured anyway.
So, how do you measure, when do you release, how do you go to market, and what should your investment in AI look like.
Join this fireside chat with experts who have been delivering value with AI for +10 years and grab some takeaways that focus on common sense and measurable results that are game changing from any business. Hear real examples of challenges and how overcoming them drove productization that includes AI models and hits KPIs alongside ROI.
Takeaways:
Practical insights, battle-tested frameworks, and a clearer picture of how to balance rapid innovation with the discipline required to make AI the long term amplifier of human creativity that we all need.
Schedule:
6-8PM - Panels and live AI demos
8-10PM - DJ and Happy Hour
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]
Brewing Connections: Colombian Coffee Tasting & AI Fintech Panel
Brewing Connections: Colombian Coffee Tasting & AI Fintech Panel
Start your day in San Francisco with the perfect blend of aroma, insight, and connections. Brewing Connections brings together coffee lovers, innovators, and industry leaders for a morning you won’t want to miss.
☕ Colombian Coffee Tasting
Savor three distinct Colombian coffee varieties, each with its own story, flavor notes, and brewing method. Guided by coffee experts, you’ll explore the richness and complexity that make Colombian beans world-renowned.
💡 AI Fintech Panel
Engage with thought leaders from the rapidly evolving AI and fintech industries as they discuss the technologies shaping the future of finance — from automation and risk management to personalized banking experiences.
🥐 Snacks & Networking
Enjoy light snacks alongside your coffee and conversations. Whether you’re looking to make new business connections, exchange ideas, or simply enjoy a great cup of coffee, you’ll find your people here.
Join us for an energizing start to your day — where great coffee meets great minds.
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.
Embedding VC, BACCA.AI, ELC
[SF]
[LA]
Tech Team 3.0: The Rise of the AI Engineer
Palo Alto
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Embedding VC, BACCA.AI, ELC
🚀 The way we build companies is changing fast, and AI engineers are leading the shift.
We’re bringing together the people designing the agents 🤖 and tools 🛠️ to offer an inside look at how tomorrow’s companies are getting built today.
Join us for an afternoon of live demos, behind-the-scenes playbooks, and real stories from the builders re-architecting teams for the AI era. (Light food + boba tea will be provided!🧋)
Whether you’re an engineer, founder, or investor focused on how AI is reshaping org charts, hiring, and product velocity, this is the room where the future of engineering takes shape. Come meet the builders, see the stacks, and imagine the team you’ll want to be part of — or lead — in Tech Team 3.0. ✨
Agenda
🕑 2:00–2:20 — Arrivals, refreshments & drinks
🎉 2:20–2:30 — Welcome remarks from the host
🎤 2:30–3:15 — Presentation: "Mentoring the Machine" from Augment Code
🤖 3:15–4:15 — Demo Session: AI Tech Teammates in action
💬 4:15–5:15 — AI Tech Team Panel
🤝 5:15–6:00 — Networking & founder conversations
Demo Companies & Featured Panelists
Shaping the future of AI infra & engineering:
- AugmentCode.com | Presenter: Eric Hou
✅ The Developer AI that deeply understands your codebase and how your team builds software
- Bacca.AI | Co-Founder & CEO: Eric Lu
✅ First AI SRE to own your on-call shift
- Classie.AI | Co-Founder & CEO: Poonacha Kongetira
✅ Supervise your Agent and GenAI fleet in production with AI-native observability and security
- Entelligence.AI | Founder & CEO: Aiswarya Sankar
✅ AI engineering agents to streamline your engineering team overhead
- Hexo.AI | Co-Founder & CEO: Kunal Bhatia
✅ AI-powered data infrastructure built for MLEs to unify, query, and activate company knowledge
- Shiplight.AI | Co-Founder & CEO: Will Zhao
✅ The AI-native platform that makes end-to-end QA testing 10x easier)
…and more
⚡️ RSVP to join. Space is limited!
Host
Embedding.VC: Pre-seed/seed fund backing the builders embedding AI into everything
Sponsors
Bacca.AI: First AI SRE to own your on-call shift
Entelligence.AI: AI engineering agents to streamline your engineering team overhead
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.
Equity X Investments, LLC
[SF]
[LA]
Accredited Investor Coffee
Mountain View
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Equity X Investments, LLC
Dear Accredited Investor,
You are cordially invited to an exclusive gathering curated for a select group of accredited investors in the heart of Silicon Valley. No panels. No pitches. Just high-value networking. Coffee will be available for purchase.
💝 Why attend?
- New business opportunities
- Meaningful dialogue with fellow accredited investors
- Learn more about how we help accredited investors
📍 Where is it?
Mountain View. The exact location will be shared with confirmed guests the day before or on the day of the event.
☕ Who is this for?
Accredited investors, as defined by the SEC (https://www.sec.gov/resources-small-businesses/capital-raising-building-blocks/accredited-investors), who are interested in public markets
🔍 How do we confirm guests?
All guests are reviewed through sources such as LinkedIn to ensure a high-caliber experience for everyone.
👋 About the hosts
Equity X Investments, LLC
Registered Investment Adviser in Silicon Valley (CRD#332527)
https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/332527
Akio Kurata
He is the Founder & CEO at Equity X, Inc. and Equity X Investments, LLC, an active equity portfolio manager, a FinTech entrepreneur and a former investment banker at Nomura and Rothschild with over 15 years of experience in fundamental analysis, AI and software development and portfolio management. He achieved a 32.3% average return on investment from 2023 to 2025 in public markets. He holds the FINRA Series 65 license, 3 patents granted and a U.S. O-1A visa for individuals with extraordinary ability. He graduated from the University of Tokyo with a B.A. in Economics. He is passionate about longevity and generational wealth. His favorite formula: $100.0k * (1 + 10.0%) ^ 25 years = $1.1m.
Arnold Lee, MD
He is a technologist at heart, a trained physician and a recognized leader in modern primary care with over 18 years of experience in clinical practice, product development, operations, and investment. As an early team member at One Medical, he pioneered scalable care models and integrated digital solutions that improve quality, outcome and access, contributing to its IPO in 2020 and subsequent $3.9 billion acquisition by Amazon in 2022. He advises a healthcare technology VC fund in San Francisco and is driven by the belief that the simplest product may be the next big thing. He completed his internal medicine residency at Columbia University.
⚠️ Please note
Reserve your seat now. Attendance is limited. If your registration is approved, your pass will be non-transferable. Confirmed registration will be required for entry; unregistered guests will be turned away at the door.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Sincerely,
Equity X Investments, LLC
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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]
Startup Social Club
Will your next milestone come from one more line of code, or a handshake?
Startup Social Club is your excuse to ditch the calendar and hang with other founders, operators, and VCs.
No pitches, no panels — just good people and better convos.
Brought to you by Caladan (www.trycaladan.com) — turning companies into AI-Powered machines.
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.
Candid Health Events Team
[SF]
[LA]
Candid Conversations at Cotogna
Jackson Square
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Candid Health Events Team
[SF]
[LA]
Algo Rave at the Frontier
Frontier Tower has been on the news for building unique events unlike any seen by the status quo. This event will be a mellow expose' of AI and a celebration with music.
We're considering several projects in addition to the Algorithm Driven rave: including:
- AI Twin displays that will challenge assumptions about what's possible
- Second world simulations run by researchers from GreyArea and MIT Labs
- An artist popup marrying tech with all the emotions it harvests
- A collection of vibe coded games for the public to play with
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.
Soundromeda, Crypto Fridays, New Friendship Tech
[SF]
[LA]
Soundromeda presents the Future of Music
Santa Monica
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Soundromeda, Crypto Fridays, New Friendship Tech
Join LA Tech Week as we step into Soundromeda: where music, gaming, and AI collide. Songs transform into immersive Songworlds, powered by our Audiovisual AI. Guests will explore artist discovery through interactive gameplay, get hands-on with live demos, and connect with the pioneers redefining digital music. For VIP entry apply here: https://luma.com/a0rd6wiv
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Doors
6-8:
DJ, Drinks and Demo Soundromeda's gameplay
8-9:30:
Keynote by CEO Brayden Pierce
Fireside Discussion: The Future of Music with Major Music Industry Creators (Revealing Soon)
9-11:
DJ, Drinks and Demo Soundromeda's gameplay
PLEASE NOTE: Due to our high-profile panel of speakers, GA entry is not guaranteed. To guarantee entry, purchase a ticket or verify as an industry partner here: https://luma.com/a0rd6wiv
Why It’s Special:
This is the first public showcase of Soundromeda’s vision: a new way to play music. It’s part launch, part party, part portal into the future of entertainment.
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]
Startup Groundworks by JPMorgan
[SF]
[LA]
Hard Truths: Why Hardware Startups Fail Part II
VIRTUAL EVENT: a virtual meeting link will be shared a few days ahead of the event.
Bringing a hardware product from concept through development and into production is not for the faint of heart. In this session, Hardware Velocity brings together three senior executives - spanning finance, product/engineering, and operations - to share what really goes wrong when startups move from prototype to production and beyond. A practical, behind the scenes look at the challenges that derail hardware businesses, and how founders can anticipate and avoid them.
What to expect:
- Candid lessons on business models, margins, and ROI from a seasoned CFO
- Hard truths on overbuilding, misaligned R&D, and customer vs investor needs from a seasoned CPO
- Pitfalls in supply chain, manufacturability, and scaling from a seasoned operations executive
- Practical takeaways you can apply directly to your own startup
- Interactive discussion with time for Q&A
Panelists:
- David Garrison – Former CFO for Exact Sciences and other high-growth medtech firms. Deep experience guiding startups through capital, cost, and scale challenges.
- Brian Bernstein – Product & Engineering Executive - scaled and exited multiple VC backed startups.
- John Backer – Operations Executive, OnTap Consulting - set up and scaled manufacturing in dozens of hardware startups.
Make sure to also check out Part I, with successful hardware founders!
https://partiful.com/e/YIh04SmiYQPr9p0Jq5lh
About Hardware Velocity:
Hardware Velocity helps early-stage hardware startups avoid costly mistakes on the path from prototype to production, through scale-up - partnering with founders on product, engineering, operations and go-to-market.
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.
BioPioneers, Healthtech Capital
[SF]
[LA]
BioPioneers Networking event
Downtown (SF)
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BioPioneers, Healthtech Capital
Join us for SF Tech Week at Madarae!
BioPioneers invites professionals and enthusiasts across life sciences, techbio, healthcare, and healthtech to an informal happy hour at Madarae Lounge, San Francisco. Come connect, share ideas, and build meaningful relationships with peers in the ecosystem.
This is an unsponsored event—attendees will be responsible for their own food and drinks.
About Us
BioPioneers is a founder-first non-profit dedicated to fostering networking and collaboration in the life sciences sector. We bring together biotech leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, and cross-sector professionals to cultivate a vibrant community where innovation and careers can thrive.
Who Should Join?
Biotech & pharma professionals
Techbio & healthtech founders and builders
Investors & VCs
Academia & research leaders
Legal, marketing, and other ecosystem partners
Want to Get Involved?
If you’d like to share your story, host a future event, or sponsor an initiative, reach out—we’d love to collaborate.
📩 Contact: info@biopioneers.org
🌐 Visit us: biopioneers.org
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]
AI for GTM: Tactics, Tools & Truths
City of Burbank Tech Talks
[SF]
[LA]
Burbank Tech Talk: Looking Ahead in Media x LA Tech Week Edition
Burbank
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City of Burbank Tech Talks
Join us for an engaging evening looking ahead in media - where technology meets creativity. From immersive experiences to AI-powered storytelling, the media landscape is rapidly evolving. This event brings together media tech founders, local creators, and innovators for a night of insight, inspiration, and connection.
Whether you're building new tools or creating content for the next wave of platforms, this is where conversations - and collaborations - begin.
We'll hear from founders, executives, and creative technologists working at the forefront of media innovation - from interactive platforms and generative AI to new models of content distribution and monetization.
Agenda
5:00–5:30 PM – Curated Networking
5:30–6:30 PM – Thought Leadership Panel (Speakers to be announced)
6:30–8:00 PM – Demo Booths + Table Discussions
Who Should Attend:
Media tech startup founders and product builders
Journalists, producers, podcasters, and content creators
Developers, designers, and AI/immersive tech specialists
VCs and ecosystem leaders interested in the future of media
Experience the growing Burbank Tech Ecosystem through thought leadership, networking, and hands-on demos.
👉 Contact organizers for ticket waivers or visit econdevburbank.com/entrepreneurs
**By registering for this event, you acknowledge and agree that photos and videos of the event, including attendees, may be captured. By attending, you grant the organizers and sponsors permission to use your likeness in any and all media, including promotional materials, social media, and external communications, without compensation or further consent. If you have any concerns about this policy, please contact neal@freshbrewedtech.com prior to the 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.
