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Upcoming Tech Events: Must-Attend for May 5th - 11th
Fine dining, pitch night and highlighting top events (as always:)
Daria Kulachek
May 04, 2025
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Happy Sunday,
Welcome back to your weekly dose of LA’s tech & business happenings. Whether you’re hunting for your next big networking opportunity, scouting cutting‑edge product launches, or just curious what’s buzzing in our innovation community, we’ve got you covered. Let’s dive into this week's highlights!
The full list of future events, meetups and conferences can be found in my lu.ma calendar here. Don’t forget you can also submit your own event there!
Monday, May 5th
Venture Dinner Club is a series of private curated dinners bringing founders and investors together for an evening of genuine connections.
Space is limited to 20 guests per event.
Tuesday, May 6th
Survivor XI is part of TCVN's broader mission to help founders become fundable. Through its PitchPolish™ and InvestorReady™ programs, and in collaboration with Octane's LaunchPad SBDC Accelerator, TCVN prepares startups for real capital opportunities. This partnership empowers founders to refine their strategy and connect with capital, culminating in opportunities like Octane's Fast Pitch.
Join us on the evening of Tuesday, May 6, for a private gathering at a Beverly Hills residence during Milken Conference week — where the worlds of capital, consciousness, and community converge.
Join LA's best tech & startup networking in DTLA.
Wednesday, May 7th
As part of Jeffrey Chernick's monthly book series, join us for an exclusive breakfast with Jessica Jackley, co-founder of Kiva, the world’s first peer-to-peer microlending platform, which has facilitated over $3 billion in loans across 90+ countries with a 96% repayment rate.
Networking for innovators - connect with like-minded individuals, startups, and entrepreneurs. Join one of LA's largest professional communities with over 22,000 members and growing.
Come celebrate the culmination of the Davos Worldwide Milken Forum at an Upscale Evening event at the Speakeasy
Join us for an exclusive party held at a Speakeasy in a five-star hotel in Beverly Hills!
Thursday, May 8th
Hands-on building an AI Agent that will impersonate any YouTube creator to chat about their content. The project will be done live using the n8n.io tool as a basis for making the AI Agent workflows with different components. We will cover all the main components required to build an AI Agent.
An opportunity to meet other female founders in person.
Note: This is only for female founders/entrepreneurs.
Join us for an inspiring evening at Latino Startup Day on May 8th from 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM at UCSD's Design and Innovation Building, Room 208. Hosted by Janus Innovation Hub and UCSD Talent Foundry, this event will feature a dynamic panel discussion on "Breaking Barriers: Empowering First-Gen Latino Entrepreneurs." Don’t miss the opportunity to connect, learn, and be inspired by successful Latino entrepreneurs.
If you are obsessed with youth culture, social media, networking and tacos don't miss this event.
Join MADE Trends for an exclusive Tacos & Trends Afterwork
In today’s fundraising climate, knowledge is power—and the right guidance can make all the difference. Join us for an exclusive fireside chat with Elaine Russell, Operating Partner at Greycroft and Co-Lead of the Greycroft Albertsons Fund, as she shares her journey from founder to investor and the lessons she's learned investing in some of the most recognized names in consumer and tech.
MedTech Connect brings together leading innovators, founders, and industry professionals driving the future of healthcare technology. Join us for an evening of high-impact networking, collaborative discussions, and interactive brainstorming designed to spark meaningful connections and accelerate innovation. Whether you’re a founder looking to scale, an investor scouting the next big idea, or a healthcare professional passionate about technology, you’ll find a vibrant community here dedicated to advancing human health.
Come celebrate AAPI Heritage Month, Mental Health Awareness Month, and the rise of Asian pop culture with Immortal Studios — creators of the first AAPI-led Wuxia Storyverse reimagining martial fantasy for today's world across comics, film, and games.
We're bringing together amazing people for dinner in Orange County, finally!
This gathering is for NOA community members who want to connect more meaningfully in a relaxed, smaller group setting. There’s no agenda—just real conversation, good food, and the kind of energy that happens when the right people find themselves at the same table.
Friday, May 9th
Demo Day is a culmination of months of hard work by eight teams of Los Angeles-based academic trainees and professionals. These teams have meticulously crafted startup business plans based on cutting-edge academic research.
Join us in a casual meetup every Friday in Koreatown, Los Angeles. Our mission is centered around Entertainment and AI in the crypto space.
Saturday, May 10th
☀️ Run 5k w/ like-minded ppl in LA
🚶♂️(walk option too)
☕️ Start and end at Primo Passo
📍 7th & Montana in Santa Monica
( Grab coffee after we run )
🏃🏼♂️🏃🏃🏽♀️🏃🏼♂️🏃🏽♀️🏃🏃🏼♀️🏃🏾🏃🏻♂️🏃🏼♀️🏃🏻♂️🏃🏾🏃🏼♀️
Engage in the discussion of how emerging technologies, novel business models, and working together amongst science, government, technology, and funding can help safeguard lives and property, ensuring a more resilient future for everyone.
Dive into the fundamentals of on-device AI, get a walkthrough of Qualcomm® AI Hub, and roll up your sleeves in build-along sessions.
Discover how cutting-edge startups and industry leaders are bringing EdgeAI to life—from on-device inference and low-latency decision-making to robust, real-world applications spanning IoT, mobile, and beyond. Our panelists will share first-hand experiences and insights into what it takes to successfully build, launch, and scale AI solutions at the edge.
*If you want your event featured in this newsletter - email me at [email protected]
As you already know, you can follow my event calendar on lu.ma, where I also add events from other platforms (like Eventbrite) ⤵️
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