Updated: Sep 30, 2026 at 4:28 AM PT # AI in fintech events at LA Tech Week 2026 > LA Tech Week 2026 has 16 AI in fintech events from Oct 12 to Oct 15, and just 1 is open RSVP, so apply early for the other 15. Chancity tracks 800 LA Tech Week events (updated Sep 30, 2026); this page lists 16. Sources: the official Tech Week calendar (https://www.tech-week.com/calendar/la) and each event's own page. ## At a glance - Small rooms: half of these draw 12 RSVPs or fewer, smaller than the week overall. - 6 of the 16 are in Santa Monica. - It's over by Thursday, Oct 15. Wednesday, Oct 14 has 6. ## Subscribe - Calendar feed (ICS, new events appear automatically): https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/ai-fintech/calendar.ics - Webcal: webcal://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/ai-fintech/calendar.ics ## Events Columns: Time is Pacific time. Access: RSVP means a plain RSVP, Apply means the host approves each guest. Status: open, waitlist, closed or sold out, from the official Tech Week calendar. Food and Drinks: the host's own words ("mentions", not a promise). Price: only where the listing shows a price; a dash means no price listed. Featured: featured on the official Tech Week calendar. | Date | Time | Event | Host | Area | Access | Status | Food | Price | Featured | RSVP | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Mon, Oct 12 | 9 AM to 11 AM | Private Fund CFO Breakfast - The AI-Enabled Fund: Reporting, Compliance & Tax Strategy (1 CPE) | Suntera Fund Services, KPMG, Zaharit Greenberg, Ryan Youhan | El Segundo | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/INQgsHlv9aJnyWryWEtU?ref=chancity) | | Mon, Oct 12 | 1:45 PM | Why Investors Say No + In The Ring with an Investor | GoPresent, Tim Hayden-Clark, Miles Deamer, Madeleine Futterman | Beverly Hills | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/hMHJmrsmJF1L0Sca9bJG?ref=chancity) | | Mon, Oct 12 | 3 PM to 7 PM | AI for Finance Summit 2026 LA | LinqAlpha, Jacob Chanyeol Choi, Katie Duke, Retno Dewati, John D'Eufemia | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/XK9b4fJ8NNwwGkuNfMJ9?ref=chancity) | | Mon, Oct 12 | 3 PM to 9 PM | 🇺🇸 Family Offices Investors Summit 🥂🕯Michelin‑Dinner📍Los Angeles📍Oct 12-18 | Family Offices Investors Summit, Manana Samuseva | Santa Monica | Apply | open | Dinner | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/NJmnBSxDsZcUK8cG4C6I?ref=chancity) | | Mon, Oct 12 | 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM | CFO from the Future Roundtable + Cocktail Tasting | Tabs, Jenna, ananya khare | Venice | Apply | open | Dinner, Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/RVQCZO68ivGpfZkjjUmj?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 5 PM to 8 PM | Claude for Wealth Managers & Family Offices | House of 434, Shilpi Nayak, Travis Johnson, Zes Almazan | Westwood | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/c5sZYbCgRGyHpdARX8S7?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 9 AM to 11 AM | Coffee, Cards & Commerce in an Agentic World with Visa | Visa, Hoi Wong, Paco Flores | Santa Monica | Apply | open | Breakfast, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/f4yXm86XoDsJR1AnokHe?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 11 AM to 3 PM | VCPE: LUNCHEON Keynote & Panels 2026 | ECVC GROUPS, LACCD.EDU, VC/PE GROUP, Mickey Hong, Kathleen Tepley, Hawley Shpiro, SplitMetrics Marketing | Century City | Apply | open | Lunch | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/a2PWZ6nSzbJqkVdHWDJS?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 1 PM | Building Better Trading Strategies with AI | AI Velocity Trading | Westside | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/tk0X8xIDzltwkX7Q6zJN?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 4 PM to 6 PM | APIs & Aperol: A Rooftop Social Hour w/ Vonage | Vonage, Autumn Moss Peñaloza, Rachel Sunderland | Santa Monica | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Fce7q3YQv4IvH84shwU3?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 6:30 PM to 9 PM | Rho x Grit Capital x FIC Founder Dinner | Rho, Grit VC, Rich Simmerman | Santa Monica | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/80MzEn6449Vt67JHUIUu?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 7 PM | Investing in 2026: Dinner with Founders & Investors | Fundrise, Saira Rahman, Carly Wagenbach | Venice | Apply | open | Dinner | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/sQltpeWjFUkIzupe9JcL?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 15 | 3 PM to 6 PM | InvestHER Roundtables | Gritty In Pink | Beverly Hills | Apply | open | Open bar | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/0prOurYexZoNrUgXKzRT?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 15 | 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM | AI Has a PR Problem | Gerber Kawasaki, Mia Samson, Hatem Dhiab | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/1Mf0wCOHSjpBd0GE0sTV?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 15 | 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM | Dudilagent Live: Investors Meetup | Dudilagent, Taofik Sulaiman, Humphrey Nartey, Black L.A. Tech Week | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/zWpxEbR1mNRVdFaqjo1o?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 15 | 6 PM to 9 PM | Liquidity & Legacy: A Private Mixer for AI Company Shareholders, FOs & GPs | Visionlist Venture, Fiona Zhang, james yang | Beverly Hills | Apply | open | Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/mp9O3lDb9hYvTRYhw3Ai?ref=chancity) | ## Who is there - Hosting: AI Velocity Trading (1); ananya khare (1); Autumn Moss Peñaloza (1) ([X](https://x.com/autumnpenaloza)); Black L.A. Tech Week (1); Carly Wagenbach (1); Dudilagent (1); ECVC GROUPS (1); Family Offices Investors Summit (1); Fiona Zhang (1); Fundrise (1); Gerber Kawasaki (1); GoPresent (1) - Speaking: Shilpi Nayak; Travis Johnson; Fiona Basa-Reyes; Richard Parra; Justin Trieu; Richard Keller; Hawley Shpiro; Catherine Rhee; James Hoard; Erika Aquino; Jenn Byrne; LaKeisha Landrum Pierre; Stella Lim; Amber Illig; Katie Kirsch; Livi Grant; Shira Yevin; Ross Gerber; Hatem Dhiab; Ayal Shmilovich ## FAQ ### Which AI in fintech events can I join without applying? 1 of the 16 are open RSVP; the other 15 ask you to apply. ### What do hosts ask when you apply? Across 15 AI in fintech events with an application form, 15 ask for a job title, 15 for a company, 15 for LinkedIn and 7 for GitHub. ### What are the main AI in fintech events on Monday, Oct 12? 5 AI in fintech events are listed for Monday, Oct 12, led by Why Investors Say No + In The Ring with an Investor and CFO from the Future Roundtable + Cocktail Tasting. Why Investors Say No + In The Ring with an Investor (Mon 1:45 PM, GoPresent); CFO from the Future Roundtable + Cocktail Tasting (Mon 5:30 PM, Tabs); AI for Finance Summit 2026 LA (Mon 3 PM, LinqAlpha); Private Fund CFO Breakfast - The AI-Enabled Fund: Reporting, Compliance & Tax Strategy (1 CPE) (Mon 9 AM, Suntera Fund Services); 🇺🇸 Family Offices Investors Summit 🥂🕯Michelin‑Dinner📍Los Angeles📍Oct 12-18 (Mon 3 PM, Family Offices Investors Summit). ### What are the main AI in fintech events on Wednesday, Oct 14? 6 AI in fintech events are listed for Wednesday, Oct 14, led by APIs & Aperol: A Rooftop Social Hour w/ Vonage and Coffee, Cards & Commerce in an Agentic World with Visa. Near the top are APIs & Aperol: A Rooftop Social Hour w/ Vonage (Wed 4:00 PM), Coffee, Cards & Commerce in an Agentic World with Visa (Wed 9:00 AM), Rho x Grit Capital x FIC Founder Dinner (Wed 6:30 PM), Investing in 2026: Dinner with Founders & Investors (Wed 7:00 PM) and VCPE: LUNCHEON Keynote & Panels 2026 (Wed 11:00 AM). ### Which AI in fintech events have food? 6 of the 16 mention food (3 dinner, 1 snacks, 1 breakfast). APIs & Aperol: A Rooftop Social Hour w/ Vonage (Wed 4 PM, Vonage); Coffee, Cards & Commerce in an Agentic World with Visa (Wed 9 AM, Visa); Investing in 2026: Dinner with Founders & Investors (Wed 7 PM, Fundrise); CFO from the Future Roundtable + Cocktail Tasting (Mon 5:30 PM, Tabs); 🇺🇸 Family Offices Investors Summit 🥂🕯Michelin‑Dinner📍Los Angeles📍Oct 12-18 (Mon 3 PM, Family Offices Investors Summit). ### Which AI in fintech events have drinks? 4 mention drinks: 1 open bar, 2 alcohol, 1 coffee or soft drinks. Near the top are Coffee, Cards & Commerce in an Agentic World with Visa (Wed 9:00 AM), "Over breakfast and brunch"; Liquidity & Legacy: A Private Mixer for AI Company Shareholders, FOs & GPs (Thu 6:00 PM); CFO from the Future Roundtable + Cocktail Tasting (Mon 5:30 PM), "a private dinner on how AI-native tools are reshaping finance"; InvestHER Roundtables (Thu 3:00 PM), "Mixer/Happy Hour/Open Bar". ### Which AI in fintech events have the most RSVPs? Why Investors Say No + In The Ring with an Investor has the most, 78 going. They include Why Investors Say No + In The Ring with an Investor (Mon 1:45 PM), APIs & Aperol: A Rooftop Social Hour w/ Vonage (Wed 4:00 PM), AI Has a PR Problem (Thu 5:30 PM) and Coffee, Cards & Commerce in an Agentic World with Visa (Wed 9:00 AM). ### Which AI in fintech events are hands-on? 1 are workshops or hackathons: 1 workshops and 0 hackathons. ## Same page at the other tech week - At SF Tech Week (Oct 5 to 11): 78 AI in fintech events: https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/ai-fintech Both weeks: https://www.chancity.ai/events/tech-week/ai-fintech --- HTML version: https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/ai-fintech Full LA Tech Week schedule: https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/schedule For AI agents: https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/agent