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Defense and govtech events
- 39 events
- 5 days, Oct 12 to Oct 16
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- Busiest Wed, Oct 14
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Navigating the Path to the Public Markets: Crafting Your Story for a Successful IPOFeatured
· PwC, Amanda Ritchey +3 · Santa Monica · 1 going
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Building AI for the Physical World - Inside Hadrian's Factory XFeatured
· Orrick, Bessemer Venture Partners +3 · Torrance
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Techstars Aerospace & Defense Happy Hour w/ US Space Force and NASA JPL
· Techstars Space, Allison Kitain +2 · Culver City · 343 going
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Mission Critical: AI Meets Aerospace & Defense at The BR-DGE x DTI
· AI LA, Goodfin +6 · El Segundo · 240 going
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Hardware Meets Intelligence: AI for Space and Defense
· Starburst Aerospace, Outpost Space +5 · Playa Vista · 217 going
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Techstars Aerospace & Defense Happy Hour w/ US Space Force and NASA JPL
· Techstars Space, Allison Kitain +2 · Culver City · 343 going
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Mission Critical: AI Meets Aerospace & Defense at The BR-DGE x DTI
· AI LA, Goodfin +6 · El Segundo · 240 going
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Hardware Meets Intelligence: AI for Space and Defense
· Starburst Aerospace, Outpost Space +5 · Playa Vista · 217 going
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Space: The Next Frontier of Technology
· USC Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California (USC) +2 · Marina del Rey · 100 going
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LA's Deep Tech Ecosystem: Aerospace, Robotics, and Defense Startups
· Unlock Venture Partners, Mandala Space Ventures +4 · Marina del Rey · 96 going
Updated Sep 30 · from the official Tech Week calendar and each event’s own page
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| Time | Event | Host | Neighborhood | Access | Food | Price |
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| Monday, Oct 124 events | ||||||
| Investors at the Cutting Edge - GP/LP Luncheon (Deep Tech)1 going | Actuate Ventures, Andrew Woodfield | Apply | Lunch | |||
| to 3 PM | LA Times Studios Business, TECH DAY Presented by CAMBIUM17 goingwith Timothy Gardner, Karan Talati, Chris Pimentel, Jennifer Krolikowski, Todd Wiest, Stephan Herrera | LA Times Studios, CAMBIUM, Kasey | El Segundo | Apply | ||
| to 8:30 PM | Hardware Meets Intelligence: AI for Space and Defense217 going | Starburst Aerospace, Outpost Space, Felix Eid +4 more | Playa Vista | Apply | ||
| to 8 PM | Scaling Innovation in Critical Industries: An ACA × KPMG Founder Dinner1 going | Arizona Commerce Authority, KPMG, Ryan Youhan +1 more | Santa Monica | Apply | Dinner | |
| Tuesday, Oct 1310 events | ||||||
| to 2 PM | Wrapping up the Raise Luncheon - Deep Tech Investors & Closing Founders2 going | Actuate Ventures, Strativ, Andrew Woodfield +1 more | Apply | Lunch | ||
| to 6 PM | LIGHT SPEED & LIFTOFF5 goingwith Dennis Fong, Krystle Caponio, Rosa Hathaway, Nick Galano, Vinny Pande, Tom Daley | DLA Piper, KPMG LLP, StarFrame Capital +5 more | El Segundo | Apply | ||
| to 6:30 PM | Payloads & Pints1 going | PwC, Amanda Ritchey, Matthew Albert +3 more | El Segundo | Apply | ||
| Scaling with Intention: Seed to A and Beyond | CBRE, Nick Moran | El Segundo | Apply | |||
| to 9 PM | Dinner & Drinks with Fearn + Matter Intelligence2 going | Fearn, Han, Angela +1 more | El Segundo | Apply | Dinner | |
| to 10 PM | Seed2Table – Pitch+Dinner for AI, Web3 & Deep Tech Investors | Seed2Table | Long Beach | Apply | Dinner, Drinks | |
| to 7 PM | Startup Spotlight: The Future of Aerospace & Defense3 going | La French Tech San Diego, Safran Corporate Ventures, Techstars Space Accelerator +3 more | Culver City | Apply | ||
| to 8 PM | Defense/ Space Tech Panelwith Dan Goldin, Stephen Cheung, George Whitesides, Richard Cook | Reitler Law, Deel, Citizens Bank +3 more | Santa Monica | Apply | Snacks, Open bar | |
| to 9 PM | Gundo Happy Hour1 going | 8090 Industries, 645 Ventures, Ryan Musto +1 more | El Segundo | Apply | ||
| to 9 PM | Hardware Renaissance & American Dynamism by Imagining Forward | Imagining Forward | Santa Monica | Apply | Drinks | |
| Wednesday, Oct 1412 events | ||||||
| FATHOMWERX Summit - Port Hueneme | Matter Labs, Kristine Fernandez | Apply | ||||
| to 3:45 PM | Public Interest Tech-UN Summitwith Andreen Soley, Fran Berman, Afua Bruce, Charlton McIlwain, Safiya Noble, Latanya Sweeney, Jessica Callahan, Lynn Renee Maxcy | Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN) | Hollywood | Apply | ||
| to 1 PM | Building at the Speed of Defense - A PwC Space & Defense Tech Executive Roundtable2 going | PwC, Amanda Ritchey, Matthew Albert +2 more | El Segundo | Apply | Lunch | |
| to 1:30 PM | An Intimate Lunch for the Defense Industry16 going | Braav, ANNA Redmond | Westwood | Apply | Lunch | |
| to 7 PM | Mission Critical: AI Meets Aerospace & Defense at The BR-DGE x DTI240 going | AI LA, Goodfin, SpaceWerx +5 more | El Segundo | Apply | ||
| Building AI for the Physical World - Inside Hadrian's Factory Xwith Neel Lilani, Trevor Burns, Jim Belosic, David Caputo, Jai Malik, West Owens | Orrick, Bessemer Venture Partners, Harmoni +2 more | Torrance | Apply | |||
| to 8 PM | LA's Deep Tech Ecosystem: Aerospace, Robotics, and Defense Startups96 going | Unlock Venture Partners, Mandala Space Ventures, Serve Robotics +3 more | Marina del Rey | Apply | ||
| to 8 PM | Techstars Aerospace & Defense Happy Hour w/ US Space Force and NASA JPL343 going | Techstars Space, Allison Kitain, Rebecca Poizner +1 more | Culver City | Apply | ||
| Building for Government: LA Govtech Happy Hour40 going | Edwin, Peter Rogers, Brendan Hellweg +1 more | Santa Monica | Apply | |||
| Agentic AI Design & 3D Metal Printing - Precixion Dinner1 going | Precixion Inc., Bala Jeldi | El Segundo | Apply | |||
| to 10 PM | Gundo Meetup! | Strelitzia Entertainment, Christian Ramos | El Segundo | Apply | ||
| to 11 PM | Defense/Deep-Tech After Party73 going | Wells Fargo, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Multiball Capital +5 more | Hollywood | Apply | Open bar | |
| Thursday, Oct 159 events | ||||||
| to 10 AM | The Future of Hard Tech | Upfront Ventures, AnySignal, Fenwick +2 more | Torrance | Apply | Breakfast | |
| to 5 PM | Space: The Next Frontier of Technology100 goingwith David Barnhart, Talbot Jaeger, Michael Klug | USC Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California (USC), Jessica Madrigal +1 more | Marina del Rey | Open RSVP | ||
| to 5:30 PM | Navigating the Path to the Public Markets: Crafting Your Story for a Successful IPO1 goingwith Courtney Zeppetella, Jack Cassel, Ran Ben-Tzur, Mike Bellin, Chris Stephens | PwC, Amanda Ritchey, Matthew Albert +2 more | Santa Monica | Apply | ||
| to 8 PM | Built in LA: The Next Era of Flight63 goingwith Daniel Baker | Moonware, Javier | Santa Monica | Apply | ||
| to 6 PM | Founders, Funders & High Performance Mixer73 going | Equinox, Ben | Culver City | Apply | Snacks | |
| to 7 PM | Space Defense: Star Trek, Star Wars, & Star Defensewith Jim Bridenstine | Space Happy HOur, Context Venture, Tim Hsia +1 more | El Segundo | Apply | ||
| Your Defense Tech Unknown Unknowns Are Known in Ukrainewith Misha Rudominski, Justin Zeefe | Green Flag Ventures, Justin Zeefe | Santa Monica | Apply | |||
| to 9 PM | Mach Engineering: After Hours @ Afterburner | Mach Industries, Tamara Diller | Long Beach | Apply | ||
| After SpaceX: building the Industrial space age8 going | Sovera, Argo Space, Ephemeris +4 more | Venice | Apply | |||
| Friday, Oct 164 events | ||||||
| to 8 PM | Civic Tech Day55 going | Visic, Rehaan Anjaria | Visic, David Munir Nabti | Venice | Open RSVP | Snacks | |
| The Dual Use Hackathon at USC Viterbi19 going | Innovate x LA, Alex Bartolomei, Jainam Jain +2 more | USC | Apply | |||
| to 10 PM | Defense Tech Social | Picogrid, Neros Technologies, Rangeview +4 more | El Segundo | Apply | Snacks | |
| Loop - a supper on the physical economy | Allometry, Taylor Gendron | Sunset | Apply | Drinks | ||
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Questions
Which Defense and govtech events can I join without applying?
2 of the 39 are open RSVP; the other 37 ask you to apply.
What do hosts ask when you apply?
Across 37 Defense and govtech events with an application form, 37 ask for a job title, 37 for a company, 37 for LinkedIn and 22 for GitHub.
What are the main Defense and govtech events on Tuesday, Oct 13?
10 Defense and govtech events are listed for Tuesday, Oct 13, led by LIGHT SPEED & LIFTOFF and Startup Spotlight: The Future of Aerospace & Defense.
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LIGHT SPEED & LIFTOFF
· DLA Piper, KPMG LLP +6 · El Segundo · 5 going
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Startup Spotlight: The Future of Aerospace & Defense
· La French Tech San Diego, Safran Corporate Ventures +4 · Culver City · 3 going
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Wrapping up the Raise Luncheon - Deep Tech Investors & Closing FoundersFood
· Actuate Ventures, Strativ +2 · 2 going
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Dinner & Drinks with Fearn + Matter IntelligenceFood
· Fearn, Han +2 · El Segundo · 2 going
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Payloads & Pints
· PwC, Amanda Ritchey +4 · El Segundo · 1 going
What are the main Defense and govtech events on Wednesday, Oct 14?
12 Defense and govtech events are listed for Wednesday, Oct 14, led by Building AI for the Physical World - Inside Hadrian's Factory X and Techstars Aerospace & Defense Happy Hour w/ US Space Force and NASA JPL. Near the top are Building AI for the Physical World - Inside Hadrian's Factory X (Wed 4:30 PM), Techstars Aerospace & Defense Happy Hour w/ US Space Force and NASA JPL (Wed 5:00 PM), Mission Critical: AI Meets Aerospace & Defense at The BR-DGE x DTI (Wed 3:00 PM), LA's Deep Tech Ecosystem: Aerospace, Robotics, and Defense Startups (Wed 4:30 PM) and Defense/Deep-Tech After Party (Wed 8:00 PM).
Which Defense and govtech events have food?
12 of the 39 mention food (4 snacks, 4 lunch, 3 dinner).
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Founders, Funders & High Performance MixerFood
· Equinox, Ben · Culver City · 73 going
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Civic Tech DayFood
· Visic, Rehaan Anjaria | Visic +1 · Venice · 55 going
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An Intimate Lunch for the Defense IndustryFood
· Braav, ANNA Redmond · Westwood · 16 going
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Wrapping up the Raise Luncheon - Deep Tech Investors & Closing FoundersFood
· Actuate Ventures, Strativ +2 · 2 going
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Dinner & Drinks with Fearn + Matter IntelligenceFood
· Fearn, Han +2 · El Segundo · 2 going
Which Defense and govtech events have drinks?
5 mention drinks: 2 open bar, 3 alcohol. They include Defense/Deep-Tech After Party (Wed 8:00 PM), "an open bar"; Seed2Table – Pitch+Dinner for AI, Web3 & Deep Tech Investors (Tue 5:00 PM), "Savour an exquisite buffet dinner"; Defense/ Space Tech Panel (Tue 6:00 PM), "light bites"; Hardware Renaissance & American Dynamism by Imagining Forward (Tue 6:00 PM).
Which Defense and govtech events have the most RSVPs?
Techstars Aerospace & Defense Happy Hour w/ US Space Force and NASA JPL has the most, 343 going. Near the top are Techstars Aerospace & Defense Happy Hour w/ US Space Force and NASA JPL (Wed 5:00 PM), Mission Critical: AI Meets Aerospace & Defense at The BR-DGE x DTI (Wed 3:00 PM), Hardware Meets Intelligence: AI for Space and Defense (Mon 5:30 PM) and Space: The Next Frontier of Technology (Thu 2:00 PM).
Who hosts the most Defense and govtech events?
PwC hosts 3, Actuate Ventures 2.
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