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Defense and govtech events for founders
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- 5 days, Oct 12 to Oct 16
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- Busiest Tue, Oct 13
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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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Defense/Deep-Tech After Party
· Wells Fargo, Greenberg Traurig LLP +6 · Hollywood · 73 going
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Founders, Funders & High Performance MixerFood
· Equinox, Ben · Culver City · 73 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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Defense/Deep-Tech After Party
· Wells Fargo, Greenberg Traurig LLP +6 · Hollywood · 73 going
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Founders, Funders & High Performance MixerFood
· Equinox, Ben · Culver City · 73 going
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An Intimate Lunch for the Defense IndustryFood
· Braav, ANNA Redmond · Westwood · 16 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 121 event | ||||||
| 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 139 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 | ||
| 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 146 events | ||||||
| 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 | Techstars Aerospace & Defense Happy Hour w/ US Space Force and NASA JPL343 going | Techstars Space, Allison Kitain, Rebecca Poizner +1 more | Culver City | 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 154 events | ||||||
| to 10 AM | The Future of Hard Tech | Upfront Ventures, AnySignal, Fenwick +2 more | Torrance | Apply | Breakfast | |
| to 6 PM | Founders, Funders & High Performance Mixer73 going | Equinox, Ben | Culver City | Apply | Snacks | |
| Your Defense Tech Unknown Unknowns Are Known in Ukrainewith Misha Rudominski, Justin Zeefe | Green Flag Ventures, Justin Zeefe | Santa Monica | Apply | |||
| After SpaceX: building the Industrial space age8 going | Sovera, Argo Space, Ephemeris +4 more | Venice | Apply | |||
| Friday, Oct 162 events | ||||||
| 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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What do hosts ask when you apply?
Across 22 defense and govtech events for founders with an application form, 22 ask for a job title, 22 for a company, 22 for LinkedIn and 12 for GitHub.
What are the main defense and govtech events for founders on Tuesday, Oct 13?
9 defense and govtech events for founders 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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Gundo Happy Hour
· 8090 Industries, 645 Ventures +2 · El Segundo · 1 going
What are the main defense and govtech events for founders on Wednesday, Oct 14?
6 defense and govtech events for founders 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), Defense/Deep-Tech After Party (Wed 8:00 PM) and An Intimate Lunch for the Defense Industry (Wed 12:00 PM).
Which defense and govtech events for founders have food?
10 of the 22 mention food (3 snacks, 3 lunch, 3 dinner).
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Founders, Funders & High Performance MixerFood
· Equinox, Ben · Culver City · 73 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
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Building at the Speed of Defense - A PwC Space & Defense Tech Executive RoundtableFood
· PwC, Amanda Ritchey +3 · El Segundo · 2 going
Which defense and govtech events for founders 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 for founders have the most RSVPs?
Techstars Aerospace & Defense Happy Hour w/ US Space Force and NASA JPL has the most, 343 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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Defense/Deep-Tech After Party
· Wells Fargo, Greenberg Traurig LLP +6 · Hollywood · 73 going
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Founders, Funders & High Performance MixerFood
· Equinox, Ben · Culver City · 73 going
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An Intimate Lunch for the Defense IndustryFood
· Braav, ANNA Redmond · Westwood · 16 going
Which defense and govtech events for founders are virtual or farther out?
0 are virtual and 3 are farther out, mostly in Torrance. Near the top are Building AI for the Physical World - Inside Hadrian's Factory X (Wed 4:30 PM), Seed2Table – Pitch+Dinner for AI, Web3 & Deep Tech Investors (Tue 5:00 PM) and The Future of Hard Tech (Thu 8:30 AM).
Which neighborhood has the most defense events at LA Tech Week?
El Segundo, with 7 of the 22 events. The rest are spread across other parts of LA.
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Hosts 12
Speakers 18
- Dennis FongTheir event
- Krystle CaponioTheir event
- Rosa HathawayTheir event
- Nick GalanoTheir event
- Vinny PandeTheir event
- Tom DaleyTheir event
- Dan GoldinTheir event
- Stephen CheungTheir event
- George WhitesidesTheir event
- Richard CookTheir event
- Neel LilaniTheir event
- Trevor BurnsTheir event
- Jim BelosicTheir event
- David CaputoTheir event
- Jai MalikTheir event
- West OwensTheir event
- Misha RudominskiTheir event
- Justin ZeefeTheir event
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Updated Sep 30. Listings from the official Tech Week calendar and each event’s own page. #LATechWeek is a community event; Chancity is not affiliated with it.
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