Updated: Sep 30, 2026 at 4:28 AM PT # Founder breakfasts and coffee meetups at LA Tech Week 2026 > LA Tech Week 2026 has 29 founder breakfasts and coffee meetups from Monday, Oct 12 to Sunday, Oct 18, and 93% need host approval, so apply early. Chancity tracks 800 LA Tech Week events (updated Sep 30, 2026); this page lists 29. Sources: the official Tech Week calendar (https://www.tech-week.com/calendar/la) and each event's own page. ## At a glance - Morning format: only 1 of 29 runs in the evening, far fewer than the week overall. - Food is part of it: 21 event pages mention food, a much higher share than the week overall. - Bigger than typical: a median of 62 RSVPs, above the week's median. ## Subscribe - Calendar feed (ICS, new events appear automatically): https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/founder-breakfasts/calendar.ics - Webcal: webcal://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/founder-breakfasts/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 | 8 AM to 9:30 AM | Founder Flow: Sunrise Yoga presented by Cake Equity | Cake Equity, Garrison Gowens | Venice | Apply | open | Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/w6BxLEFwgNILfM5ELZp8?ref=chancity) | | Mon, Oct 12 | 8:45 AM to 11:45 AM | LA Tech Week Kickoff: From Zero to Scale | JP Morgan, H5efounders, Jamie Lipman, Nick Garcia, Mark Lindquist, Connie Shih | Playa Vista | Apply | open | Snacks, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/qVlQJft1vFedb9K1J1TG?ref=chancity) | | Mon, Oct 12 | 9 AM to 3 PM | Founders' Coffee | Y·US Ventures, Bridgit | Venice | RSVP | open | Soft drinks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/IMeqCHFJ1dL1UtDfAMzb?ref=chancity) | | Mon, Oct 12 | 9:30 AM to 12 PM | Women backing Women | Sisters female founders initiative, Sisters - female founders community, Alexandra | Downtown | Apply | open | Breakfast, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/mM8HuOVs5AnqvM98SBhT?ref=chancity) | | Mon, Oct 12 | 10 AM | Founders&Funders Coffee Hour | A26 Ventures, Sydney Singh, kelsy milne | Venice | Apply | open | Breakfast | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/UVA10Jmc8X3Hxpf3xpNO?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 6:15 AM to 10 AM | Science x AI Breakfast | Endpoint Arena, Michael F | Downtown | Apply | open | Breakfast | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/3aQg9EqWLbdEaUMYrJRi?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 8 AM | Dawn Patrol - Companies, Capital & Coffee | Adamant Ventures, Jason Yeh | Culver City | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/BlRwT7ejxZWmM7ATdBga?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 8 AM to 9:30 AM | The Scaling Transition: Modern Commerce - Founders Breakfast | The Growin Lab, Patricia Paiva | Venice | Apply | open | Breakfast, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/knwuUsNI4wAabr5qzih6?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 8:30 AM to 11 AM | Rise and Rally: Pickleball with Catalyze + Bonfire Ventures | Gunderson Dettmer, Bonfire Ventures | Santa Monica | Apply | open | Breakfast, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/j453SnCxdU66q8RoIdKJ?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 9 AM to 11 AM | Critical Industries Brunch - Riot × Stifel Venture Banking | Riot Ventures, Stifel, Al Guerrero | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/EarNNgJDKF9TKMHsNqt1?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 9 AM | Made in LA: Breakfast Burritos & Hardware | Trustbridge, Cullen Hilkene, Shreya Nischal, Divyansh Agarwal | Venice | Apply | open | Breakfast, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/lPdW2hHWPwvydUdWVSfH?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM | Early-Stage B2B Tech Founders & Funders Breakfast | Forum Ventures, Alexis Clarfield-Henry, Maria Pope, Livi Grant, Danny Brown, Teija Bean, Frank Mastronuzzi, Kyan Chiang | Santa Monica | Apply | open | Breakfast | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/7eSpkI6bym8baVkfzb02?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM | Next Stop Europe – International Tech Breakfast | NRW.Global Business, CMS, Joerg Rose | Venice | Apply | open | Breakfast, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/vbZRT7SjYWkB3Kv6BMIM?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 10 AM | AI Got Faster? We Audited our own PRs & Tickets - it wasn’t pretty! Yours Probably Won't Be Either | CXAI, Michael Young, Mark Maravilla, Chris Wiegand | Santa Monica | Apply | open | Breakfast | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/eOZbyOqyTqS5DiUrnKug?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 8 AM to 9:30 AM | The Scaling Transition: Consumer Tech & SaaS - Founders Breakfast | The Growin Lab, Patricia Paiva | Santa Monica | Apply | open | Breakfast, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/5sp8SP8qkYGVdRGUbhzu?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 | 9:30 AM | LA Mornings: Investor Breakfast | Trustbridge, Shreya Nischal | Venice | Apply | open | Breakfast | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/81mSFdBakvV5vLDmRxSt?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 9:30 AM to 1 PM | The Visionary Edge: 10x Thinking and Agentic Architecture | Google for Startups, Brittney Glass, Monica, Victoria, Marty | Venice | Apply | open | Breakfast, Soft drinks | - | yes | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Hofxl3KSqnK7087V3FJ6?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 10 AM to 1 PM | Bridgertech Brunch - where hollywood courts innovation | Nuleep and Global Partners, Grace Park, Yousun | Santa Monica | Apply | open | Breakfast | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/ci8UMtW2NCW5qsYc6iU2?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 10 AM to 1 PM | Demo Day - Second Time Founder Edition | Nerdstage, SimpleClosure | Venice | Apply | open | Breakfast | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/hJrKt2uaBy15Ritc9ed7?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 5 PM | AI for Solo Founders: Virtual Coffee Chat & Networking | Leago AI, Inc., Patrick Liu | Virtual | RSVP | open | Soft drinks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/nos34apPMAUvFzFSRyTN?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 15 | 8 AM to 10 AM | COFFEE + CONNECT: Intentional Mixer for Founders & Investors | Somarae, Marian Bacol, Asya Bradley | Venice | Apply | open | Snacks, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/j3fGmZItFIQuByVFG3eh?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 15 | 8:30 AM to 10 AM | The Future of Hard Tech | Upfront Ventures, AnySignal, Fenwick, Mayu K, Naheed Simjee | Torrance | Apply | open | Breakfast | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/V0O7enJsJfS9ZSYjtvQQ?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 15 | 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM | a16z Speedrun Startup Culture Brunch: Advisors+Angels | a16z Speedrun, Tom Hammer | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | yes | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/DRRSAxuu7tPWpRYixIgb?ref=chancity) | | Fri, Oct 16 | 7:30 AM to 9 AM | Run Tech Club / Signal Run | Run Tech Club, Rich Simmerman, Gus, Primal Moves Venice | Venice | Apply | open | Breakfast, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/c6fAqqybYaP8mDu0xDi1?ref=chancity) | | Fri, Oct 16 | 8 AM | Founders & Builders: Morning Walk/Run + Coffee Meetup | FitMatchLA, June Shompa | Beverly Hills | Apply | open | Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/jf2akoNuTUe51FH2scrr?ref=chancity) | | Fri, Oct 16 | 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM | Wedbush Ventures x Women in Product Breakfast | Wedbush Ventures | - | Apply | open | Breakfast | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/cuL19KIyM2ccIivxkwLP?ref=chancity) | | Fri, Oct 16 | 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM | Bel Air Mansion Creative Brunch: Investors, & Artists | Amino Capital, Sue Xu | Bel Air | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/J3LisgGuoPlLUxkH70wV?ref=chancity) | | Sun, Oct 18 | 10 AM to 12 PM | JFE Coffee & Schmooze - Edition | JFE Network Org | Venice | Apply | open | Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/g5EjQoDUg9QiQpuDUSUz?ref=chancity) | ## Who is there - Hosting: Patricia Paiva (2); Shreya Nischal (2); The Growin Lab (2); Trustbridge (2); a16z Speedrun (1); A26 Ventures (1); Adamant Ventures (1); Al Guerrero (1); Alexandra (1); Alexis Clarfield-Henry (1); Amino Capital (1); AnySignal (1) - Speaking: Britt de Visser; Nikao Yang; Dori Yona; Marian Bacol; Asya Bradley; Ted Helfrich; Ajia Ellis; Jamie Byrne; Sarah Rumball; Amit Kapur ## FAQ ### Which founder breakfasts and coffee meetups can I join without applying? 2 of the 29 are open RSVP; the other 27 ask you to apply. ### What do hosts ask when you apply? Across 27 founder breakfasts and coffee meetups with an application form, 27 ask for a job title, 27 for a company, 27 for LinkedIn and 15 for GitHub. ### What are the main founder breakfasts and coffee meetups on Monday, Oct 12? 5 founder breakfasts and coffee meetups are listed for Monday, Oct 12, led by Women backing Women and Founders' Coffee. Women backing Women (Mon 9:30 AM, Sisters female founders initiative); Founders' Coffee (Mon 9 AM, Y·US Ventures); LA Tech Week Kickoff: From Zero to Scale (Mon 8:45 AM, JP Morgan); Founders&Funders Coffee Hour (Mon 10 AM, A26 Ventures); Founder Flow: Sunrise Yoga presented by Cake Equity (Mon 8 AM, Cake Equity). ### What are the main founder breakfasts and coffee meetups on Tuesday, Oct 13? 9 founder breakfasts and coffee meetups are listed for Tuesday, Oct 13, led by Next Stop Europe – International Tech Breakfast and Science x AI Breakfast. Near the top are Next Stop Europe – International Tech Breakfast (Tue 9:30 AM), Science x AI Breakfast (Tue 6:15 AM), The Scaling Transition: Modern Commerce - Founders Breakfast (Tue 8:00 AM), AI Got Faster? We Audited our own PRs & Tickets - it wasn’t pretty! Yours Probably Won't Be Either (Tue 10:00 AM) and Dawn Patrol - Companies, Capital & Coffee (Tue 8:00 AM). ### Which founder breakfasts and coffee meetups have food? 21 of the 29 mention food (18 breakfast, 3 snacks). The Visionary Edge: 10x Thinking and Agentic Architecture (Wed 9:30 AM, Google for Startups); Women backing Women (Mon 9:30 AM, Sisters female founders initiative); Next Stop Europe – International Tech Breakfast (Tue 9:30 AM, NRW.Global Business); COFFEE + CONNECT: Intentional Mixer for Founders & Investors (Thu 8 AM, Somarae); Science x AI Breakfast (Tue 6:15 AM, Endpoint Arena). ### Which founder breakfasts and coffee meetups have drinks? 16 mention drinks: 16 coffee or soft drinks. Near the top are The Visionary Edge: 10x Thinking and Agentic Architecture (Wed 9:30 AM), "fresh coffee and a hot breakfast"; Women backing Women (Mon 9:30 AM), "Coffee, Breakfast Bites & High-Value Networking"; Founders' Coffee (Mon 9:00 AM), "Start your Tech Week with a good coffee"; Next Stop Europe – International Tech Breakfast (Tue 9:30 AM), "Enjoy Breakfast & Networking". ### Which founder breakfasts and coffee meetups have the most RSVPs? Women backing Women has the most, 209 going. They include Women backing Women (Mon 9:30 AM), Founders' Coffee (Mon 9:00 AM), Next Stop Europe – International Tech Breakfast (Tue 9:30 AM) and COFFEE + CONNECT: Intentional Mixer for Founders & Investors (Thu 8:00 AM). ### Who hosts the most founder breakfasts and coffee meetups? The Growin Lab hosts 2, Trustbridge 2. ## Same page at the other tech week - At SF Tech Week (Oct 5 to 11): 86 Founder breakfasts and coffee meetups: https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/founder-breakfasts Both weeks: https://www.chancity.ai/events/tech-week/founder-breakfasts --- HTML version: https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/founder-breakfasts 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