Updated: Sep 30, 2026 at 4:28 AM PT # Dinners for investors at LA Tech Week 2026 > LA Tech Week 2026 lists 40 investor dinners from Sunday, Oct 11 to Friday, Oct 16, and only 1 takes a straight RSVP, so request your seat early. Chancity tracks 800 LA Tech Week events (updated Sep 30, 2026); this page lists 40. Sources: the official Tech Week calendar (https://www.tech-week.com/calendar/la) and each event's own page. ## At a glance - Food is the draw: 31 of 40 mention it on the event's page, far more than the week overall. - Small tables: the median dinner shows 12 RSVPs, a fraction of what the rest of the week draws. - Wednesday, Oct 14 carries 13 dinners, and Santa Monica hosts 10. ## Subscribe - Calendar feed (ICS, new events appear automatically): https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/investor-dinners/calendar.ics - Webcal: webcal://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/investor-dinners/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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Sun, Oct 11 | 7 PM | TechSpace Opening Dinner | TechSpace, JP Morgan, Sam Freeman, Sebastian Moftakhar | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/WINvgq3phYMR5JWGqdZv?ref=chancity) | | Mon, Oct 12 | 11 AM | Investors at the Cutting Edge - GP/LP Luncheon (Deep Tech) | Actuate Ventures, Andrew Woodfield | - | Apply | open | Lunch | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/2i1ClPHUIRBegglIpgIb?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 PM | The Leap Private Dinner: From Executive to Founder (invite only) | Build Momentum, Eylo, Michael Meo | West Hollywood | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Rbt0ddW8ld7JxyO7EIZR?ref=chancity) | | Mon, Oct 12 | 6 PM to 8 PM | Scaling Innovation in Critical Industries: An ACA × KPMG Founder Dinner | Arizona Commerce Authority, KPMG, Ryan Youhan, Katie Sieker | Santa Monica | Apply | open | Dinner | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/7i3bdNeVw0K9z9KHNmkF?ref=chancity) | | Mon, Oct 12 | 6 PM | The LA Grind: Beachfront Founder & VC Dinner | The LA Grind, Justin Gordon, Andrii Ryzhokhin, Marc Hankin | Santa Monica | Apply | open | Dinner | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/h188uTJJC6lEhV6Fkurd?ref=chancity) | | Mon, Oct 12 | 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM | Funding Founders Dinner | DealMaker, JP Morgan, Jamie Lipman | Culver City | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/6xFKeW5TwKFrYgnZ064T?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 11 AM to 2 PM | Wrapping up the Raise Luncheon - Deep Tech Investors & Closing Founders | Actuate Ventures, Strativ, Andrew Woodfield, Camilla Thompson | - | Apply | open | Lunch | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/YNHBdNHU5Nw3Wnudsc6r?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 12 PM to 2 PM | Building in LA | Slauson & Co., JP Morgan, J.P. Morgan, Nick Garcia | Windsor Hills | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/C7wSegSCYdh6qH3UI9Gy?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 5 PM to 9 PM | Dinner & Drinks with Fearn + Matter Intelligence | Fearn, Han, Angela, Kevin Bennett | El Segundo | Apply | open | Dinner | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/dTL5Gaw620pX7vI4Ss3p?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 5 PM to 7 PM | How Women Invest x WMNfintech by BMO & 1871: Investor x Founder Dinner | How Women Invest, 1871, Aury Cifuentes, Gabby Snedeker | Downtown | Apply | open | Dinner | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/v8dPIqjrnu0rzJz4SgOf?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 5 PM to 10 PM | Seed2Table – Pitch+Dinner for AI, Web3 & Deep Tech Investors | Seed2Table | Long Beach | Apply | open | Dinner, Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/AzAKx20ezVjqjpeBPDMN?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 5:15 PM to 8:30 PM | Uncork's Frontier Builders & Investors Dinner | Uncork Capital, Belle, Rich Simmerman, Tilly McLain | Santa Monica | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/MJVXLYGSCkAZgqNUTDv3?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 6 PM | Good Company- From Capital to Close | Innovent Capital Group, Qiana Patterson, Keith Yoder | Venice | Apply | open | Dinner | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/f1HXp9b4flP20I8N3fxt?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 7 PM | A26 Ventures Dinner Series #008 | A26 Ventures, Sydney Singh, kelsy milne | Venice | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/CzJYYoDdz4soQy9FGFqs?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 7 PM to 9 PM | FUTURE OF THE FUTURE: LA TECH WEEK DINNER. | Digital Mind State, BeSkilled Academy | Hollywood | RSVP | sold out | - | - | - | [View](https://partiful.com/e/Mf4xe9iJxta59XwjJMVH?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 13 | 7 PM | The New Hollywood Dinner | Everybody Ventures, Forbes, Bruce Hamilton, Gemma Busoni, Ori Winokur, Chris Cheung, Stan Miroshnik | Beverly Hills | Apply | open | Dinner | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/3IkPfFHKH5hIQi6BNff0?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 11 AM to 1:30 PM | AI-Native Services Summit with Fika and Emergence | Fika Ventures, Arteen Arabshahi, Sarah Codraro | Culver City | Apply | open | Lunch | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/YaVAZPMWHKEORjBJGlyb?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 11 AM to 1 PM | How Women Invest x WMNfintech by BMO & 1871: Operator, Corporate & CVC Lunch | How Women Invest, 1871, Aury Cifuentes, Gabby Snedeker | Downtown | Apply | open | Lunch | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/wRyESbnq0PKiTgYYXmhQ?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 11 AM to 2 PM | REGULATE TO ACCELERATE: Wellness Experience + Luncheon for Women | Somarae, Marian Bacol | Beverly Hills | Apply | open | Lunch | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/u2KRQERq8lMkHdDRVC7u?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 | 12 PM | LA Tech Week Life Sciences Lunch | Reitler Law, Theophila Lee, EisnerAmper, Nima Ashraf | Santa Monica | Apply | open | Lunch | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/0GgovC1jsADsKNw4yEZN?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 12 PM to 3 PM | Sushi Night Vol.2: Japanese Beauty, Culture & AI | SILK THE RICH USA Inc., Kodai Taka | Venice | Apply | open | Snacks, Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/0mlpVCQLgQKcBWVTNnci?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 4 PM to 8 PM | Successfully Scaling in the AI Era: Capital & Growth | Kranz Consulting, Loralei | Venice | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Ckrj7LtHa7Hr5NpZLFpb?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 6 PM to 10 PM | Solo Startup: Founder Dinner Hollywood Hills | Kept, Jessie Salas | Hollywood Hills | Apply | open | Dinner, Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/JgOPqsmQN1eh6drqmna2?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 6 PM | speedrun Insiders VIP Dinner - Invite Only | a16z speedrun, Jason Mok | Culver City | Apply | open | Snacks | - | yes | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/LMrSgcr2b76I5xIJbz9M?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 6 PM to 9 PM | Untapped Ventures LP Dinner - Los Angeles | Untapped Ventures, George Bandarian | - | Apply | open | Snacks, Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/ts4f1EAXVYpzHrakygr4?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) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 7 PM | The Operators Table: Scaling Series A - C Startups - The Decisions That Matter Most | Leaf International Corp, Joseph Albert | Santa Monica | Apply | open | Dinner | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/WlbApNVQAz707KeM31S4?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 14 | 7 PM | VCPE & FAMILY OFFICES DINNER | ECVC GROUPS, LACCD.EDU, VC/PE GROUP, Kathleen Tepley | Century City | Apply | open | Dinner | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/uXr8cX1eZeWgwMu5Qy8v?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 15 | 12 PM to 2 PM | Consumer Founders and Investors Lunch | Reitler Law, Connie Shih, J.P. Morgan, Martin Garcia, Rawan Sakatan, Everardo Gomez, Steph, Lauren | Santa Monica | Apply | open | Lunch | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/vyap5H66QSs10pTENO7N?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 15 | 12 PM to 3 PM | Frontier House LA - LP/GP Luncheon | Eleven Wall Ventures, Seth Welty | Venice | Apply | open | Lunch | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/QTHWRxuzaZjOXkfNv48h?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 15 | 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM | Female Founders & Capital Allocators Lunch, hosted by the 3i Investor Community | 3i Members, Anthony Nardini, Cissy Hu | Century City | Apply | open | Lunch | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/ysbtBXBSPzYngXltYqVA?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 15 | 6 PM | Overlook x Speedrun Investor Dinner | a16z Speedrun, Jacqueline Young, Amir Kabir | Venice | Apply | open | Dinner | - | yes | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/tCUolHKH0RwO44pC38Rb?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 15 | 6 PM | The Table: A Dinner for Women Building in AI | Women in AI, Claire Xie, Tanya | - | Apply | open | Dinner | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/pvlqGOwHvN6JMDC4yxfJ?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 15 | 6:30 PM to 8:45 PM | Off the Record: Sunset Edition - VIP Dinner - invitation only | Nuleep and Global Partners, Grace Park, Yousun | Santa Monica | Apply | open | Dinner | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Cetym0eJtVet1CHArm2Z?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 15 | 7 PM | Grand Rounds: A Dinner for Clinician Builders and Investors | Kin Health, Arpan Parikh, Amit Parikh, AJ Fortier | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/fl1N27CV0rOkeXkl4TQZ?ref=chancity) | | Fri, Oct 16 | 12 PM to 1:30 PM | What REALLY Happens After You Raise (But No One Talks About) - Funded Founder Lunch | Grow Through Story, Kirin K | Venice | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/jqa4QVu88Pz0sTM47TCW?ref=chancity) | | Fri, Oct 16 | 7 PM | Loop - a supper on the physical economy | Allometry, Taylor Gendron | Sunset | Apply | open | Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/uetgtkVXk9hdl5neteQQ?ref=chancity) | | Fri, Oct 16 | 10 PM | Jollof SZN | Honor Mention, honormention | Hollywood | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/gjYJTZhiii2ORsrLLBQH?ref=chancity) | ## Who is there - Hosting: JP Morgan (3); 1871 (2); a16z speedrun (2); Actuate Ventures (2); Andrew Woodfield (2) ([X](https://x.com/andrewactuates)); Aury Cifuentes (2); ECVC GROUPS (2); Gabby Snedeker (2); How Women Invest (2); J.P. Morgan (2); Kathleen Tepley (2); LACCD.EDU (2) - Speaking: Miki Reynolds; Dustin Rosen; Kobie Fuller; Batul Joffrey; Kameale Terry; Kofi Asante; Angeline Vuong; Alix Maurin; Martha Underwood; Jake Saper; Arteen Arabshahi; Yvette Wu; Marian Bacol; Richard Parra; Justin Trieu; Richard Keller; Hawley Shpiro; Catherine Rhee; James Hoard; Kodai Takahashi; Jim Goodman; Kirin Kalia ## FAQ ### Which dinners for investors can I join without applying? 1 of the 40 are open RSVP; the other 39 ask you to apply. They include FUTURE OF THE FUTURE: LA TECH WEEK DINNER. (Tue 7:00 PM). ### What do hosts ask when you apply? Across 39 dinners for investors with an application form, 39 ask for a job title, 39 for a company, 39 for LinkedIn and 15 for GitHub. ### What are the main dinners for investors on Tuesday, Oct 13? 10 dinners for investors are listed for Tuesday, Oct 13, led by FUTURE OF THE FUTURE: LA TECH WEEK DINNER. and Building in LA. ### What are the main dinners for investors on Wednesday, Oct 14? 13 dinners for investors are listed for Wednesday, Oct 14, led by speedrun Insiders VIP Dinner - Invite Only and Investing in 2026: Dinner with Founders & Investors. speedrun Insiders VIP Dinner - Invite Only (Wed 6 PM, a16z speedrun); Investing in 2026: Dinner with Founders & Investors (Wed 7 PM, Fundrise); The Operators Table: Scaling Series A - C Startups - The Decisions That Matter Most (Wed 7 PM, Leaf International Corp); REGULATE TO ACCELERATE: Wellness Experience + Luncheon for Women (Wed 11 AM, Somarae); Sushi Night Vol.2: Japanese Beauty, Culture & AI (Wed 12 PM, SILK THE RICH USA Inc.). ### Which dinners for investors have food? 31 of the 40 mention food (15 dinner, 10 lunch, 6 snacks). ### Which dinners for investors have drinks? 5 mention drinks: 5 alcohol. Sushi Night Vol.2: Japanese Beauty, Culture & AI (Wed 12 PM, SILK THE RICH USA Inc.); Untapped Ventures LP Dinner - Los Angeles (Wed 6 PM, Untapped Ventures); Seed2Table – Pitch+Dinner for AI, Web3 & Deep Tech Investors (Tue 5 PM, Seed2Table); Solo Startup: Founder Dinner Hollywood Hills (Wed 6 PM, Kept); Loop - a supper on the physical economy (Fri 7 PM, Allometry). ### Which dinners for investors have the most RSVPs? The LA Grind: Beachfront Founder & VC Dinner has the most, 74 going. The LA Grind: Beachfront Founder & VC Dinner (Mon 6 PM, The LA Grind); What REALLY Happens After You Raise (But No One Talks About) - Funded Founder Lunch (Fri 12 PM, Grow Through Story); Jollof SZN (Fri 10 PM, Honor Mention); FUTURE OF THE FUTURE: LA TECH WEEK DINNER. (Tue 7 PM, Digital Mind State); Funding Founders Dinner (Mon 6:30 PM, DealMaker). ### Who hosts the most dinners for investors? JP Morgan hosts 3, 1871 2, Actuate Ventures 2. ## Same page at the other tech week - At SF Tech Week (Oct 5 to 11): 67 Dinners for investors: https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/investor-dinners Both weeks: https://www.chancity.ai/events/tech-week/investor-dinners --- HTML version: https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/investor-dinners 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