Updated: Sep 30, 2026 at 4:28 AM PT

# Pitch and demo nights at LA Tech Week 2026

> LA Tech Week 2026 has 80 pitch and demo nights from Monday, Oct 12 to Sunday, Oct 18, 60% of them in the evening, and 82% need host approval before you're in.

Chancity tracks 800 LA Tech Week events (updated Sep 30, 2026); this page lists 80. Sources: the official Tech Week calendar (https://www.tech-week.com/calendar/la) and each event's own page.

## At a glance

- Median of 59 RSVPs, higher than the week as a whole.
- Tuesday, Oct 13 is the peak, with 24.
- Only 14 of 80 take open RSVPs.

## Subscribe

- Calendar feed (ICS, new events appear automatically): https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/pitch-demo-nights/calendar.ics
- Webcal: webcal://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/pitch-demo-nights/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 | 2 PM to 4 PM | Founders & Investors Pitch Jam | EchoHer, Tiffany Chen, Philip Zeng | USC | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/G74ja1Vw6wwc99ZRNfuu?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 4 PM to 7 PM | Borderless | DVRGNT Ventures, Musa Capital, The Wealth Salons, B. Pagels-Minor, Allen Smith | Venice | Apply | closed | - | - | - | [View](https://partiful.com/e/t1UaOBtN6jBPycekDSN0?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 4 PM to 7 PM | The New Beauty Counter: Beauty & Wellness Edition | Triple Eight Creative, Black L.A. Tech Week, Disbeaute | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/cHx0gJyRlzxCPa28SrEt?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 5 PM to 11 PM | Playable Worlds: The Future of Games, 3D and Interactive AI | Tripo, Aiko Dai | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/PMkNtkyb6GGnX8TN64ZX?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM | Hardware Meets Intelligence: AI for Space and Defense | Starburst Aerospace, Outpost Space, Felix Eid, Lukas Oberhofer, Sarah Jachelski, Julie Chuvichien, Chris Classen | Playa Vista | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/glt1XMpD8Fl65cISuh3s?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7 PM to 9 PM | General Purpose Robot Demos at Yondu Lab | Yondu, Michael Chen | Hawthorne | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/w0SO8PzzETilktSliWut?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 7 PM | In The Arena | Transcend Mechanics, Vuecason, Sean Peters, Dival Banerjee | El Segundo | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/YGU1rPJixLI6ZUl9Qqqm?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 8 PM | CAD + AI LA | Raven CAD, Mo | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/9NRRMl95XU4is57yF325?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 9 AM to 12 PM | The Capital Room: LA | Travelbay, Travelbay Events | Santa Monica | Apply | closed | - | - | - | [View](https://partiful.com/e/76K2xyp7pr6znvdi2z0k?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 10 AM to 12 PM | Athletes x Founders x Investors: The New Ownership Economy by Airship in Santa Monica | Airship Capital, Emi Wayner, Cristina Pimentel, Josh Keiles | Venice | Apply | open | Breakfast | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/fJEvcbmNkNRN6px1ib97?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 10 AM to 1 PM | Building Consumer Brands That Last - A DTC Brand Showcase and Expert Panel | Sunstone Management, Inc, SHOPLINE, Well Network, Sophie Zhu, Phuoc Thinh Huynh, Jasmine Jiang | Playa Vista | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/KtVF92C3ahsNVFydjvPa?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 11 AM to 2 PM | Software founder’s go to market strategies and networking | Aim-Hi, Mojave cloud, Tuljai Parkar | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/L3nax31E4hs5rdEBwWhp?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 12 PM to 3 PM | The Ventures Startup Award Los Angeles 2026 | The Ventures, Daria Kuk | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/f9fBBB64QDPCY1IBh3YV?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM | 2026 Face to Face with Investors | TCA Venture Group, parisa khosropour, Reese Paddock, Ray Chan | Westwood | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/CNhCWmx6BPYL9JKs2lA5?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 2 PM | Indie Game Showcase 2026 | Cinefind | Culver City | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/ZSijTGwrqVvbv0pgBTRs?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM | The Future of Commerce in the AI Era | GrowthSync, Capitalize VC, DNAM Brands, Rod Henley, Simmone Seymour | Marina del Rey | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/XZ4An1DDgdqp999FyfI0?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 3:30 PM to 5 PM | The Future of Consumer AI | Daedalia, Karry Feng @SoulLink, Michael Shang@SoulLink | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/adkVAZZdMDR4Qfiq7eYE?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 4 PM | Reverse Career Fair | Senal, Scarlett Sun | UCLA | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/OFZpALY7hh9Vf9PTXUMR?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5 PM to 7 PM | From Pixel to World | multimodel club, Ella Lu | Culver City | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/bP9MZlUjTUxMPFIFWadk?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5 PM to 8 PM | Innovate Pasadena Startup Pitch Competition | Innovate Pasadena | Pasadena | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/yCD1h9NuKJNES7jFfxxh?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5 PM | K-Health & Tech Founders | Cortex Solutions, Jasmine Kim | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/sysC5vN2P8f26bvUt8Kq?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5 PM to 6 PM | Pitch on Tap: Happy Hour with VCs and their AI personas | Casuro.ai, Agora, Naman, John Moore, Becca Doyle, Liz Federowicz, Sri Raghu Malireddi | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/RR4EivKldDakMt8xpKx4?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 5 PM to 9:30 PM | PitchLive.LA | Alpha Edison, Amplify, B Capital, Katie | Venice | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/wUH0TYSs80py16n0C7HQ?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 PM to 7 PM | Startup Spotlight: The Future of Aerospace & Defense | La French Tech San Diego, Safran Corporate Ventures, Techstars Space Accelerator, Sylvie Almeri, Noemie Vauthelin, Allison Kitain | Culver City | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/mDZ059sOr65KP5qBEjpc?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6 PM to 9 PM | AI Collective Pitch Night | Builderbase, Michael Agustin, Sean Chiu, Brandon Hoffman, Claire Xie | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/RGo3dEvxFefv1g9JRFnw?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6 PM to 8 PM | Founders & Funders: VC Reverse Pitch | Founders & Funders, Jeff Erickson, Adam Shaw, Maddie Lavin | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/SuBusjBdTqEBta8Qs537?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6 PM | Physical AI: The Intelligence Comes Alive | OpalAI, Srithanya Satish, Ryan Alimo, Alison Olmstead, Arya Hosseini, Paniz | Santa Monica | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/tC79wm8JsEUfTO9Tf0af?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 6 PM to 8:15 PM | Software for Hardware: State of the Industry | Physical Fund, Nima Ashraf, Nate!, Robert Woo | Downtown | RSVP | open | Snacks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/NLoLuVk5asS9kfJK86Wy?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7 PM | Astorie Live: AI Art and Video, Made on the Spot | Astorie, Vincent Zhan | Culver City | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/OWSbMnFtgROrtGEya6cp?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7 PM | Factory Field Day at Flyby Robotics | Flyby Robotics, Micky, Jason H. Lu | El Segundo | Apply | open | Dinner, Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/ZVWvZXNckhZvyrnA4gJh?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 7 PM | Genflick AI Film Fest | genflick.com, MICHAEL DEVELLANO | Playa Vista | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/lJsWJDBEDxu2s3H9RJKn?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 | 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 | 12 PM to 2 PM | Robots Above LA | Rovex Technologies Corporation, Luke Lee | Downtown | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/RG7nOeM935ujYEUBD9Qw?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 2 PM to 5 PM | [The Future of Sports AI: Building Toward LA28] | Sunstone Management, Inc, Pepperdine University Graziadio Business School, Jasmine Jiang | Downtown | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/XBVcakpsp5s6A2eAdesE?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 4 PM | Ai MarkeThon 2026 - 💰 $13K cash prize | Arriv Technology Inc., Arriv, Ai MarkeThon 2026 | Hollywood | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/glEtaD1eT56FxJauteGO?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 4 PM to 9 PM | Experience The Best of AI filmmaking #Neu Wave AI Film Festival | Neu Wave AI films, Neu Wave AI, AI M0V1E, RW | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/QCoRNMFWeZNwl0WiFOnG?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 5 PM to 9 PM | STAN LA: Pitch & Connect | STAN - Science & Technology Angel Network, Triple S Ventures | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/mBoHJWaG2CUguQ4gZU0w?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM | Burbank Tech Talks | Rising Tide Partners, Neal Bloom | Burbank | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/PUMPTQQVVu2xXqNi6R15?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6 PM to 8 PM | Climate Commons: The Water-Energy Nexus & Startup Showcase | Innovate Pasadena, Climate Commons, Pasadena Climate Commons | Pasadena | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/dBgy9MOpJWkkVaepFrsa?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6 PM to 9 PM | Pitch and Startup Networking by Startup Valley | Startup Valley | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/OmB5Cn5z6QPJmBq0vtJb?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6 PM to 8 PM | Pitch Roast: Young Founders Edition | Newgen Venture Partners, Lucas He | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/4tLc2wP4YK0VLV265ZCN?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6 PM | PROOF L.A.™ - Build It. Prove It. Deploy It. | HTCJ Venture Studio Inc, Hack The Concrete Jungle | Marina del Rey | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/NF5ZMadQ5GEvf9gaDjtw?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6 PM to 8 PM | Testify & Pitch: Faith, Sacrifice & The Courage to Build | Testify & Pitch, AcceleratorCON, Black L.A. Tech Week | South LA | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/sW9uKt7kByEh651OBLUo?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 6:30 PM to 9 PM | Worlds in Progress | Visko Platform, Nebius, ying | Culver City | Apply | closed | - | - | - | [View](https://partiful.com/e/aG0N1bzOzEKmLrCtcxyJ?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7 PM | THE AI-NATIVE INFLUENCER AGENCY - How AI agents are changing the way creator campaigns run | Dubme GmbH, Fatih Girisken | Santa Monica | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Ad4hrtFvwbiZHpPob75k?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 7 PM | Unlocking Cognitive Performance | Soma | - | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/73ypnfLCgmreVCon9UO0?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 11 AM | Hollywood-Grade Generative Workflows | Magnopus | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/AwZO6oPEIloCZM2wIjWd?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 1 PM to 3:30 PM | Happy Wellness Group Demo Day III | Happy Wellness Group, Peter Darrow | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/TuRXRxVA3ytFz1wxTPaJ?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 3 PM to 10 PM | Prompt to Premiere - Kling AI x Machine Cinema | Kling AI, Machine Cinema, Tony Pu, Minh Do, Affan Imran | - | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Q42cj7byomkeX7VfQFcM?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 4 PM | Miso Robotics Lab / Flippy Frying Live | Miso Robotics | Pasadena | RSVP | waitlist | Snacks | - | - | [View](https://partiful.com/e/S48Lch6VJilMIubv7qMK?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 4 PM to 6 PM | Reindustrializing The Manufacturing Industry Robot mixer @ Launchpad HQ | Launchpad Build AI Inc, Keith Bevans | El Segundo | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/ehr8L8QureSS51yeQG4i?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 4:30 PM to 7 PM | The Future of Restaurant Tech & AI | Sunstone Management, Inc, https://www.anderson.ucla.edu/about/centers/easton-technology-management-center, Jasmine Jiang | UCLA | RSVP | open | Snacks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/T8tSCD3vYNwpA19JrKpS?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5 PM to 8 PM | Be Playful: Black Public Media Games Showcase | TJK Media Inc, Black Public Media, Tameka Kee, Lisa Osborne, Black L.A. Tech Week | Playa Vista | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/jNs8JULhMxmWdE1is8Ym?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5 PM | The Age of Video Agents and Branding: Alibaba × Vizard Agent | Vizard.ai, Alibaba, Yao | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/tMhQ7cG8qCZxEN5XlzgS?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 | 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM | Pitch Workshop: A VC Thinks Out Loud - A2H2 × Wedbush Ventures | Echo Bit, Nick Dazé, Wedbush Ventures | - | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/mikp5LzbUBkxthlkuEmg?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM | The Owners Playbook: Storefronts & Startups | CoFounder.ai | Marina del Rey | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/h242EIFbcMvbTIl6bm78?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6 PM | Financial Model Makeover | Forecastr | Santa Monica | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/wKuZ8CWM7FVT0yzl1Je8?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6 PM | Park, Charge & Connect: Arriv Pre-Launch Gathering + Networking | Arriv | Hollywood Hills | Apply | open | Snacks, Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/HI2YlDisVGjDxQapj6pQ?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6 PM to 9:30 PM | PITCH INVESTORS @ LA TECH WEEK PITCH NIGHT BY RAISI x SEED2TABLE | Raisi AI, Robert Harary | Downtown | RSVP | open | Snacks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/gRWBHvtDIWYrbkuhCStY?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6 PM to 9 PM | Pitch Roast Live | Pitch Roast Live, Atlassian, Philip Braddock | Santa Monica | RSVP | open | - | - | yes | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/DdIVMyHgRUf5vJ8Axe27?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM | Sip & Startup with ProtoLive.xyz | ProtoLive.xyz, ProtoLive | Santa Monica | RSVP | open | Snacks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/mRhp5WswNb4DWTeMCIPP?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 6:30 PM | The Founder Deal Room | Onto, The Agency | Culver City | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/6VsQHV3RIcDnww8LNluM?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7 PM to 10 PM | Founders pitch competition | Biomorphix solutions, Nightingale regenerative | Culver City | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/w1ixoUg2lqvraNxq3Tyu?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7 PM to 10 PM | How Music's Digital Experience is the Ultimate Frontier Stage for Revenue and Fan Engagement | soundromeda turns songs into worlds in an action adventure music game using ai, Brayden Pierce | Brentwood | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/ess01SjjI11uxIRmqu32?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 7 PM | The Road to Miami: LA VIP Activation | Horous DuAll LLC, Ty Holland | Arts District | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/uEDSkbQ3ij7qvFkVBCkJ?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 9 AM to 12 PM | LACI Fall Power Day 2026 | Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator | Arts District | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Nomt5b1K6IjbgecjKwoa?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 10 AM to 12 PM | GGW Sharks. AI Founders & Investors | Go Global World, Danil Kislinskiy, Alex Zlotnikov | - | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/2h1BaI9TQ6bTyd50UPB6?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 2 PM | Trustworthy AI Showcase | Product Advisory Collective (PAC) | Venice | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/AL0WDliz4tKghEUMFx1X?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM | LA Founders X Product Showcase | RocketRide, Mansi More, Shashidhar Babu Pasupuleti Venkata Durga, Joshua Phillips | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/LQCTbBbpdezKkknJbmM6?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6 PM | The AI Storytelling Room: Live Demo of AI-Native Filmmaking | Just Videos Studios, Javisth Chabria | Culver City | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/MArAlMijPgsDMrrwgnNA?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 6 PM | The Builder's Lounge - Jazz Bar with VEST x Cognition | VEST at UCLA, Kiersten, Shloak Rathod, Ashley Varghese | UCLA | Apply | open | Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/MgJzE7z90rQQUWn1rILY?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 11 PM | CLAUDE CREATOR SUMMIT | Anthropic, Evan Grenda | Venice | Apply | closed | - | - | yes | [View](https://partiful.com/e/7uMkZMDqesuJrBb2XR1B?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 10 AM to 7 PM | 0 to Shipped | LavaLab, Sonya Alexis | USC | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/EsiIgFkD5fer1Zijgiqq?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 12 PM to 5 PM | Lovable Hackathon Competition | Lucky Day Labs | Venice | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/XQbdWDZQtlsEN5CgDLZv?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 2 PM to 5 PM | LA Traffic Crisis Hackathon: Build the Future | Equity Learning, Brooke Li | East LA | RSVP | open | Snacks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/hFYpwyGRRmLFlpnqWlqC?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 5 PM to 8 PM | The Future Is Fun: An AI Storytelling Showcase | Interact Studio, Sai R | USC | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/8fx6dvf0ZhkWBfsBJKfR?ref=chancity) |
| Sun, Oct 18 | 4 PM to 7:30 PM | AI International: Film, Music Video & Micro-Drama | AI International Film Festivals, Bert Holland | Hollywood | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/MANz1E2BH0L8NKgpWwqt?ref=chancity) |

## Who is there

- Hosting: Black L.A. Tech Week (4); Jasmine Jiang (3) ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasminejiangoc/)); Sunstone Management, Inc (3); Arriv (2); Innovate Pasadena (2); AcceleratorCON (1); Adam Shaw (1); Affan Imran (1) ([X](https://x.com/affan_imran)); Agora (1); AI International Film Festivals (1); AI M0V1E (1) ([X](https://x.com/AIM0V1E)); Ai MarkeThon 2026 (1) ([X](https://x.com/aimarkethon))
- Speaking: Ali Riley; David Irving; Shayne Allise; Billy Blase; Dinesh Moorjani; MaryAnn Bautista; Nnaemeka Alozie; Bora Mutluoglu; Jonathan Griffitt; Rod Henley; Tanya Menendez; Shannon Bradley; Michael Broughton; Michael Ronen; Simmone Seymour; Ella Lu; Reema Bhagchandani; Alexandra Stone; Michael Corr; Austin Spiegel; Brooke Harrington; Michael Finocchiaro; Nima Ashraf; Dori Yona; Dr. David Crabb; Jennifer Huang; Sean Devereaux; Valtteri (Val) Salomäki; Jeremy M. Evans; Greg Manly; Jensen Wu; Alexander Osinski; Justin Trevor Winters; Vanessa Mariveles; Bryan Liu; Nicolas Barnes; Bryan Michael Stoller; Tony Shyu; Jeff Synthesized; John Steele

## FAQ

### Which pitch and demo nights can I join without applying?

14 of the 80 are open RSVP; the other 66 ask you to apply. Among them are Pitch Roast Live (Thu 6:00 PM), Software for Hardware: State of the Industry (Tue 6:00 PM), [The Future of Sports AI: Building Toward LA28] (Wed 2:00 PM), Innovate Pasadena Startup Pitch Competition (Tue 5:00 PM) and 2026 Face to Face with Investors (Tue 1:30 PM).

### What do hosts ask when you apply?

Across 65 pitch and demo nights with an application form, 64 ask for a job title, 65 for a company, 65 for LinkedIn and 45 for GitHub.

### What are the main pitch and demo nights on Tuesday, Oct 13?

24 pitch and demo nights are listed for Tuesday, Oct 13, led by Building Consumer Brands That Last - A DTC Brand Showcase and Expert Panel and Software for Hardware: State of the Industry.

### What are the main pitch and demo nights on Wednesday, Oct 14?

16 pitch and demo nights are listed for Wednesday, Oct 14, led by [The Future of Sports AI: Building Toward LA28] and STAN LA: Pitch & Connect. [The Future of Sports AI: Building Toward LA28] (Wed 2 PM, Sunstone Management, Inc); STAN LA: Pitch & Connect (Wed 5 PM, STAN - Science & Technology Angel Network); Climate Commons: The Water-Energy Nexus & Startup Showcase (Wed 6 PM, Innovate Pasadena); Pitch Roast: Young Founders Edition (Wed 6 PM, Newgen Venture Partners); Robots Above LA (Wed 12 PM, Rovex Technologies Corporation).

### Which pitch and demo nights have food?

19 of the 80 mention food (14 snacks, 3 breakfast, 2 dinner).

### Which pitch and demo nights have drinks?

4 mention drinks: 3 alcohol, 1 coffee or soft drinks. Factory Field Day at Flyby Robotics (Tue 7 PM, Flyby Robotics); The Builder's Lounge - Jazz Bar with VEST x Cognition (Fri 6 PM, VEST at UCLA); Park, Charge & Connect: Arriv Pre-Launch Gathering + Networking (Thu 6 PM, Arriv); Seed2Table – Pitch+Dinner for AI, Web3 & Deep Tech Investors (Tue 5 PM, Seed2Table).

### Which pitch and demo nights have the most RSVPs?

Building Consumer Brands That Last - A DTC Brand Showcase and Expert Panel has the most, 270 going. Building Consumer Brands That Last - A DTC Brand Showcase and Expert Panel (Tue 10 AM, Sunstone Management, Inc); Hardware Meets Intelligence: AI for Space and Defense (Mon 5:30 PM, Starburst Aerospace); Software for Hardware: State of the Industry (Tue 6 PM, Physical Fund); [The Future of Sports AI: Building Toward LA28] (Wed 2 PM, Sunstone Management, Inc); Factory Field Day at Flyby Robotics (Tue 7 PM, Flyby Robotics).

### Who hosts the most pitch and demo nights?

Sunstone Management, Inc hosts 3, Innovate Pasadena 2.

## Same page at the other tech week

- At SF Tech Week (Oct 5 to 11): 211 Pitch and demo nights: https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/pitch-demo-nights
  Both weeks: https://www.chancity.ai/events/tech-week/pitch-demo-nights

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