Happy New Year! Welcome to 2026; I have no doubt this will be an unforgettable year of progress, growth, and surprises.

So now for the news…

Startup Coil has been acquired by Nerdstage

After two years of helping develop the team behind Demo Day LA, the Nerdstage Podcast, and more, we are officially combining our powers to give tomorrow a louder voice.

You can expect events like LA Tech Happy Hour, Startup Cafe, Startup Arena, and more to continue under the stewardship of this new company structure, and this newsletter curating the best LA tech & startup events will also continue uninterrupted.

For those who aren’t yet familiar with Nerdstage: we are a training, media, and events company committed to developing founders into highly effective communicators so that they rapidly reach their next milestones in fundraising, team building, and sales. We do this by pairing a training curriculum with public speaking opportunities to produce rapid results in confidence, clarity, and effectiveness.

Readers of this newsletter have insider access to the upcoming Nerdstage Pitch Accelerator. If you’re a builder turning hard problems into progress, request early access here. More on this in future newsletters.

As always, don’t miss these awesome upcoming events in LA:

Episode 2 of the Nerdstage Podcast is now live