2026-04-21

Awesome Upcoming LA Tech Events

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Zach Sekar
April 21, 2026

Happy Tuesday, techies. A few announcements:

What it takes to raise VC funding in today’s investment landscape.

  • Featuring fundraising coach Ross Richmond

HubSpot's ex-Head of Paid shares his 2026 playbook

Rex Gelb spent a decade building HubSpot's paid engine. Now he's showing founders exactly how to do it.

On April 27th, get the framework to structure, launch, and scale paid media that drives pipeline, not just traffic. 20 minutes. Live Q&A. Free.

As always, check out these awesome upcoming events in LA:

🌴 In-Person Events in Los Angeles

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☕️ Startup Cafe: Traci Park

Apr 22• Venice

Agenda
8:45 - 9:30 am • Coffee and Socialize

9:30- 10:30 am • Talk and Presentation

April 22nd, 2026

Join us at Startup Cafe for a live…

Startup Arena

Apr 22 • Santa Monica

Almost sold out!

🤖 AI Cafe: Why Claude Code Changes Everything

Apr 23 • Venice

AI Cafe: How I Built AWS’s Voice AI GTM into a $50M business + Why Claude Code Changes Everything

Join Evan Grenda for a candid session on building a new…

⌚ SoCal Digital Health Summit

Apr 23 • Culver City

AI Innovation, Investment & Industry Insight
The SoCal Digital Health Summit brings together founders, investors,…

🌿 Pitch Purpose

Apr 29 • Venice

An Evening of Investor Perspectives and Founder Pitches

Join us as LA’s most promising impact-driven businesses pitch their transformative ideas to prominent…

Demo Day LA

May 14 • Venice

The signature startup event in Los Angeles returns in May.

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