Alliance Events

​Are you looking for guidance on raising capital for your venture? We invite you to our upcoming in-person Founder’s event in Culver City, “Fundraising in Today’s Startup Market. ​Join us for this exclusive event to get your questions answered by an expert panel of VCs from Zhenni Liu (MaC Ventures); Jeff Bocan (Okapi Venture Capital);...

A very special version of our Leadership Engagement and Discussion (LEAD) series of events. We will be embarking on a San Diego Bay cruise aboard the magnificent 62 foot catamaran "Chim Chim." While enjoying views of the beautiful downtown of San Diego, the Midway, and the Coronado bridge, you will have the chance to engage...

Agenda12:15Andy intro by sharing a conversation had w/ Gary Michelson after First Look.12:20Gary set up luncheon conversation before the group orders lunch12:30Order lunch12:40Alex grounds Gary's thesis with research1:00Lunch arrives1:10Open up to what other people are doing

A roundtable discussion and networking happy hour at Clocktower Technology Ventures in Santa Monica.This event is an invitation-only, intimate gathering of SoCal leaders and is the first of a three-part discussion series engaging and leveraging the collective wisdom of SoCal’s most innovative and forward-looking leaders sponsored by City National Bank. Erick Herring will moderate the...

The First Look SoCal Innovation Showcase is an annual conference celebrating the best very early-stage startups commercializing deep tech and life science breakthroughs from SoCal’s top research institutions.  The primary goal is to connect founders with investors, mentors, and executives with invaluable subject matter expertise to provide credible guidance and pre-seed/seed stage funding crucial to...

The Alliance for SoCal Innovation and Techstars host a tour of the USC Viterbi Maker Space followed by a roundtable discussion on digital transformation. AGENDA 3:00 - Arrival & registration 3:15 - Tour of Baum Family Maker Space 3:45 - Welcome & introductions by attendees 4:20 - Panel Discussion 4:55 - Moderated roundtable discussion with all...

The Alliance's Leadership Engagement and Discussion (LEAD) continues! In conjunction with BioscienceLA, we're hosting an evening of networking and wine tasting! This invitation only opportunity will bring together a small group of SoCal leaders to explore the wines of South America.

The Alliance is hosting an Alumni Reception for the SoCal companies accepted into the SoCal Venture Pipeline (SVP). This invite-only event will celebrate the entrepreneurial journey of the SVP Alumni companies with food, drinks, and good company with fellow founders in a fun relaxed atmosphere. The SVP Alumni will also hear from a panel of...

This is an invite-only event. A private tour of Edwards’ campus and labs, followed by a roundtable discussion on the bio-design process and concluding with a luncheon privately catered at Edwards. Connect with an impressive group of SoCal’s premier life science and healthcare innovation leaders to discuss the ins and outs of the bio-design process...

Join us for a packed morning of discovery and connection. We’ll start with a private tour of Illumina’s campus and labs, followed by a roundtable discussion about the strategies and challenges of building an innovation portfolio, and conclude with a delicious luncheon at La Jolla’s Seasons 52. Event Sponsors