Community Events

The Innovation Showcase was created to promote and share bioscience start-ups and early stage technologies. By inviting a targeted audience of entrepreneurs, mentors, investors, trade organizations, technology transfer experts, life science industry professionals, and service providers, the Showcase provides an intimate environment to facilitate business discussions and meaningful networking. The first half of the event...

The much-anticipated High Tech Awards celebrate the top innovators, entrepreneurs and technology leaders in Orange County. Join us for the 2022 High Tech Awards to celebrate and recognize those individuals and companies who make Orange County a center of technology and medical technology innovation. This year’s ceremony celebrates Octane’s 20th Anniversary — with a welcome...

Over the last nine years, the Net Zero Conference has brought together those who understand that it takes all of us to overcome climate change—and this year, we're back in person to bring our community of experts together to create a positive impact. Schedule includes full day of programs and the Gala on the 15th....

A great opportunity to network with the Cleantech Ecosystem in Los Angeles. Meet with Cleantech Open staff, volunteers, mentors and entrepreneurs from our accelerator program. Find out more about our upcoming annual showcase and awards event, the Global Forum, and opportunities to get involved. Whether you're into growing your own startup, learning about evolving cleantech...

The “Fun for Funds Festival” is a chance for you to meet and play with the other participants in this ecosystem. Join us to help raise funds for AI responsibility and literacy programs in the Greater Los Angeles area while making meaningful industry connections. Whether you are an AI practitioner or just AI-curious, we are...

NASA MSI Space Accelerator is an inaugural NASA innovation program that brings together diverse scholars to advance the agency’s goals for improving its future science missions. The program is run in partnership between the Agency’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD), its Minority University Research Education Project (MUREP), the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and Starburst. Hybrid FormatPhysical...

​Join dot.LA for a relaxed evening of food, drinks, and friends - featuring a special presentation of "The Founder's Guide to Los Angeles" with dot.LA Co-Founder and Executive Chairman Spencer Rascoff (also of Zillow, Pacaso, 75 & Sunny, and more). Since its launch in January 2020, dot.LA is the definitive source of news and community...

A Week of events hosted by VCs and startups to celebrate the growing LA ecosystem! Register your email with LA Tech Week's organizers for event updates and more information. Check out a sampling of the events below.   Tue Evening (08/16) @Santa Monica The Founder's Guide to LA by dotLA SPEAKER Spencer Rascoff Cofounder of...

Partnered event between Pepperdine Graziadio Business School, Startup World Cup & Los Angeles Venture Association. Startup World Cup offers innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities for startup ecosystems around the world. This platform consists of a global series of startup conferences and competitions that bring together phenomenal startups, VCs, and world-class tech CEOs. Startups worldwide will first...

UC Santa Barbara will host this 3-day, in-person symposium featuring a Biotechnology Industry Showcase on 8 August and Bioengineering Research Focus. The Showcase will connect industry representatives with students and faculty for professional development and opportunities for careers and collaborations with industry.

Care in Space is the first of its kind program leveraging the extreme conditions of space to not only drive innovation but also to build viable businesses at the intersection of commercial space and biomedical science. A collaborative effort between Boryung, Axiom Space, and Starburst Aerospace, the challenge will provide winning entrepreneurs and their startups...