Namaste IRL LA! We are back to dropping a new IRL LA edition every Tuesday at 1pm (PST) to help you all keep up to date with everything that’s going on in LA. This edition is being sent out while its pouring in LA but yet the ecosystem is thriving as we speak! There is a lot of events in store for you all this week and I’m confident to say there is something for everyone. Even though it isn’t sunny in LA, its shinning with events!

And remember, that I recently partnered with Jonathan Chang and Zehra Naqvi to launch this newsletter series to help startup ecosystems stay informed about the latest tech events happening in the cities of SF, LA, and NYC. So if you’re planning to visit any of those cities this year, make sure to subscribe to their newsletters below to keep informed about all the latest events and make sure to stay tune with LA IRL as we have some exciting events being planned for 2024. But without further ado, lets check this weeks exciting events for Feb 6st - Feb 13th, 2024 where we will be covering events in community beach walks, pitch events, VC happy hours and more!

PS - Esteban’s choice for events of the week will be highlighted! 😎

💜 = Events of the Week!

PS - a16z’s Tech Week was just announced! Make sure to check out the dates below to begin planning for this legendary run of events!

Dates for Tech Week 2024:  

• NY: June 3rd - 9th 

• SF: October 7th - 13th 

• LA: October 14th - 20th 

Events Coming Up 🎉 

Feb 6th - Tuesday
AI Fintech Connect
Tags - AI, Investors, Founders, Community, Fin Tech, Networking
Time - 5:00 PM -8:00 PM

Feb 7th - Wednesday
WeAreLATech: LA Tech Community Beach Walk 🌊🚶💜
Tags - Beach Chilling, Investors, Founders, Community, Impact, Beach
Time - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Pitch Purpose
Tags - Pitching, Investors, Founders, Community, Impact, Pay to Play ($35)
Time - 6:00 PM -8:30 PM
Women in Climate Investing and Finance Happy Hour
Tags - Pitching, Investors, Founders, Community, Impact, Fin Tech, Brewery
Time - 6:00 PM -8:30 PM

Feb 8th - Thursday
AI Policy Mixer
Tags - AI, Discussion, Founders, Investors, AI, Happy Hour, Legal
Time - 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
IRL Alpha! LIVE! Debating Web3 Art Tech & Culture
Tags - Networking, Web3, Founders, Investors, Live Stream, Happy Hour
Time - 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Climate Night: Activity + Mixer #3
Tags - Networking, Climate, Founders, Investors, Engaging, Happy Hour
Time - 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Feb 9th - Friday
LA VC Happy Hour with Wharton & Harvard 💜
Tags - Networking, VCs, Founders, Wharton, Harvard, Happy Hour
Time - 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Feb 10th - Saturday
Startups Fund Raising Program
Tags - Networking, VCs, Founders, Pitching, Pay to Play ($30)
Time - 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Feb 11th - Sunday
Hack Sunday: Machine Learning Together
Tags - Networking, VCs, Founders, ML, AI, Education
Time - 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Feb 12th - Monday
LA Acquired Meet-Up #1
Tags - Networking, VCs, Founders, Happy Hour, Story Telling
Time - 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Feb 13th - Tuesday
Pitch & Walk: Early-Stage B2B SaaS Founders & Funders 💜
Tags - Networking, VCs, Founders, B2B, SaaS, Happy Hour, Early Stage
Time - 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

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