Los Angeles engineers, technical founders and product people. Tables by stack and problem, five builders on stage, then an open hour.
Every guest is checked in at the door. Investor attendance is not guaranteed. Pitching is by application, not by ticket.
Who’s going
Private list15 guests have a seat for this evening. Five of them, by first name:
The same evening on Luma
Investor seats are free and by approval; a pitch slot is a separate ticket. Both exist only on Luma.
Open on LumaAfter you register
Your ticket and confirmation arrive from Eventbrite to the email you used. Right after, two emails from us: an invitation to our Luma calendar and an invitation to the Los Angeles community, which opens in Slack, in the browser or in Telegram.
Nothing arrived? Contact the team.
The evening
Engineers, technical founders and product people in Los Angeles. Three reasons people come back:
01
Tables are set by what you are building with, voted before the night: agents, infrastructure, data, developer tools, hardware. You sit with people solving the same class of problem.
02
Five builders, five minutes each: what it does, how it is built and what is in the way. Then the room asks the questions only other builders would think of.
03
The stage ends and the floor stays open. That is when the stack debate from your table finishes, and when the hire or the co-founder conversation starts.
After the night
Most events end when you walk out. This one hands you a link: your profile, who else is coming before you get there, a chat for this specific evening, and a recap afterwards of who you actually met. Then you land in your city's space and stay there.
Free with your ticket: ascentvalley.com/communityWho it is for
Yes, if you write the code, ship the product or make the technical call: engineers, technical founders, ML and data people, product managers, and founders looking for their technical half.
Probably not, if you want a conference talk, a hackathon or a hiring fair. Nobody recruits from the stage and there is no panel.
The stage
The stage works the way it does on a pitch night: by application, read by a person, and we answer everybody. Applying is free; you need a ticket for the evening you present at.
Show the product, not the slide about the market. The room will ask about the architecture anyway.
Before you apply: How the five seats are filled
Straight answers
We don't
Instead
Why it's worth an evening
01You find the people in your city working on the same class of problem, which is rarer than it sounds.
02You hear which stack decisions other teams regret, before you make them.
03You leave with names for a hire, a co-founder search or a second opinion on your architecture.
Bring the engineer friend who keeps saying they will start something. An evening with people building the same kind of thing is the fastest way to find out whether they should.
Times in America/Los_Angeles
Take the table closest to what you are building with. Topics are voted before the night.
Five minutes each: what it does, how it is built, what is in the way. Then the room's questions.
The stage is done and the floor stays open.
What brings you here?
Most asks sound like one of these. Any of them is a good reason to come.
Frequently asked
This event is designed for AI/Tech founders, startup builders, engineers, product people, operators and investors interested in the AI and tech startup ecosystem.
No. You can join if you are already building, exploring an idea, looking for collaborators or simply want to connect with people in the AI startup space.
The event includes structured interactive networking designed to help people quickly connect around ideas, skills, business challenges and collaboration opportunities.
Yes, purchase a ticket and submit your application at https://ascentvalley.com/pitch A limited number of founders can apply for a pitch opportunity - spots are limited and reviewed in advance. Selected startups will be invited to present at the upcoming session.
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