San Francisco got one day. Los Angeles is home, so it gets the whole week, starting at 6am. Each day stays inside one walkable neighbourhood, because in LA the trip between rooms is the real schedule. Every stop shows the drive from the one before and the time to leave. Tick them off as you go.
Fresh off Hollywood & Mind in New York and SF Tech Week.
All Santa Monica, beach to downtown. Walk between rooms; book your WeWork desk for the midday gap.
By transit: $1.75 in Metro fares (capped at $5 a day). By car: about 3 mi, about $0.60 gas, parking about $10 to $20.
Transit: Metro E Line from the Westside · about 3 mi · about 19 min · $1.75 (within the $5 daily cap)
Drive: about 3 mi · about 10 min · about $0.60 gas · parking about $10 to $20
Pitch practice on the beach at dawn, with a cinematic edit to take home.
Leave at 08:00
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
Fund managers and their investors over breakfast.
Leave at 11:00
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
Mucker Capital on AI in media and entertainment.
Leave at 14:55
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
AI in finance.
Leave at 15:55
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
Mucker Capital on orchestration agents.
Leave at 16:55
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
AI and craft in film.
Leave at 17:55
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
The official kickoff, presented by a16z.
Leave at 18:45
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
An Arizona Commerce Authority and KPMG founder dinner.
Leave at 20:10
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
Tech comedy night.
Last room of the day
Windsor Hills in the morning, then one bus to Culver City for the rest of the day.
By transit: $3.50 in Metro fares (capped at $5 a day). By car: about 12 mi, about $2.40 gas, parking about $5 to $15.
Transit: Metro bus from the Westside · about 8 mi · about 52 min · $1.75 (within the $5 daily cap)
Drive: about 8 mi · about 28 min · about $1.60 gas · free parking
An LA fund backing founders the rest of the week rarely sees.
Leave at 11:00
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
Slauson & Co. and J.P. Morgan on building in LA.
Leave at 14:20
Transit: Metro bus · about 4 mi · about 32 min · $1.75 (within the $5 daily cap)
Drive: about 4 mi · about 14 min · about $0.80 gas · parking about $5 to $15
A room of fractional operators.
Leave at 15:55
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
Multimodal AI builders.
Leave at 16:55
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
Aerospace and defense startups.
Leave at 17:55
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
The AI media companies of Culver City.
Leave at 19:50
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
Mahjong night.
Last room of the day
All Santa Monica, from a 6am lift to dinner. The biggest money day, and nothing is more than a short walk.
By transit: $1.75 in Metro fares (capped at $5 a day). By car: about 3 mi, about $0.60 gas, parking about $10 to $20.
Transit: Metro E Line from the Westside · about 3 mi · about 19 min · $1.75 (within the $5 daily cap)
Drive: about 3 mi · about 10 min · about $0.60 gas · parking about $10 to $20
A 6am lifting club for founders.
Leave at 07:40
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
A 5k for founders and investors.
Leave at 08:55
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
Visa on commerce in an agentic world.
Leave at 09:55
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
AWS on AI security agents.
Leave at 10:55
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
Founders and marketing.
Leave at 11:55
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
A life sciences lunch.
Leave at 12:55
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
AWS on world models and visual reasoning.
Leave at 13:55
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
Founder stories, uncut.
Leave at 14:55
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
A pop-up from a16z speedrun.
Leave at 15:55
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
Funding growth without giving up equity.
Leave at 17:20
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
LA's govtech builders.
Leave at 18:20
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
Agent builders, hosted by LiveKit and Modal.
Leave at 19:00
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
Operators on scaling Series A to C.
Last room of the day
Santa Monica, one bus to Venice for the Claude summit, then the E Line to Downtown for the pitch night.
By transit: $5.00 in Metro fares (capped at $5 a day). By car: about 25 mi, about $5.00 gas, parking about $45 to $90.
Transit: Metro E Line from the Westside · about 3 mi · about 19 min · $1.75 (within the $5 daily cap)
Drive: about 3 mi · about 10 min · about $0.60 gas · parking about $10 to $20
How AI can widen access to care.
Leave at 09:20
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
Startup culture with speedrun's advisors and angels.
Leave at 10:15
Transit: Metro bus · about 3 mi · about 27 min · $1.75 (within the $5 daily cap)
Drive: about 3 mi · about 10 min · about $0.60 gas · parking about $10 to $25
Anthropic's creator summit.
Leave at 14:15
Transit: Metro bus · about 3 mi · about 27 min · $1.75 (within the $5 daily cap)
Drive: about 3 mi · about 10 min · about $0.60 gas · parking about $10 to $20
Trustworthy AI and investors.
Leave at 16:45
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
LA2050 on AI for good in Los Angeles.
Leave at 17:40
Transit: Metro E Line · about 16 mi · about 58 min · $1.75 (within the $5 daily cap)
Drive: about 16 mi · about 56 min · about $3.20 gas · parking about $15 to $25
An LA Tech Week pitch night for founders and investors.
Leave at 21:00
All Santa Monica: your board call, one room, follow-ups, one late room.
By transit: $1.75 in Metro fares (capped at $5 a day). By car: about 3 mi, about $0.60 gas, parking about $10 to $20.
Transit: Metro E Line from the Westside · about 3 mi · about 19 min · $1.75 (within the $5 daily cap)
Drive: about 3 mi · about 10 min · about $0.60 gas · parking about $10 to $20
AWS on running open-weight models.
Leave at 14:45
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
A founder and creator talent show.
Last room of the day
All Santa Monica, then the E Line to Culver City for the close-out party.
By transit: $3.50 in Metro fares (capped at $5 a day). By car: about 9 mi, about $1.80 gas, parking about $15 to $35.
Transit: Metro E Line from the Westside · about 3 mi · about 19 min · $1.75 (within the $5 daily cap)
Drive: about 3 mi · about 10 min · about $0.60 gas · parking about $10 to $20
A Saturday founders run.
Leave at 08:00
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
A wellness gathering hosted by an angel group.
Leave at 16:50
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
Microbots on self-building space infrastructure.
Leave at 17:50
Transit: Walk · same block · about 10 min · Free
Drive: already parked nearby, walk about 10 min, no extra parking
Purpose:Labs on agentic networking.
Leave at 20:20
Transit: Metro E Line · about 6 mi · about 28 min · $1.75 (within the $5 daily cap)
Drive: about 6 mi · about 21 min · about $1.20 gas · parking about $5 to $15
The Tech Week close-out party.
Last room of the day
Santa Monica, then the follow-up afternoon that makes the week pay.
By transit: $1.75 in Metro fares (capped at $5 a day). By car: about 3 mi, about $0.60 gas, parking about $10 to $20.
Transit: Metro E Line from the Westside · about 3 mi · about 19 min · $1.75 (within the $5 daily cap)
Drive: about 3 mi · about 10 min · about $0.60 gas · parking about $10 to $20
The Infoports soft launch.
Leave at 14:30