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#045: Apply for new “Space Lead” role to host community tours at NASA. Join our Upfront after-party with Clout Kitchen & friends.
Emerging LA, Brandon Hoffman & Gary Leung
February 26, 2025
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TLDR: Issue #045 Summary
Upfront Summit is Back!
The biggest names in VC & tech have all come to Los Angeles
For what has been called the “most exclusive & glitzy VC event”
We are co-hosting an inclusive, big celebration mixer open to all!
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🚨 Apply for Space Lead to host NASA tour
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Upfront Summit Week 2025
Excitement is heating up across the LA tech community with the annual Upfront Summit upon us.
The Upfront Summit features two days of compelling content, conversation, and connection at what Business Insider calls the most exclusive & glitzy VC event in the nation.
1,000s of investors, founders, and leaders come from across the country (with a large portion pouring in from SF & NYC startup hubs) to visit Los Angeles for this event.
Upfront Summit taking place at Intuit Dome, home of the LA Clippers
While the big show is the draw, there are dozens of side events that take place during the Upfront Summit week.
We have already attended some fun ones with other local leaders in venture: Crosscut, M13, and Fika Ventures!
Academy LA is the hottest electronic dance club in Los Angeles
Join our Upfront after-party celebration with co-hosts Clout Kitchen, 100 Thieves, Weekend Fund, and Sunset Ventures to wrap up the week at Academy LA.
Whether you’re a creator, founder, investor, or tech enthusiast, you will have a good time.
Most importantly, the majority of events during the week are smaller & exclusive, this party is widely open for all to join!
Sign up now!
NOTE: If approved, you must show! (or be excluded from future events). We need 100% attendance on this one, please.
Are you passionate about the Space Economy?
Want to lead the deep tech movement happening in LA?
Become a Space Lead for the Emerging LA community!!
Your first assignment? Will be to host the group tours at NASA JPL on March 18 and April 29 afternoons.
Apply if you are excited to:
build connections to local VCs & founders
amplify your personal brand among 14K+ members
access the most exclusive tech events
lead the movement that is transforming LA tech
Submit your application ASAP to be considered for the upcoming NASA tour!
Community Partner Events in SoCal
2/27 LP & GP Upfront Summit Dinner with Brex (Santa Monica): Intimate invite-only dinner. Request invite if you are a venture GP or LP [send reply]
3/11 VanEck SoCal Blockchain Conference at USC: Two-day event exploring emerging trends and cutting-edge crypto research. Link
4/10 VC Happy Hour (Santa Monica): Exclusive networking event bringing together venture capitalists, angel investors, family offices, and LPs. Link
Tweet of the Week
Emerging managers going extinct? Great VC firms not as great as we think? A shift from being polite to requiring performance?
Check out these venture insights coming out of the discussions at #UpfrontSummit
Early takes from Upfront:
- Mass extinction of emerging managers is coming (LPs underwriting survivability)
- Many perceived to be great firms are not so quietly being recognized as on the decline
- Folks are tired of being “soft” and want to focus on performance>politeness— Rick Zullo (@Rick_Zullo)
3:26 PM • Feb 26, 2025
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