LA Tech Week 2026 Venues: Where to Host Your Event (Oct 12–18)
LA Tech Week returns October 12–18, 2026
If you're planning to host during it, the time to lock a venue is now. Presented by a16z, Tech Week is a decentralized, city-wide festival: instead of one conference hall, it's 100+ independently hosted events — founder dinners, happy hours, panels, demos, hackathons, and experiential activations — drawing more than 10,000 founders, investors, and operators across Los Angeles.
Why venues get tight, fast
Because every event is hosted separately by a different startup, fund, or company, hundreds of organizers are all sourcing space for the same seven days — and the best rooms in the tech corridor book out early. If you want a venue that fits your format and lands in the right neighborhood, you're competing with everyone else's calendar. Starting early is the whole game.
Match the space to your event format
• Founder dinners & salons — lofts and galleries with character and intimacy for 20–60 guests.
• Happy hours & mixers — rooftops and open lofts with bar-friendly, minglable layouts.
• Panels & fireside chats — spaces with seating, sightlines, and clean A/V.
• Demos & product showcases — blank-canvas galleries and creative offices that put the product first.
• Experiential activations & parties — warehouses and larger event spaces for a full build.
Where Tech Week happens — the LA tech corridor
Tech Week clusters around 'Silicon Beach' and Downtown, and location signals who shows up. Buttercup represents venues across the neighborhoods that matter for tech events:
• Santa Monica & Venice — the heart of Silicon Beach; walkable, on-brand for founder and investor crowds.
• Playa Vista & Culver City — the creative-tech corridor, strong for demos and experiential builds.
• Downtown LA — scale and character for larger mixers, panels, and after-parties.
Book your LA Tech Week venue
Tell us your event format, headcount, date within the week, and the neighborhood you want, and we'll send a curated shortlist — and handle scouting, permits, and load-in so you can focus on the guest list. The earlier you start, the better the room.
