Early-Stage, SEED FOUNDERS THIS IS FOR YOU!

Sharpen your story. Find your community. Build your company.

October 13, 2026 · LA Tech WeeK

The first hour will be all about the pitches — founders taking the stage to present their startups to top LA VCs. Then the lights will drop and the space will transform into an after-hours vibe, where founders, investors, and community come together to connect and celebrate.

This opportunity is for seed founders to get feedback from top VCs including Alpha Edison, Amplify.LA, X, and X Ventures.

Presented by Alpha Edison and hostedby Amplify.LA, PitchLive.LA is a live startup pitch event that will bring together seed-stage founders building at the frontier of intelligent systems: agentic software, machine-coordinated workflows, decentralized AI architectures, and distributed intelligence.

An event born in Los Angeles. Built for everywhere the future is being made for a high-energy night of real storytelling and bold ideas.

JUDGES

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what to expect

TOP 8

Ahead of the PitchLive.LA event, the top 8 finalists will be announced on September invited to a storytelling development dinner hosted by Gunderson Dettmer, and led by experienced coach, entrepreneur, and education and angel investor, Jason Yeh.

finalists

Finalists selected for their vision and execution will pitch to a panel of top tier VCs live during LA Tech Week, including Alpha Edison, Amplify.LA, Bonfire Ventures, & Fika Ventures.

winner

The winner will receive an investment of $200K and startup services including legal, branding, financial services & marketing.

And bragging rights.

Presented by ALPHA EDISON & Hosted By Amplify.LA

this is Los Angeles

Not just a city, but a current — of culture, reinvention, and unapologetic ambition.

The world looks to LA for what’s next in technology, storytelling, music, art, fashion and startups.

LA is for the builders in basements, the dreamers who won’t wait their turn,

and the founders brave enough to step into the spotlight and drop the mic.

We don’t just launch companies here.

We launch creative revolutions.

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