Irvine Tech Week, an exciting week-long event series that showcases the thriving ecosystem of Irvine. Presented by VCs, accelerators, startups, and the City of Irvine, this celebration is not to be missed. Stay in the loop and be among the first to know about next year's festivities by signing up for our updates. Stay ahead of the game and join us for an unforgettable experience!
(PAST)2023 FEATURED EVENTS
Wednesday 3/22/2023
2-4pm @Sunstone Mgt.
Early-Stage Founders Panel: Navigating the Road to Capital, Growth & Beyond
Wednesday 3/22/2023
***WELCOME EVENT***
5:30-7:30pm @Irvine Civic Center
5:30-6pm Reception (Refreshments and Startup Showcase and Sponsor booths at the lobby)
6:00-6:15pm Open Remarks
6:15 – 7:00 Fireside chat
7:00-7:30 Networking
Fireside chat: How to Navigate your Startup to Success in Irvine/OC.
Panelist:
Corey White – Cyvatar.ai, Founder & Chief Executive & Experience Officer
Joshua Lee – Founder / CEO
Guest Speaker:
Thursday 3/23/2023
Life Science Founder Stories
3-5pm @University Lab Partners
The Founder journey is never an easy, linear path and for life science founders, it is loaded with even more challenges and uncertainty. This journey is usually ignited with a passion-driven mission paired with a lot of successes and even more failures along the way. Join us for Life Science Founder Stories where you will hear from 3 local, life science founders, currently incubating at University Lab Partners. We will get candid and honest, but the stories will not fail to inspire. Happy hour fair will be served alongside cocktails/mocktails.
Thursday 3/23/2023
5 – 8:00pm @UCI ANTrepreneur Center
TCA/OKAPI Joint Event: VC Panel and Face to Face with Investors.
**See details in Eventbrite***
Friday 3/24/2023
Sustainability panel:
12-2pm @Innovation Room, FivePoint
12 – 12:30: Networking and Startup Showcase
12:30 – 12:45pm Opening Remarks
12:45 – 1:30pm A panel discussion with experts across the sustainability ecosystem
1:30 – 1:45pm The state of sustainability in Irvine, and what the future looks like
1:45 – 2:00pm – Startup quick pitches
Friday 3/24/2023
Irvine Gateway Program
2-4pm @Irvine Chamber of Commerce
Irvine Gateway Program — Business leaders offering their expertise on various subjects regarding all aspects of the business community. What can we help you accomplish?
Friday 3/24/2023
Irvine Tech Week OC Startup Council Community Happy Hour! (Sponsored by Withum)
4:30-6:30pm @Hangar 24 Orange County
The OC Startup Council invites you to celebrate Irvine Tech Week with OC startup founders, investors, and friends at a fun Happy Hour sponsored by Withum!
You're invited to mix and mingle with Orange County's best entrepreneurs, startup employees, angel investors, VCs, marketing pros, developers, attorneys, HR execs, educators, designers, engineers, and everyone who is helping accelerate the #GrowthOC startup ecosystem.
Friday 3/24/2023 – Sunday 3/26/2023
Techstars Startup Weekend, Irvine @PeopleSpace
Learn how to think, work and build like a startup. In 54 thrilling hours.
Please see details in Eventbrite…
Sunday 3/26/2023
WRAP-UP CELEBRATION @Great Park Gallery (Next to the hangar)
6:00pm-8:30pm
Park in lot 3
280 Corsair, Irvine, CA 92618
Get ready to celebrate an epic week of innovation, creativity, and collaboration at the Irvine Tech Week Wrap Party! Join us for an unforgettable night of food, drinks, and music, as we honor the brightest minds in the tech community and toast to their success.
The 3 winners from Startup Weekend will present their new idea here!
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
Wednesday 3/22/23
Organization: Sequoia.com
Date/Time: 3/23/23 6:30am-7:30am
Location:
OC Founders Hike (Irvine Tech Week Edition) – by John O'Ravitz and Michael Hill. Join us Wednesday, March 22nd from 6:30AM to 7:30AM at Shady Canyon Trail. Address: Shady Canyon Trail, Irvine CA
Thurssday 3/23/23
Organization: OWASP Orange County
Date/Time: 3/23/23 6-8pm
Location: PeopleSpace 1691 Kettering St. Irvine Ca. 92618
Mobile Rules the World – Jump into Mobile AppSec with the OWASP MAS Project
Thursday 3/23/23
Company: Limon – An all-in-one app to discover your next day trip
10am – 12pm, Adventure & Networking – Get ready for a day of adventure and networking like no other during Irvine Tech Week with Limon and Young Founders in Orange County! Add some zest to your day with a hike and networking at Crystal Cove State Park! We're not just getting a workout; we'll also be squeezing in valuable connections with fellow startup founders and investors. Learn more…
Thursday 3/23/23
Company: Archytas – Archytas provides design, manufacturing, installation, training and ongoing support of automation solutions engineered specifically for your operation.
10 am – 2:00 pm, Open House – Archytas Automation is hosting an open house at 18 Technology Drive, Suite 106, Irvine, CA. Come visit anytime between 10 am – 2:00 pm to see our first MicroFactory, where we're building robots with 3D printed structural parts and creating solutions for coffee bagging, laboratories and Community College Robotics education.
Thursday 3/23/23
Organization: Friends of Figma
Location: PeopleSpace
6pm – 8pm Build-a-Button Workshop: Figmates, do you know how to build a button component? That is, with all its different properties: variants, text, boolean, etc… and then document this component within a design system? Well, even if you think you do, you may be surprised by how much there is to learn about Figma components! That's why we're excited to invite designers of all experience levels to come to this special hybrid event, which will feature an informative presentation and interactive workshop on building components with properties in Figma.
Thursday 3/23/23
Organization: TCVN
Location: Concordia University
6pm – 8pm Social Enterprise with Working Wordrobes CEO:Tech Coast Venture Network is delighted to announce that Bonni Pomush, CEO of the nonprofit organization, Working Wardrobes, will be a featured speaker at our upcoming event. Bonni is an accomplished entrepreneur and mentor with over 25 years of experience in leading teams to exceed goals.
Friday 3/24/23
Organization: Startup Steroid
Date/Time: Friday, March 24, 2023 2pm-4pm
Location: 18881 Von Karman Ave Suite 1600, Irvine, CA 92612
We are inviting tech startups to pitch to us. the pitching startups will be judged by a team of experienced Angel investors. The pitching format will be 5 minute to pitch and 5 minutes for Q&A.
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