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Today · Saturday · May 9, 2026
Tomorrow · Sunday · May 10, 2026
Monday · May 11, 2026
- 5:00 PMPT
GenAI May Happy Hour
LumaPasadena · Los AngelesTech / AI - 5:30 PMPT
San Diego County Startup Mixer
EventshipHarland Brewing Co. - Bay Park · San Diego · San DiegoStartup - 7:00 PMPT
LA Tech Startups, Investors, Innovators Networking with Elevator Pitch
MeetupLos AngelesTech / AIStartup - 7:00 PMPT
LA Tech Startups, Investors, Innovators Networking with Elevator Pitch
EventbriteThe Lincoln · Los Angeles · Los AngelesTech / AIStartup - 7:00 PMPT
Tech Connect: Startups, Investors, Professionals Networking Event LA
Eventbrite2536 Lincoln Blvd · Los Angeles · Los AngelesTech / AI
Tuesday · May 12, 2026
- 7:00 AMPT
For Over a Decade: LA's Most Successful (HYBRID) Business Networking Group
MeetupOrange CountyAll Industries - 8:00 AMPT
CFO Circle Experience Event
EventshipCavignac · San Diego · San DiegoFinance & Investing - 10:00 AMPT
PostNAB Los Angeles 2026
LumaLos Angeles · Los AngelesTech / AI - 11:30 AMPT
Mission Valley Networking Luncheon (Monthly!)
MeetupSan DiegoAll Industries - 11:30 AMPT
Monthly Business Network Connection
EventbriteMcGregor's Ale House · San Diego · San DiegoAll Industries - 11:30 AMPT
Monthly Business Networking in Mission Valley
MeetupSan DiegoAll Industries - 11:30 AMPT
Mission Valley Networking Luncheon (Monthly!)
MeetupSan DiegoAll Industries - 12:00 PMPT
Live In Person Business Networking
MeetupAliso Viejo · Orange CountyAll Industries - 5:00 PMPT
Fast, Focused Networking for Business Pros — RC’s Watering Hole
EventbriteRC's Watering Hole · Lake Forest · Orange CountyAll Industries - 5:30 PMPT
After Work Networking: 🤝 Let’s Figure Out the Job Market Together 🌆
MeetupOrange CountyAll Industries - 5:30 PMPT
USC Marshall & Leventhal Alumni LA: Happy Hour in Santa Monica
EventbriteEl Cholo · Santa Monica · Los AngelesAll Industries - 5:30 PMPT
Success Series Kick-Off Mixer – Meet the Speakers
EventbriteCCS Interactive · Upland · Orange CountyAll Industries - 5:30 PMPT
GitHub Copilot Dev Days | Los Angeles
LumaLos Angeles · Los AngelesTech / AI - 5:30 PMPT
FREE Small Business Networking Event. Build your Brand & Profit
MeetupOrange CountySmall Business - 6:00 PMPT
The LA Grind: Startup Community Mixer
LumaSanta Monica · Los AngelesStartup - 6:00 PMPT
IVMHA Orange County Chapter: Monthly Networking Mixer
EventbriteMoving Forward Psychological Institute, Inc · Fountain Valley · Orange CountyHealth & Wellness - 6:00 PMPT
LA Entrepreneur's Dinner
LumaLos Angeles · Los AngelesTech / AI - 6:30 PMPT
San Diego Business Mixer May 2026
EventbriteTown and Country Resort · San Diego · San DiegoMulti-Industry - 7:00 PMPT
Bulletpitch LA Founder and Investor Dinner
LumaSanta Monica · Los AngelesStartup - 7:00 PMPT
HealthTech, MedTech Startups, Investors, Innovators Networking Event LA
EventbriteThe Redwood Bar & Grill · Los Angeles · Orange CountyHealth & WellnessTech / AI
Wednesday · May 13, 2026
- 8:00 AMPT
Cafecito Business Networking, Dia Del Cafe - 2nd Wednesday May
EventbriteDia Del Cafe · San Diego · San DiegoSmall Business - 8:30 AMPT
SSC Subcontracting Forum: Pathways to Prime Contractors
LumaEl Segundo · Los AngelesMulti-Industry - 10:00 AMPT
Dental Venture Summit Anaheim, CA – May 13, 2026
EventbriteAnaheim Marriott · Anaheim · Orange CountyHealth & Wellness - 10:15 AMPT
Startup Quarters Curated Conversations
EventshipAnsir Innovation Center · San Diego · San DiegoStartup - 11:00 AMPT
LA Female Founders & Funders Lunch
LumaLos Angeles · Los AngelesStartup - 11:00 AMPT
Amazon Quick User Group - Los Angeles Area (Santa Monica)
LumaSanta Monica · Los AngelesTech / AI - 11:30 AMPT
North OC/Fullerton Women's Networking Luncheon
MeetupOrange CountyAll Industries - 4:30 PMPT
{FREE} Professional Networking Mixer
MeetupSan DiegoAll Industries - 4:30 PMPT
{FREE} Professional Networking Mixer
MeetupSan DiegoAll Industries - 4:30 PMPT
{FREE} Professional Networking Mixer
EventbriteMike Hess Brewing, Seaport Village 2 · San Diego · San DiegoAll Industries - 5:00 PMPT
Rush Hour by Semrush | San Diego 🇺🇸
LumaSan Diego · San DiegoTech / AI - 5:00 PMPT
San Diego NORTH COUNTY Cyber Meetup (May 2026)
EventshipThe Lost Abbey Brewing Co. · Vista · San DiegoTech / AI - 5:00 PMPT
AI Specialists: AppliedAI Ethics Mixer – Virtual Networking! - Los Angeles
EventbriteLocation TBD; Register Online · Los Angeles · Los AngelesTech / AI - 6:00 PMPT
OC Cigar Night Business Mixer Group @ The WINSTON'S Club - MAY 13th
EventbriteThe Winston's Club · San Juan Capistrano · Orange CountyAll Industries - 6:00 PMPT
Latinos Talk Mixer May
EventbriteEL BUEY LOCO TACOS Y MARISCOS · Perris · Orange CountyAll Industries - 6:00 PMPT
OC Product - May Networking Happy Hour
Eventbrite1705 Flight Wy · Tustin · Orange CountyTech / AI - 6:00 PMPT
Downey Chapter Women's Networking Virtually
MeetupOrange CountyAll Industries - 6:00 PMPT
OC Real Estate Networking: May Mixer (no pitches, no presentations)
EventbriteHive and Honey Rooftop Bar · Irvine · Orange CountyReal Estate - 6:00 PMPT
Proximity Plus | May 13th
EventbriteDunmor · Los Angeles · Los AngelesAll Industries - 6:30 PMPT
Culver City Black Chamber's Business Mixer
MeetupOrange CountyAll Industries - 6:30 PMPT
Design & Drafts
LumaSanta Monica · Los AngelesCreative & Media - 6:30 PMPT
OCRE Forum - Monthly networking meeting for real estate investors
MeetupOrange CountyReal Estate
Thursday · May 14, 2026
- 7:30 AMPT
Huntington Beach Chamber AM Connect business networking meeting
MeetupOrange CountyAll Industries - 8:45 AMPT
AI Cafe: How I Build An Agentic Life OS That Saves Me 15 Hours Per Week
LumaLos Angeles · Los AngelesTech / AI - 9:00 AMPT
Community Coworking Day @ Kiln RB
EventshipKiln Rancho Bernardo · San Diego · San DiegoAll Industries - 9:00 AMPT
Faith-Based Virtual Networking and Connecting
MeetupOrange CountyAll Industries - 11:00 AMPT
"Coffee, Networking & Success: Entrepreneurs and Investors Unite"
MeetupSan DiegoAll Industries - 11:00 AMPT
Joint Meeting with Coffee and Networking
MeetupSan DiegoAll Industries - 3:00 PMPT
Vibe Coding Builders Coworking Lab: Ship, Learn, Level Up
EventshipAswm / LaunchPad San Diego · Vista · San DiegoTech / AI - 4:30 PMPT
French BioBeach Monthly Networking Happy Hour
EventbriteThe Bella Lounge · San Diego · San DiegoTech / AI - 4:30 PMPT
Demo Day LA - May 2026
LumaLos Angeles · Los AngelesTech / AI - 5:00 PMPT
SD Networking Events May 2026 Business Networking Mixer
EventbriteGaslamp Quarter · San Diego · San DiegoAll Industries - 5:00 PMPT
PITCHFEST | The Founders Uprising #PHFEST26
LumaSanta Monica · Los AngelesTech / AIStartup - 5:30 PMPT
European American Business & Networking Mixer - Orange County
EventbriteWarehouse 72 - Irvine · Irvine · Orange CountyMulti-Industry - 5:30 PMPT
Triggerware AI - Turn GenAI Data into Queries & Triggers for AI Agents
LumaLos Angeles · Los AngelesTech / AI - 5:30 PMPT
San Diego County Hispanic Chamber May Mixer
EventbriteSeven Mile Casino · Chula Vista · San DiegoMulti-Industry - 5:30 PMPT
San Diego Women in Business Networking
EventbriteHHJ Trial Attorneys: San Diego Car Accident & Injury Lawyers · San Diego · San DiegoAll Industries - 6:00 PMPT
All Bar Spring Mixer
EventbriteSLS Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Beverly Hills · Los Angeles · Los AngelesLegal & Pro Services - 6:00 PMPT
LA UX Research + Re Ops Happy Hour
LumaLos Angeles · Los AngelesTech / AI - 6:00 PMPT
Black Film Space Los Angeles Industry Mixer
EventbriteRoadside Taco · Los Angeles · Los AngelesCreative & Media - 7:00 PMPT
Los Angeles's Hottest Networking Event For Young Professionals
EventbriteThe Corner Door · Los Angeles · Los AngelesAll Industries
Friday · May 15, 2026
- 6:30 AMPT
SD Founders Surf - May 15, 2026
EventshipSan Elijo State Beach · Encinitas · San DiegoStartup - 11:45 AMPT
USC MLAA-OC Networking Lunch: The Goldfinch - Irvine - 05/15/26
EventbriteThe Goldfinch Restaurant · Irvine · Orange CountyAll Industries - 12:00 PMPT
Supergroup Formation (Like Voltron) Business Mixer
EventbriteLamppost Pizza · Irvine · Orange CountyAll Industries - 5:30 PMPT
NextGen Connect: ACHE Emerging Leaders Networking/Mixer
EventbriteNational University · San Diego · San DiegoHealth & Wellness - 6:30 PMPT
🚀 MAC x DATA Alumni Networking Gala
LumaIrvine · Orange CountyTech / AI
Saturday · May 16, 2026
- 10:00 AMPT
🌊 San Diego AI Studio Sharathon
LumaSan Diego · San DiegoTech / AI - 10:00 AMPT
The Silent Attack: Why Heart Disease Strikes Without Warning
EventshipKnobbe Martens · San Diego · San DiegoHealth & Wellness - 10:00 AMPT
Tech + Trails: May 2026 Hike by Salehpour Legal
LumaLos Angeles · Los AngelesTech / AI - 12:00 PMPT
Copy of MAY IE STS BUSINESS MIXER
Eventbrite821 Orange St · Redlands · Orange CountyAll Industries - 12:00 PMPT
Weekend Function() { Software Developer Meetup }
LumaSan Diego · San DiegoTech / AI - 12:00 PMPT
Weekend Function() { Software Developer Meetup }
Eventship1495 Pacific Hwy #300 · San Diego · San DiegoTech / AI - 1:00 PMPT
Get Found First — On Google & AI - Powered by CLAUDE
LumaLos Angeles · Los AngelesTech / AI - 1:30 PMPT
🎬 rednote Creator Summit - Build Your Creator Career
LumaLos Angeles · Los AngelesCreative & Media
Sunday · May 17, 2026
Monday · May 18, 2026
- 9:00 AMPT
Bioscience Talent Connection
LumaLos Angeles · Los AngelesHealth & Wellness - 6:00 PMPT
SoCalSec May 2026
LumaLong Beach · Los AngelesTech / AI - 7:00 PMPT
Real Estate & Construction Industry Networking Event LA
Eventbrite1228 Sunset Blvd · Los Angeles · Los AngelesReal Estate - 7:00 PMPT
Real Estate & Construction Business and Startups Networking Event
MeetupLos AngelesReal EstateStartup - 7:00 PMPT
LA Real Estate & Construction Pitch & Networking Event
EventbriteBar Henry · Los Angeles · Orange CountyReal Estate
Tuesday · May 19, 2026
- 8:00 AMPT
The LA Grind: Q&A with David Waxman, Partner at TenOneTen Ventures
LumaSanta Monica · Los AngelesTech / AI - 8:00 AMPT
Cafecito Business Networking Sabre Springs - 3rd Tuesday May
Eventbrite12640 Sabre Springs Pkwy #107 · San Diego · San DiegoAll Industries - 9:00 AMPT
Neurotech Frontiers Summit: Where Innovation Meets Neurodiversity
EventshipConrad Prebys Aztec Student Union Montezuma Hall · San Diego · San DiegoTech / AIHealth & Wellness - 9:00 AMPT
Driven by 2028: Transatlantic Sustainable Mobility Forum
LumaLos Angeles · Los AngelesTech / AI - 9:00 AMPT
San Diego AgTech Gathering - May 2026
Eventship455 North Quince Street · Escondido · San DiegoTech / AIAgriculture - 12:00 PMPT
SFV Female Founders and Funders, The Founder’s Exchange: 120 Minutes of Radical Efficiency. LA’s scaling founders meeting.
LumaLos Angeles · Los AngelesStartup - 2:00 PMPT
Network Mixer
Eventbrite215 S Brea Blvd ste 103 · Brea · Orange CountyMarketing & Sales - 4:00 PMPT
Vibe Code for Finance — Los Angeles
LumaLos Angeles · Los AngelesFinance & InvestingTech / AI - 4:00 PMPT
Faith-Based Virtual Connecting and Networking
MeetupOrange CountyAll Industries - 5:00 PMPT
Real Estate Networking Mixer
EventbriteWood Ranch Cerritos · Cerritos · Los AngelesReal Estate - 5:00 PMPT
The Local Link Up Business Networking Mixer
EventbriteEl Dorado Park Golf Course · Long Beach · Los AngelesAll Industries - 6:00 PMPT
Business Networking at Fogo!
MeetupOrange CountyAll Industries - 6:00 PMPT
2026 San Diego Tech Beer!!
EventshipDeft Brewing · San Diego · San DiegoTech / AIStartup - 6:00 PMPT
Vibe Coding for Non-Technical Founders
EventshipAnsir Innovation Center · San Diego · San DiegoTech / AIStartup - 6:30 PMPT
20th LA Hardware Meetup @ Gunderson Dettmer
LumaLos Angeles · Los AngelesTech / AI - 7:00 PMPT
Health, Fitness, Beauty & Wellness Business Networking Mixer LA
Eventbrite2536 Lincoln Blvd · Los Angeles · Los AngelesHealth & Wellness
Wednesday · May 20, 2026
- 8:00 AMPT
Cafecito Business Networking, National City 3rd Wednesday May
EventbriteNahomie's Café & Deli · National City · San DiegoAll Industries - 10:15 AMPT
Startup Quarters Curated Conversations
EventshipAnsir Innovation Center · San Diego · San DiegoStartup - 11:30 AMPT
Laguna Hills Professional Mixer
Eventbrite23046 Avenida De La Carlota suite 600 · Laguna Hills · Orange CountyAll Industries - 4:00 PMPT
Guest RSVP: LA Tech Spring 2026 Rising Internship Demo Day
LumaLos Angeles · Los AngelesTech / AI - 5:00 PMPT
AI Specialists: AgenticAI Monthly Mixer - Tech, Careers & Collaboration! - Los Angeles
EventbriteLocation TBD; Register Online · Los Angeles · Los AngelesTech / AI - 5:00 PMPT
AI Specialists: AgenticAI Circle - Virtual AI Mixer! - San Diego
EventbriteLocation TBD; Register Online · San Diego · San DiegoTech / AI - 5:00 PMPT
UC Irvine and City of San Clemente Mixer- Future of Coastal Infrastructure
EventbriteCasa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens · San Clemente · Orange CountyMulti-Industry - 5:30 PMPT
Founders Dinner & Poker 2.0 - San Diego, CA 92121
EventshipDrata · San Diego · San DiegoStartup - 5:30 PMPT
SD ISSA - InfoSec Networking Happy Hour (May)
MeetupSan DiegoTech / AI - 5:30 PMPT
SD ISSA - InfoSec Networking Happy Hour (May)
LumaSan Diego · San DiegoTech / AI - 5:30 PMPT
USC Marshall & Leventhal Alumni LA: Monthly Happy Hour in DTLA
EventbriteHatch at the Bloc · Los Angeles · Orange CountyAll Industries - 5:30 PMPT
LAs Biggest Tech Startup And Business Professional Networking Soiree
EventbriteHyatt Place LAX / Century Blvd · Los Angeles · Los AngelesTech / AIStartupAll Industries - 5:30 PMPT
DeviceAlliance Networking Mixer
EventbriteTaco Rosa Newport Beach · Newport Beach · Orange CountyHealth & Wellness - 5:30 PMPT
The AI Imperative: Investing IN and WITH AI
LumaLos Angeles · Los AngelesTech / AIFinance & Investing - 6:00 PMPT
Pride Point Network -Booked & Busy: LGBTQ+ Career Mixer & Job Fair
Eventbrite4612 Park Blvd · San Diego · San DiegoAll Industries - 6:45 PMPT
Speed Networking Finance, Legal, & Real Estate Professionals | Los Angeles
EventbriteCity Club LA · Los Angeles · Los AngelesFinance & InvestingLegal & Pro ServicesReal Estate - 7:00 PMPT
WVA San Diego Mixer
EventbriteSeven Mile Casino · Chula Vista · San DiegoCreative & Media
Thursday · May 21, 2026
- 9:00 AMPT
Costa Mesa Bright Business Club: Monthly Founders and Experts Collaborative Meeting
EventshipSerendipity Labs - Costa Mesa Pacific Arts Plaza · Costa Mesa · Orange CountyMulti-Industry - 10:00 AMPT
Steal Like A Founder
EventshipAnsir Innovation Center · San Diego · San DiegoStartupCreative & Media - 12:30 PMPT
Nucleate San Diego Demo Day
LumaSan Diego · San DiegoHealth & Wellness - 4:00 PMPT
Entrepreneur Summit - SD Networking Events
EventbriteUC San Diego Park & Market · San Diego · San DiegoAll Industries - 4:00 PMPT
SD Networking Events 5th Annual Entrepreneur Summit
EventshipUC San Diego Park & Market · San Diego · San DiegoMulti-Industry - 4:00 PMPT
SIMBIOSYX: Matching Startups with Verified Experts to Fuel Innovation
EventshipAquillius · San Diego · San DiegoMulti-Industry - 5:30 PMPT
AI in Sports Betting & Prediction Markets — Open Bar + Indoor Golf
HostedB&BEver Club · Tustin · Orange County - 5:30 PMPT
OCEAN Networking Mixer May 21 2026
RecommendedotherSerendipity labs · Costa Mesa · Orange County - 5:30 PMPT
BCR Networking Mixer - The Fifth
EventbriteThe FIFTH Rooftop Restaurant & Bar · Anaheim · Orange CountyAll Industries - 5:30 PMPT
AI in Sports, Betting, & Prediction Markets - W/ Open Bar & Indoor Golf
EventshipEver Club · Tustin · Orange CountyTech / AISports - 6:00 PMPT
LA Founders Dinner | Hosted by: T Palmer Agency
LumaWest Hollywood · Los AngelesTech / AI - 6:00 PMPT
IGDA: OC - Monthly Game Developer Mixer Meet Up
EventbriteHangar 24 Orange County · Irvine · Orange CountyCreative & Media - 6:00 PMPT
OC CTO Talks Presents: Deploying AI Agents At Enterprise Scale
EventshipBack Bay Conference Center · Irvine · Orange CountyTech / AI - 6:00 PMPT
Pasadena Tech Happy Hour
LumaPasadena · Los AngelesTech / AIStartup - 6:45 PMPT
Reel Connections | Speed Networking for Filmmakers | Los Angeles
EventbriteFanny's · Los Angeles · Los AngelesCreative & Media
Friday · May 22, 2026
- 7:00 AMPT
Tech Founders Walk at Misson Bay
EventshipSuperbloom Coffee & Juice · San Diego · San DiegoStartup - 8:30 AMPT
Coffee Chats: Women Networking
EventbriteAdriana Bravo Law Offices · Long Beach · Los AngelesAll Industries - 9:00 AMPT
co routine("Communal")
EventshipCommunal · Oceanside · San DiegoTech / AI - 10:00 AMPT
Future Founders: Building in Public
LumaSanta Monica · Los AngelesTech / AIStartup - 11:00 AMPT
Bright Business Accelerator powered by Aquillius Institute - Discovery Meeting
EventshipAquillius · San Diego · San DiegoMulti-Industry - 5:30 PMPT
7th Ukrainian Business Networking with bank CHASE. “The Power of Capital”
Eventbrite4111 Governor Dr · San Diego · San DiegoFinance & Investing - 6:00 PMPT
women in tech San Diego 2026
EventbriteGARAGE Kitchen + Bar · San Diego · San DiegoTech / AI - 6:00 PMPT
Caltech Longevity Hackathon
LumaPasadena · Los AngelesTech / AI - 6:00 PMPT
San Diego Tech Mixer 2026
EventbriteGARAGE Kitchen + Bar · San Diego · San DiegoTech / AI