🌴 The LA Grind: Week of March 16th

Upcoming events, venture deals, LA opportunities, and more in Los Angeles this week.

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Justin Gordon
March 16, 2026

👋 I’m Justin. I run The LA Grind and The SF Grind and scout for Headline.

Happy Monday! Two things before we get into this week’s edition. First, The LA Grind is turning one year old in May and we’re going to celebrate. Second, a founder friend of mine is looking for roommates to rent a house in LA. Shoot me a reply if that’s you or someone you know.

Let’s get to it.

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Upcoming Events

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🌴 Upcoming Events I’m Hosting 🌴  

🗓️ March 17: Members Coffee Meetup. Santa Monica. 8 - 9:30 am.

🗓️ March 24: Pre-Seed to Series A Founder Dinner. Westside. 6 - 8:30 pm.

🗓️ March 31: LA Startup Community Walk & $2 Burgers Happy Hour. Manhattan Beach. 4 - 6:30 pm.

🗓️ April 3: Members Poker Night. Hollywood. 6 - 11 pm.

🗓️ April 25: Members Potluck Dinner. Hollywood. 6 - 10 pm.

🗓️ May 9: Startup Community Hike. Hollywood. 8 - 9:30 am.

🗓️ May 29: The LA Grind One-Year Party. Hollywood. 6 - 11:30 pm.

👋 This Week 👋 

🗓️ March 21: TechWalk. Santa Monica. 9 - 10 am.

🗓️ March 21: Clair Launch Party. Arts District. 4 - 6 pm.

Top 5 LA Startup & VC Firm Jobs

Software Engineer @ MindFort

Content Marketing Lead @ Karat Financial

Ai-first Marketing Manager @ Intersection Capital

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Marc Hankin of HPL Law advises inventors and high-growth teams on patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and licensing. Before your next fundraise, launch, or M&A chat, know where you stand by talking with Marc, who you can reach at [email protected]. Marc can often be found at startup events in LA and has been one of the biggest supporters of The LA Grind since its inception!

Hurray's GIRL BEER, a flavored light beer brand stocked at major national retailers, raised a $5M Seed round led by Lakehouse Ventures.

Freestyle, a premium diaper and wipes company, raised a $10M Series A led by Silas Capital.

MAX BioPharma, a biotech developing an oral drug candidate for MASH, raised a $13M Series A led by Technomark Life Sciences.

Send any fundraising news for LA-based companies or funds, including your own, to [email protected].

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The Henry. Modern American eats and craft cocktails in a space that somehow feels both buzzy and like home.

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See you next week,

Justin

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