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🌴 The LA Grind: Week of March 2nd
Upcoming events, venture deals, LA opportunities, and more in Los Angeles this week.
Justin Gordon
March 02, 2026
👋 I’m Justin. I run The LA Grind and The SF Grind and scout for Headline.
Happy Monday! After a rather hectic February, I’m looking forward to March, and making a few changes. First, there are now 3 more Community Partner spots available. Here’s the package:
$1,500/month, three-month minimum. Consistent placement in every newsletter edition, four times a month. Over 9,400 subscribers (growing 500+ per month), 55% open rate, reaching founders, operators, and investors across LA.
Capped at 5 Community Partners total, and each one gets category exclusivity. You would be the only company in your category that is a Community Partner. No competitors for the length of the partnership.
We already have two partners locked in, HPL Intellectual Property Law and Talk Shop Media (Thanks you!). Three spots left. Reply to this email if interested.
LA Grind Club Reminder: Pricing for The LA Grind Club is going up at the end of the day March 7th. Apply to become a member to get access to members-only events, priority RSVPs to events, and much more. Apply today.
Let’s get to it.
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⭐️ Featured Event ⭐️
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🌴 Upcoming Events I’m Hosting 🌴
🗓️ March 3: Startup Community Mixer. Santa Monica. 6 - 8 pm.
🗓️ March 4: Startup Community Walk. Manhattan Beach. 4 - 5:30 pm
🗓️ March 6: Members Coffee Meetup. Santa Monica. 8 - 9:30 am.
🗓️ March 24: Pre-Seed to Series A Founder Dinner. Westside. 6 - 8:30 pm.
🗓️ April 3: Members Poker Night. Hollywood. 7 - 11 pm.
👋 This Week 👋
🗓️ March 3: NachoTuesday: LA SaaS & AI Founder + Investor Happy Hour. Santa Monica. 5 - 8 pm.
🗓️ March 3-6: VC Open Office Hours. 10 am - 4 pm.
🗓️ March 4: Startup Cafe: High Five Energy Founders w/ Jeffrey Chernick. Venice. 8:45 - 10:30 am.
🗓️ March 4: FM Harbor Electric Truck Charging Depot Open House. Long Beach. 8 - 11 am.
🗓️ March 4: CPG Sisterhood Social. Anaheim. 4 - 5:30 pm.
🗓️ March 4: AI Policy March Meetup. Highland Park. 6 - 8 pm.
🗓️ March 4: The Finance Leaders Roundtable: Presented by Keboola. DTLA. 6:30 - 9 pm.
🗓️ March 5: Polsinelli Los Angeles Risk and Innovation Summit. Beverly Hills. 2 - 4 pm.
🗓️ March 5: Venture Building Program | Demo Day. Glendale. 6:30 - 10 pm.
🗓️ March 6: Lunch Club. Venice. 12 - 2 pm.
🗓️ March 6: LA Poker Night. 6 - 10 pm.
🗓️ March 6: BCLA & Friends Happy Hour. West LA. 6:30 - 9:30 pm.
🗓️ March 6-7: Founders Fundraising Badge. Wilshire Center.
🗓️ March 7: Dental Technology & Innovators Networking Pitch Day. Wilshire Center. 9 am - 5 pm.
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Investment Opportunity
Know a founder or investor in Los Angeles who is raising capital or searching for a co-founder? Reply to this email with more details that I could share in this newsletter for 9,000+ founders, investors, and operators.
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!
Third Way Health, a Los Angeles, CA-based AI-enabled services company for healthcare organizations, raised a $15M Series A led by Health Velocity Capital.
Inhouse, an AI platform able to perform end-to-end legal work for business owners, raised a $5 million Seed round led by Run Ventures, Royal Street Ventures, Switch, and Legal Zoom.
Revel, a Los Angeles, CA-based provider of a software platform for hardware test and control, raised a $150M Series B led by Index Ventures.
Handl Health, a provider of a technology platform building health plans, raised a $14M Series A led by Arthur Ventures.
Subject, a provider of an AI-powered education platform, raised a $28M round led by Vistara Growth.
Send any fundraising news for LA-based companies or funds, including your own, to [email protected].
Monthly members-only events, priority RSVPs, and discounted tickets are just a few of the perks of becoming an LA Grind Club member.
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Perch. Rooftop French-style restaurant and bar with amazing views of DTLA, great for drinks and dinner with a memorable experience.
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See you next week,
Justin
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