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Santa Monica Kicks off Tech Week
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By Lookout Staff October 11, 2024 -- LA Tech Week will kick off in Santa Monica Monday with an Innovation Hub Street Fair that will close down a stretch of Ocean Avenue Downtown and an adjacent portion of Palisades Park. The ticketed even -- sponsored by the City and hosted by StartupStarter -- features live tech activations and the opportunity to meet some of LA’s top investors, entrepreneurs and business leaders. “Santa Monica is the epicenter of Silicon Beach, and we continue to grow as a hub for innovation, technology and startups,” said Jennifer Taylor, the City's Economic Development Manager. “We have built a strong tech community here thanks in part to city support including strategic investment in the CityNet dark fiber and community broadband infrastructure. Companies know this is the place their employees want to live, work and play.” The fair also features VR/AR activations, a co-working lounge, a sound stage, food trucks, live music and a beer garden, organizers said. The Street Fair is one of more than 1,000 events hosted locally and throughout the region as part of LA Tech Week presented by venture capital firm a16z, which recently opened a new headquarters in downtown Santa Monica. The Santa Monica Innovation Hub takes place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Ocean Avenue will be closed between Santa Monica Boulevard and Broadway from 9 p.m. on Sunday, October 13 to 11:30 p.m. on Monday, October 14. For more on Tech Week, visit tech-week.com. |
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