About
LA Founders: Los Angeles’ Best Networking Community for Startup Founders
LA Founders is an offline community founded by the folks at Schmoozd, LA Founders is built for people who are actively building companies in Los Angeles. It brings together serious founders, across SaaS, consumer brands, aerospace, creative studios, and more, through intentional, in-person gatherings designed to spark real help, shared knowledge, and meaningful progress.
If you’ve been searching for LA networking events that actually move the needle, this is it.
What Is LA Founders?
LA Founders is a curated, in-person community for startup founders and builders across Los Angeles. Unlike traditional networking events or panel series, LA Founders gatherings are designed around one core idea: everyone in the room has something real to offer.
Across Los Angeles, thousands of LA founders are working on ambitious ideas, from SaaS platforms and consumer brands to aerospace systems, creative studios, and beyond. Yet most operate in silos, only occasionally crossing paths in environments that are often transactional, surface-level, or overly curated.
LA Founders was created to change that.
What Makes LA Founders Different From Other LA Networking Events?
This is not a conference.
This is not a panel series.
This is not traditional networking.
It’s a room designed for builders — people in the trenches, making decisions, solving problems, and figuring things out in real time. What sets LA Founders apart from other Los Angeles networking events is its deliberate focus on cross-pollination between industries.
Here’s who you’ll find in the room:
- A SaaS founder who understands systems and scalability
- A CPG founder who knows how to win on shelves and with consumers
- A design or creative founder who can shape brand and go-to-market strategy
- An aerospace or hardware founder navigating complexity and precision
The power isn’t in similarity — it’s in cross-pollination. The best insight often comes from someone outside your category. LA Founders is better suited for builders who want depth and real connections, while traditional LA networking events work best for those seeking broad exposure and surface-level introductions.
Who Is LA Founders For?
LA Founders is for serious builders — LA creators, startup founders, and operators who are actively building something and want access to a community that meets them where they are. Whether you’re an early-stage LA startup founder or scaling a company across industries, LA Founders connects you with peers who get it.
Our Mission
To bring together serious founders in Los Angeles through intentional, in-person gatherings that lead to real help, shared knowledge, and meaningful progress.
LA Founders isn’t about collecting business cards. It’s about building relationships that actually matter — ones that help you move faster, think smarter, and build better.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What types of founders attend LA Founders events?
LA Founders welcomes builders across industries — SaaS, CPG, aerospace, hardware, creative studios, and more. The community is intentionally cross-sector, because the most valuable insights often come from founders outside your own space.
Q: How is LA Founders different from other Los Angeles networking events?
LA Founders is not a conference or panel series. It’s a curated, in-person community where every attendee is an active builder. The focus is on real conversations, real help, and meaningful progress — not surface-level networking.
Q: Is LA Founders open to early-stage LA startup founders?
Yes. LA Founders is built for founders at all stages of building, from early-stage LA startups to scaling companies. What matters most is that you’re actively building something and genuinely want to contribute to the room.