TL;DR: Issue #055 Summary

• Glendale Tech Week 2025 (Sept 2-4)

  • 9th annual event in ServiceTitan's backyard

  • Applications for hosting now open through City of Glendale

• Upcoming Events

  • Sept 12 - Private Tour at NASA JPL

  • Oct 5 - Entertainment x Tech Pickleball Social

• Trending

  • Sync Labs  launches  Lipsync-2-Pro

Glendale Tech Week Returns: Sept 2-4

September is about to get very interesting for the LA tech scene.

We've officially partnered with the City of Glendale to support their initiatives for startups and business owners. 

Glendale Tech Week returns for its 9th year, and this time it's different. The event has evolved from a small meetup to a significant presence in the LA ecosystem.

Here are events we think our Emerging LA community will love if you're making the trip up to the San Gabriel Valley:

• GTW25: Technology & Innovation: Public-Private Partnerships

• FoundersBoost & Techstars Happy Hour Mixer

• GTW25: SmartVC’s Demo Day

Glendale Tech Week 2025: The ServiceTitan Effect

With ServiceTitan anchoring the local scene ($10B+ unicorn), Glendale has quietly become one of the most authentic tech communities outside Silicon Valley.

ServiceTitan didn't just build a billion-dollar company in Glendale. They built an ecosystem.

The home services software giant's presence has attracted talent, investors, and other startups to the area.

Key Details:

• When: September 2-4, 2025

• Where: Various venues across Glendale

• What: Panels, pitch competitions, networking, demo day

Sign up here! 

Featured Events

More Events

• Innovation Spotlight: The Long Beach Accelerator

• Glendale Tech Week: Technology & Innovation: Public-Private Partnerships

• FoundersBoost & Techstars Happy Hour Mixer

• Glendale Tech Week Demo Day

• GenJam: AI Music Video Competition

Sync Labs is setting a new standard for dubbing:  introducing lipsync-2-pro 

Sync Labs  (Y Combinator & GV backed)  just launched Lipsync-2-Pro: a pro-grade model that lets you dub over any video with ultra-precise realism -  down to freckles, lighting, and lip movement.

Their state-of-the-art lipsync technology is built specifically for professional creators who need Hollywood-quality results.

The video dubbing quality has reached a point where it blurs the line between real and edited content.

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• Investor (AI) - Samsung Next  (Mountain View)

• VP / Principal / Junior Partner - The K Funds 

• VC Associate Technical- Uncork Capital (SF)

• Sr./Staff Software Engineer - Luthor (SF)

• VP of Engineering - Capitol AI (SF)

• Sales Account Executive Tax GPT (Remote)

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