📝 Editor's Note
I’ve never seen so many events on one day as March 26th, wow. We have a few spots available for the first Tech:OC Coffee, reply and let me know if you’d like to grab one!
🗓️ Upcoming OC tech events
⭐️ Featured Event: Tech:OC Coffee Meetup (5 spots available, reply to RSVP)
Tuesday, March 31st @ 8:00 - 9:00 am
Spaces Intersect, Irvine (very easy parking)
Forrest and I are hosting a highly structured coffee meetup for local tech founders and operators. Two topics, 60 minutes, 8 people.
Alpha Persuade AI Summit - Investigating AI’s Persuasive Power (link)
Thursday, March 26 @ 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
The Cove @ UCI, Irvine
Newport Beach Investor Conference: AI + Entertainment + Longevity + Real Estate + Sports (link)
Thursday, March 26 @ 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Renaissance Newport Beach Hotel
Beyond Automation: The Rise of Physical AI (link)
Thursday, March 26 @ 5:30 - 8:30 pm
HanaHaus, Newport Beach
Platform Engineering OC Meetup: “The Three Abstractions That Make AI Agents Real” (link)
Thursday, March 26 @ 6:00 - 9:00 pm
WorkWell, Irvine
OpenClaw 101: Practical AI, Smarter Workflows, and Secure Setup (link)
Thursday, March 26 @ 6:30 to 9:00 pm
Fullerton Community Center
🚗 Worth the drive
March Mingle - 20th Anniversary Celebrating San Diego’s Tech Scene (link)
Wednesday, March 25 @ 7:00 - 10:00 pm
Novo Brazil Brewing Mission Valley, San Diego
Facility Tour: Vast Space (link)
Thursday, March 26 @ 12:15 - 1:15 pm
Vast, Long Beach
LA Tech Spring Soiree (link)
Thursday, March 26 @ 6:00 - 8:00 pm
The Bungalow Santa Monica
The Future of AI Video Creation With Seedance 2.0 (link)
Friday, March 27 @ 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Los Angeles
📡 OC Tech News
Uber Invests $1.25B in Irvine-based Rivian Automotive for R2 Robotaxis (link)
Super73, HQ’d in San Clemente, Launches E-Bikes with New Battery Technology (link)
Irvine-based Wellness Startup DryWater Eyes $100M in Sales (link)
From Family Brewery to Primetime: Beer Girl Founder (Laguna Beach) Caroline Foulk Heads to ABC’s Shark Tank (link)
💡 Enjoy the beautiful week ahead!
Until next week,