{"slug": "in-just-3-weeks-strictlyvc-is-coming-to-los-angeles", "title": "In just 3 weeks, StrictlyVC is coming to Los Angeles", "summary": "StrictlyVC Los Angeles 2026 will take place June 18 at The Aerospace Corporation Campus in El Segundo, bringing together leading investors and entrepreneurs for conversations on venture capital and frontier technology. The event will feature Mach Industries founder Ethan Thornton discussing defense technology, along with Founders Fund’s Delian Asparouhov and Shinkei Systems’ Saif Khawaja exploring physical AI and automation. The evening is designed for executives, investors, and founders seeking direct access to the ideas and leaders shaping the future of technology and capital.", "body_md": "Join us for** **[ StrictlyVC Los Angeles 2026](https://techcrunch.com/events/strictlyvc-los-angeles-2026/?utm_source=tc&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=svcla2026&utm_content=ticketsales&promo=post_announcement_05282026&display=), an intimate evening bringing together leading investors and entrepreneurs for high-signal conversations from the front lines of venture capital and frontier technology. Taking place Thursday, June 18, at The Aerospace Corporation Campus in El Segundo, this edition continues StrictlyVC’s focus on direct access to the ideas and leaders shaping where technology and capital are headed next.\n\n**Secure your spot here****.**\n\nFor executives, investors, and founders navigating an increasingly complex market, this is an opportunity to step inside conversations that rarely happen in public and hear directly from the people driving change across defense, AI, and advanced industry.\n\n**Who’s taking the stage**\n\nWe will begin the evening with [ Ethan Thornton](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-thornton-74417024a/), founder of\n\n[. In his session called “Built for a New Era of Defense Technology,” Thornton will discuss what it means to build a hardtech company at speed and why defense innovation is undergoing a structural shift as autonomy, manufacturing, and national security become increasingly interconnected. His perspective reflects a new generation of founders choosing to operate in industries once considered slow-moving, now rapidly reshaped by technological acceleration.](https://machindustries.com/)\n\n**Mach Industries** Next the conversation turns to backing the next frontier of physical AI, featuring ** Delian Asparouhov** of\n\n[alongside](https://foundersfund.com/)\n\n**Founders Fund**[of](https://www.linkedin.com/in/saifnk/)\n\n**Saif Khawaja**[. Together, they will explore how advances in AI, robotics, and automation are beginning to reshape not just software systems but the physical world itself and what it takes to move breakthrough technologies from concept to real-world deployment at scale.](https://shinkei.systems/)\n\n**Shinkei Systems** Additional speakers and conversations will be announced in the weeks ahead as the StrictlyVC Los Angeles agenda continues to take shape. [ Stay updated on new speaker announcements and event developments](https://techcrunch.com/events/strictlyvc-los-angeles-2026/?utm_source=tc&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=svcla2026&utm_content=ticketsales&promo=post_announcement_05282026&display=).\n\n**An evening sparking meaningful connections**\n\nAs the evening unfolds, the room becomes the real value of the event. Conversations continue beyond the stage in a setting defined by access, focus, and proximity to the people actively shaping the next generation of companies. It is an environment where introductions turn into insight, and insight often turns into opportunity. [ Secure your spot here](https://techcrunch.com/events/strictlyvc-los-angeles-2026/?utm_source=tc&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=svcla2026&utm_content=ticketsales&promo=post_announcement_05282026&display=).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/in-just-3-weeks-strictlyvc-is-coming-to-los-angeles", "canonical_source": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/28/in-just-3-weeks-strictlyvc-is-coming-to-los-angeles/", "published_at": "2026-05-28 17:30:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-28 17:48:18.020141+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-startups", "autonomous-vehicles", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["StrictlyVC", "Los Angeles", "The Aerospace Corporation", "Ethan Thornton"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/in-just-3-weeks-strictlyvc-is-coming-to-los-angeles", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/in-just-3-weeks-strictlyvc-is-coming-to-los-angeles.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/in-just-3-weeks-strictlyvc-is-coming-to-los-angeles.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/in-just-3-weeks-strictlyvc-is-coming-to-los-angeles.jsonld"}}