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Los Angeles runs a technology ecosystem of roughly $155 billion and holds the fourth-largest tech talent pool in the country. Its AI work is applied and vertical, built on top of entertainment, health, commerce and consumer brands.

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Tickets

Attend in person at Blankspaces Venice, or watch the speaker program live on Zoom.

Active accredited investors Complimentary

In-person admission for active accredited investors.

Industry professionals / general admission $49

In-person admission. Includes conference exhibitors.

Zoom webinar Free

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For companies, brands and exhibitors

Participation pricing

Present to investors, pitch to judges, take a table or put product in 200 VIP bags. Every package below is for the one day at Blankspaces on November 12.

Present and pitch
Speaker panel or presenting company raising capital12 minutes, exhibitor table, VIP bag distribution	$2,000
Startup fast pitch competition, with table5 minutes to investor judges, exhibitor table, VIP bag distribution	$1,500
Startup fast pitch competition5 minutes to investor judges	$500

Exhibit, distribute and media
Exhibitor tableIncludes VIP bag distribution	$1,500
VIP gift bag distributionProduct and marketing material, 200 items	$500
Media packageEdited podcast video interview and distribution, plus a portrait photography session	$1,000

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Thursday, November 12, 2026

Agenda highlights

Exhibitors move in at 1 PM. Doors open to guests at 2 PM, and the speaker program runs in person and on Zoom from 3 PM.

1 PM – 2 PM

Exhibitor move in

In person

2 PM – 3 PM

Registration, investor networking

In person

3 PM – 7 PM

Speaker schedule

In personZoom webinar

7 PM – 9 PM

Startup pitch competition

In person

Co-producer

BRAND POPUP

BRAND POPUP is a live discovery event built for modern brands and the communities that support them.

BRAND POPUP brings together founders, creators, brand leaders, and investors shaping the future of consumer culture. Hear directly from industry speakers and active investors through live fireside conversations focused on building brands that people genuinely connect with.

Explore breakout brands through live demos and founder showcases featuring the products, ideas, and experiences defining the next wave of consumer innovation.

Fireside conversationsIndustry speakers and active investors, live and unscripted.

Live demosProducts in hand, tasted, tried and tested on the floor.

Founder showcasesBreakout brands on the main screen, pitching to the room.

A founder with a microphone presents in front of a large LED screen showing a line of packaged pistachio snacks and spreads. — A founder showcase on the Blankspaces LED wall at a past BRAND POPUP.

The market

CPG in Southern California

Consumer packaged goods is the largest manufacturing employer in California. Southern California holds the state’s densest share of it: the brands, the co-packers, the ports and the retail buyers are all inside a two-hour drive of Venice.

$354Btotal economic impact of the CPG industry in California

2.6MCalifornia jobs supported directly and indirectly by CPG

10.4%of all employment in the state

$198Bin labor income tied to the industry

Source: Consumer Brands Association, economic contribution study released October 2024, using 2022 data. Figures are statewide; the study does not publish a Southern California breakdown. Nationally, the same research puts the CPG industry’s contribution at $2.5 trillion and 22.3 million jobs.

Why Southern California

The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are where imported ingredients and packaging land and where finished goods ship out. Los Angeles and Orange County are home to a deep base of food, beverage, beauty, wellness and personal-care brands, and to the contract manufacturers, 3PLs and distributors that serve them.

Why Venice

Venice and the Westside sit on top of the creator economy. The people making the content that moves product live and work within a few miles of Abbot Kinney. That is the audience a modern consumer brand needs in the room, next to the investors who fund it.

AI+Creators+CPG

Featured program with BRAND POPUP

Three threads, one room

AI is changing how consumer products are invented, made and sold. Creators are changing who builds the brand and where people find it. The day is programmed around where those two forces meet a physical product on a shelf.

Thread one

AI and CPG

How brands use AI across the value chain, and what it changes for margins and speed to shelf.

Product and flavor development
Demand forecasting and inventory
Packaging, pricing and trade promotion
Retail and marketplace analytics

$400B–$660Bestimated annual value generative AI could add across retail and CPG, per McKinsey

Thread two

Creators and CPG

Creator-led and creator-launched brands, and how a following becomes a product line with repeat purchase.

Creator-founded brands and licensing
Social commerce and live shopping
Community-first product launches
Retail placement for digital-native brands

~$480Bsize Goldman Sachs projects for the creator economy by 2027

Thread three

AI + Creators + CPG

The stack a small brand team now runs on: AI-produced content, creator distribution and a product people can hold.

AI content production at creator volume
AI avatars, agents and discovery
Measuring what a creator actually sells
What investors want to see in 2027

7–9 PMstartup pitch competition closes the day

The venue

Blankspaces Venice

606 Venice Blvd.
Venice, CA 90291

BLANKSPACES Venice is a premium coworking and events campus of more than 50,000 square feet in the Abbot Kinney Boulevard neighborhood of Venice, Los Angeles. It is a gated compound of five buildings at the southeast corner of Venice Boulevard and Abbot Kinney Boulevard.

The campus is designed for founders, freelancers, remote teams and independent professionals, with indoor workspaces, open-air collaborative areas and flexible event venues.

CampusMore than 50,000 sq ft across five buildings, gated
LocationSoutheast corner of Venice Blvd. and Abbot Kinney Blvd.
Event CenterIndoor/outdoor, up to 200 guests
RoomAdjustable skylights and glass sliding doors to the courtyard
A/VProfessional sound system with a large LED display
FormatStage, demo floor and courtyard networking in one space

Who attends

Who we are inviting

Active accredited investors attend complimentary. Industry professionals and general admission are $49, including exhibitors.

CPG foundersCreators and influencersBrand leadersActive investors Angel investorsVenture capital fundsFamily officesPrivate equity Corporate ventureRetail and grocery buyersDistributors and brokersCo-packers and manufacturers E-commerce and marketplace operatorsSocial commerce platformsAI and marketing technology companies Agencies and brand studiosFood and beverageBeauty and personal careHealth and wellness Natural productsMedia companiesAthletes and talent Hedge fundsInvestment bankersBroker dealersWealth managers Financial advisorsPrivate bankersAsset managersImpact investors Crowdfunding platformsTechnology companiesHealth and medical industry Entertainment industryeSports and gamingReal estate industry Law firmsConsultantsTrade associations

Los Angeles Investor Conference

November 12, 2026 · Blankspaces Venice · Co-produced by BRAND POPUP, Marketing Completion Fund + EventPlus.ai

Complimentary for active accredited investors, $49 for industry professionals and general admission, and free on Zoom. To present in a founder showcase, join a fireside conversation or enter the startup pitch competition, contact:

[email protected]

Accredited investors, complimentary
Industry professionals
Exhibitors
Speakers
Startup pitch competition
Founder showcases
Investor judges
Media partners

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