LA Tech Week SimpleClosure Nerdstage

Demo Day Second Time Founder Club Edition

Wed, Oct 14, 2026 BLANKSPACES Venice LA Tech Week Presented by Nerdstage & SimpleClosure

Guests in the rows at BLANKSPACES Venice, watching the stage.

Doors

A guest walks into BLANKSPACES Venice past the Demo Day, Second Time Founder Club Edition sign at the door.
The hall set and empty before doors: rows of white chairs, the stage, and the sponsor wall.
SimpleClosure name cards and a marker on a black cocktail table.
Pitch Accelerator flyers on a cocktail table.
A guest pours a drink at the Bevi machine.
Coffee pouring into a paper cup.
Guests serve themselves brunch at the outdoor table under the trees.
Three guests talk at a cocktail table before the program.

The open

Zach Sekar, Founder & CEO, Nerdstage · Master of ceremonies

Zach Sekar opens the morning on stage, under the wall slide naming the master of ceremonies.
Zach Sekar on a stool with a microphone in front of the Second Time Founder Club wall.
The audience settles into rows of white chairs and couches across the hall.

Dori Yona

Fireside · Co-founder & CEO, SimpleClosure

Dori Yona and Zach Sekar in the two fireside chairs under the wall slide naming Dori, Co-founder and CEO of SimpleClosure.
Dori Yona answering a question with a microphone in the fireside chair.
Dori Yona and Zach Sekar in conversation on stage, the sponsor board behind them.
Dori Yona speaking beside the Demo Day sign.

Raj Singh

Co-founder & CEO, Purpose

Raj Singh in the fireside chair with Zach Sekar under the wall slide naming Raj.
Raj Singh on stage with a microphone and a clicker.
Raj Singh pitches Purpose in front of a slide reading "Personal growth in the age of AI."
Raj Singh listening to a question from the fireside chair.
The full room seen from the back rows while Raj Singh pitches Purpose.

Jared Gutstadt

Founder & CEO, Rebel Audio

Jared Gutstadt pitches Rebel Audio in front of the wall slide reading "If you can talk, you can podcast."
Jared Gutstadt in a white hat mid-pitch, microphone in hand.
The front rows watch Jared Gutstadt pitch from the couches and chairs.
Jared Gutstadt in the fireside chair, microphone raised.
Jared Gutstadt takes a drink by the sponsor wall before the program.

Keith Yoder

Founder & CEO, Limbo Technologies

Keith Yoder pitches Limbo Technologies in front of a slide on provenance records, the Demo Day sign beside the stage.
Keith Yoder seen from behind, facing the full room.
Keith Yoder speaking with a microphone, in front of a Limbo slide.
Keith Yoder on stage beside the Demo Day sign.

Hank Leber

Co-founder & CMO, Stanify

Hank Leber seen from behind on stage, facing a packed room under the hall lights.
Hank Leber pitches Stanify in front of a slide reading "Broadcast."
Hank Leber mid-pitch with a microphone and a clicker.
Hank Leber and Zach Sekar in the fireside chairs under the wall slide naming Hank.
The fireside with Hank Leber seen from the audience, rows of guests in the foreground.

Courtyard

The courtyard full of guests talking under the trees after the program.
Two guests trade contact details in the courtyard doorway.
Three guests laugh together, coffee in hand.
Guests in conversation in the courtyard.
Two guests talk by the sponsor board.
Zach Sekar with a guest in a Beige jacket in front of the step-and-repeat.
Two guests in conversation inside the hall.
A guest crouches in the courtyard with a dog.
Two guests compare phones by the stage.
Guests swap details in the courtyard.
A guest talks with another by the open doors.
Jared Gutstadt talks with two guests at a table in the courtyard.
Guests in a close conversation in the hall.
Guests talk by the demo tables.
Two guests pose in front of the wall listing the sponsors.
A guest listens from the rows, chin on hand.

Made possible by

Presented by

Sponsored by

  • VC Match
  • Cooley
  • Beige
  • Bevi
  • Carta

Investors in the front row

  • Amplify
  • Innovent
    Capital Group
  • Antler
  • Felicis
  • LACI
  • 1752vc
  • Bonfire Ventures
  • Grit Capital Partners
  • Kewl Ventures

Demo Day LAThu, Nov 12, 2026BLANKSPACES VeniceDoors 5:30 PT

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