📝 Editor's Note
The sun is back in SoCal, and OC is moving again. Between Archer testing flying taxis in Huntington Beach and a week full of founder happy hours, beach walks, and an easy Laguna Niguel tech hike, there’s no shortage of reasons to get out; plus the rest of the OC tech news and events lined up below.
🗓️ Upcoming OC tech events
GEM Soirée - Proptech Happy Hour for Founders/Execs/Investors (link)
Monday, Jan 12 @ 4:00 - 7:00 pm
Costa Mesa
From Startup to Scale: How Founders and Corporate Partners are Driving Orange County’s Tech Ecosystem (link)
Thursday, Jan 15 @ 9:00 - 11:00 am
Hangar 244, Irvine
Easy 3 Mile Hike with Tech Friends (link)
Sunday, Jan 18 @ 10:00 - 11:30 am
Aliso Summit Trail, Laguna Niguel
SoCalSec Cybersecurity Happy Hour (link)
Tuesday, Jan 20 @ 5:30 - 7:30 pm
The Bruery, Placentia
Newport Beach Edition 🚶 LA Tech Community Walk (link)
Wednesday, Jan 21 @ 4:00 - 5:15 pm (they moved it out a week)
Newport Beach Pier, Newport Beach
OC CTO Talks: Architecture That Enables AI Innovation (link)
Wednesday, Jan 21 @ 6:00 - 8:00 pm
UCI ANTrepreneur Center, Irvine
🚗 Worth the drive
📡 OC Tech News
Huntington Beach–Based Karman Space & Defense to Acquire Maritime Defense Firms in $220M Deal (link)
Irvine Fintech MeridianLink Names Raj Patel CTO Following $2B Private Equity Buyout (link)
Huntington Beach Partners With Archer Aviation to Test Flying Taxis Ahead of LA 2028 Olympics (link)
California Firetech Emerges From OC Ties as Sonic Fire Tech Raises $3.5M to Fight Wildfires With Sound (link)
Irvine Medtech Startup Spiro Medical Raises $67M Series A to Develop Neuromodulation System for Asthma (link)
💡 I will be at the From Startup to Scale event in Irvine on Thursday. Please reply and let me know if you’re going too!
Which OC tech events do you attend?
Until next week,