What's happening
Public events are open to anyone. Members-only Zooms and All Hands are reserved for Collective members.
November 2026
H5E Founders Podcast: Ryan Wang
Eigen AI ($643M exit to Nebius) · MIT HAN Lab PhD · KINN and H5E members only · The KINN
In-Person All Hands
Stay after the taping · The KINN
Demo Day x Entrepreneur Ventures (Zoom)
Members pitch live for investor feedback
Founder Fireside: Fred Krueger (Zoom)
10 exits, $500M total
Pre-Thanksgiving Virtual All Hands (Zoom)
Hot seat and sector breakouts before the holiday
October 2026 · Theme: Nothing dies until you say so
Founder Co-WorkingCompleted
Bring your laptop. Work alongside the crew, then stay for the taping · The KINN
Podcast Taping: Samy KamkarCompleted
Openpath ($297M exit to Motorola), MySpace "Samy" worm · Afternoon edition, streamed on YouTube Live · The KINN
LA Tech Week Kickoff x JPMCompleted
Eytan Elbaz · Google AdSense, Scopely ($4.9B exit) · Mark Manson · The Subtle Art (20M copies sold) · Steve Martocci · GroupMe, Splice ($500M valuation) · Verizon Labs
Founder Fireside: Eric SalwanCompleted
Firefly Aerospace ($6B IPO). Landed Blue Ghost on the Moon · Zoom
CPG Pitch Fest x Springdale Ventures
Open to all CPG founders. Pitch for live VC feedback. Decks due Oct 15 · Zoom
Virtual All Hands
The Last Bullet Challenge, live in sector breakouts · Zoom
September 2026
LA Tech Happy HourCompleted
Nerdstage · Baja Cantina, Marina del Rey
Paddle BoardingCompleted
Flat water, no experience needed · Marina del Rey · member rate
H5E Co-WorkingCompleted
With Ben Sigman of Xavior.ai and Fred Krueger, 10 exits and $500M · WeWork Santa Monica · 30 spots
Founder Fireside & Open QACompleted
Minnie Ingersoll · Shift, taken public at $415M; Partner at TenOneTen, $200M AUM · Zoom
Pitch Fest with Amplify.LACompleted
Judges: Paul Bricault of Amplify.LA, Alpha Edison, Mucker Capital, and Grit Capital Partners · 6 founders pitch live · submit decks by 9/10 · Zoom
Brand PopupCompleted
David Ehrenberg, Pair of Thieves, near $100M · Venice · free for members
H5E Podcast with Ben Elowitz + All HandsCompleted
Blue Nile and Wetpaint · $200M raised, 2 IPOs · 70+ VC fundraises advised · The KINN
Startup ArenaCompleted
Nerdstage · Santa Monica · member rate
Virtual All HandsCompleted
Hot seat and sector breakouts · Zoom
August 2026
Live H5E Founders Podcast taping at The KINN, Venice (in person)Completed
Guest: Ilya Pozin, founder of Pluto TV ($340M exit to ViacomCBS) and Telly
In-Person All Hands at The KINN, VeniceCompleted
Founder Fireside over ZoomCompleted
With one of the founders from the High Five Energy book
Founder Pitch Fest x Female Investors Club (Zoom)Completed
Virtual All Hands over ZoomCompleted
We break into small groups and work through what people are actually stuck on
July 2026
Live H5E Founders Podcast taping at The KINN, Venice (in person)Completed
Guest: Mark Manson, author of "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck"
In-Person All Hands at The KINN, VeniceCompleted
Members Zoom with Clark Landry: "Perspectives From a Super Angel"Completed
Members-only Zoom fireside with Darren BerkovitzCompleted
Creator of two-factor authentication (TeleSign, $330M exit) and a founder featured in the High Five Energy book
Virtual All Hands (Zoom)Completed
June 2026
Startup Cafe at The KINN, VeniceCompleted
with Josh Hix — co-founder of Plated and Season Health ($400M in exits)
Early Stage Fundraising WebinarCompleted
with Incisive Ventures and Crosscut Ventures
Members-only Zoom with Eytan ElbazCompleted
Founder of Applied Semantics ($102M exit) and Scopely ($5B exit)
Virtual All HandsCompleted
May 2026
Startup Cafe at The KINN, VeniceCompleted
with Adam Miller — founder of Cornerstone OnDemand ($5.2B exit), currently running for Mayor of LA
Consumer Fundraising WebinarCompleted
with BAM Ventures and OpenSky Ventures
Members-only Zoom with Scott DudelsonCompleted
bootstrapped Swagbucks/Prodege to a $1B exit
Virtual All HandsCompleted