In just 3 weeks, StrictlyVC is coming to Los Angeles

Join us for StrictlyVC Los Angeles 2026 , 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. Secure your spot here . For 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. Who’s taking the stage We will begin the evening with Ethan Thornton , founder of Mach Industries . 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. …