GRID110 is a nonprofit economic and community development organization focused on activating the startup ecosystem in Downtown Los Angeles. We support startups during the most critical stage of their growth cycle by connecting them to office space, mentors and resources. Join us as we showcase the current fashion tech startups within our inaugural incubator program.
Meet the companies within GRID110's space:
Casetify allows you to personalize your Apple Watch band and phone accessories with Instagram images, and artisan designed styles.
ShapeShifter uses software to reduce the labor costs of producing fabrics, leathers, and metals to make the industrial textile process more efficient.
SimpleTux is a state of mind. Stylish online tux rentals.
Team Tassy works to eliminate poverty in Haiti by placing families into jobs. Their sister company Thread, turns trash into fabric, and employs Team Tassy's families.
Vrai & Oro offers beautiful fine-jewelry essentials without the retail markup. Made in LA, and sold online-only, direct to consumers.
Session Title: Changing the Future
Hyperloop’s vision is to move people and cargo at speeds never thought possible, making the world smaller, cleaner and more efficient. CEO Rob Lloyd and VP of Design and Analysis Josh Giegel will explain why Hyperloop Tech, is the future of transportation and what that means for people, cargo and trade. Sharing Hyperloop’s story and vision our session will get attendees excited about the future of transportation.
Along with the explosive growth of tech companies, coworking has helped fuel demand for “creative office spaces.” But it’s one thing to design an expensive office space with costly overhead; and quite another to create a revenue-generating work environment. BLANKSPACES is unique in that it’s one of just a few coworking spaces with a practicing architect as founder, who can take innovation in the work environment further than most. Attendees will learn how this progressive creative office environments enables a wide variety of people to work efficiently within the same office space.
Session Title: The Future of Workplaces
In this session, Brittany will educate attendees on how to find the next cool office space for your growing company. With the help of CBRE’s Liquid Galaxy — a stunning interactive mapping technology — participants will get an overview of existing, as well as up-and-coming neighborhoods particularly relevant for technology and creative companies. You will receive invaluable information on the ins and outs of finding and securing existing new space that fits your company culture and helps attract and retain top talent. Brittany will sahre real world client examples, like her recent work with Vubiquity.
Brittany is focused on Workplace Strategies, creating the perfect interior space to fit your culture and attract talent. Speakers Jerome Fried and Michael Nieman are the market experts who will show the group how to choose the right space and give the liquid galaxy overview of the market. They have done work with Dropbox, Theranos and OpenTable.
A tour of CBRE’s downtown Los Angeles headquarters, the first office to receive the Delos Well Certification, will also provide you with actionable information on how you can incorporate new technology to successfully accomplish such forward-thinking concepts as "free addressing” and “going paperless,” building a collaborative environment that will help you create your own office of the future. #officeofthefuture
Interested in attending? Check out a few videos featuring CBRE:
The DTLA Boom, featuring CBRE's Liquid Galaxy technology
CBRE New Way - Why DTLA?
Creating the Graffiti mural @ CBRE
Session Title: Yxta Cocina Mexicana— Beginning a Restaurant Empire on Skid Row
Tour the first restaurant Jesse Gomez opened 6 years ago— named for his former professor at Loyola Law School. Find out how Gomez pivoted away from practicing law, building a delicous empire that’s grown to six restaurants. Attendees will learn how he’s driven growth at the company, developing his own philosophy of business, followed by an interactive discussion.
This session on tech and civic innovation will be co-presented by Peter Marx, Chief Technology Office for the City of LA and Michelle Garakian, Tech liaison for the Mayor's Business Team. Learn how Peter and the Innovation team are bringing the City into the 21st century from a technology standpoint, and efforts by the Mayor's Office of Economic Development to grow the City's booming tech ecosystem. Then, tour the LA DOT ATSAC system and find out how it adjusts signal timing for nearly 4,400 signalized intersections citywide, significantly reducing travel time for the denizens of LA.
Special Message from the Host Company to Attendees: You may only enter City Hall through the Main St. entrance. (The public CANNOT enter through the Spring Street entrance). Upon entering check in with security, then take the elevator up to the 3rd floor. Exit the 3rd floor towards the Mayor's Help Desk. Before reaching the Mayor's Help Desk, make a right into the Mayor's 3rd floor office area. Proceed past the security station, towards the receptionist's desk. The Mayor's Press Conference Room where the City of LA session will take place, is immediately adjacent to the receptionists desk. The door to the conference room will be open for guests upon arrival. Also, NewCo signs will be posted directing attendees where to go.
Want to build a better city? Start with what you know. Join Hack for LA Brigade Captain, Vyki Englert, and Impact Hub LA's Co-Directors Dyanne Cano and Ani Okkasian to discuss how this partnership in the Arts District has created a forum for innovators in social impact and civic tech. Experienced in building physical and digital communities, they're using these skills together to build a network and home for Los Angeles's burgeoning civic tech and open government community. Hear why Hack for LA, Impact Hub LA and what's in store for 2016.
Special Message to Attendees from Host Company:
Parking is extremely limited at this session. Please arrange for alternatives such as ridesharing, carpooling, and public transportation where possible. Bicycle lock station is available in front of building entrance. Public Transportation: Blue Line Metro - Grand St Platform; The Silver Line - Grand / LATTC Stop. All Train stations are a 2-3 block walk to The Reef building on Broadway. Parking: There are two parking lots available in front of our building. Parking rate is $10 per day. Be sure to check in with front desk security in the lobby upon arrival.
