SAM will be featuring their Santa Monica office space and Preccelerator Program companies. Whether you’re a networked entrepreneur or just finding your way in the LA tech scene, TZ Tech Crawls give you a fun way to discover new things about the community and each other. What is a Tech Crawl? Food and drinks will be served. MORE >>

Creating very natural and appealing social engagement opportunity, as well as video without the television network costs. GumGum HQ, is tucked away on 4 th Street in Santa Monica in a hipster building (that holds other notable startups), and like its young founder, Ophir Tanz , feels warm and inviting. Photos…the final frontier. MORE >>

A new, Santa Monica-based startup, AMP , is hoping that crowdfunding will bring its bookmarking site and file exchange site for those interested in sustainability to life. crowdfunding sustainable business networkingThe founders, crowdfunding page, said they are looking to raised $50,000 for the effort. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

The first annual Silicon Beach Fest will kick-off in Santa Monica, CA on June 21-23rd, 2012.  A variety of exciting activities and panels are scheduled to occur throughout the beach neighborhoods of Santa Monica and Venice, with the hub of activity happening at Cross Campus.  ( Map ). For more information, visit [link]. MORE >>

As part of that effort, I have put together a list of suggested networking events and why they might be of interest to you. 12-1:30pm Santa Monica. OCTANe/FIRSTY – OC Networking Event – 4/8/2010 (Thursday). 7pm in Santa Monica. 7pm @ CoLoft in Santa Monica. 7-9pm Santa Monica. MORE >>