LA Think Tank
Local intelligence. Practical strategy. Stronger Los Angeles.
A growing partner network connecting business, civic innovation, technology, commercialization, funding, and professional expertise to help LA build from within.
Built in LA. Focused on LA.
LA Think Tank brings together local business, technology, research, commercialization, civic innovation, and professional service partners who believe Los Angeles has the talent, infrastructure, and entrepreneurial energy to solve more of its own problems.
Through a practical forum for collaboration across businesses, startups, universities, local industry, and community partners, LA Think Tank helps LA-area companies become stronger, more resilient, and better prepared for what comes next.
What LA Think Tank Does
LA Think Tank connects local expertise with real-world business and civic needs. Our work centers on practical collaboration — helping companies, founders, institutions, and community partners identify opportunities, solve problems, and connect with the people who can help move ideas forward.
Business & Growth Strategy
Practical support for local companies, founders, and organizations preparing for growth, change, or new opportunities.
Commercialization & Funding Pathways
Connections across grant strategy, startup support, university innovation, public-private partnerships, and capital-readiness.
Technology, Operations & Civic Innovation
A local network for applied problem-solving across technology, optimization, AI adoption, operations, infrastructure, and regional resilience.
Founding Partners
LA Think Tank is shaped by local partners with experience across research, civic innovation, commercialization, startup development, business strategy, and applied problem-solving.
CityMorph
CityMorph brings product engineering, R&D, UX/UI, prototyping, engineering consulting, and custom software development to LA Think Tank — helping organizations turn ideas into validated tools, platforms, apps, integrations, and operational technology that improve customer experience, reduce friction, and create practical competitive advantage.
ScienceDocs Inc.
ScienceDocs brings 22+ years of grant writing, commercialization, optimization engineering, change management, AI/technical consulting, and federal funding strategy to LA Think Tank — helping LA-area companies pursue SBIR/STTR and other funding, improve operations, align stakeholders, and move research-driven ideas toward adoption and implementation.
LaunchBeachLabs
LaunchBeachLabs brings go-to-market strategy, startup operating experience, positioning, messaging, product-market learning, and repeatable growth systems to LA Think Tank — helping founders and emerging companies turn early traction into practical playbooks, sharper market stories, customer discovery, partner development, and scalable local growth.
Why Now
Los Angeles has the talent, institutions, industries, entrepreneurs, and professional expertise to solve more of its own problems. LA Think Tank helps local partners connect earlier, collaborate more practically, and turn regional strength into real outcomes.
California Strong. LA Strong. Built from within.
Interested in collaborating?
LA Think Tank is connecting local partners, companies, founders, institutions, and professional service providers who want to help Los Angeles build from within. If this sounds aligned with your work, we would be glad to connect.