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Venture Week San Francisco
A collection of events around San Francisco, catering specifically to founders, investors, executives, marketers, & others on the cutting edge of technology Hosted by Venture Week & Christopher Carew
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Solana Startup Terminal 2.0
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Mistral Vibe Hackathon
Mistral Vibe Hackathon Practical Info Dates: Saturday, Aug 22 - One Day Hackathon Schedule: From 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM. Must be 18+ to participate Teams: 2-4 people Exact venue details will be accessible to selected participants All applications are reviewed by the Mistral team on…
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AI Valley x Pet Zen Dog-a-thon
Dogathon — AI Valley × PetZen 🐶 A hackathon where every project has a real dog on the other end of it. 200 developers, designers, AI builders, vet techs, and shelter volunteers are coming together to build tools that directly support rescue operations and dog adoption.
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Zero Downtime Hackathon | Win an NVIDIA DGX Spark AI Supercomputer worth $5,000!
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Future University @ The Fold: Weekend 1
The Fold is launching a new Weekend program — and we need you. Future University @ The Fold is a recurring series of classes, workshops, and mini salo
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AntlerVC / Apify / Bolt / N8N Hackathon
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AUGUST - Greater Silicon Valley Robotics & Automation Luncheon
Running a robotics startup means constantly dealing with hardware iterations, code, investors, and endless dashboards. This weekend, it's time to step back from the machinery for a picnic / potluck.
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Beta x Alibaba Cloud x AMD AI Agent Hackathon Demo Day
Today · 6:00 PM
Build a Dataset, Fine-Tune a Model: One Night on Nebius - Open Registration
Mon, Aug 24 · 5:00 PM
Live from SF : AI infra Startup Showcase
Mon, Aug 24 · 5:00 PM
Open Source for Babies — Book Launch & Compliance Mixer
Mon, Aug 24 · 5:30 PM
Cost Curve of a Coding Agent
Join us for a short technical talk on the cost curve of coding agents, why agent-shaped workloads change how LLM inference should be optimized. Big thanks to our venue host at Afore Capital.
Mon, Aug 24 · 6:00 PM
The Script Flipped: AI-Native Founders & the New Rules of Venture Capital
The Script Flipped: AI-Native Founders & the New Rules of Venture Capital What happens when one founder, powered by AI, can build what once required an entire team? The Script Flipped brings together founders, builders, and investors in Silicon Valley for an intimate evening…
Mon, Aug 24 · 6:30 PM
(post-EAGx) chill board games & book swap
Note: For this event only, we would prefer folks who have some context of & alignment with Effective Altruism to keep the vibes connected :) Partiful here: https://partiful.com/e/P3vFKEymgXEFDiGJHNdc -------- Join the crew from EAGx weekend to end festivities with a low-key…
Mon, Aug 24 · 7:00 PM
90/30 Club Reading - Multi-agent systems - Patterns and Problems
Tue, Aug 25 · 9:00 AM
AI Safety Evals - Paper Reading Club
Click to join: https://luma.com/join/g-fsASmxXIva0AfBM Hi all! Join us for the AI Safety Evals Paper Reading Club! We usually have 80-100+ for informed discussion. All are welcome (do read the paper/summary)!
Tue, Aug 25 · 10:00 AM
Remy for AI Consultants and Agencies | Session 2
Click to join: https://luma.com/join/g-iawRMPtJBy2Cm5f Back by popular demand. We received an overwhelming demand to run it back, so here we are. Every organization needs help. Lots of budget is being allocated to this right now.
Tue, Aug 25 · 10:00 AM
GGW Sharks #68. Startup Pitch & Networking
Click to join: https://luma.com/join/g-S2uvi9wbT7nSPOs 🔥 GGW Sharks is a recurring online Startup Pitch & Networking event designed for investors and tech founders. Inspired by the popular "Shark Tank" show, this event offers a unique opportunity for startups to showcase their…
Tue, Aug 25 · 10:30 AM
Hello, AI - Getting Started with AI for Nonprofits
Click to join: https://luma.com/join/g-vZBoIkm3JEacZzd Nonprofit teams often have to juggle responsibilities with limited staff. Between program planning, grant writing, volunteer coordination, donor communication, reporting, and administrative work, there's never enough time.…
Aug
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What Employers Actually Want? Building a Career in AI Era
Aug
22
From Context to Execution: How AI Agents Understand, Remember, and Act
Aug
22
Bayview Happy Hour Cleanup
Aug
23
The Commons Public Hours ☕
Aug
23
AI Founders Top Golf — Limited to 12
Aug
23
🤖🍨 Sundae Robotics 05: 3D World Models, Spatial Intelligence & Adaptive AI — Modality Forcing & 3D Pre-training Objectives
1.Tomorrow · 2:30 PM
Breaking Models AI Security
The Bay Area AI Security Research Meetup returns for a focused session on OWASP LLM01:2026 — Prompt Injection. This is the foundational risk in the OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications, and the 2026 revision reflects a year where prompt injection moved from theoretical to…
2.Mon, Aug 24 · 10:30 AM
Hello, AI - Getting Started with AI
Click to join: https://luma.com/join/g-EbXyQFFAK5vdm4B Just getting started with AI? Unsure of how to use it or what it can be used for? This beginner-friendly workshop will show you practical ways to use AI in everyday life. No technical experience required.
3.Mon, Aug 24 · 2:00 PM
Hello, AI - Job Search & AI
Click to join: https://luma.com/join/g-mSSrJkLqpSXBi20 Learn how to use AI as a practical assistant throughout your job search. In this beginner-friendly session, we’ll walk through ways ChatGPT can help you find stronger opportunities, understand job descriptions, improve your…
4.Mon, Aug 24 · 3:00 PM
AI Agents #15 - Agent Security
The AI Agent Meetup is brought to you by Cognee, Neo4j & TBD Agenda: 5:00 pm Doors open. Registration & Networking 5:30 pm Welcome & Introductions 5:45 pm Talks begin (1) Agent Security (2) TBD 7:15 pm Q&A 7:30 pm Open Mic - 30 seconds each 7:45 pm Networking w/pizza and drinks…
5.Mon, Aug 24 · 4:00 PM
SVB + CAFE, A Fintech Evening in SF
CAFE is gathering it's Fintech community in San Francisco for the first time, in partnership with SVB. Join an exceptional group of founders, financial industry leaders and investors who are building the future of financial services - and doing it with purpose.
6.Mon, Aug 24 · 6:00 PM
Trossen Robotics x Stereolabs — Partner Night
Trossen's SF showroom residency continues, and August 24th is our vision and perception night, teaming up with Stereolabs for an evening on the floor. Stereolabs builds AI-powered vision cameras and perception software that give robots human-like depth and spatial awareness.…
1.Sat, Aug 29 · 12:15 PM
Women’s Pickleball and Matcha 🏓
Sign up here: https://www.volosports.com/d/d7bc302d-5cb7-4b1a-a97f-31a0b85e32cb (exclusive discount for SF Social Club members is posted in our Slack channel) We're partnering with Volo for a morning of fun, beginner-friendly pickleball followed by complimentary matcha!
2.Thu, Aug 27 · 11:00 AM
She Means Business: The Statemint Franchise Experience
Click to join: https://luma.com/join/g-ncVhcQ5bPdK4Oa9 Ladies, are you ready to embrace financial freedom and build something truly your own? Join us for an inspiring Statemint Franchising webinar designed for women who are ready to step into leadership, create lasting impact,…
3.Sat, Aug 29 · 2:00 PM
frssn & Off The Record presents - Still Summer
Still Summer ☀️ RSVP Instructions : For fellas please pay your ticket via Venmo and make sure your full name is on your Partiful profile. Ladies are free, before you add yourself to the guest list, please select “I’ve already paid” to add yourself to the list.
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Golden Gate Society of Women Engineers: FY 27 Welcome Event
5.Tomorrow · 3:30 PM
Beginners Claude Code for Women Workshop 5: Ship It
6.Tue, Aug 25 · 4:30 PM
UX Design in the Age of AI — Tuesday Talks by Women in Design NYC
Aug
29
Everest Robotics Hackathon
Aug
29
Codex Hackathon SF 🌁
Aug
29
Maison Noir Vol. III — Bal Masqué
Aug
31
Vectors Capital - Founder Drop-In Office Hours: Climate, Energy & AI Infrastructure
Aug
31
Cognitive Communes: Local-first agents for community living
Sep
1
DevNetwork: API World + CloudX + AI TechWorld
Sep
1
Agentic + AI Night: Multi-Agent Governance and Security
Sep
1
SuccessLab Executive Roundtable: The New Architecture of AI-Powered Support
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