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Tuesday, September 8, 2026 · San Francisco

Sam's guide — San Francisco tech events, curated daily

“You can see the future first in San Francisco.”

— Leopold Aschenbrenner, June 2024

Today in SF

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  • On now

    Startup IDEATHON

    Free

  • On now

    Robotics & World Models Reading Club 28: Booster T2: The Next Frontier of Open Humanoid Robotics. SF 9/12

    Free · Approval required

  • On now

    YC Fellows 2026

    San Francisco, CA, USA · Free · Approval required

  • On now

    The Heist: Actian VectorAI DB Hackathon

    Free

  • On now

    Co-Founder Setup ungefiltert: Vorausschauend gründen. Was tun, wenn ein:e Mitgründer:in geht?

    Click to join: https://luma.com/join/g-b9PCRivJ0jKAXCc Allein gründen oder mit Co-Founder? Die Entscheidung fällt meist schnell. Doch was rechtlich danach zu regeln ist, wird oft aufgeschoben. Vertrauen ist da, Verträge wirken unromantisch.

    Free

  • 3:00 AM

    The Fundraising Journey - Grants, Debt & Equity

    Click to join: https://luma.com/join/g-1TJbqVpCX6KQlcC Thinking about raising investment for your startup but not sure where to start? Join Sam Simpson, co-founder of FounderCatalyst, for a practical session exploring the fundraising landscape - from understanding funding…

    Free · Approval required

  • 7:00 AM

    Workshop with Ryan Forde CEO of BHTA

    Click to join: https://luma.com/join/g-kIClYiSxBWCB121 Join Ryan Forde, CEO of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA), for an engaging workshop exploring the future of Barbados’ tourism and hospitality sector.

    Free

  • 7:00 AM

    FC SF • Founders Run & Coffee!

    Join Founders Common for our weekly early morning run with other founders, operators & creatives! Come run and then hang out afterward to chat with new friends across the startup community over coffee.

    Blue Bottle Coffee, Embarcadero · Free

This Week in Tech

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  • Today · 7:30 AM

    Build an LLM Wiki for Agent Long-Term Memory

    Click to join: https://luma.com/join/g-2Q8x2ZvtDbzjScu Build a compounding knowledge engine - Paul Iusztin Imagine giving your AI agents a true long-term memory where every piece of information they learn builds on the last.

    Free

  • Today · 9:00 AM

    AI basics: intro to LLMs

    Click to join: https://luma.com/join/g-O8FZYMkZupSXhB6 Part of our AI basics series (session 2/5) Level up with AI in 5 sessions! Join any session at any time, though we highly recommend starting with session 1 and working your way through (missed one?

    Free · Approval required

  • Today · 9:00 AM

    AI Safety Evals - Paper Reading Club

    Click to join: https://luma.com/join/g-tCPKvAGE4SKbtWA 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)!

    Free

  • Today · 10:00 AM

    GGW Pitch Bootcamp #21 - Make Your Pitch Fundable

    Click to join: https://luma.com/join/g-2m4teWKYPpOBxqI 🔥 GGW Pitch Bootcamp — Make Your Pitch Fundable You leave the meeting. They say “very interesting.” You never hear back. What just happened? Most founders never find out.

    Free

  • Today · 10:00 AM

    How to scale agent ROI without scaling costs

    Click to join: https://luma.com/join/g-YAGDHgz8vDFBzia Over the past 12 months, Bloom & Wild has rapidly scaled its AI maturity. From initial experimentation to empowering anyone in the organisation to build and run agents.

    Free

  • Today · 10:00 AM

    Webinar: Temporal knowledge graphs as agent memory

    Click to join: https://luma.com/join/g-gDlRtR4IL3apCya The field has agreed what agent memory is: a bi-temporal knowledge graph - entities and relationships, each fact tagged with when it was true and when you learned it, retrieved by meaning, keyword and traversal together.

    Free

  • Today · 10:00 AM

    Santander X Portugal Training | Go-To-Market Strategies

    Click to join: https://luma.com/join/g-Ew1iCHb3aMHhBMf INSCRIÇÃO GRATUITA E OBRIGATÓRIA AQUI: https://351.s.gy/GTM *Evento em Português Já tens uma ideia. Como é que ela chega aos primeiros clientes? Ter um modelo de negócio no papel é uma coisa.

    Free

  • Today · 1:00 PM

    Enterprise AI at Microsoft

    Join Enterprise AI At Microsoft hosted for an afternoon focused on what it takes to run AI reliably inside the enterprise. The conversation will move beyond AI demos to the infrastructure, data architecture, governance and operational decisions required to deploy AI in…

    Microsoft, Mountain View · Free · Approval required

  • Today · 2:00 PM

    Hello, AI - Job Search & AI

    Click to join: https://luma.com/join/g-EDLvfeeBfaJjnbX 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…

    Free

  • Today · 5:00 PM

    Agent Experience Demo Night by Sapient @ AWS Builder Loft (#6th Edition)

    Join us for an exclusive Agent Experience Night & Networking session. Learn about the latest and top Agent Experience growth hacks. Organised by Lightsage (formerly Sapient).

    AWS Builder Loft, Financial District · Free · Approval required

  • Today · 5:00 PM

    Bay Area Founders Pitch & Startup Networking

    Join StartupA2Z for Founders Pitch & Mix, an evening designed to bring founders, builders, investors, and startup ecosystem partners together to connect, learn, and exchange ideas.

    Hacker Dojo, Mountain View · Free

  • Today · 5:00 PM

    Kiro CLI: tu coding agent, potenciado por tus propios superpoderes

    Click to join: https://luma.com/join/g-4juBO1cMRSHThLf Kiro CLI es tu Coding Agent, pero los superpoderes los colocas tú 🚀 Los Coding Agents están cambiando la forma en que construimos software.

    Free

The Weekend

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  • Sep

    11

    K-AI Tech Week @ Silicon Valley

    9:00 AM · Santa Clara Marriott, Santa Clara · Free

  • Sep

    11

    Data & AI Hackathon: SF

    9:30 AM · Free

  • Sep

    11

    Breaking into the US for Korean founders @ K-Startup Center

    2:00 PM · 100 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park · Free

  • Sep

    11

    Arāya Sessions: AI & Fundraising

    3:00 PM · Free

  • Sep

    11

    All Aboard with Transit CEOs

    3:00 PM · Oakland, Oakland · Free

  • Sep

    12

    Homecoming AI Educate Hackathon

    9:00 AM · Free

Plan Ahead

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  • Sep

    15

    Catalyst Breakfast at Dreamforce (Asana HQ)

    8:00 AM · Asana HQ, SoMa · Free

  • Sep

    15

    Mission Founders Running Club

    8:00 AM · Arizmendi Valencia Bakery · Free

  • Sep

    15

    AI-native platforms for industries software forgot, and Real-world Data Labeling Luncheon

    12:00 PM · Google Bay View, Mountain View · Free

  • Sep

    15

    Zoom VIP Reception at Dreamforce 2026 (Bay Cruise)

    6:00 PM · Private cruise, Pier 3 (Hornblower), Embarcadero · Free

  • Sep

    15

    AI Automation Showcase: Put Your AI Teammate to Work

    6:00 PM · Dogpatch Hub · Free

  • Sep

    15

    V2Force Executive Exchange | Dreamforce 2026 (Private Rooftop)

    6:30 PM · Private rooftop lounge (address on… · Free

  • Sep

    15

    Annual Speakeasy Night at Dreamforce (Uptima, Certinia, Youreka, Ladd Partners)

    7:30 PM · Bourbon & Branch, Tenderloin · Free

  • Sep

    16

    Genpact Executive Happy Hour | Dreamforce 2026

    5:00 PM · Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco · Free

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