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Monday, August 24, 2026 · San Francisco

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

— Leopold Aschenbrenner, June 2024

Today in SF

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    Solana Startup Terminal 2.0

    Approval required

  • On now

    Solana Startup Terminal 2.0

    Free · Approval required

  • On now

    U.S. AI Symposium: Closing Happy Hour at Founder Haus

    Founder Haus Beach Club, Av. dos Merlins 156 · Free · Approval required

  • On now

    Workshop de IA · Aula 3: Vibe coding ao vivo com Codex, Cursor, Grok, GitHub e Railway

    Free

  • On now

    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…

    Digital Jungle SF, SoMa · Free

  • 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.

    Silicon Valley Bank, SoMa · Free

  • 4:00 PM

    AI Summer School: The 2-Week AI Catch-Up Crash Course

    $54.61

  • 5:00 PM

    Live from SF : AI infra Startup Showcase

    Attention : AI Infra founders, developers and investors. First edition of Live from SF Arash and Ray will live stream AI infra stratup demo pitches from SF to their global audience and give a quick review.

    San Francisco · Free · Approval required

This Week in Tech

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  • Today · 5:00 PM

    Open Source for Babies — Book Launch & Compliance Mixer

    Join Heather Meeker, Patrick Nack-Lehman, and Bay Area legal, compliance, and open source professionals for the launch of Open Source for Babies — a lighthearted new book introducing open source to the youngest generation.

    135 Constitution Dr, Menlo Park · Free · Approval required

  • Today · 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.

    Financial District, Financial District · Free · Approval required

  • Today · 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.…

    3001 19th St · Free

  • Today · 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…

    Free · Approval required

  • Today · 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…

    Mox, SoMa

  • Today · 7:00 PM

    90/30 Club Reading - Multi-agent systems - Patterns and Problems

    ☕️📝 Paper Link 📝☕️ Full paper: https://www.anthropic.com/research/multiagent-systems We will be discussing this post from the Frontier Red team at Anthropic: Patterns and problems in emerging multiagent systems Models are improving and AI agents are taking on more tasks in…

    Mox, SoMa · Free

  • Tomorrow · 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)!

    Free

  • Tomorrow · 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.

    Free

  • Tomorrow · 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…

    Free

  • Tomorrow · 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.…

    Free

  • Tomorrow · 12:00 PM

    Hello, AI - Parenting Made Easier

    Click to join: https://luma.com/join/g-FLYPf8UfQD494ZP Parenting comes with a steady stream of information, decisions, schedules, and things to keep track of. It can be a lot.

    Free

  • Tomorrow · 12:00 PM

    The Agentic Future of Early Stage Venture Capital

    Click to join: https://luma.com/join/g-IleYKKCYonLdu1o Venture capital is entering a new era, one where AI agents support across the investment process and actively run parts of it.

    Free

The Weekend

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  • Aug

    28

    Better Days: A Hackathon — San Francisco

    9:00 AM · KOHO Co-Creative Hub, Japantown · Free

  • Aug

    28

    Open Source AI Summit SF

    3:00 PM · Free

  • Aug

    28

    Design Hackathon: The Vibe Coding Night for Designers!

    5:30 PM · SoMA · Free

  • Aug

    28

    ™ goes west - Tech Drinks + Pitching SF Edition

    5:30 PM · Free

  • Aug

    28

    Book Signing for One Skein Knitting

    6:00 PM · The Love Potion Library - Books, Te… · Free

  • Aug

    28

    August Tech Rooftop Mixer

    6:00 PM · Free

Plan Ahead

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  • Aug

    31

    Vectors Capital - Founder Drop-In Office Hours: Climate, Energy & AI Infrastructure

    2:00 PM · 9Zero Climate Innovation Hub, Financial District · Free

  • Aug

    31

    Cognitive Communes: Local-first agents for community living

    6:00 PM · 399 Webster St · Free

  • Sep

    1

    DevNetwork: API World + CloudX + AI TechWorld

    11:00 AM · 5001 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara · Free

  • Sep

    1

    Agentic + AI Night: Multi-Agent Governance and Security

    3:30 PM · Terra Gallery & Event Venue · Free

  • Sep

    1

    SuccessLab Executive Roundtable: The New Architecture of AI-Powered Support

    4:00 PM · Boston Consulting Group, Mountain View · Free

  • Sep

    1

    Together Table | AI Natives

    6:00 PM · Sorrel · Free

  • Sep

    2

    Fireside Chat: Navigating Physical AI

    5:00 PM · Silicon Valley Bank, SoMa · Free

  • Sep

    2

    Scaling Globally: A Deep Tech Networking Night

    5:30 PM · Salesforce Tower, SoMa · Free

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