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Sunday, September 13, 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

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    Agent Games: Agents Gone Wild

    Free · Approval required

This Week in Tech

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  • Tomorrow · 7:00 AM

    IIA @ Silicon Valley

    On September 14–15, 2026, founders, builders, and frontier operators convene at Google Bay View, in collaboration with Stanford HAI, to showcase what comes next in AI.

    Google Bay View, Mountain View · Free · Approval required

  • Tomorrow · 8:00 AM

    ML Zoomcamp 2026 Course Launch

    Click to join: https://luma.com/join/g-ed48jYd7x4wC3Mr The new cohort of Machine Learning Zoomcamp 2026 starts today. In this launch session, course creator Alexey Grigorev will help you get oriented before the first videos, notebooks, homework, and project ideas start piling…

    Free

  • Tomorrow · 8:30 AM

    Bringing Vision Intelligence to the Edge: A Workshop Co-Hosted by Qualcomm, Innodisk, and EyePop.ai

    Join Qualcomm, Innodisk, and EyePop for an exclusive hands-on workshop on deploying advanced computer vision at the edge, powered by the Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ-9075. Master how to build, optimize, and scale real-time AI solutions through expert keynotes and a dynamic live build…

    Building F | Qualcomm, Santa Clara · Free

  • Tomorrow · 9:00 AM

    Becoming a Climate Angel with E8

    Click to join: https://luma.com/join/g-B7qNJEwt74kVRQY Curious about becoming a climate investor? Join E8 for an informative session on how to begin or catalyze your investing journey in climate.

    Free

  • Tomorrow · 12:00 PM

    DraperU Korea x DraperU Founder Lunch

    We’re excited to welcome 7 startups from Korea to Draper University! Join us for lunch with the DraperU Korea founders, DraperU alum, local founders, and our DraperU community. Meet other founders, swap ideas, and make new connections across borders.

    Draper University, San Mateo · Free

  • Tomorrow · 2:00 PM

    AI Lab: Bring Your Biggest Pain Point — Automate It Live

    Click to join: https://luma.com/join/g-SadEmYY2VbC6FIX What’s the one repetitive task you wish you never had to do again? Bring it. We’ll work on automating it. Maybe you’re: 📧 Manually following up with leads every week 📊 Copying data between spreadsheets and tools 🔎…

    Free

  • Tomorrow · 2:00 PM

    MCP Community Connect - San Francisco

    MCP Community Connect comes to San Francisco. A full day at GitHub HQ dedicated to building with Model Context Protocol, the open standard connecting AI agents to tools, data, and each other.

    GitHub · Free · Approval required

  • Tomorrow · 3:00 PM

    Zo Community Build Hours

    Click to join: https://luma.com/join/g-5ezlA04P0C1ccoD Join the Zo team and other builders for our weekly working session. Bring what you're building, get unstuck, and watch others solve real problems in real-time.

    Free

  • Tomorrow · 3:00 PM

    GMI Summer Signal '26 - The Modern Renaissance

    Multimodal → Agentic AI, live. What happens when image, video, voice, world models, and agents stop being separate demos — and become one production stack? At GMI Summer Signal ’26, we’re bringing together the teams building across the multimodal + agentic AI stack for an…

    Free · Approval required

  • Tomorrow · 4:00 PM

    A360 & RelPro FINS Happy Hour

    Financial services and insurance happy hour kicking off Dreamforce week, hosted by Ascend360 and RelPro.

    Madarae Cocktail Bar · Free

  • Tomorrow · 4:30 PM

    Investor Meet: $1B+ Climate Innovation Tackling Urban Air Pollution

    Join us for an intimate investor briefing with Amit Bhatnagar, Founder of CleanClimateTek, as he presents a high-impact, commercially validated solution to one of the world's most severe environmental challenges: Urban air pollution. Why Attend?

    9Zero Climate Innovation Hub, Financial District · Free

  • Tomorrow · 5:00 PM

    Healthcare Happy Hour at Dreamforce

    Drinks and Mediterranean small plates for healthcare and life sciences leaders attending Dreamforce, hosted by Penrod.

    Barcha · Free

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    Trivalley Meetup- ComplianceAware Finetuning

    10:00 AM · Dublin Civic Center, Dublin · Free

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    20

    From Idea to Startup: enterpreneurship basics for young founders

    2:00 PM · Menlo Park, Menlo Park · Free

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    22

    Mission Founders Running Club

    8:00 AM · Arizmendi Valencia Bakery · Free

  • Sep

    22

    Rows & Columns Summit

    9:30 AM · The Contemporary Jewish Museum · Free

  • Sep

    24

    Founders Meetup - San Francisco

    5:00 PM · Corgi Cafe · Free

  • Sep

    24

    AI Applied in Cybersecurity Lightning Talks

    5:00 PM · Nutanix, San Jose · Free

  • Sep

    24

    ClawCamp Campfire - Step SF Week Edition

    6:00 PM · Frontier Tower 🧑‍🚀 · Free

  • Sep

    24

    Building active-active, multi-cloud systems

    6:00 PM · 150 Pacific Ave · Free

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