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Saturday, August 22, 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

    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

    San Francisco · Free

  • On now

    Solana Startup Terminal 2.0

    Approval required

  • On now

    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…

    Approval required

  • On now

    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.

    Approval required

  • On now

    Zero Downtime Hackathon | Win an NVIDIA DGX Spark AI Supercomputer worth $5,000!

    Bright Data · Sold out

  • On now

    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

    The Fold · Free

  • On now

    AntlerVC / Apify / Bolt / N8N Hackathon

    Sold out

  • On now

    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.

    100 Ralston Rd, San Gregorio · Free

This Week in Tech

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  • On now

    Beta x Alibaba Cloud x AMD AI Agent Hackathon Demo Day

    555 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto · Free · Approval required

  • Today · 6:00 PM

    Build a Dataset, Fine-Tune a Model: One Night on Nebius - Open Registration

    Frontier Tower 🧑‍🚀 · Approval required

  • Mon, Aug 24 · 5:00 PM

    Live from SF : AI infra Startup Showcase

    San Francisco · Free · Approval required

  • Mon, Aug 24 · 5:00 PM

    Open Source for Babies — Book Launch & Compliance Mixer

    135 Constitution Dr, Menlo Park · Free · Approval required

  • 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.

    Financial District, Financial District · Free · Approval required

  • 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…

    Free · Approval required

  • 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…

    Mox, SoMa

  • Mon, Aug 24 · 7:00 PM

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

    Mox, SoMa · Free

  • 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)!

    Free

  • 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.

    Free

  • 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…

    Free

  • 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.…

    Free

The Weekend

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  • Aug

    22

    What Employers Actually Want? Building a Career in AI Era

    2:00 PM · Free

  • Aug

    22

    From Context to Execution: How AI Agents Understand, Remember, and Act

    2:00 PM · Free

  • Aug

    22

    Bayview Happy Hour Cleanup

    4:00 PM · 5299 3rd St, Bayview · Free

  • Aug

    23

    The Commons Public Hours ☕

    9:00 AM · 540 Laguna St, San Francisco + Full… · Free

  • Aug

    23

    AI Founders Top Golf — Limited to 12

    9:30 AM · Free

  • Aug

    23

    🤖🍨 Sundae Robotics 05: 3D World Models, Spatial Intelligence & Adaptive AI — Modality Forcing & 3D Pre-training Objectives

    2:00 PM · 84 Serrano Dr, Atherton · Free

Free but Actually Good

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  1. 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…

    Hacker Dojo, Mountain View · Free

  2. 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.

    Free

  3. 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…

    Free

  4. 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…

    Digital Jungle SF, SoMa · Free

  5. 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.

    Silicon Valley Bank, SoMa · Free

  6. 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.…

    3001 19th St · Free

Women in the Room

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  1. 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!

    TEL HI Community Center, North Beach

  2. 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,…

    Free

  3. 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.

    High 5ive, Oakland

  4. 4.On now

    Golden Gate Society of Women Engineers: FY 27 Welcome Event

    Golden Gate Park · Free

  5. 5.Tomorrow · 3:30 PM

    Beginners Claude Code for Women Workshop 5: Ship It

    Yes SF Headquarters, Financial District · Free

  6. 6.Tue, Aug 25 · 4:30 PM

    UX Design in the Age of AI — Tuesday Talks by Women in Design NYC

    Free

Plan Ahead

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  • Aug

    29

    Everest Robotics Hackathon

    9:00 AM · San Francisco

  • Aug

    29

    Codex Hackathon SF 🌁

    10:00 AM · Hogpatch · Free

  • Aug

    29

    Maison Noir Vol. III — Bal Masqué

    9:00 PM · The Hibernia, Tenderloin · $105

  • 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

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