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​Join us for the Founders Showcase, an evening where innovation meets opportunity. ​This event brings together high-growth founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders for an evening of connection and discovery. ​Expect an inspiring lineup of founders sharing what they are building, insightful conversations , and opportunities to meet the people shaping the next generation of tech ventures ​Whether you are a founder looking to connect with capital, an investor scouting your next opportunity, or an operator passionate about the startup ecosystem — this is the room to be in.Meet the Host ​Malaika:Founders & VC community supporting builders with connections and resources. ​What to Expect:• Founder showcases and live feedback from investors• Networking with founders, funders, and ecosystem partners• Great energy, community, and meaningful connections ​Dress Code: Smart casualCall for Startups ​Are you building something exciting and ready to share your story? If you would like to pitc...

​Join us for a lively evening at our Founders & Investors Social! This casual gathering is the perfect opportunity to mingle, connect, and unwind with fellow founders and investors in a relaxed atmosphere. ​​​💡Beta University｜runs an 8-week pre-acceleration program to help early-stage founders build VC-ready companies with proven know-how from Silicon Valley. Apply now! ​​​💡Precursor Ventures ｜Precursor Ventures is a SF–based VC firm investing at the pre-seed and seed stages, often as the first institutional backer. Their portfolio includes The Athletic, Superhuman, Juniper Square, and Incredible Health. Agenda: • ​6:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Registration and Networking • ​​​​6:30 pm - 6:45 pm: Hosts Introduction • ​​​​​6:45 pm - 7:00 pm: 8 Startup Lightning Pitches • ​​​​7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: Networking & Closing ​🎙️Founders — Want to Pitch at the Event?Apply here to share what you’re building with top investors ​​🌟Investors – Want to Stay in the Loop or Get Involved?Drop your info to ge...

​Join The Deep-Tech Community for an exclusive discussion on Trust, Safety & Compliance for AI Agents in Healthcare. This gathering brings together leading researchers, engineers, executives, and venture capitalists to explore how AI agents can be deployed responsibly in clinical, operational, and patient-facing environments.​Discussion Highlights • ​Navigating the regulatory landscape for AI in healthcare including HIPAA, FDA, and emerging global compliance frameworks including SAFE-MCP. • ​Establishing trust, transparency, and verifiability for AI agents in clinical and hospital environments. • ​Frameworks for AI agent validation, monitoring, and auditability to ensure patient safety. • ​Addressing ethical considerations in AI-driven decision-making and medical data handling. • ​Strategies for secure interoperability between healthcare systems and AI-powered agents. • ​Exploring investment opportunities and innovation trends shaping the future of responsible healthcare AI. ​This e...

​Join us for Gen AI in Marketing — AI Demo Lightning Talks, a collaborative afternoon where marketers, founders, and creators come together to explore how generative AI is transforming marketing, storytelling, and content automation. ​This 2-hour event features lightning demos, open networking, and hands-on Gen AI Workshop. You’ll see real tools in action and learn how they’re used to create scalable, high-quality marketing content powered by AI. ​Agenda: • ​3:30 – 3:50 PM — Check-in & NetworkingMeet other attendees and warm up the conversation before the talks begin. • ​4:00 – 4:15 PM — Demo: Prodia​Explore how Prodia’s API brings images into marketing workflows with speed and scale. • ​Explore how Prodia’s API brings images into marketing workflows with speed and scale. • ​4:15 – 4:30 PM — Demo: DreamAPISee how DreamAPI powers lip-sync, video translation, and avatar automation for marketing teams. • ​4:30 – 6:00 PM — AI Workshop & NetworkingEngage in open discussions, small-group ...

​Overview ​Join us in Argentina during Devconnect for an afternoon of AI, crypto, and collaboration. Discover how ChainOpera is pioneering a decentralized AI network, connecting agents, models, and compute power in a community-driven ecosystem. Meet fellow builders, share ideas, and explore creating AI Agents and Digital Twins for search, trading, content creation, and automation. Enjoy coffee, networking, and hands-on discussions in a casual, interactive setting. ​Agenda ​14:00 – 14:30 ｜ Check-in ​14:30 – 14:50 ｜ Crypto AGI: A Collectively Built, Community Owned, AI Agent Network, Empowering DeFi, RWA, and Beyond • ​Salman Avestimehr, Co-Founder @ChainOpera AI & Professor @USC ​14:50 – 15:30 ｜ Web3 × AI Agents: Unlocking Collaboration Networks and the Fusion with Reality ​Mod: Juliana Mei, Developer Relations Lead @NodeOps ​Speakers: ​Cesar, AI Engineer &Ambassador @ChainOpera ​Amrit Kumar, COO @AltLayer ​Ritty, CMO @Camp Network ​Matt Snow, Strategic Partnerships @1inchi...

​We’re bringing together a small group of tech founders, operators, investors, and friends for a casual meetup at a chill bar — co-hosted by UBS and TechBrig. ​The idea is simple: make meaningful connections, share stories about our journeys, discuss challenges we’re facing, and enjoy some relaxed, engaging conversations over drinks (sponsored by UBS 🍸). ​We’ll keep things intimate and curated — this isn’t your typical networking event. Instead, expect quality conversations with great people in a laid-back atmosphere. ​The goal? Walk away with useful connections, and maybe even a few new friends. ​About the Hosts ​UBSA global wealth management and financial services firm helping founders, investors, and entrepreneurs navigate growth and liquidity with tailored advice and solutions. ​TechBrigTechBrig is an AI product design and development partner for early-stage startups and venture-backed companies.We help teams build and scale software, from MVP to growth. We also help SMBs im...

​Welcome to another edition of South Bay Systems! This time we bring you two wonderful talks: Julian Hyde will be speaking about Morel, a new functional database query language in development, and Yuanyuan Tian will be presenting the CIDR'25 paper on Query Optimization as a Service. • ​​​​6:00 PM: Doors open, food and socializing • ​​​​6:30 PM — 6:50 PM: Morel Talk • ​​6:50 PM — 7:30 PM: QOaaS Talk • ​​​​7:30 PM onward : Community socializing! ​​​​Food and beverages will be provided, courtesy of our hosts, StarTree. ​SQL excels at queries but struggles with streaming, incremental computation, version control, refactoring, and modern development workflows. Can we build a language that keeps SQL's strengths while addressing these limitations? ​Morel combines functional programming with relational algebra to create a language as powerful as SQL but capable of solving a wider class of problems. This session introduces Morel and demonstrates how it addresses challenges like query feder...

​The official San Francisco Ruby Conference Afterparty is hosted by our Ruby friends at GitButler!Location: San Francisco Brewing Co., 3150 Polk St, San Francisco, CA 94109Food and drinks are provided!

Tech, beer, and freedom! 🌉✌️🇨🇿 ​Join us for a relaxed evening at the new European Startup Embassy, where Czech and Slovak founders, engineers, designers, and friends of Central Europe come together to show what they’re building, share stories, and raise a glass to creativity and freedom. ​The door opens at 5:30 pm, demos kick off at 6pm. ​The agenda is: • ​⚙️ Live demos of what the Bay Area's Czech & Slovak diaspora is building:​Tomas Vorel / Head of Marketing for Google Labs and NotebookLM​Jason Grad / Co-founder and CEO of Massive​Petr “Padak” Simecek / Co-founder of Keboola​Jan Curn / Founder and CEO of Apify​...more coming soon. If you'd like to demo, please click "Contact the Host" on the left and let us know. • ​Tomas Vorel / Head of Marketing for Google Labs and NotebookLM • ​Jason Grad / Co-founder and CEO of Massive • ​Petr “Padak” Simecek / Co-founder of Keboola • ​Jan Curn / Founder and CEO of Apify • ​...more coming soon. If you'd like to demo, please click "Contact t...

​Where deep technology meets capital and collaboration. ​Join us for an exclusive evening connecting DeepTech founders, investors, and industry leaders driving breakthroughs in AI/ML, robotics, quantum computing, biotech, and advanced materials. This curated pitch and networking event in Silicon Valley is designed to showcase innovation at the frontier of science and technology. Event Highlights • ​DeepTech investor panel discussion • ​8 curated startup pitches (2-min pitch + 3-min Q&A) • ​Feedback from top VCs and industry veterans • ​Structured networking and founder exchange Hosts and Sponsors ​Venture University ​The world's leading investor accelerator for Venture Capital, Private Equity, & Angel Investing. Learn from top-decile VC Fund Managers who deployed $2B+, backing 25+ unicorns, and 20+ Multi-Billion Exits. ​​VU Venture Partners ​​Leading early-stage venture capital firm focused on DeepTech and frontier technology investments. VU Venture Partners has backed 50+ breakt...

​Overview ​Join us for the first LiveKit Developer Day — a gathering for builders, developers, and partners who are shaping the future of voice AI. ​This event is an opportunity to connect with the LiveKit team, see what we’ve been working on, and explore how our community is using LiveKit in real-world applications. ​Through product sessions, live demos, and open conversations, we’ll share how LiveKit continues to evolve, including new capabilities to help developers build, integrate, and observe agents ​Keynotes, Launches & Live Demos ​Hear from LiveKit’s founders as they share recent product milestones and upcoming projects aimed at building the foundation for voice, video, and physical AI. ​After the keynote, explore these new capabilities through hands-on demos hosted by the engineers who built them. You’ll be able to see the technology in action, ask questions directly, and exchange ideas with others building on LiveKit. ​We'll also be offering limited Office Hours with th...

​11rd & last meet up in 2025! Calling all AI founders in San Francisco! 🧠 Join us for an evening of networking, learning, and fun as we connect with fellow founders, explore fundraising strategies, and discover the latest advancements in AI. 📈 ​Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or just starting your AI journey, this event is for you. 💯 We'll have plenty of opportunities to mingle with like-minded individuals and get insights into the ever-evolving AI landscape. 🚀 ​What to expect: • ​⚡️ Networking galore: Connect with fellow AI founders, potential investors, and industry experts. • ​💡 Peer discussions: Gain valuable insights into fundraising, GTM strategies, and the future of AI. • ​🍻 Food and drinks: Enjoy refreshments and unwind with your fellow AI enthusiasts. ​P.S.: Do not forget to bring your IDs to enter Zeitgeist. 🍕 Free Food from Paul: ​​​Thank you to Paul Sullivan, Startup & VC Lawyer at Gunderson Dettmer, for sponsoring snacks for the event. Gunderson is the p...

​Hosted by TheAgentic . ​​🔥 Four startup pitches you won’t want to miss. Meet the founders redefining what’s possible in AI. ​​​​​We’re also opening the floor to 10 additional live pitches. If you’re a startup looking for exposure, feedback, and connections - this is your chance. ​​​​How to Apply ​​📩 Submit your pitch deck here. ​​Join the carpools; network, save & ride here: https://crewz.co/r/vap7oc Judges and Investors • ​​​​Prof. PK Prasanna Kumar, CEO, Business Optima Advisor, TheAgentic, Investor • ​Manjeet Singh, AI Platform and Agents @Salesforce ​​​​​Host ​​​​​​TheAgentic provides a complete suite of agent infrastructure: reasoning LLMs, a Digital Worker Framework, and web automation to enable startups, AI founders and SaaS companies to build, deploy and scale with ease at an unmatched value. ​​TheAgentic's Launchpad program partners with early stage startups to build and launch AI products at no cost and with no equity taken until a successful fundraise. Admission is ...

​Dr. Tatsunori Hashimoto, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Stanford, will share insights on emerging AI and LLM innovations across Asia, highlighting how technical and geopolitical factors are shaping the next wave of model development. ​Dr. Tatsu Hashimoto is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University, where his research focuses on developing more robust and trustworthy machine learning systems. His work applies statistical tools to improve reliability and fairness in complex models such as large language models, with interests spanning long-tail behavior, out-of-domain understanding, and bias mitigation. Before joining Stanford’s faculty, he was a postdoctoral researcher with John Duchi and Percy Liang at Stanford and earned his PhD from MIT, where he was co-advised by Tommi Jaakkola and David Gifford. ​Dr. Richard Dasher, Director of Stanford's US-Asia Technology Management Center, will serve as moderator. ​---- ​This program is hosted by Stanfor...

​Join us for the first meeting to discuss the creation of a new framework for robot interoperability that facilitates collaborative tasks with people and other platforms. ​It's a very exciting time to be in robotics, with dramatic shifts in form factors, use cases, and software architectures. In order for the next generation of robotic systems to interoperate effectively, a framework must be put into place that lets robots communicate information beyond basic state and status information. ​The goal of this first meeting is to establish a shared vision and scope of this effort. The emerging robotics landscape is vast and diverse, but an effort like this must be focused to succeed. The scope will principally include platforms whose tasks require interaction with humans or other robots, providing means to communicate concepts like intent and uncertainty. ​We have a strong list of interested parties, many of whom contributed to the MassRobotics AMR Interoperability Standard. However, we...

​Join us for an intimate evening celebrating the women shaping the future of AI — founders, builders, and community leaders who lead with courage, creativity, and heart.In this women-led gathering, we’ll explore the human side of innovation — the stories behind the ideas, the lessons learned along the way, and the grit it takes to build something meaningful in an ever-changing field.Agenda:5:30-6:30pm: small bites and mingling6:30-7:30pm: fireside style conversation x storytelling7:30-8:30pm: open networkingHear from inspiring voices:•Chloe Hughes — Stanford student founder, on building AI products as a young entrepreneur and what she’s learned about curiosity and confidence.•Joanne Tan — Founder of GoodMorning Maxwell, on adopting AI as a small business owner and empowering others to embrace technology with intention.•Fauzia Chaudhry — Seasoned product and data leader, on building and scaling products, leading teams, and navigating two decades of change in tech and data.•Vicci Baigrie...

​Join us for a hands-on evening exploring the intersection of AI and hardware, from coffee sensors to snarky LLMs. ​We’ll have live demos(you'll be able to try!) including: • ​☕ Espresso Telemetry: an espresso machine that logs every shot in real time to Elasticsearch & Kibana. Watch your caffeine habits turn into insightful data visualizations. • ​🖨️ Bad AI In A Box: a thermal printer powered by an LLM trained to generate objectively terrible advice. Print them. Collect them. ​Come tinker with folks also looking to make AI touch grass, or just come for the snacks, good coffee and bad advice you can take home. Either way you should leave with some new ideas on how to bring AI into the physical world. ​🚀 This meetup is just the kickoff to Microsoft Ignite ​Stop by booth 1437 L and discover how Elastic is supercharging data with AI.

​We’re expanding to SF! ​Join the Bio-Health Athletic Club to meet new people in your industry while improving your Vo2 max! We'll run at a conversational pace and talk all things biotech + health tech (and so much more). All levels of runners are welcome. ​After the run, we'll pop over to Equator for coffee and light bites. (optional) ​See you out there! ​Location: Equator Coffee, Fort Mason ​Distance: 3-5 miles ​Pace: 9:00 - 10:00 min/mi ​Who runs with us? Operators, founders, investors, scientists, doctors, and researchers across healthcare and biotech from Fortune 500 companies to startups. We're all connected by the love of being active and building relationships in our industry!

Uniting Visionaries from Entertainment, Tech, and Venture ​Join us for a curated gathering of investors, entertainment executives, creators, VCs, founders, and visionary filmmakers shaping the future of media, AI, and tech - hosted at a Venice membership clubhouse. ​Building on the momentum from LA Tech Week and leading into the American Film Market, this night will bring together innovators exploring how to shape the future of the entertainment industry. ​📆 Agenda • ​8:00 - 9:30 PM: Networking Reception​Connect with founders, investors, and creators before the night kicks in. • ​Connect with founders, investors, and creators before the night kicks in. • ​9:30 - 11:00 PM: After Dark Set​Open Rosa Vodka & Losophe Tequila bar. DJ set. • ​Open Rosa Vodka & Losophe Tequila bar. DJ set. ​🏎️ Arrival ​Ride-share highly encouraged. Limited residential parking available. ​Hosts: ​RAVOK Studios is a media-tech startup applying Silicon Valley’s venture-capital model to Hollywood through ...

​GRAND OPENING RECEPTION ​PDR-1, a new arts warehouse slated to become the premier hub for artists, arts entrpreneurs and light industrial makers in Bayview-Hunters Point San Francisco. ​https://www.pdr-1.com/ ​******* SCHEDULE ******** ​3pm - 3:30pm: Welcome and Opening Remarks ​3:30pm - 4:30pm: Afro-Brazilian Drums Performance: "Tambores e Samba" ​4:30pm - 7:00pm: Reception (refreshments and light h'ors d'oeuvres served) ​*************************** ​** Children are welcome ** Strict Service Animals Only Policy **