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Slices & Chains - #Round8 | Halloween Builders Bash ​Where pizza meets protocol — with a spooky twist. ​This October, join us in Palo Alto for a Halloween-themed edition of Slices & Chains, our monthly community hangout for builders, founders, and curious minds. No panels, no pitches — just good conversations, open mic energy, and spooky snacks. ​👻 Whether you're a vampire validator, a ghost in the machine, or just here for the carbs, you're welcome at the table. ​This is the perfect place to start.We welcome Web2 engineers, designers, and product folks who are curious about the next frontier. Whether you’re exploring blockchain for the first time or just want to meet cool people building weird stuff on the internet, this is your on-ramp.No jargon. No slides. Just pizza, ideas, and real people. ​🎯 What to Expect • ​🔥 Explore the Solana Accelerator ProjectsGet a quick update on the latest cohort of the Solana Accelerator — what the teams are building, and how you might plug in a...

​Just raised and looking to hire your first engineers? Or maybe you’re a developer ready for your next big adventure? This is the room where fresh ideas meet fresh talent. ​We’re bringing together recently funded founders who are eager to grow their teams with developers who want to be part of something new. Think of it as a casual mixer with real opportunities—no pitches, no pressure, just genuine conversations over food, drinks, and good energy. ​What to Expect • ​6:00 PM | Doors Open – Grab a drink, meet other founders and devs • ​6:30 PM | Founder Intros – Quick, casual intros from recently funded founders (who they are, what they’re building, and who they’re hiring) • ​7:00 PM | Open Networking – Founders and devs connect one-on-one, swap stories, and explore fit • ​8:00 PM | Wrap-Up – Stick around for last chats, connections, and follow-ups ​Whether you’re building a company or ready to code the next breakout product, this is the place to meet people who want to create togeth...

​​Did you ever thought that you could build a full website in record time? And what about a fully working app? How about doing all of that without even knowing how to code? And how about doing all of that under one hour? ​​Yes you can. No kidding! ​Get some hands-on learning on how to take your idea from paper and turn it into a working piece of software in just a few minutes. ​If you get the idea well, then enroll to participate in the Speedrun competition: ​​Participants will have 60 minutes to showcase their skills in a fast-paced vibe coding competition. The goal is to rapidly create a website for a business idea using vibe coding techniques. If you really want to impress the judges, you can even create an app or game or whatever piece of web-based software you can think of. Ron Korland Saketh Gurumurthi Rashmi Choudhary Vijay Pitchumani Nitika Bhatia ​ Gauri Sarode Kavitha Thiyagarajan ​ Michael Jiang Sponsors ​Dovetail is an AI-native software and agents instantly turn eve...

📔 Description ​Get ready to vibe-code AI workflows with Pipelex. ​This is your chance to solve subtle complex AI use-cases that can’t be tackled with a single prompt. From extraction to analysis to decision-making, you will learn how to build reliable workflows using structured generation and multiple AI steps: LLM, Vision, document extraction and image generation. ​Thanks to Pipelex, from a simple prompt, you will get a working draft workflow in less than 2 minutes. Then you’ll be able to iterate on it and plug it into a web app with help from the Blackbox AI coding assistant. ​Our high-level declarative Pipelex language and python library / API make it easy to translate the business logic from natural language business requirements into production-ready AI workflows. ​Whether you've already built agentic workflows or you are a total noob, you’ll leave with something tangible and production-ready. ​✨ Plus compete for a $5,500 prize pool in inference credits and cash! ​Questions...

​Last year, we had over 1k+ RSVPs and packed it out, this time around - we are curated, intentional, and focusing on creating lasting connections. ​​Come for happy hour with the most inspiring founders, investors, and builders in the game, we will have: ​Special TechCrunch Disrupt Menu ​Halloween-themed Punchbowls ​Fire DJ Lineup (stay tuned) ​Fun vendors to liven up the tech bro atmosphere ​But most importantly, we wanted to celebrate the launch of Vently mobile with the people who matter most - the people who got us this far, the communities who have given us purpose, and most of all every single person who is wanting to meet new people, make memories that last, and leave the party making at least 1 new friend. ​​To enter: ​Vently app must be downloaded, Profile created with your picture + Instagram added ​Follow Vently on Instagram ​We better see you at our Launch Party on Nov 7! ​Host Information: ​Vently is the easiest way to turn ideas into IRL hangouts. Create plans,...

​Global commerce is evolving faster than ever — and the convergence of cross-border e-commerce, AI agents, short-form content, and next-gen retail platforms is transforming how products are discovered, sold, and scaled. ​Join industry pioneers and tech leaders as they unpack the future of consumer growth — from platform strategy to intelligent automation. Whether you’re building the next marketplace, scaling global operations, or investing in what’s next, you’ll gain the insights to stay ahead in one of tech’s most dynamic sectors.​ 🌟 Featured Speakers • ​Christopher Yang, Co-President & Managing Director, Shopline (Series B+, $208M raised); Venture Partner at Pegasus Angel Accelerator; ex-VP Engineering at Away, Onriva and Corporate Travel Management US. • ​Jackie Lee, Head of Seller Acquisition & Partnership Development of AliExpress Americas (Alibaba Group); ex-Head of APAC Acceleration, Pattern; ex-Deputy GM Cross-Border eCommerce of Suning. • ​Yuchen Wu, CEO of MAI Agents ($25...

​The last 3 years saw massive AI adoption for text-based applications. Its adoption in gaming and video has been limited by lower quality outputs and a lack of industry specific applications. That's rapidly changing. ​Join AIX Ventures for an evening to discuss how new models and methods are poised to rapidly democratize the creation of immersive worlds and videos. ​Doors open at 5:30pm for a networking hour, the panel will start at 6:30pm. Light food and drinks will be provided. ​The panel will include: • ​Chris Manning, General Partner at AIX Ventures & fmr. Director of Stanford AI Lab • ​Sharon Lee, Co-founder of Moonlake AI, an AI research lab that allows anyone to create playable interactive worlds in minutes. • ​Taylor Hughes, Co-founder of Hypernatural AI, an AI startup that allows anyone to create engaging AI videos and stories • ​Russell Brandom, AI Editor at TechCrunch and panel moderator. ​AIX Ventures’s event is organized and operated solely by AIX Ventures (not TechCr...

​H-1B and Beyond: Rethinking Global Talent for Startups ​As immigration policies evolve and the competition for global talent intensifies, how can startups stay agile — building diverse, high-performing teams while navigating compliance and risk? ​Join us for a candid discussion on the future of hiring and people strategy at the intersection of policy, technology, and leadership. Our speakers will share practical frameworks for scaling global teams, integrating immigration strategy into HR design, and leveraging AI and analytics to build resilient, people-first organizations. ​Speakers: • ​Sejal Patel Daswani, Chief People Officer, Deputy • ​Jon-Paul Ales-Barnicoat, CHRO, AliveCor • ​Francoise Brougher, CEO at Pebl, Former executive at Pinterest & Square & Google • ​Moderator: Phoebe Fan, Operating Partner, Foothill Ventures ​We’ll unpack what’s next for H-1B, discuss realistic alternatives for startups, and share frameworks for building global teams under new constraints. ​​​​​F...

​When your AI apps come alive after midnight. ​LiquidMetal AI, Netlify, and WorkOS are teaming up for a one-night hackathon where your AI agents don’t just respond — they wake up. Build autonomous systems that think, learn, and act independently. ​Haunt your codebase. Summon your backend. Watch your agents take over. ​Participants get free access to: ​Netlify ​Bring your haunted dashboards and agent control centers to life. • ​Deploy interactive frontends instantly. • ​Use Edge Functions to trigger midnight workflows. • ​Route model calls securely through the Netlify AI Gateway for usage tracking and latency control. ​WorkOS ​Not every ghost should have admin access. • ​Manage sign-in, orgs, and roles for your possessed systems. • ​Use Directory Sync, SAML, or Magic Links to decide who can summon (or exorcise) your agents. • ​Add audit logs so you know which “phantom” did what. ​Raindrop MCP ​Where your AI agents crawl out of the codebase and start thinking for themselves. ...

​We are excited to invite you to the Shinhan Square Bridge K-Innovators’ Pitch Night — a unique opportunity to connect with innovative startups, global investors, and industry experts. ​This event is designed to spotlight promising teams from our Shinhan Square Bridge program as they share their vision, showcase their solutions, and seek new pathways for collaboration. Beyond the pitches, participants will engage in meaningful networking sessions that foster global partnerships and expand opportunities for growth. ​Join us as we bridge ideas, people, and markets on a global stage. ​Agenda • ​4:50 - 5:00 pm: Doors open, Registration • ​5:00 - 5:10 pm: Opening Ceremony & Welcome Remarks • ​5:10 - 6:10 pm: K-Innovators’ Pitches • ​6:10 - 8:00 pm: Networking w/ Food and Drinks! • ​8:00 pm : Doors Close ​Meet the K-Innovators ​🚀 Get to know the K-Innovators taking the stage at the event. Here’s your chance to meet the people behind the startups, hear their stories, what drives them, ...

​- Event Founder: Jeremiah Owyang, Blitzscaling Ventures (Linkedin).- Ten AI Startups on demo floor, networking, food & bev. - Gov ID required for entry. Must be registered and approved. Primary Audience: ​-AI Founders: CEOs of AI Startups (majority)-Investors who back them: VCs, CVCs-Corporate AI Decision Makers------------------------------------- Agenda: ​5:00PM: -Doors open. meet 10 AI startups6:30pm: -Conch Call* and Kickoff: Jeremiah Owyang (3 min)-Welcome Remarks: Capgemini-Pitch Emcee: Samuel Cummings III (Linkedin)-10 AI startup pitches-5 Corporate "reverse" pitches-Group photo by Erick Davidson (1 min)-Return to demo floors, networking9:00pm: Event concludes ​Demo Pitch Emcee: Samuel J Cummings III of Generative AI (6M followers) ​14.ai: AI-first customer support platform ​All in One: All-in-one AI platform for restaurants ​Clyx: AI powered event platform for community & friendship ​Enkrypt AI: Agentic trust, security & compliance ​Incantor: Proprietary AI powering ...

​Our seminar series on Innovation in AI in Asia continues with guest speaker, Thang Luong, Co-founder of VietAI and a Senior Staff Research Scientist at Google DeepMind. Thang will highlight his VietAI project that aims to build up the human resources necessary for Vietnam to flourish in the AI era. ​Shane Gu, Senior Staff Research Scientist at Google Deepmind, will be our host and moderator. ​Thang Luong obtained his PhD from Stanford University in which he built state-of-the-art neural machine translation systems at both Google and Stanford. Seeing the love and passion of Vietnamese students for AI, machine learning, and deep learning, he founded VietAI to bring back knowledge to Vietnam. ​---- ​This program is hosted by Stanford's US-Asia Technology Management Center. It is part of our autumn seminar series on "Topics in International Technology Management: Innovation in AI from Asia." Check-out our speaker line-up here! ​Registration: • ​To attend in-person, please register o...

​🎃👻 Join Us for a Fireside Chat & Happy Hour 🕸️🍕🍻 ​Scaling a high-growth startup comes with tough choices. As much as builders love to build, if everything is managed in-house with grit, sweat, and tears, growth will eventually stall. ​Join us on the first night of TechCrunch Disrupt - just a 5-minute walk from Moscone Center for beer, pizza, networking, and an unfiltered fireside chat with the founders from Descope and from Delve. They’ll share: • ​🛠️ Build vs. buy lessons from scaling startups • ​🔐 Common identity and compliance challenges to watch out for • ​🚀 Tips to stay lean and keep shipping as you grow ​October 27th, 6pm-9pm ​Register now, places are limited! ​ ​This event is organized and operated solely by Descope & Delve (not TechCrunch Media LLC, nor any of its affiliates or brands, including TechCrunch).

​Step into the heart of innovation at Orbis86: AI & Web3 – Founders & Funders Mixer during #TechCrunchDisrupt 🚀 This exclusive gathering is where disruptive ideas meet visionary capital. Designed for builders and backers shaping the future of AI and Web3, it’s all about sparking powerful conversations and forging real partnerships. ​From bold startups to global investors and industry leaders, this is the room where the future takes shape. 🌟 Whether you're building the next big thing or funding it, get ready to connect, collaborate, and create. ​🚀 PS: We will prioritize accepting those active in our Telegram group for the remaining open slots. Catch us on TG to get approved! ​Step into an immersive experience at our event, where hosts, co-hosts, and sponsors warmly welcome all participants. Be introduced to enlightening discussions, networking opportunities, and visionary insights into the tech landscape. ​Discover what they’re building, their vision for the future, and how they’...

​Design Field Notes is a lecture series where we invite the public to the UC Berkeley campus for conversations with makers, designers and artists who are contributing to shaping the future through design. 

Join us Monday, October 27th at 5:30 PM for a talk with Julia Solano, a social and community oriented designer, bamboo and watercolor installation artist, and indie publisher out of Oakland, California. ​Julia has lived various lives co-founding humanitarian AI companies, living in communes and experimental cities, and building bamboo and earth structures for festivals and land-based projects around the world. She is a graduate of UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design; founder of Making Tangible Studio; Community Architect for The Tech We Want; and was previously on Omidyar Network’s Exploration and Future Sensing team. Her practice explores threads of community infrastructure and collective flourishing, responsible innovation, ancestry and hopeful futures, sustainability a...

​🌌 SZ 198: Beyond the Stars Pt. 2 (+ Alien Costume Party) 👽✨📍 Park James Hotel, Menlo Park🎙️ Live Silicon Zombies Experience ​We’re going beyond the stars once again - and this time, we’re doing it in alien costume style! ​Join us for an unforgettable evening featuring two of the brightest minds in astronomy and science communication: ​5-6pm Mixer ​6-7pm Speaker Event ​7-9pm Mixer ​🪐 Dr. Franck MarchisAstronomer & Director of Citizen Science at the SETI Institute ​🌠 Dr. Lauren SgroAstronomer, Science Writer & PhD in Physics - and post-doc fellow at SETIBridging complex astrophysics with human curiosity; making space discovery accessible, engaging, and deeply inspiring. ​💫 Come for the science. Stay for the energy. And don’t forget your alien costume — creativity is highly encouraged. ​🎧 Presented by Silicon Zombies - bringing you the best brains from the Bay...and Beyond! ​#SiliconZombies #SETI #Astronomy #SpaceTech #Innovation #LiveShow #LongevityOfTheMind #BeyondThe...

​Fewer than 10k people work globally on radical or near-radical life extension. Let’s build millions of bioAI agents to amplify their mission. At the event, you can meet VCs, angels, researchers, leading longbio companies, builders, and others committed to accelerating longevity. ​Agenda:1 pm - Networking1.30 pm - Finals ceremony & Demos3 pm - Coffee + Food Break3:30 pm - Introduction Ideathon (check calendar)The event is dedicated to the Agentic AI Against Aging Hackathon Closing Ceremony. ​More about the Hackathon: For two weeks, the hackathon participants from all over the world have been building AI agents to fight aging and death.Hackathon Sponsors: Retro.bio, Gero.ai, Bio.xyz, VitaDAO, AthenaDAO, Bioptic, Open Longevity, LifeAhead, Immortal Dragons ​Computational sponsor: Nebius (NASDAQ: NBIS)Prize pool: $41,500 ​Partners: LongeVC, 2060 FouBlastim, Longevity Economics Institute, Vitalism.io, Longevity Biotech Fellowship, Zelar.city, Viva.city, BioPharmaTrend, Femtech Real Mon...

​Antler NYC is hosting a Founder-Led Hackathon to bring top technical builders together with our current Founders-in-Residence. ​You’ll choose real startup challenges submitted by Antler founders, form teams, and build rapid prototypes. ​For founders, it’s a chance to meet and scout technical talent. For participants, it’s an opportunity to showcase skills, collaborate with founders, and explore potential co-founder or early team roles. ​This hackathon is sponsored by Lovable! ​About Antler: Antler is a global early-stage VC and startup generator. It backs exceptional founders from day zero with capital, hands-on support, and a global network. Our portfolio ​Event Highlights • ​Real Startup Tracks: Work on challenges submitted by Antler founders. • ​Collaborate & Build: Prototype in teams with fellow builders. • ​Meet Founders: Network with startup founders looking for technical partners. ​Who Should Attend • ​Software engineers, data scientists, and designers eager to build fa...

​Join us for a relaxed 2.4-mile morning walk to kick off your weekend with some fresh air, good coffee and networking! ​​We'll meet across the path from Marina Green Restroom East and walk at a very casual pace to Crissy Field Beach. We'll stop here for a chance for everyone to regroup, a restroom break if needed, and for an opportunity to take some photos. Afterwards, we will walk back the same way to where we started. Here is an exact route map link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/24sLW3t7DL7sABuk9Whether you're an AI founder, investor, or simply passionate about AI, this walk offers a great opportunity to connect while maintaining a comfortable pace for conversation. ​​​Event is brought to you and hosted by techtrust.ai and sponsored by Aonic Revive – the caffeine-free energy drink that keeps you hydrated and powered up all day long. 💧⚡

​We host weekly runs in San Francisco and 46 other locations worldwide for founders, their friends and families, investors, creators, tech professionals, and anyone who loves to move and connect. This time, we’re excited to be part of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025! ​📍 Where & What to Expect ​We’ll meet at the William McKinley Monument for intros and a group photo, then head out for a 5K run to Golden Gate Park and back. ​The pace will be around 10:30 min/mile — it’s a relaxed community run, not a race. Everyone’s welcome! ​🍎 After the Run ​We’ll wrap up with a picnic and light refreshments — a chance to relax, chat, and meet others from the startup and tech community. ​This year, we’re also partnering with wellness brands that will bring on-site activities and experiences to make the morning even more fun and energizing. ​💡 Featured Partners ​OptiGenix is building the future of personalized performance.By combining genomic testing and performance bloodwork, they help athletes and ...