After5ive, Cathay Innovation, Assenteo
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Product & Pizza: Building Global AI
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After5ive, Cathay Innovation, Assenteo
🍕PRODUCT & PIZZA: BUILDING AI ACROSS BORDERS 🌎
Tired of building products that work in Europe but fail in the bay? Join us for a happy hour to empower your global product vision. No theoretical fluff, just actionable insights from product leaders, investors, and operators who've launched globally and lived to tell the tale.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
4:00 - Doors open and quick chit-chat
4:15 - Introductions
4:30 - Fireside chat on product building US vs EU
5:00 - Meet other folks over pizza and beer
WHO SHOULD JOIN THIS PRODUCT PARTY:
- Founders scaling AI products from local to global
- Product managers navigating dual-market roadmaps
- Product designers balancing regional UX requirements
- Investors seeking product teams with global ambitions
WHAT YOU'LL TAKE AWAY:
- Proven frameworks for building EU-US compatible product strategies
- Battle-tested product prioritization techniques for global markets
- Connections with co-builders, investors, and advisors from both continents
Brought to you by the product dream team: After5ive (your product growth partners), Assenteo (making compliance a product feature), and Cathay Innovation (the folks with $1B+ to scale your global product vision).
Who are we?
After5ive, your Fractional Product Co-Founder that specializes in helping ambitious founders transform ideas into scalable businesses. With expertise in product development and cross-border expansion between North America and EU markets, the After5ive team builds globally competitive products that succeed in multiple markets. www.a5ive.com
Co-hosted with:
- Assenteo, your day one, enterprise ready, data compliance partner for AI and restricted data startups. www.assenteo.com
- Cathay Innovation, a global venture capital firm with $1B+ in AI-focused funding for transformative startups. www.cathayinnovation.com
Speakers dropping soon! Trust us, they're worth the wait.
🍕 Pizza will be served. Product roadmaps will evolve. Geographic barriers will dissolve. Don't miss it!
This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
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Fireside Chat: From First Check to Global Scale with Zaza Pachulia & Amit Patel
Join us at the Georgian Innovation Hub during San Francisco Tech Week for a fireside chat featuring Amit Patel (Rakuten) and Zaza Pachulia (Angel Investor, 2X NBA Champion).
This engaging conversation will bring together two unique perspectives:
Zaza as an angel investor, sharing how he spots founders and ideas worth the very first check.
Amit as a global operator, reflecting on how Rakuten has scaled and continually reinvented the consumer experience.
If you’re a founder, investor, or builder shaping the future of consumer experiences, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.
Following the fireside chat, enjoy networking with Georgian wine and cuisine—a chance to connect with speakers, fellow founders, and investors in a relaxed setting.
About Georgian Innovation Hub
The Innovation Hub is San Francisco’s newest platform for startups, investors, and tech leaders, offering space for collaboration, events, and community building.RSVP required.
This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com
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Founders + Tech Professionals Speed Networking Mixer
Welcome to Startup Oasis! #LAtechweek
If you are a startup founder, investor, developer, marketer, or anyone else in the tech ecosystem looking to start, join, or help a tech startup, this event is for you! Startup founders pitch their startups to the attendees; then, you can join a breakout room/area (that we curate) to talk to the founders, ask questions, and give feedback. People have been able to start a business as a result of this process. You are welcome to just watch as well. We will have pizzas delivered at 4 PM.
If you would like to pitch, please RSVP here, and you can sign up on the day of the event. This event is free to attend. You can also support us with a donation.
The first half of the day focuses on Pitch Practice Lab and Deal Flow Cafe speed networking. You can stay with us for the main event, which starts at 4 PM.
Schedule for the Day:
1:00 🚪 - Doors Open for networking. Sign up at the check-in table if you want to pitch your startup. You can bring your own food and drinks if you wish to eat lunch here. There are many restaurants nearby if you want to eat lunch beforehand
2:00 🔬 - Pitch Lab begins. Founders, you'll be able to get feedback for your pitch from PitchPartner.app Then, we can discuss the feedback as a group and in pairs/small groups. This will help prep you for the pitches at 5 PM
3:00 🪑 - Deal Flow Cafe speed networking begins. Founders sit on one side of the table, and those looking to join a team or help sit on the other side for 1 on 1 conversations, switching every 3 minutes
4:00 🍕 - The main event begins: signups for pitches open, and networking continues. Pizza will be served
4:45 👥 - Founders are chosen to pitch
5:00 🎤 - Startup Oasis Begins, Founders Pitch
5:30💡- Founders break off into break-out groups, and attendees can move around and help one for the remainder of the time, similar to a hackathon
7:00 ⌛ - The event starts to end, please wrap up connections
7:30 🥂- Head to happy hour @ Kennedy's Craft Kitchen
Startup Oasis was created to pierce the illusion of accessibility of startups and tech by creating a grassroots forum for early-stage founders to pitch to those in the tech ecosystem to get real-time feedback for their idea or business.
https://www.startupoasis.org/contact-10
Use the link above to:
Follow us on LinkedIn
Join our community on Discord
Donate to our cause
Visit our website
Sign up for our newsletter
Nearby Transit:
Metro: A-line (Blue), C-line (Green). Take an Uber or a connecting bus from those lines to the venue. The most efficient option is to take the A-line to the Pacific Coast Hwy Metro Station, then catch the 172 bus, which drops you off at Stearns & Bellflower
Public bikes and scooters are available
Free parking is available in the plaza
This event is a part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
Deskree, Sentry, WorkOS, Weave
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From Data to Deployment: Unifying the Modern Engineering Stack
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Deskree, Sentry, WorkOS, Weave
This event brings together engineers, product builders, and infrastructure leaders to explore how modern teams can streamline the entire software lifecycle: from data access to workflow automation to application monitoring.
Co-hosted by Deskree, Sentry, Weave and WorkOS, the discussion will focus on breaking down silos in engineering systems, creating reliable pipelines, and aligning data, development, and delivery practices. Attendees will walk away with practical strategies for building resilient, scalable, and unified stacks that accelerate innovation without compromising stability.
✨About Deskree✨
Deskree provides the context LLMs need to reason about your system. Ask any question about your infra, services, codebase, and more.
✨About Sentry✨
Sentry is the leading error and performance monitoring platform, helping developers identify, diagnose, and fix issues in real time.
✨About Weave✨
Weave uses LLMs and engineering-specific ML to analyze code, pull request data, and AI tool usage so teams can track real output, compare to benchmarks, and improve engineering performance in the AI era.
✨About WorkOS✨
WorkOS provides enterprise-grade features like SSO, SCIM, and audit logs through simple APIs, making it easy for SaaS apps to scale into the enterprise.
This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com
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Founder Investor Happy Hour Mix: Hospitality Tech
Free appetizers, cash bar!
Sponsored by Tabmac LLC. https://tabmac.com
Food, Drink, and Travel are a part of the hospitality industry that each represent unlimited market opportunities. Hospitality Tech - reservation systems, payment systems, and search systems are very different in 2025. Let's develop some of the best ideas and investment opportunities together.
Party Raffle: FREE to enter
(1) Tabmac Ultra Membership for 1 month, $700 worth
(1) Tabmac Max Membership for 1 month. $400 worth
(1) Tabmac Pro Membership for 1 month. $150 worth
This event is a part of #SFTechWeek, a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
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Delphi x D.E. Shaw Ventures Running & Coffee
Investors, founders, and tech enthusiasts:
Join us in kicking off Tech Week on October 13th!
Delphi will be hosting a run, starting at Dogtown Coffee (2003 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90405) at 7:30 AM. We’ll run up the Marvin Braude Bike Trail before returning to Dogtown for a coffee and networking session sponsored by D. E. Shaw Ventures.
Feel free to join us for the run, networking session, or both! (For non-runners, we anticipate returning to the café around 8:15 AM.)
Please feel free to invite any friends in the investment/tech community who may be interested!
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Delphi lets you create a digital version of your mind that speaks, sounds, and thinks like you. An always-on, interactive profile that answers questions, qualifies inbound, & routes opportunities via text, voice, or video, across any language & time zone.
D. E. Shaw Ventures is the D. E. Shaw group's venture and growth equity investing group supporting companies in the post-seed or growth equity stages of their life cycles.
This event is a part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
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How to Build a Marketing Plan Book Launch
Presentation Mode, Renegade Partners, Lerer Hippeau
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Cut Through the Noise: Get Your AI Startup Funded in a Crowded Market
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Presentation Mode, Renegade Partners, Lerer Hippeau
Cut Through the Noise: An Exclusive Networking Breakfast & VC Panel on How AI Startups Stand Out & Get Funded
📅 When: Wed Oct 8 | 9 :30-11AM
9:30AM breakfast + networking, 10am panel start
📍 Where: IDEO, Mission District, SF
👥 Who: Founders and VCs building the next wave of AI startups
Why This Matters 📣
Trailblazing tech isn't enough anymore. In today's saturated AI landscape, investors are swamped with similar ideas and pitches that blur together. The startups that stand out aren't just building great products - they're telling compelling, unforgettable stories.
What You’ll Learn 🧠
Join a panel of leading VCs backing the next wave of AI innovation as they reveal:
⚡ What instantly grabs their attention in a pitch
📊 How they evaluate startups in an over-saturated market
🏆 Examples of founders who nailed their story & raised big
❌ Common pitfalls that kill deals before they even start
You’ll Walk Away With 🎯
• A clear roadmap to craft an investor-ready narrative
• Tips to prove traction and stand out fast
• Insights from real VCs who see hundreds of pitches every week
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This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.co
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Longevity & Biohackers Brunch
🧬 Biohackers’ Brunch
An intimate SF Tech Week gathering exploring the future of biohacking, performance, and women’s wellness.
Overview:
Join us for Biohackers’ Brunch—a seated brunch experience bringing together a curated group of leaders across tech, wellness, investing, and science.
Over a nourishing table, we’ll dive into the trends, tools, and questions shaping the future of wellness—particularly for women, whose needs have long been left out of the biohacking conversation.
What to Expect:
🥑 A thoughtfully curated, cycle-supportive brunch menu
🧠 Fireside chat or intimate panel on biohacking, longevity, and emerging wellness protocols
💬 Conversation cards to spark rich, real dialogue
🌸 Early access to AskPetal + curated wellness gifts
Audience:
A cross-disciplinary group of founders, operators, investors, and health enthusiasts curious about the next frontier of human performance—especially as it relates to women’s biology, recovery, and optimization.
This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
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CleverTap Presents: The Big Leap
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Founders & VC Happy Hour
Join top founders, VCs, and operators for a high-energy happy hour 🍸 during SF Tech Week—an evening designed for real conversations, new connections, and unexpected collaboration. Whether you're raising your first round 🚀 or scouting your next investment, this is your chance to skip the pitch decks and connect face-to-face with the people shaping what’s next. With the venue's iconic ambiance and a curated crowd of builders and backers, this is where authentic relationships take root in the heart of San Francisco. 🌉
This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
About Us
Founders Bay is a community of 80,000 founders and VCs helping startups grow through curated events, expert workshops, and networking. Paid members get exclusive and free access to workshops, office hours, and top investor connections.
JetBuy is a voice-first food ordering platform that makes delivery and pickup effortless. With a one-time setup, customers can save their favorite meals under simple voice commands like “dinner,” “coffee,” or “sushi.” From then on, placing an order is as easy as saying “Hey Siri, JetBuy Dinner”—no apps to open, no endless scrolling, no wasted time. JetBuy turns everyday food ordering into a one-second experience, giving people more time back in their day.
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AI Builders x Reddit Games Hackathon
Calling all developers – you can now build a game on Reddit and earn up to $500k! Use the AI Builder of your choice to build and launch your first game on Reddit.
Come join us (Reddit admins) for food, drinks and a hackathon at Reddit HQ SF.
Note: Please provide your first/last name and ensure you bring an ID that matches. If you're not RSVP'ed yourself you won't be able to get in!
Yes, Reddit has games. Developers can build games and social experiences on Reddit’s developer platform and earn $$$ (up to $167k per app) and distribution to your audience.
So - we’re hosting a Hackathon/Happy Hour to connect with you all about building games and experiences on Reddit.
And lastly, make sure to bring your laptop!
🗓️ Agenda
5PM - Check-in & Drinks + Games Demo
6PM - Hackathon
7PM - Wrap up + Prizes
Hosted by Reddit’s Developer Platform, Devvit
Join subreddit r/Devvit(https://www.reddit.com/r/Devvit/) or Discord (https://discord.gg/acV8Dnvb)
Learn more about Reddit Developer Funds (https://developers.reddit.com/docs/earn-money/reddit_developer_funds)
Follow us on X for more updates: https://x.com/RedditforDevs
Bring your laptops and ideas!
This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
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Beyond Vibe Coding: Community Mixer on AI Dev Tools
Interesting things happen outside the local machine comfort zone, so let's meet and discuss what happens when AI dev-tools meet messy, mission-critical code at scale.
This mixer + mini-panel is about turning AI speed into safe, team-level delivery.
- AI Dev-Tools: how to search across huge repos, makes coding agents understands your project, and set up simple, repeatable LLM workflows and quality checks.
- Code Migration at Scale: choosing a migration path, automating safe refactors, building pipelines, and automate the boring bits.
We want a real conversation - what’s worked (and what hasn’t!) for cutting trust debt, using spec-first habits to make delivery predictable and reviews calm, and adding lightweight checks/guardrails that keep the “vibe” speed without the chaos. Bring your wins, scars, and questions.
We’re explicitly looking to discuss the “beyond individual contributor” side: scalable code changes, design governance, quality gates, migration guardrails, and project context management. On top of that, we’ll cover LLM-aware practices at the org level. So if this is your scope of responsibility/interest, you’ll feel at home.
Bonus: After the official tech presentations - we’re going to celebrate VirtusLab’s 15-year anniversary - come raise a toast! The event will be in a legendary THE BOX SF Venue, with open bar for everyone.
This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
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GGW Sharks. AI Founders & Investors
⚡ This special ONLINE edition of GGW Sharks.AI is part of #LATechWeek!
Imagine pitching your startup to real investors — no slides, no fluff, just pure energy.
🚀 During the event, selected startups will have 2 minutes to pitch — no slides allowed — in front of a panel of investor judges. This is your chance to get direct feedback and secure warm introductions to real investors.
🌟 Meet our incredible judges for the 58th Edition:
🦈 Alexander Zemlyak - Partner at Geek Ventures
🦈 Ankur Sethi - Founder & Managing Partner at Winner Capital
🦈 Derek Mether – Investor at Hallstone Ventures
🦈 Dan Ellis - Investor at Sher Ventures
🟢 Criteria for Founders:
- A scalable business model
- Evidence of sales/tractions
- Intellectual Property (IP)
✨ Sponsor
TheAgentic - AI Infrastructure For Agent Builders. Empowering AI startups, applied AI and SaaS companies to build, deploy, and scale AI agents with cost-effective, enterprise-grade AI agent infrastructure.
🚀 Join us to experience the excitement of the global startup ecosystem and to witness the creation of new business opportunities around the world! Make sure your elevator pitch is ready.
❗️ Important Note:
The event is free, and we select startups for pitching on a first-come, first-served basis during the event. For a guaranteed opportunity to pitch to investors, subscribe to our platform at https://app.goglobal.world/ and email us at info@goglobal.world.
💬 Whether you're a founder looking for your break or simply want to feel the pulse of the startup world — this is where you want to be.
No cold emails. No waiting. Just real conversations and real opportunities.
This event is a part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
#AI #Networking #Founders #Investors
✨ Event Terms and Media Release
By registering for this event, you agree to release Go Global World, its organizers, and all other event hosts from any liability related to your participation. You also consent to being photographed or recorded during the event, with such media potentially used for promotional purposes. Additionally, you agree to receive event updates, newsletters, and invitations from Go Global World and other event hosts. You may unsubscribe from these communications at any time.
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Frontiers of Creation
Saturday Oct 18 • 7-10PM • Santa Monica
Hosted by Godela • CoCreate
a high-energy salon where founders, filmmakers, artists, and scientists collide — people who build, invent, and create to see the world differently.
experimental art. frontier technology. good food. DJ set. drinks. conversation. creation.
meet the frontier.
Award-winning artists, producers, creators, YC founders, stanford researchers,
a night with the people inventing what comes next.
This event is a part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
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