Tools for Humanity, Liminal
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WORLD presents: Proof of Human in the Real World
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Tools for Humanity, Liminal
Traditional identity and verification systems can’t meet the challenges presented by growing bot sophistication and scaled abuse vectors. We need a scalable, inclusive, and privacy-preserving way to distinguish between a human and a bot in digital interactions.
Join Tools for Humanity, Liminal & friends for a deep dive on how proof of human is showing up in the real world as a new, essential trust layer for the Internet.
Welcome dinner at 5:30PM PT
Content kick off at 6:00PM PT
TechTalk with Q&A until 7:30 PM PT
Networking with Drinks & Snacks at 7:30 PM PT onwards on our beautiful roof!
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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Quest 2.0 Launch Party
Innovation Norway, Standout
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Nordic Happy Hour
FiDi (SF)
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Innovation Norway, Standout
🤩 Dear Nordic Friends,
Come join us for a fun happy hour in Innovation Norway's brand new office in the heart of San Francisco's financial district - during the biggest tech week in the world.
There will be drinks, snacks, DJ - and off course some room for networking.
✨ We’re especially excited to showcase Standout – the next-generation mobile display. With its novel slide-open design, Standout transforms any laptop into a dual-screen workstation in seconds. Built from precision-milled aluminum with a sleek Apple-grade finish and a stunning 4K panel, it’s made for digital nomads, consultants, and creators who demand both performance and aesthetics.
Check them out at : https://www.standout.so/
📅 Tuesday, October 7
🕠 5:30–8:00 PM
📍 221 Main Street, San Francisco
We cannot wait to welcome you here at 221 Main Street!
Kicking the week off with curated investor networking over lunch, hosted by a16z speedrun and Billy Fauntleroy of CBRE during LA Tech Week.
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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Pickup Basketball
Casual ball run @ USF indoor courts. Open to all skill levels - whether you played in college or haven't hooped since middle school PE. Running 5 on 5 full court if we have the numbers (and the cardio). Watch your ankles!
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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Investor Breakfast at The Palace Hotel with Vulcury Venture Studio
ABOUT THIS SESSION:
Vulcury Venture Studio invites accredited investors to an exclusive discussion during SF Tech Week. This session will provide an in-depth look at our unique venture studio model, how we strategically build and launch market-disrupting companies, and discuss two investment opportunities within our portfolio. We'll explore our company-building process, from ideation and team formation to achieving early traction and securing follow-on funding.
WHY JOIN:
This is a prime opportunity for investors seeking early access to rigorously built, de-risked startups. Discover how our studio approach minimizes common startup failures, enhances capital efficiency, and generates a consistent pipeline of high-potential AI-enabled ventures. Engage directly with the Vulcury CEO to understand our thesis and portfolio strategy.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
✔️ An overview of Vulcury's proprietary venture studio model.
✔️ Insights into our current pipeline and investment thesis.
✔️ Discussion on our hands-on approach to company building and de-risking ventures.
✔️ Q&A with Vulcury's CEO.
✔️ Networking with fellow discerning investors.
🍽️ The world famous Palace Hotel breakfast will be provided. Space is limited — RSVP now for approval.
ABOUT VULCURY VENTURE STUDIO:
Vulcury is a next-generation venture studio that systematically builds, launches, and scales market-leading companies from the ground up. By leveraging internal expertise, strategic resources, and a disciplined approach, we transform innovative ideas into robust, investable startups, reducing early-stage risk and accelerating growth.
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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Grappling with Vector Databases
Join us for a No-Gi Jiu Jitsu seminar with a brief introduction about building agents and AI applications with Pinecone. We will do 30 minutes of instructional, 15 minute AI presentation, and open mat for the rest of the time. First 50 attendees will receive a custom Pinecone rashguard.
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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Alternative Space Solutions Panel
🌌 Alternative Space Solutions Panel 🚀
Come hear from leaders at the forefront of orbital and lunar innovation as they unpack the overlooked (but critical) challenges of the next frontier.
What we’ll dive into:
🚀 Alternative paths to building sustainable space ventures
🛰️ Governance, infrastructure, and collaboration models that reduce risk and unlock growth
💸 How government investment cycles shape opportunity — and how startups can stay resilient
🌍 Dual-use tech that works on Earth and in space
🔑 Investment opportunities hiding in high-leverage bottlenecks (navigation, comms, lunar infrastructure)
Panelists:
Paolo Pino — Volta Space
Abhishek Tripathi — Spaceflight Programs Leader & Berkeley Space Sciences Lab Advisor
Gulmohar Ahluwalia — CEO & Co-founder, Nyxara
Whether you’re a founder, investor, or just space-curious, you’ll leave with fresh perspectives and big ideas.
🌟 This event is part of #SFTechWeek — a week of events hosted by VCs and startups bringing the tech ecosystem together. Learn more: www.tech-week.com
We're excited to support a local SOMA business, Mukunda Studio! A yoga and wellness center.
Sponsored by the Open Lunar Foundation and Nyxara
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Investor Breakfast
Investor Breakfast Event is a private gathering designed exclusively for those shaping the future of innovation; angel investors, venture capitalists, LPs, and family offices. Over coffee and breakfast, we’ll create space for candid, off-the-record conversations about where capital is flowing, what’s changing in the market, and how different investors are thinking about opportunities ahead.
This is not a pitch event, it’s a chance to connect peer-to-peer, exchange perspectives, and build stronger relationships within the investing community. Whether you’re focused on early-stage bets, growth opportunities, or long-term capital allocation, this breakfast is meant to bring the right people into the same room to learn from each other and spark meaningful connections.
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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The HackerPulse Salon: Mistakes Were Made
American South Asian Network
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Brown Girls Who Build
Downtown (SF)
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American South Asian Network
A powerhouse panel spotlighting South Asian women who are building and leading in AI, healthtech, fintech, and beyond. From coding to C-suites, startups to storytelling, these trailblazers are redefining what leadership looks like.
Join us for unfiltered discussion on breaking barriers, owning your voice, and thriving through fundraising, scaling, and navigating bias in high-pressure industries.
Meet the panelists:
- Vandita J - founder, CEO Farogear
- Nimisha L - founder Seacastle Insurance
- Srividya S - cofounder, Head of Product ColigoMed
American South Asian Network (ASAN) is the fastest growing community of young South Asians in the US!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asan.fyi
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asanfyi/
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.
Diligence Africa Corp, Sprintly Partners
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Building on Sand Hill Road for Emerging Market Founders
Palo Alto
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Diligence Africa Corp, Sprintly Partners
Diligence Africa, Sprintly Partners, and the SF Tech Week are hosting an event addressing building on Sand Hill Road for Emerging Market founders and providing an ideal platform to bridge these worlds—sharing insights, forging partnerships, and igniting investment into high-growth African and Middle Eastern ventures to become global companies.
Agenda
1. Welcome Address and Introduction by Hosts.
2. Fireside Chat on raising $22Million, Due Diligence for Series A companies and building a global fintech company to support credit building for founders.
3. Investor Fireside Chat on Building on SandHill Road
4. Artificial Intelligence Pitch showcase (3 investor-ready founders) + live investor feedback.
5. MENA↔Africa Nexus: Cross-border regulatory differences, payment/currency considerations, successful market entry case studies.
6. Panel Session - Staying investable as a founder in the era of Artificial Intelligence.
7. Navigating US Immigration for Emerging Market founders.
8. Artificial Intelligence Pitch showcase (3 investor-ready founders) + live investor feedback.
9. Mixer.
Address: 555 University Ave, Palo Alto, CA
If you are interested in being one of the 6 AI pitches for the day? Pls dont forget to send your pitch deck to dami@yellowwoodcap.co
a16z and the SF Tech Week team are offering our attendees
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$1,000,000+ IN VALUE STARTUP FLASH SALE
Explore exclusive flash sales on software, services, & more from select tech companies, available only during Tech Week, check it out here - https://www.tech-week.com/flashsale
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
Mucker Capital, LeadrPro, Inc.
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Stay Scrappy & Scale: GTM in the Age of AI
Civic Center
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Mucker Capital, LeadrPro, Inc.
This event is ideal for Founder led sales teams and/or sales & marketing leaders at startups from Pre-seed through Series B.
Chris Sheng, growth advisor at Mucker Capital, will share how the GTM landscape has evolved in the age of AI. Which tools are gold vs gimmicks. As someone who has spent 10+ years in GTM and Growth and has worked with 500+ startup founders going from 0 to 1, Chris will share his vast insights on how to optimize for the 3 key variables of GTM: channel, messaging, and audience.
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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The Agent Era : Get Your Own AI Career Agent
The next big shift in technology isn’t another app — it’s the rise of agents.
Celebrities have agents. Executives have agents. Now, with Navii, everyone can.
At this A16z LA Tech Week event, we’ll explore the future of professional networking in the Agent Era. Imagine a world where your personal AI agent doesn’t just schedule meetings or draft emails — it learns you, represents you, and connects you with the right people and opportunities.
Join job seekers, engineers, investors, and AI builders to:
• See live demos of Navii in action.
• Hear how AI agents will reshape careers, recruiting, and professional identity.
• Be among the first to claim your own Navii and experience agent-driven connection.
This isn’t just another mixer. It’s a glimpse into what comes after LinkedIn.
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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US - India Entertainment & Startup Corridor
Join us for an evening at Fitoor celebrating the growing bridge between Hollywood, tech, and India’s startup ecosystem. This gathering brings together founders, investors, creatives, and operators building across both markets — from entertainment and media to investment and technology.
📍 Fitoor, Los Angeles
📅 Thursday, October 16
🕔 5 PM onwards
🍸 Food and drinks available for purchase
Good people. Great ideas. Global connections.
CorridorX is a venture platform building the bridge between the US and India. We help startups scale globally by building capability centers and elite engineering pods in India for US companies — while curating programs, events, and communities that connect founders, investors, and operators across both ecosystems.
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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