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AI x Government: The Future of Public Sector Tech
Interested in AI and the future of government? Join us for a panel and networking happy hour, hosted by Google and Chief AI.
GovTech Panel - 6:00 PM
Networking Happy Hour - 7:00 PM
A new generation of tech leaders is building AI for government. From how agencies communicate to how leaders make decisions, they’re reimagining entire systems across the public sector.
This panel brings together builders who've worked at Google and Twitter, from Congress to City Hall, to discuss what it really takes to modernize government: how you design for public-sector users, earn trust, and navigate the compliance landscape that shapes what’s possible.
Speakers:
- Rex Brown, Government Affairs & Public Policy at Google
- Shannon Beckham, CEO at Chief AI (former Congress, Together AI)
- Mark Friese, COO at Rep'd (former Twitter)
- Rachel Stern, Founder of GovTech Ventures
- Stephen Caines, CIO & Budget Director for the City of San José
Who Should Join:
- Founders and operators building in govtech, civic tech, and other regulated industries
- Policymakers, procurement officials, and public sector decision-makers
- Investors exploring durable AI opportunities beyond consumer markets
- Journalists, civic technologists, and anyone curious about the next wave of public sector innovation
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 our Event Space: Entrepreneurs First (EF) turns exceptional individuals into funded founders. Some join with an early idea, others are searching for a cofounder—but what matters is their potential. EF backs these founders first, then provides a bridge to Silicon Valley. To date, EF-backed companies are collectively valued at more than $11B. Learn more at www.joinef.com.
Hustle Fund, Rivian, Fidelity Private Shares, Mercer Advisors
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Founder Friends
Venice
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Hustle Fund, Rivian, Fidelity Private Shares, Mercer Advisors
Join the LA founder community to connect with other founders and hear war stories from a founder who went through the wringer and came out the other side.
This event is a part of #LATechWeek - a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem.
Khalil Zahar is the Founder & CEO of FightCamp, the connected‑fitness platform bringing an interactive boxing gym into the home. The company grew out of his own years in the ring and a drive to make improvement measurable for everyday athletes.
An engineer by training and avid boxer, Zahar first built punch‑tracking wearables under the Hykso brand. That traction with competitive athletes propelled the team from Founder Institute Montréal into Y Combinator’s Winter 2016 class.
That work evolved into FightCamp’s full at‑home experience—and investors took notice, with the company raising $90M led by NEA and Connect Ventures, alongside backing from combat‑sports icons like Mike Tyson and Floyd Mayweather. Join the fireside chat to hear how Zahar turned lab‑bench sensors into a movement reshaping connected combat sports.
The Schedule:
5-6:30pm: Get here, test drive a Rivian, grab a snack, make friends
6:30-7pm: Fireside chat w/ Khalil Zahar, Founder & CEO of FightCamp,
7-7:30pm: Q&A
7:30-8pm: Finish pizza, make more friends, do more test drives
8pm: End
Who's behind this?
Rivian is an American company that makes electric vehicles. Founded in 2009, Rivian’s products inspire people to explore and enjoy our world, while caring for generations to come. Rivian vehicles are built for every adventure, from off-roading to family road trips with incredible battery range, thoughtful interiors, and software that makes the experience helpful and personal to you.
Rivian vehicles (R1T, R1S, and RCV) help you explore the places you love with the people you love, in a way that protects our future. Every part of the experience – from buying, to driving, to charging feels markedly different than anything that has come before. This is due to the fact that we’ve built everything from the ground up. Learn more at https://rivian.com/demo-drive/book?locationId=e86d5ff0-4ba3-40e6-a95b-b3308afd25eb
QuantFi is the outsourced finance department built for investor-backed companies. We bring CFO-level leadership, controller oversight, and data-driven financial tools to deliver clarity on cash, margins, and growth. From bookkeeping cleanup to strategic planning and fundraising support, we help founders and investors make smarter decisions and scale with confidence. Book at a call at https://calendar.app.google/zZsUXvkfCNtqnQz27
Fidelity Private Shares SM is committed to supporting the startup and venture capital ecosystem. We help companies prepare for their next round of funding with our cap table management and data room platform and offer educational content, events, and opportunities for community connections.
No matter where you are in your journey – from idea to exit, and beyond – Fidelity has the solutions to support you. Book a call now: https://www.fidelityprivateshares.com/schedule-demo?utm_campaign=2024%20Partner%20Program&utm_source=community-referral&utm_medium=bpm-jason-hammond
Hustle Fund is an early stage venture firm that believes great founders can look like anyone and come from anywhere. We invest in startups all over the world and we'd love to see what you're building. Learn more at hustlefund.vc
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.
**By signing up for this free event, you agree to hear from us and our highly vetted, super amazing partners**
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Founders Unplugged
A relaxed fall mixer designed for founders and innovators in AI and biotech.
Hosted at Mission Dolores Manor, the vibrant founders' community in San Francisco’s Mission District, this gathering is all about building bridges between groundbreaking fields while making genuine connections.
What to Expect
Enjoy an assortment of homemade fall snacks and appetizers, wine, and refreshing drinks (Alcoholic & Non-Alcoholic)
Engage in authentic, laid-back conversations—no pressure, no formalities.
Swap experiences and strategies with people engineering the future of healthcare, developing the next LLM, launching a new biotech platform and shaping the future in two of tech’s most exciting frontiers.
Leave the deck at home. Build meaningful relationships, find co-founders, advisors, or just some fresh inspiration.
Who’s Invited
Startup founders, researchers, builders at all stages
(stealth mode, pre-launch, or scaling up), engineers, and operators working in AI, biotech, or at their intersection.
Dreamers and doers who want to push boundaries, share stories, and find their next collaborator
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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Capital + Growth: The New Model of Company Building
Most startups don’t fail because of technology - they fail because the founder journey is risky, lonely, and filled with uncertainty.
In this session, Untapped Ventures and Azarian Growth Agency introduce a new model for building AI companies: combining early capital with hands-on growth expertise. You’ll learn how to de-risk your leap into entrepreneurship, validate your market faster, and set up the traction investors and customers look for.
Who it’s for:
- Builders at frontier AI companies considering starting something new
- Founders quietly building in stealth
- Early teams raising their first round
Takeaways:
- How to reduce risk at the riskiest stage of company building
- A playbook for validating faster and landing first customers
- Strategies for scaling with confidence toward $1–5M ARR and a strong Series A
Format:
💻 Virtual (Zoom)
🌍 Open to all registrants
🗓️ 1-hour session + live Q&A
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.
Science and Technology Angel Network, Triple S Ventures
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Network Power: Leveraging San Francisco for Emerging Startup Ecosystems
Chinatown
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Science and Technology Angel Network, Triple S Ventures
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Texting your AI Friend
Come see the future of AI messaging with our AI chat app FeelGood, where you can interact with your AI friend 24/7 and get emotional support you need at the tip of your fingertips. Please support and be part of the movement of transition from human-based to human-AI chatting that aims to enhance user moods, happiness, and social interaction
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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Verifiers - Fireside Chat with Will Brown
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Capital Meet Innovation Mixer
Join us during San Francisco Tech Week on Oct 10 for an exclusive evening of curated networking between VCs, angels, syndicate leads, and bold early-stage founders.
What to Expect
💡 Founder Pitch Opportunity:
We’re opening the floor to 10 founders for 60-second lightning pitches. Whether you’re testing an idea, building in stealth, or actively fundraising, this is your chance to get in front of a friendly, curious audience. Sign-ups will be first come, first served at the door! https://forms.gle/TtpZ5ws28CZQ6RTe6
✨ High-value connections with investors & innovators
🚀 Conversations shaping fintech, AI, and global mobility
🍸 A relaxed mixer atmosphere designed for deal-making
This isn’t just another happy hour — it’s where the next big ideas meet the right backers.
Event Highlights:
✨ Curated networking with quality founders raising Pre-Seed to Series A
✨ Intimate setting designed for real conversations—not just pitches
✨ Global perspectives from founders scaling across North America, LATAM, Africa, and Asia
Hosted by Rolla, a Global Mobility OS powering compliant cross-border hiring, payroll, and fintech rails in 180+ countries
💡 Spots are limited. RSVP now to secure your place.
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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Physical AI Breakfast
Join us in kicking off Tech Week with breakfast bites and conversations on the future of physical AI, covering embodied systems, intelligent hardware, autonomous robotics, and the infrastructure powering them.
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Schematic Ventures is a San Francisco-based fund making early-stage investments in supply chain, manufacturing, and software infrastructure companies.
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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.com
XFactor Ventures, Flybridge, LinkedIn Women in Product, SVB
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100 Women in AI | The Celebration
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XFactor Ventures, Flybridge, LinkedIn Women in Product, SVB
An Evening to Honor, Connect, and Celebrate the Women Shaping the Future of AI
Join us for an unforgettable evening as we celebrate the trailblazers, innovators, and rising stars featured in our inaugural 100 Women in AI list. This gathering is more than just a recognition—it's a moment to connect with the boldest minds in AI, technology, and venture.
In collaboration with Women in Product at LinkedIn, our SF-Based XFactor Ventures Investment Partners, SignalFire, and Rho we're looking forward to an incredible conversation and night of connection during SF Tech Week.
Whether you're a founder, investor, or builder in AI, this event is your chance to be in the room with the women redefining the space.
✨ What to Expect:
- Honoring the 100 Women in AI
Program:
5:00PM - Networking and Wine Reception
6:00PM - 100 Women in AI Recognition
6:15PM - "Backing the Future: The Women Betting Big on AI”:
Caroline Duffy, Cowboy Ventures
Christine Tsai, 500 Global
Dorothy Chang, Flybridge Capital
Joanna Lichter, Emerson Collective
Monique Woodard, Cake Ventures
Aihui Ong, XFactor Ventures
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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Viral Marketing Toolkits + Live Audits by Social Media Manager @TikTok
✨Get unblocked on social growth—live✨
We’ll tear down attendee social channels in real time and turn insights into a Custom Growth Toolkit. Expect concrete playbooks, not theory—led by an ex-TikTok Social Media Manager who ran TikTok’s official socials. Every attendee gets post-event access to free office hours to finalize their next 10 posts and customized playbooks for their brand.
🎉Who it’s for: Consumer apps, DTC brands, startup founders, marketers, and creators looking to grow their social presence and build brand awareness.
🔥Why attend: Scale faster with a tested toolkit and expert feedback.
🔔Time & Location: 10AM on Oct 8, 2025 at SOMA, Union Square - Luxury Store (To Be Announced Soon).
✅Take-homes: Personalized Social Growth Toolkit • 30-day Content Plan • Strategy Consultation with Anna (Ex-TikTok Social Media Manager) for your next 10 posts.
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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data λ code unconference
Most data events are just people talking at you from a stage. We're doing something different.
This is practitioner-led:
no agenda until you make one,
no slide decks,
just data engineers and builders figuring stuff out together.
⚙️ How it works: ⚙️
1️⃣ We start in one room.
2️⃣ Everyone throws problems or ideas on sticky notes.
3️⃣ Vote on what's interesting.
4️⃣ Split into groups.
5️⃣ Discuss and share ideas.
6️⃣ Come back, share what we learned, then grab drinks.
The agenda is whatever the room brings.
💡 People have already mentioned:
- Getting CI/CD and testing into data work without everything grinding to a halt.
- What collaboration actually looks like when your whole team goes code-first?
- Balancing speed vs quality when your pipeline is your product.
- What does AI exactly mean for the future of our field?
🎯 Why this matters:
- Data teams are becoming more like engineering teams.
- Engineering teams are doing more data stuff.
- Nobody's figured out the best way to do this yet.
👤 Who should come:
Data engineers, analytics engineers, tech leads, and anyone building stuff at the intersection of code and data.
❓Why bother:
Because the conversations that actually help happen over whiteboards with people who've been in the same mess you're in right now.
Space is tight. RSVP or you're out of luck.
Drinks after with PostHog + Deskree + Recce → separate invite: https://partiful.com/e/zE0NqSFH0YxukzNF0XWd
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.
dolphinze, Seevcash, Axalio
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What the Next-Gen Payment Stack Looks Like (and Why It Breaks Banks)
San Mateo
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dolphinze, Seevcash, Axalio
This SF Tech Week, join us for a night where founders and funders meet over drinks and light vibes to talk about the infrastructure shaping tomorrow.
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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Gamers Unite with Blockus
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Exited Founder's Fireside with Dave & Court
Beyond the Exit: The Untold Stories of Billion-Dollar Builders
Most founder events focus on the grind of getting started and raising capital. This isn't one of them.
Join us for an intimate fireside chat with two legends who've been to the summit and back—the founders of DocuSign and Jive Software. This isn't about pitch decks or Series A strategies. It's about what happens after you've built something extraordinary, taken it public, and stepped back to ask: "What now?"
What you'll discover:
The psychological shift from building to exiting—and why success can feel surprisingly hollow
How to navigate identity beyond your company when you ARE the company
The real story behind IPO decisions, timing, and what founders wish they'd known
Why some exits feel like victories while others feel like endings
The art of knowing when to hold on and when to let go
This conversation dives deep into the parts of the founder journey rarely discussed: the loneliness of major decisions, the weight of shareholder expectations, and the strange experience of watching your life's work become someone else's responsibility.
If you're tired of the typical founder fairy tales and want the unvarnished truth about what it takes—and what it costs—to build companies that outlive their creators, this conversation is for you.
For founders who've moved beyond survival mode and want to understand what mastery actually looks like.
This event is graciously being sponsored by:
FounderNexus-Community for 2x, venture scale founders, where we help triple your odds. This is a global scale community for founders looking to level up their skills. Learn more at www.foundernexus.com
WeWorks. Workspace with flexible terms and hybrid solutions, whether your business needs global scale or office space near you. Learn more at www.WeWork.com
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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