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B2B Growth Playbook: Buyer Journey
You’ve built an MVP, launched your website, and maybe landed your first few customers through personal outreach or a handful of experiments. Now what?
Join Tony Yang, Head of Growth at Mucker Capital, for a tactical session designed for early-stage B2B founders. In this talk, Tony will break down the Buyer Journey Framework—a powerful approach to delivering the right message to the right audience at the right time.
You’ll walk away with a clear understanding of how to map your messaging & content strategy, align your GTM efforts with the buyer’s perspective, and start building a growth engine that actually works.
Note:
This session is designed for B2B startup founders. Space is limited, and preference will be given to early-stage founders. Final location details will be shared upon approval.
Sponsored by JPMorgan and Michael Best.
By submitting this form, you agree to receive communications from Mucker and sponsors.
By registering for and attending this event, you consent to potentially being photographed or recorded during the session. These materials may be used by Mucker Capital and its partners for marketing and promotional purposes.
If you do not consent to being photographed or recorded, please withdraw your RSVP prior to the event.
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.
Evolving Potential, CoachLabs.ai, Light Dao
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Tech for Good: Building Human-Centered Innovation
Beverly Hills
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Evolving Potential, CoachLabs.ai, Light Dao
Across AI, VR, and new models of finance and culture, a new wave of founders is showing that technology’s real potential lies in human outcomes. Tech for Good brings together leaders proving that innovation can scale human flourishing — with a conversation focused on what truly matters: outcomes that make people measurably healthier, wiser, and more free.
Panelists
Anna Gudmundson: Tech Visionary and Advocate for Wellness
Anna is a seasoned business leader with 20+ years of experience in exponential technologies. As the CEO and co-founder of Sensate, she is tackling one of the world’s most pressing challenges: stress and mental health. By combining cutting-edge science with ancient practices, Sensate creates innovative solutions to help people manage stress, build resilience, and enhance their overall well-being.
Anna has driven transformational change across both B2B and DTC tech sectors, including mobile, social data, and wearable/fitness tech. As a passionate advocate for human potential, she champions conscious entrepreneurship and prioritizes a culture that fosters personal growth, transparency, and collaboration. In addition to her work at Sensate, Anna is a certified Alchemy Breathwork practitioner and meditator, committed to integrating wellness practices into her life and leadership.
Anna’s work bridges the gap between technology and wellness, inspiring others to embrace tools that cultivate a balanced, empowered life.
Rohan Hall (Tech for Good, OceSha) is developing enterprise AI and democratized diagnostics for autism, widening access to care.
Wes Geer (Rock to Recovery) has recorded over 30,000 songs with veterans and people in treatment, using songwriting and digital distribution to heal and empower.
Mike Wilson (Realize Music, co-founder of Devolver Digital) is pioneering VR “sing-with-the-artist” platforms that merge licensed catalogs with wellness science — building on a career that reshaped interactive entertainment and proved the power of technology to impact culture at scale.
Moderated by Katrina DeAngelis, a regenerative business strategist and founder of EvolvingPotential.org where she helps visionary founders build breakthrough brands and organizations by redesigning their operating systems — the culture, decision-making structures, and architecture that shape long-term growth. She also founded MILOcares.com, a multifunctional personal care brand prototyping the next economy through regenerative business models. Across both ventures, Katrina helps founders move beyond extractive patterns and build companies that evolve people, systems, and impact.
📍 Format: Panel + curated talk + Open House + Networking
💡 Hosted by: LightDAO | Global gatherings for conscious entrepreneurs shaping a regenerative future.
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.
Syndicate AI, Hustle Fund, Hollo Ai, Google Gemini
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THE NEXT AI FRONTIER SUMMIT
Mountain View
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Syndicate AI, Hustle Fund, Hollo Ai, Google Gemini
Over a decade ago, Manos Accelerator became a partner of Google for Entrepreneurs, supporting Latino/a/x founders and building a trusted relationship with the Google community. Today, we are proud to announce the launch of Manos Capital Fund I, a fund dedicated to investing in early-stage technology startups led by diverse founders, with a focus on heritage from LATAM, Oceania, and emerging regions.
As part of our launch, and in collaboration once again with Google, we invite you to join us at the Bayview Campus for an exclusive half-day summit during SF Tech Week.
With AI dominating the next compute cycle, this event goes beyond the buzz, diving into the core technologies, enterprise applications, and investment theses shaping the future of artificial intelligence. Hear from leading technologists, VCs, and startup founders on how diversity and innovation are converging to create outsized opportunities in AI.
Agenda to be announced.
This event is part of #SFTechWeek — a citywide series of gatherings hosted by startups and investors to foster innovation and community across the tech ecosystem.
Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
Presented by:
Google | Gemini — www.google.com
Manos Accelerator — www.manosaccelerator.com
Manos Capital — www.manos.capital
Silicon Valley Bank — www.svb.com
Hollo AI — www.hollo.ai
Syndicate — www.joinsyndicate.co
Hustle Fund — www.hustlefund.vc
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The Media Dinner Club
Due to the overwhelming response, and to ensure we have a great night with a full table, please venmo your dinner host $50 by October 1st to confirm your spot. @kenia-cobb (last 4 digits of her number 3076)
The Media Dinner Club is a dinner party series and online community of 1800+ women in the media industry with a mission to Supercharge Your Network with Friendship. We’re inviting San Francisco Tech Week to experience the authentic moments and intimate connections that lead to dynamic professional networks and lifelong industry friends.
This is an invitation to come as you are and connect with other local women in the tech industry.
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 buidling 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.
If you are interested in pitching, pls indicate on the form and send us your deck.
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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Multimodal AI: Welcome to the Wild West - Panel + Mixer
Multimodal AI isn’t chatbots—it’s self-driving cars, Siri, AI in your home. The stakes are higher, the science is harder, and the risks are real. Teaching machines to see, hear, and understand opens massive opportunities—but also exposes AI to the messiness of the real world, where mistakes matter most.
We’ll dive into questions no one has fully answered:
- How do you measure multimodal systems when even the biggest labs can’t agree on standards?
- What does personalization in multimodal AI mean for enterprises and consumers—and why is it a hot button topic today?
- How should we think about the risks of multimodal AI, from self-driving cars to biometric data?
A stacked panel you won’t want to miss —leaders working on the cutting edge of multimodal AI, tackling challenges in a field where nothing is settled and everything is up for grabs.
Sinan Ozdemir (AI & LLM Expert)
Rob Ferguson (CTO Startups, Microsoft)
Michelle Qin (Member of Technical Staff, ChatGPT Voice, OpenAI)
Mati Roy (Human Data, ex-OpenAI & xAI Founder, AiChamp)
Bryce Schmidtchen (ex-Vision Pro, Apple)
Lydia Andresen (Director of AI Research, Invisible Technologies)
Alex Bonnet (Director of Solutions Engineering & CX, Encord)
Expect a candid, high-energy discussion on the breakthroughs and barriers shaping the future of multimodal AI.
🍸 Come for the ideas, stay for the mixer—good food, strong drinks, and conversations with the builders, researchers, and decision-makers at the frontier.
USC Information Sciences Institute, D-Wave
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D-Wave Research Day & Hackathon!
Marina del Rey
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USC Information Sciences Institute, D-Wave
Join us for a full day in Marina del Rey featuring a keynote from Emile Hoskinson.
Following the keynote, participants will take part in an interactive hackathon designed to introduce the fundamentals of quantum programming. Guided by D-Wave experts, attendees will learn how to run a program on a quantum computer and explore real-world applications—an ideal opportunity for anyone curious about the potential of quantum computing and how to get started.
🔗 Emile Hoskinson : https://www.linkedin.com/in/emile-hoskinson/
Event Hosts:
🔗 D-Wave Quantum : https://www.dwavequantum.com/
🔗 USC Information Sciences Institute: https://www.isi.edu/
See all USC ISI Tech Week events: https://linktr.ee/usc_isi
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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Deep Tech, Defense, + The Future of Governance
Join us for “Deep Tech, Defense, and the Future of Governance,” a conversation at the intersection of breakthrough innovation, national security, and public policy. This panel brings together leaders from government, defense, and frontier technology to explore how emerging tools - ranging from AI to advanced hardware - are reshaping global security and governance frameworks.
Rho is the all-in-one banking platform for startups. With banking set up in minutes, 2% cashback cards, and powerful tools for managing spend, paying bills, and closing the books, Rho helps high-growth startups move fast and stay focused—with support that goes to the ends of the earth to help you win
J2 Ventures is an early-stage dual-use technology VC, investing in sectors critical to national security and private sector advancements, including advanced computing, cybersecurity, telecom and infrastructure, and healthcare. The fund is backed by some of the largest and most sophisticated limited partners in the world including JP Morgan, MetLife and the New Mexico State Investment Council.
Wilson Sonsini is the premier legal advisor to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide. For more than six decades, the firm has guided leading innovators, entrepreneurs, and investors through every stage of growth—from formation and financing to IPOs, M&A, and beyond. With deep expertise across corporate, regulatory, and litigation matters, Wilson Sonsini is trusted by the companies and investors shaping the future of technology and business.
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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LABEL IQ AI - THE NASDAQ FOR AI MUSIC - LIVE DEMO + AI ARTIST MEETUP
LABEL IQ AI takes over LA Tech Week Thursday Oct 16 with a first of its kind creator showcase where AI meets the music economy. Think Wall Street energy, but powered by music and creativity.
Live, we’ll turn photos and prompts into full music videos, launch creator tokens with the crowd, and show how fans can back artists directly for as little as $1.
The night also features an AI Artist Meetup + Showcase, with registered AI artists presenting up to 1–2 songs or videos live at the event.
Expect live demos, creator onboarding, an AI music + video challenge, and high-energy networking, all powered by $DMCAI. Complimentary drinks, appetizers, and giveaways included.
🗽📈 Wall Street Runs on Capital.
🤖🎶🎥 We Run on Creativity.
Must RSVP To Attend - No Pop Ups!
📧 HI@LABELIQ.AI
7:00 – 8:00 PM → Welcome Mixer + Creator Onboarding
8:00 – 8:40 PM → Founder Keynote + Demo (Adrian Swish)
8:50 – 9:30 PM → AI Music Meetup + AI Video Challenge (10 slots, Must Signup if you want to present your AI Music)
9:30 – 10:00 PM → Networking Mixer + Creator Signups
Whether your a musician, influencer, content creator marketer, product manager LABEL IQ AI is The simplest way to make a song and or music video, let fans fund it from $1, and pay everyone automatically, without giving up your rights.
🎶 Create studio quality audio
🎥 Create HD 1080p short form videos
🔄 Remix, Download, and or Sample Content
🎤 Crowdfund a single with no upfront budget
🎟️ Let fans support you starting at $1
🎧 Keep 100% of your rights
🔥 Launch an Album Token with built-in rewards
SIGN UP TODAY ➡️ HTTPS://LABELIQ.AI
@LABELIQAI
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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Vibe Designers Vibe Coding
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SF Founders' Fireside: Exit Stories
Join us for an exclusive evening of candid conversations and invaluable insights at our "Founders' Fireside" event in the heart of San Francisco. This intimate gathering brings together successful exited founders and seasoned investors for an illuminating fireside chat that promises to unveil the secrets behind building and scaling successful startups.
We're thrilled to announce that the event will be moderated by Sharmin Ali, a serial entrepreneur, bestselling author, and angel investor who has founded multiple ventures, created over 10,000 jobs, and raised $200 million in capital. As a trailblazer in tech and AI and one of the foremost advocates for mental health, Sharmin brings her wealth of experience from boardrooms to NASDAQ spotlights to guide this powerful conversation.
The event will feature a founder who has achieved a multi-million dollar exit alongside some of the top investors from the NYC ecosystem. These distinguished guests will share their journeys, challenges, and the strategies that led to their remarkable success. Full details and names of these exceptional speakers will be revealed soon.
What to Expect:
Unfiltered Wisdom: Hear firsthand accounts of triumphs, challenges, and pivotal moments from founders who have successfully navigated the startup journey to lucrative exits.
Investor Perspectives: Gain unique insights from experienced investors on what they look for in startups, how they evaluate opportunities, and their predictions for the future of tech and innovation.
Networking Opportunities: Connect with fellow entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders in a relaxed setting, fostering valuable relationships and potential collaborations.
Q&A Session: Engage directly with our distinguished panel, asking your burning questions about fundraising, scaling, exit strategies, and more.
Cocktail Reception: Enjoy complimentary drinks and snacks while mingling with speakers and attendees after the main event.
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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Puppies & Pilates
Please join Ultimate AI for Puppies & Pilates, a wellness social designed to reset and recharge during Tech Week. We’ll start with a guided mat pilates class led by a certified instructor, followed by a puppy cuddle cooldown in partnership with a local rescue.
This is a low-stress, high-signal networking experience for founders, creators, and investors looking to connect. You’ll leave with new contacts, clear headspace, and maybe even a future foster pup.
Note: The class will start promptly at 5p. Due to capacity constraints, we may not be able to accept everyone who applies to get on the list. The sooner you RSVP, the better!
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.
USC Information Sciences Institute, Newmark
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Inside the Minds Building the Machines
Marina del Rey
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USC Information Sciences Institute, Newmark
Event Title:
Inside the Minds Building the Machines That Will Change Everything
AI is rewriting the rules of the game. Step inside the minds of the visionaries building the machines that will disrupt industries, redefine human potential, and reshape the future. Moderated by AI trailblazer Yolanda Gil, this panel pulls no punches on what’s coming next.
https://www.isi.edu/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yolanda-gil/
See all USC ISI Tech Week events: https://linktr.ee/usc_isi
Location: USC, Information Sciences Institute
Address: 4676 Admiralty Way Marina Del Rey Ca 90292
Check in at Reception: 10th Floor
Recommended Marina Del Rey Lots, $6 per day/vehicle:
Lot 4 : 13500 Mindanao Way, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LPdBxT6rZvJxvjpf7
Visitor parking at USC, ISI, $25 per day/vehicle
Address: 4676 Admiralty Way Marina del Rey Ca 90292
Questions? Email us at events@isi.edu
#LATechWeek
This event is a part of #LATechWeek - a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem
https://www.tech-week.com
Silicon Valley AI Pioneer Club, Wisemont Capital, University of California, Santa Cruz
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AI Frontier: Data, Agents & Robots
San Mateo
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Silicon Valley AI Pioneer Club, Wisemont Capital, University of California, Santa Cruz
**Location and time updated to accommodate a larger crowd!
Join us for an immersive SF Tech Week experience hosted by the Silicon Valley AI Pioneer Club and UC Santa Cruz GenAI Center — where AI builders, investors, innovators and top researchers converge to explore the technologies shaping tomorrow.
This event is designed for real connection and substance. No fluff, no gatekeeping — just candid conversations, tactical insights, and the chance to meet the people building at the frontier of AI.
From agentic AI and orchestration to robotics and intelligent infrastructure, this is where deep tech meets real-world application. Whether you’re raising your first round, scouting the next breakout team, or building the foundations of AI’s future — this is the room where ideas turn into action.
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see https://www.aipioneerclub.com/sf-tech-week25 for more details
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What to Expect
300+ attendees — Founders and leaders from top AI companies, venture investors, early-stage founders, AI researchers, industry operators and builders.
Interactive Panels: Top founders, product leaders, and frontier researchers sharing lessons from the bleeding edge of AI.
Curated Networking: Targeted founder–investor matching and opportunities to connect with leaders from frontier AI companies.
Builder’s Playbook: Tactical deep dives into data, infrastructure, and scaling strategies.
Community Energy: A collaborative atmosphere designed to spark meaningful partnerships across the AI ecosystem.
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Agenda:
11:00 am - 11:50 pm
Arrival & Check-in, Social, Booth Exploration, Lunch
Settle in, grab your badge and some snacks, meet fellow builders, founders and investors, and explore early-stage AI demos
11:50 am - 12:00 pm Hosts intro
12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Panel Discussion on Embodied AI
Moderator: Prof. Tae Myung Huh, UCSC Tactile Manipulation Lab
- Leo Ma, CEO @RoboForce
- Prof. Steve McGuire, UCSC Human Aware Robotics Exploration Lab
- Tao Chen, CEO @Dexmate Robotics
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm
Panel Discussion on Agentic AI Frontier - From Research to Implementation
Moderator: Professor Yi Zhang, UCSC
- Prof. Ian Lane, UCSC
- Antoine Raux, Co-founder, modelcode.ai
- David Wei, VP Turing.ai
- Jerry Li, CEO LiveX.ai
- Prof. Xiang Yue, UCSC
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm
AI Founder’s Playbook: Panel Discussion on Data, Infra, Security
Moderator: Jun Li, Silicon Valley AI Frontier Club, GP @ Wisemont Capital
- Xu Zou, SVP, Palo Alto Networks
- Prakash Sundaresan, ex VP Workday/AWS, serial entrepreneur, CEO @Defang.ai
- Prof. Heiner Litz, UCSC
- Hong Zhang, Director Databricks, ex Google
- Zheng Bu, CEO @Kaamel, ex VP Fireeye
- Charles Fan, CEO @MemVerge
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Startup Product Announcements & Celebration
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.
General Chairs:
Jun Li, Chair @ Silicon Valley AI Frontier Club
Yi Zhang, Director, GenAI Center @UC Santa Cruz
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AI Gatherings @ SF TechWeek w/ Google DeepMind & AGI House
Join our SF TechWeek AI Gatherings event with Google DeepMind and AGI House!
We'll connect with top AI startups and Developers and discuss the latest in AI w/ 2 events in 1.
For event 1 (pre-event) Coffee + Vibe Coding: we'll get hands on building w/ Paige Bailey, Google DeepMind.
For event 2 (main event) AI Gatherings event: We'll have leading speakers from Google AI, AGI House as well as networking, panels, and startup lightning pitches.
Note: if you are an AI startup and would like to be considered to pitch on stage at this event, indicate so when you RSVP.
Event Details:
Date: Weds, Oct 8, 2025
Location: San Francisco, CA
In Person Start Time: 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM PT
Agenda (PT):
3:00pm - 5:00pm: PRE-EVENT: Coffee + Vibe Coding w/ Paige Bailey, Google DeepMind
5:00pm - 8:00pm: MAIN EVENT: AI Gathering (Networking + AI Content)
REGISTER NOW: https://rsvp.withgoogle.com/events/ai-gatherings-sftw-2025/forms/registration
Note: Due to high demand, all in-person registrants will need to be approved by the host.
Please note: event details are subject to change, so we discourage traveling solely for the purpose of attending. We recommend that out-of-town participants join us virtually.
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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