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GenAI Film Brunch
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VC & Friends Happy Hour
Alpha Partners and Mantis VC invite you to an evening of drinks, networking, and great conversations with the VC ecosystem during #SFTechWeek.
Mantis VC is an early-stage venture firm co-founded by The Chainsmokers, backing bold founders building the next generation of enterprise software, AI/Infra, health-tech, cybersecurity, and other frontier technologies.
Alpha Partners invests in growth-stage technology companies with over $10 million in annual revenue, assisting early-stage investors and VCs in exercising their pro-rata rights while sharing carry in investments ranging from $3 million to $15 million.
Harmonic is the startup discovery engine used by thousands of investors from firms like GV, Menlo, and Spark.
Carta is setting a new standard as the end-to-end platform connecting private capital, empowering investors and fund managers to efficiently manage their funds and SPVs, streamline operations, and optimize their investment strategies. Today the platform supports more than 10,000 funds and SPVs, which together represent over $150B in assets under administration and is trusted by renowned investors such as Tribe Capital, Base10, and NLVC.
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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LawBeta Bonfire Happy Hour
Ignite the Night: LawBeta’s Second Annual Bonfire Happy Hour (#SFTechWeek)
Join us by the fire for an unforgettable evening of connection, conversation, and community. As the sun sets over the Pacific, gather with fellow tech leaders, founders, and visionaries to share ideas, spark partnerships, and unwind in one of San Francisco’s most iconic settings.
Why Attend:
• Network: Build new connections and strengthen ties within the Bay Area tech ecosystem.
• Relax: Enjoy the warmth of the bonfire, the ocean breeze, and a casual, welcoming vibe.
• Inspire: Trade stories, insights, and bold ideas that fuel your journey—and others’.
Drinks and light fare provided.
🔥 Space is limited—the tides (and opportunities) wait for no one. RSVP to secure your spot!
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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HackSC x Lovable Hackathon
NOTE: This event is targeted towards current college students only. In the RSVP, please write your college as your company and "student" as your job title.
Join HackSC and Lovable for a weeklong virtual hackathon! Multiple competitive tracks and multiple prizes; in-person Opening Ceremony and Project Demos. Food and energy drinks will be provided!
Open to all university students. Follow us @hackscofficial to keep updated.
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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Budget Battles to Board Buy-In
Every growth leader faces the same challenge: how do you justify sales and marketing spend to a board skeptical of “soft returns”?
This workshop equips founders and revenue leaders with a proven framework to translate strategy into compelling numbers — turning budgets into defendable, data-backed growth investments. Participants will learn how to structure board-level conversations, demonstrate ROI in terms investors care about, and avoid the traps of over-promising without evidence.
Takeaway: CEOs and CROs will leave with a structured method for making budget cases that align with investor expectations and withstand scrutiny.
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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USC AI Hackathon by SEP
24 Hour Hackathon event for students to build solutions in healthcare, education, finance, and dev tools. $4000 in prize money across these tracks.
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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Unlocking Non-Dilutive Equity
Hosted by Inspiralia USA, this session dives into how deep tech founders can leverage the U.S. government’s SBIR/STTR programs to unlock millions in non-dilutive capital. We’ll share how Inspiralia has guided hundreds of startups through the process—turning complex applications into awarded grants that fuel growth without giving up equity.
We will also showcase successful clients who have raised millions through these programs with our support, sharing their journeys and lessons learned.
Join us to learn how to access the largest non-dilutive funding source in the U.S., how to position your company to win, and how Inspiralia’s team of experts can help you secure funding to scale the next generation of deep tech breakthroughs.
Event participants will reciece a special offer at the event to support them in their non-dilutive journey.
Why Inspiralia?
* $4 billion raised for our clients in the last two years
* Worldwide Group with 8 global offices
* 200+ experts across tech, engineering, science and business
* Supporting over 1,000 companies annually
Why attend?
* Hear success stories from founders who secured millions in federal funding
* Learn directly from federal agency experts on how to access non-dilutive capital
* Connect with deep tech investors actively scouting for their next portfolio companies
👉 Perfect for:
* Deep Tech Founders & Entrepreneurs seeking smart non-dilutive funding strategies
Agenda:
1. Welcome & Networking Introduction
2. Unlocking Smart Capital for Deep Tech
3. Fireside Chat with Client Testimonials
4. Audience Q&A
5. Networking Power Hour
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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Harness Your Body’s Superpower: The Menstrual Cycle
Own Your Superpower: Turn Your Menstrual Cycle Into Your Body’s Scheduling Agent
How???
Through a morning of cycle syncing, wellness talks by women’s health coaches, a sound bath meditation and of course a tea and match bar.👏
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Discover how syncing your cycle, energy, and mind can transform your daily life.
✨ Meditation. Menstrual Health. Mental Clarity. ✨
Join us for a multi sensory morning designed for women who are ready to step into a more aligned version of success, one that flows with our cycles, not against it.
We’ll begin with a guided sound bath meditation to ground our energy, soften the edges, and create space for what wants to rise.
Then we’ll move into an interactive speaker circle with bold women (including you) who will share their personal and professional journeys.
Together, we’ll explore:
· How to work with your menstrual cycle as a tool for energy, focus, and rest
· The intersection of mental health, hormones, and high performance
· What it means to sync, not hustle and why that shift is revolutionary
· Real talk for women building big things in a system that wasn’t built for our bodies
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This is a gathering for the fearless, and the tired. The ambitious and the intuitive. The women craving space to pause, reconnect, and remember their inner wisdom.
Come sip tea, share space, and sync up with a community that gets it.
Details:
🌙 Meditation
🗣 Open Speaker Circle featuring
• Chelsea Borruano — Co-Founder of InsightsOut, a Wellness Tech Startup, and a Mental Health Leader
• Isabella Frediani — Women’s Health and Hormonal Coach, Founder of Live Big Women’s Coaching
• Bianca Partovi — Entrepreneur and Cofounder of Women’s Wellness Educational Nonprofit
• Cecilia Navarro — Women’s Wellness and Mindset Rebranding Coach and Podcaster
• Valentina Maltese — Founder of HerControl, a Women’s Menstrual Health and Cycle Syncing Platform and Nonprofit
🍵 Tea & Matcha Bar
🌿 Intimate space for connection, healing, and alignment
Hosted by: HerControl (hercontrol.org), and InsightsOut.app
Thank you to our sponsor Open Austria🙌🇦🇹.
Because your body has always had the blueprint.
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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Indra AI: Consumer Data, Reimagined - Understand what matters, Act on it, See it work
Indra Intelligence is excited to host an interactive, dynamic engagement with the Indra AI platform—an opportunity for eCommerce, product, and marketing leaders, teams, and potential investors to see consumer data reimagined. Drop in, learn with us, and enjoy a bite and a cocktail on your way to a fun night out. Stop Guessing. Start Growing.
Co-create a new wave of ad concepts in real time—grounded in consumer insights and attribution (think space-solarpunk, abstract art, or earthcore). Then stop by an inspiration station and watch Indra AI fuse those insights into an original ad concept. Our team will support you along the way and pull back the curtain on the tech that makes it possible, demoing how attribute-level insights speed campaigns to market with rapid precision and unparalleled accuracy.
Come for the art and drinks—leave with data-driven inspiration.
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This event is part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring the tech ecosystem together. Learn more at tech-week.com.
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From Legacy to Automation: Scaling Secure Document Workflows with Florida Prepaid
We’re Lighthouse Creative, and LHCollab is our invite-only dinner party series for creative thinkers, off-duty founders, brand misfits, and generally curious humans. Think low-key energy and a no-BS approach to community building with people you’ll actually want to hang out with.
The Details:
San Francisco – LHCollab Tech Week Edition
Wednesday, October 8th | 6PM
The Workshop at The Progress
We’re taking over The Progress for a dinner party disguised as a creative jam session. No agenda, no name tags—just good people and actual good food.
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 the Language Barrier: Exploring AI's Next Frontier
Join us for an insightful panel discussion featuring speakers currently working in venture capital and AI who will explore the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence beyond large language models. Our expert speakers will discuss the diverse range of specialized AI architectures that are transforming industries across multiple sectors. Discover the unique opportunities and challenges these alternative AI models present, from technical hurdles to market adoption strategies. Learn about emerging investment trends, breakthrough applications, and the competitive advantages that non-LLM AI companies are leveraging to carve out their market positions. This session will provide valuable insights for entrepreneurs, investors, and technologists interested in the diverse and expanding world of AI innovation beyond conversational models.
Host: Ian Crueldad from Medusa AI (Neuro-Symbolic AI)
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Speakers:
George Varela - Background in Investment Banking, working on capital raises and sell-side M&A in the AI & fintech sector. He is currently a scout and fellow at Pegasus Angel Accelerator, focusing on frontier and deeptech.
Rich Ramberg - As a builder, investor, and innovator, Rich is passionate about creating value in everything we do. His authentic and forward-looking leadership steadily guides organizations through complex challenges while his passion for embracing new markets leads to numerous successes in early-stage and Fortune 500 companies alike. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-ramberg-114534179/
Gavin Wick - The Founder of a proprietary, quant research firm, and has navigated the AI landscape from both the business and regulatory sides. He's now an AI governance and MLOps consultant, where he works with his clients on improving internal operations using AI/ML. He is also a specialist in helping his clients navigate how to build ethically and responsibly without sacrificing innovation. He works with both Fortune 500 companies and exciting, fast growing startups.
Eli Farhood - A FINRA-licensed trader and financial market analyst with over 20 years of experience co-managing portfolios across major financial hubs. After becoming a victim of identity theft and gaining deep expertise in cybercrime and money laundering, he founded KATSH.ID to address a problem impacting hundreds of millions worldwide. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/efarhood/
Reza Rassool - Chair, CEO of Kwaai nonprofit AI Lab and Founder of Oak Venture Studio
Stanley Bishop - Machine Learning Scientist and Executive Director of Rare Compute
Moderator: Michael Johnson
Supporting Presenter: Turan Ozbilen with reCap, a Social media AI that disrupts traditional barriers.
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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Agentic AI: Building the Next Wave of AI Agent
🚀 Part of Tech Week SF 2025
Join us for an evening exploring how Agentic AI is reshaping the future of work. From healthcare to finance to customer success, digital employees are being deployed today to scale operations, improve efficiency, and work alongside human teams.
This event will feature:
✨ Live demos of Agentic AI in real-world workflows
🔥 Fireside chat & panel with AI builders and early adopters
🤝 Networking with founders, operators, and investors driving the AI revolution
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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Unlock Your Investor Potential
Are you a technology professional with vested stock units from companies like Google, Amazon, or Apple? Curious about how you can leverage those assets to become a Limited Partner (LP) in a venture capital (VC) fund? Join us for an exclusive Office Hours event where we’ll guide you through the process of converting your vested stock units into investments in VC funds.
In this session, you’ll learn:
How you can use in-kind securities as an LP investment.
The unique investment opportunities available for Employee LPs.
The benefits of diversifying your portfolio through VC investments.
How Musa Capital’s fund model is democratizing access to venture investing.
Whether you’re new to venture capital or exploring ways to maximize your equity holdings, this event is designed to provide practical insights and answer your questions. Don’t miss this chance to learn from experts and discover how your vested stock can work for you beyond 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.
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VC & Founders Breakfast Mixer w/ Qapita, Remofirst
Start your day at LA Tech Week with Qapita’s VC & Founders Breakfast Mixer — a relaxed morning meetup for meaningful conversations, fresh connections, and great company. Join us in Los Angeles for a casual breakfast and engaging dialogue with fellow attendees from across the startup and tech ecosystem.
About the Hosts
Qapita (https://www.qapita.com) enables startups to streamline equity and ownership management across the lifecycle.
Remofirst (remofirst.com) helps companies simplify global hiring and manage remote teams with ease.
Event Details
📅 Thursday, October 16
📍 Los Angeles
🗓️ Part of: #LATechWeek – a city-wide celebration of innovation hosted by startups and VCs.
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.
