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Unpacked: A Midweek Happy Hour for Creative Women in Tech
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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 (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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The Marketplace Founders Mixer
Join us for a chill meetup of marketplace founders: no slides, no pitching, just real talk and new friends.
We’ll swap stories on the usual suspects: cracking cold starts, scaling sustainably, keeping quality high, and building community + loyalty that actually stick.
✨ Who: Marketplace founders & operators
✨ Vibe: Casual, off the record, come as you are
✨ Bring: One thorny problem + one tactic that kinda worked
✨ Leave with: A few warm intros and one experiment to try next week
✨ Come solo or with a co-founder
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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AI for Health & Wellness BF
AI for Health & Wellness Breakfast is a gathering for people who care about how technology can actually help us live better, eat smarter, sleep deeper, move more, and take care of both body and mind. AI isn’t just for labs and headlines anymore; it’s showing up in the tools we use every day, from wearables to mental wellness apps to preventative care platforms.
This event brings together founders, builders, investors, and health enthusiasts who are experimenting at the intersection of wellness and AI. The goal isn’t polished pitches or buzzwords, it’s about sharing real stories, practical insights, and sparking conversations around what’s working, what’s not, and what’s next. Expect a relaxed atmosphere, curious people, and plenty of space to swap ideas on how AI can shape the future of healthy living.
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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Government of Alberta: AI FACTORY: PUBLIC SECTOR | TEMPLATES ➝ TRANSFORMATION
A bold showcase of how Alberta is re-engineering government delivery with AI. From templates to transformation, the AI Factory reframes public service as a modular, automated, and scalable system — cutting costs, boosting speed, and unlocking new capacity. This event reveals how Canada’s most AI-enabled province is turning vision into operational reality.
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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Salsa Tech Mixer & Social
Tech Meets Tempo: Salsa Night Networking
Break away from the usual networking scene and dive into an evening full of rhythm, connection, and fun.
Join us on Friday, October 17, from 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM for a unique night where tech meets salsa. We’re bringing innovators, entrepreneurs, and creatives together on the dance floor to connect in a whole new way.
What’s Happening:
- 7:00 – 8:00 PM | Salsa Class (No experience or partner needed — just show up and have fun!)
- 8:00 – 10:00 PM | Social dancing + networking, with plenty of space to mingle and spark conversations off the dance floor.
Expect great music, high energy, and a refreshing take on networking that blends movement, community, and connection.
✨ Tech meets tempo. Networking has never felt this good.
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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Just use Postgres (and DuckDB): a Postgres + DuckDB Community Night
Elephants, ducks, we’re all from the same zoo. Join us for an evening exploring how PostgreSQL and DuckDB work better together!
We'll feature talks on integrating DuckDB with existing PostgreSQL workflows, scaling analytics workloads, combining both tools for data engineering use cases, and more. The evening will include technical talks, networking, and discussions about the future of OLAP and OLTP working in harmony – co-hosted by MotherDuck and Dagster!
Agenda:
**Just use Postgres (and DuckDB)**
The most effective data stacks are often the simplest. This talk demonstrates how combining Postgres and DuckDB creates an elegant and robust platform, freeing you to focus on solving customer problems instead of wrestling with infrastructure.
presented by Jacob Matson, Developer Advocate @ MotherDuck
**Stop Fighting Your Data Platform: Modern Orchestration for High-Velocity Teams**
The modern data landscape demands a new approach: specialized tools working in harmony rather than monolithic solutions trying to do everything. But how do you actually build a stack that delivers on this promise?This talk explores three fundamental principles transforming how we build data platforms: choosing the right tool for each specific job, developing locally before deploying globally, and maintaining unified observability across your entire ecosystem.Through the lens of PostgreSQL's transactional reliability, DuckDB's analytical speed, and Dagster's orchestration intelligence, you'll see how these principles create platforms that scale from your laptop to production while giving teams the visibility and confidence they need to ship reliably.
presented by Yuhan Luo, Head of Product @ Dagster Labs
#SFTechWeek
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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An Evening With Nicolas Dessaigne: From $2B Founder to YC General Partner
Nicolas Dessaigne co-founded Algolia, joined Y Combinator's Winter 2014 batch and served as CEO as the company grew from a small team to 350 employees. Today, Algolia provides search infrastructure for developers worldwide and is valued at over $2 billion.
As a General Partner at Y Combinator, Nicolas has conducted over 3,000 office hours across 9 batches, working closely with early-stage startups. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Nantes.
Nicolas will share his experiences building and scaling Algolia, including:
- Early challenges and key decisions in the startup's development
- Lessons learned about growth, fundraising, and working with investors
- Building company culture while scaling rapidly
- Practical advice for getting the most out of the YC program
- Insights from his current role mentoring new founders
Event Agenda:
- 6:00 PM: Doors open & networking begins
- 6:30 PM: Fireside chat begins
- 7:30 PM: Fireside chat concludes & networking resumes
- 8:00 PM: Event Ends
This marks the third edition of the "An Evening With" series, following inspiring conversations with Geoff Ralston, Emeritus President of Y Combinator, and Benedict Evans, the renowned technology analyst. The event will be moderated by Arnaud Bonzom (CGM'22), founder of Black Mangroves and Entrepreneur in Residence at INSEAD.
Black Mangroves hosts this fireside chat in partnership with INSEAD San Francisco, continuing their commitment to bringing together accomplished leaders from the startup and technology ecosystem for meaningful dialogue with the entrepreneurial community.
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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Sunset Beach Ride & Happy Hour
Cyclemate is on a mission to make cities around the world happier and healthier by helping people cycle more and drive less.
We're showcasing our home of Venice in the best way possible - with a scenic bike ride along the coast, capped off by a beachfront happy hour with music, drinks, and community at The Waterfront. Explore the natural beauty while experiencing first-hand how technology can create healthier, more sustainable urban living. Guests will follow the route in real-time using the Cyclemate app.
This event is for anyone who cares about using technology to build healthier, happier and more sustainable cities. Whether you're a founder, investor, technologist, or passionate about climate, wellness, or urban living, you'll connect with others working to improve life for city dwellers!
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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AI x Free Protein - Open House @ The Protein Bar
Sisters with Ventures, Good Trouble Ventures, Untapped Ventures, Emmeline Ventures
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Capital Queens: Building through Presence, Power and Partnership
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An Intimate Gathering for Black Women Leaders in Investment
Join us for an exclusive brunch experience during SF Tech Week, where Black women General Partners, Investors (Angels, VCs, Fund Managers), and check writers come together to celebrate our collective power and forge meaningful connections in the investment ecosystem.
Host: Lisha Bell (Sisters with Ventures), Monica Pool Knox (Good Trouble), Mica Mayo and Felicia Mayo (Untapped Investing), Monique Woodward (Cake Ventures), Cherryrock Capital
Sponsors:
Conversational Traveler (Michelle Green)
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 Sisters With Ventures:
Sisters with Ventures is a podcast and movement by Lisha Bell that showcases Women of Color General Partners and Angel Investors to inspire women to pursue venture capitalism for positive change. By featuring these trailblazing leaders, Sisters with Ventures aims to bridge the gap between aspiration and action, empowering women to make their mark in venture capitalism. Our mission is to inspire women of all backgrounds to pursue venture capital investment as a meaningful way to advocate for marginalized founders.
About Cake Ventures:
Cake Ventures is a pre-seed and seed venture capital firm that invests in companies creating technology products and solutions that meet the needs of tomorrow’s internet users. Cake is a thesis driven fund focused on areas of demographic change that are changing technology including: aging and longevity, the increased spending power of women, and the shift to majority-minority.
About Good Trouble Ventures:
Good Trouble Ventures is an early stage (Pre-Seed / Seed / Series A) venture fund investing at the intersection of tech and entertainment. Led by an all-female GP team, Good Trouble Ventures looks for category creating founders innovating through emerging technologies and creative sectors such as music, film, television, media, sports, gaming, and the creator economy. https://www.goodtrouble.vc/
About Cherryrock Capital
Cherryrock Capital backs underinvested entrepreneurs building transformative software companies that will shape the future. We lead and co-lead Series A and B funding rounds, partnering with visionary founders to help them scale through operational excellence. Stacy Brown-Philpot and Saydeah Howard leverage their combined 40+years of operating experience to help the best-emerging technology companies achieve $100 million+ in revenue. We invest in high-growth industries with nascent markets across five areas: digital health, enterprise SaaS, fintech, future of work, and consumer infrastructure.
About Emmeline
Emmeline Ventures is an early-stage venture fund investing in the next generation of founders transforming the future of women’s health, wealth, and climate. With a focus on tech-enabled, women-led startups, Emmeline backs visionary entrepreneurs who are building purposeful, high-growth companies that drive both innovation and systemic progress. Guided by a conviction that capital can be a catalyst for change, the firm partners deeply with founders to scale ideas that redefine what’s possible—and make tomorrow more equitable, sustainable, and inspired.
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The Halls - A ScentHaus Experience Powered by GalleryAI
Enter The Halls: The atmosphere may be chic and exclusive but make no mistake, the smell of clout, Daddy’s cash, and counterculture is in the air. At this elite institution, appearances matter and last names carry weight but nothing is more important than the signature your scent leaves…
How will The Halls address you?
A ScentHaus Experience powered by GalleryAI in partnership with Google Women TechMakers, and The Fuzzy Cow Podcast
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.
Key.ai, KayEco, Events in Minutes
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The Scoop: big tech connect
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Revenge of the Humans
Christine Heckart, CEO and founder of Xapa, has held executive roles at Brocade, Cisco, and Microsoft. She now leads Xapa, an AI-powered platform that helps teams build essential soft skills like empathy, adaptability, and self-awareness.
What AI Still Can’t Do.
In a world of automation, what’s left for humans? Everything that matters. This session is a no-BS wake-up call about the skills AI can’t replicate: decision-making, prioritization, context, relationship building, conflict management, and more. Powered by Xapa’s research in workplace learning and behavior change, we’ll explore why soft skills are becoming the core skills and how platforms like Xapa are turning them into measurable, scalable competencies.
Call it the rise of the liberal arts in business. The future doesn’t belong to the machine; it belongs to the emotionally intelligent, the systems thinkers, and the ones who know how to work with, not like, AI.
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.
AI in Real Estate Investing
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AI in Real Estate Investing
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AI in Real Estate Investing
AI in Real Estate Investing: Unlocking Future Value
This event explores how AI is transforming real estate investing, from optimizing portfolios to uncovering new opportunities. Discover cutting-edge AI applications like predictive analytics for market forecasting and automated due diligence.
Notable Speaker: We're excited to host Vinney Chopra, a real estate investor and fund manager who has managed over $1 billion USD in Assets Under Management (AUM). He'll share his insights on leveraging AI for large-scale real estate portfolios. Other speakers include leading AI researchers, PropTech innovators, and experienced investors.
Content Highlights: The program features a panel discussion and tool demos on:
Predictive AI for market trends and property valuation.
AI-powered portfolio optimization and underwriting.
Real-world case studies and ethical considerations of AI in real estate.
What Makes It Special: This event offers a unique blend of real estate expertise and AI technology, providing practical knowledge and actionable strategies. With Vinney Chopra's proven experience, attendees will gain unparalleled insights and learn about what real estate investors look for when buying deals, along with networking opportunities to shape the future of real estate investing.
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.
