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GFR Fund Office Hour
To apply, submit the application form here:
https://airtable.com/appxzyAR5F0xPJBkD/shrvLq45KDyKZ3Uzm
* Only those who've completed the application form will be approved. Detailed address will be sent to accepted applicants via email.
We are excited to host our Office Hour in San Francisco, during SF Tech Week!
This event is open to early-stage startups in entertainment, consumer tech, gaming, generative AI, the creator economy, media & brands, and fintech. We invite founders seeking expert advice, constructive feedback, and support in their development journey to join us.
During the Office Hour, our team members, Teppei Tsutsui, Yasushi Komori, Brian Takemasa, and Val Siau, will hold 20-minute one-on-one sessions. They will offer mentorship, discuss potential fundraising opportunities, and provide personalized insights to help startups refine their strategies and accelerate their growth.
If you are a founder eager to leverage the expertise of industry leaders and gain valuable feedback to propel your venture forward, we encourage you to apply. Don’t miss this chance to connect with GFR Fund and join us in shaping the future of digital innovation.
We look forward to connecting with visionary entrepreneurs who value the power of community and AI-driven innovation!
*We’ll be accepting applications until October 2. Limited spots are available, and our team will carefully select startups based on capacity*
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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Startup Social Club
Will your next milestone come from one more line of code, or a handshake?
Startup Social Club is your excuse to ditch the calendar and hang with other founders, operators, and VCs.
No pitches, no panels — just good people and better convos.
Brought to you by Caladan (www.trycaladan.com) — turning companies into AI-Powered machines.
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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Plan B to your H1B
Virtual (SF)
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Prompt Engineers Society
Need a Plan B for your H1B? Or maybe an insurance policy against Trump's tweets (ah, the dream)?
Prompt Engineers Society is hosting a co-design session for AI talent affected by the latest H1B visa announcement.
Join us during SF Tech Week to share knowledge on the alternative pathways available. We’ll also launch our new AI Talent Network and reveal the timeline for applications.
About the Host:
Prompt Engineers Society is a global community of AI engineers and AI enthusiasts working together to advance the field of prompt engineering and AI deployment. Join our community at promptengineers.tech to be notified of future events!
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.
NEW MOON Impact Productions
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Impact Investors Lunch
Mission Bay
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NEW MOON Impact Productions
Taking place alongside the 2025 SF Tech Week with a focus on impact media opportunities. Join international leadership in funding for creative activism including members of NEW MOON's Impact Investment team and learn about different investment communities & trending impact opportunities in the US and abroad.
Includes access to a sneak peak into our programs and pre-release trailers for NEW MOON's upcoming projects, and featured projects from participants (featured projects selected based on their support for United Nations Sustainable Development Goals). Participants will also be provided a complimentary 1 on 1 remote meeting with a NEW MOON executive producer to discuss strategy for making an impact through their work.
NEW MOON is a nonprofit organization supporting United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through Creative Activism, including impact filmmaking. Our team is specialized in trend forecasting, building campaigns that capitalize on cultural momentum to effect lasting change.
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.
iNov8 Capital, Core Family Office, StartupStarter
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Pitch Masters
Santa Monica
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iNov8 Capital, Core Family Office, StartupStarter
Where big swings meet big ideas.
Mundane pitch events are out, fairways are in. At PITCH MASTERS, startup founders pitch their next big thing to investors at every tee box. New hole, new pitch, new chance to make an impression — and maybe even make a deal.
You will also meet and possibly play with one of our great lineup of celebrities and investors who will be revealed as we move forward.
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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Abbott Kinney Open House
LOST iN Open House Mixer at LA Tech Week
Join the neighborhood (LOST iN, Mucker Capital, Ion Pacific, POP Social, Amplify, and more ) for a laid-back, open house-style networking event. Wander through our space, meet the different teams in our colorful building, get some pics at the POP Social Photo Booth, and connect with other guests over music and small bites
Join us, mingle, and see what happens when travel, media, and tech collide! Free public parking is available.
Offering free legal consults with Shivani Honwad, Esq. - a lawyer who specializes in the creative industries. Book your time slot at the link here: https://calendly.com/shivanilaw/quickchat
About LOST iN:
LOST iN cultivates an authentic travel culture for a highly engaged community. With 12M followers and a millennial 'Premium Economy' audience of trendsetters, we connect travelers, creators, and tastemakers through yacht parties, supper clubs, beach DJ sets, and international trips. We’d love to meet you and welcome you into the LOST iN community!
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.
AIX Ventures, Berkeley Female Founders and Funders, Women in AI Club
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Beyond the Algorithm: Women Leading AI Innovation
SOMA
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AIX Ventures, Berkeley Female Founders and Funders, Women in AI Club
An Evening of Conversations, Community & Celebration Hosted by AIX Ventures
Artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving—and women are shaping the future. Join us for an evening of conversation, connection, and collaboration as leaders in AI share their perspectives on the next frontier: agentic AI systems.
This event will feature a dynamic panel discussion followed by networking over food, drinks, and community vibes. Whether you’re a founder, builder, researcher, or investor, you’ll walk away inspired and more connected to the women driving real AI innovation.
🗓 EVENT AGENDA
5:00 – 6:00 PM | Arrival & Networking
Welcome drinks, bites, and casual mingling.
6:00 – 6:10 PM | Opening Remarks by Event Leads: Claire Xie, Isa D’Elia, and Lucy Chong.
6:15 – 6:45 PM | Panel: Women Innovating in Agentic AI — A conversation with leading women in AI: Dilshoda Yergasheva (Head of Financial Services, WRITER AI), Erika Bahr (Co-Founder, Daxe), Sara Choi (Partner, Wing VC), Silvia Chen (Founder & CEO, Bilrost)
6:45 – 7:00 PM | Audience Q&A
Interactive discussion with the panelists.
7:00 – 8:00 PM | Networking Reception
Drinks, food, swag, and deeper conversations with the community.
🌟 Who Should Attend?
Founders & operators building in AI
Investors backing the next wave of innovation
Researchers & engineers curious about agentic AI
Anyone passionate about diverse leadership in AI
Male and non-binary allies are more than welcome to attend!
Our Speakers:
Dilshoda Yergasheva
Global Head of Financial Services, WRITER AI
Dilshoda Yergasheva leads the financial services practice at WRITER. She works closely with product, sales, and marketing teams to help drive genAI enabled transformation at top financial institutions. A seasoned industry veteran, she has 15 years of experience as a portfolio manager and investment director at top hedge funds and investment management firms, including Wellington Management, Bridgewater Associates, and State Street Global Advisors. Dilshoda graduated cum laude from Harvard College with a degree in Applied Mathematics and earned her MBA from Harvard Business School.
Erika Bahr
Co-Founder, Daxe
Erika Bahr is the co-founder of Daxe, a seed-stage AI company building solutions at the frontier of enterprise automation. A Harvard alum with experience across startups and consulting, Erika has worked at the intersection of technology, business strategy, and organizational change. She brings a founder’s lens on the realities of scaling early-stage ventures, navigating fundraising, and building diverse teams in the AI ecosystem. Her work focuses on making AI both powerful and practical for organizations of all sizes.
Sara Choi
Partner, Wing VC
Sara Choi is a recovering founder and General Partner at Wing VC where she oversees Wing’s investments in healthcare and biotech. Wing VC is a leading early-stage tech VC whose team has partnered with 24 companies that have IPO’d or sold for over $1b. Sara has partnered with several category-defining companies at inception and Series A that are now unicorns and market leaders. Prior to Wing, Sara was a multi-time founder having most recently founded the mobile data company, Airfox, acquired in 2017. Sara holds a BA from Harvard University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. She enjoys being active in many communities in technology, media, and the arts, and runs the Healthcare x AI (HAI) community.
Silvia Chen
Founder & CEO, Bilrost
Silvia Chen is a principled, analytically minded builder whose leadership spans in-house and entrepreneurial journeys. After beginning her career at Bridgewater and evolving through Head of Product roles, she founded and exited two startups before launching Bilrost, an AI-powered platform that automates key workflows in commercial real estate financing, helping lenders close deals faster and more confidently. Her prior product initiatives unlocked over $1B in liquidity, scaled trading volume 30×, and delivered nine-figure revenue. At bilrost, she’s driving impact in smarter capital deployment, affordable housing, and disaster recovery. Outside of building, she invests as an angel, kitesurfs, trains jiu-jitsu, hits Barry’s, meditates, paints, and reads.
Hosts of the Event:
AIX Ventures is a leading seed-stage venture capital firm dedicated to funding and supporting AI-native startups. Founded and operated by top AI practitioners and experienced investors, the firm is deeply embedded in the artificial intelligence ecosystem, ensuring it remains at the forefront of technological advancement and company-building expertise. Notable investments include Perplexity, Hugging Face, Weights and Biases, Ambience and Athelas.
Women in AI is built to connect, empower, and elevate female founders, investors, and engineers in artificial intelligence. Subscribe to our newsletter to join us!
Berkeley Female Founders & Funders at Berkeley is a campus-wide club across UC Berkeley’s Business School, Engineering Schools, Masters students and Alumni network. With >250 members, we launched in 2023 to unite women founders and investors on campus and the Bay Area. Our mission is to empower women-driven entrepreneurship and to narrow the persistent VC funding gap, with only 2% of funding going to female founders.
Let’s celebrate the women leading in AI — and build a more inclusive, brilliant future, together.
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.
Athena Alliance, Xapa, Deloitte
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Empowering Human Impact in an AI World
FiDi (SF)
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Athena Alliance, Xapa, Deloitte
Join Athena Alliance and Xapa at Deloitte’s FiDi office during San Francisco Tech Week for an interactive session on transformational change and unleashing your impact. Together, we’ll explore how AI is reshaping the workplace while highlighting the uniquely human strengths—strategic perspective, presence, resilience, persuasion, and purpose—that define lasting leadership. From Xapa’s groundbreaking work on emotionally intelligent AI and the future of human performance, to Athena’s focus on building executive brand, presence, and influence, this joint program will provide fresh insights and practical tools to navigate disruption, amplify your leadership, and expand your impact in an AI-powered world.
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.
DivcoWest Ventures, Brick & Mortar Ventures, Hilti Venture, Suffolk Technologies
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Built World Pickleball & Breakfast Mixer
Downtown (SF)
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DivcoWest Ventures, Brick & Mortar Ventures, Hilti Venture, Suffolk Technologies
Join us for a casual morning of pickleball and networking with the built world community - founders, investors, and operators in proptech and construction tech. We’ll kick off with breakfast and coffee, then hit the courts for a light pickleball hang.
Not into pickleball? No problem, just come mix, mingle, and connect over breakfast and coffee.
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.
By RSVP’ing, you acknowledge and agree to the event liability waiver and release linked above.
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Hike & Network: Talent in Tech — SF TechWeek Edition
SF Tech Week is bringing the best talent from across the country—and this hike + network is where it all comes together!
This session we'll be doing a beginner-friendly city hike from Equator Coffee in the Presidio to and across Golden Gate Bridge and back!
Whether you’re visiting or call SF home, join fellow tech pros for a trail-side exchange of ideas, connections, and inspiration. Expect fresh air, forward-thinking conversations, and maybe even a few lightning demos and pitches under the trees ⚡️
Along the way, you’ll soak in iconic views of San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, the gorgeous water of the Bay, and the unique local vibe that makes this city unforgettable.
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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ElevenLabs - Cocktails & Convos (Invite Only)
Join ElevenLabs for an Executive Cocktail hour with leaders from across the Tech, Media, and Entertainment Industries.
This exclusive event will take place in West Hollywood from 6:30-9:30pm.
Drinks and Light Bites will be provided.
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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Twilio Presents: AI Magic on the Streets (DAY 1 )
DAY 1 of 4
Keep your eyes open during Tech Week—you might just spot our traveling magician 🪄! Dressed in full magic attire, he’ll be roaming the streets of San Francisco and popping into Tech Week events, ready to amaze.
Stop him when you see him and experience jaw-dropping magic tricks powered entirely by AI—each one custom-built with code. 🎩✨
We’ll be capturing the best reactions along the way, so you might even catch yourself in the buzz on social media. Don’t miss this chance to see tech, magic, and a little bit of wonder collide!
For live updates on where to find him, we’ll be commenting here with his latest location.
#twiliomagician #twilio
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.
Vataseason, Shack15, The 10th House, Female Founders Collective (FFC), Bluelake Venture Capital
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Founders x Funders Wine(d) Down
SOMA
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Vataseason, Shack15, The 10th House, Female Founders Collective (FFC), Bluelake Venture Capital
🪩 Founders, Funders, and Community Builders in town for #sftechweek:
🍷 Come join an esteemed group of founders and funders across industry verticals from early - growth stages between events on Friday afternoon from 2-5pm as we wine(d) down a wonderful week!
🎤 Hosted by an incredible group of women-led founders, funders, and ecosystem builders—from the Bay Area and across the country—together with the communities and teams that support mission-driven technology, we’re excited to gather at Cultivar in Ghirardelli Square. We’ll be showcasing local and visiting founding teams, builders, and investors, while also taking time to relax and connect in a beautiful setting.
🧀 Small bites will be served with flights, soft drinks, and light bites/ menu available. 🥂
💸 Why this matters more than ever:
Female founded businesses represent $1.8 trillion in revenue and the percentage of small businesses owned by women is up 27% year-over-year....and yet:
✧ Women receive only 2.7% of venture funding
✧ Women are ½ as likely as men to receive an SBA loan
✧ VCs tend to fund businesses they feel connected to, with women making up just over 10% of investors
👉 Let's make capital access equal for all by building community and doing our part to bring talented teams, founders, and funders together
🚀 Hosted by a collective of powerful players across the ecosystem:
✨ Vataseason: ✨ We are a people-first venture services start-up. We partner with early-stage founders to navigate the complexities of fundraising, operations, strategy, and growth. Driven by precision, we offer partnership, as our work blends strategic insight with a people-first perspective. We are a women-led company, inspired by the seasons of growth and waves that every start-up experiences. We are proud to support and set up our founders to thrive across the various life stages of their journey. 🔗 www.vataseason.com; https://www.instagram.com/vataseason/
✨ SHACK15: ✨ We are a social club based out of Silicon Valley—passionate about supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs. From immersive events & pop-up culinary delights to world-class speakers, DJs, Artists-in-Residence and more - at SHACK15 we continuously aim to curate a cultural journey for everyone coming through our doors.
🔗 www.Shack15.com; https://www.instagram.com/shack15/
✨ The 10th House: ✨ The 10th House is an exclusive network for female entrepreneurs, offering bi-monthly cohorts focused on specific industries and providing relevant resources from investor sourcing tools, to tech experts, to scaling frameworks from those who have been there and done it before. We believe that your network is your superpower and your shortcut through the entrepreneurial journey, and that by fostering a supportive community — you can get much further, faster.
🔗 https://the10thhouse.femalefoundercollective.com/; https://www.instagram.com/thefemalefoundercollective/
✨ BlueLake Ventures: ✨ Backing visionary founders — driving a next era of American innovation. We back the American founders turning cutting-edge research into production-ready solutions that matter. 🔗 https://www.bluelake.vc/
🙏 With special thanks to:
✨ Cultivar: ✨ A neighborhood gem, serving farm to table dishes, craft cocktails 🍸, & great wines, along with an incredible patio and fireplace 🔥 - join us for dinner, brunch, happy hour & private events.
🔗 www.cultivarwine.com/cultivar-san-francisco; https://www.instagram.com/cultivar_sf/
🤳 Please RSVP to secure your spot. We look forward to seeing you there!
🤖 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.
#SFTechWeek #WomeninTech #WomeninFinance #Investors
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Serendipity - Product Leaders Dinner
An Invite-Only Dinner for Senior Product Leaders and Founders
Hosted by The Product Folks x Weaver AI
📍 San Francisco
📅 Wednesday, October 8, 2025
🕡 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Real talk. Real playbooks. One cozy table.
Join a curated group of product leaders, founders, and seasoned builders for an intimate dinner built around candid conversation. No decks. No panels. Just people who’ve done the work, discussing what’s hard, what’s evolving, and what’s next.
It’s not about making headlines, it’s about the kind of clarity that only comes from sitting with people who’ve lived it too.
Who’s This For?
Senior Product Leaders, Operators and Founders
About The Product Folks
The Product Folks (TPF) is Asia's largest volunteer-driven community of Product Leaders and founders who are passionate about building global products, and helping everyone grow together.
Visit our website: theproductfolks.com
Email us: suhas@theproductfolks.com
⚡ See you at the table!⚡
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.
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
