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Navigating Capital Markets: Insights, Strategies, and Leadership
Join PwC at our San Francisco tech week event in partnership with A16z. This event is designed for you—a chance to gain fresh insights, connect with fellow industry leaders, and explore the evolving capital markets together.
As the capital markets shift and the IPO window cautiously reopens, CFOs are once again in the spotlight. This event is designed specifically for financial leaders navigating uncertainty, evaluating exit opportunities, and preparing their companies for the next stage of growth — whether that’s IPO, M&A, or strategic capital planning.
We’re thrilled to host you for an exciting panel and dynamic conversation—plus plenty of opportunities to connect and network!
By registering for this event, you consent to receive post-event communications from the hosts.
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a16z Women In AI Mixer
a16z Infra "Women in AI" Happy Hour hosted at Convex
Join us for an evening of connection and conversation at the a16z Women in AI, a casual mixer bringing together *founders, builders, researchers, and product leaders* (no VCs) shaping the future of infrastructure.
We’ll gather an incredible community of women and allies from across the ecosystem, including teams at SSI, Thinking Machines, World Labs, Goodfire, Anthropic, OpenAI, and many others. This is a chance to meet peers building at the cutting edge of AI, infra, and security, share ideas, and spark new collaborations.
This event is part of #SFTechWeek, a city-wide series of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech community. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
📍 Convex
Convex is the open source, reactive database where queries are TypeScript code running right in the database. Just like React components react to state changes, Convex queries react to database changes.
Convex provides a database, a place to write your server functions, and client libraries. It makes it easy to build and scale dynamic live-updating apps.
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Legendary Ventures (Venture Hour)
TrailblzrGO Venture Studio
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Bridging Worlds: The African & Diaspora TechDinner
FiDi (SF)
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TrailblzrGO Venture Studio
This intimate, invitation-only dinner will convene a curated group of venture capitalists, angel investors, tech executives, and leaders from the African diaspora to explore the immense, untapped investment opportunities in the African tech ecosystem.
Hosted by Rodgers Nyanzi, Founder and General Partner of the venture platform TrailblzrGO, the evening will feature a short, insightful talk on our "Think local, disrupt Global!" thesis—detailing the multi-trillion dollar opportunity in digitizing Africa's core industries and backing diaspora founders in North America. We plan to invite one or two luminary guests, such as a successful exited diaspora founder or a senior tech executive with deep ties to the continent, to share their unique perspectives.
What makes this event special is its focus on building a genuine bridge between Silicon Valley capital and the next frontier of global innovation. It offers a rare opportunity for a select group of leaders to move beyond the headlines and engage in a substantive, high-level conversation about a market that will generate the next wave of venture returns. This is not just a dinner; it's the start of a global coalition.
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 SF Living Room: Stories Between the Code
ECHO STORY NIGHTS
4 Evenings. 10 People per Night. Only Shared Stories.
Wednesday to Saturday | Intimate Gatherings in Marina
WHY COME?
Find your people – We match you with others who’ve lived similar stories.
No small talk – Just deep, real conversations about life, SF, and the future.
Build the next wave – You care about humanity’s future and believe AI can help.
HOW IT WORKS
Before the Event – We’ll ask you a few questions to find your story’s "tribe."
At the Gathering – Share your story (5-10 mins), then listen to others.
THE NIGHTS
Wednesday: "Lost & Found"
Stories about getting lost in SF—and finding something unexpected.
The bartender who discovered a secret poetry club in the Tenderloin
The founder who slept in Dolores Park before their first funding round
The artist who turned a Muni breakdown into their best work
Thursday: "The City That Raised Me"
Stories about the people, places, and moments that shaped you here.
The teacher who learned more from their students than any degree
The engineer who built their first app in a laundromat
The writer who found their voice arguing with a barista at Café Trieste
Friday: "Future Fragments"
Stories about glimpses of the future—weird, hopeful, or terrifying.
The scientist who saw AI do something beautiful (and unrepeatable)
The activist who overheard the next big idea on a 38 Geary bus
The parent who realized their kid is building a different SF
Saturday: "Goodbye Letters"
Stories about leaving—or staying—and what SF really is.
The founder who walked away from Silicon Valley to bake bread
The artist who almost left but found one reason to stay
The retiree who’s watched the city change for 50 years
WHO SHOULD APPLY?
You have a personal story about life, SF, or tech’s role in humanity.
You care deeply about the future and AI’s potential for good.
You want to meet others on the same journey.
Just tell us:
Your story (in 1-2 sentences)
Why you want to come
DETAILS
Food & Drink: Wine, tea, and something delicious from a local spot
"This isn’t a meetup. It’s the start of your next chapter."
#EchoStoryNights #SFStories #TechForHumans
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.
Serious Moonlight Consulting
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Sales & GTM for Founders
Venice
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Serious Moonlight Consulting
Are you a founder doing your own Sales and GTM?
Katie Wilson, former Google Head of Sales and Sales Consultant, will walk you through the top mistakes founders make selling themselves and their business. She will go over some top strategies and tips and take live Q&A/Office Hours with attendees. Opportunity to network with other founders and attendees in the outdoor garden area.
Light breakfast snacks and coffee will be provided. Probiotic soda tasting provided by Culture Pop Soda.
Street parking only. Rideshare recommended.
Event is in the back building at Blankspaces Venice. Follow the signs for Serious Moonlight , and the lobby attendant can also direct you there.
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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An AI Double Feature
Join Us for a Two-Part Look into the Future of AI-Driven Creativity
This special event pulls back the curtain on how next-gen creators and production leaders are using AI to push boundaries, seize cultural moments, and completely rewire how content gets made.
Part 1: Cultural Sync – Real-Time Content That Moves with the Moment
Step into the world of viral creator King Willonious, a trailblazer in AI-powered storytelling. With a knack for tapping into cultural currents as they happen, King will share his approach to crafting hyper-relevant content using 100% AI. Digging into his now-infamous brand videos for McDonald’s and Chick-fil-A (unofficial, but unforgettable) and the tactics he uses that keep his work resonating across platforms.
Part 2: Workflow Rewired – Reinventing Production for the AI Era
Then, we’ll shift gears with Dustin Callif, President of award-winning content partner Tool, as he explores how AI and Agentic pipelines are transforming commercial production from the inside out. Learn how today’s most forward-thinking teams are using automation, modular workflows, and synthetic media to make high-quality content faster, smarter, and more scalable than ever before.
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.
Workday, Globalization Partners
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Blue Angels Experience: Fly Higher with the Workday Ecosystem
Embarcadero
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Workday, Globalization Partners
Join Workday and Globalization Partners as we cruise the San Francisco Bay on the Yacht “Merlot”, watching the Blue Angels Air Show for Fleet Week. You’ll have the opportunity to network with our panel and other attendees, indulge in drinks and small bites, all while enjoying the spectacular show put on by the Blue Angels.
Speakers:
Nat Natarajan, Chief Product and Strategy Officer, Globalization Partners
Jennifer Serrato, CTO, Platform, Workday
Kathy Pham, Vice President, AI/ML, Workday
To scale cost-effectively, you need to lean into digital agents, but managing a human-machine workforce can be challenging and expensive. During the cruise, you’ll learn how Workday is building out an ecosystem of partners and solutions designed for growth companies with big ambitions but small budgets and lean support teams, including:
• How Workday's Agentic AI System of Record and Workday GO preconfigured solutions for small business can manage your people, your money, and your digital and human workforce in one system.
• How the Workday GO Ecosystem can help you meet your unique industry needs and regulatory requirements.
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.
Microsoft, LinkedIn, Ramp, Reach Security
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[Enterprise Unlocked: Startup Playbooks That Win]
SOMA
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Microsoft, LinkedIn, Ramp, Reach Security
UK Government Dept of Business & Trade
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Transatlantic Tech: A new Era of UK-US Partnership
FiDi (SF)
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UK Government Dept of Business & Trade
Join us for a dynamic event to celebrate the landmark Tech Prosperity Deal signed between the UK and US on 18 September 2025.
This event will shine a light on how the San Francisco tech community can use the new Tech Prosperity Deal to engage with the UK’s thriving innovation ecosystem, leveraging new opportunities for investment, trade and collaborative research.
We are delighted to confirm a stellar line up with thought leaders across AI, quantum and fusion sectors:
- Kanishka Narayan MP, UK Minister for AI
- Dr. Pete Shadbolt, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of PsiQuantum
- Dr. Tammy Ma, Lead of the Inertial Fusion Energy Institutional Initiative at Lawrence Livermore National Lab
- and Ian Klaus, Founding Director of Carnegie California, as chair
Whether you're a business, investor, or academic, this event will open new opportunities for transatlantic growth and partnership in science and technology.
Do not miss this unique and engaging discussion on critical emerging technologies and how they are shaping geopolitics today.
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.
Upstarts Media, Mercury, Vanta, Sequoia
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The New Startup GTM Playbook
Mission
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Upstarts Media, Mercury, Vanta, Sequoia
Join Upstarts Media and partners Mercury and Vanta at Sequoia's SF space for a tactical founders lunch focused on the New GTM Playbook.
Hear Upstarts Founder and Editor Alex Konrad in a roundtable conversation with GTM leaders:
- Jesse Zhang, Co-Founder and CEO of Decagon
- Cristina Cordova, COO of Linear
- Paul Klein IV, Founder and CEO of Browserbase
A light lunch and refreshments will be served.
This event is application-only and part of #SFTechWeek.
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Upstarts Media is a new media company founded in 2025 to focus on storytelling around the startup ecosystem, from inception through IPO. Upstarts includes a Substack newsletter, multimedia and events. Subscribe at upstartsmedia.com.
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Mercury is the fintech that brings all the ways people and businesses use money into a single product that feels extraordinary to use. With banking, credit cards*, and software, Mercury helps more than 200K ambitious companies and entrepreneurs make better decisions and build their businesses. To learn more, visit Mercury.com.
*Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust; Members FDIC. The IO Card is issued by Patriot Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Mastercard ®.
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Vanta is the leading AI trust management platform that helps simplify and centralize security for organizations of all sizes. Over 12,000 companies including Atlassian, Duolingo, Icelandair, Ramp and Synthesia rely on Vanta to build, maintain and demonstrate their trust—all in a way that's real-time and transparent. For more information, visit www.vanta.com.
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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.
The AI Collective, Atlassian
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SF Demo Night
FiDi (SF)
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The AI Collective, Atlassian
🔥 SF’S #1 TECH SHOWCASE TAKES ON SF TECH WEEK 🔥
As SF Tech Week electrifies the city, we're partnering with Atlassian to bring you the premier showcase of early-stage innovation! This is your front-row seat to the future. Join the Bay Area's sharpest founders, operators, and investors for a high-energy night of live demos, unfiltered feedback, and top-tier networking. No fluff, just builders and the products they're obsessed with.
Here's what's in store:
⚡️ 10 elite curated demos from the Bay's most visionary founders
🎤 Unfiltered Q&A – challenge the demoists in real time
🧬 Interactive Demo Night App to connect, follow up, and join waitlists instantly
🏆 Live community voting to crown the night’s champions and etch them into our Hall of Fame
🧑💻 DEMOS 🧑💻
We’re selecting 10 pre-Series A teams for the September spotlight. Want feedback from SF’s most energized AI crowd? Hit the link below and apply by 11:59 PM, the Thursday before the event. Bring something the industry won’t see for months – let’s keep this a true insider’s reveal!
APPLY HERE → aic.so/demo
🚀 AGENDA 🚀
• 6:00p: Open mingling and food 🤝
• 6:30p: Welcome 👋
• 6:45p: Demos + live feedback 🧑💻
• 8:00p: Live audience voting 🗳️
• 8:05p: Winner announcements + trophy presentation 🏆
• 8:10p: Demo open floor 🤝
• 9:00p: Doors close
As always, food and drink, engaging conversation, and incredible company will all be provided!
Unfortunately, space is very limited at these community events and we can not always accept everyone we would like to. If you are not accepted to this event, please keep applying! We appreciate your application tremendously and we are looking forward to seeing you at a future event very soon!
Please be advised: Atlassian's office imposes a hard cap on the number of event attendees. A valid ID (DL, Passport) is required for check-in. To be fair to everyone, we strictly enforce the guest list and cannot allow plus ones. If you would like to attend, please ensure you sign up and are accepted!
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The AI Collective is a global non-profit community uniting 70,000+ pioneers – founders, researchers, operators, and investors – exploring the frontier of AI in major tech hubs worldwide. Through events, workshops, and community-led research, we empower the AI ecosystem to collaboratively steer AI’s future toward trust, openness, and human flourishing.
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.
Brex, Sourcery, Cerebral Valley
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Silicon LA, Brex+ Sourcery+Cerebral Valley Edition
Santa Monica
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Brex, Sourcery, Cerebral Valley
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TORQ Sports - Athlete Panel
How Tech is Transforming the Athlete Journey
Join TORQ Sports for an exclusive fireside chat with former Olympians, professional athletes, and NCAA D1 coaches as we explore the seismic shifts reshaping both recruitment and the Sports Industry the in the digital age.
The $1.67B NIL market is revolutionizing how young athletes build careers, transforming the traditional path from youth sports to professional success.
Our panel of former Olympians, professional athletes, and NCAA D1 coaches will explore how social media and technology are rewriting the rules of the game. Today's athletes are becoming content creators and entrepreneurs before they graduate high school—viral moments and digital presence now matter as much as on-field performance in determining who gets discovered and who gets paid.
This shift is creating extraordinary opportunities while disrupting established systems, effectively opening untapped revenue streams in underserved communities while creating scalable, data-driven solutions that challenge incumbent players. Our panelists will share insights on where smart capital is flowing, which technologies are gaining traction, and how early-stage companies can position themselves to capture value in this rapidly evolving landscape where 27.3M youth athletes and their families represent a massive, digitally-native customer base hungry for innovation.
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.
Litquidity Ventures, a16z speedrun
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a16z Speedrun x Litquidity Ventures: Investor Padel Mixer
Century City
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Litquidity Ventures, a16z speedrun
Padel > Panels.
Litquidity Ventures & a16z Speedrun welcome a select group of investors to take a break as we serve drinks and serve aces.
Whether you're on the competitive padel circuit, or you're still trying to figure out how to pronounce "padel", we invite you to join us for drinks, food and music. We'll have two courts going for anyone who wants to play (one for matches & one for beginner clinic), with plenty of space to mix, mingle and spectate off-court. Please indicate in your RSVP if you would like to play, including your skill level.
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.
