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A few of the week's picks across both cities. The full schedule is below.
SFMon · Oct 5 · 4:00pmBuilding the Future of Preventive HealthFenwick & West · FiDi
LATue · Oct 13 · 4:00pmWhere the Physical Future is Gettting Built: AI, Infra, and Deep TechHSBC, a16z Speedrun · Santa Monica
SFTue · Oct 6 · 8:30amAdvancing Collaborative AI Drug Discoverya16z, Lilly · Mission Bay
LATue · Oct 13 · 6:00pmBuilding next-generation space infrastructureVast · Long Beach
SFTue · Oct 6 · 9:30amGoogle for Startups: Engineering 10x with Dr. Astro Teller and Google DeepMindGoogle for Startups · SOMA
LAWed · Oct 14 · 9:30amThe Visionary Edge: 10x Thinking and Agentic ArchitectureGoogle for Startups · Venice
SFWed · Oct 7 · 9:00amDeep Tech Investor BreakfastRenegade Partners, a16z Speedrun · Jackson Square
LAWed · Oct 14 · 4:30pmBuilding AI for the Physical WorldOrrick, Bessemer Venture Partners, Harmoni, JPMorgan · Torrance
SFWed · Oct 7 · 9:30amGoogle for Startups & NVIDIA: From Compute to Competitive Moats: Building Defensibly.Google for Startups · SOMA
LAWed · Oct 14 · 6:00pmFrom Wakeboats to Workboats: Inside Arc's Commercial ProgramArc · Torrance
SFWed · Oct 7 · 12:30pmGoogle for Startups & NVIDIA: Scaling Velocity, Open Infrastructure, and Frontier AIGoogle for Startups · SOMALAThu · Oct 15 · 3:30pmUSC ISI Lab ToursUSC Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California (USC) · Marina del Rey
SFWed · Oct 7 · 5:00pmThe Hardware Layer of AI: Builders, Bits, and Physical TechXometry · Embarcadero
LAThu · Oct 15 · 5:00pmHardware Engineering Happy HourMathWorks · Downtown
SFWed · Oct 7 · 5:00pmBeyond AGI: AI Societies and the Future of Decision-MakingCognizant AI Lab · Downtown
LAThu · Oct 15 · 6:00pmCapital For Atoms - Finance Leader Dinnera16z, Erebor Bank · El Segundo
SFWed · Oct 7 · 6:00pmSF Hardware & Robotics ShowcaseClarity Labs, Cushman & Wakefield, Pilot · SOMA
SFSun · Oct 11 · 9:30amBrain optimization summit 2026NeuroAge Therapeutics · Dogpatch
SFTue · Oct 6 · 5:00pmModels to Medicine Series: From AI Drug Discovery to Patient EngagementAWS for Startups · FiDi
SFWed · Oct 7 · 8:30amThe Future of Health SummitŌURA, Able Partners, J.P. Morgan · FiDi
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San Francisco, October 5-11.
Mon · Oct 5
- 12:00pmZero Day: Physical AI + Security — Seed Pitch & Live DemoDigital Garage, Inc. · SOMA
- 4:00pmBuilding the Future of Preventive HealthFenwick & West · FiDi
- 5:30pmField Trips: Family Movie NightGigascale Capital · Mission
- 5:30pmReverse Pitch Night: Cleantech & Sustainability InvestorsInnovation Norway, Women in Cleantech & Sustainability · FiDi
- 6:00pmContinual Learning After HoursFusion Fund · FiDi
Tue · Oct 6
- 8:30amAdvancing Collaborative AI Drug Discoverya16z, Lilly · Mission Bay
- 9:30amGoogle for Startups: Engineering 10x with Dr. Astro Teller and Google DeepMindGoogle for Startups · SOMA
- 9:30amBuilt World BreakfastReveille VC, Nixon Peabody · Embarcadero
- 11:00amUnstable Foundations: The Future Stack - Power, Compute, and Physical AIJLL Spark Global Ventures, Goodwin · FiDi
- 11:00amInvestors at the Cutting Edge - GP/LP Luncheon (Deep Tech)Actuate Ventures · Other
- 3:00pmDefense & Deep Tech: Investing at the ForefrontTriplePoint Capital, PitchBook · Dogpatch
- 5:00pmSmart Fleet Meet & GreetOpenMind, Bay Area Robotics Association · Downtown
- 5:00pmLux Capital x Stripe - Riskgaming SalonStripe, Lux Capital · SOMA
- 5:00pmModels to Medicine Series: From AI Drug Discovery to Patient EngagementAWS for Startups · FiDi
- 5:00pmHardware Engineering Happy HourMathWorks · SOMA
- 5:30pmUlysses: Ocean RoboticsSF Blue Tech, Ulysses: The Ocean Company · South Beach
- 5:30pmFrom 0 to 100,000 Devicesintent, Acorn PD, Nordic Semiconductor · Union Square
- 5:30pmLongevity Tech: Nobody Needs Another Number | Salon Ch.1EMBODIED · Castro
- 5:30pmCRITICAL MINERALS NIGHT: From AI Models to Mineral Assets in the Midst of a Mineral Super CycleEarth AI and Atana Elements, Atana Elements · Union Square
- 5:30pmPhysical AI Innovation Showcase with SAP and Plug and PlaySAP, Plug and Play · SOMA
- 5:30pmRobotics Happy Hour with LiveKit & DimensionalDimensional, LiveKit · Downtown
- 5:45pmBridging Innovation & Defense: A special event for Defense Innovators atRapidFort · Marina
- 6:00pmBuilding the New Space EconomyKatalyst Space · Mission
- 6:00pmDesigning for Physical AI: From Innovation Lab to Factory FloorSwissnex in San Francisco · Mission Bay
- 6:00pmM12 X NVIDIA X ETALYTICS: The AI Power Crunch: Energy, Compute and the Race to Scale AIetalytics · SOMA
- 6:30pmBuilding in Health Tech: Founder Talks + Technical NetworkingHealth Engine, Techstars, Wavemaker 360 · East Bay
- 6:30pm"Off the Record" Demo Slam Application - Hosted by Google for Startups & Google DeepMindGoogle for Startups · SOMA
- 6:30pmPhysical AI Happy Hour, hosted by CoreWeaveCoreWeave · Cow Hollow
- 6:30pmIndustrial Tech After DarkTandem, Hitachi Ventures · Downtown
Wed · Oct 7
- 8:30amThe Future of Health SummitŌURA, Able Partners, J.P. Morgan · FiDi
- 9:00amDeep Tech Investor BreakfastRenegade Partners, a16z Speedrun · Jackson Square
- 9:00amBuild Better 2026Instrumental Inc · East Bay
- 9:00amInvesting in the Physical FuturePlug and Play, SVB · Downtown
- 9:30amGoogle for Startups & NVIDIA: From Compute to Competitive Moats: Building Defensibly.Google for Startups · SOMA
- 12:30pmGoogle for Startups & NVIDIA: Scaling Velocity, Open Infrastructure, and Frontier AIGoogle for Startups · SOMA
- 1:00pmScaling AI and Deep Tech Companies across International Markets.London & Partners, BPM, HSBC, Winston Taylor · Union Square
- 3:00pmDeeptech Bridges @ SF Tech WeekBridges, Open Austria · SOMA
- 4:00pmBeyond the Demo: How Physical AI Companies Make Real Money - #SF TechWeekTSVC, Covington · FiDi
- 4:00pmPhysical AI Demo Day: Intelligence for the Real WorldSpatial Capital · Mission Bay
- 4:00pmJ.P. Morgan presents What's Next? The Future of Life Sciences & HealthcareJ.P. Morgan, Morrison Foerster · FiDi
- 4:00pmUK AI Hardware PlanBritish Consulate SF · Union Square
- 5:00pmFrom ore to orbitOVNI Capital, Gigascale Capital · Downtown
- 5:00pmThe Hardware Layer of AI: Builders, Bits, and Physical TechXometry · Embarcadero
- 5:00pmTurbineOne x SF Tech WeekTurbineOne · SOMA
- 5:00pmBeyond AGI: AI Societies and the Future of Decision-MakingCognizant AI Lab · Downtown
- 5:30pmQuantum in the next AI SupercomputerAnyon Computing, NVIDIA, Wistron · Embarcadero
- 5:30pmDimension ML x Bio MixerDimension · Jackson Square
- 5:30pmGoogle for Startups & NVIDIA: Deep Tech x Deep House Happy HourGoogle for Startups · SOMA
- 6:00pmSF Hardware & Robotics ShowcaseClarity Labs, Cushman & Wakefield, Pilot · SOMA
- 6:00pm🎹 LIVE CONCERT "Pursuit of Happiness": Demonstration of Whitney Device by Uhura Bionics atUhura Bionics · Mission
- 6:30pmWorlds in ProgressVisko Platform, Google · Downtown
- 6:30pmEngineering the nuclear buildoutStanford University's Chapter of American Nuclear Society · Other
- 6:30pmBigger Than Benchmarks: Deploying AI in Healthcare with DeepMind, Verily and Stanford HealthAmigo · Union Square
- 6:45pmThe Future of Personalized MedicineAevitas · NOPA
- 7:00pmHow to Govern the MoonSmall Steps & Giant Leaps, Bismarck Analysis · North Beach
Thu · Oct 8
- 9:00amWhat's next in Physical Ai, Robotics & 3D with Solaya, NVIDIA, Roblox, Google & Dassault Systems!Solaya · SOMA
- 9:30amPhysical AI Playbook: From Prototype to ScaleZ21 Ventures and SVB, Silicon Valley Bank · Downtown
- 1:00pmCome Touch the Future: Hard Tech Expo with Third SphereThird Sphere · FiDi
- 4:00pmR2S2R Arena LaunchIndustrialNext · SOMA
- 4:00pmModular AI Infrastructure Tour + Happy HourGiga Energy · East Bay
- 4:30pmSpace, Stakes & Spirits: What's Getting Funded in 2026 🚀Space Happy HOur, Context Venture, PWC · SOMA
- 4:30pmAI Insiders: AI × LongevityMarvelous · FiDi
- 5:00pmSystem of Reality: The Next Horizon of Industrial IntelligenceVoxel · Embarcadero
- 5:00pmPhysical AI: Built for ChangeBright Machines, Bedrock Robotics, Eclipse Capital · Union Square
- 5:00pmDeep Tech NexusOmni Ventures · Downtown
- 5:00pmDeep Tech & AI Investor Only Networking Happy HourAlumni Ventures, Khosla, Future Ventures, Uncork Capital · Nob Hill
- 5:00pmBuilding the Physical World with AIAutodesk, Reer · Downtown
- 5:30pmPhysical AI for the Built EnvironmentStand Insurance · FiDi
- 6:00pmAerospace & Dual-Use MixerLa French Tech San Diego, La French Tech San Francisco, Safran Corporate Ventures · Other
- 6:00pmAI x GovernmentChief AI · SOMA
- 6:00pmHard Tech Happy Hour: Commanding the Physical WorldRevel · FiDi
- 6:30pmExclusive dinner: Meet the top Industrial AI startups (a16z speedrun)Sotant, ScaleDrive AI · Castro
- 6:30pmNest Catalyst Demo DayNest Catalyst · Downtown
- 7:00pmNight Shift at MytraMytra · Other
Fri · Oct 9
Sun · Oct 11
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