Thursday, October 8 ·
Antler x Every.io Founder Lounge
Hosted by Antler · South Beach
☕ Fuel your morning, scale your startup, and build high-impact connections at the Antler x Every.io Founder Lounge!
Open
SF Tech Week 2026 · Oct 5–11
Panels and fireside chats at SF Tech Week
548 panels and fireside chats at SF Tech Week 2026, Oct 5–11.
SF Tech Week 2026 (Oct 5–11) has 548 panels and fireside chats (492 open for registration, 10 with a waitlist). Highlights include CxO Roundtable: How Enterprise Really Buys AI (hosted by a16z speedrun), The Cortex Cafe by Snowflake & Google Cloud (hosted by Verci), 3M to 100M Users: How Gamma Actually Did It (hosted by AKG Media).
Listings updated from Tech Week Oct 8, 6:40 PM PDT.
Panels and fireside chats
548 events · showing the first 100, upcoming first
Thursday, October 8 ·
CRACKED Founders Breakfast & AMA w/Nico, Pramod, & Viraj
Hosted by Goodfin · Embarcadero
CRACKED is convening the founder community for a candid fireside chat and open AMA with with leaders and builders who have done it, in front of a room full of peers operating at…
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
The Raise Ready Breakfast
Hosted by Crunchbase, Carta, Morrison Foerster · SOMA
A strong idea and polished pitch are no longer enough to secure funding. Investors are becoming more selective, expectations are shifting, and the signals that make a company…
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
CxO Roundtable: How Enterprise Really Buys AI
Hosted by a16z speedrun · Jackson Square
Join us for a candid conversation with some of the sharpest CxOs in the tech industry.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Helix x Tusk Ventures— Online Identity in the AI Era: Agents, Bots & How To Make Verification Work
Hosted by Tusk Ventures · Downtown (SF)
Bots now make up more than 53% of all web traffic. GenAI-enabled fraud is projected to cost U.S. companies more than $40 billion by 2027.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
The Cortex Cafe by Snowflake & Google Cloud
Hosted by Verci, Snowflake · Dogpatch
Snowflake and Google Cloud are hosting a cafe takeover at SOHN. Swing by for coffee, connect with founders and operators building at the intersection of data and AI, and hear how…
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
What's next in Physical Ai, Robotics & 3D with Solaya, NVIDIA, Roblox, Google & Dassault Systems!
Hosted by Solaya · SOMA
Solaya is hosting the most exciting breakfast during SF Tech Week with NVIDIA, Google, Dassault Systems and more ;) A panel on what happens when the physical world becomes…
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Women in Tech Leadership: From General Counsel to Board w/ Deel, AWS, Sunshine Lake and HI
Hosted by Deel · SOMA
Career paths aren't linear. Neither are the decisions that matter. This panel brings together four accomplished women leading cross-functionally at the highest levels of tech.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Can AI Heal Us? Access, Stigma & Culturally Responsive Mental Health
Hosted by BlackFULLness · East Bay
When you’re struggling, who feels safe enough to tell? This conversation explores why AI may be becoming a first stop for people seeking support—and whether it can make mental…
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
[virtual] Human-in-the-Loop Is Already Broken. Here's What Replaces It.
Hosted by Outhora AI · Virtual (SF)
Everyone says "keep a human in the loop." Nobody admits that by approval #50, the human has stopped reading and started clicking.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
3M to 100M Users: How Gamma Actually Did It
Hosted by AKG Media · FiDi (SF)
Gamma is one of the most talked-about growth stories in AI. 100M+ users, $100M ARR, a team of around 50.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Accredited Investor AI Briefing: Scaling to $19.7B Exit and Beyond 🛡️🤖
Hosted by Equity X Investments, LLC · Downtown (SF)
🔥 Featured on the SF Tech Week website 🔥 View from the Top AI's trajectory is defined by visionaries and backers actively building what comes next.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
B2B Bo$$es (GTM x Building Community Brunch For Top Execs)
Hosted by Kamp · SOMA
B2B Bo$$es is coming to SF for SF Tech Week! This will be a curated room of seasoned founders and executives who are serious about growth, relationships, and building venture…
ClosedThursday, October 8 ·
Founder Investor Day at Finix HQ
Hosted by Raisi AI, Finix · Union Square (SF)
One full day with hundreds of founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders shaping what gets funded next.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Let your AI agents manage patent protection
Hosted by Lightbringer · FiDi (SF)
Founders are shipping faster than legacy patent firms can keep up, and paying attorneys to spend hours getting up to speed isn’t sustainable.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
The Elephant in the Algorithm: The People Side of Enterprise AI
Hosted by Average Robot · Virtual (SF)
Matt Perry and Rob Cannon, PhD, co-founders of Average Robot and co-authors of The Elephant in the Algorithm, host a live conversation about the people asked to work alongside AI.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Anthropic IPO: What Really Matters Through the Lens of Institutional Investors
Hosted by Elsa Capital · Virtual (SF)
Anthropic's IPO is one of the most talked-about offerings in years. Whether you're a tech operator, a founder, or an investor, this session will help you make sense of it from the…
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Lunch & Hack: The Latest SF Tech Trends
Hosted by The AI Collective, RoryPlans.ai · Virtual (SF)
Join us for a special SF Tech Week edition focused on the latest trends shaping San Francisco’s tech ecosystem.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
The Founder Reset: The Art of Starting Again
Hosted by Unicorner, SimpleClosure · Russian Hill
What happens when you’ve built something, learned the hard lessons, and decide to do it all over again? Join: YG Leboeuf, CEO & Founder of Deck (prev.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
The Search for Durable Advantage in AI
Hosted by Rain Capital, Acrew Capital, JP Morgan · FiDi (SF)
This event is part of #SFTechWeek, a week of events hosted by VCs and startups! When Everyone Has the Same Models, Who Wins?
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
The Infrastructure AI Still Needs: Panel + Networking @ Orion VC
Hosted by Orion VC · SOMA
Every AI company eventually runs into the same wall: the model works, but the infrastructure around it doesn't.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Cracking the US: Insider Lessons for International Founders
Hosted by Acclime, Mary Technology, Maynard Nexsen · FiDi (SF)
Expanding to the US can unlock tremendous opportunities, but it can also create expensive surprises.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
How Consumer Brands Get Funded Right Now
Hosted by AcceleratorCON, SHOPLINE · Downtown (SF)
The consumer funding market reset and a lot of founders are still pitching like it didn't.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
How to Collaborate with Big Tech Companies
Hosted by Business Sweden · FiDi (SF)
Scaling your startup is hard enough. Scaling it with a tech giant? That’s a whole different ballgame. Are you ready to play in the big leagues?
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
The Founder Reset: What Your Company Data is Worth
Hosted by Unicorner, SimpleClosure · Russian Hill
AI labs are increasingly looking for high-quality, proprietary data but what is that data actually worth?
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
US-INDIA Corridor Founders Meet up
Hosted by Qapita · Downtown (SF)
Qapita, Inventus and the Consulate General of India invite US- India corridor founders, operators, and investors to an intimate afternoon during SF tech week.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
You Can't Prompt Your Way Out of This - Fractional People and Talent for Startups
Hosted by Phero Collective, KJS Consulting · FiDi (SF)
AI can give you an answer. But does it know what to do when a cofounder isn't working out, the top sales rep is threatening to quit, or your founding engineer tells you they're…
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Free Game for Women Founders
Hosted by RoamHer, Glow Girl Social Club · FiDi (SF)
Your community is more important than your first product. Yes, we said it. Early-stage founders are taught to obsess over the MVP: build it, ship it, iterate, find distribution.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Come Touch the Future: Hard Tech Expo with Third Sphere
Hosted by Third Sphere · FiDi (SF)
Third Sphere's portfolio is mostly hardware. We're putting it in one room so you can actually touch it. There's a stage too.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
The Founder Reset: Zero to Unicorn with Bolt.new CEO
Hosted by Unicorner, SimpleClosure · Russian Hill
Welcome to a live fireside session of Zero to Unicorn. Hear directly from Eric Simons, CEO of Bolt.new, who went from an idea and an early team to building a billion-dollar…
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
The New Rules of Video Marketing
Hosted by Wistia · Mission
Join Wistia in San Francisco for an afternoon of candid convos about what’s next in video marketing.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Unfiltered, practical chat for International Founders to the U.S Market
Hosted by Leverage · Civic Center
A fireside + Q&A with Series B founder that raised from Insight Partners, sharing raw, practical insights on his journey for international founders selling into the US.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Gaming for Impact - Gaming, Technology & Autism Innovation
Hosted by Sirica Therapeutics · Other
What if the next game you build could make a difference in someone's life?
WaitlistThursday, October 8 ·
Potato Meter: The Brand Roast Your Team Won't Give You
Hosted by tonik.com · SOMA
Your team is too close. Your friends are too nice. Your investors are too busy. Time for an honest opinion on your brand. tonik.com is getting a room together for exactly that.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Robots, GTM & Pizzas
Hosted by Magnus Robotics · Downtown (SF)
Join top robotics companies, physical AI founders, deep-tech VCs, family offices, and enterprise operators for a candid conversation on what it takes to get robots working in the…
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Winning GTM in the Age of AI
Hosted by Alumni Ventures, Zendesk · Mountain View
Building, Buying, and Backing the Next Generation of GTM Technology Join Alumni Ventures and Zendesk during SF Tech Week for an afternoon exploring how AI is reshaping…
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Fireside Chat: Rethinking the Human Enterprise
Hosted by All Good HR / Founders Foundry · FiDi (SF)
Presented by: Founders Foundry Host: Solana Sponsors: All Good HR, TBA Ecosystem Partners: TBA Community Partners: Vibespace, Raisi.ai, Flowstate, Opulentia.ai Agentic People…
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Inside the First Round w/ Khosla, Antler, Floodgate
Hosted by Startup Grind, Antler · SOMA
Inside the First Round with Antler, Khosla Ventures & Floodgate Raising your first institutional round comes with a lot of questions. How early is too early to approach VCs?
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Marketing Break: A 3PM Networking Event for Marketers
Hosted by REHATCH · Union Square (SF)
Relax for the hours and enjoy a piece of Japanese culture while taking part in networking with other marketers. Please check out the event details here!
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
The Attention Arbitrage of Generative Media
Hosted by Hellyeah AI · Other
Making content is getting easier. Deciding what deserves attention—and an advertising budget—is getting harder.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Aaron Levie + Tanay Kothari @ AGI House | Turing Frontier Fellows
Hosted by Turing · Hillsborough
A private SF Tech Week gathering for Turing Frontier Fellows (https://fellows.turing.com/) and a curated group of builders, investors, researchers, and operators.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
How Global Tech Hubs and Silicon Valley Can Build Together
Hosted by Georgian Innovation Hub · Rincon Hill
Join us at the Georgian Innovation Hub during SF Tech Week for a Tech Diplomacy conversation bringing together representatives from Georgia, Portugal, Italy, Azerbaijan, and the…
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Marketing in the AI Era: From Possibility to Practice w/ AMA SF x Quantcast
Hosted by American Marketing Association (AMA) San Francisco · SOMA
For years, marketers have been exploring what AI could make possible. Today, many of those possibilities are becoming part of the work itself, and the pace of change continues to…
WaitlistThursday, October 8 ·
Neurotech Startup Village
Hosted by Neurotech Futures · Downtown (SF)
Neurotechnology's moment has arrived. You're invited to be a part of it at SF Tech Week!
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
New Media Creators Summit
Hosted by NEW ECONOMIES · Jackson Square
The new media landscape is changing, and so are the ways creators create content and engage with their audience.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Wings of Desire-Titan Gauntlets Demo
Hosted by Department of Strategic Surprise, Titan Gauntlets, Haus of Hyte · Downtown (SF)
A PREVIEW OF AN IMPOSSIBLE WORKSHOP · SF TECH WEEK · OCT 8, 3:00–5:00 PM · FRONTIER TOWER, 14TH FLOOR · FREE · CAPACITY LIMITED The Oct 8 preview is free RSVP, because capacity…
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Building & Scaling Hardware Networks to feed AGI
Hosted by Enhanced Radar, Sorcerer · Embarcadero
Building and deploying distributed hardware at scale. A conversation with the CTOs of Enhanced Radar and Sorcerer, over tacos.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Africa: The Next Frontier of AI Disruption
Hosted by ExoAI Technologies Inc. · Embarcadero
Africa. 1.5 billion people. 900 million young people. Africa is poised to become one of the next major frontiers of AI adoption.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
AI Orchestration Agents and the Human Bottleneck
Hosted by Mucker Capital · FiDi (SF)
Founders see a killer AI use case, get genuinely excited… and still never ship it. Why?
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
AI4SoundSleep Launch: Starry Night Demo
Hosted by AI4Purpose Inc. · SOMA
SoundSleep Launch: Starry Night Demo! Sleep Deprived? AI + Sounds + Haptics to the Rescue...
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Brown Women on the Rise
Hosted by american south asian network · Downtown (SF)
Join ASAN during SF Tech Week for Brown Women on the Rise, a women-only panel spotlighting South Asian women building, leading, and rising across tech, startups, and innovation.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Building Superintelligence for Humanity - Cognisee x Ashurst Perkins Coie
Hosted by Cognisee, PBC, Ashurst Perkins Coie · FiDi (SF)
Building Superintelligence for Humanity is an intimate, dialogue-based gathering during SF Tech Week for people thinking deeply about the future of AI, human agency, and…
ClosedThursday, October 8 ·
Content in Tech: A Happy Hour
Hosted by Narrative Content Studio, YT Jobs · SOMA
Meet founders, marketers, and creators using video to grow tech companies, over pizza and drinks at Salesforce Park.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Cybernetics: Bridging Human, Machine & Mind
Hosted by Nubaery.com · Palo Alto
Cybernetics: Bridging Human, Machine & Mind 3:45 to 4:00pm Doors open / Check-in 4:00 to 4:30pm Snacks 4:30 to 5:15pm Panel 5:15 to 6:00pm Dimsum & Networking What happens when…
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
How Scaling Ecommerce Brands Decide What to Build Next
Hosted by Seta Workshop, Amplio · FiDi (SF)
Scaling past a growth plateau forces a choice: go broader (new channels, new audiences) or go deeper (migration, personalization, infrastructure, retention).
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
R2S2R Arena Launch
Hosted by IndustrialNext · SOMA
We're launching the Real2Sim2Real (R2S2R) Arena, a first-of-its-kind Physical AI testing ground in our 10,000 sq.ft. HQ in San Francisco.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Secondaries: DPI & Liquidity
Hosted by Kranz Consulting, Morgan Stanley · FiDi (SF)
Morgan Stanley & Kranz Consulting invite you to an investor- and LP-focused discussion on the evolving secondary market, with a particular focus on funds with $250MM-$5B in AUM.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Underinvested or Overheated. A Live Debate On Physical AI.
Hosted by Skye Air Mobility · Other
Robotics has raised over $50 Billion in 2026. Most of it has not shipped.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Agents & Integrations Night · Nebius x Adyen x APIMatic
Hosted by Adyen, Nebius, APIMatic · SOMA
SF Tech Week is packed. Make this one count. AI agents are moving fast. But getting from a PoC to a production-ready integration? That's where it gets hard.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
AI Insiders: AI × Longevity
Hosted by Marvelous · FiDi (SF)
THE VIRTUAL CELL: CAN AI PREDICT HOW TO REJUVENATE HUMAN CELLS? If you could simulate a cell accurately enough, you could test an intervention before it ever touched a patient.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
How to Scale with Agentic Teams — #SF TechWeek
Hosted by Musa Capital, Stonebyte · Downtown (SF)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yh7h7uXmDa5kIenrh1p_GQH6gw70vHHF/view?usp=sharing The most important operating question of this cycle isn't whether to use AI it's how to build a…
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Serving Hospitality: OpenTable - San Francisco
Hosted by OpenTable · FiDi (SF)
As part of San Francisco Tech Week 2026, join OpenTable for an evening dedicated to tech leaders shaping the future of hospitality.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Space, Stakes & Spirits: What's Getting Funded in 2026 🚀
Hosted by Space Happy HOur, Context Venture, PWC · SOMA
Join Space Happy Hour and Context Ventures for a panel of VCs, space industry executives and finance gurus on the exponential growth in funding space companies and key attributes…
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
🧠 Agent Memory Night: Technical Deep Dives + Mac Mini GIVEAWAY!
Hosted by The Multimodal Society, FalkorDB · FiDi (SF)
To ensure entry, please also register on the AWS page at https://events.builder.aws.com/YxNrnq (may still show the old name "Multimodal Agent Workflows," but it's the right…
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Agent Economy After Party
Hosted by Beta University, Rippling · Downtown (SF)
This event will bring you insight about Agent Economy, Panel across top tier VCs, founders perspective.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Agents, Atoms, Allocators + Afterparty for the Open Source x Sovereign AI track
Hosted by SINT Labs · Downtown (SF)
Three things are being built at once right now: software that acts on its own, machines that move through the world, and the capital deciding which of them gets funded.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
AI BEYOND THE SCREEN SexTech × AI Harness: Connecting AI Agents, Devices & Human Experiences
Hosted by xVibe AI, DaoBrew · SOMA
EMBODIED AI: BEYOND ROBOTICS When Intelligence Leaves the Screen What happens when AI can sense, act and learn through interaction with the physical world?
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
AI Founder/VC Dinner
Hosted by You.com · Mission
Join Founders Bay for a dinner bringing together AI founders, venture capitalists, investors, and technology leaders during SF Tech Week.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
AI Health tech Night
Hosted by Tech Brews, Workato · Dogpatch
From Hype to Clinical Impact: AI x Healthcare Join Tech Brews × Workato x Peninsula Pharmacist Association for an evening exploring how AI is moving from hype to real-world impact…
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
AI Native - Hecho en Mexico
Hosted by Lawgic · Rincon Hill
AI Native: Hecho en México es un encuentro para conversar sobre cómo fundadores, empresas y profesionales mexicanos están creando productos y negocios nativos de inteligencia…
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Builder, Backer, Advisor: Gokul Rajaram on All Three Sides of the Table
Hosted by Niural AI · North Beach
Great products aren't pitched. They're tried. Gokul Rajaram grew Google AdSense from 0 to $1b+ in revenue. He then led ads product at Facebook as revenue went from $750m to $6.5b.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Deep Tech Nexus
Hosted by Omni Ventures · Downtown (SF)
Omni Ventures' annual Deep Tech Nexus is back for SF Tech Week, and this time it gets Physical (AI): Models meet the real world: robots moving freight, world models that learn…
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Devices x AI - Pitch Night
Hosted by AGI, Inc. · FiDi (SF)
Founders building AI that runs on real devices pitch live, in front of judges from silicon, OEMs, and venture. Phones, wearables, cars, glasses, robots. This is your night.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Founders Mixer: Inkle x Razorpay x Efficient Capital Labs x JLL
Hosted by Inkle, Razorpay · Downtown (SF)
Elevate your SF Tech Week experience with a night made for founders. No panels, no pitches.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Next Stop Europe: Transatlantic Tech & AI Exchange - #SF TechWeek
Hosted by NRW.Global Business, CMS · SOMA
Join NRW Global Business, CMS, and J.P. Morgan in the heart of San Francisco during SF Tech Week for a transatlantic exchange.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Physical AI: Built for Change
Hosted by Bright Machines, Bedrock Robotics, Eclipse Capital · Union Square (SF)
Built for Change: Physical AI in Dynamic Industrial Environments For decades, automation promised to handle the complexities of the real world.
ClosedThursday, October 8 ·
Scalability Lab: A Founder Reception @ Asana HQ
Hosted by Tribaja Inc, Asana, Braze · SOMA
Hands-on founder experience connecting established and scaling entrepreneurs with technology, expertise, and programs that remove barriers to growth.
WaitlistThursday, October 8 ·
Scaling without "Risk" in play: Compliance + Insurance for Startups
Hosted by EU Presence, Corgi · Downtown (SF)
Scaling a startup means taking risks. But compliance and insurance shouldn’t be among them.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
SF Tech & Aerospace Happy Hour
Hosted by CBRE, Balerion Space Ventures · FiDi (SF)
Take a break from the pitches and events to join Balerion Space Ventures and CBRE for an open bar happy hour & relaxed networking, right in the center of FIDI.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
System of Reality: The Next Horizon of Industrial Intelligence
Hosted by Voxel · Embarcadero
(INVITE ONLY) System of Reality: The Next Horizon of Industrial Intelligence The next multi-billion-dollar enterprise category won't live on desktops, it will be deployed on shop…
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
The Future of Hormone Health
Hosted by Lume Health Technologies · Dogpatch
Join Lume Health for a happy hour and fireside chat on the future of wearable hormone monitoring.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
The Personal Agent Shift 🤖🍗 | Crazy Thursday
Hosted by Seamate · FiDi (SF)
When should your agent think, act, or ask? Join SEAMATE × CORESPEED for Crazy Thursday during SF Tech Week: an evening of agent insights, builder demos, and conversations with AI…
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
“State of Venture Deals”
Hosted by DLA Piper · SOMA
What does the venture ecosystem look like in 2026, and where is it headed next?
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Build & Deploy Customer-Facing Agents in Production
Hosted by ScaleKit, Plain · Downtown (SF)
A customer asks your agent for a refund. The agent says it's handled. Now it has to actually issue that refund: call the API as that customer, with their permissions and nobody…
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Building a $7B Unicorn: Deepika of Commure and Investor Varsha
Hosted by Brown Girls Money Moves · Downtown (SF)
What does it take to build a $7b company—and what does an investor see before everyone else notices the outcome?
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Building and Scaling High Growth Companies
Hosted by WilmerHale · Embarcadero
Join WilmerHale at Waterbar during San Francisco Tech Week for an evening of conversation, insight, and connection with founders, investors, and operators shaping the next…
ClosedThursday, October 8 ·
Building Vertical AI: An Engineering Conversation & Happy Hour
Hosted by Cara · Other
Join Cara’s engineering team during SF Tech Week for a conversation on what it takes to build and scale vertical AI companies.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Caring for the Mental Health of Your Team and Yourself
Hosted by Asian Mental Health Project · SOMA
Most mental health advice assumes the hard thing ends. Sometimes it doesn't. A war. A chronic illness. A new diagnosis. Postpartum.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Deployment Is the Moat with Jason Ma (Dyna Robotics)
Hosted by Savant Ventures · Mission
A conversation with Jason Ma, Co-Founder & Chief Scientist of Dyna Robotics Robot demos are easy. Robots that work all day in real customer sites are not.
ClosedThursday, October 8 ·
Fintech Tool Bag
Hosted by Turbohome · FiDi (SF)
This even will be rescheduled. This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Magnific Tech
Hosted by Magnific · SOMA
Magnific Tech—Growth at the Pace of AI How do you actually build and ship GenAI models that creatives can use in production?
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Members of Editorial Staff with Corgi & MOTS
Hosted by DoorDash, Serval · Rincon Hill
We killed the blog. Additionally, we relaunched the blog. The founder wants to post more. Reverse that. The founder wants to post less. Substack is the new press release.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
MiniMax Intelligence in the Open
Hosted by MiniMax · FiDi (SF)
Intelligence in the Open: A MiniMax Research Night For our SF Tech Week edition, we’re bringing AI researchers, engineers, and founders together to explore a question: What…
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Physical AI for the Built Environment
Hosted by Stand Insurance · FiDi (SF)
Stand hosts an evening at its San Francisco headquarters on Physics-Informed AI for the built environment.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
SkyPilot AI Infra Meetup with H Company
Hosted by SkyPilot, H Company · SOMA
[An update from the host (Oct 8): Thank you so much for your enthusiasm about our event! We're now full and oversubscribed.
ClosedThursday, October 8 ·
Twilight by Ampersand, Sentient Foundation, Gauge, and Rootly AI
Hosted by Ampersand, Rootly AI, Sentient Labs, Gauge · Union Square (SF)
Join Ampersand, Sentient Foundation, and Rootly during SF Tech Week for an upscale happy hour for builders of enterprise agents and open AGI.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Ugly Talk: Build & Deploy Customer-Facing Agents in Production
Hosted by Ugly Talk · Union Square (SF)
A customer asks your agent for a refund. The agent says it's handled. Now it has to actually issue that refund: call the API as that customer, with their permissions and nobody…
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
What’s Actually Working in EdTech: K–12 to Higher Education - Panel + Networking evening!
Hosted by Eduwave AI · Downtown (SF)
There’s no shortage of innovation in EdTech, but which ideas are creating meaningful learning outcomes, and which ones are still just hype?
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
Aerospace & Dual-Use Mixer
Hosted by La French Tech San Diego, La French Tech San Francisco, Safran Corporate Ventures · Other
French and American aerospace, defense and dual-use innovators, in the same room during SF Tech Week.
OpenThursday, October 8 ·
AI Strikes Oil II: World Models Go Downhole
Hosted by BriqScore · Jackson Square
## AI Strikes Oil II: World Models Go Downhole Update Oct 08, 4:15PM, Pacific Time: Today's the Day! We're a Full House! Thank y'all for the phenomenal response!
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Frequently asked questions
- What are the best panels and fireside chats at SF Tech Week?
- There are 548 panels and fireside chats at SF Tech Week 2026. Highlights include CxO Roundtable: How Enterprise Really Buys AI (hosted by a16z speedrun), The Cortex Cafe by Snowflake & Google Cloud (hosted by Verci), 3M to 100M Users: How Gamma Actually Did It (hosted by AKG Media). Featured events are marked with a star in the list.
- When is SF Tech Week 2026?
- SF Tech Week 2026 runs from Monday, October 5 to Sunday, October 11, 2026, with events across San Francisco. The busiest day is Wednesday, October 7, with 407 events.
- How many events are there at SF Tech Week?
- This guide lists 1604 SF Tech Week events, including breakfasts, panels, dinners, happy hours, hackathons and demo days, hosted by startups, investors and tech companies.
- How do I register for SF Tech Week events?
- Each event is registered with its host. Sign up once on TikTechno (name and email) to unlock registration links for every event in this guide; each link takes you to the event's official page, where you RSVP or apply.
- Where do SF Tech Week events take place?
- Events are spread across San Francisco. The neighborhoods with the most events are SOMA, FiDi (SF), Downtown (SF), Mission, Embarcadero.
- Is this the official Tech Week website?
- No. This is an independent guide made by TikTechno, an event planning and design studio. Tech Week is presented by a16z, and official event pages and RSVPs are on tech-week.com.
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