Napa Valley Founder & Investor Decompression Retreat
Hosted by Malaika Commons · Downtown (SF)
Leave Tech Week in the city. Spend Saturday in Napa. A small-group day for growth-stage founders, GPs and LPs.
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SF Tech Week 2026 · Oct 5–11
SF Tech Week: Saturday, October 10
Every SF Tech Week event on Saturday, October 10, 2026.
There are 75 SF Tech Week events on Saturday, October 10, 2026 (72 open for registration, 2 with a waitlist). Highlights include Talk to Users Hackathon (hosted by Stripe), Napa Valley Founder & Investor Decompression Retreat (hosted by Malaika Commons), Canyon Group Ride (hosted by Canyon Bicycles).
Listings updated from Tech Week Oct 8, 6:40 PM PDT.
Saturday, October 10 events
75 events
Canyon Group Ride
Hosted by Canyon Bicycles · Cow Hollow
25-mile no-drop community road ride hosted by Canyon ambassadors and featured athletes (ride leaders announced closer to the event).
Openthe Route. a Tech Week run and walk
Hosted by Skye Air Mobility · Other
The sky isn't the limit. It's the route. Three miles, Saturday morning, before the week catches up with anyone. Two groups leave together.
OpenVecty: The Balance Sheet Ride
Hosted by Vecty · Golden Gate Park
The best conversations at Tech Week happen before 9am side by side, not badge to badge.
OpenAsk a VP of Sales: Live GTM Office Hours for Early-Stage B2B Founders
Hosted by Kat Rucker Consulting Group · Virtual (SF)
Building your sales and marketing systems can feel overwhelming. These office hours are an opportunity to ask questions, troubleshoot challenges, and get practical advice on how…
OpenBuild For Her
Hosted by RoamHer, Glow Girl Social Club · Other
BUILD FOR HER is a one-day Women’s Social Impact Hackathon presented by RoamHer, with support from Ambarella.
OpenGet Your Company Featured to 1,000 Builders
Hosted by PilotCity · SOMA
Have an opportunity to give early hires, internships, a product people should try, a program, a partnership? Get your company featured to PilotCity's network of 1,000+ builders.
OpenOasis Multi-Agent Hackathon
Hosted by Oasis · FiDi (SF)
A full-day hackathon for engineers, researchers, and builders who want to ship something real with AI agents.
OpenPrincipiumX: The First Principles Way to Find the Next 10X Opportunity Hiding in Your Product.
Hosted by PrincipiumX · SOMA
A First-Principles Workshop for Founders, CEOs, CPOs and Investors You have a product. You have early traction, a team and capital behind you.
OpenTalk to Users Hackathon
Hosted by Stripe, Base44, Cognition, Sense AI, Daytona, FishAudio, MongoDB, BrightData, Clerk · SOMA
Most hackathons end with a demo to judges who've never touched your product.
Open5K Run with Founders Running Club x MongoDB
Hosted by Founder Running Club · Panhandle
Join our super chill Running + Networking Special Edition at #SFTechWeek 🏃☕✨ Founders Running Club hosts weekly runs in San Francisco and 60+ other cities worldwide bringing…
OpenAI x Pre-Construction Hackathon
Hosted by Blueprints AI · SOMA
You have 8 hours to reimagine how the built world gets planned. Join Blueprints AI during SF Tech Week for a weekend hackathon at the intersection of AI and pre-construction.
OpenHealth Tech Run
Hosted by Berkeley Haas · Marina
Health Tech Run SF Tech Week 🏃♂️☕️ Want to meet interesting people building in and around healthcare? Join us for a run during SF Tech Week.
OpenMultiplayer Hackathon by Party
Hosted by Maitai, Inc. · Palo Alto
Multiplayer Building is here. Google Docs made documents collaborative. Figma made design collaborative. Now, Party is making building collaborative.
OpenCreative Data Hackathon with Krea and Cala
Hosted by Cala, Krea · Mission
One day, one goal: find the most creative way to showcase data. Bring your ideas, your code, and your curiosity.
OpenExited Founders and QP Allocators: Coastal Walk and Coffee 👟🤝
Hosted by Equity X Investments, LLC · Marina
SF Tech Week Finale: Off-the-Record Coastal Walk Join a highly curated group of AI founders with exit experience and Qualified Purchaser allocators for a scenic waterfront walk…
OpenPlantWave Listening Lounge
Hosted by Data Garden · SOMA
Step away from the noise of Tech Week and tune into nature. Join PlantWave at 1 Hotel San Francisco for an immersive listening experience where living plants create music in real…
OpenWalk & Talk: Founders & VCs Stroll Through Golden Gate Park
Hosted by Venture Point Legal P.C. · Golden Gate Park
A Golden Gate Park Stroll with Venture Point Legal Startup/VC Lawyers Bring your legal questions and join us for a stroll through Golden Gate Park to Strawberry Hill and back a…
OpenWellness Mixer for High Performers and Corporate Teams: by TAYWay & Velle
Hosted by Velle · Embarcadero
Forget everything you know about networking events. Many of us leave with a stack of LinkedIn connections and few meaningful conversations. This is designed differently.
OpenCreatorThon
Hosted by Intuition Intelligence, Inc. · Palo Alto
CreatorThon is a fast-paced event where creators produce compelling social media videos inspired by emerging viral topics.
OpenDecision-Grade AI @ Stanford ⚡️ A Buildathon on LLM Trust
Hosted by Ezio, TokenRouter · Stanford
AI is becoming powerful enough to act. Now it needs to become trustworthy enough to deserve that power. Let’s create a sandbox for AI Trust together.
OpenTech n Techno Breakfast Rave
Hosted by BlueAlpha · SOMA
Special DJ from the nightclubs of Berlin + breakfast and coffee! Let loose after a full week of SF Tech week.
ClosedAI on Trial: The Trial of the Century by Ollive
Hosted by Ollive AI · Union Square (SF)
An AI agent has made a costly mistake. The customer is suing. The vendor blames the model provider. The model provider points to its terms.
OpenAI Wearables | Flexible Biosensors
Hosted by Catalyst Bay · FiDi (SF)
A session on AI and flexible biosensors during SF Tech Week, hosted by Catalyst Bay. Second edition.
OpenBehind the Angel Check: A Fireside Chaat
Hosted by Get the Check Podcast, Brown Girl Angels · Hayes Valley
Have you ever wondered about the BTS of an angel check? Join Bhargavi, Founder of Brown Girl Angels and Brown Girls, Money Moves, and Anika, Co-Host at Get the Check Podcast…
OpenCarShowAndWine
Hosted by OnlyExit Ventures · Mission
Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Porsches, and a glass of wine in your hand. Come spend a Saturday afternoon around the kind of machinery people build companies to afford, with founders…
OpenINTERFACE: Hack the Space Between
Hosted by Field Lab · SOMA
Interface is a two-day hackathon for new ways to interact with technology.
OpenNGEN Student Founder Summit: Only Student Founder Event @ SFTW
Hosted by NextGen Entrepreneurial Network (NGEN) · FiDi (SF)
NGEN (NextGen Entrepreneurship Network) is bringing its first West Coast conference to SF during Tech Week, gathering student founders and technical researchers from Stanford…
OpenSip & Ship: The Un-Hackathon
Hosted by Your Next Win · Virtual (SF)
Watch modern tools and workflows turn ideas into real, testable products—and build along, LIVE!
OpenThe 10x Engineer Showed Up. The 10x Organization Didn't.
Hosted by Workflow Builder, Tentaro · Fisherman's Wharf
A private breakfast for engineering leaders · #SFTechWeek Presented by Workflow Builder (by Synergy Codes) and Tentaro Your engineers are shipping more than they did a year ago.
OpenVibe Coding the AI-Native Organization
Hosted by Frevana (Finpeak Inc) · Palo Alto
What if you could vibe-code not just software—but how your entire organization operates?
OpenAI Infra & Frontier Builders BBQ | Powered by Flatkey & Realset
Hosted by flatkey.ai · Other
Calling all AI Founders, Researchers, Compute Providers, and Model Builders in the Bay Area!
OpenKegger on Union
Hosted by Newtson Industries · Cow Hollow
Come celebrate our giant fundraise with the Newtson team, 6 kegs, music & more.
OpenMake Your Store ChatGPT-Famous
Hosted by Mervia AI · SOMA
Can AI shopping agents actually find and recommend your product? Spend Saturday afternoon working on exactly that, hands-on.
OpenOyster Bake 2026
Hosted by Starlite VC · Other
Come join us at the #SFTechWeek Oyster Bake for a shuckin' good time! We are excited to invite you to our annual San Francisco Oyster Bake during Fleet Week!
OpenBuild a BankGPT
Hosted by interface.ai · FiDi (SF)
One afternoon to build the AI agent that fixes your most important money problem. Two-thirds of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
OpenComputer-Use Research Salon
Hosted by Quetta Labs, Pinetree Research · Downtown (SF)
Agents can pass the bar exam and still get stuck on a dropdown menu. Join Quetta Labs and Solari for an intimate coffee salon in San Francisco, bringing together researchers…
OpenDeep Tech Founder's Retreat
Hosted by Omni Ventures · Other
You've survived Tech Week. Now log off. After a week of panels, pitches, parties and 400 new LinkedIn connections, we're taking it offline. Literally.
OpenFrontier in Action: Physical AI Demo Day
Hosted by fig studio · Mission
This event is part of #SFTechWeek a week of events hosted by VCs and startups bringing together the broader tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com.
OpenWaybox Car Wash
Hosted by Waybox Inc · Stanford
Free Car Wash. Miles Ahead. We're Waybox. We're building Miles, an AI passenger for your car the hardware ships later this year.
OpenMaking the Agentic Web OPEN for business
Hosted by Foundation for Agentic Networks · Downtown (SF)
Many agentic capabilities are being built to enable agentic commerce. In this session we address the fundamentals of what tech is needed to cross organizational boundaries so that…
OpenMeshy × Chrona: Build Multiplayer 3D Worlds With AI
Hosted by alterverse.tech, bytedance · FiDi (SF)
Meshy × Chrona: Build Multiplayer 3D Worlds With AI #SFTechWeek What comes after AI-generated video? Worlds you can step into, build together online, and live in for the long run.
OpenCare at a Distance: AI, Sensors & the Future of Aging
Hosted by Stanford student · Palo Alto
How can technology help families care for older loved ones from a distance while supporting their independence?
OpenDesign in the age of AI
Hosted by UXPie, Industrial Designers Society of America, San Francisco · Mission
Design in the Age of AI As AI continues to transform products, workflows, and user expectations, this event will explore how design is evolving across both digital and physical…
WaitlistGTM Unlocked: The IRL Economy @Stanford
Hosted by Startup Universe · Stanford
GTM Unlocked: The IRL Economy The Future of Live Events, Community and Growth Saturday, October 10 · 2:00–5:00 PM Stanford University Join us at Stanford for a conversation with…
OpenKnovel Literary Club
Hosted by Knovel Protocol · Civic Center
Come swap knowledge at Knovel Literary Club. This event will be full of suprises join our book swap activation curated by Knovel Protocol, bringing readers together to trade…
OpenLet Your Funding Take Flight!
Hosted by Astia · Russian Hill
A Blue Angels Watch Party hosted by Astia CEO & Managing Partner, Sharon Vosmek with food and beverages generously provided by Osborne Clarke and Lowenstein Sandler.
OpenPhysical AI founders and investors
Hosted by Instance Labs · SOMA
Wrap up SF Tech Week with a little friendly competition and a lot of popsicle sticks. Come build, test, and see what you can make while meeting people working on physical AI.
OpenSOCIAL MIXER FOR AI TOOLS (YFINT X VISA)
Hosted by Friends in Tech, Visa · Mission Bay
Let’s keep it real with AI. Everyone is on their own AI journey, but why are we actually using it and what tools do we actually use?
OpenWhat Should Stay Human?
Hosted by Insightsout · Hayes Valley
We have been through many changes as people and as a species, and something has always carried us through. This session is a chance to look at that honestly, together.
OpenInvestor-Founder Connect
Hosted by american south asian network · Downtown (SF)
Join us during SF Tech Week for an Investor Founder Connect, a panel bringing together South Asian founders and investors for candid, high-signal conversation.
OpenGCSx SF 2026
Hosted by American Ecosystem Institute Inc · Downtown (SF)
Belonging to the Global Connect Show (GCS) event series, GCSx SF 2026 is a curated gathering bringing together founders, developers, investors, media, and ecosystem leaders…
OpenTech Parents & Founders: Donuts & Dolores Park Social 🍩
Hosted by Office Hours Consulting · Mission
Balancing startup growth or a tech career while supporting your kids' academic success is a massive hurdle. Let’s wind down the weekend together!
OpenAAC Presents - Impact Room: Building The Future We Want
Hosted by AAC, TheAgentic · Downtown (SF)
https://aac.wrkspce.ai/ A room for the conversations we can’t afford to avoid. AI is changing how we work, create, lead, and understand our own value.
OpenForward Deployed Engineer: Hear From Experts, Then Try It
Hosted by Stanford University · Palo Alto
The Forward Deployed Engineer is the role every AI company is suddenly hiring for technical, fast-moving, and embedded directly with customers. Postings are up sharply this year.
OpenFrom Reviews to Intelligence: The Next Generation of Beauty Discovery.
Hosted by WaxPrint Media · Design District
Beauty discovery is moving beyond star ratings, generic recommendations, and one-size-fits-all algorithms.
OpenPlantWave Listening Lounge
Hosted by Data Garden · SOMA
Step away from the noise of Tech Week and tune into nature. Join PlantWave at 1 Hotel San Francisco for an immersive listening experience where living plants create music in real…
OpenThe Next Big Name in Painting — Live, In a Living Room
Hosted by Unfram_d, Deutsche Bank · Palo Alto
At 33, Tunji Adeniyi-Jones has already done what most artists take decades to build: museum placements across Asia, Europe, Africa, and the U.S.
OpenContext Party x Interf
Hosted by Interf · Rincon Hill
Excited to host Interf Context Party. Expect a demo, healthy food, conversations on making agents work with context, building Knowledge Graphs, and context-first operating…
OpenDATA IN MOTION - COHARTS #SF Tech Week
Hosted by Coharts · East Bay
The night your data hits the dance floor. Forget the name-tag mixer. We are launching iViz, intelligent visualization for anyone with a dataset, with a beginner Bollywood floor…
OpenFASHION TECH
Hosted by BAKANA EVENTS · Marina
Join us for an inspiring evening celebrating innovation, empowerment, and style , where fashion meets technology.
OpenFounder GTM Padel Tournament with Cluster & Proper Motion
Hosted by Cluster, Proper Motion · FiDi (SF)
Join us this Saturday, October 10 at 5pm for a Founder GTM Padel Tournament at Park Padel in the Embarcadero.
WaitlistMaritime (YC F26) Launch Party at Corgi Cafe
Hosted by Maritime · Civic Center
Agents, Corgis & Cocktails with Maritime Join Maritime (YC F26) for the hottest launch party of SF Tech Week, hosted at Corgi Cafe We’re bringing together brilliant founders…
OpenSpeak Easy: Pitch Lab Happy Hour
Hosted by Speech & Mind · Russian Hill
Your ideas are good. The question is: do they land? This is your practice room.
OpenDevs, Games & Pizza
Hosted by Upriver, Gjalla · Dogpatch
Close out SF Tech Week 2026 with a cozy night of games. No panels, no pitches just come through and wind down with some pizza, games, and chill vibes.
OpenEatopia Dinner Lab @ Stanford University: Personalized Nutrition Protocol
Hosted by Eatopia · Palo Alto
After token-maxxing, how about health-maxxing? Your wearable can tell you how you slept. Your lab results can flag a number.
OpenThe Robot Contest + Afterparty
Hosted by Daidai Labs, Fontaine Founders · SOMA
Silicon Valley's newest robots compete live and YOU pick the winner. Ten robots from San Francisco's robotics scene take the stage at Frontier Tower.
OpenCanyon Wrap Party
Hosted by Canyon Bicycles · Cow Hollow
Celebrate the finale of SF Tech Week with the Canyon team, global brand ambassadors, and the local Bay Area tech community!
OpenHuman-in-the-loop for AI agents and automated workflows
Hosted by Workflow Builder · Fisherman's Wharf
Your agentic workflow runs for days on Temporal. It retries, waits, resumes across failures, reliably.
OpenNew Friendship Tech Week
Hosted by New Friendship Tech · Other
Address Released to Approved & Registered Guests. RSVP Required // Private Event // Entry Subject to Capacity** Bring some old friends, make some new ones.
OpenWhat Should AI Leave Untouched? An Anti-Networking Salon on the Human Moat
Hosted by Trellis · SOMA
As AI changes more of how we work, create, and live, what do we want to keep human?
OpenAI in Real Estate Investing
Hosted by AI in Real Estate Investing · Lower Nob Hill
AI in Real Estate Investing: Unlocking Future Value: Agenda: 6:30-7p: Networking 7-8p: Panel Discussion 8-8:30p: Networking, Wrap Up.
OpenCocktail Networking
Hosted by Flex · Downtown (SF)
Black tie cocktail networking. This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem.
Open[The Second Act: Post-Exit Strategy & 0-to-1 Blueprint for Serial Founders]
Hosted by Fund Bridge · SOMA
An Exclusive Off-the-Record Roundtable for Exited Founders Planning Their Next Big Venture About This Event: Whether your previous venture ended in a successful acquisition or a…
OpenEngineered Serendipity Party
Hosted by Purpose:Labs · Mission
Join us for the Engineered Serendipity Party. Most great connections still happen by chance.
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Frequently asked questions
- What SF Tech Week events are on Saturday?
- 75 events are listed for Saturday, October 10, 2026. Highlights include Talk to Users Hackathon (hosted by Stripe), Napa Valley Founder & Investor Decompression Retreat (hosted by Malaika Commons), Canyon Group Ride (hosted by Canyon Bicycles).
- 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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