Events

Emerging VC Dinner ✨ 

An enhanced evening of intellectual sensibilities & some dranks. Hosted the @ DeepAi Hq in the mission.

​​​​We have limited spots available so make sure to signup now to lock in your spot now! 

Disrupt My Balls Rager - Nuclear War Edition

Foundation Capital is hosting an exclusive

breakfast for a select batch of founders building in generative AI to connect and converse with 

, General Partner at Foundation Capital and one of 

 first investors, over a nice breakfast. The goal of this event is to spark ideas that address new and old problems in bold, innovative ways and to make connections that will lead to meaningful collaboration.

 A small group of generative AI founders and 

 Small brunch, great conversations between 

 Our SF office, text 678-662-9542 for any questions

 is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 1995. With over $3B in committed capital, 34 IPOs and ICOs, and 80+ acquisitions to our name, we help entrepreneurs create significant businesses of lasting value. For a quarter of a century, our investments have reinvented industries and defined new markets. Across the enterprise, we back companies from inception to Series A, and have made early investments in companies that include Anyscale, Arize AI, Eightfold, Cohesity, and 

Brunch and Generative AI with Foundation Capital's Joanne Chen 

It's SF Tech Week! Full of exciting networking sessions, panels, speakers, and parties - the city is buzzing. Join us at SF's premier crypto co-working and incubation lounge for a chill spot to hang out and get things done during the week. 

The space will be open from 10am - 4pm daily from Nov 1 - Nov 4 with free wifi, drinks, couches, and desks for you and your team to relax and work during the day.  

Registration (and approval) will be required for entry. Teams and individuals building in blockchain/crypto/web3 will be prioritized. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the team.

Crypto Cowork - SF Tech Week

We are dropping NFTs across San Francisco for Tech Week! Explore local attractions across the city to collect $APE coin, event collectibles, and NFTs from your favorite creators, including FEWOCiOUS and Doodles. 

As we are still in Beta, we're only accepting a limited number of users, so sign up fast!

Dropverse is a platform for geolocation-based NFT drops. We're building Pokémon Go for NFTs. We partner with creators, brands, and events to drop digital collectibles at fixed physical coordinates or dynamically around users' locations. The platform serves as a medium for providing easy, fun, and interactive access to digital assets and exposure to Web3 for casual smartphone users.

SF Tech Week NFT Hunt

this wellness session is designed for you to explore mindfulness and to discover practical ways to implement mindfulness in the everyday life for presence, self-expression, stress reduction, stress management, and embodiment.

the workshop combines the neurobiological basis of mindfulness, the calming aspects of meditation for greater awareness, freedom, consciousness, self-expression, increased energy, and overall balance of mind and body.

nkechi will start off with a few pieces of content, then move into a group meditation followed by a reflection and open discussion.

 (she/her) is a neuroscientist, choreography artist, leading mindfulness expert, and meditation guide. She is the founder of The Compass, NDN lifestyle studio, and co-founder of the sleep app DreamWell. She is a 2017 YBCA Truth Fellow and a 2021 Kennedy Center Artist in Residence. She is an Advisor of Chorus Mediation and a lululemon ambassador for her work in mindfulness.

​launch house is a professional social club for founders, engineers, and investors.

​we're united by the belief that the purpose of life is to build things with your friends that make the world a better place.

​membership includes access to private events, retreats, programs, services, products, and perks. stay plugged into our growing network.

​in our first year, Launch House members have raised from incredible venture firms like a16z, sequoia, paradigm, kleiner perkins, and many more.

 to join launch house in nyc, la, sf, or the metaverse. you won't be disappointed, we promise.

gm sf: female founder wellness brunch

Web Pioneers Panel w/ Guillermo Rauch of Next.js & Special Guests (+ bagels 🥯)

SF Tech Week's most wanted: Women in Health and Biotech 💫

If you're bringing your dogs, please make sure they have been vaccinated as we have puppies in the office 😇

, a biotech startup developing drugs to extend dog lifespan. She also dabbles in biotech & deep-tech investing.

 is on the founding team and Head of Ops at 

, a health tech startup curating community-driven Long Covid treatments.

Dogs and Drinks with Celine Halioua of Loyal and Sina Hartung of Eureka

Join The Room Podcast, SVB, Raise, and Supermomos/SGN for a Happy Hour kicking off SFTW! We are so excited to be bringing together founders of the community at this lovely outdoor terrace in the heart of SF🪴

Free drink tickets will be given while stock lasts, so come early & catch the sunset with us. Make sure to subscribe to the Room Podcast for additional surprises. 😉

Street parking limited, Uber/Lyft recommended.

**Be sure to arrive early, RSVP approval may not guarantee entry if we reach capacity.

The Room Podcast opens the room to where it happens, sharing incredible stories from Michelle Zatlyn of Cloudflare, Ciara, Grammy-award winner, Shuo Wang of deel, Shishir Mehrotra of Coda, and more. They’re a top 10% podcast in downloads with over 60 episodes and 87% of their guests identify as underrepresented. 

Silicon Valley Bank is committed to building a stronger, more inclusive innovation economy. SVB’s Access to Innovation Program partners with leading organizations to provide Black, Latinx and women entrepreneurs, executives, investors and emerging professionals with the resources, education, and community to advance their careers. 

Raise is a modern real estate technology and brokerage firm, building innovative products and delivering workplace solutions for global clients. Raise provides clients with an end-to-end platform of real estate resources. Backed by real-time data, Raise’s concierge level Brokerage, Project Management and Workplace Solution teams allow clients to make strategic decisions faster and help bridge the gap between people, places and experiences. 

Supermomos is a platform curating the best, most engaged social-professional communities & events focused on IRL. SGN is passionate about building connections, creating opportunities and growing a global community with a common connection to Singapore! 


Founders: Be in the Room Where it Happens 🥂

 is sponsoring a happy hour for those interested in women's health. Join Oath's cofounder, Dr. Michelle Stephens, at her home's outdoor space to enjoy drinks and small bites while chatting around the fire pit with other folks who care about the women's health space. We're guaranteed not to run out of things to talk about given the plethora of issues facing women. Let's kick off SF Tech Week with connection and merriment.

Oath gives you direct access to maternal and child health specialists paired with a support system of fellow mothers - for free. Get the app here: 

Happy Hour for Women's Health

Welcome onboard JetBlue Ventures and Goodwin's Happy Hour on Tuesday, November 1st. 

Due to high demand and venue capacity restrictions, only VC's with 

JetBlue Ventures invests in and partners with early stage startups innovating in the travel, transportation, and hospitality industries. The company prioritizes investments that advance the seamless customer-centric journey; reimagine the accommodation experience; next-generation aviation operations and enterprise tech; distribution, loyalty, and revenue management; and sustainable travel. Founded in 2016, JetBlue Ventures is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) and is located in Silicon Valley, California. For more information, visit 

We are in the business of building authentic, long-term relationships with our clients, who are some of the world’s most successful and innovative investors, entrepreneurs and disruptors in the technology, life sciences, private equity, real estate, and financial industries, and where they converge. Our immersive understanding of these industries – combined with our expertise across high-stakes litigation and dispute resolution, world-class regulatory compliance and advisory services, and complex transactions – sets us apart. To learn more about our global law firm, please visit 

JetBlue Ventures x Goodwin: VC Investor Happy Hour 🛩 

Join us for a happy hour for parents in tech!

Whether you are a parent navigating raising young children while building a career, a leader that supports parents in tech, or building in the family tech space, this is a space for you to connect with each other.

We will have drinks, snacks, s'mores as well as giveaways for you and your little ones. Free drink tickets will be given while stock lasts, so come early if you can. Attendees will be included in a raffles items from 

This is a kids-friendly event, so feel free to bring your kiddos along. Non-parents are welcome too.

If you have any questions, feel free to email 

There will be a sign near our fire pit that says "Reserved for #SFTechWeek Parents in Tech Happy Hour"

Parents in Tech Happy Hour: Firepit & S'mores

Join SheFundraises founders and investors during SF Tech Week! Whether you’re actively fundraising or just want to get into an elevated money mindset, you’ll learn more about our programs, pitch events and partners. Raise a glass to our founders who have successfully landed funding using the 

After you give your name to security on the ground floor, come to the meeting room on 4. We're serving light bites and will offer an open bar.

For quicker registration approval, please use your work email. If you are still waiting for RSVP approval, please email 

The SheFundraises X SF Tech Week Launch Event

What does it look like to “build in the world of atoms versus bits?” 

Open to all founders, operators, technologists interested in innovation in the world of  "atoms."

In this panel, we’ll hear from people who are currently building the next “atom” company and people who have previous experience working for complex, vertically-integrated businesses. 

🤖 From Bits to Atoms [public]

Top LatAm’s startup founders (from Around, Castor App and UTOPIC0DE to name a few) got together to co-host a Latin happy hour and represent and promote the Latin Startup Community this SF tech week.

If you are interested in the Latin American Startup Ecosystem, come have a drink and chat🍺, meet diverse founders, investors and professionals to talk and learn about the LatAm Startup Ecosystem. 

Don’t want to brag about it, but Latin happy hours are usually the funniest and most enjoyable experiences around any town. The future of the startup and venture capital ecosystems in LatAm continues to be very bright despite current market volatility. 

We look forward to meet and drink to promote cultural exchanges, knowledge and good practices between multicultural founders, professionals and investors profiles.

Learn first hand what is currently happening in the Latin Startup ecosystem and what the future of it looks like.🚀

Happy hour on the LatAm’s Startup Ecosystem

SFTW Female Founder Brunch & Panel Discussion 

​Glam up for the start of SF Tech Week with a manicure courtesy of Standard Metrics.

The salon will offer non-toxic manicures (including polish removal if necessary). In addition we will have an open bar including a selection of wine, beer, bubbly, and non-alcoholic beverages (tea, kombucha) and an artisanal cheese, charcuterie, fruit & veggie board.

The event starts at 11:00AM. Feel free to stop by at any point during the 3 hours. Manicures are on us and will take 20 minutes, leaving plenty of time to chat, enjoy a mimosa (or 2), and have a snack. We will be there until 2:00PM!

 is an automated financial collaboration platform that helps investors and founders move quicker together and make better, forward-facing decisions. Join us to unwind ahead of a busy week for a manicure and some refreshments.

Metrics & Manicures with Standard Metrics

Walk + connect with other women in tech in town for SF Tech Week. This is open for any female-identifying person in the tech/startup space. 

The hike is moderate so bring comfortable hiking/walking shoes, water, and a jacket - it does get cold.  If you're new to SF this is a great hike to explore the many views (if Karl, the fog, permits) and an excellent chance to be outside, meet some friends, and connect. 

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/lands-end-trail?search=true

Questions? DM me on Twitter @tarlonkhoubyari 

Women in Tech Walk 

[Unfortunately, we have reached our event space capacity and are unable to accept additional registrations, and our waitlist is closed. We will be checking the QR codes of registered+approved attendees.]

Early-stage founders: Raising your seed round in the current environment

7th Floor Lounge, Mindspace, 575 Market Street 

 is excited to be hosting a panel with our friends from Mercury, General Catalyst, Village Global and 

 discussing actionable tips how to make your product, business, and communications attractive to investors in the current environment.

Event will be capped to 50 attendees. Sign up fast!

 is also hosting two other events the same day in the same space. Check them out:

Early-stage founders: Success after your seed round

[Unfortunately, we have reached our event space capacity and are unable to accept additional registrations. We will be checking the QR codes of registered+approved attendees.]

2:30-3:30 pm - Early-stage founders: Success after your seed round

 is excited to be hosting a panel with our friends from Mercury, General Catalyst, Felicis and Operators Guild sharing insights on how to set up efficient workflows and systems so you can have a strong operational foundation while focusing on PMF and growth.

 is also hosting two other events the same day in the same space! Check them out:

Early-stage founders: Raising your seed round in the current environment 

Join Transwestern for a networking happy hour and panel to discuss the ever-changing tech workplace. Will tech companies continue down the remote work path? How does remote work impact recruiting, retention, collaboration, culture and productivity? Is this a trend or something permanent? Hear from experienced tech industry experts in tech talent recruitment, HR, real estate, and also from a VC partner viewpoint as to what his portfolio companies are doing. The happy hour with beer, margaritas and tacos will immediately follow the discussion at Studio by Tishman Speyer on the same 10th Floor location. 

This event is currently at capacity, and we will not be able to accommodate all of the requested registrants.

Talent & The Workplace: A Changing Tech World?

Early-stage Founder Deep Dive: Accounting and FP&A Bootcamp

Conference room (7th floor, tba), Mindspace, 575 Market Street 

 is excited to be hosting a deep dive into Accounting and FP&A together with our friends from 

Come, meet other founders and ops folks to understand the key outcomes of accounting and FP&A for startups and how non-experts should engage with finances. Hosted by Siqi and Sasha. 

​Event will be capped to 25 attendees. Sign up fast!

 is also hosting two other panels on the same day, in the same space. Check them out:

stories. we are defined by them. we relate to one another and the world through them. and we create, shift, and grow by reflecting on (and sometimes recreating) our stories.

let's gather for some play and creative discovery together - through improv-inspired exercises, writing prompts and facilitated dialogue. and unearth our stories together.

connective exercises that are intentionally chosen to pull the group in and out of comfort zones together, in order to stretch brilliantly into generative creativity and authentic hang time.

come for the story-sharing. stay for the connection.

Shannon Hughes is an experiential trainer with a calling to enliven creativity, confidence and easeful collaboration in groups of all shapes and sizes.  In her practice, 

, she melds business strategy with improv training techniques to embolden trustful communication, belonging and transformational leadership. With 20+ years of corporate marketing and HR strategy experience, plus a lifetime of proven leadership, performance and creative devotion, Shannon combines skill + heart into every Enlivened Studios session.

founder x investor kickback: authentic connections w/ improv & storytelling 

Need a break from all the events of SF Tech Week and SF Blockchain Week? Then join us for a workout at our private 

This will be an opportunity to workout, meet folks interested in Web3 and learn more about what we're building at Ground Floor DAO. We'll also have workout snacks and drinks.

 is an on-chain member owned co-op that funds, manages and fractionalizes ownership of private fitness spaces. Get in on the Ground Floor!

Web3 Open Gym

 for an Investor Networking event overlooking the Bay.

The event will be capped at 50 early-stage B2B investors to keep it intimate and relevant.

 (General Partner @ Emergence Capital) and 

 (General Partner @ Lombardstreet Ventures)

5.30 pm - 7 pm 👉 Networking & authentic Italian aperitivo prepared by 

B2B Early-stage Investor Networking

Inviting all AI nerds: if you're interested to join an AI startup, start your own, or just in general jam on all things AI, come join us! 

About the host: pebblebed is an early stage fund founded by Keith Adams (former chief architect @ Slack) and Pam Vagata (former AI lead @ Stripe, founding engineer @ OpenAI). We invest in pre-seed to Series A anywhere in the world.

The cover image was generated by DALL-E 2 on the prompt: "the beautiful, nerdy wonders of artificial intelligence in 3d Blender style"

AI for What?

Belayer in partnership with the European Union Office in San Francisco is hosting an inaugural European Innovation Spotlight: Investor Panel + Pitch Competition for 

 on Wednesday, November 2nd at Ireland House at One Post St, San Francisco. This event will feature prominent Silicon Valley investors from Angels, Family Offices, Venture Capital and Corporate Venture Capital who will share their knowledge and insights on how to navigate fundraising in uncertain times. 

Investor Panel: Navigating Fundraising in Uncertain Times

James Shanahan, Angel + Venture Partner, R3i Ventures

John Lowry, General Partner, Hibernia Investments

Moderated by Máire P. Walsh, Co-Founder & CEO, Belayer

Pitch Competition + Questions from Investors

In addition, the event will feature leading innovative European startups where they will do rapid pitches to a panel of judges. Did you know that Europe has now 132 unicorns that created over 135,000 jobs and have a combined valuation of more than EUR 370bn? In 2021 alone, there were 85 new unicorns in Europe across many sectors (for e.g., deep tech, fintech, health, energy, and clean tech). We look forward to hearing from five innovative European startups as they pitch investors plus the audience. 

6.15pm Welcome Remarks: Gerard de Graaf, Head of the EU office in San Francisco and Senior Envoy for Digital to the US, and Micheál Smith, Consul General of Ireland, Western US.

The mission of Belayer is to connect knowledge, network, and capital to European startups so they can scale globally. We are focused on bringing high quality deal flow to alternative investors, such as Family Offices and high net worth individuals. We are currently in stealth mode and as we continue to build our product, we will expand our partner base. To keep up to date on our progress follow us on 

The European Commission is the executive branch of the European Union. It operates the largest research funding program in the world ($100 bn), called Horizon Europe, that supports some of the greatest European innovations and innovators  (

). A key part of this program is the European Innovation Council which identifies, develops, and scales up breakthrough technologies and game changing innovations. A unique feature of the EIC is that it provides funding for individual companies (mainly startups and SMEs) through both grants and investments. The investments currently take the form of direct equity or quasi-equity investments and are managed by the 

Belayer European Innovation Spotlight: Investor Panel + Pitch Competition + Networking for #SFTechWeek at Ireland House 🇪🇺 🇺🇸

Calling everyone in product – founders, product managers, product marketing managers, designers, etc. Lets cheers to SF Tech Week 2022. 

Come through for drinks and get to know our vibrant product community! This event will be hosted by 

 (product manager and member of Lenny's community).

is for anyone building product, driving growth, or looking to uplevel their product career. The community includes 10,000+ PMs, founders, growth leaders, and builders. Join us at 

Lenny's Community x Shepherd: SF Tech Week Meetup (with drinks and food courtesy of ClickUp)

​​Join us for an investor dinner - we will chat about VC and portfolio company financials.

 is an automated financial collaboration platform that helps investors and founders move quicker together and make better, forward-facing decisions.

Financials & Fuel - Investor & CFO Dinner with Standard Metrics

There are less than 30% of women in FinTech, and less than 5% of them are CEOs. Crazy much?! 💁‍♀️

Today, it becomes more important than ever to decrease the gap between men and women in the fintech industry to improve the products that address the needs of all users.

Listen to industry experts and inspiring women in fintech, ranging from founders & CEOs from companies like Webacy, Change, Aura Finance, and The Beans⚡ to VCs from Techstars, Phenomenal Ventures, Hearst Lab Ventures, and Plug and Play⚡

Panel: 1 hour long. After the panel, there will be a networking session with drinks & snacks 🍾🥂 Join us and make connections that last a lifetime! ✨

We're be doing a raffle with 🤑 cash prizes. Come with the Staax app downloaded for a chance to win 💰

Staax is a fintech startup building the first social, investment-based peer-to-peer payment platform that allows anyone to create value from every transaction, by making investing as easy as getting paid by your friends through fractional shares of stock. Sign up on the waitlist for exclusive access!

Women in Fintech Panel - Hosted by Staax 🤑 

We are excited to be hosting the battery technology and climate tech community as part of SF Tech Week. 

We thought - it is not a proper Tech Week without a climate tech event! Right?

Come, meet other professionals working, investing or interested in battery technology. Though relatively small and  closely knit community. We want to create opportunities for folks to connect over happy hour at a beautiful 21st Amendment brewery in South Park area in SF.

Whether you work directly in battery cell manufacturing, charging infrastructure, EVs, aviation, aerospace, policy all are relevant. Everyone is welcome! 

So far we have participants representing various battery companies including industry leaders: Mitra Chem, LG, Tesla, GM, Apple, and many more. 

Event will be capped to 50 ... no... now 150 attendees. Sign up fast!

Rethinking Battery Safety and Reliability! 

Novus Sentry is an early stage deep tech company with a proprietary solution for the rapid characterization of a battery's health. Our testing and monitoring solution extends battery life, reduces safety risks and unlocks a suite of real time health analytics across various industries. 

Battery tech - Climate Happy Hour

Join us for coffee and candid conversations with 

As investors and partners to early stage founding teams, we're excited to have open discussions about the highs and lows of building a startup in the current economic environment, from fundraising to sustaining growth. 

Stop by Mercury Cafe from 10am to 12pm for coffee and pastries with your hosts:

 is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Cambridge, MA with offices in San Francisco and New York investing in fintech, digital health, and cybersecurity companies. 

Founders & Friends Coffee - hosted by Link Ventures

Technological innovation is disrupting the entire world in over 20+ industries as investors and innovative companies seek to address new outcomes from all parts of the construction value chain, residential home buying, to media and ad buying!

Macro trends such as COVID-19 disruption and differing generational needs of consumers have led the industry through a wave of digital transformation, affecting all constituents in the ecosystem. 

During this time at #SFTechWeek, we will address how corporations have been able to further enable their competitive edge innovatively while utilizing startups to do so. Networking reception to follow the program.

Plug and Play is the leading innovation platform, connecting startups, corporations, venture capital firms, universities, and government agencies. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, we are present in 40+ locations across 5 continents. We offer corporate innovation programs and help our corporate partners in every stage of their innovation journey, from education to execution. We also organize startup acceleration programs and have built an in-house VC to drive innovation across multiple industries where we've invested in hundreds of successful companies including Dropbox, Guardant Health, Honey, Lending Club, N26, PayPal, and Rappi. For more information, visit 

#SFTechWeek: How to Plug and Play into Corporate Innovation

Have questions about fundraising or how VCs are operating in the current macroeconomic climate? We’ve got answers. Join us for an exclusive VC AMA lunch with Garrett Goldberg of Bee Partners and Patrick Eggen of Counterpart Ventures on Thursday, November 3rd. This is your chance to learn more about raising capital for your business, how to navigate a downturn, and what Garrett and Patrick look for in their investments. 

A small group of early-stage founders and Garrett Goldberg, Partner, Bee Partners & Patrick Eggen, Co-Founder & Partner, Counterpart Ventures.

Pilot HQ - 353 Sacramento St, 17th Floor, SF, CA 94111 

We’re capping the list to keep it intentionally small so RSVP ASAP. Lunch will be provided.

specializes in bookkeeping, tax prep, and CFO services for high-growth startups, ranging from pre-seed to Series C. When you work with Pilot, you get the expertise of a finance team that takes the work off your plate - so you can focus on your business.

VC AMA @ SF Tech Week 

during this experience, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist tauwoo will teach you how to create beats with no experience or professional music gear, from picking inspiration, writing drum beats, bass lines, synth lines, to recording vocals.

As a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, 

’s objective is to dive as deeply as he can into the emotive world that a piece of music has to offer. His sound is diverse, drawing inspiration from both modern and world music rhythms as well as bands like Radiohead, Photay, James Blake, Bonobo, and Patrick Watson. Tauwoo loves collaborating with other creatives and is especially drawn to the intersection between music and film. Ultimately, he strives to express an emotion in its purest form be it for a brand, a film, or his personal work. Instruments:  drums/percussion, vocals, acoustic/electric guitar, piano/synth

web3 mixer: beat-making with tauwoo

Come for a lively discussion with Rarebase's Onno Faber, then meet with other thought leaders in the space of Tech-Driven Bio. 

TechBio Fireside by JAZZ Venture Partners

Web Pioneers Happy Hour w/ Caterina Fake & Special Guests

Join us during SF Tech Week for a short-and-sweet crypto founder panel and networking session at DG717 - SF's premier crypto co-working and incubation lounge! 

Panelists: Alex Wu (CPO Utopia Labs), Alex Fine (CEO fun), Jiazi Guo (CEO ETZ), Matt Kim (CEO Smoothie)

Power Hour? You know what it is. EMOM not happening, but the energy stays. Dropouts welcome, founders and builders leave your normies by the door. We'll be hearing from 3 stellar blockchain founders, so submit your juiciest questions.

Drinks optional, clothing required, vibes recommended.

Founder Power Hour

How is JLL investing in PropTech to improve commercial real estate? 

Learn more while you taste a variety of local brew and snack on Belgian fries! Network with JLL Spark Global Ventures and meet our portfolio companies who are accelerating change for a more sustainable industry.

Location: 4 Embarcadero Center, Floor 15, San Francisco CA 94111

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