Hi SF IRL! There's a ton of vibrance and energy coming back into the city and at SF IRL, we are excited to be a part of it. Excited to come with you all with some great events for Issue #139.

First, if you checked sfirl.com recently, you might have noticed we have a new website. New design, same great newsletter sending you the top events in the Bay Area.

I'm Jonathan, the creator of SF IRL. I've been a Bay Area resident all my life and moved into San Francisco about 3 years ago. My full-time job is at Brex as an XIR where I meet founders and VCs while trying to create a community in the city. My vision for SF IRL is simple. Showcase the best tech + startup events in SF and to connect all of our builders and investors together. We are a growing community having over 9000+ subscribers. As we keep growing, if you enjoy reading these, please share this with your friends so we can hit 10,000 readers. As always, SF IRL is one of my many side projects. If you like to be involved in helping, please shoot me an email!

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Apr 8th, 2025 - From Athlete to Entrepreneur : A Panel Discussion in SF

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5:45-8pm

What: ​You are invited to an exclusive event hosted by Brex.

​From athlete to entrepreneur: a panel discussion in San Francisco.

• ​Panelists: 

  • ​Baron Davis -Two-Time NBA All-Star, Founder and CEO, Business Inside the Game (BIG)

  • ​Anshul Shah - Head of Accounting & CFO Partnerships, VC Ambassador at Brex)

Apr 21st, 2025 - Brex Baseball Club 4/21

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5:30-8:30pm

What: ​You are formally invited to Brex Baseball Club in San Francisco.

​Join the Brex team and fellow founders and investors in the Tony Bennett Suite at Oracle Park to enjoy the baseball season with great company!

Apr 22nd, 2025 - Brex x IVP Supper Club Vertical SaaS Series A dinner

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-9:30pm

What: ​You are formally invited to Brex x IVP Supper Club in San Francisco for Vertical SaaS Series A founders.

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Events Coming Up 🎉

Apr 10th, 2025 - AI Salon: The Future of Software Engineering

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5:30-7pm

What: ​The practice of software engineering is undergoing a profound transformation. While previous technological revolutions changed what developers build, AI is changing how we architect, code, and debug – the very essence of software creation itself. This shift raises fascinating questions about the future of programming expertise and the evolution of software engineering careers.

Apr 10th, 2025 - Beta University Q1 Demo

Location: Palo Alto

Time: 6-8:30pm

What: ​Join us for Beta University Demo Day, where founders from our pre-acceleration program will showcase their startups.

​Whether you’re an investor looking for the next breakout company, an operator seeking exciting collaborations, or a founder eager to learn from live pitches, this event is designed to foster meaningful connections and opportunities.

Apr 11th, 2025 - Finvest Launch Party

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-9pm

What: ​We have officially launched and have a new home in San Francisco. We'd love for our community to come and celebrate with us.

Join us on April 11th at 6pm for drinks & pizza. Connect with fellow AI and fintech enthusiasts and come say hi to the Finvest team. Can't wait to hang out!

Apr 11th, 2025 - Vibe Coding Meeting @ Convex Dev

Location: San Francisco

Time: 2-8pm

What: ​Celebrate Vibe Week with us at Convex HQ for a special edition of a Vibe Coding Meetup — with fellow vibe coders, developers, and the Convex team building.

​We just dropped a week’s worth of new AI features for developers to ship on Convex, and now it’s your turn to build with them. Whether you're building solo or teaming up with other devs, the goal is simple: build something cool by the end of the night and share it during the demo session.

Apr 12th, 2025 - Visions of the Future Hackathon

Location: San Francisco

Time: 10am

What: Where is humanity headed as AI, robotics, and other breakthrough tech reshape our world?

​If you've ever imagined how our future might look like, this event is for you.

​Join us for a non-technical hackathon where curious minds come together to envision tomorrow's utopia… or dystopia, through short stories (vignettes) paired with AI-generated visual art.

Apr 15th, 2025 - AI Unleashed - TaxGPT & the AI Fintech Revolution

Location: San Francisco

Time: 4-7pm

What: ​AI is transforming the way we handle money—are you keeping up? From personalized banking to AI-powered tax optimization, the future of Fintech is here, and it’s changing the game.

​Join us for an electrifying discussion on how AI is revolutionizing taxes, banking, and investments. Whether you’re an investor, founder, or just curious about what’s next, this is your chance to hear from the experts shaping the future.

Apr 15th, 2025 - Funded Female Founders

Location: Palo Alto

Time: 5:30-8:30pm

What: ​Join us for an evening spotlighting powerhouse female founders and the investors who back them. This event is for post-seed founders gearing up for Series A (and beyond) fundraising and will feature candid conversations, strategic insights, and high-impact networking.

Apr 16th, 2025 - Harry’s Healthtech Happy Hour

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5:30-8pm

What: A happy hour but one where everyone has the intention of helping others, empowering them to achieve their professional and personal goals. You will mingle, enjoy beverages and light bites (read: open bar for beer & wine), pay it forward, and maybe get help in return.  

Apr 17th, 2025 - GenAI Collective x Thesys + Exploring GenUI

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-9pm

What: ​Join us for a high-energy evening at the frontier of human-computer interaction, where we explore the emerging world of Generative UI—the next evolution of how we build, design, and interact with software! Whether you’re a founder, builder, researcher, or investor, this is your chance to connect with the sharpest minds and boldest innovators redefining the interface layer! 🤝

Apr 17th, 2025 - Bring Your Own Cloud Meetup

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5:30-8pm

What: ​Interested in discussing deployment options beyond the constraints of traditional SaaS?

​This group is for anyone looking to explore the opportunities and challenges around Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) – an emerging deployment pattern that’s gaining traction across the industry. Are you your company’s Chief Deployment Officer? We built this meetup with you in mind.

​We’ll explore real-world challenges like ensuring security, compliance, and access control in BYOC deployments while maintaining scalability and high availability. Plus, we’ll discuss strategies for seamless integration with enterprise systems and balancing flexibility with the operational complexities of cloud ownership.

Apr 17th, 2025 - GenAI Collective - Living Room Chats for AI Founders

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-8:30pm

What: Cozy living room style discussions for AI founders with the topic of the day as a staring point!

​​We’ll break into small, intimate discussion groups so you can connect directly with other founders and leaders in the field—sharing strategies, lessons learned, and ideas for what’s next! Whether you're integrating AI, cutting costs, or just exploring what’s possible, this is your chance to have real conversations with the people shaping the future 🚀

Apr 19th, 2025 - Hack#3 Build Your AI Copilot

Location: San Francisco

Time: 1-5pm

What: This mini-hackathon is for anyone who’s ever said,
“I wish AI could just handle this one thing I do every week.”

​Whether it’s generating weekly ops updates, auto-responding to support tickets, creating bug triage summaries or project status reports—this session is about building your own AI-powered tool that runs end-to-end:
Takes input → does the work → delivers results.​

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