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SF IRL - Dec 9th, 2024

A curated newsletter showcasing the top tech & startup events in San Francisco

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Jonathan Chang
December 09, 2024

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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 #117.

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 8000+ 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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Events Coming Up 🎉

Dec 12th, 2024 - Brex SF Holiday Party

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-8:30pm

What: ​🎁 Please join us at our Brex SF Tech Holiday Party.

​We will have a holiday-themed space with seasonal cocktails, tasty food, and great conversation with some of SF bay area's biggest movers & shakers in tech.

I’ve made a form to connect the best founders raising with my list of VCs. If you are a founder raising your next round and want to potentially be featured to investors in the SF IRL network, please fill out this form.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-8:30pm

What: Join Us on December 10th to learn, connect, and celebrate with Carta & Puzzle ✨

​Let’s wrap up the year in style before the holiday season begins! Join us for an evening packed with learning, meaningful connections, engaging conversations, delicious treats 🍬, and handcrafted cocktails 🍸

Dec 10th, 2024 - The AI Hustle: Happy Hour for Startup Founders & VCs

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-8pm

What: Calling all AI founders in San Francisco! 🧠 Join us for an evening of networking, learning, and fun as we connect with fellow founders, explore fundraising strategies, and discover the latest advancements in AI. 📈

​Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or just starting your AI journey, this event is for you. 💯 We'll have plenty of opportunities to mingle with like-minded individuals and get insights into the ever-evolving AI landscape. 🚀

Dec 10th, 2024 - AI in Production + AI Agents Panel + Demo

Location: Palo Alto

Time: 5:30-8:30pm

What: We'll have two panels - one on AI in production and one on AI Agents. Both panels will be moderated by Yujian Tang, CEO and founder at OSS4AI.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5-8:30pm

What: ​As the holidays approach, many of us are busy planning festive dinners 🍽️, booking vacations 🏖️, and spending time with loved ones 🎄. But have we considered the incredible work of those who will be serving us throughout the season? This event is all about exploring how technology can transform the service industry and make life easier for those who make our holidays brighter ✨

Dec 11th, 2024 - Dev Game Night @ Codeium

Location: Mountain View

Time: 7-9pm

What: Join us for a fun-filled evening for Game Night @ Codeium on 12/11, from 7:00PM to 9:00PM. This event is a fantastic opportunity to unwind and connect with other Windsurf-ers! Whether you're into board games or video games, there's something for everyone.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 2:30-4:30pm

What: ​South Park Commons is delighted to host Alexandr Wang of Scale as part of our -1 to Now series!

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5-10pm

What: ​🎉 Deck the Halls with Shipped Models, Recall curves, Observability, AI Agents, and whatever the heck is part of AI now a days! 🤖✨

​As the year winds down and your shipped models gain traction (🤞 ), we invite you to the ultimate MLOps Community Bay Area Holiday Party! This December, join us for a festive evening that brings together the brightest minds in MLOps, LLMOps, and Generative AI. We're teaming up with some amazing community Partners (TBA) to celebrate the innovations and achievements that have propelled us through the year.

Location: Palo Alto

Time: 5:30-8:30pm

What: ​We have a very exciting event planned with Four World Class AI presenters lined up for you.

​Theme: Women In AI

​Discover the Future: Gain exclusive insights from AI pioneers on Responsible AI, Personalized AI-powered Workforce Transformation, and creating an Agentic Architecture for AI Executives - Building Custom AI Solutions Without a Massive budget.

Dec 11th, 2024 - ai + health demo night

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6:30-9pm

What: ​curious about how new machine learning models are finding their way into clinical workflows, biosensors, and healthtech?

​join us for a series of demos that remove the hype of ai and focus on active solutions being implemented today.

demo spots will be prioritized for those with current traction, and everyone is invited to share during the open mic.

Location: Palo Alto

Time: 5-8pm

What: ​Join us for an evening of inspiring pitches from up to 10 women founders, each showcasing innovative ideas and solutions. This event brings together women entrepreneurs ready to demo their startups in front of a panel of investors and industry experts, gaining valuable feedback and potential support.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5:30-8:30pm

What: ​Join Us for the Final Women Tech Meetup of the Year with Fidelity Private Shares! 🎉

​📍 Hosted at the Consulate General of the Netherlands, this year-end celebration promises to be something truly special!

​✨ This time, we’re shining the spotlight on immigrant female founders—their unique journeys, the challenges they face, and the tips every founder needs to know. Being a female founder is tough, but being a female immigrant founder? It’s a whole different level of resilience and determination. Let’s come together to celebrate the incredible hard work immigrants put in to succeed in this country!

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5-9pm

What: ​The Generative Browser Summit will be our inaugural collective of keynotes, discussions, and industry perspectives taking on the most ambitious end-state of the internet. We'll introduce the single canvas era, moving from static web pages to real-time outputs of agents displaying intelligent and intuitive interfaces.

Dec 12th, 2024 - Optimizing RAG

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5:30-8:30pm

What: Join us for an exciting evening of technical deep dives and practical insights into boosting search accuracy and relevance through advanced re-ranking techniques.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-9pm

What: ​Founders Bay and Seed Through Series invite you to an exclusive evening panel crafted for founders aiming to build and scale efficiently by leveraging AI and lean Go-To-Market (GTM) strategies as critical growth levers.

Dec 12th, 2024 - NextGen Holiday Party

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6:30-9:30pm

What: ​Get ready to jingle and mingle at the NextGen Holiday Party! Join us on December 12th at 6:30 PM at Modernist, the chic and cozy spot nestled in the heart of San Francisco. Hosted by the NextGen Board, this festive gathering is the perfect opportunity to unwind, connect, and celebrate the season with fellow professionals.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-11pm

What: Spend 2 days training AI Chess bots on GPUs in SF.

​Mega Chess Hackathon Overview:

​Get hands-on with rapid neural network training using Strong Compute’s Instant SuperComputer (ISC) in our Mega Chess Hackathon!

​Compete over two days to build the best chess-playing AI with access to 48 GPU clusters and explore models, datasets, and hyperparameters.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5:30-8:30pm

What: Every company sees the potential of GenAI, but most teams hit a wall when turning it into scalable, production-ready applications. This series of master classes will equip you with the practical skills to build and deploy GenAI solutions that deliver real impact.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-8pm

What: ​We are hosting another event to wrap up the year, details below.

  • ​Previously Partner & COO of Y Combinator where during his tenure the firm invested in Scale AI, Cruise, Coinbase, Gitlab and Flexport.

  • ​Sold his first company to Google and joined as Group Product Manager for Maps

  • ​Started Applied Intuition in 2017, a company helping accelerate autonomy by working with OEMs to make their current products autonomous

    • ​Raised $600m to date, company valuation is $6B after the last Series E round

    • ​Trusted by 18/20 of top automakers

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-9pm

What: ​Join us for a laid-back evening of great food, even better company, and exciting conversations with some of our favorite – and most forward-thinking – tax and accounting leaders.

​Share insights with like-minded innovators and have a little fun while looking ahead to the future of tax and technology. It’s a chance to unwind, celebrate the holiday season, and toast to the work we do to shape the future of tax. We can't wait to spend the evening with you!

Location: Palo Alto

Time: 5-8pm

What: Agenda:

  • ​​​​5:00 pm - 5:45 pm: Registration and Networking w/ Food and Drinks!​​

  • ​​5:45 pm - 6:00 pm: Hosts and Sponsors Introduction

  • ​​6:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Panel Discussion/Fireside Chat

    • ​​Detailed tbh

  • ​​​6:30- 6:45 pm: Startup Lightning Pitches

  • ​​6:45 - 8:00 pm: Networking

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