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SF IRL - Feb 5th, 2024
A curated newsletter showcasing the top tech & startup events in San Francisco
Jonathan Chang
February 05, 2024
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 #72.
If you didn’t know, I’m excited to announce the launch of inreallife.tech. SF IRL is now part of the inreallife.tech family & we’re expanding with LA IRL & NYC IRL to showcase the top tech, startup and venture events in those cities as well and you can subscribe in the link above.
I’ve also been hosting a variety of GP/LP dinners for emerging managers in the Bay Area, if you are an emerging GP or an LP that invests in emerging managers, please fill out this form if you’re interested in getting invited to future GP/LP Dinners that I throw in SF.
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 5100+ subscribers. As we keep growing, if you enjoy reading these, please share this with your friends so we can hit 6,000 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!
Events Coming Up 🎉
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Feb 13th, 2024 - Brexfast & Coworking with Brex x Codi
Location: San Francisco
Time: 10am-1pm
What: Start your morning off right with some networking and delicious breakfast treats in a Codi workspace. If you'd like to stay and coworking after, feel free to bring your laptop, notepad, and creative juices.
Agenda
We'll have breakfast together between 10:00 am-11:30 am
Stay and co-work with us afterwards!
Feb 13th, 2024 - Brex Omakase Dinner for Founders Who’ve Raised their Seed & Beyond
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6:30-9pm
What: You are formally invited to a Brex Omakase Dinner in SF!
Indulge in an Omakase dinner, featuring over 10 courses, while you create invaluable connections with fellow founders in an intimate setting.
Seize the moment, reserve your seat, and inspire your taste buds. 🌟
Feb 21st, 2024 - Brex Supper Club GP/LP Edition
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6:30-9:30pm
What: You are formally invited to a Brex Supper Club SF - GP/LP Dinner Edition.
Brex Supper Club is an event series we launched, it's private dinners with the goal of building meaningful relationships. We have hosted these dinners in 15 cities last year and expanded internationally as well this year.
For Founders Get $2.5k in OpenAI Credits & other rewards by signing up with Brex(Use jchang as referral)
Feb 6th, 2024 - Decentralized AI: Building in Web3 on AI
Location: San Francisco
Time: 4:30-6:30pm
What: Join Furqan Rydhan and Casey Caruso for a fireside chat on decentralized AI and the future of openness and innovation. Topics will include crowdsourced compute, on-chain apps, self-sovereign data, and token incentives, among others.
Feb 6th, 2024 - Founder Happy Hour w/ MGV Ventures & Levy
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-8pm
What: Founder Happy Hour with MGV Ventures & Levy
Feb 7th, 2024 - SWE Speed Networking
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
What: Join us for an evening of dynamic conversations, quick-fire introductions, and the opportunity to expand your network in record time. Come to meet new people, exchange ideas, build meaningful connections, and open doors to new opportunities. Be prepared to elevate your networking game at the Speed Networking event as you connect with people in the blink of an eye!
Feb 7th, 2024 - Founders & Funders: AI with Jeff Huber
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-8pm
What: Join us on February 7th for our Founders and Funders AI event live in San Francisco with Jeff Huber. The discussion will be moderated by Pilot’s CEO and Co-Founder, Waseem Daher.
We'll deep dive into Chroma's rise to 1M users, just 9 months after launch. Learn the latest in open-source vector databases, developer productivity, and maybe even a little philosophy. The discussion will be followed by an AMA session with our speakers. Drinks and pizza will be provided. Priority admittance will be given to active AI founders.
Feb 7th, 2024 - Vision Pro Residency
Location: San Francisco
Time: 8am-10pm
What: This February, Founders, Inc. is opening up the Lab to Vision Pro builders looking to take advantage of this historic moment in XR.
Residents will be provided with desk space, lunch, and mentorship. Each week, we'll come together to share progress and demo projects. Residents will have the chance to receive a $50k investment from Founders, Inc.
Feb 8th, 2024 - The Future of ZKML
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-6pm
What: Join us for an exciting event to discuss the latest advancements in large language models (LLMs) and how they are being used to power real-world applications. We will be focusing on Cresta's new Ocean-1 model, which has been shown to beat GPT-4 in retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) while being 100x more cost-effective.
Feb 8th, 2024 - Bay Area Converge Meetup
Location: Palo Alto
Time: 5:30-8:15pm
What: The convergence of technology and life science presents unparalleled opportunities for collaboration and innovation. Converge by Biocom California is where the brightest minds in technology and life science gather to navigate this new reality and realize the potential of this new opportunity — to exchange ideas, break down barriers, strengthen relationships, and spark world changing innovation. Join us for an evening of thought leadership presentations and interactive networking.
Feb 8th, 2024 - Orb Happy Hour
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-8pm
What: Orb Happy Hour
Feb 8th, 2024 - Replit DevRel Community Meetup
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-8pm
What: We’re excited to host our first community event of 2024 – an evening of networking and sharing best practices with the most talented developer relations professionals in SF.
We’ll share how Replit can 10x your DevRel efforts, but mostly, we’ll get to know each other over food and drinks. Here's what to expect:
5:00 - 5:30 pm - Arrivals and check-in
5:30 - 6:00 pm - Workshops
6:00 - 8:00 pm - Networking and dinner
Feb 8th, 2024 - LLM Meetup SF
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-6pm
What: Join us for an exciting event to discuss the latest advancements in large language models (LLMs) and how they are being used to power real-world applications. We will be focusing on Cresta's new Ocean-1 model, which has been shown to beat GPT-4 in retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) while being 100x more cost-effective.
During the event, we will cover:
The challenges of using LLMs in real-time voice applications
How Cresta uses RAG to power its knowledge assist feature
How Ocean-1 was trained on synthetic and customer-specific data
The results of a benchmark comparing Ocean-1 to GPT-4
How Cresta is using LoRA and Axolotl to improve its models continuously
How Fireworks AI is helping Cresta scale its models to thousands of customers
Feb 8th, 2024 - SF Women in Recruiting & Tech Happy Hour
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-7pm
What: If you are a woman in recruiting or a woman in Bay Area tech, join us for an evening of connection and insights as we moderate a fireside chat about AI in Recruiting.
Event Highlights:
5:00 - 6:00 PM: Networking
6:00 - 7:00 PM: "AI in Recruiting" Discussion
7:00 - 8:00 PM: Networking with Refreshments, Drinks, and Snacks
Feb 9th, 2024 - Tech Pitch Roast Show
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6pm
What: See the hottest new tech pitch and comedy show in SF, now on show #33! We’ve been featured in Forbes! Watch tech pitches get roasted by stand-up comedians, VC investors, and advisors. Join us at Manny’s in SF on 16th & Valencia.
Feb 9th, 2024 - GenAI Collective: Let’s Talk AGI
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6:30-9pm
What: As the dawn of AGI approaches, we invite thinkers, dreamers, builders, and skeptics alike to engage in an evening dedicated to unraveling the mysteries and potentials of AGI. This isn't just a meetup; it's a platform for sharing, learning, and connecting with the minds shaping the future of AI.
Whether you're deep into developing advanced AI systems, philosophizing about AI's impact on humanity, or simply curious about what the future holds, join the community and let your ideas find their voice! 😄
Feb 9th, 2024 - Female Founder Walk
Location: San Francisco
Time: 3-5pm
What: Back by popular demand after the great turnout for this event at the end of 2023!
Grow your network of other women founders and woman-identifying founders, detox/destress, breathe in that autumn air, and maybe even pick up a couple free legal tips! No agenda other than to meet up and connect (outside the usual, noisy bar atmosphere) with like-minded women in the startup ecosystem.
Feb 10th, 2024 - Female Founders Mixer
Location: San Francisco
Time: 12-2pm
What: Calling all Female Founders! (and Funders if you feel it)
'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun', hosted by entertwine, is the best way to mix and mingle with fellow female founders.
No more stress from big crowds, learning many names, and hard networking. Here you'll naturally make connections and have fun over boardgames.
Feb 10th, 2024 - Tech Wadi Annual Forum
Location: San Francisco
Time: 9:15am-5pm
What: TechWadi's Annual Forum is here !
Get your Standard ticket now before they're sold out!
Why should you join us this year?
Hear & Learn from founders and operators of early stage startups to unicorns.
Connect with VCs and investors as they share their insights on how they assess investment, and how to best position your business for a raise.
Meet some of the top Silicon Valley startups and understand how they succeeded against all odds.
Feb 13th, 2024 - MLOPs Community x Outerbounds South Bay Meetup
Location: Sunnyvale
Time: 6-8:30pm
What: Join us for our first South Bay event of the year!
If you've ever worked on a Gen AI project in the real world (or want to), you're probably aware that just getting it to work in production is half the battle. Partnering with Outerbounds, we will be having an evening of engaging speakers who will share real life Gen AI "war stories".
Feb 13th, 2024 - -1 to Gusto with Josh Reeves
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-7pm
What: South Park Commons is delighted to host Josh Reeves, CEO and co-founder of Gusto, as part of our -1 to Now series! Please join us to hear Josh's journey and how Gusto is reimagining HR for top companies.
Event Details
5:00pm Doors Open
5:30-6:30pm Discussion with Josh Reeves
6:30-7:00pm Networking
Open to members, alums, and guests of SPC.
Feb 15th, 2024 - Bay Area MIT Alumni Meetup at YC
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6pm
What: Y Combinator is hosting a gathering for select MIT alumni in the Bay Area who are interested in startups.
If you’re interested in doing a startup someday or currently working on one, this is a good opportunity to get to know top MIT alumni in the startup world, including YC Partners and some of YC’s most successful startup founders.
Most of the event will be free form networking, and a few MIT alumni who started very successful companies share some stories, including Kyle Vogt, founder of Twitch (W07) and Cruise (W14).
Feb 15th, 2024 - Founder x Investor Matchmaking
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-8pm
What: Join us for the first ever Founder and Investor matchmaking session presented by Creators Corner. This event brings together an amazing group of curated startups to connect with a diverse group of investors from different verticals.
Unlike other demo days/pitch competitions, this special event offers the opportunity for in-depth discussions, personalized feedback, and the chance to build strong, strategic relationships. It's an ideal setting for both startups and investors to explore synergies in an environment that emphasizes quality.
Feb 17th, 2024 - SF Public Data Hackathon
Location: San Francisco
Time: 9:30am-7:30pm
What: Hex and Modelbit are excited to host a day-long public data hackathon at the Hex HQ in SF. Come dive into carefully curated datasets, learn to use Hex and Modelbit for data exploration and machine learning, and build data apps that'll blow people's minds.
The theme is Infinite City (San Francisco, of course). We’ll have hundreds of interesting SF datasets to dig into— and not just the same old stuff (no poop maps allowed!). Your investigations and insights should be adventures into the unknown, celebrations of the odd and niche, and things that make you look at this marvelous city in a whole new light.
Feb 20th, 2024 - The AI Hustle - How to Launch on Product Hunt
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-8:30pm
What: 🌟 Exciting News for AI Founders in San Francisco! 🌟
We're thrilled to announce the AI Hustle's inaugural Speaker Series: How to launch on Product Hunt 🎤
Here's what's in store:
🚀 Hot Topic: Launching on Product Hunt: Hear from your fellow founders who've cracked the Product Hunt code and learn their launch secrets via a panel discussion.
💬 Networking Blitz: Following up with the event, as usual, connect with fellow founders and VCs, sharing and growing together within the AI space
📢 We Want to Hear from You! If there are topics you're eager to explore, join our Discord community and let us know. The idea for this Product Hunt-focused event was born from your votes and suggestions, proving that your voice truly shapes our community. 🔊
Feb 20th, 2024 - Unstructured Data Meetup SF
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
What: This is an in-person event! Registration is required to get in. Github will email you a form the day before the event, which you will need to complete for your access pass. Registration will close 2 days before the event.
Topic: Connecting your unstructured data with Generative LLMs
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