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SF IRL - Jan 13th, 2025

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

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Jonathan Chang
January 13, 2025

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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 #126.

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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Location: San Francisco

Time: 5:30-8:30pm

What: ​​Join us for an exciting evening of insights, networking, and innovation as we explore the cutting-edge world of data infrastructure, graph databases, integration systems, and machine learning! Whether you're a founder, engineer, executive, or innovator, this event is designed for those who are passionate about the future of AI and the data that drives it.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-8pm

What: ​Join Us for an Exclusive Founder & VC Happy Hour!

​🎯 What: An exciting evening of networking with founders and VCs, featuring special hosts Joe Cardini (Afore Capital) and Grace Gong (Smart Venture Media)

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6:30-8:30pm

What: ​Join us for the first Voice AI Meetup of the year, hosted by Daily and Chroma.

​As always, there will be food, great conversations, and a few demos.

​The main content for this special event is a panel of voice and multimodal AI experts discussing "Voice AI in 2025."

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6:30-8:30pm

What: For everyone in the Bay Area after CES, come join for a happy hour with demos and catch up on the latest! Also, it's a great way to kickoff the new year.

​Please bring any hardware demo! We'll have drinks and light bites.

Jan 15th, 2025 - Nucleate JPM Social

Location: San Francisco

Time: 7:30-11:30pm

What: 🌟Get ready for an unforgettable night at the famous and fabulous San Francisco Exploratorium!🌟

​​🎉We're thrilled to extend a warm invitation to the Nucleate’s JPM ’25 Social! Mark your calendars for a night of fun, networking, and community building.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-9pm

What: Get ready to mix, mingle, and make magic happen at the LSE Networking Mixer - JPM After Hours!

Join us right in the vibrant heart of San Francisco. Hosted by Life Science Entrepreneurs, this exclusive event is your golden ticket to connect with the crème de la crème of the life sciences world during the bustling JPM Week.

Jan 15th, 2025 - 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.

Jan 16th, 2025 - tldr happy hour sf

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5:30-7:30pm

What: ​tldr it’s a happy hour for the folks in SF interested in supporting new bars and meeting good people.

​share goals, tell us what you’re working on, tell us how ai is working for you, and so on.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 9am-12pm

What: ​Join us at General Lithium for Transfer of Power & Pancakes, a one-of-a-kind inauguration ceremony pancake breakfast! As the United States celebrates the peaceful transfer of power at the 60th Presidential Inauguration, we’re bringing the spirit of unity, optimism, and syrup-drenched enthusiasm to our San Francisco community.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-9pm

What: ​Are you an early stage founder who just raised and is trying to scale? Let's discuss growth strategies with Z Venture Capital (VC Arm of Yahoo! Japan and LINE) and network with other founders, investors and industry experts!

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6:30-8:30pm

What: ​A casual happy hour for folks working or interested in healthcare/health tech to hang out and get to know one another! Anyone is welcome to attend.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5:30-8:30pm

What: 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.  

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-9pm

What: ​Join us to celebrate 1 year of GenAI Collective North Bay with casual networking and AI-related conversation at this delicious micro-brewery in San Rafael.

​This event is for people of all roles that work in, or are interested in AI, and are based in Marin or Sonoma. Cool people from further afield are always welcome 🙂

Jan 23rd, 2025 - The Future of AI Interfaces

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-8pm

What: ​Dive into an exploration of the next wave of generative web interfaces on January 23 in SF. Topics will include:

Transforming the Web: From Static Pages to Dynamic, Agent-Powered Canvases. Discover how the traditional static web is evolving into a vibrant, real-time environment powered by AI agents, enabling more interactive and personalized user experiences.

​Intuitive Human-Computer Interaction: Designing Seamless Interfaces with AI. Learn about the latest advancements in intuitive UI/UX design that facilitate effortless interactions between humans and AI, making technology more accessible and user-friendly.

​Reimagining User Experiences: The Future of Browsers, Search, and Social Networking. Delve into the anticipated changes in how we navigate the web, seek information, and connect socially, driven by the integration of AI technologies.

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