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SF IRL - Jan 27th, 2025

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

Author

Jonathan Chang
January 27, 2025

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 #128.

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!

 

Events Coming Up 🎉

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6:30pm

What: ​You are formally invited to Brex Supper Club with SignalFire in San Francisco.

​Raising Your Pre-seed edition.

​The Brex Supper Club is an exclusive dinner series dedicated to fostering meaningful connections. We have hosted these dinners in 20 cities last year and expanded internationally.

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.

I’m launching a newsletter that will feature the top founders looking to hire, founders looking for their cofounder, and operators that are looking for their next role. If you are interested in being featured, fill this form here.

You can subscribe to Jonathan’s People You Should Meet here - coming soon.

Jan 28th, 2025 - The AI Hustle: Happy Hour for Startup Founders & VCs

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-8pm

What: We are back for 2025! 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. 🚀

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-9pm

What: Come hang out with the brightest minds in the consumer app space.

​All types of consumer builders are welcome: Bootstrapped MRR-chasers, VC-backed consumer tech, TikTok growth hackers, Creator-founders...

​🍻 We’ve rented out the entire bar, so bring your ideas and anyone else in the consumer space you know.

Jan 28th, 2025 - SF Designers Hangout

Location: San Francisco

Time: 7:30-9:30pm

What: ​🎉 Join us for an exciting in-person Designers Meet & Greet! Whether you’re a seasoned UX professional or design curious, this is the perfect opportunity to connect, network, and make new friends with fellow design enthusiasts in your area.

​Don’t miss the chance to meet the co-founders of Design Buddies, the largest online design community, and discover how you can be part of this vibrant network.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 7-10pm

What: ​"Why are there no coffeeshops open late in SF? But what if I want to co-work at night?!?" - everyone on Twitter

​Look no further! We are so excited to present, Cafe Compute! The first, late night pop-up coffeeshop with a coffee cart ☕️, dimsum 🥟, teacup decorating 🍵, and more.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 7-8pm

What: ​Philip Rosedale was a major pioneer of some of the first concepts of the metaverse, VR, and more. Join us to chat with a great entrepreneur and visionary!

Jan 29th, 2025 - Lunar New Year Gala by Women in AI Club

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-9pm

What: ​Celebrate the Lunar New Year with the Women in AI Club! This annual signature gala honors diversity and innovation in the AI space. Come and cheer on top AI startups during our signature startup showcase and awards ceremony. Enjoy Asian-fusion food, drinks, and inspiring conversations.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 2:30-4:30pm

What: ​South Park Commons is delighted to host Kirsten Green of Forerunner as part of our -1 to Now series!

​​​​Event Details

  • ​​​​​​2:30pm: Doors Open

  • ​​​3-4pm: Fireside Chat with Kirsten Green + Ruchi Sanghvi

  • ​​4-4:30pm: Networking

Location: San Francisco

Time: 7-8am

What: ​Trade your financial models for running miles at our monthly morning meetup designed for startup finance and operations leaders.

​Whether you're a CFO, Head of Finance, Operations Leader or simply an enthusiast of operational efficiency - come build connections while building endurance!

​Join us for an invigorating 5K along San Francisco's stunning waterfront, where conversations flow as naturally as your stride.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5-8pm

What: ​Join us to discover how humans and AI can work together to transform productivity, career growth, and talent management. This event will show how AI can gather and simplify key data, offering personalized guidance while leaving the big decisions to human judgment. Learn how AI can streamline workflows, remove roadblocks, and improve communication to help leaders build stronger, more effective teams.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5:30-8:30pm

What: ​San Francisco! Calling all female founders, women in tech, allies, friends and partners!

​​​​Join our Women Tech Meetup - Let's Kick Off The Year on January 30th!

​Enjoy complimentary drinks and snacks, engaging conversations, networking, and a beautiful venue 🌟

Location: Palo Alto

Time: 8:30-10:30am

What: ​​You are invited!

​​Deep Tech Connections is hosting its monthly breakfast networking event on Friday, January 31st, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

​​This is an exclusive opportunity to network with key players in the deep tech community, including entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, corporate innovators, and government professionals.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 8am

What: Join us for San Francisco's Onchain AI Hackathon, an event dedicated building autonomous onchain agents.

Hosted by Coinbase Developer Platform, Replit, and Anthropic, this hackathon kicks off on Saturday, February 1st – with a closing ceremony and the announcement of winners on February 2nd.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5-9pm

What: ​In this workshop, in collaboration with the AWS Gen AI Loft team, we will work on building an AI SDR engine inside HubSpot, leveraging all capabilities within HubSpot and AI agents.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6:30-8:30pm

What: ​Join us for an evening of good food, great conversations, and community building with fellow finance leaders in tech.

​Whether you're forecasting budgets, closing books, or just a fan of good pizza, come build connections with peers who get what it takes to keep the numbers—and the business—running.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-9pm

What: ​Brought to you by the GenAI Collective and Entrepreneur First, come experience a night of bold innovation and creativity as transformative demos redefine what’s possible! Witness the tech industry's brightest minds pushing boundaries and shaping the future! 🚀

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6:30-9pm

What: We met 150+ founders a month ago at WeFunder in SF for the "Rejected From YC - Party!".

This time we are calling all the founders to come hang out with others who are applying for the upcoming YC batch. The deadline for the YC Spring batch is February 11, 8 PM PT.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 9am-12pm

What: ​​Padel Anyone?

​​​No presentations, no sales pitches—just good fun, food, exercise and networking.

​​​Join Capicua and Fidelity Private Shares for a morning of Padel + Breakfast at Bay Padel in the Dogpatch neighborhood.

​​This event is for founders who are busy building, but want (need!) to take a much deserved break to get some physical activity and meet other founders.

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