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SF IRL - July 15th, 2024
A curated newsletter showcasing the top tech & startup events in San Francisco
Jonathan Chang
July 15, 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 #95.
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'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 7000+ subscribers. As we keep growing, if you enjoy reading these, please share this with your friends so we can hit 8,000 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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July 27th, 2024 - Startup Ecosystem Weekend BBQ
Location: San Francisco
Time: 11am-1:30pm
What: Jonathan and David text each other every other week to say "You should absolutely meet this person". When you work as a community builder, you meet incredible people through your work, and you end up making friends along the way. This is why we've decided to join forces and create a space for both of our networks (and friends) to meet each other!
Join us for delicious food, great company, and summer vibes, while also meeting other humans that happen to be founders, investors, and key startup players in the community. We'll be firing up the grill at a location to be announced soon, so stay tuned for more details. Bring your appetite and your best party spirit – we can't wait to see you there!
About the hosts:
Jonathan is the founder of SF IRL, a newsletter that collects the best events happening in the city and keeps you up to date with everything you need to know about the SF tech scene.
David has been in startup ecosystem roles in San Francisco for over a decade, including building community for underrepresented founders and curating experiences for YC founders.
Both of us really care about meeting people genuinely and building professional relationships that matter, and we can't wait for all of you to meet each other!
Aug 8th, 2024 - Brex Fintech SF Founder/Investor Dinner
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6:30pm
What: You are formally invited to Brex Supper Club SF - Fintech Founder/Investor in San Francisco.
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July 16th, 2024 - Unstructured Data Meetup
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
What we’ll do:
Have some food and refreshments. Hear three exciting talks about unstructured data and generative AI.
July 17th, 2024 - Founders & Funders: AI with CC Gong
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-8pm
What: Join us on July 17th for our Founders and Funders AI event live in San Francisco with C.C. Gong. Hear from both the founder and investor perspective and gaininsights on the current AI market from both sides of the table.
July 17th, 2024 - All about L2s & the Solana Virtual Machine
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
What: Take a break from your mid-week routine — join us at the Solana office in SF on July 17th at 5:30 PM for a panel discussion and Q&A focussed on the new generation of L2s on Solana and the SVM. It'll be followed by our weekly happy hour with food & drinks where you can meet other Solana ecosystem contributors, developers and founders.
July 17th, 2024 - Bites & Brews Monthly Fintech Happy Hour
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-8pm
What: We’re excited to invite you to the Fifth edition of our monthly FinTech Happy Hour, hosted by Vouch at Sam's Tavern in San Francisco! This gathering has quickly become a go-to event for industry professionals to mingle, share insights, and relax in a casual setting. Whether you’re breaking into the scene or are an established player in the fintech field, this is the perfect place to network!
July 17th, 2024 - AI Founder Dinner with Camilo Acosta
Location: San Francisco
Time: 7-8:30pm
What: An intimate founder dinner with Camilo Acosta, exited founder, Gen AI product lead at Meta, and now GP of Perceptive Ventures.
We'll hear about his experience building his first company, leading Gen AI product lines at Meta, and how he approaches building and investing in generational AI businesses.
This will be an exclusive dinner for AI founders and investors where we can dive into the tactics of building a lasting AI startup.
July 18th, 2024 - GenAI Collective AI Video Quest
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-8:30pm
What: We’re extremely excited to bring our living room discussions 🏡 series back to SF with a twist! In addition to an unparalleled opportunity for rich discussion about Generative AI and forming deep connections, attendees will be interacting with the latest AI video generation technology. 🎞️
At the event, we will showcase Runway 3 in a game of “Guess the Prompt”. Attendees will be shown a 20 second video, then be given four prompts to guess which prompt produced the video. The winner gets a prize! 🏆
July 18th, 2024 - Crush It Conference 2024
Location: San Francisco
Time: 10am-5pm
What: Calling upon product builders & team leaders in SF Bay Area for a day full of top-notch insights on productivity!
Join the 1 day conference packed with industry insights, productivity hacks, and fully catered lunch & cold drinks.
July 18th, 2024 - GenAI Collective AI Video Quest
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-8:30pm
What: We’re extremely excited to bring our living room discussions 🏡 series back to SF with a twist! In addition to an unparalleled opportunity for rich discussion about Generative AI and forming deep connections, attendees will be interacting with the latest AI video generation technology. 🎞️
At the event, we will showcase Runway 3 in a game of “Guess the Prompt”. Attendees will be shown a 20 second video, then be given four prompts to guess which prompt produced the video. The winner gets a prize! 🏆
July 18th, 2024 - Indian Diaspora Meetup with Accel
Location: San Francisco
Time: 4:30-8pm
What: An Invite-only Meetup for AI Founders & Practitioners.
Welcome to Accel's first Indian Diaspora Meetup in the San Francisco Bay Area!
We’re excited about the global opportunity that AI represents and are looking to build the US-India corridor for innovation with Indian Diaspora founders and practitioners in the SF Bay Area.
Limited seating available. Please RSVP to get approved to join us at our Accel, SF City office for the event.
July 18th, 2024 - Early Stage Tech Mega Mixer
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
What: Get ready to mix, mingle, and make magic happen at our first Early-Stage Tech Mega Mixer, hosted by PomJuice!
This is your golden ticket to connect with fellow innovators, entrepreneurs, and tech enthusiasts in a lively, laid-back setting. This event promises an evening packed with great conversations, potential collaborations, and maybe even a few surprises.
Whether you're looking to connect with potential investors, find a co-founder, or just enjoy some good vibes with like-minded folks, this is the place to be. Expect a night filled with laughter, inspiration, and plenty of opportunities to grow your network.
July 19th, 2024 - Olo Immersive Sound Journey
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6:30-9pm
What: Olo immersive sound journey is a chance to completely let go of the external world and dive into your inner self.
Event Overview:
Olo: Feeling and Being
Within us, there's an innate wisdom often overshadowed by external pressures. Not knowing our inner truth can lead to poor decisions, deteriorating health, and a sense of emptiness. The core of Olo provides a gateway to amplify our truth, health, relationships, cognitive prowess, and decisive clarity.
July 19th, 2024 - NewForm Consumer Dinner SF
Location: San Francisco
Time: 7:30pm
What: NewForm Consumer Dinner @ The Bay Room. This event is strictly invite only.
July 20th, 2024 - Founders Running Club
Location: San Francisco
Time: 9:30-11am
What: We'll run 5 or 10km at your conversational pace. We'll have 2 or 3 pacers. You can run at your own pace as well, especially if there's someone who runs with you at the same pace and with approximately the same effort. After the run, we will head for coffee or brunch somewhere nearby.
July 20th, 2024 - AI Agents 2.0 Hackathon
Location: San Francisco
Time: 9am
What: Attention Gen AI developers and hackers! We're thrilled to invite you to the era of Agents 2.0 - reliable, observable & safe agents 🔥
Join us for a two-day long AI hackathon hosted by MultiOn & AgentOps to discover what is now possible using Agents and build the future of AI!
This event is co-hosted with Founders Bay.
July 21st, 2024 - Cozy Hack SF
Location: San Francisco
Time: 9:30am -6:30pm
What: A "Cozy Hack" is a mini hackathon hosted in someone's home instead of an office or conference ceter.
This is a great opportunity to work on your weekend ideas and showcase it to a small group of people. We're keeping it cozy! ✌️
Where: home in Mission/Noe Valley. Exact address will be released after you're approved
July 23rd, 2024 - GenAI Collective Garden Gathering
Location: Stanford
Time: 4:30-7:30pm
What: We’re back in Stanford for a gathering about multimodal models. In lieu of structured discussion groups, enjoy a variety of thought-provoking conversations at your own pace.
We are all about a positive-sum culture, where everyone wins in discussion; participate, learn from others, and form deep connections!
July 24th, 2024 - How to Build & Scale an Open Source Company
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-7pm
What: Race Capital is proud to present How to Build and Scale an Open Source Company and learn from founder and early investors in BEA Systems, Agora.io, Databricks, etc.
Despite the premise of open-source software distribution being “free,” companies like Databricks, Agora.io, BEA Systems, RedHat, MongoDB, GitLab, and Elastic have already become unicorns multiple times over with open source at their core.
How do you build a vibrant and trusted developer community while finding your way to commercialize into a successful company?
In this talk, you will meet and learn how Alfred Chuang turned JSEE into BEA Systems, and how Tony Zhao transformed WebRTC into Agora.io. Additionally, you'll hear their thoughts on how GenAI and LLM will change the open-source and enterprise world.
July 24th, 2024 - Turing Presents AGI Icons
Location: San Francisco
Time: 4-7:30pm
What: AGI Icons spotlights the people behind the rapid advancement of AI-powered technology.
Join us for an insightful conversation with Adam D’Angelo, CEO of Quora and OpenAI board member, as we explore the future of artificial general intelligence (AGI) and the crucial role of human knowledge in its development.
July 24th, 2024 - SF Web3 Founders, Builders & Operators Mixer
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-8pm
What: Web3 is back & roaring!
Ready to connect with the brightest minds in the San Francisco Web3 scene? 🔥 Join us for an evening of networking, insights, and next-level conversations about the future of web3.
Whether you're building the next DePIN, RWA, Web3 AI, Gaming, DAOs, or metaverse, this event is your chance to connect with fellow pioneers shaping the future of Web3. 🚀
July 27th, 2024 - GP Dinner #179
Location: Berkeley
Time: 6-10pm
What: Please join us for our 179th dinner on July 27th at our friend Willow's home in Berkeley.
Expect cocktails at 6:00 and our speaker around 6:45 with a family style feast introduced around 7:00, prepared by our professional chef. Wines will be thoughtfully paired with the menu.
July 27th, 2024 - Game Changers Vol.3
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-7pm
What: We’re back, bigger, better, and feeling lucky 😉. We're trying something different this time (which is kind of our whole schtick).
PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME!
Dresscode: SF cocktail attire
Get ready for our AI to introduce you to some of the most badass do-ers, founders, investors, and creatives in the Bay Area.
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