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SF IRL - June 10th, 2024

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

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Jonathan Chang
June 10, 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 #90.

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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June 13th, 2024 - Inkle x Brex: Founder Mixer

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5-7:30pm

What: ​Join us for a Founder Mixer in downtown San Francisco!

​Hosted by Inkle & Brex, this event is your chance to network and connect with some of the most innovative founders in the Bay area.

​Whether you're looking to share insights or simply enjoy networking over some great food & drink, this is the perfect setting for you.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 4-7pm

What: Welcome to this fireside chat where we will explore the transformative impact of Generative AI on the energy sector. We will delve into the critical questions shaping the future of energy: How can Generative AI revolutionize the utilities space? Is the use of AI technologies always justified by their benefits in terms of energy cost and efficiency? And perhaps most importantly, will this surge in AI capabilities encourage a broader adoption across all utility operations?

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5-7pm

What: Enjoy a drink, snacks and meet fellow Filipinos in your area who are building and supporting startups! 

​Optional Opportunity:

​As part of building community, we want to create space for guests to share ideas with one another -- specifically product or project ideas that can uplift Filipino lives. You'll have 60 seconds to share an idea, and your name will be entered in a raffle for a chance to win a free e-gift card. Check the box when you register to participate . You must be present at the Meetup to win.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-9:30pm

What: Join the GenAI Collective and Light Dao communities of conscious entrepreneurs and investors for an evening filled with connection, deep conversations, and a fireside chat with Vivienne Ming!

​Dr. Vivienne Ming is a theoretical neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and author who is featured frequently for her research and inventions in The Financial Times, The Atlantic, and the New York Times.  Vivienne was also named one of “10 Women to Watch in Tech” by Inc. Magazine and one of the BBC’s "100 Women."

Location: Burlingame

Time: 6pm

What: Join SF’s top finance leaders as they discuss how they’re navigating change in 2024. We’ll dive deep into the top strategies for staying agile, leveraging new technology for efficiency, crafting workflows that stick, and alleviating resistance to change

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5-7:30pm

What: We’re excited to invite you to the Fourth 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!

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5:30-8:30pm

What: 2024 is about making the hype about GenAI real. That’s easier said than done. Some will succeed and many will fail. So how do you make sure you’re on the winning side? 

​Moderated by Sarah Wang, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, join Edo Liberty, founder and CEO of Pinecone and Harrison Chase, cofounder and CEO of LangChain as they discuss how to meet the near-term demand for GenAI results while planning for sustained growth and innovation. Stay for networking, drinks, and something to eat.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-8pm

What: Join us on June 12th for our Founders and Funders AI event live in San Francisco with Ankur Goyal. The discussion will be moderated by Pilot’s COO and Co-Founder, Jeff Arnold. 

Hear directly from this multi-time successful founder and self proclaimed data nerd 🤓 on all things ML, evals, open source, and enterprise. Stick around for a live AMA session and enjoy beer and pizza with us! Priority admittance for active AI founders.

June 12th, 2024 - Gordian Happy Hour

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6:30-9pm

What: ​Come join what could be one of the last happy hours before AGI takes over. Hosted at 486 Cabot Rd on Wednesday, June 12th, Gordian Biotechnology, along with our co-tenants Character Bio and Deep Origin, are thrilled to be hosting Eric Nguyen, PhD student at Stanford who is working on artificial intelligence with applications in vision, language, and Biology. Advised by Steve Baccus in neurobiology, Chris Re in computer science and Brian Hie in Chemical engineering, Eric is using his diverse knowledge and skills as part of the Hazy Research team, as well as the Evo design lab, now at Arc Institute.

June 12th, 2024 - AI Night at Github

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-8pm

What: ​Come hang out at GitHub HQ in SF with ~100 builders to see demos of some of the coolest AI applications people are working on.

Spots filled up so fast for our last AI Night (700+ signups 🤯) - we're excited to meet more of you!

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5-8pm

What: Presented by the IEEE Computer Society x IDEO CoLab Ventures x Glyf x Design Buddies

​Are you a tech-savvy designer or creative coder looking to showcase your skills and make something extraordinary?

​Between Copilots and Geminis and 4o and Sora, this season of Silicon Valley has introduced a fresh new set of new toys and tools to generate the future with—and we can’t wait to play. 

​We’ve curated a line up of practical tips and brain tickling tricks for what and how to build with these emerging technologies. You’ll hear from founders who are building generative AI tools and how their ventures went from idea to product, the artists and creatives designing with these new tools, and the investors who are looking for the new value models fit for the age of AI. After the talks and demos, we’ll lightly facilitate finding collaborators and design briefs to work on together. 

Location: San Francisco

Time: 8:30-10:30am

What: ​Headline, Cake Equity, and TriNet are thrilled to invite you to a curated AI Founders breakfast & mixer on June 13th at Headline's HQ in the Presido of SF! ☕️

​We'll talk Go-to-Market for seed+ AI Startups with Headline Investor Sasha Krecinic over breakfast & coffee: everything from how to build a GTM strategy, why GTM matters, and share tactical GTM tips & tricks that work.

​Come for the content, stay to meet and re-connect with fellow early-stage AI founders building in AI.

​📅 Time: 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM
📍 Location: Headline's SF HQ in the Presidio
🥐 Breakfast & Coffee Provided

Location: Palo Alto

Time: 5-7pm

What: ​Working in AI and looking to connect with others in the space? AV8 ventures invites founders, operators, and investors working in AI to a night of networking.

​AV8 Ventures is a seed focused venture capital fund based in Palo Alto. We look to partner with extraordinary founders building enterprise applications and infrastructure. We bring a cadre of venture advisors and operating experience to enable our founders to succeed in a founder’s first mentality.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-8pm

What: Join us for a fireside chat with Amjad Masad, CEO of Replit. Amjad was born and raised in Jordan before moving to the United States to work in technology startups and subsequently founded Replit. Replit has over 30m users, has secured $200M in venture funding, and was recently valued at $1.2B.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5:30-7:30pm

What: Get ready to party with purpose at Future-Proof Marketing: Growth Hacks Revelead

​Join us if you'd like to:

  • ​Get inspired by proven strategies to boost your growth

  • ​Explore new ideas for scaling in a challenging economy

  • ​Hear from startup leaders who are successfully navigating growth at the moment

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5:30-7pm

What: ​​Race Capital is proud to present How to Build and Scale Your Developer Communities for Startups with Priyanka Vergadia, the Developer Relations Lead at Google Cloud.

​This event is for technical founders with developer communities around their products, open source contributors, and/or founders with product-led-sales GTM motions. Below are some of the topics we'll cover:

Topics we'll cover:

  • ​How to best reach out to developers in an authentic way 

  • ​How to build Developer credibility

  • ​How do we best create demos that show value 

  • ​Best practices for building, growing, and maintain developer communities 

June 13th, 2024 - 115th SF Hardware Meetup at Studio 55

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6:30-9:30pm

What: Join us at Studio 55 for our next speaker style meetup! With the rise of generative ai there are new opportunities for designing hardware and software differently. We're excited to bring together the community to discuss new aplpications in the space.

June 13th, 2024 - INNOVIT Demo Day

Location: San Francisco

Time: 3:30-8pm

What: ​Join us on Thursday, June 13th for our VIP Panel and Demo Day. Meet 30 Italian startups pioneering the Life Sciences & Digital Health industry.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5-8pm

What: Join us in person during PlatformCon 2024 for San Francisco’s premier platform engineering event.

Connect with fellow platform practitioners, learn from the best in the industry, and engage directly with our event speakers. 

We will also offer refreshments and a chance to win great prizes in our raffle.

June 14th, 2024 - OpenSauce PreParty

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6:30-10pm

What: ​Attending Open Sauce? We have the (unofficial) pre-party for you! Drop by Studio 45's new space in SoMa to kick off the start of Open Sauce weekend

Location: Burlingame

Time: 2-4pm

What: Join us on June 15 for the Women Leaders Connect: Founder and Funder Mixer. After the fantastic turnout at our February event with over 160 attendees, we can't wait to bring together an even more lively community this summer.

  • ​This event is a safe space for women and non-binary founders and funders to connect and share experiences.

  • ​Feel free to bring your physical products and business information to share with others.

  • ​Drinks and food will be ordered at the bar - attendees will settle their own tabs.

  • ​All genders are welcome as allies.

June 15th, 2024 - AI Accelerator Learning 

Location: San Francisco

Time: 10am-8pm

What: From the abacus to the calculator, education has been rocked time and time again by transformative technology. Glorious opportunities abound: AI tutors can be made available to all students. Custom curricula can be generated on demand. AI powered memory can reinforce your ability to remember what you've learned. This is a field ripe for innovation having looked the same for over 200 years. This hackathon encourages you to challenge the status quo, to blend AI with education and unlock unprecedented possibilities for learning and teaching. Your contribution can steer the course of how society educates its future generations. Let's craft smarter, more adaptive, and personalized learning experiences. In the face of chicken-little responses to the gen AI revolution, our hacker society chooses agency - let's the future of learning into our own hands at the EdTech AI hackathon!!

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-8pm

What: Join us on July 17th for our Founders and Funders AI event live in San Francisco with CC Gong. Hear from both the founder and investor perspective gaining insights on the current AI market from both sides of the table.

The discussion will be moderated by Pilot’s COO and Co-Founder, Jeff Arnold. Stick around for a live AMA session and enjoy beer and pizza with us! Priority admittance for active AI founders.

Location: San Jose

Time: 7-10pm

What: ​📣 Exclusive Invitation 📣

​🗓️ When? Wednesday, 19th June
🕓 Time? 7-10 PM
📍 Venue: San Jose [Exclusive Location]

​Hey all you game-changers, innovation drivers, and product maestros! You're invited to GrabChai, powered by The Product Folks! Take a break from your roadmaps and backlogs to relax, connect, and have a great time.

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