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- SF IRL - June 23rd, 2025
SF IRL - June 23rd, 2025
A curated newsletter showcasing the top tech & startup events in San Francisco
Jonathan Chang
June 23, 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 #150.
I'm Jonathan, the creator of SF IRL. I've been a Bay Area resident all my life and moved into San Francisco about 4 years ago. My full-time job is at Brex 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 9000+ 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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June 24th, 2025 - Founder Pasta Making Night
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6pm
What: Join early stage founders at a pasta making night in San Francisco.
June 25th, 2025 - Founder/VC Padel Night
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6pm
What: Join early stage founders & investors to play Padel at a private court in SF.
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Events Coming Up
June 24th, 2025 - AI Engineering Workshop: Build Your Everyday AI Agent!
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-7pm
What: Join Hypermode and Founders Creative for a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn how to “hire,” iterate, and deploy a team of AI agents—without writing a single line of code.
This interactive session is hosted by Founders Creative, a community of 10,000+ AI founders, investors, and executives, in collaboration with Hypermode, the platform making AI agent development radically more accessible.
June 24th, 2025 - Super AI Agents on the Rise with Genspark & Dell Capital
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-8pm
What: This event is hosted by EntreConnect, Qlay and Digital Garage US.
Join us for a no-fluff deep dive into what’s actually working in the world of AI agents—beyond pitch decks and hype.
Here’s what we’ll cover:
Real-world lessons from deploying AI agents at scale
Why the AI agent wars are just beginning—and how top teams are positioning to win
Tactical insights from pioneers building the next generation of AI agents
Proven strategies for rapid scaling
High-caliber, intimate networking with founders, operators, and investors
June 24th, 2025 - Stripe Startups Build Day
Location: San Francisco
Time: 10am-4pm
What: Join us for a day of hands-on building with the Stripe team. Whether you’re looking for a change of scenery, a chance to connect with other founders, or technical integration support from Stripe, we’ll have you covered.
Lock into a DJ-supported flow state. Choose your own adventure with Stripe PM-led demos throughout the day to preview new tools such as the Agent SDK, exchange ideas on usage-based pricing models, and learn how to navigate Stripe Tax and disputes. Plus, get sneak peeks on new products such as the agentic Dashboard assistant.
June 25th, 2025 - YPOSF June Happy Hour
Time: 6-8pm
What: Kickstart your Summer and join us for YPOSF's June Happy Hour and Networking event! The event takes place on Wednesday, June 25th, from 6-8 PM at Bar Darling in the Marina neighborhood, San Francisco.
Connect with other young professionals and discover how sports can help build stronger work relationships.
YPOSF events bring together 200+ guests from a variety of industries, offering a great chance to meet new people and expand your network.
June 25th, 2025 - DeployCon: A GenAI Mini-Summit in SFLocation: San Francisco
Time: 9:30-2pm
What: Serving a model isn’t the finish line—it’s the starting gun.
Welcome to DeployCon, a free, no-fluff, engineer-first summit for teams building the next generation of AI. We’re bringing together top minds in LLMops to share how they deploy, scale, and evolve AI systems in production.
June 25th, 2025 - Red Skies Rising: A Vision for Terraforming Mars
Location: San Francisco
Time: 7-8:30pm
What: Join us for Strange Sessions (think Tiny Desk concerts meets TED), where visionary thinkers and scientists explore groundbreaking ideas shaping our future.
In this edition, former NASA aerospace engineer Alex Kling discusses how experiments like harvesting atmospheric energy for airborne Mars exploration and deploying nano-particles to trap heat could help make Mars more livable.
June 25th, 2025 - [Women in AI X HAC] Empowering Voices at the Frontier of Technology
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-8pm
What: In celebration of SF Pride Month
Join us for an unforgettable evening honoring the women redefining the future of AI. From visionary founders to influential investors, we’re gathering the boldest voices shaping the next era of innovation.
June 25th, 2025 - Harry’s Healthtech Hang
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-8pm
What: A 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.
June 26th, 2025 - Consumer AI Takes Center Stage
Location: San Francisco
Time: 2-7pm
What: An event for founders, builders, and funders powering the next wave of Consumer AI.
June 26th, 2025 - 123rd SF Hardware Meetup @ Humanmade | Humanoid Robotics
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6:30-9:30pm
What: Join us for SF Deep Tech Week as we talk about all things Humanoid Robotics.
🤖 There will be a chance for an open mic. All demos and standup pitches welcome.
June 26th, 2025 - 19th Peninsula Climate, AI Coffee and Happy Hour
Location: Redwood City
Time: 5-9pm
What: 🍺 What — 19th Peninsula Climate, AI Coffee and Happy Hour
🕔📍 Whe[n/re] — 4th Thur, Redwood City,
5-6pm - Coffeebar, RWC - ⚠️ Mind: this is NOT on the event address.
6-9pm - Nearby bar (sign to get address)
June 26th, 2025 - The Human Algorithm: AI's Role in HR & Startup Spotlight Competition
Location: Santa Clara
Time: 5:30-8pm
What: TRENDS, TOOLS & TOMORROW'S WORKFORCE
The HR landscape is undergoing a seismic shift.
AI is no longer a future concept, it’s a present-day force transforming every aspect of how we attract, hire, develop, and retain talent. Companies that embrace AI-powered tools are redefining what it means to build and scale high-performing teams.
June 26th, 2025 - Deep Tech x Data Breakfast
Location: San Francisco
Time: 8:30-11am
What: Join us for the Deep Tech x Data Breakfast, an invite-only gathering for founders, investors, and industry leaders shaping the future of data and AI in deep tech. We look forward to seeing you there!
June 26th, 2025 - AI Agents in Action: Insights from a 4x-Exit Unicorn Founder & Investor
Location: Mountain View
Time: 6-8pm
What: AI Agents Are Taking Over Software—Are You Ready?
Software is being rewritten in real time. AI agents are no longer just copilots—they’re becoming operators, decision-makers, and autonomous workflows. From sales and support to HR and IT and to consumers, every function is being reimagined with AI at the core.
June 26th, 2025 - Founders & Funders Truffle Making
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-9pm
What: Join us for a sweet evening of networking and the art of chocolate appreciation at the Founders & Funders chocolate tasting experience.
Join us in an early celebration of Juneteenth and the Summer Solstice with fellow entrepreneurs and investors while indulging in the art of chocolate appreciation!
Following the Chocolate Tasting at the delightful Dandelion Chocolate 16th Street Factory in San Francisco we'll move over to their Paris Inspired Bloom Chocolate Salon for more savory and sweet delights and hot chocolate!
June 27th, 2025 - 7th Monthly Wetware Meetup
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
What: Come check out the Biopunk lab space and explore the latest in Biotech, Pharma, Medtech and more.
There will be a chance for an open mic. All demos and relevant biotech pitches welcome. Guest talks will be recorded + shared on presenter's request.
June 27th, 2025 - Modular Hack Weekend: GPU Programming Workshop
Location: Los Altos
Time: 5-10pm
What: Kick off Modular Hack Weekend with our GPU Programming Workshop on Friday, June 27th from 5–10 PM PT! Join us in person in Los Altos or virtually via livestream on YouTube, X, and LinkedIn.
June 29th, 2025 - Sunrise Starters Run Club
Location: San Francisco
Time: 9:45-10:45am
What: The honest truth: Moving to SF as a young founder is harder than anyone talks about. You're building something from scratch while everyone around you seems to have it figured out.
What we're creating: A weekly ritual for the 21-25 crowd who are building their first companies and still figuring out this city.
What to Expect:
3 mile run from Marina Green to Crissy Field
Meet at 9:45 am at Il Parco to check-in and stretch
All paces welcome
Coffee at Il Parco after- stay if you want to chat, leave if you need to get back to building
A community of builders who understand the founder journey
June 30th, 2025 - SF Founders Brew Mixer
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6:30-9pm
What: We are bringing together some of the most ambitious people in San Francisco.
Give a quick intro about what you're working on, meet other people and cool down with some of the best drinks in the city!
July 8th, 2025 - AI Agent SF Meetup #4 - Agent Evaluations
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-8:30pm
What: The SF AI Agent Meetup is a new & growing community for AI Agent Developers, Engineers, UX, Ops, and Applied Researchers exploring and leading the evolution of AI agents. Whether you're building autonomous systems, experimenting with LLM-powered assistants, or integrating AI agents into real-world applications, this meetup is the place to discover, share insights, and collaborate with your peers. Join us for talks, demos, discussions and networking with like-minded innovators shaping the next generation of AI.
July 11th, 2025 - SF Voice AI Builders Meetup
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-9pm
What: Join us for the launch of the Bay Area's first dedicated Voice AI Builders Meetup in San Francisco! This is your stage to show off what you're building, learn from fellow builders, and connect with the most innovative voice AI experts in the area.
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