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SF IRL - Mar 24th, 2025

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

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Jonathan Chang
March 24, 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 #137.

First, if you checked sfirl.com recently, you might have noticed we have a new website. New design, same great newsletter sending you the top events in the Bay Area.

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 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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Events Coming Up 🎉

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5:30-8:30pm

What: ​Join us in-person to hear from a full range of YC alumni — from recent grads to household names.

​This event is a chance to meet your new fellow batch-mates, network with experienced alumni, and get a glimpse of what the future might hold.

Mar 25th, 2025 - Women Tech Meetup

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5:30-8pm

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

​​Join us on March 25th for the Women Tech Meetup w/Puzzle & Micro1 to talk about Women in AI: Building The Future.

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

Mar 25th, 2025 - AI In Production Meetup

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-9pm

What: Discover how leading AI engineering teams bring models to production with best-in-class practices.

​Google Cloud & AI User Group are teaming up to showcase real-world AI implementations. Learn from experts, explore advanced techniques, and see how top teams are driving impact with AI in production.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6:30-9pm

What: Juicebox and Paraform are co-hosting a mixer for recruiters and talent teams in San Francisco.

Founders and engineers have endless meetup events — but what about recruiters?

​​Join us on Tuesday, March 25 from 6:30PM-9PM, to meet and hang with the brightest minds in recruiting and talent.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5-7pm

What: ​Mintlify & Speakeasy are hosting an MCP night!

​It'll be a gathering of people who are excited to learn and discuss the applications of MCP.

Location: San Jose

Time: 5:30-8pm

What: ​Join us at Zoom HQ in San Jose for our March edition, where we’re celebrating Women Leaders in AI. This special event highlights women leaders pushing the boundaries of AI, featuring live demos and insightful talks on real-world applications.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5:30-8pm

What: We're opening up Mintlify's penthouse space with SF skyline views for devs to come hang out. Bring a project, bounce ideas with the team behind Windsurf, or just vibe at our Kandi bracelet station.

Mar 26th, 2025 - Imagined Futures

Location: San Francisco

Time: 4:30-6:30pm

What: Join SPC for a conversation about how the future unfolds from the feedback loop between the people who imagine it and the people who build it.

Mar 26th, 2025 - SF Demo Night

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-9pm

What: San Francisco’s most daring innovators are stepping into the spotlight – are you ready to witness the future? This is the event where founders, builders, and dreamers bring their biggest ideas to life! 👷‍♂️

Mar 26th, 2025 - Arize AI Builders Meetup

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5-8pm

What: ​Join us for an evening of deep dives into AI agents in production. As AI-powered agents transition from MVPs and research to real-world applications, challenges emerge around deployment, evaluation, and monitoring at scale. In this meetup, we’ll hear from experts at Crew AI, Union AI, and Arize AI as they share insights on:

  • ​Deploying agents: How to orchestrate and scale AI agents in production environments

  • ​Evaluating performance: Metrics and best practices for assessing agent effectiveness

  • ​Monitoring and observability: Keeping track of agent behavior, drift, and failures in real time

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5-8pm

What: ​Evaluating AI Agents: Unlocking Enterprise Potential

​Join us for an exclusive evening event to explore the evaluation, impact, and real-world applications of AI agents in the enterprise. Learn how to assess their strategic importance, best practices for implementation, and the challenges of integrating Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and workflow automation into your organization.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5:30-8:30pm

What: ​The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the fragility of global supply chains—shutdowns, labor shortages, and bottlenecks left businesses scrambling to adapt. 5 years later, companies have been forced to rethink efficiency, resilience, and automation to keep up with growing demand.

​The inaugural HardTech Forum will be focused on The Tech Driving Modern Logistics, where we'll discuss how AI, automation, and data-driven technologies are transforming supply chains.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-8:30pm

What: ​Welcome to the vLLM & Ollama inference night

​Join us at Y Combinator's San Francisco office on Thursday, March 27th at 6pm!

​Food & drinks will be served!

Mar 27th, 2025 - Fintech Running Club

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-7pm

What: ​Join the FinTech Running Club for a run through Golden Gate Park. We are running a fun and easy run through the best park in SF.
Join us to network, get an easy workout in, or just to meet new friends.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5-8pm

What: ​Calling all founders in the bay! Come unwind, network, and connect with like-minded entrepreneurs. This is your chance to take a break from building the future and enjoy an evening of casual golf, great conversations, and inspiring company.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 8:30-10:30am

What: ​Deep Tech Connections is hosting the monthly breakfast networking event on Friday, March 28th, from 8:30-10:30 am.

​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 Rafael

Time: 2-6pm

What: Calling all active investors in AI for a private gathering at a beautiful private residence in Marin.

​This event is exclusively for investors only – no startups or vendors at this one – creating a private space for you to connect with other investors in the North Bay, share deal flow, discuss investment theses, emerging opportunities, and more.

Apr 1st, 2025 - AI Agent Meetup SF

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5:30-8:30pm

What: You are invited to our very first event!

​The SF AI Agent Meetup is a new community for agent creators, developers, and researchers exploring 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 other developers. Join us for talks, demos, discussions and networking with like-minded innovators shaping the next generation of AI.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-8pm

What: Join us for an exciting evening of AI, dev tools, and food at Salesforce Tower! 🤖 🍕 ☁️

​We're bringing together developers to dive into the world of AI agents.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 11am-1pm

What: ​Hey Founders, Investors & Tech Professionals! 🚀🏆

​We’re teaming up with Park Padel and Bageletto to bring you a Padel Social for the San Francisco tech community. Whether you're a seasoned player or a first-timer, come experience the world’s fastest-growing sport while networking over fresh bagels and great company!

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