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SF IRL - May 6th, 2024

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

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Jonathan Chang
May 06, 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 #84.

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 6500+ subscribers. As we keep growing, if you enjoy reading these, please share this with your friends so we can hit 7,000 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 🎉

I’ve also been hosting a variety of GP/LP dinners for emerging managers in the Bay Area, if you are an emerging GP or an LP that invests in emerging managers, please fill out this form if you’re interested in getting invited to future GP/LP Dinners that I throw in SF.

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.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6:30-9pm

What: ​You are formally invited to a Brex Supper Club in San Francisco co-hosted with Kyber Knight.

​Brex Supper Club is an event series we launched, it's private dinners with the goal of building meaningful relationships.  We have hosted these dinners in 15 cities last year and expanded internationally as well this year.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-8pm

What: Join us for a vibrant evening dedicated to best practices related to data quality and reliability .

This meetup is for engineers passionate about building scalable and reliable infrastructure. Whether you're a developer, a product manager, or simply a data enthusiast, come to network and hear insights from the teams behind Airbyte and Dagster Labs.

May 7th, 2024 - SF VC & PE Happy Hour

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-8:30pm

What: Welcome to the SF VC & PE Happy Hour.

​​We're uniting tech investors in Silicon Valley for collaborations and deal-making.

​​​🙋 What is this? Join us and a group of investors across both private and public markets for an evening of conversations and connections.

​​​🌇 Where is it? We're at a beautiful venue with rich heritage in SF.

​​​🤝 Who's coming? Our typical attendee profile is a mix of private and public investors across PE, IB, & VC, including General Partners, Managing Directors, Operating Partners, Venture Partners, Venture Scouts, and Limited Partners, but all investors are welcome too.

May 8th, 2024 - Bits & Bio + Fifty Years Happy Hour

Location: San Jose

Time: 5:30-7:30pm

What: SynBioBeta isn't just any week – it's THE week for us in synthetic biology. To keep the celebration going, Fifty Years and Bits in Bio are hosting this happy hour!

​Whether you're looking to spark collaborations, swap ideas, or simply unwind after a long day at the conference, this is the spot to be!

​Come grab a drink and mingle with those who are shaping the future of bio. See you there 🥂🎉

May 8th, 2024 - Women’s Founder Pitch Night

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-9pm

What: 🚀 Join us for an unforgettable evening as Founders Bay presents Women Founders Pitch Night!

​Hosted by Mariane Bekker, we are featuring 10 extraordinary startups, all women-led, who will take the stage to showcase their groundbreaking companies.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-8:30pm

What: Welcome to the SF Tech Community Happy Hour.
Where SF's Tech community gathers.

​​​We're (David & Christina) uniting tech enthusiasts in Silicon Valley for the startup ecosystem growth.

​​​🤝 Who's coming? Our typical attendee profile is a mix of Tech enthusiasts from startups and BigTech, including founders, investors, developers, operators, and tech leaders, but all are welcome too.

​​​Whether you're looking to learn something new, network, build something new, or fundraise, you'll be in a collaborative community.

Location: San Mateo

Time: 6:30-8:30pm

What: Cybersecurity threats are evolving faster than ever, impacting critical industries such as Healthcare, Maritime, Smart Cities and Advanced Manufacturing. This exclusive event brings together VCs, industry leaders, and cybersecurity innovators to explore the cutting-edge solutions safeguarding our future.

May 8th, 2024 - Rooftop Tech Talks

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-8pm

What: Cloudflare and Jam are hosting a Tech Talks + happy hour in SF!

Spots filled up so fast for our last Tech Talks (300+ signups 🤯) - we can't wait to meet more of you.

Get together with 100+ engineers and builders at the Cloudflare rooftop for lightning talks about engineering at scale - no demos or sales pitches, just technical talks.

+ food, drinks and a good time! 🍕🍻

See you there,

Your friends at Cloudflare & Jam 💜

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5-7:30pm

What: ​Thrilled to invite all the engineering managers and leaders in the bay area to the second event of the Middle-Out Community!

​Do you feel like you started your journey to build something great but now spend most of your time fighting fires? You're not alone! Many leaders find themselves leading teams without a direction, and there's no one-size-fits-all solution.

​​This event is designed to bridge that gap and accelerate your success journey by connecting you with a network of experienced leaders. Here, you'll learn from each other's triumphs and challenges in a supportive environment.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5:15-7:30pm

What: Welcome to Mission Bit's Spring 2024 Demo Day, where the brilliance of tomorrow's tech leaders comes to life! We invite you to join us for an unforgettable showcase of innovation, creativity, and passion as our students unveil their groundbreaking projects and accomplishments.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5-8pm

What: Join Monday Girl and MindsDB for an exclusive power panel to learn from AI leaders and network with 150+ ambitious professional women on May 15th in San Francisco. ​The Agenda:

  • ​5:00pm - 6:00pm : Opening Reception + Taco Bar

  • ​6:00pm -7:30pm : Women in AI Power Panel

    • ​A discussion on AI and culture, implementing AI into everyday life, working in AI, how women's voices are represented in tech and more.

  • ​7:30pm - 8:30pm : Networking

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5-7:30pm

What: ​We’re excited to invite you to the third 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!

May 15th, 2024 - AI For Product

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-8:30pm

What: ​How can AI turbocharge your product strategy?
How can you boost product revenue & retention with AI?
How are the best product teams moving the needle with AI?

​Don’t get left behind.

​In-person fireside chat with world-leading speakers:

  • ​Joff Redfern (former CPO Atlassian, LinkedIn, Menlo Ventures).

  • ​Claire Vo (CPO LaunchDarkly, ex-Optimizely, founder ChatPRD).

May 15th, 2024 - Beloved Tech Brands Conference

Location: San Francisco

What: The BTB Conf is a one-day, in-person event in San Francisco that’s equal parts marketing masterclass, community celebration, and gleeful gathering.

‍You’ll walk away with tips and tricks way beyond what you could pick up browsing mountains of content on the internet that’s mostly outdated and unusable anyway.

May 16th, 2024 - 114th SF Hardware Meetup

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6:30-9:30pm

What: Join us at Shack 15 for our next speaker style meetup! With the rise of generative ai there are new demands on compute and energy. We're excited to bring together the community to discuss next generation hardware.

​There will be a chance for an open mic. All demos are welcome.

May 16th, 2024 - Beyond RAG

Location: San Francisco

Time: 6-9pm

What: ​Join us on May 16th as we deep dive going beyond RAG to build powerful and performant Q&A products.

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5:30-7:30pm

What: ⚙️ We're building! 🛠

​📌 Join Germ Network, Women and AI, and Convex for an evening of product demos from women and nonbinary founders across the tech ecosystem--including consumer apps, AI products, and hardware.

​🙋🏽‍♀️ Founders, if you'd like to present a 3-min demo of your product and receive feedback from our community, fill out the interest form here. Your product should be in-market--no prototypes or mockups please.

​💅 All guests are welcome, women to the front! By rsvp’ing to our event, you (and we!) promise:

  • ​​to be kind, be a good listener, and not to harass anyone

  • ​​not to take photos of people or touch people without their permission

  • ​​that you won't come if in the 3 days before you have cold or flu symptoms or spend time with someone who does

Location: San Francisco

Time: 5:30-8:30pm

What: Join fellow Founders and Leaders on May 16th for networking and a panel discussion on workplace culture. Take away actionable insights to foster a thriving work environment for your team.

​Agenda:

​5:30-6pm: Network over drinks and bites

​6-6:45pm: Panel discussion

​6:45-7:30pm: More networking

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