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- SF IRL - Nov 17th, 2025
SF IRL - Nov 17th, 2025
A curated newsletter showcasing the top tech & startup events in San Francisco
Jonathan Chang
November 17, 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 #170.
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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Events Coming Up
Nov 18th, 2025 - The AI Hustle: Happy Hour for Startup Founders & VCs
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-8pm
What: 11rd & last meet up in 2025! Calling all AI founders in San Francisco! 🧠 Join us for an evening of networking, learning, and fun as we connect with fellow founders, explore fundraising strategies, and discover the latest advancements in AI. 📈
Nov 19th, 2025 - Lunch & Learn with Puzzle & Antler SF
Location: San Francisco
Time: 12-2pm
What: October is peak fundraising season — and March is right behind it.
If you're not raising now, you’re probably thinking about next year. And whether you plan to fundraise soon or months from now, one rule stays the same: Founders who win are the ones who stay ready.
Nov 19th, 2025 - Bohemian Demo Night
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-9:30pm
What: Join us for a relaxed evening at the new European Startup Embassy, where Czech and Slovak founders, engineers, designers, and friends of Central Europe come together to show what they’re building, share stories, and raise a glass to creativity and freedom.
The door opens at 5:30 pm, demos kick off at 6pm.
Nov 19th, 2025 - 🧠 AI Collective 🧠 Harness MySQL for Next Gen AI Startups
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
What: We will dive deep into how startups can harness MySQL to power next-generation AI solutions.
You’ll discover practical strategies for architecting robust databases that support rich, real-time data interactions. Our expert speakers will walk through real-world use cases, showing you how to seamlessly integrate MySQL with Gen AI frameworks. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to optimize existing systems, this session will provide actionable insights to elevate your startup’s AI capabilities.
Nov 19th, 2025 - SF Ruby Afterparty by GitButler 🪩
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
What: The official San Francisco Ruby Conference Afterparty is hosted by our Ruby friends at GitButler!
Nov 19th, 2025 - Cursor Women in AI - SF
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-8pm
What: We’re putting together Cursor’s very first Women in AI event!
We'll be showcasing Cursor 2.0 - our biggest product launch to date, and inviting guests to demo what they’ve been building. Come connect with other female leaders in the Bay Area.
Nov 19th, 2025 - Networking Event for Young Professionals in San Francisco
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-8pm
What: Our networking events bring together young professionals in their mid-20s to mid-30s from all backgrounds—founders, creatives, job seekers, investors, and curious minds alike. Whether you're growing a startup, exploring new opportunities, or just curious to connect, you'll find your community here.
Nov 20th, 2025 - Founders Night w/ Precursor Ventures
Location: Palo Alto
Time: 6:30-9pm
What: Join us for a lively evening at our Founders & Investors Social! This casual gathering is the perfect opportunity to mingle, connect, and unwind with fellow founders and investors in a relaxed atmosphere.
Nov 20th, 2025 - Grand Opening: FounderNexus--San Francisco
Location: San Francisco
Time: 4-7pm
What: Founding CEO of DocuSign, FounderNexus.
Court Lorenzini is a true serial entrepreneur. With several successful exits under his belt, including launching DocuSign into $20B global juggernaut.
His next venture, FounderNexus, extends his passion for working with Founders to accelerate themselves and their businesses. Beyond starting 5 companies himself, Court is an LP in nearly 20 VC funds around the world and a direct investor in dozens of global startups. His work with nearly a thousand Founders has helped them achieve higher levels of success.
Nov 20th, 2025 - CrewAI Signal 2025
Location: San Francisco
Time: 8:30am
What: We are excited to announce CrewAI's second summit, CrewAI Signal, on November 20th in San Francisco, CA! 🚀
Join us for a day of deep dives into real-world AI Agent use cases, live demos, workshops, and networking with AI leaders. Learn how to leverage our open source and Enterprise platform to implement AI Agents into your business.
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-8pm
What: 🎉 SAVE THE DATE: MCP’s 1st Birthday Celebration!
We’re celebrating one year of MCP with cake, good vibes, and a look back at everything we’ve built together.
Join Stytch, DigitalOcean, Speakeasy, and Arcade on November 20th for an early birthday bash (yes, we know the real date’s the 25th 😉).
Nov 20th, 2025 - Surreal: Capturing & Recalling Memory - How Technology Remembers Us
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:15-8pm
What: Making the surreal, real.
Join us for another edition of Surreal.
We'll discuss the future of sharing and capturing memories.
Speakers include:
Matt Moss, CEO of Locket
Vanja Josifovski, former CTO of Pinterest, current CEO Kumo.ai
Cecilia Zhang, CEO of Phota Labs
Nov 22nd, 2025 - MRC Annual Hot Trot
Location: San Francisco
Time: 8-9:30am
What: 🔥🍗 Join us for our annual 5K MRC Thanksgiving Hot Trot. Our Saturday run with a frozen turkey for the winner. Start training...
Expect our usual Saturday energy — but with costumes, pie at the finish line. Our Annual MRC Hot Trot: Not your Grandma's Turkey Trot.
Race Highlights
Win glory and a frozen turkey
Pie waiting at the finish
Gift bags for the first 50 runners
Raffle giveaways for all donors
Costumes strongly encouraged
MRC vibes all morning
Nov 19th, 2025 - Cursor Women in AI - SF
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-8pm
What:
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