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SF IRL - Oct 13th, 2025
A curated newsletter showcasing the top tech & startup events in San Francisco
Jonathan Chang
October 13, 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 #167.
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
Oct 14th, 2025 - Antler Founder Series: AMA with Sumir Meghani + Co-Founder Connect
Location: San Francisco
Time: 1-3:30pm
What: We're opening up a handful seats at some of our Residency events to the SF early-stage founder community this Fall.
Join us for an afternoon of co-founder mingling and an exclusive fireside chat with CEO and Co-Founder of Instawork, Sumir Meghani.
Oct 14th, 2025 - San Francisco n8n Meetup
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-9pm
What: Join us for an n8n Community Meetup in San Francisco!
In partnership with Vapi!
Vapi is the developer platform for building voice AI agents.
We’re excited to invite you to our n8n meetup in San Francisco, hosted by our Community Manager, Dylan Watkins.
Connect with automation enthusiasts, developers, and builders as we explore powerful use cases, share knowledge, and collaborate on building with n8n. Whether you're just getting started or already deep in your workflow game, this meetup is your chance to get inspired, troubleshoot, and network with other n8n users.
Oct 15th, 2025 - Agents & Meatballs
Location: San Francisco
Time: 1-6pm
What: The future of work has never been this saucy.
Join us just 10 minutes from the Dreamforce main venue — no conference badge needed — to demystify AI agents while enjoying great food and even better company.
🫴 Here’s what to expect:
A relaxed hideaway 10 mins from Dreamforce – right next to IKEA 🛋️
Hands-on stations: learn about practical agent applications, spin the Agent Demo Roulette, share your dream use cases
Live demos and conversations that make agents clear and actionable, not hype
Meatballs (with plenty of vegetarian options too!)
Oct 15th, 2025 - VC Panel Fireside: State of Fundraising for Early Stage Founders
Location: San Francisco
Time: 1-2pm
What: Join us for an exclusive conversation with leading investors shaping the future of early-stage investing. In this candid panel, partners from Khosla Ventures, Altimeter Capital, and Emergence Capital will share insights on today’s fundraising landscape — what’s changing, what investors are prioritizing, and how founders can position themselves to raise successfully in 2025 and beyond.
Oct 15th, 2025 - Evening for Technical Founders, Kleiner Perkins x Oddbird VC
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:45-7:45pm
What: Join us for an exclusive, curated evening for technical founders —a space designed for builders to connect, exchange ideas, and learn alongside KP and Oddbird.
Oct 17th, 2025 - Veo 3 vs Sora 2
Location: Mountain View
Time: 5-7pm
What: 5:00 to 5:50 pm Welcome!
(Security will be at the entrance facing Shoreline Blvd)
5:50 to 6:00 pm Magic Moments
6:00 to 6:20 pm Veo 3 vs Sora 2
6:20 to 7:00 pm Networking
Oct 18th, 2025 - NET | WORK — Rackets, Refreshments, Relationships
Location: San Francisco
Time: 12-4pm
What: To celebrate the opening of Metaview’s new San Francisco office, we’re doing something a little different. Join us for a day of padel and pickleball with some of the sharpest operators and builders in tech.
Whether you’re chasing the win or just here for the courtside cocktails, this isn’t just about sport — it’s about connecting with the best of tech, IRL.
Oct 18th, 2025 - MITAI Conference 2025: Transforming Industries, Empowering Humanity
Location: Mountain View
Time: 7:30am
What: Join global AI leaders and visionaries for groundbreaking discussions at the forefront of development, policy, and innovation. Gain insider perspectives on the technologies shaping our world.
Since 2017, we've been bringing together leaders and influencers in the AI community who are at the forefront of solving the world’s most challenging problems through creative applications of technologies.
Oct 22nd, 2025 - 📊 AI BENCHMARK CLUB
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
What: tl;dr Come join us for technical talks focusing on AI benchmarks. We're a group of AI engineers, researchers, and academics.
Get ready for three incredible speakers / industry leaders:
Mark Saroufim from GPU Mode / Meta
Daniel Kim from Cerebras
Oct 23rd, 2025 - Beta University Q4 Startup Demo & Showcase
Location: Palo Alto
Time: 6-8:30pm
What: Join us for an evening of innovation and inspiration as standout founders from the Beta U community take the stage to demo what they’ve built — and what’s coming next.
Whether you're an investor, builder, or curious supporter, this is your chance to connect with the people shaping the future — one product at a time.
Oct 24th, 2025 - $5000 De-Vibed Hackathon
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6:30pm
What: De-vibe Hackathon - How to vibe code without AI slop.
Attention hackers, builders and founders!
Do you like Hackathons where you generate lost of AI slop code that makes a cool demo but breaks every time you try to add a new feature?
If so, you're in the wrong place.
Come to the De-vibed Hackathon and prove that it's possible to build real software with AI coding.
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