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SF IRL - Oct 16th, 2023
A curated newsletter showcasing the top tech & startup events in San Francisco
Jonathan Chang
October 16, 2023
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 #58.
Hope everyone is having a great October!
I'm Jonathan, the creator of SF IRL. I've been a Bay Area resident all my life and just moved into San Francisco about 2 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 4200+ subscribers. As we keep growing, if you enjoy reading these, please share this with your friends so we can hit 5,000 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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October 16th, 2023 - VC Unleashed: State of Venture Capital
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-8pm
What: Join VC Unleashed for an evening of networking & mingling amongst SF's founders and funders. During the event, you'll hear from a seasoned panel of VC investors on the current state of the VC market as well as how VC is evolving to meet the needs of startups in one of the most challenging fundraising landscapes. Drinks and light apps will be served 🥂
October 17th, 2023 - Logistics Meetup
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-8pm
What: Come hang out with fellow founders, operators, or investors in logistics. If you like having fun and talking logistics, this meetup is for you.
October 17th, 2023 - Fintech Founders, Operators & Investors Mixer
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-8pm
What: GSR Ventures and Nium invite you to an exclusive networking mixer at Nium's new San Francisco Headquarters. Join this community of Fintech Founders, Builders, and Investors, for an evening of connections and collaboration.
October 18th, 2023 - Pear Speaker Series
Location: Menlo Park
Time: 5-6:30pm
What: Pear VC is thrilled to continue our Speaker Series with Co-founder and Head of EPD at Gusto, Edward Kim. The Pear VC Speaker Series is inclusive of prominent tech leaders and their insights on effective leadership, entrepreneurship, and lessons learned throughout their careers.
October 18th, 2023 - AI x Travel Dinner
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-8pm
What: ✈️ Building in AI related to Travel? Come grab dinner with us! 🍽️
Booking optimization, Travel 'agents', generated content...
🛠️ Looking for builders, tinkerers, curious industry experts and everyone in between! 🌟
October 18th, 2023 - Future of Voice AI
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-7:30pm
What: Race Capital is proud to present Future of Voice AI.
Learning from the best minds driving the Voice AI revolution. Hear their perspectives on the current state and future potential of the generative AI and voice technology, its impact on industries, and the ethical considerations guiding its development.
October 18th, 2023 - Founders & Funders: AI With Elad Gil
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-8pm
What: Join us on October 18th for our Founders and Funders AI event live in San Francisco with Elad Gil. The discussion will be moderated by Pilot’s CEO and Co-Founder, Waseem Daher.
October 19th, 2023 - Enterprise & AI CoFounder Mixer
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6pm
What: General Catalyst and Floodgate are cohosting a mixer for founders building in Enterprise and/or AI, who are looking to find a co-founder. You're welcome to attend no matter how early you are in your journey. Due to capacity restraint we will admit a select group of applicants.
October 19th, 2023 - GenAI Collective Redwood City
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-9:30pm
What: We are so excited to bring our living room discussion series 🏡 back to the heart of the peninsula! Join us and our friend and community member Yang Tang for an evening of AI discussion in beautiful Redwood City.
This is not your normal networking event. Each meetup is designed to maximize the number of new people you will meet and meaningful conversations you will have. Expect to find your next cofounder, investment, or great idea right here! Trust us – this is something you will not want to miss 😄
October 19th, 2023 - ReForge Manufacturing Startup Showcase
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-8:30pm
What: We're excited to host a manufacturing startup showcase! During the talk, Ryan @ AMT will ask San Francisco's best manufacturing startup founders questions about their companies and the complexities of building and operating in the space.
October 19th, 2023 - BitsinBio x Vial
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
What: Join us for our next Bits in Bio event, sponsored and hosted by Vial where Head of Product Luke Bogus will discuss "The Future of Clinical Trial Management: Leveraging Technology for Savings and Speed."
October 20th, 2023 - Prompt Engineering with Bard
Location: Mountain View
Time: 5-7pm
What: Let's adapt Andrew Ng's lecture on prompt engineering for Bard:
Bring your laptops!
October 21st, 2023 - Dreamscape @ AGI House
Location: San Francisco
Time: 12-10pm
What: As a continuation of our previous Imagine hackathon, we are putting together the greatest minds in music & video and AI together to imagine the future of music and video - there would be 2 tracks:
October 21st, 2023 - AI Build Week
Location: Mountain View
What: The state of AI has accelerated dramatically over the last 12 months. Ideas that used to seem impossible can now be built in a week! This is the time to create the future.
Join a select group of builders pushing the envelope of what’s possible October 14-20 and present your project at the MIT AI Conference on October 21 in Mountain View’s Computer History Museum. Learn from each other and the best in the industry, target impactful problems and technical challenges, and launch a real project with an amazing team.
October 23rd, 2023 - Greylock Edge Launch Party
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
What: Join the Greylock team in our San Francisco office to celebrate the launch of Greylock Edge, our new company-building program.
Come to meet peers also interested in starting their own companies or in joining companies at the ground stage, meet founders a few steps ahead, and ask us any question about Edge.
October 24th, 2023 - SF Women in Tech Leadership + Networking
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:45-8:30pm
What: We are hosting a Women In Tech Networking Fireside Chat + Networking.
October 24th, 2023 - SF AI Funders & Founders Dinner
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-8pm
What: The AI Furnace 🧨🔥 (an AI community in NYC & London) is doing a takeover tour across the world and is coming to SF for a pop-up event this October.
If you are an AI founder, VC, or Angel in SF, we'd love to grab dinner with you. Sign up and drop by!
October 24th, 2023 - Exploring Your Next Thing with OnDeck
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-8pm
What: On Deck's explorer events are curated, intimate gatherings of talented folks, all looking for their next thing.
On Deck has partnered with Plymouth Street for a special Explorer event specifically for immigrant founders. You don't need to navigate being a founder or the US immigration system alone. Come join us!
October 25th, 2023 - MoneyisFunny SF Tech Pitch Roast
Location: San Francisco
Time: 7pm
What: Sure, an evening of early-stage tech pitches might not sound like an uproariously good time, but add in a panel of sharp-witted comedians and veteran VC investors, and that’s just what you get! During the show, four awesome founders of early-stage companies will present their pitch decks, then VCs, advisors, and comedians grill them with questions and roast the pitches. We’ll also offer a speed round during the show for a few lucky audience members to pitch their company ideas.
October 25th, 2023 - GenAI Collective x Rockship VC AI Blastoff Summit
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-9:30pm
What: Join Rocketship VC and the GenAI Collective in exploring the power of data and AI/ML in early-stage investing! Join the General Partners of Rocketship VC as they discuss how AI/ML is used in early stage investing, the future of GenAI and the trends (sectors, geographies, themes) that they see by leveraging the power of data to identify and partner with best-in-class early stage companies. Also hear from Rocketship’s portfolio companies on how they are using AI to supercharge their businesses.
October 25th, 2023 - pysmed ventures mental health social
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-8pm
What: Join the PsyMed Ventures team on Wednesday, October 25th at 5pm for tasty nonalcoholic drinks, snacks, and conversations about the future of mental health and wellness.
October 25th, 2023 - Pear VC Fireside Chat with Alfred Lin
Location: Menlo Park
Time: 5-6:30pm
What: Pear VC is thrilled to continue our Speaker Series with Alfred Lin of Sequoia Capital. The Pear VC Speaker Series is inclusive of prominent tech leaders and their insights on effective leadership, entrepreneurship, and lessons learned throughout their careers.
October 25th, 2023 - chat.CPG Happy Hour
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-8pm
What: Join FounderMade and MyPocketCFO for a happy hour with the who's who in D2C brand growth hosted by Haley Milano (Partnerships, FounderMade) and Alice Zhang (Co-Founder and CEO, MyPocketCFO).
October 26th, 2023 - SF Tech Party
Location: San Francisco
Time: 7-9pm
What: Hey SF friends, ready to party? 🎉🥳 We're going to host an epic party next month at a secret location in SF. Founders, VCs, and tech enthusiasts are all welcome!
October 26th, 2023 - GenAI Collective x OctoML Builder’s Roundtable
Location: San Francisco
Time: 11-12pm
What: Join OctoML and the GenAI Collective for a virtual event featuring leading voices in generative AI! This discussion goes beyond ChatGPT, as companies seek to build customized LLM applications that leverage domain-specific knowledge.
During this live, interactive talk, we’ll dissect the challenges, realities, and burgeoning opportunities of working with LLMs to build domain-aware applications including conversational AI, code generation, and content for highly specialized use cases. Learn from a diverse panel of experts and derive vital insights for your own projects from this engaging, in-depth conversation! 🚀
October 26th, 2023 - SF AI Funders & Founders Happy Hour
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-8pm
What: The AI Furnace 🧨🔥 (an AI community in NYC & London) is doing a takeover tour across the world and is coming to SF for a pop-up event this October.
If you are an AI founder or builder in SF, we'd love to meet you. Sign up and drop by!
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