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- SF IRL - Sept 11th, 2023
SF IRL - Sept 11th, 2023
A curated newsletter showcasing the top tech & startup events in San Francisco
Jonathan Chang
September 05, 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 #53
Happy September! Hope you all had a great long weekend and excited for things to come this month.
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 3900+ subscribers. As we keep growing, if you enjoy reading these, please share this with your friends so we can hit 4,000 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 🎉
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September 18th, 2023 - Opening Act with Brex x Deel
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5pm
What: Join Brex and Deel for a happy hour before jumping into your TechCrunch Disrupt plans for the week.
September 21st, 2023 - SignalFire’s AI Disruptors Afterparty x Chance to Win Disrupt Tickets
Location: San Francisco
Time: 8pm
What: My VC friends at SignalFire are hosting an epic TechCrunch Disrupt afterparty. If you register here to attend, you're also entered to win a Disrupt conference ticket
Monthly on Thursdays - SF IRL Networking Dinners through Banquette
Location: San Francisco
Time: 7pm
What: We've partnered up with Banquette - the innovative platform bringing people together over dinner! With Banquette, networking transcends the typical and transforms into meaningful connections and shared experiences. Join us at top restaurants, savor delectable cuisines, and engage in inspiring conversations with founders, investors, and operators in SF. Hop into our Banquette community today and start connecting over a meal!
September 13th, 2023 - Winners Never Fold - Summer Sendoff Tourney
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-10pm
What: 👋 We bid adieu to a beautiful on-chain LLM summer with a much anticipated poker tournament sequel with Susa Ventures, CBRE, Modern Club, and Maika (Webacy).
🔥 If you're building something better than your opening range, come get bullied into folding top pair. We'll all find out if founders or investors bluff more, and even facilitate friendship between crypto and AI builders... because you both matter!
September 13th, 2023 - How to Build the Right Product for Customer That Matters
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-9pm
What: 🚀 Don’t miss out on insights from our panelists - Lyft, Yahoo & Pave(YC S20) - to share their strategies and AI’s impact on building a better product!
September 14th, 2023 - Hack Night!
Location: San Francisco
Time: 7-10pm
What: Logistics: we'll meet in the Commons studio. Go down the stairs into 550 laguna (the commons is in kind of a basement space)
Feel free to join hack night slack!
Something you've been wanting to create, but just haven't gotten around to it? Come hang for a few hours of creative productivity to build something cool and connect with other Commons hackers.
September 16th, 2023 - The Board Walks: San Francisco
Location: San Francisco
Time: 8-10:30am
What: Hi everyone! 👋 Join us this Saturday as we walk 5 miles (10,000 steps!) through Golden Gate Park and connect over energizing conversations.
Our walk is open-invite for people who are curious, kind, and love to brainstorm about all topics. (Note: We ask that you bring a topic to noodle on! Check out some examples to get inspired.)
Dogs, babies in strollers, parents, and friends from out of town... bring 'em all! Our goal is for everyone to feel included.
September 17th, 2023 - AI Arts & Crafts Hackathon
Location: San Francisco
Time: 10am-8:30pm
What: Join us for an AI & Arts & Crafts hackathon in San Francisco, sponsored by Replicate.
September 18th, 2023 - Rapid Launch: Fast Track Your MVP
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-9pm
What: Join us for drinks & engaging and informative fireside chat featuring:
Stephen Trusheim (CEO & co-founder Tome, previously Partner & Head of Operations at Signalfire, https://www.linkedin.com/in/trusheim/)
Jozef Petro (CEO & co-founder of Sudolabs, 30u30, https://www.linkedin.com/in/jozefpetro/)
Annabel Pemberton (Legal Mind at Sparring, Co-founder of Law School 2.0, https://www.linkedin.com/in/annabelpemberton/).
September 18th, 2023 - Silicon Valley VC Funding Summit
Location: Palo Alto
Time: 12-7pm
What: This event is run in partnership with Angel Launch
We are Open Future Forum. We are leaders, investors, founders and engineers based in the Bay Area CA.
This is the 10th Silicon Valley Funding Summit and VIP Investor/Startup Tech Mixer. This event produced by Launch Silicon Valley, Angel Launch and Startup House.
September 18th, 2023 - AI B2B Investors & Networking
Location: San Francisco
Time: 4-6pm
What: We are Open Future Forum. We are leaders, investors, founders and engineers based in the Bay Area CA.
Details: Networking, Drinks, and AI and ChatGPT conversations.
Featured investors:
Jim Scheinman
Founding Managing Partner, Maven Ventures & the guy who named Zoom
September 19th, 2023 - This Week in Fintech Happy Hour
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-9pm
Who: Core Innovation Capital, i80Group, Pacific Western Bank, Method & SF’s best operators, investors, and founders
What: Fintech Happy Hour with an open bar & light bites
September 18th, 2023 - GenAI Collective Disruptive Horizons Summit
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-9:30pm
What: Join the GenAI Collective the evening before TechCrunch Disrupt kicks off as we gather leaders and experts from across the generative AI industry to discuss the disruptive innovations and companies looming just over the horizon!
September 18th, 2023 - Innovating Healthcare: From Vision to Ventures
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6:30-9pm
What: Company-building in any industry is tough, but the complexities of the healthcare system make success an even bigger challenge for start ups to succeed in the space. Not only are there traditional start up hardships (funding options, product/market fit, GTM), but also the fragmented, incentive-confused industry that is healthcare (FDA, hospitals/clinics/DTC, payors).
How can founders and early start ups take the learnings from earlier health care companies and other industries to create a compelling healthcare product in a traditionally difficult vertical to crack?
September 19th, 2023 - GenAI Collective x Galaxy Interactive GenAI Virtual Worlds Summit
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6-9pm
What: Join the GenAI Collective and Galaxy Interactive following TechCrunch Disrupt day one for a special evening of discovery and discussion as we gather leaders and experts from across the generative AI and virtual worlds industries!
This is not your normal networking event. Each community gathering is designed to maximize the number of new people you will meet and meaningful conversations you will have. Expect to find your next co-founder, investment, or groundbreaking idea right here! Trust us – this is something you will not want to miss 🤩
As always, food, drink, and incredible company will all be provided. Thank you to our wonderful host Werqwise and partner Galaxy Interactive for making this event possible.
September 20th, 2023 - Gentrace presents: Building with GenAI at Scale
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5-8pm
What: Ever wondered what it's like to productionize Generative AI at scale, from the perspectives of growth companies?
Learn how Webflow, Ironclad and Mem have done it today as they share their use cases and learnings over the past year.
September 20th, 2023 - Women in Security & Privacy
Location: San Francisco
Time: 4-6pm
What: Join us for "Venture Capital in Privacy and Security" with Women in Security and Privacy (WISP) at Okta HQ in San Francisco on September 20, 4-6PM.
September 20th, 2023 - Gentrace presents: Building with GenAI at Scale
Location: San Francisco
Time: 6pm
What: Join us for the fifth SF Llama Lounge, The AI Startup Event Series #LlamaLounge.
September 21st, 2023 - SF Women in Tech Leadership + Networking
Location: San Francisco
Time: 5:30-8pm
What: Calling all animal lovers who are passionate about advancements in interspecies communication!
We're hosting an event to discuss the latest technological advancements in interspecies communication. Join us for an evening to discuss how we can use technology and research to bridge a path for communication between humans and pets.
Here are a few topics we will cover:
Science behind expanding language vocabulary for dogs
Advancement in the state of the art multi-modal models to better understand animal communication
Potential for AI to change the way we interact with our pets
Towards canine BCIs - a review and future directions in deciphering the canine mind
September 21st, 2023 - LLM x Law Hackathon #2
Location: Stanford
Time: 8-11pm
What: After TechCrunch Disrupt, join top-ranked AI builders for a private, official afterparty at a historic art deco lounge in SF. Hosted by former TechCrunch Editor-At-Large Josh Constine and former ML engineer Oana Olteanu, now VCs at early-stage firm SignalFire. Come meet fellow founders, researchers, and investors while enjoying artistic performances, headliner DJs, and craft cocktails. Apply here for an invite to this epic evening celebrating AI and entrepreneurship.
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