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Founders Bay Brief
Where builders are showing up this week
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Hi friends,
Iโm heading to NYC next week, and Iโm excited to spend time with the growing Founders Bay community there.
NYC
Weโll be bringing founders, investors, and operators together for a few special gatherings. If youโre in New York, Iโd love to see you there.
โข Founder/VC Dinner at Civic Hall โ NYC, Nov 12
โข VC & LP Meetup โ NYC, Nov 19
San Francisco
We also have a full week of events in SF for founders, investors, and builders:
โข Family Offices & LP Dinner โ SF, Oct 19
โข GP, LP & Builders Mixer โ SF, Oct 20
โข Executive Connect at Tesla โ SF, Oct 22
Iโd love to see you at one of them!
Mariane
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โ Mariane Bekker
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๐๏ธ Mon, Oct 19
 | StartX Med - Private AIRSVP โPalo Alto ยท 2PM-3PM PTIntro: Datasaur builds and integrates private AI and agents for enterprise organizations. We prioritize rigorous security and compliance, ensuring your mostโฆ |
 | Solo GP SummitRSVP โSF ยท 3PM-8PM PTThe Solo GP Summit is a gathering for solo GPs and the LPs who back them. It started as a WhatsApp group of solo GPs trading the things you can't ask on aโฆ |
 | The AI Doc With DiscussionRSVP โBerkeley ยท 5PM-7:30PM PTOur screening room is on the 3rd floor of the library past the elevators and through the steel door. PauseAI will lead a discussion afterwards with other AIโฆ |
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 | Writing ClubRSVP โSF ยท 5:30PM-7PM PTWe have lots of writers in Interact, so come join us for a weekly writing club! All are welcome โ whether you're writing for your Substack, journaling,โฆ |
 | THE SF DATABASE MEETUP: OctoberRSVP โSF ยท 5:30PM-9PM PTJoin us on October 19th for the SF Database Meetup where we'll dive into the fundamentals of databases and learn about some new storage systems built forโฆ |
 | Networking BanquetRSVP โBerkeley ยท 5:30PM-8PM PT๐ CASAB Networking Banquet 2026 ๐ Big ideas, meaningful connections, and inspiring conversations โ all in one evening! Join us for a night of networking withโฆ |
 | MCP in the Wild: Agents That Know YouRSVP โMenlo Park ยท 5:30PM-8PM PTPersonal Agents, MCP & the Next Wave of AI Join Snowflake, ODSC AI and SpaceXAI at SVAI for an evening focused on one of the biggest AI shifts happening right now: personal agents... |
 | Pickup BasketballRSVP โSF ยท 6PM-8PM PTJoin us for an evening of casual pickup basketball! Come play and meet other people working in tech. Jason from the Granola team will be hosting on theโฆ |
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 | Filipinos in AI - Let's MeetRSVP โSF ยท 6PM-8:30PM PTFilipinos in AI & Tech: Launch Event & Demo Night ๐ต๐ญโจ Join us for the launch of Filipinos in AI & Tech , a community series elevating Pinoy, Pinay, and Filipino software... |
 | LWVSF Member Book ClubRSVP โSF ยท 6PM-8PM PTLeague of Women Voters of San Francisco members are invited to our next members book club meeting to discuss โThe Pacific Circuit: A Globalized Account of theโฆ |
 | AI Agents to Scale Your StartupRSVP โSF ยท 6:30PM-9PM PTHow do you actually use AI agents to scale your startup? You have 12 tabs open and three jobs you havenโt hired for yet. What can an AI agent actually take offโฆ |
 | Ultra Capital X UCV Private DinnerRSVP โPalo Alto ยท 6:30PM-8PM PTUltra Capital, in partnership with University Climate Ventures and Stanford Climate Week, invites a small group of Stanford students to an intimate dinner onโฆ |
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 | Scrappy Founders Play SoccerRSVP โSF ยท 6:30PM-9PM PT12 Scrappy Founders - outdoor endurance community for founders and investors the Bay Area. What is this? 18 founders and investors play 5x5 soccerโฆ |
 | The SF Monday Music ShowcaseRSVP โSF ยท 7PM-10PM PTThe vibrant and growing music scene in San Francisco is happening right now! New sounds, fresh faces, and highly curated experiences are bringing somethingโฆ |
 | YC + A16Z | Private Founder DinnerRSVP โSF ยท 7PM-9PM PTJoin us for a delicious dinner and mingle with YC batch mates & alums. About the host Rho is the Business banking built for the AI era Everything your businessโฆ |
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๐๏ธ Tue, Oct 20
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 | AI / Tech Investing Forum 2026RSVP โSF ยท 9AM-6PM PTThe AI / Tech Investing Forum 2026 is a one-day event connecting institutional investors and venture capitalists with opportunities in emerging technology sectors. |
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 | Founders Panel: the Agentic StackRSVP โSF ยท 6:30PM-8:30PM PTFounders from notable companies discuss their experiences with building and scaling agent technologies, sharing insights on challenges and successes. |
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๐๏ธ Wed, Oct 21
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 | -1 to Anduril With Trae StephensRSVP โSF ยท 3PM-4:30PM PTTrae Stephens, a General Partner at Founders Fund and Co-founder of Anduril Industries, will engage in a fireside chat at South Park Commons as part of the -1 to Now series. |
 | AI Infrastructure NightRSVP โSF ยท 5:30PM-8PM PTโAbout the event AI Infrastructure Night brings together founders and engineers building the systems behind production AI. |
 | Open Source AI + Policy Happy HourRSVP โSF ยท 5:30PM-9PM PTOpen Source + AI Policy Happy Hour Open source AI is in the spotlight, drawing growing attention from policymakers, researchers, industry, and civil society. |
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 | Milvus Meetup - San FranciscoRSVP โSF ยท 5:30PM-9PM PTThe Milvus Meetup in San Francisco provides insights into the advancements of a more comprehensive retrieval engine for data treatment and search. |
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๐๏ธ Thu, Oct 22
 | Our EventExecutive Connect at TeslaRSVP โSF ยท 5:30PM-8:30PM PTEnjoy curated networking, authentic Thai cuisine, and an AI-powered drink experience at the Executive Connect event at Tesla, organized by Founders Bay. |
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 | FEATUREDStep 5 Preview Launch Night ๐ @SFRSVP โSF ยท 6PM-9PM PTStepFun and Together AI invite founders, developers, and AI builders to a launch night event in San Francisco to showcase the new Step 5 model and discuss future developments. |
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๐๏ธ Fri, Oct 23
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๐๏ธ Sat, Oct 24
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๐๏ธ Sun, Oct 25
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๐ฅ Workshop of the week
The SaaS Red Flag Playbook: Dodge the Early Mistakes That Sink Founders
โEvery SaaS founder makes early mistakes that quietly compound into expensive problems later: fragile architecture, technical debt, security gaps, and decisions that box you in as you scale. Drawingโฆ
โถ Watch the recording โ
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Hi! I'm Mariane Bekker, founder of Founders Bay, a community with 200,000+ subscribers rooted in Silicon Valley. I'm also Director of Developer Relations at 1Password.
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