Hi Friends,

Sorry for the delay — I just got back from an unforgettable weekend camping with Titanic’s End, a Burning Man crew led by none other than Justin Kan (co-founder of Twitch). The values of generosity, connection, and radical kindness I witnessed were unmatched. Big thanks to Chris DN for the invite — what a magical community.

Now, a quick ask:
I’m looking for a beautiful downtown venue for June 12th, 7:30–9:30PM, to host 80–100 investors. If you know a spot that could work, please hit reply and let me know.

Here are a few of our in-person events happening this week:

If we’re not already connected, I’d love to hear from you—please follow me on LinkedIn and Instagram. Let’s connect!

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Tuesday, June 3 - 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Wednesday, June 4 - 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Swing by TRACE (just a 2-minute walk from the Snowflake Summit) to fuel up, connect with fellow data professionals, and get ready for another exciting day at the conference.

​Breakfast will be served on Tuesday and Wednesday, from 8:00–9:30 am. Drop by anytime during that window to kickstart your day with some great bites & even better bytes!

Wednesday, June 4 - 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Ready to chill out with the Python community?
Join dltHub, Tower, and Deepnote for Cold Pythonic Iceberg Drinks at ZOË Cocktail Bar & Bites in downtown San Francisco!

​Whether you're a data wrangler, Python pro, or just looking to unwind after work, this is the perfect chance to connect with fellow tech folks, share some stories, and enjoy cocktails that are as cool as your code.

Thursday, June 5 - 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Join us for a founder-investor breakfast gathering designed to kickstart your day with real conversations, croissants, and warm intros.

​Hosted by Startup Intros at Digital Garage, this event brings together early-stage founders, investors, and ecosystem builders for high-signal networking in a relaxed, coffee-fueled setting.

Thursday, June 5 - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

​Artificial Intelligence is changing how we create, build, and do business—but what does that mean for protecting ideas? This workshop will help founders, creatives, and tech professionals understand how intellectual property (IP) works in the world of AI. Whether you’re training AI models, building products, or using AI

June 9 until June 29 | Online + Stanford University

If you’ve been thinking about breaking into AI, launching a startup, or leveling up your founder skill set — this is an opportunity you don’t want to miss.

I’m thrilled to invite you to apply to the AI for Good Institute 2025 by Impact Genius, a prestigious, application-based program held online and at Stanford University this June— the birthplace of many iconic AI companies. I’ll be speaking during the on-campus week and would love to see members from the Founders Bay community represented.

👉 Apply now: impactgenius.ai/institute
🎟️ Use code FOUNDERSBAY if accepted to receive 15% off tuition

Tuesday June 17 - June 19

We’re excited to partner with Human+Tech Week (June 14-20) to explore Human Potential in the Age of AI. Early Bird Discounts are available now, and along with our 20% community discount code, tickets will never be cheaper. Use code “FoundersBay” for your additional 20% off.

This link will automatically add our code (discount visible at checkout): https://lu.ma/humantech?coupon=FoundersBay

Visit the event site for more information on Human+Tech Week, Events, Speakers, and Schedule: https://humantechweek.com

(Remember, discounts are applied at checkout, where you’ll see updated pricing.)

Connect with Human+Tech Speakers, Thought Leaders, and Attendees you want to meet – before the Event! Our agents are happy to assist you – No purchase required: https://humantechweek.com/gobby

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👉 Turn your Codex agents into a production-grade coding team with a cloud backend (5PM-8:30PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Open-source coding agents are ready for production - if you give them the runtime they deserve.
This hands-on workshop explores how to deploy Codex-powered agents in production using robust infrastructure. Learn how to manage sessions, handle security, and orchestrate multi-agent workflows to build your AI coding team.

👉 🛳 PIER71 Smart Port Challenge Roadshow: BLOCK71 Silicon Valley (5:30PM-7:30PM)
📍 San Mateo
💬 As one of the world’s busiest transshipment ports and a leading international maritime centre, Singapore plays a pivotal role in global shipping and trade.
The Smart Port Challenge connects global startups with maritime innovation opportunities in Singapore. This roadshow highlights collaboration, funding, and growth possibilities within Asia's maritime tech ecosystem.

👉 AI VIP Mixer by G2i & Hypermode (5PM-8PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join us for an exclusive evening of conversations, cocktails, and connections hosted by G2i and Hypermode at Wayfare Tavern - The Sequoia lounge.

👉 Seats of Success: Immigrant Entrepreneurs Table (6PM-8:30PM)
📍 Mountain View
💬 This event is designed exclusively for immigrant entrepreneurs and small to medium-sized business owners who are working hard to grow their companies and businesses — often without the community support they truly need.

👉 FC SF • Founders Run & Coffee! (7AM–9AM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join Founders Common for our weekly early morning run with other founders, operators & creatives! Come run and then hang out afterward to chat with new friends across the startup community over coffee.

👉 AI Engineer World’s Fair 2025 (8AM–6PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 The largest industry event for AI engineers focused on building, not theorizing. Hear from hands-on engineers and founders pushing the boundaries of applied AI.

👉 Bites & Bytes Breakfast (8AM–9:30AM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Grab breakfast with fellow Snowflake Summit attendees just a short walk from the conference. It’s an easy, casual way to fuel up and connect with other data pros.

👉 Founders Bay Expert Office Hours: Startup Advice with Mariane Bekker (9AM–12PM) [HOSTED BY ME]
📍 Online
💬 I’m offering hands-on startup guidance from years as an investor, engineer, and community builder. Let’s dive into strategy, tech, hiring, branding, and more.

👉 Chaos Coding Craze w/ Yohei (10AM–1:30PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join Yohei, the founder-VC-hacker hybrid, for a high-energy live coding session unlike anything else. It’s raw, unfiltered “chaos coding” from someone building while investing.

👉 Research Week: AI and UXR, hosted by Heather Breslow (12:30PM–4PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 A deep dive into the intersection of AI and user research, hosted by Learners and UXRConf. Curated sessions from industry leaders make this a must-attend for researchers.

👉 GenAI Mixer by ElevenLabs, Freepik & HeyGen (5PM–7PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 An informal mixer for the GenAI crowd to talk shop and preview exciting new creative tools. Expect chill vibes, good food, and smart conversation.

👉 AI Agent SF #3 – Agent Protocols (5PM–8:30PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 For builders and researchers focused on AI agents, this meetup covers everything from demos to design discussions. It’s a growing community shaping the frontier of autonomous AI.

👉 CRV & CodeRabbit AI Engineer Happy Hour (5:30PM–8PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 An unofficial afterparty for the AI Engineer World’s Fair, tailored for folks deep into LLMs and dev tools. Drinks, laughs, and nerdy conversations guaranteed.

👉 AWS & Anthropic Gen AI Reception (5:30PM–8:30PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 AWS and Anthropic team up to showcase GenAI tools like Claude and Amazon Bedrock in action. It’s a chance to network with leaders shaping applied AI inside startups.

👉 TBT Panel: AI for Lab & Regulatory Docs (6PM–9PM)
📍 South San Francisco
💬 Hosted by TechBio Transformers and Ganymede Bio, this panel explores how AI is revolutionizing lab ops and documentation. Expect cutting-edge insights over great food and drinks.

👉 Game Night at Homebrew Club – Dice Games Edition! (6PM–9PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 A relaxed evening of board games and community for Web3, AI, and tech founders. BYO snacks, dice games, and vibes—newbies welcome, fun required.

👉 2025 AI & Big Data Expo International Pavilion - Korea (8AM–6PM)
📍 Santa Clara
💬 The AI & Big Data Expo, a key part of TechEx North America, is the premier event showcasing Generative AI, Enterprise AI, Machine Learning, Security, Ethical AI, Deep Learning, Data Ecosystems, and NLP.
Expect a global spotlight on Korean AI innovation with top companies, demos, and insight into cross-border collaboration opportunities.

👉 Bites & Bytes Breakfast (8AM–9:30AM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join us for breakfast just steps away from Snowflake Summit 2025!
Fuel up, network with fellow data pros, and kickstart your day with tasty bites and energizing tech chats.

👉 DaVinci Cafe: Longevity Series #2 - The Brain (5PM–7PM)
📍 Palo Alto
💬 DaVinci Café brings together experts across disciplines to spark innovation at the intersection of science, technology, and creativity.
This session explores brain health and longevity, creating space for visionary conversations and collaborative discovery.

👉 🧸 Build-an-Agent Hack Night (5PM–8:30PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Engineers, build your very own AI agent to take to work the next day!
Code, connect, and collaborate with top engineers while enjoying food, drinks, and expert support from Dagger.

👉 MLOps Days Sunnyvale: AI/ML gathering (5:30PM–9PM)
📍 Sunnyvale
💬 Explore the challenges and strategies of deploying LLM agents in enterprise production environments.
Get insights on evaluation workflows, dataset creation, and building scalable, reliable AI systems.

👉 Executive Perspectives: AI in Finance (5:30PM–8:30PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 A private dinner bringing together finance executives from high-growth SaaS companies to discuss the future of AI in finance.
Expect honest dialogue on automation, planning post–tax season, and emerging global trends.

👉 reAgent - the event for agent builders (5:30PM–8PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join Neon, Madrona, and GitHub as they dive into the evolving world of AI agents and real-world application challenges.
Expect high-signal, hands-on discussions with 150–175 curated builders and technologists.

👉 🧠 GenAI Collective SF | Special Mystery Event ✨ (6PM–9PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 A secretive, invite-only experience for those building at the bleeding edge of GenAI.
Expect a first look into what's next—before the rest of the world catches up.

👉 Graphite x Accel: AI Leadership Summit (6PM–9PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 A rooftop gathering of top AI tech leaders during AI Engineer World’s Fair to discuss the future of agentic development.
Space is limited for this high-caliber networking and strategy-focused night.

👉 An Evening with Modal at AI Engineer World’s Fair (6PM–9PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Modal invites AI founders and engineering leads to a private dinner celebrating innovation and connection.
Meet like-minded builders, share stories, and forge partnerships over great food.

👉 Humane Tech: Inviting All Builders (6PM–8PM)
📍 San Mateo
💬 For builders creating or integrating humane tech, this cohort offers space for sharing, feedback, and collaboration.
Whether you're an expert or just starting, this gathering is your launchpad.

👉 Bots, Beer & Boardgames (6PM–8:30PM)
📍 Mountain View
💬 It's a night of robot demos, cold beers, and board games at Robot Board Game night!
Bring your bots, grab a mic, and connect with the Silicon Valley robotics community.

👉 CWX Presents - Agentspace After Hours (6PM–10PM)
📍 Sunnyvale
💬 Google Cloud and CWX invite you to an exclusive cocktail hour at the AC Hotel to explore Agentspace—a powerful tool for enterprise AI.
Enjoy gourmet bites and mingle with Bay Area’s AI leaders and innovators.

👉 Cold Pythonic Iceberg Drinks with dltHub, Tower & Deepnote (6PM–9PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Chill with Python pros and data folks over cocktails and conversations hosted by dltHub, Tower, and Deepnote.
Whether you’re from SF or Berlin, this is a night to mix, mingle, and toast to the open-source future.

👉 Damn You Fine[tuned] (by Baseten & Oxen.ai) (6:30PM–8:30PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 A social mixer for AI Engineer World’s Fair attendees hosted by Baseten and Oxen.ai.
Expect fine tunes, fine wines, and a crowd that’s—well—damn fine[tuned].

👉 🧠 The Thought Experiment Lab [public] (6:30PM–8PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 A public philosophy discussion group exploring inequality, poverty, and moral reasoning through thoughtful debate.
Bring your mind and questions—leave with new perspectives and deeper insight.

👉 AI B2B Breakfast with Startup Intros (8AM-11AM) [HOSTED BY ME]
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join us for B2B Breakfast, a founder-investor breakfast gathering designed to kickstart your day with real conversations, croissants, and warm intros.
Hosted by Startup Intros and Founders Bay at Digital Garage, this event brings together early-stage founders, investors, and ecosystem builders for high-signal networking in a relaxed, coffee-fueled setting.

👉 Dev Day by Snowflake, feat. Anthropic, Andrew Ng, and WandB (9AM-7PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join your peers to explore demos of the latest data and AI technologies, hear from industry experts, earn professional badges, and much more.
This day-long summit includes luminary speakers like Andrew Ng and cutting-edge workshops from the likes of Anthropic and Weights & Biases.

👉 Customer Workshop: Technical Writing & more (10AM-3PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 This workshop will walk you through our newest AI features (including our MCP server), offer a chance to shape our product roadmap and get your questions answered live!
Expect demos, Q&A, office hours, and a networking lunch—all designed to gather direct feedback from active users in the Mintlify community.

👉 Founders Bay Virtual Workshop - IP in the Age of AI (11AM-12PM) [HOSTED BY ME]
📍 Online
💬 This workshop will help founders, creatives, and tech professionals understand how intellectual property (IP) works in the world of AI.

👉 SPC Summer 2025 Demo Faire (1PM-4:30PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join us for a showcase of the latest demos from SPC alumni and members.
There are no slideshows—just live, in-person demos followed by an open house and casual mingling with builders and founders.

👉 Mastering Generative AI in Action: an Interactive Workshop (3:30PM-6PM)
📍 Redwood City
💬 Join us for an insight sharing session and an interactive hands-on workshop designed for established and aspiring founders and builders of generative AI applications.
You'll walk away with practical knowledge on building scalable and creative GenAI products.

👉 Heavybit DevTool Sessions (5PM-7PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 We hosted 9 DevTool Sessions in 2024 and we're back in 2025 with more 👇🏼
Join this vibrant Hayes Valley gathering for thoughtful devtools convos, AI infra talks, post-work chill vibes, and 🍍snacks.

👉 Startup Pitch Night (5PM-8PM)
📍 Palo Alto
💬 Calling all entrepreneurs! Join us for Startup Pitch Night, an exclusive event designed to connect founders, investors, and startup enthusiasts in a dynamic and intimate setting.
This is your chance to refine your pitch, get feedback, and connect with potential partners in a high-energy space.

👉 Human-Centered Design in a Machine-Centered Future (5PM-8:30PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join artists, executives, and leaders in AI as we explore the tensions and opportunities between technology, design, and the human experience.
This conversation-forward event will dig deep into what it means to stay human while building machines.

👉 Calling All Growth SF Founders & Investors! Bo$$ Bites is Back! (5PM–8:30PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 The most intimate founder and investor VIP dinner experience returns to SF, curated especially for high-growth, venture-backed founders from seed to Series A. Hosted by Justworks and produced by Kamp, this event unites select founders, investors, and execs for a high-impact evening of deep connection, candid insight, and strategic relationship-building.

👉 TechCrunch Side Event: How AI Becomes Your Digital Employee (5PM-7PM)
📍 Berkeley
💬 Join us for an evening of candid conversation, drinks, and connection as we gather AI founders, builders, and dreamers to discuss the next frontier.

👉 AI Demo-ish Day: A Vanta Community Show & Tell (5:30PM-9PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join Vanta and an exciting lineup of AI companies—including builders from OpenAI and Factory—for an evening of AI demos, idea swaps, and real talk.

👉 Data for AI Presents: The Open Source Afterparty w/ EQUINIX, Structured Labs, Apify, & more! (5:30PM-8:30PM)
📍 Redwood City
💬 Join us for an exciting evening of insights, networking, and innovation as we explore the cutting-edge world of data infrastructure, graph databases, integration systems, and machine learning!

👉 Daytona AI Builders – Palo Alto, June '25 @SambaNova (5:30PM-8PM)
📍 Palo Alto
💬 This is dynamic gathering for AI enthusiasts, innovators, and professionals to collaborate, share ideas, and explore the latest advancements in artificial intelligence.
Hosted at SambaNova, it’s a great after-hours environment for bold thinkers in AI.

👉 AiOS SF Meetup (6PM-9PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 A casual meetup to talk everything AI + iOS!
Expect low-key conversations with app developers and AI tinkerers exploring what's next on-device.

👉 Video AI Summit - Demos & Tech Talks (TwelveLabs, vimmerse.net, xpressive.ai) (6PM-9PM)
📍 Palo Alto
💬 Discover three cutting-edge video AI startups.
TwelveLabs, Vimmerse, and Xpressive will showcase tools for video search, creation, and lip-synced bots for the next-gen edtech and media industries.

👉 Silicon Valley Bootstrappers Breakfast (In Person) Downtown Campbell - NEW LOCATION (7AM–8:30AM)
📍 Campbell
💬 A casual morning gathering for early-stage founders to share real challenges and swap practical insights. Join a supportive community of entrepreneurs building sustainable, self-funded startups.

👉 Adaline Applied x AGI House — The AI Founders, CEOs, & Product Leaders Summit (11AM–5PM)
📍 Hillsborough
💬 Adaline Applied x AGI House 2025 is the first summit designed specifically for founders, CEOs, product, and growth leaders building in AI.

👉 AI Apps in Physical World | Hackathon (11AM–6PM)
📍 San Mateo
💬 What does the interface between intelligence and matter look like? This hackathon explores how AI escapes the screen to interact with the real world—through robotics, embedded systems, and the next generation of intelligent devices.

👉 [2025] Stanford d.school Design for Extended Realities Expo (5:30PM–9PM)
📍 Stanford
💬 DESIGN284: Design for Extended Realities is having its inaugural public exposition event this June! Experience student prototypes from Stanford’s XR design course, where interdisciplinary teams tackle human-centered problems using Meta Quest and Snap Spectacles.

👉 Placeholder AI.Engineer Social/Meetup (6PM–10PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Organizers/Companies/Sponsors: talk to swyx to claim this meetup! Whether it’s a Latent.Space hangout or a full-blown karaoke night, this is a flexible social for AI engineers to connect, collaborate, and maybe belt out a few tunes.

👉 Edge AI Hardware Hack with Tenstorrent @ Studio 45 (9:30AM–5PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Come join for a full day of building on the latest AI hardware with the Tenstorrent team. This hands-on hackathon is perfect for developers, builders, and AI enthusiasts eager to experiment and prototype with cutting-edge edge AI tools.

👉 SF 30s/40s Mixer at the de Young Museum (4PM–6:30PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join fellow art lovers for an unforgettable evening at the de Young Museum, followed by drinks and great conversation at a nearby bar! 🎨✨ Meet like-minded professionals, creatives, and art enthusiasts while exploring the museum in small groups—then unwind together over curated cocktails.

👉 Laugh GPT: SF's First AI-Powered Stand-up Comedy Show (2025) (7PM–11PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 The robot revolution is upon us, and they've infiltrated the world of comedy! "Laugh GPT" pits human comedians against an AI in a no-holds-barred joke battle—live every Friday and Saturday night at Mayes, featuring talent from SF Sketchfest, Punch Line, Cobb’s, and more.

👉 Run & Walk with Ctrl+Alt+Run - WWDC 2025 Edition @ Apple Park Visitor Center, Cupertino (8AM–10AM)
📍 Cupertino
💬 Jumpstart your WWDC 2025 experience with a refreshing morning run or walk alongside fellow Apple Developers, Designers, Product Managers and Enthusiasts. Whether you have a golden ticket for WWDC or are simply in town for the vibes, this event is a great way to meet peers and energize your day.

👉 SF Game Development Annual BBQ at Golden Gate Park (1PM–6PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Are you ready to BBQ, bask in the sun (or fog), and hang out with fellow game devs? This laid-back community BBQ brings together developers, designers, artists, and gamers for a fun-filled afternoon of food, networking, and collaborative energy in Golden Gate Park.

👉 Algorythm+/ Level Up Your Startup Game: Mastering Generative AI (7PM–9PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Generative AI is still in its nascent stages, but its trajectory points toward a future where creativity is redefined. This virtual masterclass explores how AI-generated content—from images to code—can fuel bold, innovative startup ventures.

Hi! I'm Mariane Bekker, an investor and a tech executive with over a decade of experience building high-performing engineering teams at leading startups such as New Relic and Mindbody. I've led engineering through 5 acquisitions and 1 IPO. 

I’m the founder of Founders bay and Women Founders bay, connecting founders with expert guidance, events and funding opportunities in the Bay Area.