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🗓️ Monday, Nov 11

👉 AI Investors & Networking (4:00 PM - 6:00 PM)
📍 Palo Alto
💬 Come and Meet Featured investors
Featured investor: Chris McCann GP at Race Capital

👉 AI Talk Series: AI Agents (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM) [HOSTED BY ME]
📍 San Francisco
💬 We're thrilled to host our third event in the AI Talk Series, brought to you in partnership with Founders Bay and Open Future Forum.
This exclusive event will feature a panel discussion that dives deep into the world of AI Agents—intelligent systems that can perceive their environment, make decisions, and perform tasks autonomously.

👉 Japan Startups Product Open House (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join us for an evening of innovation with a lineup of products and services from exciting Japanese founders. These founders are looking forward to seeking technical feedback and industry inputs from experts across industries, sectors, and workstreams.
These global startups are ready to show you how they are tackling challenges in AI, biotech, HR tech, entertainment, and more to seek your feedback to improve their products!

🗓️ Tuesday, Nov 5

👉 Invite-only AI/ML Deep-Tech Founders and VC Meetup (5:00 PM - 7:00 PM)
📍 Palo Alto
💬 VC Nest: VC Nest is an exclusive hub centrally located in downtown Palo Alto, designed for venture capitalists and portfolio startups to thrive.
Our state-of-the-art space provides the perfect environment for innovation, collaboration, and growth.

👉 AI And Accesibility/Inclusion Tech Networking🌐 w/SignAvatar & GEH🏝️ (5:00 PM - 7:00 PM)
📍 Palo Alto
💬 Are you passionate about AI, accessibility, and creating a more inclusive world? We believe in breaking down barriers and leveraging technology to make the world more accessible for everyone.

👉 AI Developer Tools Meetup (5:30 PM - 7:30 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Come mix and mingle with other developers building on AI at the Komodo AI office. Komodo AI offers you the ability to launch GPU notebooks, deploy serverless training jobs, and serve models that scale with traffic. No code changes needed.

👉 API World After-Event Happy Hour by Alchemist Accelerator @ AWS GenAI Loft (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join us for an exclusive API World After-Event Happy Hour at AWS GenAI Loft! This is a prime opportunity for developers, founders, executives and investors to connect, collaborate, and share insights in the rapidly evolving API and GenAI landscape. Unwind after a day of learning and innovation, with a night of networking and knowledge-sharing among industry leaders, tech enthusiasts, fellow entrepreneurs and investors in the space. Enjoy drinks, snacks, and meaningful conversations as you explore new ideas and partnerships.

🗓️ Wednesday, Nov 6

👉 AI Keynotes at Microsoft (5:00 PM - 8:00 PM)
📍 Mountain View
💬 Join us on the 6th for an exclusive event featuring keynote speakers delivering lightning talks. Connect with VCs, AI experts, and innovative startups in an intimate networking setting.

👉 Navigating the Complexities of Building and Scaling AI Agents (5:00 PM - 7:00 PM)
📍 Palo Alto
💬 An exclusive networking session with Agentic AI builders in the Bay Area. This event also features a special panel discussion with leaders from the Agentic AI ecosystem.

👉 AI AGENT Founder and User Social (5:00 PM - 7:00 PM)
📍 Palo Alto
💬 We are Open Future Forum. We are leaders, investors, founders, and engineers based in the Bay Area, CA.
AI Agent founders social, building agents, people and agents will love.

👉 AI Security - Emerging Security Risks and Solutions for AI (5:30 PM - 7:30 PM)
📍 Palo Alto
💬 As AI adoption increases, so do the security risks. Every emerging technology has brought about new cybersecurity challenges. Join us as we delve into the emerging risks and solutions in the AI security space.
We are bringing in industry veterans from some of the most successful security companies (stay tuned for more info).

👉 AI x Content Meetup 🚀 (5:30 PM - 8:30 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join us for an exciting event where innovation meets strategy! Dive into the transformative power of AI with industry leaders and discover how to revolutionize your marketing approach. This is your chance to gain actionable insights and connect with like-minded professionals.

👉 Text-to-SQL Mini Summit (Hosted by AWS GenAI Loft SF and Waii.ai) (5:30 PM - 8:30 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Hosted by AWS GenAI Loft and Waii.ai, please join us for an exclusive event tailored to practitioners and enthusiasts of Text-to-SQL.
Panelists will include engineering/data/product leaders from LinkedIn, Microsoft, Waii.ai, and more on how they do Text-to-SQL and AI-powered natural language analytics today!

🗓️ Thursday, Nov 7

👉 The Venture Revolution (8:00 AM - 7:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 The underlying theme of this year’s conference will focus on how AI is transforming the way investors operate and make investment decisions. Our speakers will also share their insights on the future of venture capital, discussing how AI is reshaping the industry and what we can expect in the years to come.

👉 AI Agents Demo Day (4:00 PM - 6:30 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 AI Agents Demo Day

👉 AI/ML Infra Meetup with Meta, NVIDIA, Zoom Developers & Alluxio (San Jose & Virtual) (4:30 PM - 8:00 PM)
📍 San Jose
💬 Hear from a great lineup of speakers from Meta, NVIDIA, Zoom & Alluxio, who will share invaluable insights on building AI infrastructure at scale using technologies such as PyTorch/TorchTitan, Ray, distributed training, GPU optimization, LLMs, and more.
Immerse yourself in learning, networking, and conversations. In the end, enjoy the mix-and-mingle happy hour.

👉 Immigrant Founders Networking @ Microsoft Reactor (5:00 PM - 8:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Get ready to network and meet vetted immigrant founders, investors, and operators at Immigrant Founders Networking

👉 Sustainable Textile Makers Meet and Mingle Happy Hour (5:30 PM - 7:30 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Sustainable textile artists unite! Are you a textile artist using found, upcycled, dead-stock, organic, or otherwise sustainable materials/practices? Let’s gather for a social hour to meet and mingle. Learn about other folk’s businesses, projects, and aspirations. Meet new friends and brainstorm ways to collaborate.

👉 Women Founders AI Pitch Night (5:30 PM - 9:00 PM) [HOSTED BY ME]
📍 San Francisco
💬 🚀 Join us for an unforgettable evening as Women Founders Bay presents an AI Women Founders Pitch Night! we are featuring 5 extraordinary startups, all women-led, who will take the stage to showcase their groundbreaking companies.

👉 AGI Builders Meetup SF (5:30 PM - 8:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 It's a gathering where AI builders, researchers, and enthusiasts share ideas, inspire peers, and transform the future.

👉 Filecoin Orbit: Building a Resilient Open Source Ecosystem in the Age of Generative AI (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join us for an insightful fireside chat with Brian Behlendorf, a luminary in the open source community. Brian is a senior advisor on AI and other technical areas to the Linux Foundation. He is also on the boards of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Mozilla Foundation, and the Filecoin Foundation.

👉 CheckMate: Chess Night with Engineering Leaders (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 We are thrilled to invite you to Engineering Leaders Play Chess, where strategy meets intellect. Join us for a mix of strategic gameplay and insightful conversation!
As experienced engineering leaders, we know the value of strategy and focus. This event can be a break from the routine to play chess, connect with peers, and share a passion for technology and innovation. It’s not a sales event. It's a space for engineering leaders from the SF Bay Area to meet, connect, and challenge their thinking through the timeless game of chess.

🗓️ Friday, Nov 8

👉 "SRE meet AI" - SREday San Francisco 2024 Q4 (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join us on November 8, 2024, for a full day of tech talks, hands-on workshops, and networking with fellow SRE enthusiasts.
Hosted by Miko Pawlikowski, this event promises to be as enlightening as it is fun. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, there's something for everyone at Harness, right in the heart of San Francisco.
With plenty of opportunities to learn from industry leaders and connect with peers, SREday is the perfect place to expand your knowledge and have a blast doing it. So mark your calendar, bring your energy, and let's make this a day to remember!

👉 Beyond Boundaries Tech Summit @ Berkeley (8:45 AM - 4:00 PM)
📍 Berkeley
💬 Join us on Nov 8th for a day packed with insights, innovation, and networking at the legendary Berkeley Tech Summit! This year, we're leveling up with senior leaders from Google, Meta, Nvidia, Roblox, Qualcomm, and more.
Whether you’re obsessed with startups, nerding out on enterprise SaaS, building AI hardware (or just want to stay up to date with the latest tech drama 👀), this summit will have it all. You’ll hear from brilliant minds solving today's toughest tech challenges—across every industry.

👉 GDG Mountain View + San Francisco DevFest 2024 [I'm speaking] (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
📍 Sunnyvale
💬 Join us for an exciting day of learning, networking, and innovation at GDG Mountain View + SF DevFest 2024! This year's event will bring together developers, designers, tech enthusiasts, and industry leaders from across the globe to celebrate the power of technology and community.

👉 "SRE meet AI" - SREday San Francisco 2024 Q4 (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join us on November 8, 2024, for a full day of tech talks, hands-on workshops, and networking with fellow SRE enthusiasts.
Hosted by the Miko Pawlikowski, this event promises to be as enlightening as it is fun. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, there's something for everyone at Harness, right in the heart of San Francisco.
With plenty of opportunities to learn from industry leaders and connect with peers, SREday is the perfect place to expand your knowledge and have a blast doing it. So mark your calendar, bring your energy, and let's make this a day to remember!

👉 Machine Learning & AI Brunch (10:00 AM - 12:30 PM)
📍 San Mateo
💬 Join our engineering leaders for brunch to learn about the exciting work our teams are doing in the ML & AI space and how we plan to utilize ML and AI tools to drive innovation.

👉 AI + Creator Tech Networking w/ G.E.H🏝️ & Motion Flow (5:00 PM - 8:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Get ready to connect, collaborate, and innovate with industry leaders and creative minds! Connect with industry leaders, explore new ideas, and discover collaboration opportunities in the heart of Silicon Valley! Don’t miss out on this chance to mingle with like-minded professionals and thought leaders.

👉 ✨ Dinner & Fireside Chat with Matthew Stepka (Machina Ventures & Ex-Google VP) ✨ (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join us for an intimate dinner party and inspiring conversation with Matthew Stepka, founder and managing partner of Machina Ventures, and former VP at Google.
Matthew has led a remarkable career, from game programmer and law school graduate to internet entrepreneur and leader of impactful projects at Google. He now invests in "enlightened AI" through Machina Ventures and lectures at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business.

👉 Llama Impact Hackathon (6:00 PM - Sunday) [I’m Judging]
📍 San Francisco
💬 This event is part of the global Llama 3.1 Impact Grant series, giving participants the opportunity to indicate their participation on their Llama 3.1 Impact Grant application. By doing so, you’ll be eligible to compete in an additional specialized "Regional" track within the grant program. If you’re interested in applying for the Llama 3.1 Impact Grants, we recommend submitting your application after participating in the event.

🗓️ Saturday, Nov 9

👉 Founders Running Club :: SF (9:30 AM - 12:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Founders Running Club (FRC) brings founders, investors, tech, creative people and startup enthusiasts together for weekly easy runs and networking. We like to be comfortable when we run and finish with coffee and conversations. Choose your pace or follow a pacer—pets, friends, family, are welcome.

👉 Llama Impact Hackathon (9:30 AM - Sunday) [I’m judging]
📍 San Francisco
💬 A weekend of building for top software engineers and data scientists to make an impact on real-world problems faced by mission-based organizations. In Partnership with the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
Compete for cash prizes and exclusive perks from our sponsors. Winners will have the opportunity to implement their solutions alongside our partners, making a real impact!

👉 NexGen AI Agents: Computer Use (9:30 AM - 3:30 PM)
📍 null
💬 Come join fantastic agents companies:
Anthropic, MultiOn, AgentOps, Neon, and our sponsor, Notable Capital and build out the next generation of computer use powered agents!
Computer use has opened all of our minds to a practical AGI taking every action we take on our machines.

👉 The Future of AI in Content Creation and Advertising (10:30 AM - 1:00 PM)
📍 Menlo Park
💬 Welcome to our event on "The Future of AI in Content Creation and Advertising."
We’re thrilled to have three incredible thought leaders joining us to explore how AI is reshaping these industries. Together, they’ll dive into how AI is powering breakthroughs in creative content, enhancing personalization, and driving business results in the digital space.

👉 Becky Hill Concert (8:00 PM - 11:30 PM)
📍 The Fillmore, San Francisco
💬 My second love after tech is music. I will start including a few concerts happening in the Bay Area every week. Second up, Becky Hill combining EDM and Pop at The Fillmore.

👉 Hayden James - We Could Be Love Tour (9:30 PM - 11:30 PM)
📍 Midway, San Francisco
💬 My second love after tech is music. I will start including a few concerts happening in the Bay Area every week. First up, Hayden James We Could Be Love Tour happening at The Midway!

🗓️ Sunday, Nov 10

👉 Llama Impact Hackathon (9:30 AM - 5:30 PM) [I’m judging]
📍 San Francisco
💬 A weekend of building for top software engineers and data scientists to make an impact on real-world problems faced by mission-based organizations. In Partnership with the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
Compete for cash prizes and exclusive perks from our sponsors. Winners will have the opportunity to implement their solutions alongside our partners, making a real impact!

👉 Coffee Club SF (10:00 AM - 11:00 AM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Tired of the same old AI chatter? If you’re a maker, builder, or someone who likes to tinker without fitting into neat little boxes, we’ve got something better brewing. No pressure, no pitches—just good conversation, good people, and maybe, just maybe, the start of something great. Could be your next friend, a new customer, or even a co-founder. You never know until you show up!

👉 🌟 AI for Marketers Roundtable (2:00 PM - 4:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join us for a roundtable discussion on AI for Markets.
Who are you?
🚀 Marketers - Connect and explore how AI can streamline and automate your daily workflows and boost marketing performance
🚀 AI Builders - Have an early AI concept for marketers? Ready to bring your product to market and scale? This is your chance to validate and refine your product, and discuss GTM strategy

👉 [#5] Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell (2:00 PM - 4:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 We are meeting at Manny's in Mission. Prompts for discussion will be shared before the meeting. Looking forward to a thought-provoking and engaging discussion!

🗓️ Nov 11 to Nov 17 Events

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1. Y Combinator (YC)

Y Combinator is one of the most prestigious startup accelerators globally, renowned for its rigorous selection process and extensive alumni network, including Dropbox, Airbnb, and Stripe. Startups receive substantial funding, mentorship from industry leaders, and access to a community of successful entrepreneurs.

• 📍 Location: San Francisco, CA

• 🚀 Start Date: Winter 2025

• 💰 Upfront Cost: None

• 💸 Investment: $125k for 7% equity plus $375k uncapped MFN SAFE

• 🗓️ Deadline to Apply: November 12

• ⏳ Duration: 3 months

• 🔗 Apply: Y Combinator Application

2. Techstars San Francisco

Techstars San Francisco serves as a launchpad for ambitious founders focused on Deep Tech, AI, and Enterprise SaaS. The program offers mentorship, funding opportunities, and access to a vast network of investors and industry experts.

• 📍 Location: San Francisco

• 🚀 Start Date: March 10, 2024

• 💰 Upfront Cost: $20k

• 💸 Investment: $20k upfront and up to $120k for 6% equity

• 🗓️ Deadline to Apply: May 22, 2024

• ⏳ Duration: 13 weeks

• 🔗 Apply: Techstars San Francisco Application

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