Hi Friends,

Writing to you from sunny NYC today ☀️

Happy International Women’s Day to all the incredible women building, leading, and shaping the future of technology.

When I studied engineering, I was often the only woman in the room. Today, thousands of women are building companies, leading funds, and shaping the future of AI and technology. But we still need more visibility, more support, and more women backing women.

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👉 Women+ in Open Source Day (8:30 AM - 6:30 PM)
📍 135 Constitution Dr
💬 A full-day event amplifying the voices of women+ shaping open source technologies.

👉 GDC Mobile Gaming Kickoff Brunch Hosted by General Catalyst and vgames (11:30 AM - 1:30 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Network with fellow founders, executives, and investors as GDC kicks off.

👉 Kaedim x GDC: Donut giveaway!! (1:30 PM -  4:30 PM)
📍 Moscone Center
💬 Grab FREE Donuts for GDC from Kaedim!

👉 Batter Up San Francisco! (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 A free live pitch event for founders on March 9th. 

👉 Weekly Accountabili-tea Circle: Reflection & Planning - Members Only (1:00 PM - 3:00 PM)
📍 Frontier Tower, San Francisco
💬 Join for reflection, planning, and accountability on health & productivity goals. 

👉 Finance after Dark: Pricing, Monetization & Revenue Operations (5:00 PM - 8:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Explore how AI is reshaping business models while pricing and revenue operations adapt, with food and drinks provided.

👉 Golden State Warriors x Women Interested in VC! (5:30 PM - 8:30 PM)
📍 Chase Center
💬 Hear career journeys, learn investment evaluation, and participate in curated conversations.

👉 Noe Valley Town Hall with Saikat Chakrabarti (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM)
📍 Upper Noe Recreation Center
💬 Join Saikat Chakrabarti's Noe Valley Town Hall to honestly discuss what's broken in politics

👉 Bay Area post-Planet Nix Meetup (6:00 PM - 11:00 PM)
📍 Open Computing Facility
💬 Come to learn, hack, and meet fellow Nixers or explore Nix if you're curious.

👉 fashioning the future (6:00 PM - 8:30 PM)
📍 tiat
💬 This session includes a brief lecture on fashion evolution and a sketching activity

👉 SF meetup (6:00 PM - 7:00 PM)
📍 Zeitgeist
💬 Join for great people and great conversations, with no panels or pitches.

👉 UK Department for Business and Trade - GDC Reception (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM)
📍 One Sansome Street
💬 Welcome a delegation of leading UK games companies with drinks and canapés.

👉 Bites & Beverages by Aura | GDC 2026 (7:00 PM - 10:00 PM)
📍 SPIN San Francisco
💬 This private space is perfect for game industry folks to relax, mingle, and connect.

👉 PEMMY LAND GDC MIXER (7:00 PM - 11:00 PM)
📍 Harlan Records
💬 Come celebrate an immersive Fortnite environment built from personal history, cultural inheritance, and lived experience.

👉 Women Founders Private Dinner (7:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 This intimate evening celebrates women shaping the future of innovation, leadership, and scale.

👉 Slash X Approvely X Goodwater GDC After Party (8:00 PM - 1:00 AM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 This curated after-hours gathering focuses on meaningful conversations for those raising

👉 Grace Gong x Lightfield x Sequoia dinner x SVB [Venture with Grace CEO Club] (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join an intimate dinner in SF for venture-backed Seed-Series B companies' founders and selected VCs

👉 Voice AI Meetup: Promptable Speech Models (5:30 PM - 8:30 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join AssemblyAI's technical team for a night exploring Universal-3 Pro and U3 Pro Streaming models

👉 Run Time: GDC - 5km Social Run 🎮​🌁🦭 (7:00 AM - 8:00 AM)
📍 1 Ferry Building
💬 Join us for a socially paced Run Time: GDC 5K run to kick off your conference in style

👉 Unblocking Ethereum through AI (9:00 AM - 6:00 PM)
📍 Frontier Tower 🧑‍🚀
💬 Join accelerating new verticals and applications on Ethereum through AI, smart contracts, and programmable cryptography.

👉 1:1 Pitch Coaching with Andrew Radin (10:00 AM - 3:00 PM)
📍 Palo Alto
💬 Join Andrew Radin for 1:1 pitch practice sessions to refine your fundraising story and delivery.

👉1:1 Pitch Coaching with Steve Barsh (10:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
📍 Palo Alto
💬 Join Steve Barsh for 1:1 pitch practice sessions to refine your fundraising story and delivery.

👉 Elevate Your Pitch: Personal Brand Photoshoots for Women Founders (10:00 AM - 1:00 PM)
📍 111 Maiden Ln #540
💬 Refresh your LinkedIn, update your website, or prepare for press with imagery that reflects who you are

👉 GGWP GDC Pop-Up: Lightning Interviews & Community Spotlights (10:00 AM - 11:30 AM)
📍 Yerba Buena Gardens
💬 Share your story in 5-minute sessions to be featured across GGWP’s social media

👉 The Mobile Founders & Builders Brunch (11:00 AM - 1:00 PM)
📍 Dirty Habit
💬 Discover new tools, UA strategies for shrinking player pools, and how AI leverages monetization

👉 Jest Developer Luncheon (11:30 AM - 1:30 PM)
📍 717 Market St #100
💬 Join us for an intimate gathering of mobile game developers curious about messaging games and the future of interactive play

👉 Slug World 2026 (12:00 PM - 6:30 PM)
📍 Lake Merritt Amphitheater
💬 This outdoor, queer-run, women-run, autism-friendly event offers free snacks, drinks, and music

👉 Ukrainian Games Festival @ GDC 2026 (12:00 PM - 5:00 PM)
📍 530 Bush St
💬 Join us for a two-day celebration of Ukrainian games during GDC week

👉 Early Career Games Meetup (12:00 PM - 1:15 PM)
📍 Yerba Buena Gardens
💬 A low-pressure meetup for early career folks working in games to meet, swap notes, and make a few connections.

👉 Navigating Europe’s Digital Landscape: Key Legal Trends for Online Platforms and Digital Businesses in 2026 (12:00 PM - 1:00 PM)
📍 88 Kearny St
💬 Join Taylor Wessing for an interactive lunch session with EU and UK digital experts, exploring key legal trends across privacy

👉 Studio Ulster & Northern Ireland @GDC (12:30 PM - 2:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join for an exclusive lunch during GDC 2026. Featuring an informative conversation on Studio Ulster

👉 Dinner & Drinks with GDC Speakers, VIPs & Special Guests by ModSquad (5:00 PM - 8:00 PM)
📍 The Harlequin
💬 This select gathering of senior leaders across gaming, community, and trust & safety offers a relaxed night

👉 Global Founder Happy Hour (5:00 PM - 7:00 PM)
📍 Bamboo Hut
💬 Expect great energy, community, and an easygoing atmosphere to connect and unwind

👉 Open World Happy Hour @GDC (5:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join us for a relaxed mixer and the perfect chance to catch up with industry friends over great food and custom cocktails.

👉 Systems Trivia Night @Convex (5:30 PM - 9:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join us for a fun night for system and backend engineers to test their knowledge across distributed systems

👉 ISC2 Silicon Valley Chapter | March 2026 (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM)
📍 Heritage Bank of Commerce
💬 This session turns CIS Controls 1 & 2—Asset Inventory and Secure Configuration—into actionable steps to reduce risk

👉 Namazu + Oncade Happy Hour Tuesday Edition (6:00 PM - 7:00 PM)
📍 W San Francisco
💬 Unwind, make connections, and mingle with fellow attendees over delicious food

👉 Muni Funding: Info Session on Upcoming Ballot Measures (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM)
📍 Calvary Presbyterian Church
💬 Attendees can speak with policy and agency representatives, followed by a brief presentation and moderated panel discussion

👉 Stanford Club of Bulgaria | Evening of Exclusive Bulgarian Wine - Mission Bay (SF) (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
📍 701 China Basin St
💬 Enjoy a curated selection of premium Bulgarian wines, fostering thoughtful conversation

👉 V11 x Montage Ventures: Private Founder Dinner (6:30 PM - 8:30 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 This dinner is part of the V11 Dinner Series for curated gatherings of category-defining builders.

👉 Art Games! exhibition opening | GDC (7:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
📍 tiat
💬 This exhibition features artists and researchers using games as a creative medium, highlighting projects

👉 Nature of Code - Chapter 11 Neuroevolution (7:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 This book club/study group for creative coding combines reading, discussion, project sharing, and experimentation with p5.js.

👉 🔥SausageFest 16th: United Americas (7:00 PM - 11:00 PM)
📍 The Clubhaus
💬 Celebrate "United Americas" with GIANT SCREEN KARAOKE, unlimited beer, sausages, and legendary networking.

👉 Executive Dinner w/ Upptic and Adikteev (7:30 PM - 10:30 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 This relaxed evening provides a chance to unwind, swap stories, and explore partnership ideas in a low-key setting.

👉 Trust & Safety in Gaming: Dinner with Checkstep and Modulate at GDC (7:30 PM - 10:30 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Checkstep and Modulate are gathering Trust & Safety and gaming leaders for an intimate dinner

👉 RevenueCat Houseparty. #1: SF Edition (9:00 PM - 5:00 AM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 You're invited for an exclusive gathering for builders and dreamers at the intersection of apps and AI.

👉 Py AI Conference (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Py AI brings together 300 engineers, founders, and technical leaders to share what's working, what's breaking

👉 NachoTuesday: SF SaaS & AI Founder + Investor Happy Hour (5:00 PM - 6:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Exclusive SF SaaS & AI Founder + Investor happy hour with sponsored drinks and appetizers.

👉 Alumni of YC — Demo Day (4:00 PM - 7:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 50+ YC alumni founders have been meeting in working groups since January, and this is their demo day.

👉 GamesBeat Crossfire at GDC (4:00 PM - 7:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 The game industry is in the middle of a fundamental reset, with power shifting between platforms, creators, technology, and talent. 

👉 Fintech Forward: Strategy, Scale, and Success in a Rapidly Changing Market. (5:00 PM - 7:00 PM)
📍 Financial District
💬 Join us for an event focused on fintech disruption, emerging technologies, and opportunities created by AI.

👉 From NTU to Silicon Valley: Navigating Global Ventures and Networking (5:00 PM - 7:00 PM)
📍 Startup Island TAIWAN - Silicon Valley Hub
💬 Join for an evening of strategic insights and high-level networking, bridging Taiwan’s academic talent

👉 LiveOps Meetup @GDC26 (5:00 PM - 6:00 PM)
📍 Moscone Center
💬 Don't miss the chance to connect to other professionals working on Live Service Games

👉 BOOTCAMP DEMO DAY (6:30 PM - 9:00 PM)
📍 Stanford
💬 Come out to attend the ASES Bootcamp Final Demo Day, and meet the students who are building the future!

👉 San Francisco: 2026 TechWadi Iftar with Shepherd (6:45 PM - 9:15 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 You're invited for a YC Founder Fireside Chat, a warm Iftar experience, and new connections.

👉 Indie Arcade Party with: Unity, VIVERSE & Genies (7:00 PM - 11:59 PM)
📍 DNA Lounge
💬 Join over a thousand developers for game demos, tech-talks, and music, with no GDC pass required.

👉 Defense & Dual-Use Coffee Club (8:00 AM - 10:00 AM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join a small group of founders, operators, investors, and ecosystem builders working across defense and dual-use spaces

👉 Mapping the Steps from Intervention to Outcome - Roundtable Breakfast (8:30 AM - 10:00 AM)
📍 Hotel Nikko San Francisco
💬 Join for an intimate, invitation-only breakfast roundtable exploring Intervention Systems Mapping

👉 GDC GP & Angel Investor Breakfast (9:00 AM - 10:00 AM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join a small group of GPs and angel investors for a curated breakfast

👉 Immigration & Eggs | Build Breakfast (9:00 AM - 11:00 AM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Grab your morning coffee and join us for Immigration & Eggs

👉 The Council Angels x Somato: Invest in Your Wellness (9:00 AM - 11:30 AM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 This event includes a founder conversation with Hannah Fink of Somato

👉 Cloudbreak Freestyle Next-Generation Sequencing training on the AVITI24 (10:00 AM - 3:00 PM)
📍 1030 Brittan Ave
💬 Join for an in-depth, small-group training on the AVITI24, featuring hands-on instruction for sequencing with Cloudbreak Freestyle.

👉 Game Devs of Color Meetup (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
📍 Moscone Center
💬 This event is open to all who want to build lasting relationships beyond GDC

👉 MBC BioLabs Spring Life Science Vendor’s Showcase (11:00 AM - 2:00 PM)
📍 1030 Brittan Ave
💬 Join us for our Spring Life Science Vendor Showcase, bringing together innovative scientific and business solutions

👉 Lunch and Learn: How to Access California Cleantech Funding (12:00 PM - 1:30 PM)
📍 9Zero Climate Innovation Hub
💬 Join us for a practical Lunch & Learn exploring the innovation ecosystem connected to the California Energy Commission

👉 ChaosCon LAN Party! (12:00 PM - 5:00 PM)
📍 767B Market St
💬 A live, in-person LAN party built around playing Chaos Agents—the world’s first autobattler royale

👉 Bridging Silicon Valley and the World: A Lunch with Daniela Caserotto Leibert (12:30 PM - 2:30 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join us for lunch to dig into what it takes to find breakout startups and how investors think

👉 Deeptech Innovations: Japanese Universities Showcase (1:30 PM - 4:30 PM)
📍 Palo Alto
💬Join us to connect with researchers and founders from Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe Universities

👉 Invitrogen EVOS Cell Imaging Systems Training (1:30 PM - 2:30 PM)
📍 1030 Brittan Ave
💬 Join ThermoFisher for training on the EVOS Cell Imaging System.

👉 Bubblesort x Game Devs of Color Showcase (2:00 PM - 7:00 PM)
📍 78 Gough St
💬 A pop-up event showcasing indie games made by developers of color.

👉 GDC 2026 Visual Novel Meetup (2:00 PM - 4:00 PM)
📍 Yerba Buena Gardens
💬 Come talk about what you are working on, meet other devs, and commiserate together on tracking states

👉 GDC - Festival of Gaming DACH Networking Afternoon (2:00 PM - 4:00 PM)
📍 Moscone Center
💬 Join for informal networking, good conversations, and meaningful connections

👉 GDC Coffee & Cocktail Hour w/ RevU (2:30 PM - 4:30 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 This casual gathering is the perfect opportunity to unwind, catch up with colleagues

👉 [HOSTED BY FOUNDERS BAY] Founders Bay Virtual Workshop: Immigration Options for Startups and their Workforce (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
📍 Online Event
💬 Led by Ashima Duggal, Managing Attorney at Duggal Law Group PC, this session breaks down complex concepts into practical insights for fundraising, hiring, and company growth.

👉 [HOSTED BY FOUNDERS BAY] Founders Weekly Check-In For Pre & MVP Stage (2:00 PM - 3:00 PM)
📍 Online Event
💬 A weekly meeting for pre- and MVP-Stage founders to share struggles and celebrate successes, creating a community of peers.

👉 Japan Game Day 2026 (3:00 PM - 8:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 This event features "Japan Game Focus" for industry insights and "Japan Game Meetup" for networking

👉 Building the Quantum Future: Startups Closing the Gap (3:00 PM - 5:30 PM)
📍 Berkeley
💬 This brings together venture capital, quantum founders, and researchers for a panel and curated reception.

👉 Student Game Dev Org/Alumni Meetup @GDC (3:00 PM - 5:00 PM)
📍 Yerba Buena Gardens
💬 This is a meetup for members of student game dev orgs in college or alumni of those orgs!

👉 Bubbles & Caviar (4:00 PM - 6:00 PM)
📍 The St. Regis San Francisco
💬 Step into the fanciest living room at GDC for two hours of champagne, caviar, and clarity.

👉 🌐 Changing Climates and Our Oceans: Impactful Storytelling through Film (5:00 PM - 7:00 PM)
📍 9Zero Climate Innovation Hub
💬 Featuring short ocean-focused films followed by a moderated discussion on storytelling, impact, and the role of film

👉 Games and Investment Salon (5:00 PM - 8:30 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 This event features a featured executive panel and a salon-style reception for real conversations

👉 GDC After Hours 🍸 (5:00 PM - 7:00 PM)
📍 The Cordial
💬 Unwind after a full day with casual drinks and great company, joining Vibe, Adjust, AppTweak, and AppMagic

👉 SF Demand Gen Happy Hour (5:00 PM - 7:30 PM)
📍 Per Diem - Transit Center
💬 SF Demand Gen Happy Hour

👉 (un)Official UEFN GDC Party (5:00 PM - 10:00 PM)
📍 Local Tap
💬 Join meeting fellow UEFN creators, dev teams, and some random AI cryptobros.

👉 Mahjong Party for AI Builders (5:00 PM - 8:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Workato's AI Community Mahjong Night Series brings fun and networking together over tiles for AI builders.

👉 Global Founder & Investor Summit (5:00 PM - 8:30 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Founder Social Club & Venture Bridge Hub are hosting a Global Founder & Investor Summit

👉 PearX Info Session (Berkeley): Healthcare/Biotech (5:00 PM - 6:00 PM)
📍 Bakar Bio Labs
💬 Join Pear VC for an info session focused on early-stage healthcare and biotech

👉 "AI Memory for OpenClaw and Beyond" + VC Keynote + Startup Pitches (5:30 PM - 8:30 PM)
📍 Palo Alto
💬 Expect expert keynotes, startup showcases, live feedback, and networking and dinner

👉 Founders & Advisors Roundtable: What Actually Matters in the Early Days (5:30 PM - 8:30 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 We'll talk openly about traction, hiring, product decisions, fundraising, and the realities behind the highlight reel

👉 Real-World ClickHouse: Stories from Builders & Operators (San Francisco) (5:30 PM - 9:00 PM)
📍 CANOPY Jackson Square
💬 Hear from builders at fast-moving startups and large-scale platforms, learn best practices

👉 Bins&Bytes x Motorica Cinematic & Gameplay Trailer Artist Meet-Up @ GDC (5:30 PM - 9:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join cinematic artists, trailer creators, and developers for an evening of conversation

👉 [GDC] Industry Event with Kindred Ventures (5:30 PM - 8:30 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Expect a panel discussion on generative models, agent architectures, and persistent memory unlocking new gameplay

👉 Diversion Game Tech Leaders Evening (5:45 PM - 8:00 PM)
📍 Southside Spirit House
💬 Join Diversion for a private executive evening, bringing together senior technical leaders and decision-makers

👉 YouCode Forum: Building What's Next in The Agentic Era (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
📍 NYC
💬 Join us in SoHo for an intimate evening with James Kaplan, CTO of McKinsey, and Bryan McCann, CTO of You.com, alongside enterprise builders and technical leaders.

👉 design eng club: an evening on mobile computing - the story of general magic (6:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join creatives for a live conversation with Marc Porat, previous CEO of General Magic

👉 Namazu + Oncade Happy Hour Wednesday Edition (6:00 PM - 7:00 PM )
📍 W San Francisco
💬 Unwind, make connections, and mingle with fellow attendees over delicious food and refreshing drinks.

👉 Sentry Speakeasy | GDC 2026 (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Your way in is a limited-edition Sentry Coin, or a secret password sent 24 hours before the event.

👉 Agents doing Ops (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join us for an evening unconference exploring how to manage agents doing ops and give them safe access to infrastructure.

👉 Reach Capital Fireside Chat (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM)
📍 Wozniak Lounge
💬 Learn about the firm through a fireside chat with their co-founder and partners

👉 Playfull Rewarded UA Happy Hour (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM)
📍 Natoma Cabana
💬 This happy hour is for UA managers, growth leads, and performance marketers at F2P studios.

👉 Bio-Plastic Beats: Building Living Musical Interfaces (6:30 PM - 9:00 PM)
📍 tiat
💬 In this hands-on workshop, participants will explore the intersection of biology, material experimentation

👉 Heart of Neon World Premiere Screening @ Victoria Theatre (6:30 PM - 10:00 PM)
📍 Victoria Theatre
💬 The screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Paul Docherty and a networking party

👉 Pitch & Run San Francisco (6:30 PM - 8:30 PM)
📍 Willie Mays Gate
💬 Join Pitch and Run for a 5-mile total run along the Embarcadero with interval training.

👉 Anybrain Supper Club: In Collaboration with GDC (7:00 PM - 10:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 A curated evening for studio leaders and industry partners.

👉 GUMBO GAMES COLLECTIVE MIXER (7:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Come hang out with designers, developers, and artists from game collectives around the world

👉 Modern Star Wars: The Geopolitics of Space (7:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
📍 473A Haight St
💬 Space is no longer just the final frontier—it’s the next arena of global power.

👉 GDC x Kaedim: Games Leaders Networking (8:00 PM - 12:00 AM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Kaedim is hosting a gathering specifically for games founders, studio leads, art directors, and tech leads.

👉 GLITCHED - Women in Game Dev Afterparty (8:30 PM - 1:30 AM)
📍 Skylark
💬 Enjoy networking, dancing, upbeat party & video game music, and synchronized party lighting

👉 Vibe Your SaaS VC/Founder Mixer 002 (5:30 PM - 8:30 PM)
📍 AWS Builder Loft
💬 Five startups will pitch to a panel, judged on innovation, market potential, product execution, team, and business model

👉 AI Era in 2026 (5:30 PM - 8:30 PM)
📍 Menlo Park
💬 Explore the essential competencies for a shifting professional landscape in this expert-led panel discussion

👉 AI and the Future of Talent (6:00 PM - 8:30 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join Notre Dame alumni, founders, CEOs, and leaders for a fireside chat, followed by networking

👉 The Monthly Close: finance co-working & lunch (8:30 AM - 1:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Runway is opening our office for a co-working session for finance professionals in San Francisco.

👉 Mocha × Anthropic: Small Business Build Day (10:00 AM - 3:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 In-person buildathon designed for local founders, operators, and SMB owners to turn ideas into working tools.

👉 [HOSTED BY FOUNDERS BAY] Founders Bay Virtual Workshop: Reverse the Startup Model, Secure Global Scale First, and Unlock $250K Pre-Seed Without Pitching VCs (11:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
📍 Online Event
💬 Learn from Yoda Regev, Founder and CEO of Reverse Ventures, on how to turn an idea into equity and build a portfolio of innovations in the AI era.

👉 SpartUp Founder Fiesta 3/12 (4:00 PM - 6:00 PM)
📍 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
💬 Join for a panel discussion about the early-stage startup world, featuring startup founders and more.

👉 CAAGE Lunar New Year Celebration (4:30 PM - 9:30 PM)
📍 War Memorial Veterans Building
💬 Honor traditions, connect with public sector talent, and cultivate relationships that strengthen our broader community

👉 The Emergence — Featured Project Showcase: Creative Hackathon - The New Human (12:00 AM - 1:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 This selected project will continue its journey to Milano Design Week and San Francisco as part of the ART+TECH Festival 2026

👉 Free Happy Hour + Panel: Building the Next Wave of Innovative Climate Solutions, From Forests to Materials (5:00 PM - 7:00 PM)
📍 9Zero Climate Innovation Hub
💬 Join the University of Washington for a free networking happy hour and panel discussion

👉 The Sutton Capital Private Equity & Venture Capital Investor Summit (5:00 PM - 7:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Exchange perspectives on emerging trends in private markets and capital strategy

👉 UGC Mixer @ GDC 26 (Roblox, UEFN, Minecraft, Horizon Worlds, etc.) (5:00 PM - 7:00 PM)
📍 Mayes Oyster House
💬 Join us for an epic gathering of virtual world builders and industry enthusiasts connecting with fellow UGC devs and creators for Roblox

👉 The New Creative Standard: Authenticity in the Age of AI (5:00 PM - 8:00 PM)
📍 Freepik - San Francisco
💬 Explore how creators leverage AI in their workflows, maintain ownership, and develop a distinct voice

👉 StartX Fireside Chat with Sam Yam (StartX F10), Cofounder @Patreon (5:30 PM - 8:00 PM)
📍 Palo Alto
💬 Join us for a fireside chat with Sam Yam and co-founder of Patreon, exploring his journey as a serial entrepreneur.

👉 SF Swift Language User Group (SLUG) x CocoaHeads | March 2026 (6:00 PM - 8:00 PM)
📍 Lyft HQ
💬 Expect insightful tech talks on cutting-edge Swift development topics, networking, and learning opportunities for all skill levels.

👉 SuperPlane's Pre-Seed Party (6:00 PM - 10:00 PM)
📍 40 Boardman Pl
💬 We are celebrating a pre-seed fundraising round with friends and the community!

👉 SPC Demo Night (6:30 PM - 9:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Experience new behaviors, mech interp & steering, with demos starting at 7:00 sharp.

👉 Intellectual Salon @ Frontier SF - 3/12 || - Open Registration (7:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
📍 Frontier Tower, San Francisco
💬 A gathering of inquisitive minds where thought-provoking discussions and new connections happen organically.

👉 Catholic Founders Launch Party - San Francisco (7:00 PM - 9:30 PM)
📍 833 Market St
💬 Join founders, investors, operators, builders, and young Catholic professionals to discuss how conviction shapes what you're building

👉 DUMPLINGFEST 2026:YEAR OF THE HORSE 🐴🇨🇳 (7:00 PM - 10:00 PM)
📍 The Clubhaus
💬 Celebrate the Year of the Horse with unlimited dumplings, beer, connections, and growth

👉 Babson Alumni SF Meetup (7:30 PM - 9:30 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 This is an informal Babson alumni meetup for founders, investors, and those working in the startup ecosystem.

👉 GDC x Kaedim: 3D Artist & Indie Games Showcase + Pizza (7:30 PM - 10:30 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 GDC is about the people behind the pixels; we’re bringing together 3D artists, indie studios, and solo creators

👉 Poker & Pizza for Engineers (7:30 PM - 10:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Come enjoy a night of pizza, drinks, and poker hosted by Terac and Audacious Ventures.

👉 AI x Crypto Expo 2026 - 10-Day Innovation Series (9:00 AM -  6:00 PM)
📍 Edge & Node House of Web3
💬 Discover what’s next in AI, blockchain, robotics, XR, and frontier tech, with curated intros, practical playbooks

👉 SaaS GTM Leaders Meetup (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
📍 Standard Deviant Brewing Pier 70
💬 Q1 is almost done, but your pipeline targets aren't, and your static B2B SaaS website isn't working anymore.

👉 Robotic Agents Hackathon (9:00 AM - 8:30 PM)
📍 Frontier Tower, San Francisco
💬 We’re bringing real robots on the ground for a one-day, in-person developer hackathon organized by Cyberwave

👉 IndieCade @ GDC (11:00 AM - 2:00 PM)
📍 Yerba Buena Gardens
💬 Hang out with other indie developers and play beautifully weird and exciting games

👉 Multi-Tenant SaaS with ZeroDB - Intensive Workshop (3:00 PM - 6:00 PM)
📍 Online Event
💬 Designing a scalable multi-tenant SaaS platform usually requires stitching together multiple databases, authentication layers

👉 She Drives - A Women's History Month Experience (3:00 PM - 6:00 PM)
📍 380 Industrial Rd
💬 Experience celebrating women shaping business, culture, and community

👉 Triskaidekaphilia on 3/13 at 3:13 (3:00 PM - 4:00 PM)
📍 Farley's Coffeehouse
💬 Join this Lexi Ventures coffee meetup for biotech startup founders, entrepreneurs, scientists, and investors.

👉 Lucky Friday the 13th — Future of Gaming Mixer (4:30 PM - 5:30 PM)
📍 Yerba Buena Gardens
💬 Lucky Friday the 13th — Future of Gaming Mixer

👉 the residency - demo day (5:00 PM - 8:30 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 The residency is the leading global founders residency network, inspiring other companies and enabling the ambitious.

👉 WikiGameJam: Talks and Post-GDC Social (5:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Workshop for designers and Wikipedia enthusiasts to make, play, and learn about games inspired by Wikipedia.

👉 Moonlake Party (6:00 PM - 10:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Location in SF.

👉 OmniAI Grillout (6:00 PM - 10:00 PM)
📍 188 King St suite 202
💬 Join us for the first OmniAI grill out of the year!

👉 Clay Club SF: Clay Cup Nomination Day (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
📍 Almanac Adventureland & Brewery
💬 Clay Cup is here, and the SF Bay Area needs its nominee; help surface the best Clay operator in the Bay.

👉 Capital Meets Care (6:30 PM - 9:00 PM)
📍 Startup Island TAIWAN - Silicon Valley Hub
💬 This high-level gathering discusses cross-border collaborations accelerating healthcare breakthroughs across Asia

👉 refractions of the self / exploring the digital self portrait (6:30 PM - 8:00 PM)
📍 tiat
💬 Join this workshop to imagine different forms of self portraiture across traditional and digital arts

👉 AI Philosophy Nights: The Post-Productive Human (6:30 PM - 9:30 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Join us for AI Philosophy Nights, where we attempt communal sense-making on "The Post-Productive Human,"

👉 PROTO7YPE: GDC AFTERS - Open Registration (10:00 PM - 3:00 AM)
📍 Frontier Tower, San Francisco
💬 When the official closing party winds down, the real ones keep moving at PROTO7YPE: GDC AFTERS.

👉 Foresight Breakfast – Live from SXSW: Amy Webb Launches the Emerging Tech Trends Report (7:30 AM - 9:00 AM)
📍 Nordic Innovation House
💬 Join for an early-morning foresight breakfast and live watch party from SXSW

👉 Female Founders Hike at Lands End (8:30 AM - 11:30 AM)
📍 Lands End Main Parking Lot
💬 Join for a morning of fresh air, laughter, and breathtaking coastal views.

👉 Tech x HYROX Doubles — Mini Competition. Real Format. (1:30 PM - 3:30 PM)
📍 CrossFit South Park
💬 This is your controlled launch: a curated, small-batch HYROX simulation capped at 24 athletes

👉 5th Annual School Maker Faire Coyote Grange (11:00 AM - 4:00 PM)
📍 8140 Monterey Rd
💬 Come for a festival of craft and tech projects kids and adults can do, with outdoor and indoor project areas.

👉 On the Green (Mar) (11:00 AM - 2:00 PM)
📍 Presidio Golf Course
💬 Join us for "On the Green," a unique founder gathering blending networking with learning the art of golf.

👉 TechWalk - Presidio SF (10:00 AM - 1:00 PM)
📍 Presidio Visitor Center
💬 Join Techqueria SF Bay Area for a scenic spring walk through San Francisco’s Presidio

👉 The Growth Experiment (10:00 AM - 6:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 Your output isn't a product, it's momentum, eyeballs, and screenshots people DM their friends.

👉 Micro Biz Launchpad Weekend - Sacramento County (8:30 AM - 5:00 PM)
📍 Folsom
💬 Build something real, where everyday people can now build software products & automations in days, not months.

👉 Mars Colony Program (7:30 PM - 10:30 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 You're being considered for a founding position in humanity's first Mars settlement.

👉 [HOSTED BY FOUNDERS BAY] AI+ Renaissance Summit 2026 (9:00 AM - 6:00 PM)
📍 San Francisco
💬 The AI+’s flagship summit bringing together founders, researchers, and engineers defining the next decade of intelligence.

👉 Tech Tee Times: Friendly 9 Holes @ Fleming Golf Course (12:30 PM - 4:30 PM)
📍 Fleming 9 Course
💬 Join us for a relaxed afternoon of golf and connection with the SF/Bay Area tech community.

👉 Pre-JavaOne Sunday Special - Computer History Museum Tour with Bruno Souza (2:00 PM - 5:00 PM)
📍 Computer History Museum
💬 Bruno will lead a tour of the museum, decoding computing’s ongoing impact

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