Upcoming Founder & VC Events Happening This Week

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Mariane Bekker
January 22, 2024

🗓 Monday (Jan 22)

📍 508 University Avenue, Palo Alto

💬 Networking, Drinks, and AI and ChatGPT conversations. Come and Meet Featured investors Featured VC: Julie Liao, Partner at Yes VC

🗓 Tuesday (Jan 23)

📍 Online

💬 As the e-commerce landscape rapidly evolves, the role of General AI (Gen AI) is becoming increasingly significant. This two-hour online event is dedicated to exploring how Gen AI is revolutionizing the eCommerce sector by moving beyond traditional predictive algorithms to embrace more comprehensive and holistic decision-making approaches.

📍 San Francisco

💬 Gabriela de Queiroz (Microsoft) leads panelists from DynamoFL, ​​Orkes, and Edith.AI in an intimate conversation about their business journey with Microsoft for Startups and their cutting-edge work in AI.

📍 San Francisco

💬 Join your fellow founders, builders, and AI-first enthusiasts for a chance to hear from Pinecone founder Edo Liberty and Notion COO Akshay Kothari in an exclusive conversation moderated by Wing founder Peter Wagner.

📍 620 Treat Ave, San Francisco

💬 Join us for an evening of insightful discussions and networking opportunities at our Moonshot Mixer event! This event is tailored for the startup community looking for angel investment, bringing together entrepreneurs, angel investors, and industry professionals to explore the world of technology startups, angel investing, and startup funding.

🗓 Wednesday (Jan 24)

📍 San Francisco

💬 Clarity is hosting an in-person, salon-style event in San Francisco with leading AI and communications experts to discuss AI's impact on brand perception.

📍 3015 Hopyard Road, Pleasanton

💬 Networking, Drinks, and AI and ChatGPT conversations. Come and Meet Featured investors Host: Vasudha Badri-Paul

🗓 Thursday (Jan 25)

📍 San Francisco

💬 ​Join the Convex team, developers, and founders from SF for an afternoon happy hour with drinks, snacks, and limited-edition swag. If you are not able to attend, join the Convex community on Discord here.

📍 San Francisco

💬 ​Join us for an inspiring evening where you, the community, of AI practitioners, tech enthusiasts, and innovators share their 2023 tech adventures and vision for 2024 in brief, impactful talks. These will be followed by break-out sessions and plenty of opportunities to talk about the challenges and share hard-earned insights. See you there! 😄

📍 742 Valencia St, San Francisco

💬 Details: Networking, Drinks, and AI and ChatGPT conversations. Featured investor Paulina Szyzdek, MBA VC Principal at Bosch Ventures

📍 361 Lytton Avenue #100, Palo Alto

💬 AI Investor Pitching Investors and location on approval Featured Investors Chris McCann, GP at Race Capital Jason Nyeh, CoFounder Lamarka Jing Kuang, Founding Partner at Y+ Ventures George Hurn-Maloney, Partner at EnvisionX Capital Lisheng Wang, Partner TSVC

📍 Molly Os, San Carlos

💬 ​All climate fixers, domains are welcomed! Socialize, Eat, Drink, Partner

📍 The Savoy Tivoli, 1434 Grant Ave, San Francisco

💬 it's a collaborative playground for legal professionals and tech enthusiasts. Here, you'll mingle, share AI prompts, and dive into practical, hands-on applications of generative AI in the legal field. Forget formal presentations and podiums; this is an agenda-free zone dedicated to learning, collaboration, and real-world applications over drinks.

📍 San Francisco

💬 🔥 Get ready for engaging fireside chats featuring Mariane Bekker and Hafsa Tahir as they share their journeys from Software Engineer to Founder, and another chat with Tech Influencer Daliana Liu (200k+ followers) on exclusive tips to grow your social media presence. Gain valuable insights, wisdom, and inspiration from their experiences.

🗓 Friday (Jan 26)

📍 Plug and Play Tech Center, Sunnyvale

💬 ​Welcome to the first Silicon Valley Global Prospects Summit (SVGPS) in collaboration with the Chinese Tech Network in the Bay Area! SVGPS is the first event in our Global Prospects Summit Series, with the second conference in Beijing and the final conference in Oxford.

📍 Canopy Jackson Square, San Francisco

💬 ​Join us in person at Canopy Jackson Square on Fri. Jan 26th 530pm, in the heart of San Francisco for an unforgettable evening of a Web3 hilarious comedy roast and witty banter.

🗓 Saturday (Jan 27)

📍 JJ Lake Business Center, Mountain View

💬 ​Join us to delve into startup entrepreneurship and learn how to navigate the challenging journey from zero to one. We have an exciting lineup of topics spearheaded by experienced startup founders and industry leaders:

🗓 Sunday (Jan 28)

📍 Cupertino

💬 Bay Area Founders Club Presents:​Learn Golf for FREE with Keith Shiver​Join us for our FREE Golf Event on Sunday, Jan 28, to network with like-minded founders and VCs from the Bay Area Founders Club community!

📍 Stanford

Hi! I'm Mariane Bekker, 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 passionate about promoting diversity and inclusion in the tech industry and helping founders succeed. That's why I founded Upward, an agency specializing in assisting early-stage startups find and hire top local engineering talent.