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Wednesday, August 5

Wednesday, August 5 · Curated · Times in PDT

Showing 24 of 24 relevant events

Must Attend

Tier 01 · 1 event

018.2Signal / 10Must AttendAIAI Startup Pitch Night with Early Stage InvestorsWed · Aug 5, 5:00 PM AWS Builder LoftTLDREight pre-seed AI startups pitch live to investors from Antler, Fusion Fund, and Llama Ventures at AWS Builder Loft — deal flow for VCs, exposure for founders, ~109 attendees.Room signal109 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

Strong Pick

Tier 02 · 18 events

027.6Signal / 10Strong PickFintech/CryptoPrivy Home: IRL SFWed · Aug 5, 11:00 AM San Francisco, CA San FranciscoTLDRPrivy (the wallet/auth infra behind many crypto apps) hosts an IRL SF builder day with technical talks, workshops, and demos across AI, fintech, and crypto — a strong room for founders shipping programmable money.Room signal268 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

037.6Signal / 10Strong PickLongevity🧬 Inflection #002 — Health: AI's last problem w/ Omri DroryWed · Aug 5, 5:30 PM 270 Brannan St San FranciscoTLDRFireside chat with scientist-turned-founder-turned-investor Omri Drory on AI x health/bio, bringing 177 founders, operators, and bio-enthusiasts to SoMa — co-hosted by Pioneer Fund and Brex's Chris DN.Room signal177 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

047.4Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/InvestorWomen Founder & VC Meetup @ Hustle FundWed · Aug 5, 5:00 PM San FranciscoTLDRIntimate women founder & VC meetup hosted at Hustle Fund — a reputable early-stage firm; small (~21) curated room ideal for direct founder-investor connections.Room signal21 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

057.4Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/InvestorDemo Night @ WorkOS (August)Wed · Aug 5, 5:30 PM WorkOS San FranciscoTLDRDemo Night at WorkOS (hosted by CEO Michael Grinich) puts ~200 builders and early-stage product founders in one room showing live zero-to-one products — a solid scouting and sourcing night.Room signal203 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

067.4Signal / 10Strong PickAIFundraising Launchpad: Early-Stage AI StartupsWed · Aug 5, 6:00 PM Palo Alto, CA Palo AltoTLDREarly-stage AI founders get evaluated via a Technology Trust framework, with top performers pitching directly to VCs — a Palo Alto founder-meets-investor night hosted by Bond AI's Sahar Mor.Room signalRoom TBDHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

077.2Signal / 10Strong PickAIBay Area Frontier Research Club #16 | AI x Bio Track Launch (dinner + paper discussion @ Stanford University)Wed · Aug 5, 5:30 PM Stanford StanfordTLDRIntimate 36-person AI x Bio track launch at Stanford with dinner and paper discussion — a curated frontier-research room where investors and technical founders can scout the AI-longevity frontier.Room signal36 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

087.2Signal / 10Strong PickAI“Physical Intelligence and AI Infra” VC Insights• Founder PitchesWed · Aug 5, 5:30 PM Palo Alto, CA Palo AltoTLDRPalo Alto VC-insights night on physical intelligence and AI infra with founder pitches from builders like commandAGI and Menlo Research — a timely deep-tech topic with a natural founder-investor crossover.Room signal82 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

096.8Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/InvestorCoffee Club | Experienced FoundersWed · Aug 5, 10:00 AM San Francisco, CA San FranciscoTLDRIntimate coffee club for experienced founders hosted by Forum Ventures' Deirdre Clute (Forbes 30U30) and team—an early-stage fund and AI venture studio backing 65+ SaaS startups.Room signal18 goingDeirdre Clute · Forum VenturesView on Luma

106.8Signal / 10Strong PickAIlocalhost · vol 1 · for CTOsWed · Aug 5, 5:30 PM San Francisco, CA San FranciscoTLDRA curated CTO/eng-leader gathering on how AI is reshaping shipping—code review bottlenecks to "production-ready"—a strong room for founders scouting technical talent and AI-native builders.Room signalRoom TBDHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

116.8Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/InvestorAI Founder & Builder Poker Night | .local Build Fest WeekWed · Aug 5, 6:30 PM San Francisco, CA San FranciscoTLDRMongoDB-hosted poker night during .local Build Fest Week — no buy-in, free $500 chip stacks, drawing technical AI founders, senior engineers and operators for casual dealmaking.Room signal1 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

126.5Signal / 10Strong PickAIAI Engineers: AugWed · Aug 5, 3:00 PM House of AITLDRMonthly SF AI Engineers tech talk at House of AI — hands-on talks on frontier AI dev, a solid spot to meet builders and technical co-founders in the agents/LLM scene.Room signalRoom TBDHosts not yet researchedView on Meetup

136.4Signal / 10Strong PickAIAgents & Bagels: Weekly breakfast meet up for agent buildersWed · Aug 5, 8:00 AM Mission Provisions San FranciscoTLDRSmall, curated weekly breakfast for AI agent builders shipping production systems, hosted by Scalekit co-founder Tamilselvi Ramasamy — intimate table for hands-on technical talk on a hot topic.Room signal10 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

146.4Signal / 10Strong PickAIWild AI SF # 1 Hidden Infrastructure of IntelligenceWed · Aug 5, 5:30 PM Frontier Tower 🧑‍🚀 San FranciscoTLDRIntimate 25-person AI gathering at Frontier Tower digging into the "hidden infrastructure" powering intelligent software—a technical crowd of founders, engineers and researchers for hands-on infra conversations.Room signal25 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

156.3Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/InvestorStartup Pitch & Networking San FranciscoWed · Aug 5, 12:00 AM Thriller Social Club San FranciscoTLDRA focused pitch night with live startup pitches, direct investor feedback, and open founder networking — a solid, on-target evening for sourcing deals or meeting peers in SF.Room signalRoom TBDHosts not yet researchedView on Eventbrite

166.2Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/InvestorStartups & Networking in San FranciscoWed · Aug 5, 12:00 AM Thriller Social Club San FranciscoTLDRA San Francisco pitch-and-networking night with live startup pitches, direct investor feedback, and time to meet founders — solid, on-target format for both sourcing deals and finding co-founders.Room signalRoom TBDHosts not yet researchedView on Eventbrite

176.2Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/InvestorTech Networking Event by Startup Valley in San FranciscoWed · Aug 5, 12:00 AM Thriller Social Club San FranciscoTLDRA pitch-and-networking night with live startup pitches, direct investor feedback, and time to meet founders — a solid, on-target format for sourcing deals or scouting talent.Room signalRoom TBDHosts not yet researchedView on Eventbrite

186.2Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/InvestorStartup Pitch & Themed Networking San Francisco | Unlock Your IdeaWed · Aug 5, 12:00 AM Rick & Roxy's San FranciscoTLDRA 3-hour SF founder night with themed networking tables and 5 live pitches — a low-key, on-target format to meet real builders and test your idea beyond ChatGPT.Room signalRoom TBDHosts not yet researchedView on Eventbrite

196.0Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/InvestorAI & Tech Networking Event by Ascent ValleyWed · Aug 5, 7:00 PM Rick & Roxy'sTLDRA curated founder-investor-AI networking night to pitch ideas, swap feedback, and forge partnerships — solid, on-target relationship-building for anyone sourcing deals or hunting co-founders.Room signalRoom TBDHosts not yet researchedView on Meetup

Worth a Look

Tier 03 · 5 events