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The Bay Area’s best events—ranked by signal.

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August 3–9 · Curated · Times in PDT

Showing 42 of 42 relevant events

Must Attend

Tier 01 · 2 events

018.7Signal / 10Must AttendHackathonGrokathonSat · Aug 8, 9:00 AM San Francisco, CA San FranciscoTLDRxAI's own 12-hour Grokathon: build on cutting-edge Grok models and X APIs, meet the Grok 4.5 creators, and compete for prizes — a rare direct line to a frontier-lab team.Room signalRoom TBDHosts not yet researchedView on Official site

028.4Signal / 10Must AttendFounder/InvestorPrivate Founders & Funders Craft Pizza Lab feat. General Partner at GreatPoint Ventures ($1.5B+ AUM) & Partner at Basis Set ($850M+ AUM)Thu · Aug 6, 6:00 PM Venue to be shown to approved guests San FranciscoTLDRInvite-only, 25-seat pizza lab with a GreatPoint Ventures GP ($1.5B AUM) and a Basis Set Ventures partner ($850M AUM) doing an open AMA on fundraising and AI PMF — for $500K–$10M+ ARR founders.Room signal25 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Supermomos

Strong Pick

Tier 02 · 28 events

037.8Signal / 10Strong PickAI🧬 Inflection #002 — Health: AI's last problem w/ Omri DroryWed · Aug 5, 5:30 PM 270 Brannan St San FranciscoTLDRInflection's #002 salon tackles AI applied to healthcare with Omri Drory, hosted by Pioneer Fund's Gaurav Maken — a curated 128-seat night at the AI × health frontier for founders and investors.Room signal177 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

047.8Signal / 10Strong PickAIDEMO NIGHT with The AI CollectiveThu · Aug 6, 5:30 PM AWS Builder LoftTLDREight pre-Series A AI founders demo live at AWS Builder Loft with The AI Collective (SF Chapter Lead Ash Kumra) — a tight, deal-sourcing demo night for investors and a peer-scouting room for founders.Room signal133 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

057.5Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/Investor136th SF Hardware Meetup @ Studio 45 | Demo NightThu · Aug 6, 6:30 PM San FranciscoTLDRThe 136th SF Hardware Meetup demo night: ~188 builders showcasing hardware/deep-tech prototypes — a long-running series and prime hunting ground for investors and co-founders in physical tech.Room signal279 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

067.4Signal / 10Strong PickAIBuilt on Baseten | AI Demo NightTue · Aug 4, 6:00 PM San FranciscoTLDRAI demo night hosted by Baseten (ML inference infra) with 131 builders; Inferless CEO Aishwarya Goel among hosts — a solid place to scout AI infra founders and early teams.Room signal183 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

077.4Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/InvestorWomen Founder & VC Meetup @ Hustle FundWed · Aug 5, 5:00 PM San FranciscoTLDRIntimate 15-person founder–VC meetup hosted at Hustle Fund, a respected pre-seed firm — small seats mean real face time with an active early-stage investor.Room signal21 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

087.4Signal / 10Strong PickAIBay Area Frontier Research Club #16 | AI x Bio Track Launch (dinner + paper discussion @ Stanford University)Wed · Aug 5, 5:30 PM StanfordTLDRLaunch of an AI x Bio track at Stanford — small (34-seat) dinner + paper discussion on one of the hottest frontier themes; ideal for founders and investors scouting technical talent and deep-tech deal flow.Room signal36 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

097.4Signal / 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, and top teams pitch VCs live — hosted by Sahar Mor of Bond AI, an active Bay Area AI community organizer.Room signalRoom TBDHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

107.4Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/InvestorScrappy (AI) Founders Go Camping (+hiking)Fri · Aug 7, 4:00 PM San Francisco, CA San FranciscoTLDRA tightly curated 12-person retreat of vetted AI founders and investors camping and hiking together — the kind of small-group bonding that builds real relationships and deals.Room signalRoom TBDHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

117.2Signal / 10Strong PickAIAgents That PayMon · Aug 3, 6:00 PM AWS Builder LoftTLDRHands-on session building AI agents that autonomously manage payments and buy API access, led by Nevermined founders/engineers — squarely on the hot agentic-payments theme via Cerebral Valley.Room signal62 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

127.2Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/InvestorCoffee Club | Experienced FoundersWed · Aug 5, 10:00 AM San Francisco, CA San FranciscoTLDRSmall-group coffee with Forum Ventures partners (Dave Coen, Sruthi Sivanandan, Deirdre Clute)—an early-stage SaaS/AI fund and venture studio behind 65+ companies; intimate face time for experienced founders.Room signal18 goingDeirdre Clute · Forum VenturesView on Luma

137.2Signal / 10Strong PickAI“Physical Intelligence and AI Infra” VC Insights• Founder PitchesWed · Aug 5, 5:30 PM Palo Alto, CA Palo AltoTLDRPhysical AI and infra is one of the hottest 2025 themes — this Palo Alto session pairs VC insights with founder pitches to a curated 64-person room, useful for both scouting deals and sizing up the space.Room signal82 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

147.0Signal / 10Strong PickHackathonMemory Meets Motion: Hackathon - Open RegistrationMon · Aug 3, 8:00 AM Frontier Tower @ Spaceship 995 Market Street, San FranciscoTLDRHackathon at SF's Frontier Tower fusing memory and motion (AI + robotics/physical AI) — a hands-on build day to find technical co-founders and scout emerging deep-tech talent.Room signal31 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

157.0Signal / 10Strong PickAIClaude Code Demos: Building the State of the ArtTue · Aug 4, 6:45 PM 550 Laguna StTLDRAn intimate 16-person Claude Code session where builders swap real agentic-coding workflows via live demos, then hack on projects together — a hands-on night for founders riding the AI-agent wave.Room signal16 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

166.8Signal / 10Strong PickAIAI Founder & Builder Poker Night | .local Build Fest WeekWed · Aug 5, 6:30 PM San Francisco, CA San FranciscoTLDRMongoDB hosts a no-buy-in poker night for technical AI founders, senior engineers, and operators during .local Build Fest Week — a relaxed, high-signal room for co-founder and deal connections.Room signal1 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

176.5Signal / 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

186.4Signal / 10Strong PickAIAgents & Bagels: Weekly breakfast meet up for agent buildersWed · Aug 5, 8:00 AM Mission Provisions San FranciscoTLDRWeekly SF breakfast for AI agent builders, hosted by Scalekit co-founder Tamilselvi Ramasamy — a low-key, recurring spot to swap notes with technical founders shipping agents.Room signal10 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

196.4Signal / 10Strong PickFintech/CryptoPrivy Home: IRL SFWed · Aug 5, 11:00 AM San FranciscoTLDRPrivy's IRL SF gathering (220 guests) blends crypto infra and AI builders — meet BlockSpaceForce's Spencer Yang, DSRV founder Jiyun Kim, and ex-JPMorgan Data/AI MD Hitesh Seth.Room signal268 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

206.3Signal / 10Strong PickAIAI After HoursTue · Aug 4, 5:00 PM Saluhall SF Saluhall SFTLDRIntimate 30-person AI happy hour with Canva's AI Solutions Lead Rich Campbell on deploying AI across GTM — practical for founders and GTM/revenue operators, hosted via Bond AI.Room signal59 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

216.3Signal / 10Strong PickAIAI and ML Professionals, Investors and Start-Ups NetworkingTue · Aug 4, 7:00 PM UpciderTLDRAI/ML founders and investors gather for rapid one-minute pitches and structured networking at Upcider — a solid, on-target evening for sourcing deals or scouting talent.Room signalRoom TBDHosts not yet researchedView on Meetup

226.3Signal / 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

236.3Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/InvestorTech Networking Event by Startup Valley in Palo AltoThu · Aug 6, 12:00 AM JOE & THE JUICE Palo AltoTLDRA Palo Alto pitch-and-networking night with live startup pitches and direct investor feedback — a solid, focused format for founders seeking feedback and peers to meet emerging teams.Room signalRoom TBDHosts not yet researchedView on Eventbrite

246.2Signal / 10Strong PickAIAI & Machine Learning Start-Ups, Professionals, Investors Networking SFTue · Aug 4, 12:00 AM 1160 Polk St floor 2 San FranciscoTLDRAI/ML networking night in SF explicitly connecting startups, investors, and professionals — a solid, on-target mixer for deal sourcing or co-founder hunting, though a fairly generic open-format event.Room signalRoom TBDHosts not yet researchedView on Eventbrite

256.2Signal / 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

266.2Signal / 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

276.2Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/InvestorStartups & Networking in Palo AltoThu · Aug 6, 12:00 AM JOE & THE JUICE Palo AltoTLDRA pitch-and-networking night in Palo Alto with live startup pitches, direct investor feedback, and time to meet founders — a solid, on-target format in the heart of VC country.Room signalRoom TBDHosts not yet researchedView on Eventbrite

286.2Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/InvestorStartup Pitch & Networking Palo AltoThu · Aug 6, 12:00 AM JOE & THE JUICE Palo AltoTLDRPalo Alto pitch night with live startup pitches and direct investor feedback — solid on-target format for founders wanting reps and investors sourcing early deals over the counter at Joe & The Juice.Room signalRoom TBDHosts not yet researchedView on Eventbrite

296.0Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/InvestorSF Wellness, Health, Beauty, Fitness Networking & Pitch EventMon · Aug 3, 12:00 AM Noc Noc San FranciscoTLDRLive pitches plus founder–investor networking across wellness, health, beauty and fitness — a relevant format for anyone sourcing or building in consumer health, though host and lineup are unspecified.Room signalRoom TBDHosts not yet researchedView on Eventbrite

306.0Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/InvestorPrivate Engineering Leaders DinnerThu · Aug 6, 6:00 PM San FranciscoTLDRA small, curated (6-seat) private dinner for engineering leaders in SF — intimate format ideal for founders scouting senior technical talent or peers, though hosts and room are low-profile.Room signal9 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

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