Weekly Recurring
South Bay Gen AI Meetup
Every Thursday @ 7pm · Panera, Sunnyvale (Arques/Lawrence)
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SF AI Tinkerers
Weekly hands-on AI building sessions
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Startups Mix & Pitch @ Hacker Dojo
Every 4th Friday @ 6pm · Hacker Dojo, Mountain View · 2-min pitches to VC/angel judges
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Major VC & Investor Events
YC Demo Day - Winter 2026
March 2026 · San Francisco
Y Combinator's premier demo day featuring startups pitching to 1000+ investors. Invitation only but networking events around it are open.
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a16z AI Demo Day
Quarterly · Menlo Park
Andreessen Horowitz hosts quarterly AI-focused demo days for portfolio companies and selected startups.
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Sequoia AI Ascent
Annual · San Francisco
Sequoia Capital's annual AI summit featuring founders, researchers, and investors discussing the future of AI.
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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
September 2026 · SF Moscone
Major startup conference with Startup Battlefield competition. VCs, angels, and corporate investors attend in large numbers.
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AI Grant Demo Day
Bi-Annual · San Francisco
AI Grant cohort companies present to investors. Focus on early-stage AI startups with technical founders.
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Founder University Pitch Night
Monthly · SF / Palo Alto
Jason Calacanis's LAUNCH fund hosts monthly pitch nights. Open to founders and accredited investors.
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500 Global Demo Day
Quarterly · San Francisco
500 Startups accelerator demo day. Diverse batch of startups pitching to their investor network.
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Plug and Play Demo Day
Quarterly · Sunnyvale
One of the world's largest accelerators. Multiple vertical-specific demo days throughout the year.
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Where to Find More VC Events
Luma - Search "Demo Day"
Search for demo days, pitch competitions, and investor meetups
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AngelList Events
Platform where many VC events are listed
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Eventbrite - Startup Pitch
Filter by "Startup" category in SF Bay Area
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F6S - Startup Events
Global startup event platform with Bay Area focus
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Event Calendars & Aggregators
AI Collective (Luma)
Interactive map of SF/Bay Area AI events. Click Map → SF dot to browse.
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Bond AI - SF Events
Premium curated AI event calendar. Well worth the subscription for quality events.
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AgendaHero
Comprehensive aggregated SF & Bay Area AI events calendar.
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Community Spreadsheet
Crowdsourced list of local & remote AI events, hackathons, conferences.
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Newsletters to Subscribe
SF IRL
Weekly digest of top tech & startup events in San Francisco.
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AI Collective Newsletter
Curated AI events and community updates on Substack.
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Beta University
Tech events, startup resources, and founder content.
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The Batch (deeplearning.ai)
Andrew Ng's weekly AI newsletter with event highlights.
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Hackathon Sources
SuperHappyDevHouse
Regular SF hackathons. Great for meeting technical folks and investors.
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Devpost
Platform listing hackathons worldwide including SF Bay Area.
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MLH (Major League Hacking)
Official hackathon league with Bay Area events.
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