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B2B Founders Sail in the Bay
Monday, 5:00 PM PT · Fisherman's Wharf · BDev Ventures, Western Alliance Bank
An evening sail on the Bay with B2B founders and the VCs who back them.
Unofficial guideSan Francisco, Oct 5 to 11
SF Tech Week, Sorted.
1,586 events across 7 days. Here are the 49 worth your time, sorted by day and by lane. All times PT.
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Editor's Picks
The ones we would not skip, plus the week's featured events.
Fireworks, Stripe, VercelFireworks x a16z: Official Tech Week Kickoff w/ Vercel, ElevenLabs, & StripeMon at 6:00 PM · Mission Bay
AnthropicClaude Founder HouseTue at 11:00 AM · SOMA
Pitch Roast Live, AtlassianPitch Roast LiveThu at 6:00 PM · Mission
Unicorner, a16z, Notiona16z x Unicorner x Notion: The Official AfterpartyFri at 8:00 PM · Lower Nob Hill
Bria, Fal, LTXBria × fal × LTX: What's New in Open-Weights PipelinesMon at 8:30 AM · SOMA
AWS for StartupsAI Visionaries ForumTue at 10:00 AM · FiDi
HSBC, a16z SpeedrunCapturing the Value of Intelligence - #SFTech WeekTue at 4:00 PM · Telegraph Hill
HubSpotThe Investment Game: In Pursuit of Series A [LIVE with a16z!]Tue at 4:00 PM · SOMA
Plan by Day
Every pick for the day you choose. Full and closed events are hidden.
Monday, Oct 5
Morning
8:30 AMSOMAOpen
Bria × fal × LTX: What's New in Open-Weights Pipelines
Bria, Fal, LTX
Builders: Open-weights models changed what you can build, and how much of the pipeline you own.
9:00 AMSOMAOpen
Welcome Breakfast w/ Deel, Ramp, AWS & SOMA Capital
Deel, Ramp
Investors: Founders and investors from Soma Capital, Deel, Ramp and AWS start the week together.
9:15 AMEmbarcaderoOpen
Physical AI Hackathon: From Idea to Factory
One Culture Foundation
Demos: A physical AI hackathon where hardware innovation, venture and culture meet.
Evening
5:00 PMFisherman's WharfOpen
B2B Founders Sail in the Bay
BDev Ventures, Western Alliance Bank
Investors: An evening sail on the Bay with B2B founders and the VCs who back them.
5:00 PMSOMAOpen
Eon x Shaun Maguire Fireside
Eon.io
Builders: Shaun Maguire and Eon's CTO Ron Kimchi on building for AI agents.
6:00 PMMission BayOpenDon't miss
Fireworks x a16z: Official Tech Week Kickoff w/ Vercel, ElevenLabs, & Stripe
Fireworks, Stripe, Vercel
After dark: Fireworks and a16z open the week, with Vercel, ElevenLabs and Stripe.
Pick Your Lane
Five ways through the week, time-sorted and grouped by day.
After dark. Evening socials, parties and dinners.
Mon 10/5
6:00 PMMission BayOpenDon't miss
Fireworks x a16z: Official Tech Week Kickoff w/ Vercel, ElevenLabs, & Stripe
Fireworks, Stripe, Vercel
After dark: Fireworks and a16z open the week, with Vercel, ElevenLabs and Stripe.
Tue 10/6
6:00 PMSOMAOpen
Pre-Season Kickoff: Founders Game Night w/ Deel & AWS
Deel
After dark: Warriors vs. Lakers at Chase Center with Deel and AWS.
6:30 PMNorth BeachOpen
Pasta Making Healthier Intelligence & a16z
a16z, Healthier Intelligence
After dark: Mix the dough, crank the machine and fill your own pasta, with a16z.
Wed 10/7
6:00 PMSOMAOpen
Agentic Knowledge Happy Hour
Pinecone
After dark: Agent builders, a few live demos and drinks, hosted by Pinecone.
7:00 PMFiDiOpen
Benchmark AI Dinner
Vercel
After dark: Vercel and Benchmark host a dinner for founders in AI evals and benchmarking.
Thu 10/8
6:00 PMFiDiOpen
Analog Extravaganza w/ Fin, Vanta, Fireworks, Linear, Dust
Fin, Fireworks, Vanta
After dark: Fin, Vanta, Fireworks, Linear and Dust take over Harlan Records for a hi-fi night.
6:30 PMDuboce TriangleOpen
Cocktail Camp w/ Backbone Systems & a16z
a16z
After dark: Craft a seasonal cocktail in a 60-minute guided session with expert mixologists.
Fri 10/9
8:00 PMLower Nob HillOpenDon't miss
a16z x Unicorner x Notion: The Official Afterparty
Unicorner, a16z, Notion
After dark: The official afterparty of SF Tech Week. Cocktail attire highly encouraged.
Sat 10/10
5:30 PMSOMAOpen
The Robot Contest + Afterparty
Daidai Labs, Fontaine Founders
After dark: Ten SF robots compete live at Frontier Tower, and you pick the winner.
Survival Kit
Four rules, counted from all 1,586 events.
1,493
Still open to RSVP. Most events are approval-based. Apply today.
39
On a waitlist. Waitlisted? Show up anyway. Spots open as RSVPs drop.
49%
The top 3 neighborhoods (SOMA, FiDi, Downtown) host 49% of events. Stack your day in one.
386 vs 756
Morning has 386 events vs 756 in the evening. Fewer people, more face time.
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Unofficial guide by the CreateOS team. Not affiliated with a16z or Tech Week. Event data from tech-week.com, last updated .