Events in San Francisco aimed at founders, early employees and investors over the next two weeks (Nov 3–16). Right now that's 10 talks and panels, 8 meetups, 7 networking mixers and 5 demo days. Good for meeting co-founders, hearing operators speak and getting in front of investors; many are approval-only, so apply with a clear one-line description of what you're building.
- Hello World, A Linq Event
Tier AA · Tue, Nov 3, 2026 · 1:00 PM PT · Exploratorium · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- Building Voice AI That Holds Up in Production: Coval x Cloudflare
Tier AA · Tue, Nov 3, 2026 · 5:30 PM PT · 101 Townsend St · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- angels & alumni demo day
Tier AAA · Tue, Nov 3, 2026 · 5:30 PM PT · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- Self-Improving Products with Codex
Tier AAA · Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 5:30 PM PT · Amplitude · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- Women Behind the Win
Tier AA · Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 5:30 PM PT · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- Central & Eastern European Founders Night
Tier AA · Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 6:00 PM PT · European Startup Embassy · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- Off The Clock
Tier AA · Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 6:00 PM PT · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- AI monetization salon
Tier AA · Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 6:00 PM PT · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- Women in AI Executive Dinner: CFOs, Founders & Investors
Tier AA · Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 6:00 PM PT · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- Blackboard Lectures on Tap
Tier AA · Wed, Nov 4, 2026 · 6:30 PM PT · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- AIAS+ 2026 — AI for Scientific Discovery
Tier AA · Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 8:00 AM PT · The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco · Luma · Free
- European Founders Brunch: Best Practices & Pitfalls
Tier AA · Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 11:00 AM PT · European Startup Embassy · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- SYSTEM UPDATE with The Pragmatic Engineer
Tier AA · Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 5:00 PM PT · The Howard SF · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- Agent-Led Growth / Agent Experience Demo Night @ Auth0/Okta (#7th Edition)
Tier AA · Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 5:00 PM PT · Okta · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- 🍜 Ramen pop-up // PlanetScale x Depot
Tier AA · Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 5:30 PM PT · PlanetScale · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- AIAS⁺: Beyond the Sessions
Tier AA · Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 5:30 PM PT · The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco · Luma · Free
- Braintrust CEO Ankur and Greylock Partner Corinne on how agents are changing evals
Tier AAA · Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 6:00 PM PT · 560 Davis St suite 250 · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- GTM Series #03: Stevie Case (x-CRO Vanta)
Tier AA · Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 6:00 PM PT · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- Stanford Energy VC Dinners: Prelude Ventures
Tier AA · Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 6:00 PM PT · Ferry Building · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- 139th SF Hardware Meetup @ Vizcom | Manufacturing and Design
Tier A · Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 6:30 PM PT · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- SPC Demo Night
Tier AA · Thu, Nov 5, 2026 · 6:30 PM PT · 380 Brannan St · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- Not so European Fridays at European Startup Embassy
Tier AA · Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 10:00 AM PT · European Startup Embassy · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- Hack the Feed: Creator Tools Hackathon with Oriane, GMI Cloud & Lovable at Amplitude HQ!
Tier AAA · Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 1:00 PM PT · Amplitude Analytics · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- Founders GTM Coffee Meetup
Tier AA · Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 2:00 PM PT · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- Built at the Frontier: AIAS⁺ Startup & Builder Night
Tier AA · Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 5:30 PM PT · The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco · Luma · Free
- Dimensional Office Warming
Tier AAA · Fri, Nov 6, 2026 · 6:00 PM PT · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- Badminton | TinyFish x Mireye x Vorflux
Tier AA · Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · 12:00 PM PT · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- Diwali by the Bay
Tier AA · Sat, Nov 7, 2026 · 7:00 PM PT · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- THE SF DATABASE MEETUP: November
Tier AA · Mon, Nov 9, 2026 · 5:30 PM PT · PlanetScale · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- STUDIO WORKS #7/7 | On selling
Tier A · Mon, Nov 9, 2026 · 7:30 PM PT · tiat · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- After Tokens
Tier AA · Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · 8:00 AM PT · TERRA · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- Notion 101 for Small Businesses SF
Tier AA · Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · 3:00 PM PT · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- partner demo day
Tier AAA · Tue, Nov 10, 2026 · 3:00 PM PT · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- Early Days #02 with Google DeepMind: Open Models, Security & AI Defensibility
Tier AA · Wed, Nov 11, 2026 · 4:00 PM PT · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- Notion Presents: The Software Factory Debate
Tier AAA · Wed, Nov 11, 2026 · 5:00 PM PT · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- AFE Happy Hour
Tier AA · Wed, Nov 11, 2026 · 5:30 PM PT · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- Fireside Chat with Tanay Kothari, Wispr Flow
Tier AA · Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · 3:00 PM PT · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- Humanmade Hardware Accelerator Demo Day
Tier AAA · Thu, Nov 12, 2026 · 5:00 PM PT · 655 Bryant St · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- Not so European Fridays at European Startup Embassy
Tier AA · Fri, Nov 13, 2026 · 10:00 AM PT · European Startup Embassy · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- SGLang Summit Opening Reception by Crusoe & Women in AI
Tier AA · Fri, Nov 13, 2026 · 5:00 PM PT · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- Greptile Outpost at SŌHN
Tier AAA · Sat, Nov 14, 2026 · 9:00 AM PT · SOHN · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- AI Research Hackathon
Tier AA · Sat, Nov 14, 2026 · 9:00 AM PT · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- She Builds: A Women in AI × Lovable Hackathon
Tier AAA · Sat, Nov 14, 2026 · 10:00 AM PT · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- INFER/CON
Tier AA · Mon, Nov 16, 2026 · 8:00 AM PT · San Francisco · Luma · Free
- Demo Night @ WorkOS (November)
Tier AAA · Mon, Nov 16, 2026 · 5:30 PM PT · WorkOS · San Francisco · Luma · Free
FAQ
What are the top startup and founder events in SF in the next two weeks?
Ranked by RSVPs, host and listing quality, the standouts are Greptile Outpost at SŌHN (Sat Nov 14, 9:00 AM); partner demo day (Tue Nov 10, 3:00 PM); and Braintrust CEO Ankur and Greylock Partner Corinne on how agents are changing evals (Thu Nov 5, 6:00 PM). The full list of 45 events is above, sorted by start time.
Are there free startup and founder events in SF in the next two weeks?
Yes. All 45 events here are listed as free on Luma or Partiful, for example Hello World, A Linq Event (Tue Nov 3, 1:00 PM); and Building Voice AI That Holds Up in Production: Coval x Cloudflare (Tue Nov 3, 5:30 PM). Many free events still require registration or host approval, so RSVP early.
Where do startup and founder events in SF happen?
By neighborhood or city, the most listings in the next two weeks are in Mission Bay & Potrero Hill (8), Rincon Hill & South Beach (6) and Chinatown & Nob Hill (3). Some hosts only reveal the exact address after you register.
How often is this list updated?
Every morning, Pacific time. Party Animal re-checks Luma and Partiful daily and rebuilds this page; this version was generated on Tue, Nov 3, 2026. Party Animal is not the organizer, so confirm details with the host.
Party Animal is a discovery tool, not the organizer. Confirm details with the host.