Startups events in and around San Francisco this week
44 events in the next 7 days (Nov 6–12) in and around San Francisco, 29 of them free. Each links to its original listing. Updated November 6.
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Friday, November 6
- 8 AM Startup World Cup 2026 Grand Finale Hilton San Francisco Union Square Free
- 9 AM Bootstrappers Breakfast in Redwood City for Silicon Valley Founders Coffeebar $10
- 9:30 AM Biotech Open Pitch Session Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center Free
- 12 PM STARTUP FUNDRAISING STRATEGY SESSION 2026 Fairmont San Francisco $588.73
- 1 PM AI for Greater Good - Demo Day: RSI, AI Safety, Climate Change, Physical AI, and Personal Data Privacy AWS Builder Loft Free
- 5:30 PM Built at the Frontier: AIAS⁺ Startup & Builder Night The Ritz-Carlton Free
- 7 PM Mortar, Pestle, and Lights : Cooking and Light Show with Artists VC Tang and Combsy Chopsticks Alley Art Gallery at Open San Jose Free
Saturday, November 7
- 8 AM Makermods Physical AI Hackathon Founders SF Lab Free
- 9:30 AM Founders Running Club: SF Murphy Windmill
- 12 PM Founders Running Club: SF William McKinley Monument Free
Sunday, November 8
- 9 AM Annual Startup Networking Event 539 E Weddell Dr, 539 East Weddell Drive, Sunnyvale, CA… $70
- 10:30 PM SF HealthTech Builders/Investors/Biohackers Meetup SF Kebab Free
Monday, November 9
- 4:45 PM 5K Run with Apify Fort Point National Historic Site Free
- 5 PM AI Builders Night AWS Builder Loft Free
- 6 PM Energy & Defense Founder Dinner at The Art of SF The Art of San Francisco Free
- 7 PM Palo Alto Wellness, Health, Beauty, Fitness Networking & Pitch Event Dutch Goose $9.85-$33.85
- 7 PM SF Wellness, Health, Beauty, Fitness Networking & Pitch Event Local Tap $9.85-$39.19
Tuesday, November 10
- 3 PM partner demo day San Francisco Free
- 5 PM Foundry Live Demo Night GitHub Free
- 6 PM Agents Need Solid Ground: An Archil Hackathon To Be Announced Free
- 6:30 PM Bay Area Networking Mixer - Tech, Careers, & Startups | San Jose BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse Free
- 7 PM AI & Tech Start-Ups, Professionals, Investors Networking SF 1160 Polk St floor 2, Upcider bar, 1160 Polk Street, San… $9.85-$39.19
- 7 PM Night Ventures Dinner: Growth in SF Via Aurelia Free
- 7 PM Palo Alto AI & Tech Startups, Investors, Innovators Networking Mixer Blacksmith $9.85-$39.19
- 7 PM SF AI & Tech Startups, Investors, Innovators Networking Mixer Upcider $9.85-$39.19
- 7 PM Startup Campus: The Stories Behind What We Build Clio's Books $10-$23.13
Wednesday, November 11
- 8 AM VapiCon 2026 Festival Pavilion Free
- 9 AM European Startup Embassy Coffee Pop-Up with DJ☕🥐 European Startup Embassy $3-$35
- 12 PM STARTUP FUNDRAISING STRATEGY SESSION 2026 Fairmont San Francisco $588.73
- 4:30 PM Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders w/ Acrew Capital Stanford Free
- 5 PM Four Winds & Founders Matter Venture Partners Free
- 6:30 PM Entrepreneurs, Small Business & Startups Networking Event In San Francisco Iron Horse Cocktails $17.47
- 6:30 PM PITCH, PLEASE! KARAOKE w/ Helena Levin OASIS Free
- 7 PM Dinner with Entrepreneurs: San Mateo | Startups Edition South Ellsworth Avenue $28.52-$55.20
Thursday, November 12
- 10:30 AM Coffee + Connection: Bay Area Meetup for Mom Founders & Female Founders. South Bay. The Ameswell Hotel Free
- 11 AM Gen AI Pitch Competition hosted by Cloudtech x SV-SBDC x AWS Mitchell Park Community Center Free
- 2 PM Fireside Chat w/ CloudFlare Founders Campus Free
- 2:30 PM Penelope's Coffee with Lexi Ventures Penelope's Coffee and Tea Free
- 4:30 PM [SF] AWS Partner Showcase Extended with Anthropic, Grafana, Supabase, Miggo AWS Builder Loft Free
- 4:30 PM How To Build Better Products w/ AI Evals Intuit Free
- 5 PM 2026 StartOut Demo Day - San Francisco SF LGBT Center $16.74
- 5 PM Next Move Berkeley | Tech Venture Builders Gathering Mudrakers Café Free
- 5 PM Unicorn Battle - Central Eurasian Founders Silkroad Innovation Hub Free
- 6 PM Agent Building & Founder Networking Salon Corgi Cafe Free
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