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

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September 11–13 · Times in PDT

Must Attend

Tier 01 · 3 events

018.3Signal / 10Must AttendHackathon

Open Model Hack - Gradient x Google Deepmind

Sat · Sep 12, 9:30 AM San Francisco, CA San FranciscoTLDRA day-long buildathon with Google DeepMind where AI engineers and researchers hack on cutting-edge open models alongside founders — a hands-on way to scout frontier-model talent and teams.Room signal202 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

028.0Signal / 10Must AttendHackathon

Data & AI Hackathon: Real job. Real AI. Real scale

Fri · Sep 11, 9:30 AM San Francisco, CA San FranciscoTLDRAn 8-hour Data & AI hackathon at AWS Builder Loft drawing 546 researchers, data scientists and backend engineers — a dense room for scouting emerging AI teams, tooling and early talent.Room signal546 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

038.0Signal / 10Must AttendHackathon

CoreWeave Hacks: Agent Loops Hackathon with Weights & Biases, AGI House, and TypeSafe AI

Sat · Sep 12, 9:00 AM 400 Alabama St ste 202 San FranciscoTLDRAI-agent hackathon co-run by CoreWeave, Weights & Biases and AGI House — 200+ builders in SF working on agent loops; prime scouting ground for founders and investors tracking agentic AI.Room signal204 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

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Tier 02 · 20 events

047.8Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/Investor

Agents, Everywhere: Global Hackathon with OpenAI • CopilotKit • openrouter [virtual]

Sat · Sep 12, 10:00 AM San Francisco San FranciscoTLDRGlobal AI-agents hackathon backed by OpenAI, CopilotKit and OpenRouter — a build weekend to ship agent prototypes and plug into the dev-tools ecosystem, if a virtual format fits your calendar.Room signal179 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

186.8Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/Investor

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Silicon Valley Ft. Kim Kolt & Brian Mac Mahon

Fri · Sep 11, 5:00 PM Menlo Park, CaliforniaTLDRSilicon Valley founder–investor guide night in Menlo Park (252 RSVPs), headlined by VC Kim Kolt and Expert DOJO's Brian Mac Mahon on breaking in and building here.Room signal252 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

196.8Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/Investor

HYSTA Founders Club Annual Demo Day Preliminary Pitch

Sat · Sep 12, 12:30 PM San Jose, CaliforniaTLDRHYSTA's Founders Club Annual Demo Day preliminary pitch in San Jose — a pitching stage that puts early-stage founders in front of Bay Area investors and fellow operators.Room signal71 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

206.8Signal / 10Strong PickHackathon

AI Filmmaking Masterclass + Hackathon

Sun · Sep 13, 9:00 AM San Francisco, CA San FranciscoTLDRA generative-AI video masterclass plus buildathon in SF: 200+ participants, taught by Roan Weigert (1,600+ brand videos) and hosted by The AI Collective, a strong track record for drawing real builders.Room signal204 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

216.7Signal / 10Strong PickAI

Women in AI Founders Pitch & 1000 Days of Love (TDOL)

Fri · Sep 11, 5:00 PM San Francisco, CaliforniaTLDRAI founder pitch night in SF spotlighting women-led startups, with Apple Intelligence infra engineer Kriti Goyal among the billed presenters — a small (56-seat) room to scout early AI teams and meet founders/investors.Room signal56 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

226.5Signal / 10Strong PickAI

AI AGENTS SHOWCASE (INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC CUSTOMIZED DEMO-DAY)

Fri · Sep 11, 12:00 AM Stanford University StanfordTLDRDemo-day showcase of industry-specific AI agents at Stanford — a chance to scout early agent startups and teams building on the hottest category in the market.Room signalRoom TBDHosts not yet researchedView on Eventbrite

236.5Signal / 10Strong PickAI

AI AGENTS SHOWCASE (INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC CUSTOMIZED DEMO-DAY)

Fri · Sep 11, 12:00 AM Hyatt Regency San Francisco San FranciscoTLDRA live demo-day of industry-specific AI agents in SF — a direct look at early agentic startups for investors and founders scouting the frontier-AI wave.Room signalRoom TBDHosts not yet researchedView on Eventbrite

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

This week’s signal board

🔥Must Attend

Open Model Hack - Gradient x Google Deepmind

Data & AI Hackathon: Real job. Real AI. Real scale

CoreWeave Hacks: Agent Loops Hackathon with Weights & Biases, AGI House, and TypeSafe AI

⭐Strong Pick

Startup Day at Tech Weekend Day 2 | Panels, Pitch Competition & Happy Hour

Beta x Alibaba Cloud x AMD AI Agent Hackathon Demo Day

AI Security Hackathon - By Hackathons.team

Agentic Commerce: Designing the Next Business Infrastructure

AI Startup Pitch Competition & Happy Hour | Tech Weekend September 2026

Live Models Hackathon, hosted by Visko x Reactor x Nebius

AI + Education Hackathon@Stanford

🔥 AI Hackathon with $4500 cash prizes - Qoder & Neo4j

AI Infra Signal: Build, Operate, and Monetize Intelligence

Ai, B2B, SaaS Founders 「The Mixer」

K-AI Tech Week @ Silicon Valley (aka. K-Global 2026 @ Silicon Valley)

K-AI Tech Week - Silicon Valley (SOLD OUT)

Data & AI Hackathon

Agents, Everywhere: Global Hackathon with OpenAI • CopilotKit • openrouter [virtual]

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Silicon Valley Ft. Kim Kolt & Brian Mac Mahon

HYSTA Founders Club Annual Demo Day Preliminary Pitch

AI Filmmaking Masterclass + Hackathon

Women in AI Founders Pitch & 1000 Days of Love (TDOL)

AI AGENTS SHOWCASE (INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC CUSTOMIZED DEMO-DAY)

AI AGENTS SHOWCASE (INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC CUSTOMIZED DEMO-DAY)

Must Attend

Strong Pick