Event intelligence / ranked daily

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

Curated for founders and investors. Every event scored, researched, and summarized so you can skip the firehose.

Select by dateFriday, September 11

FiltersNone

Friday, September 11

Friday, September 11 · Times in PDT

Must Attend

Tier 01 · 1 event

018.0Signal / 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

Strong Pick

Tier 02 · 11 events

027.8Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/Investor

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

Fri · Sep 11, 12:00 AM Allied Arts Guild - 75 Arbor Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025 Menlo ParkTLDRAI/deep-tech pitch competition with VC panels and an investor mixer in Menlo Park — a concrete night for founders sourcing capital and investors scouting deals.Room signalRoom TBDHosts not yet researchedView on Eventbrite

037.7Signal / 10Strong PickHackathon

Beta x Alibaba Cloud x AMD AI Agent Hackathon Demo Day

Fri · Sep 11, 1:00 PM Palo Alto, CaliforniaTLDRDemo day for an AI-agent hackathon staged by Beta University with Alibaba Cloud and AMD — a direct look at early agent teams and their builders in Palo Alto.Room signal101 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

047.5Signal / 10Strong PickAI

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

Fri · Sep 11, 12:00 AM Allied Arts Guild - 75 Arbor Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025 Menlo ParkTLDRLive AI startup pitches in front of VCs plus an investor happy hour in Menlo Park — a direct shot at funding and investor relationships at Tech Weekend.Room signalRoom TBDHosts not yet researchedView on Eventbrite

057.0Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/Investor

Ai, B2B, SaaS Founders 「The Mixer」

Fri · Sep 11, 12:00 AM 94104 San FranciscoTLDRA selective, small-group (5–15) mixer of AI/B2B/SaaS founders — a low-noise room for deal flow, partnerships, and co-founder discovery in SF.Room signalRoom TBDHosts not yet researchedView on Eventbrite

067.0Signal / 10Strong PickAI

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

Fri · Sep 11, 9:00 AM Santa Clara, CaliforniaTLDRK-AI Tech Week lands in Santa Clara with ~387 attendees — a large, AI-focused gathering hosted by KIC Silicon Valley, a solid venue for founders and investors scouting Korea-linked AI teams and dealflow.Room signal387 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

077.0Signal / 10Strong PickAI

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

Fri · Sep 11, 9:00 AM Santa Clara, CaliforniaTLDRSold-out AI Tech Week in Santa Clara pulling 360+ attendees — a broad frontier-AI day of talks and networking for founders and investors tracking the Bay's hottest sector.Room signal363 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

087.0Signal / 10Strong PickHackathon

Data & AI Hackathon

Fri · Sep 11, 9:30 AM San Francisco, CA San FranciscoTLDRAWS Builder Loft hosts an 8-hour SF hackathon to build AI productivity agents with expert guidance — a live, hands-on look at frontier-agent builders for investors and co-founder hunters.Room signalRoom TBDHosts not yet researchedView on Official site

096.8Signal / 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

106.7Signal / 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

116.5Signal / 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

126.5Signal / 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