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Friday, September 18 · Times in PDT

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Tier 02 · 7 events

017.8Signal / 10Strong PickAI

AI Forum Americas 2026 - INST

Fri · Sep 18, 3:00 AM San Francisco, CA San FranciscoTLDRA two-day INSEAD alumni forum in SF on the physical AI frontier — robotics/embodied AI is the hottest deep-tech theme, worth an investor or founder's day to scout deals and ideas.Room signalRoom TBDHosts not yet researchedView on Eventbrite

027.8Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/Investor

How VCs Really Evaluate AI Startups — with Alumni Ventures Managing Partner Ray Wu

Fri · Sep 18, 7:00 PMTLDRIntimate fireside with Alumni Ventures Managing Partner Ray Wu on how VCs actually evaluate AI startups — direct insider insight for founders pitching and investors scouting deal signals.Room signal8 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

037.1Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/Investor

B2B Founder/VC Breakfast @ Focus Innovation Studio

Fri · Sep 18, 10:00 AM San FranciscoTLDRIntimate 8-seat B2B founder/VC breakfast from Founders Bay and Brex's Chris DN (ex-Sequoia) — a small, curated room for early-stage deal flow and co-founder conversations.Room signal8 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

047.0Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/Investor

Inside Summit 2026

Fri · Sep 18, 12:00 AM Four One Nine San FranciscoTLDRA day-long SF summit from The Room Podcast bringing investors, founders, and operators together for networking — a solid room for deal flow and co-founder hunting.Room signalRoom TBDHosts not yet researchedView on Eventbrite

057.0Signal / 10Strong PickAI

Build an AI Startup in One Day

Fri · Sep 18, 9:30 AM San Francisco, CA San FranciscoTLDROne-day hands-on workshop to launch an AI startup from scratch, with mentorship from industry veterans (Gravitational) and a 310-person SF builder crowd — solid for founders hunting teammates, tactics and early deal flow.Room signal310 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

066.8Signal / 10Strong PickAI

The New Model Dilemma: Should You Switch?

Fri · Sep 18, 12:00 PM San FranciscoTLDROpenRouter — the LLM-routing infra company founders actually build on — hosts a practical session on when to switch foundation models, a live question for anyone shipping AI products. ~179 builders expected.Room signal179 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma

076.6Signal / 10Strong PickFounder/Investor

Deep Tech Networking Brunch

Fri · Sep 18, 9:00 AM BerkeleyTLDRDeep-tech networking brunch convened by Bakar Labs and the Berkeley Gateway Accelerator — a solid morning to meet Berkeley founders, researchers and deep-tech investors, no speakers billed.Room signal131 goingHosts not yet researchedView on Luma