Hey SF Social Club, Happy New Year!

We’re kicking off 2026 strong with nearly a dozen great events happening this week. Don’t miss out!

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Event Lineup 🍾

Jan 6th, 2026 - Poker Night, A Social Game

Time: 6pm - 2am

Hosted by SF Tech Poker in San Francisco

​Too many networking and social events feel aimless, forced and awkward. With so many conversations feeling transactional, it's hard to build real relationships.

​This night is different. We bring people together over games, dinner, and snacks, so you actually get to know each other over hours, not minutes.

Jan 7th, 2026 - SF AI Engineers: January w/ Databricks, Robinhood, and Suki

Time: 6pm - 8pm

Hosted by House of AI in San Francisco

​Join us for the January edition of the San Francisco AI Engineers Tech Talk, a gathering focused exclusively on AI engineering. Whether you’re a seasoned machine learning engineer or a fullstack dev curious about how to work with LLMs, this is your space to dive deep into real-world projects, technical challenges, and creative solutions.

Jan 8th, 2026 - The AI Demo Series: January Edition

Time: 5:30pm - 8pm

Hosted by Startup Grind in San Francisco

Startup Grind Silicon Valley is launching a new monthly AI Demo Series—a high-energy showcase for the next generation of AI founders.

​Each month we rotate across leading SF tech HQs, bringing together the community where it’s strongest: in person.

Jan 8th, 2026 - Voice AI Builders Meetup with Modal, Phonic & Hume

Time: 6pm - 8pm

Hosted by Modal in San Francisco

What does it take to deliver production-ready Voice AI experiences?

​Join Modal, Phonic, and Hume in an evening thinking about the real-world requirements for Voice AI.

Jan 9th, 2026 - Fireside Chat with Wen, Co-Founder of Genspark

Time: 12pm - 1pm

Hosted by Stanford GSB in Stanford

​Join us for a conversation with Wen Sang, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Genspark.ai, one of the fastest-growing AI companies of 2025.

​In just five months after launch, Genspark achieved $50 million ARR and recently closed an oversubscribed $275 million Series B.

Jan 9th, 2026 - JPM kickoff: deeptech x neurotech pregame

Time: 7pm - 10pm

Hosted by Tacit in San Francisco

​This happy hour is for biotech investors hunting the next big thing, medtech founders grinding on hardware, Big Pharma BD crews scouting deals, deep tech VCs, hardware engineers, neuroscientists, researchers, operators, and anybody hyped about turning wild ideas into reality

Jan 10th, 2026 - NFX Bio Pre-JPM Networking Run

Time: 10am - 11:30am

Hosted by NFX in San Francisco

​Join bio founders, investors, operators, scientists, researchers, and enthusiasts for a quick “sweatworking” session. Come get a workout in before the JPM Healthcare Conference week kicks off and meet new people in the healthcare industry.

Jan 11th, 2026 - art+tech working session

Time: 2pm - 4pm

Hosted by tiat in San Francisco

intentional time for your art practice, join us.

​​​come meet and work alongside other creative technologists. it’s casual, supportive, and open to anyone working at the intersection of art & technology.

Jan 11th, 2026 - AI NeoRenaissance Festival

Time: 9am - 11pm

Hosted by Light Dao in Oakland

The AI NeoRenaissance Festival is an immersive Festival, not a conference — built for real connection & collaboration, not panels or pitches. Founders, investors & innovators converge to build the next era of AI for Humanity, with globally renowned frontier-tech speakers.

That’s it for this week!

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