SF Social Club - Oct 5th, 2025

Your backstage pass to SF's top tech & startup events this week

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Matthew Taksa
October 05, 2025

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Hello SF Social Club! We’ve made it: SF Tech Week is here! If you’ve been late to sign up for events, this one is for you. Our team put in extensive research to find events that are still taking new applications. We’d strongly recommend signing up today if you want to get on their lists, as these events will fill up quick!

SF Social Club is brought to you by Matthew (CEO at Caladan) and Jessie (Angel Investor). Since late 2022, we’ve hosted over 100 tech events in San Francisco and built a community of 10,000+ people along the way. Why? Because we’ve seen firsthand that the city feels most alive when founders, engineers, and dreamers come together in person. SF Social Club is our way of curating the city’s best events and hosting our own community mixers, so everyone can find their tribe. If you’re interested in being a sponsor, please fill out this form!

Hear from leaders at Anthropic, Rocket Money, and more at Pioneer

Pioneer is a summit for the brightest minds in AI customer service to connect, learn, and inspire one another, exploring the latest opportunities and challenges transforming service with AI Agents.

Hear directly from leaders at Anthropic, [solidcore], Rocket Money, and more about how their teams customize, test, and continuously improve Fin across every channel. You’ll take away proven best practices and practical playbooks you can put into action immediately.

See how today’s service leaders are cultivating smarter support systems, and why the future of customer service will never be the same.

Event Lineup 🍾

Oct 6th, 2025 - How to Raise a Round

Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm

Hosted by Cake Equity in San Francisco

​​​Venture capital firms are more selective and demanding when it comes to financing these days, especially with regard to first financings by early stage startups. Join us for an informative panel where we’ll be discussing the venture landscape in 2025!

Time: 5pm - 6:30pm

Hosted by Assenteo in San Francisco

Opportunity awaits, but will you be in the headspace to grasp it? Come focus on your goals, hit some poses, and feel centered with a curated startup circle during SF Tech Week.

Oct 6th, 2025 - After Hours Founder’s Poker Lounge w/ Angellist

Time: 6pm - 1am

Hosted by Spice King in San Francisco

​Founders, investors, LPs — the Spice King summons you. During Techweek, every night Sunday through Saturday, I’m hosting a private poker/founders lounge inside the sleek offices of AngelList. Yes, you read that right: poker in the house that built modern startup investing.

​I’ve teamed up with AngelList because there’s no better backdrop for big bets and bold bluffs. Think polished floors, startup lore, and the kind of place where “all-in” could mean your next round.

Time: 6:30pm - 9pm

Hosted by Cowboy Ventures in San Francisco

Running an engineering team has never been more complex, from balancing AI adoption and platform choices to sustaining velocity while managing tech debt and talent dynamics. Panelists include Aileen Lee, Founder & MP at Cowboy Ventures, and Tushar Jain, EVP of Engineering & Product at Docker.

Time: 12pm - 2pm

Hosted by Actuate Ventures in San Francisco

​Are you a visionary VC, LP, or GP looking to stay ahead of the curve? Join Actuate Ventures and Mercury for an exclusive luncheon during SF Tech Week, designed to connect and inspire the brightest minds in the investment community.

​This will be an intimate luncheon, where the ambiance fosters thoughtful conversation in a chill, relaxed environment. Engage in meaningful dialogue in a setting that encourages deep, impactful discussions.

Time: 5pm - 8pm

Hosted by NachoNacho in San Francisco

​NachoNacho.com - The B2B SaaS & AI + Services Marketplace, Deel, Ancient, Shopline, Zeni.ai, OneSixOne Ventures, Posha Private Chef, Molli Health, and Kaminitz Law are hosting this exclusive Founder + Investor happy hour event (includes sponsored open bar and food provided by the Posha Kitchen Robot Chef!) alongside key high-profile brands and VC firms.

Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Hosted by Foundersuite in San Francisco

Join us for "Startup Funding 2.0: Raising Capital In an AI World" featuring panels with founders and VCs who have recently raised capital. Produced by Foundersuite.com, used by 100k startups globally to raise capital and moderated by Nathan Beckord, host of the "How I Raised It" podcast (300+ episodes with funded founders).

Oct 8th, 2025 - Startup Job Fair

Time: 12pm - 5pm

Hosted by Open Atlas in San Francisco

​🚀 Unlock the Future of Inference at Scale

Join Open Atlas and NTG Events for the Startup Job Fair at SF Tech Week. This curated event connects Seed to Series B startups with top technical, operational, and GTM talent.

Time: 2pm - 4pm

Hosted by Silverwood Advisors in San Francisco

Exits don’t happen by accident—they’re built. In this SF Tech Week session, Alex Shartsis (former head of M&A at Opendoor, CEO of Skyp.ai) will share the process for a sale and what you can do right now—at any stage—to make a deal happen on your terms. Alex has sold companies and bought them–these are the tactics that work. Learn how to set yourself up today for the outcome you want tomorrow.

Time: 6pm - 9pm

Join us for an evening of ideas, conversation, and community as we explore the intersection of behavioral science, neurocapitalism, AI, and the future of work. Hear from Lee Jacobs, Founding GP at Long Journey Ventures; Dr. Juliette Tobias-Webb, Professor of Behavioural Science at the AI and Cyber Futures Institute; Jhillika Kumar, Founder and CEO of Mentra; and a Wonderschool parent and provider as they discuss how Wonderschool.com is addressing the child care crisis in the United States.

Time: 3pm - 6pm

Hosted by Orion VC in San Francisco

Orion VC is hosting the AI Infrastructure & Robotics Startup Pitch Competition on Thursday, October 9. Sponsored by Lovable.

Oct 9th, 2025 - Startup Social Club

Time: 7pm - 9pm

Hosted by ✨ SF Social Club ✨ in San Francisco

Will your next milestone come from one more line of code, or a handshake? Startup Social Club is your excuse to ditch the calendar and hang with other founders, operators, and VCs.

​No pitches, no panels — just good people and better convos.

​Brought to you by Caladan — turning companies into AI-Powered machines.

Oct 10th, 2025 - AI+ MultiModal Day

Time: 10:30am - 5pm

Hosted by AI+ in San Francisco

AI+ Multimodal Day brings together the world’s leading founders, researchers, and builders who are shaping the future of multimodal intelligence.

Expect a day of deep conversations, sharp debates, and new connections with the most ambitious founders and investors in the space.

Time: 3pm - 6pm

Hosted by The Ventures in San Francisco

This year in San Francisco, during SF Tech Week, you’ll pitch in front of investors from Khosla Ventures, 500 Global, Founder Institute, Techstars, Start2, NEXTBLUE, Geek Ventures, CoVentures, TPachamama Ventures, BuildTech VC, TX Ventures & others — all in one room. Apply now to become a finalist and pitch directly to leading investors!

Oct 10th, 2025 - SF Tech Board Games

Time: 5pm - 10pm

Hosted by Mailmodo in Stanford

​Ready to roll the dice on a good time? Join us for SF Tech Board Games, where the only thing more fun than the games is the company. Whether you’re a Catan champion, a code-slinging strategist, or just in it for the snacks and laughs, this is your chance to unwind with fellow tech founders during SF Tech Week.

That’s it for this week!

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