It’s Monday, September 29th: We’re interrupting your regularly-scheduled programming to bring you a special update from the AI Collective on our very own SF Tech Week happening October 6th through October 12th.
For non-SF members: stay tuned for more exciting announcements on upcoming events, the Institute, and more from us later this week.
AI Collective 🤝 SF Tech Week
SF Tech Week has over 350+ events this year. Most people spend hours trying to figure out what’s actually worth attending, but we've made it easy for you.
In this edition of this week’s newsletter, you’ll find special invites for the definitive AI track not available anywhere else. We have 10 events across all 5 days, designed for founders, investors, and operators who want to be in the right rooms at the right time.
👉 RSVP NOW USING THE LINKS BELOW. Keep in mind, seats are limited and several sessions will hit capacity!
1️⃣ Monday, October 6th
Vibe Week Starter Pack | 2:00pm PSTThis is for you if you want hands-on workshops, laid-back networking, AI credits (Windsurf, n8n, Bolt.new), and a fast start to ship something this week.
2️⃣ Tuesday, October 7th
Vibe Space (Half-Day Hackathon) | 2:00pm PSTThis is for you if you want a chill, beginner-friendly build sprint with mini-challenges, great food, and a shot at a golden ticket to the upcoming vibespace.so accelerator.
Who Will Decide the Future of Work? | 5:30pm PSTThis is for you if you’re an operator, HR/L&D leader, founder, or investor tracking how power is shifting from credentials to skills and what careers look like in an AI era.
3️⃣ Wednesday, October 8th
Building What’s Next in Health AI | 11:30am PSTThis is for you if you’re a healthtech founder, investor, or operator who wants a full working lunch program (panels + fireside with Hippocratic.ai), focused on real care delivery and tech-bio models.
AI Startup Pitch Night | 5:00pm PSTThis is for you if you’re raising (or scouting) and want $2M+ in live capital on the table, 2-minute no-slides pitches, and curated investor networking.
Multimodal AI: Welcome to the Wild West | 6:00pm PSTThis is for you if you care about AI that sees, hears, and acts—and want candid takes on measurement, personalization, and risk from teams at OpenAI, Grok, Apple, and more.
SF Demo Night | 6:30pm PSTThis is for you if you want front-row, live demos (10 pre-Series A), unfiltered Q&A, community voting, and serious operator/investor density—hosted with Atlassian.
4️⃣ Thursday, October 9th
Deep Research + Agentic Search | 1:00pm PSTThis is for you if you’re a technical leader or search geek who wants architecture + evaluation playbooks for agentic retrieval, from Dr. Andrei Lopatenko (Google/Apple/Walmart/eBay/Zillow alum).
Beyond the Pixels: Trustworthy AI & UX in Health Tech | 5:30pm PSTThis is for you if you build product/design in health and need practical patterns for compassionate, regulation-aware UX that patients and clinicians actually trust.
4️⃣ Saturday, October 11th
Hacktoberfest | 2:00pm PSTThis is for you if you want a beginner-friendly AI hackathon with workshops, mentors, and a real chance to level up your stack and your network over a weekend.
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