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Joe Khoei picks these events for seed to Series A B2B founders who still run sales themselves. Each one is checked on the host's official page, and the list refreshes every week. Say hello if you see Joe in the room.
5:30 PM to 8:00 PM PT
San Jose, Cisco Building 18
Host: John Maciel and co-hosts
Free · Approval required
A panel on multi-agent AI systems and what it takes to make them reliable in practice.
Event page on Luma
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM PT daily
Sunnyvale, Plug and Play Tech Center
Host: Plug and Play Tech Center
Paid · Approval required
Three days of startup pitches and corporate innovation sessions on the Plug and Play campus.
Event page on Luma
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM PT
Santa Clara, Hacker Dojo
Host: Hacker Dojo
Free
Five-minute demos and pitches from local builders, each followed by audience Q&A.
Event page on Luma
5:00 PM to 8:30 PM PT
Menlo Park, Wells Fargo Innovation Centre
Host: Startup Grind Silicon Valley
Paid · Approval required
An evening for AI founders with an institutional round or real ARR, joined by a small group of VCs.
Event page on Startup Grind
5:30 PM to 8:00 PM PT
Menlo Park, Snowflake Silicon Valley AI Hub
Host: Startup Grind Silicon Valley
Free and paid tickets
AI startups demo live for founders and investors in the Startup Grind demo series.
Event page on Startup Grind
All day, PT
San Francisco, Moscone West
Host: TechCrunch
Paid
Three days of founder and investor sessions, with a dedicated founder pass.
Event page on TechCrunch
6:00 PM to 9:30 PM PT
San Francisco. Address on the event page.
Host: B.E.L.L.E Community
Free
AI founders pitch to judges and the room. Pitch applications close Nov 6.
Event page on Luma
12:30 PM to 5:30 PM PT
Berkeley, David Brower Center
Host: DECODE
Paid · Approval required
An afternoon of tactical sessions for early-stage Berkeley and Stanford founders, with live Q&A.
Event page on DECODE
4:00 PM to 8:00 PM PT
Berkeley, Pauley Ballroom, UC Berkeley
Host: Innovate@Berkeley
Paid
Berkeley's largest startup expo, with keynotes, startup booths and a VC panel.
Event page on Innovate@BerkeleyHow We Pick
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