Updated: Sep 30, 2026 at 4:28 AM PT

# Consumer events at SF Tech Week 2026

> SF Tech Week 2026 has 50 consumer events from Monday, Oct 5 to Sunday, Oct 11, but only 5 let you RSVP without host review, so apply early.

Chancity tracks 1,832 SF Tech Week events (updated Sep 30, 2026); this page lists 50. Sources: the official Tech Week calendar (https://www.tech-week.com/calendar/sf) and each event's own page.

## At a glance

- Downtown leads, with 11 of the 50 consumer events.
- Evenings are heavy: 22 events, or 44%, start after work.
- Thursday, Oct 8 peaks with 14 events.

## Subscribe

- Calendar feed (ICS, new events appear automatically): https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/consumer/calendar.ics
- Webcal: webcal://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/consumer/calendar.ics

## Events

Columns: Time is Pacific time. Access: RSVP means a plain RSVP, Apply means the host approves each guest. Status: open, waitlist, closed or sold out, from the official Tech Week calendar. Food and Drinks: the host's own words ("mentions", not a promise). Price: only where the listing shows a price; a dash means no price listed. Featured: featured on the official Tech Week calendar.

| Date | Time | Event | Host | Area | Access | Status | Food | Price | Featured | RSVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 5 | 12 PM | USER EXPERIENCE - new expressions in tech | USER EXPERIENCE by Material Album, presented by Forerunner Ventures, Material Album | Union Square | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/Jl7wC4UPm4fV5XZFCWA1?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 2 PM to 4 PM | Sensors, Signals & Self: Consumer Healthtech Coffee | SensePulse, Julia Yelick | Mission | Apply | open | Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Nuifvy0DvOtgAinX8Je7?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 3 PM to 5 PM | The Next Consumer Breakouts: Founder × Investor Speed Dating | PowerYou AI, Vivian | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/WSezeKAcp3lUaowGfDBe?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 9 AM | Matched by NEXA - SF Quest Week | NEXA, Zubin Pahuja, Jhalak Rawat | FiDi | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/KziCESuBftyxz0IPC2lJ?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 9:30 AM to 2 PM | Consumer AI Showcase: Live Demos & A Panel on The Retention Playbook | Walnut AI, Nicole Huang, David Shao | Union Square | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/qLf3m32yiVD07GQUpuQF?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 10 AM | Conversational AI x Gaming Hackathon | Mano Games, Max Giang, Christopher K, Olin Geimer | Downtown | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/W25eAHOwujJeD9lJKTat?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 3 PM to 7 PM | Consumer tech day: pitch show & growth talk | trmnl4, Flyer One Ventures, PvX Partners, Jeff Cohen | Downtown | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/kE2UMCCwb1w9LTT4F0Yf?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 4 PM to 7 PM | The Women in AI Consumer Tech Showcase | Oasis Collective, Connexa, Yuliia Volchenko | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/MLHcHioWSKwYNU7hRD6c?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:30 PM to 8 PM | Consumer Apps Rooftop Mixer | Yesterday, Overtake, Aditya, Anish Lat | Mission | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/f9i4wniSfH4HxIil25cR?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:30 PM to 9 PM | SF Tech Week: Building Your Discord Server Through Every Stage of Game Development | Jordan Schuetz | SoMa | RSVP | open | Snacks | Free | - | [RSVP](https://luma.com/sf-tech-week-discord-game-development-meetup?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6 PM to 10 PM | Energy to build @ Bay Padel | Oyster, Ine Illarramendi | Dogpatch | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/o1ZqByDSkqsmHJ30HRPN?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 7 PM | CONSUMER FOUNDER DINNER | Helium, Zach Witzel | Union Square | Apply | open | Dinner | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/dkLmOUBVywLfrC1gf1O0?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 7 PM | Secret Guest: How Consumer Brands Actually Grow | Hilbert's AI, Madina Sabitqyzy, Eren Ulu | Design District | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/QhK1OKBT5tsHaOxAuFyB?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 8 AM | Ideacoil Breakfast & Coffee Networking | Ideacoil, Laurent Delly | Jackson Square | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/5pUpqwuWN84EN46UOpwI?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 9 AM to 11 AM | Unprompted: Founders building the next thing people do for fun | Fenwick & West, Sophia Xing, Will Black, Lucky, Vanessa Larco, Coco, Ryan So | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | yes | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/6nYbFMRG6CSAERI5EDP4?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 11 AM to 1 PM | F & F Ventures: Ecommerce Brunch | Founders & Funders™, Founders & Funders, Adam Shaw, Jeff Erickson | Downtown | Apply | open | Breakfast | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/hdJIPIw9EjJikauexYUD?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 2:30 PM | Consumer AI - Personal Agent, hospitality, and Travel Tech | SyncSo, Liang | SoMa | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/lkBUdITU0YCz9AsqbAF3?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 3 PM | Building Consumer Startups in Public | Chimeboard, AGI House SF, Avivi W, Chinat Yu | Mission | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/D0pS4YPveEhJXzzFjWed?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 3 PM | The Marketplace Economy in the Age of AI | Spectus Ventures, Dots, Rob Mihalko, Simran Handa - Dots (YC S21) | Mission | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Z1FWbh8EJZRCEkiYfvoW?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 4 PM to 6 PM | Prompted: Wharton Tech Toks x LSPT | The Wharton School Tech Club, Linen Suit & Plastic Tie, Gorav | Embarcadero | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/ovKJxaaglJHq741fH9Po?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:30 PM to 7 PM | How SF's Corner Stores Won the World Cup | Y·US Ventures, Bridgit, Ivr L | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/4KdkudOhJJGNIM5X48x8?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:30 PM | What People Want from AI Entertainment | Scatter Lab, Sungwon Lyu, Sunghwan Kim, Harry Hong, Nayoun Kim, chaehong jeong | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/LU75ceVmLMR2nZ3Ey0q6?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6 PM | Game Dev - Investor Vs Publisher Workshop | Rodotino Studios, LLC, Alejandro Sandoval, QuietConversion | Fisherman's Wharf | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/lQBcTp73CMmpLRuNYKdi?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6 PM to 7:30 PM | Gen Z Founder + Creator Mixer | GenZtea, Natalie Neptune | SoMa | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/FnCfBVvLSZ1uFVZT3uJA?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6 PM | Rethinking Car Service | Autenda, Paul Bakhmut | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/SwnbI1DNmp4HwEPPf0zW?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:30 PM | CONSUMER FOUNDER HAPPY HOUR | Helium, Zach Witzel, San Thu | Jackson Square | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/FEiweVZfuAEk9hz2VHfT?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 8 AM | DTC Founders & Operators Breakfast | Bloomio, Phil Roselli | SoMa | Apply | open | Breakfast, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/aywaTkyd5G0Rbn8VCRSh?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 12 PM to 2:30 PM | How Consumer Brands Get Funded Right Now | AcceleratorCON, SHOPLINE, Peter Salib, Abiodun Johnson | Downtown | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Yz5nxCcoURF4geooxcI9?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 12:30 PM | Free Game for Women Founders | RoamHer, Glow Girl Social Club, Jaki Williams | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/MqDLIwN6cladnrCKGRSc?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 3 PM to 5 PM | Built by community | Reddit, Kirin Sennik, Marisa Blanke, Ana Rodriguez | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | yes | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/g7T5GSDUlro0XwbsaGFI?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 4 PM | CAN AI FEEL YOU? | xVibe AI, RoRoll | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/GO1VOiU8cpMkZLk0qRef?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 4 PM | See You Outside: The Future Is IRL | SPECS, Jaiya | Jackson Square | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/8Drwso1qE3HIBy69JsrG?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 4 PM | THE FUTURE OF SELF: Beauty, Longevity & Identity in the Age of AI | Searchbeaute.ai, Giselle Ebrat | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/wpGUoBxfNTelXdpxdA5T?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM | Serving Hospitality: OpenTable - San Francisco | OpenTable, Louise VanZandt | FiDi | Apply | open | Snacks, Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/ecF8HmlSR8IeNNRHqNnq?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5 PM to 8 PM | Devices x AI - Pitch Night | AGI, Inc., Juliana Chyzhova, Chaitanya (CK) Khot, Jordan Ruppert | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/bT6gNzQX7IIenumjzXyG?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:30 PM | Consumer Tech Night/HAPPY HOUR (Free Food + Drinks) | Lenn AI, Ryan | Downtown | RSVP | open | Snacks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/apd5zPT2ssQysMfPnFnv?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6 PM to 9 PM | Cherie Demo Day: a Fashion Tech Closet Swap | Cherie AI, Mar | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/9e8TzRWvdlow3zmog6uA?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6 PM to 9 PM | International Founder Dinner | Photon, Quetta Labs, Julie Chen, Dylan K, Jaegyu Lee, Sungmin Kim | North Beach | Apply | open | Dinner | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/klBUcCUfFr2UEyBtsfVK?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6 PM | Play it Forward - AI x Games x Education | Mano Games, Otherwise Labs, Max Giang, Robert Borges | - | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/NbLC22QRy8qHiko8TeXs?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6 PM | SF Tech Week Afrobeats Party | Travelbay, Travelbay Events | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/VZTuOtVE0rVNDdbmF3Pd?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 2 PM to 6 PM | The PULL x Macy’s Market Activation | Introspective Innovations Fashion Week, ANGMM/IIFW | Downtown | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/jAsfU6JGNW1Wul65yDb2?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 3 PM to 5 PM | EPIC Connector Afterparty - SF Tech Week Closing Night | EPIC Connector Pte. Ltd., Winni | San Mateo | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/lXcmIFSWSvc6kyScP0OJ?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6 PM to 8 PM | Tech Week Date Night - Red String OS | Red String, Red String OS | Downtown | Apply | open | Snacks, Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/BNVNx9hquje723kH7Zlo?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7 PM to 10 PM | Consumer Founder Michelin Dinner | Photon, Julie Chen | Downtown | Apply | open | Dinner | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/4m8UH5no1RazI7NPeXju?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7 PM to 10 PM | Geoguessr Tournament and Hang | Chally, Charlie Steinbaum | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/0JEyNOqzPKoo2HFy9BeC?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7 PM to 10 PM | Vault Fashion X Tech Launch 💻🪩 | Vault, Sahar Haidari | East Bay | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/eMUeJOYEoOtITOYuxI37?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 1:30 PM to 5 PM | Meshy × Chrona: Build Multiplayer 3D Worlds With AI | alterverse.tech, bytedance, Bruce, yan, Meshy | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/hgyN4UiBL4s3vA0ATTbr?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 3 PM | From Reviews to Intelligence: The Next Generation of Beauty Discovery. | WaxPrint Media | Design District | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/VkfyNbmVnEMqWK9Dpg57?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 8 PM | Call Me Maybe | Flair Labs, Stephen Willis | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/viUmcl98bUGI7WghRBEc?ref=chancity) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 10 AM to 6 PM | Shopping 3.0: the AI Commerce Hackathon with Arcade | Arcade AI, Kelley Lawson, Mariam Naficy, Aayush Jain, Spencer Kim, Kosi, Tuvana Soronzonbold, Noah Lin | Union Square | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/GmB2RWwfd99JotCPG2C3?ref=chancity) |

## Who is there

- Hosting: Helium (2); Julie Chen (2) ([X](https://x.com/0xjuliechen)); Mano Games (2); Max Giang (2); Photon (2) ([X](https://x.com/photon_hq)); Zach Witzel (2); Aayush Jain (1); Abiodun Johnson (1); AcceleratorCON (1); Adam Shaw (1); Aditya (1) ([X](https://x.com/adiprimetime)); AGI House SF (1)
- Speaking: Anthony Tešija; Vanessa Larco; Lucky Zhang; Sophia Xing; Coco Chen; Ryan So; JR Garage; Elise Pham; Ambry Mehr; Isael Silva; Pear Chotbunwong; Nila Makhfi; Anthony Waller; Venkatesh Ragala; Ali Albazaz; Jonathan Knight; Jonatan von Martens; Chris Slowe; Evelyn Mora; Taarika Bangalore; Stacy Salvi; Ghezal Ebrat; Sagar Mehta; Shayani Roy; Julia Borghini; Sarah Fleming; Amazasp Shaumyan; Neeraj Pramodkumar; Yiqi Zhao; Tony Liu; Jinnan Chen; Kirsten Green; Mariam Naficy; Ash Herr
- Featured guests: Haruka Takamori; Gorka Aranzabal; Sung Eun Choi; Dixit Patel; Ashley Trick; Erick Pinos; Aiko DAI; Alex Sharabudinov; Arnold Lee; Abdul Alotaibi

## FAQ

### Which Consumer events can I join without applying?

5 of the 50 are open RSVP; the other 45 ask you to apply. USER EXPERIENCE - new expressions in tech (Mon 12 PM, USER EXPERIENCE by Material Album, presented by Forerunner Ventures); SF Tech Week: Building Your Discord Server Through Every Stage of Game Development (Tue 5:30 PM, Jordan Schuetz); Consumer Tech Night/HAPPY HOUR (Free Food + Drinks) (Thu 5:30 PM, Lenn AI); The PULL x Macy’s Market Activation (Fri 2 PM, Introspective Innovations Fashion Week); Matched by NEXA - SF Quest Week (Tue 9 AM, NEXA).

### What do hosts ask when you apply?

Across 45 Consumer events with an application form, 44 ask for a job title, 45 for a company, 45 for LinkedIn and 31 for GitHub.

### Do consumer events at SF Tech Week cost money?

Pricing is rarely listed. 1 is marked free and 1 shows a ticket price on its event page.

### What are the main Consumer events on Tuesday, Oct 6?

10 Consumer events are listed for Tuesday, Oct 6, led by SF Tech Week: Building Your Discord Server Through Every Stage of Game Development and Conversational AI x Gaming Hackathon. They include SF Tech Week: Building Your Discord Server Through Every Stage of Game Development (Tue 5:30 PM), Conversational AI x Gaming Hackathon (Tue 10:00 AM), Energy to build @ Bay Padel (Tue 6:00 PM), Consumer tech day: pitch show & growth talk (Tue 3:00 PM) and The Women in AI Consumer Tech Showcase (Tue 4:00 PM).

### What are the main Consumer events on Wednesday, Oct 7?

13 Consumer events are listed for Wednesday, Oct 7, led by Unprompted: Founders building the next thing people do for fun and Building Consumer Startups in Public.

### Which Consumer events have food?

17 of the 50 mention food (12 snacks, 3 dinner, 2 breakfast). Among them are SF Tech Week: Building Your Discord Server Through Every Stage of Game Development (Tue 5:30 PM), "enjoy some pizza and bits sponsored by Discord"; Consumer Tech Night/HAPPY HOUR (Free Food + Drinks) (Thu 5:30 PM), "Drinks, snacks, demos, and good conversations"; Serving Hospitality: OpenTable - San Francisco (Thu 4:30 PM), "happy hour with food and drinks"; How Consumer Brands Get Funded Right Now (Thu 12:00 PM), "Drinks, small bites, curated intros"; Conversational AI x Gaming Hackathon (Tue 10:00 AM), "Drinks, snacks and playing games together".

### Which Consumer events have drinks?

4 mention drinks: 2 alcohol, 2 coffee or soft drinks.

### Which Consumer events have the most RSVPs?

USER EXPERIENCE - new expressions in tech has the most, 406 going.

## Same page at the other tech week

- At LA Tech Week (Oct 12 to 18): 43 Consumer events: https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/consumer
  Both weeks: https://www.chancity.ai/events/tech-week/consumer

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