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

# International founder events at SF Tech Week 2026

> SF Tech Week 2026 lists 117 events for international founders across 6 days between Oct 5 and Oct 11, peaking Wednesday, Oct 7 with 38, and 91% are approval-only, so get requests in before the week starts.

Chancity tracks 1,832 SF Tech Week events (updated Sep 30, 2026); this page lists 117. Sources: the official Tech Week calendar (https://www.tech-week.com/calendar/sf) and each event's own page.

## At a glance

- Business Sweden hosts the most on this list, 7 events.
- Close to half happen at night: 56 evening events, 48% of the total.
- Food comes up on 38 event pages and drinks on 13, so most of these are meetings rather than meals.

## Subscribe

- Calendar feed (ICS, new events appear automatically): https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/international-founders/calendar.ics
- Webcal: webcal://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/international-founders/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 | 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM | Physical AI Series A founders & CVCs Breakfast | Raisable, Vasyl Dub, Sacha | Downtown | Apply | open | Breakfast, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/e116G5oDSjhCjQjBVVxi?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 9 AM | Swedish House | Business Sweden | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/czGK7PzK96H9mOl0S8sb?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 12 PM | Building a Future in the U.S.: Career and Talent Strategies of International Professionals | GoElite, Christina Chen | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/KhdbUQfxS57HkjtOVYTi?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 12 PM to 1 PM | The U.S. – Sweden Technology Prosperity Deal - What does it mean for Business Leaders? | Business Sweden, Cody Lin | Nob Hill | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/3k4fEOBuaTzEF1Exjv7z?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 12 PM to 3:30 PM | Zero Day: Physical AI + Security - Seed Pitch & Live Demo | Digital Garage, Inc., Sera Tsutsumi, Colin, DG Incubation, Nikos Liodakis, Open Network Lab | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/V3dzumUhXBJNj8b9rAdS?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 1 PM to 5 PM | Taiwan × Silicon Valley: Founders, Capital & the Next Wave of Innovation | Startup Island TAIWAN -Silicon Valley Hub, Taiwan Global Angels, Jenny, I-Chien Jan, Uly Su | - | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/jvRWNlc4IBvo2E1k7Rpj?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 2 PM to 5 PM | A Founder's Journey to Scaling the US | Ellis Porter, Ellis Porter - The Immigration Attorneys | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Db8Bxr4wHqJgcJ8kKsdB?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 2 PM to 4:30 PM | Winning In The U.S: Global GTM | Michael Meo, Eylo Goktan, Build Momentum | FiDi | Apply | open | Snacks, Soft drinks | Free | - | [Apply](https://luma.com/zlnjgisr?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 3 PM | International Expansion: Is Your Startup Ready to Take on the World? | Taylor Wessing | Union Square | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/8AGV0ExKtLyrE3jRdyb9?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 4 PM to 8 PM | The Down Under Mixer #2 🏄 Galileo x Relevance AI | Galileo Ventures, James, Julia French | FiDi | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/bsGjhvVpvxJlgfysvhan?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5 PM to 7:30 PM | Asia-to-US: The AI-Leverage Playbook for Crossing the Pacific | Runbear, Upstage, Snow Lee, Liam Hwang, Lucy Park | Downtown | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/pcI9EarSIhOosAcFrMxq?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5 PM | PassRight Meet’n’Mingle | PassRight, David Sheen, Kathy Wang, Farouk Ramzan | Downtown | Apply | closed | Snacks | - | - | [View](https://partiful.com/e/90EKBgMBSmKPUZogl1sq?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5:30 PM to 8 PM | Dinner: LATAM & SF VCs, Entrepreneurs & Friends | José Alvarez, Carlos Zárate | Palo Alto | Apply | open | Snacks | Free | - | [Apply](https://luma.com/7ovjgctq?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6 PM | Dinner on the San Francisco Giants' Field | Airwallex, Michael Morgenstern, Rahul Kumar, Brent, Adam Abu Ras, Oliver Camargo, rohit thota, Dorothy | South Beach | Apply | open | Dinner | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/usC0ifzXcq4ECNnurZqn?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6 PM to 8 PM | First drinks Aussie style - Co Ventures x Airtree | Co Ventures, Airtree, Jo Lawson, Sid Kasbekar | Mission | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/h6Jz0kpPtBTMQ1SoWTd0?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6 PM | Founders Dinner at the Shack15 | Luminar Ventures, Rikard Steiber, Magnus Bergman | Embarcadero | Apply | open | Dinner | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/1H2S4jfepnmgU8GHcGp1?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6 PM to 8:30 PM | Israel × Silicon Valley Capital Mixer | Leverage | Civic Center | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/wgXDHWij04IN8OwjeTeW?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6 PM to 9 PM | Polish SF Pitch Event and Networking | Granite Landings LLC, Alex Wolfe | Lower Nob Hill | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/ljAvTcrR7LGlI9lyGzvT?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 7 PM to 10 PM | European Private Dinner at The Battery SF | Autopoiesis Sciences, Mike, Mune Biotech | Jackson Square | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/DZg8gm1QiQWbYjPBVI1P?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM | How AI Is Transforming the Physical World - Breakfast Panel | Business Sweden, Ellen Dahlfors, Cody Lin | FiDi | Apply | open | Breakfast | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/JszURletzLmuWrwnRkT5?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 8:30 AM to 1 PM | Silicon Valley-APAC Industrial Innovation Bridge | Pavina Adunratanasee, Ryan D Taylor, Yuki Sekiguchi, Keyi Kang Yao | SoMa | Apply | open | - | Free | - | [Apply](https://luma.com/1e7nxcr0?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 10:30 AM | International Founders: Biotech/Deep Tech Pitch Clinic | Jennifer Pawlitschek Consulting, Jennifer J Pawlitschek | Virtual | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/WCIAIQqtUeK2p64O5n3i?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 12 PM to 1 PM | Power Lunch - Live Podcast Recording at | The Inflection, Conexus, Vaida | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/b7IEaOstF4fVnmylKNTN?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 12 PM to 1:30 PM | Scaling Internationally Without Creating a Mess | Acclime, H&CO | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/sjlt5yQuYdihU18dUTUt?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 12:30 PM | International Founders: The AI & SaaS Pitch Clinic | Jennifer Pawlitschek Consulting, Jennifer J Pawlitschek | Virtual | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/cCPgM5KVXpmlR3S6bnXH?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 1 PM to 3 PM | Building Silicon Valley Without Borders / District.org, Founders & Builders Meetup | DistrictORG | Downtown | Apply | open | Snacks, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/nncC1NRNO92AhneFG9WU?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 1 PM to 4:45 PM | Seed Founders: Free Working Space on Market St. | Digital Garage, Inc., Sera Tsutsumi | SoMa | Apply | closed | Snacks, Soft drinks | - | - | [View](https://partiful.com/e/TZRQ9mQTwPqyygU1K2ea?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 2 PM to 5 PM | Building in the US: The Founder, Investor, Hiring and Market-Entry Playbook | Ellis Porter, Ellis Porter - The Immigration Attorneys | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Ujj6xRt1NxvSHNOJRN9Q?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 2 PM to 5 PM | TFOT: 🌎🇺🇸Global Innovation Showcase Scaling AI & Deep Tech at War Memorial | The Future of Texh, The Future of Tech | Civic Center | RSVP | open | Snacks, Drinks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/yoGsqjwZ70zOBJCXsRbW?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 2 PM to 5:30 PM | US Market Entry: Unlocked w/ Deel, J.P. Morgan & Orrick | Deel, J.P. Morgan, Orrick, Madeleine Futterman, Madalyn Woronoff, Alejandro Manzanares, Jed Kaufman, Orrick Events | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/u8ee5CQYS2MMmtX0XNBu?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 3 PM to 4:30 PM | Australia House: Flip Up, Scale Out | Australian American Chamber of Commerce, ALAN WATTERS | Embarcadero | RSVP | waitlist | - | - | - | [View](https://partiful.com/e/mtK0MZMEgKzXCQLil4xK?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 3 PM | Innovation Agencies & Emerging Tech Ecosystems | Georgian Innovation Hub | Salesforce Park | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/WNqUYyJSab93uAyaXm6J?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5 PM | Immigrant Founders' Plan C: we stay, build, and bet on America | SoulByte, Scarlett Sun | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/4wIuvgegXvLJ9SA8R7Sl?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5 PM | Luminar Ventures Investor & Angel Networking Evening | Luminar Ventures, Rikard Steiber | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/ThQWfS9SLPMagtrrU0FQ?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5 PM to 8 PM | NO BORDERS: Global Founders & Investors Mixer | TiE Mumbai, Vaishnavi Dhotre, Trupti Sharma, Naveen Raju, Shabnam Khan | Mission | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/FsxZU3ARWGIo3PB0ab0m?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5 PM to 8 PM | Nordic AI Frontiers Reception | Swenode.ai, Nebius, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Minna Sandberg | Embarcadero | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/1ZEa0fVfgAoCf2QdSXZr?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5 PM to 7:30 PM | Silicon Xchange × Asana: The Africa–Silicon Valley Corridor | Silicon Xchange | - | Apply | open | - | Free | - | [Apply](https://luma.com/siliconxchangesftechweek?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:30 PM to 8 PM | RedBridge Lisbon | RedBridge Lisbon, Consul General of Portugal in San Francisco, Startup Portugal, UnicornFactory Lisbon, Filipa Pinto de Carvalho, Pedro Coutinho | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/XDQjzJRlWFiGQQOwrmHg?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM | Scotland x SF Mixer | Impact Rise Ventures, Barry McDonald, Victoria Ross, Michael Young, Anaïs Guillemaud, Natalie Hotchkiss, Jessica McClure | SoMa | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/FU47lsXtursHpyDdFXMo?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6 PM | Beyond Borders: Building Global Companies | Ontop, Angelique Strauss, Aryssa Franklin, andrea santiago, Andrew Almajose | Union Square | Apply | open | Dinner | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/N7GPdPRfLW474NOYETnY?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 | 6 PM to 8:30 PM | International Founders Happy Hour w/ Deel, J.P. Morgan, Orrick | Deel, J.P. Morgan, Orrick, Madeleine Futterman, Madalyn Woronoff | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Z7VbfRMMfnwrNASdhz4c?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6 PM to 8:30 PM | Spotlight Bogotá: Private Investor Dinner w/ Bogotá's Secretary of Economic Development | Silicon Valley Delegations, José Alvarez | FiDi | Apply | open | Dinner | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/86vuPkxKufL5cGCyWJ3Z?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6 PM | The Extraordinary International Founders BBQ | Jumpstart Immigration, Natalia Zuca, Beatriz Puente, Luciana Lorenzi, Leticia Souza (Jumpstart), Dat (Jumpstart), Enzo Cavalie | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/2lH2N9VPJ7HjylgohSjy?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6 PM to 8 PM | “Find Your Match-a” by 500 Global x Zendesk | 500 Global, Zendesk | SoMa | Apply | open | Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/U3l8wPJfUJICshePP781?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 8 AM to 10 AM | 🇦🇺 Aussie and 🇳🇿 Kiwi Brekkie: SF Tech Week Breakfast | Blackbird Ventures, Atlassian, Skip Capital, Jessica Tulp, Philip Braddock, Sahil Arora | FiDi | Apply | open | Snacks, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/ASdpfNfMZUybq2qLOgl3?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 8:30 AM | Breakfast: Expanding to the US: What Nobody Tells You | Business Sound, Jordan Butler | Mission | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/7Y2mqVTDyuRtVF6fau7c?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM | Structuring Investor Agreements: What Founders Need to Know | Business Sweden, Ellen Dahlfors, Cody Lin | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/RkLQhzMrwRRjklzUKKYQ?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 9 AM to 5 PM | Argentina at Silicon Valley | Argentina at Silicon Valley, Rocio Cairo Presepi, Esteban Gorupicz, Agostina Albamonte, Guillermo Repizo, Agustin Gimenez, Cami, Alejandro Manzanares | FiDi | Apply | open | Lunch, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/j0QZ3NNn6jIsDtn5fX79?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 10 AM to 4 PM | LATAM AI Summit | Latam Tech SF (Latin American Consulate Corp), Yuliam Carrillo | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/5bUpcnTFJ3nZUXUIvVbe?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 10 AM to 1 PM | Making hard decisions in a world of AI and constant change | Writingmate.ai, Artem Vysotsky, Alesia Siarzhynskaya | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/KMEzViIERheJP7uroYzH?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 10 AM to 12 PM | UK Unicorns & Rising Stars | British Consulate SF, British Consulate-General SF, Scott Howard, Siobhan Nuseibeh | Union Square | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/GK24S3gh8fSJWHJt7JW3?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 10:30 AM | Here to Stay? Immigrant Founders Brunch | Extraordinary.com, Charles Pelletier-Gagné, Mohammad | Golden Gate Park | Apply | open | Breakfast | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/mHzR3PlJnDwoCh7ooTv1?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 12 PM to 2 PM | Build Anywhere, Scale Everywhere: Global Founders Picnic | Afro Adventurer, Quiana | Mission | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/UvLt5Z0RVVLVcOsbSkMS?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 12 PM | Founder & VC Networking Lunch by Luminar Ventures & Business Sweden | Luminar Ventures, Rikard Steiber, Magnus Bergman, Marcus | SoMa | Apply | open | Lunch | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/cnZTnVXIEXZ1gKAzhfWl?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 12 PM | From Campus to Company: Staying, Building, and Hiring in the US | Ellis Porter, Ellis Porter - The Immigration Attorneys | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/XpEErMlyflBJwQCfXiB8?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 12 PM to 1:30 PM | Start-up and Investor Meetup | Business Sweden, Ellen Dahlfors, Cody Lin | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/9Ug9xwadkIsnTWM9bBh8?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM | (International) YC founders picnic | Paulina Laba, Daivik Goel, Avi Konduru, Jay Khan | Alamo Square | Apply | open | - | Free | - | [Apply](https://luma.com/vmjvw2ox?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 12:30 PM to 3 PM | Immigrant Founder Pitch - Unshackled, One Way, Geek Ventures & Dnipro.vc | Startup Grind, James Gee | FiDi | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/aaQ9uZVC7iqOnZyjzHEp?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 1 PM to 3 PM | Scaling AI and Deep Tech Companies across International Markets. | London & Partners, BPM, HSBC, Winston Taylor, Borja Palma Huarte, Penelope Harwood, Elodie Anderson, Jamie Campion | Union Square | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/0evIJ7ZYrAtvyBxQybIT?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 1 PM to 5 PM | Taiwan's Next Global Startups | Startup Island TAIWAN – Silicon Valley Hub, Yu Jen Chang, Claire Liu, IP2 Scale Out Program, Uly Su | Palo Alto | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/uMNfwISAbbkXiyjbiLAy?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 2:30 PM to 5 PM | SELL TO AMERICA: The Brutally Practical US GTM Playbook | TiE Mumbai, Vaishnavi Dhotre, Naveen Raju, Shabnam Khan, Trupti Sharma | Mission | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/BZGIw6j0S4ktJwMEOkYT?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 3 PM | AI Tech Day East meets West | btrax, Brandon Hill | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/3yQYIJI5hZoiRmE9rzH8?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 3 PM | Entrepreneurs First October '26 Demo Day | Entrepreneurs First | FiDi | Apply | closed | - | - | - | [View](https://partiful.com/e/xHAIfZQPMDD45bxcVOL8?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 3 PM to 6 PM | Pax Silica Hackathon | BuilderBase, Sean Chiu, Sam Karri, Claire Xie, Miranda, Sean C | FiDi | RSVP | open | - | Free | - | [RSVP](https://luma.com/builde-q0bj?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 3 PM to 5 PM | UK Founder Pitch | British Consulate SF, British Consulate-General SF, Siobhan Nuseibeh, Scott Howard, Grainne Barron | Union Square | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/kFJfOsVu0eTf7Eagphcl?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 4 PM to 7 PM | &cruise - SF ↔ Tokyo | Verse, Shinsuke Kaneko, Rhiannon Payne | South Beach | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/ZP97mUfZwEe1J4CvelQp?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 4 PM to 7 PM | SE ASIA SF SALON #2 | Tech Brews, 500 Global, Khailee Ng, Samantha Lee, Charleston Wong, Ugly Talk HQ, UGLY TALK - AMY | Russian Hill | RSVP | open | Snacks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/JV9G2AMsKHNErDDvzpdz?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5 PM to 8 PM | British Tech Street Festival | British Consulate SF, British Consulate-General SF, Siobhan Nuseibeh, Scott Howard | Union Square | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/6q3Mh8OjhnQPzEg6otuw?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5 PM to 8 PM | LatAm & Latinos In Fintech | Pygma, Finix, Andres Cano, Nilton Serva | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/NdneoVrwnB4TS6UpkFhN?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5 PM to 8:30 PM | Nordic Rooftop Happy Hour | Innovation Norway, Business Finland, Green Transition Initiative, Vinnova, Ingrid Hammer, Hartti Suomela, Emma, Moa Persdotter | FiDi | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/VcfPARRj0VVkgrD87kK4?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5 PM to 8:30 PM | TechToberFest German Happy Hour | German American Chamber of Commerce, Donja | Union Square | Apply | open | Snacks, Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/xVDBSntqMxIS2KHAwwET?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5 PM to 8 PM | VC & Founders Reception | Swenode.ai, Nebius, Minna Sandberg | Palo Alto | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/xnIeoJ2tzkupJzOM6hrm?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM | Austrian Demo Night | OPEN AUSTRIA, Michael Dobersberger | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/njY03zpyEBM2ArbULcel?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM | Scaling Innovation Across Borders | SHUSAKU·YAMAMOTO, Silicon Valley Bank, Irwin Bautista, Joanna Zanghi | FiDi | Apply | open | Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/326YtDVBB62n2vMg3rdf?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5:30 PM to 7 PM | Stockholm x Silicon Valley Drinks & Mingle with KTH & the Swedish Consulate-General | KTH Innovation & the Consulate General of Sweden in San Francisco, KTH Innovation | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/8BobWniuEhGfCTqSOwAF?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6 PM to 8:30 PM | An Afternoon with Turkish Founders Paving the Way in AI | Revo Capital, BridgeX, Global Turks AI Lab | Dogpatch | Apply | open | Snacks, Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/o2FzrxzVHxkDHdGDB6W3?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6 PM | Building India Teams: The Cross-Border Comp & Talent Playbook | Qrata, Monish Kulkarni | Union Square | Apply | open | Dinner | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/v9DP2Kz0EFBk3yzkzKWO?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6 PM | Canadian Founders in the Bay | TechTO, Megha Kandoi | Jackson Square | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/uhq6lxyRQyPxPp4Goemz?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6 PM to 9 PM | Pitch and Startup Networking by Startup Valley | Startup Valley | Mission | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/s5CNBrv0KQNnxShAbNga?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6 PM to 8 PM | SF TechWeek: Czech & Slovak Edition | - | Union Square | Apply | open | - | From $20 | - | [Apply](https://luma.com/CZ-SK-techweek?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM | 10AM in Seoul: An Investor Dinner with Quetta Labs | Quetta Labs, Dylan K, Sungmin Kim, Jaegyu Lee | Pacific Heights | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/j0eODwbBVcMKeLntS7lS?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 7 PM to 10 PM | Startup Pitch & Networking in San Francisco | Startup Valley | Mission Dolores | Apply | open | - | From $22 | - | [Apply](https://luma.com/egpwc3ua?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 8:30 AM to 10 AM | Nordic Founders Connect Breakfast by YEoS & Osborne Clarke | Business Sweden, Ellen Dahlfors, Viktoria Elman, Cody Lin | FiDi | Apply | open | Breakfast | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/B9NgKZWVShvi1AZkqywp?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 9 AM to 9 PM | Inception Studio AI Buildathon | Inception Studio, Michael Liu, Mike, John Whaley | SoMa | Apply | closed | - | - | - | [View](https://partiful.com/e/jk3zDlm0AwWEAkfe82jK?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 12 PM to 1:30 PM | Cracking the US: Insider Lessons for International Founders | Acclime, Mary Technology, Maynard Nexsen | FiDi | Apply | open | Lunch | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/OQJiWlibpwtnD9tepMOk?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 12 PM to 1 PM | How to Collaborate with Big Tech Companies | Business Sweden, Ellen Dahlfors, Cody Lin | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/gzjePeIJR0YuEN5rPzFw?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 12 PM to 2 PM | US-INDIA Corridor Founders Meet up | Qapita, Matt Rowett, Inventus Law | Downtown | Apply | open | Lunch | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/6Glx2N2fqAoZo0nriVXQ?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 1 PM to 3:30 PM | Unfiltered, practical chat for International Founders to the U.S Market | Leverage, Shir Chorev | Civic Center | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/LUuF6boJCyK6rqcwhhqU?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 3 PM to 5:30 PM | How Global Tech Hubs and Silicon Valley Can Build Together | Georgian Innovation Hub | Rincon Hill | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/PGdfEaJmfe7wqwJAq3E6?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 3 PM to 5 PM | Rally: Visa Pathways & Pickleball for Immigrant Founders (Seed–Series A+) | AI Valley, Boundless, Courtney, Victor Su-Ortiz, Aj | Embarcadero | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/dhddnUiC2EH40Q2BUAbY?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 4 PM to 6 PM | Africa: The Next Frontier of AI Disruption | ExoAI Technologies Inc., Exo AI | Embarcadero | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Cqo8bIC5DowJXfrpsr9V?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5 PM | AI Native - Hecho en Mexico | Lawgic, Aldo Ricardo Rodriguez Cortes, Ursula Rojas, Maria Angela Ramirez, Aldo Del Valle | Rincon Hill | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/JyjvReRRpPPCCxdC0LYG?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5 PM to 8:30 PM | Global Founder Showcase: Frontier Capital & Scale | Malaika Commons | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/rTs5gsHvkeddWn9kv7q6?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5 PM to 8 PM | Latvian Startup Showcase | Baltic Way LLC, Latvian Investment and Development Agency (LIAA), Girts Graudins | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Z2OxB8pxB27Av9KSEoeU?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5 PM | Luminar Ventures Investor & Angel Networking Evening | Luminar Ventures, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Rikard Steiber, Victor Nilsson, Magnus Bergman | SoMa | Apply | open | Dinner | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/zo3uvqpoaJ3n97JhfUQY?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5 PM to 8 PM | Next Stop Europe: Transatlantic Tech & AI Exchange | NRW.Global Business, CMS, Joerg Rose | SoMa | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/i5NRRQJEobL9JK0kASJ3?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:30 PM to 9 PM | Reception Dinner with VCs and LATAM founders | José Alvarez, Carlos Zárate | Lower Nob Hill | Apply | open | - | Free | - | [Apply](https://luma.com/bfbf9keg?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6 PM to 8 PM | 500 Global Investor Sushi Night: Japan | 500 Global, MISAKI MAJIMA | SoMa | Apply | open | Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/PqfkMpkr2zvatGVGauQs?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6 PM to 9 PM | Aerospace & Dual-Use Mixer | La French Tech San Diego, La French Tech San Francisco, Safran Corporate Ventures, Sylvie Almeri, Noemie Vauthelin, FTSF | - | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/FxAKAszRxaXer1cdj09i?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 to 9 PM | Polish SV Pitch Event and Networking | Granite Landings LLC | San Mateo | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/6tHFU0Ir14EKBXhserar?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:30 PM to 10:30 PM | Endeavor Founders Night | Endeavor, Empire Records, Endeavor SF Hub | Mission | Apply | open | Dinner | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/kEWQHfwiBt3KUrSkbOGR?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:30 PM | Europe BBQ | Goldfish, Joel Edholm | Nob Hill | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/hJtNaxpR71z5oDOG3ZbR?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7 PM to 9 PM | Baltic Tech Happy Hour | Baltic Way LLC, Latvian Investment Development Agency (LIAA), Girts Graudins | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/8O4P6LRwXCj2p522YQWu?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7 PM to 11 PM | e2vc × Point Nine European Founders Night | e2vc, Point Nine, Dilan Sisu, Kaan Eren, Laura Weritz | SoMa | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/QUy7DwuOfmHA6LvdwuNu?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 9 AM to 11 AM | Bagels for Builders | OPEN AUSTRIA, Michael Dobersberger, Naida Vikalo, WeAreDevelopers | SoMa | Apply | open | Breakfast, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/DFlSnCMgV2d6A9S6yEfI?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 10 AM to 1 PM | Founder Office Hours: Fundraising, GTM & AI | Malaika Commons | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/b0kwe7Noorg1H9grpnha?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 1 PM to 4 PM | Silicon to Scale: A Physical AI Summit | SparkLabs Taiwan, Startup Island TAIWAN - Silicon Valley Hub, Sunny Hu, Claire Liu, Edgar Chiu, Uly Su, Mallory Chien | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/3LUr6WRA4q7srYyJGmGO?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 2:30 PM to 4 PM | THE MONEY ROOM: What Actually Gets Funded Today | TiE Mumbai, Vaishnavi Dhotre, Naveen Raju, Trupti Sharma, Shabnam Khan | Mission | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/nrFwA98brLuJFib5mv5u?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 3 PM to 6:30 PM | Japanese Government, Strategic Investors, LPs & Major Corporations × Global VCs & Startups | DG Daiwa Ventures, Yamato Watanabe, Mai Komizo, Makito Masuyama | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/KhCm90cwBquq4snndW3p?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 5:30 PM | What's the Startup Playbook for 2027? Join a lively meetup for global founders and investors. | Bret Waters, Sand Hill Marketing, Annika Ahonala | Palo Alto | RSVP | open | Snacks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/D6y12zPl89ZQ8qbrCmpv?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6 PM | AI from the Rest of the World | WIP India, Swati Awasthi | Stanford | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/yPHkvIs3nOhvCXRamIiN?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6 PM | Get Your O-1: Live Q&A + Mixer with an Immigration Attorney | Jumpstart Immigration, Leticia Souza (Jumpstart), Beatriz Puente, Dat (Jumpstart), Mo Salah, Articuler.ai | Palo Alto | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Cl5J7sl3WF146xIG02Te?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 6:30 PM to 11:45 PM | ESE’s First Birthday, Rooftop party Founders x Investors | European Startup Embassy, Marek Krizka, Vladimira Cincurova, Petr Smid, Madison Brelsford | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/1NQbTztlfECerMbzBKtt?ref=chancity) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 12 PM | 15th Pakistan Tech Summit | Ejad Labs, Arzish Azam, Mehroz, Mo Salah | Civic Center | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/kVhaLktWJTM19P3nUSI8?ref=chancity) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 6 PM to 9 PM | International Reception at the European Startup Embassy | Alex Wolfe, Rachel Flanigan, European Startup Embassy | Mission Bay | Apply | open | - | Free | - | [Apply](https://luma.com/ki02vg09?ref=chancity) |

## Who is there

- Hosting: Business Sweden (7); Cody Lin (6); Ellen Dahlfors (5); Luminar Ventures (4); Rikard Steiber (4); 500 Global (3) ([X](https://x.com/500GlobalVC)); British Consulate SF (3); British Consulate-General SF (3); Ellis Porter (3); Ellis Porter - The Immigration Attorneys (3); José Alvarez (3) ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/josealeac)); Magnus Bergman (3)
- Speaking: Demi Bylon; Kosuke Yusa; Nikos Liodakis; Luke Ahn; Snow Lee; Simon Lee; Taeyong Kim; Lucy Park; Ryan Lee; Eike Gerhardt; Jo Teichmann; Mike Mahlkow; Jennifer Pawlitschek; Anjana Kandalam; Jordan Wahbeh; Manveer Sandhu; Kerry Chin; Evelyn Y.K. Lee; Rusmin Lawin; Teresa Hung; Melissa Oh; Merc Martinelli; Jaz Banga; Joe Tolzmann; Karsten Popp; Joe Kauffman; Mitch Zuklie; Ashraf Hebela; Barry O’Brien; Alan Watters; Sid Kasbekar; Russ Yapparov; Howard Wright; Lindsey Irvine; Bernard Aceituno; Robin Johnson; Yousra Gaballah; Yousuf Khan; Mike Mompi
- Featured guests: Vin Gupta; Swayam Pandya; Yas Khalil; Touko Ursin; Viktor Klasson; Anders Vestrum; Aniket Maurya; Dylan Ler; James Jacobs; Matej Hamaš; Pablo Sojo; Alexander Morris; Anton Kravchenko; 璐怡 孙; AR Sajid; Mia Soarez; Danil Kislinskiy; Oscar Zapata; Katie Plichta; Justin Patel; Aivaras Rastenis; Saurav Dewani; Alkinoos Sarioglou; Milan Strba; Joseph Houssais; Denis Fompeyrine; Borja Soler; Maria Ruocco; Matt O"Brien; Julius Cichon

## FAQ

### Which International founders events can I join without applying?

11 of the 117 are open RSVP; the other 106 ask you to apply. Among them are SE ASIA SF SALON #2 (Wed 4:00 PM), The Down Under Mixer #2 🏄 Galileo x Relevance AI (Mon 4:00 PM), Scotland x SF Mixer (Tue 5:30 PM), Australia House: Flip Up, Scale Out (Tue 3:00 PM) and Pax Silica Hackathon (Wed 3:00 PM).

### What do hosts ask when you apply?

Across 97 International founders events with an application form, 97 ask for a job title, 97 for a company, 97 for LinkedIn and 59 for GitHub.

### do international founder events at tech week cost money

8 are listed as free and 10 charge for tickets. The others don't state a price on the event page.

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

26 International founders events are listed for Tuesday, Oct 6, led by Building in the US: The Founder, Investor, Hiring and Market-Entry Playbook and Scotland x SF Mixer.

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

38 International founders events are listed for Wednesday, Oct 7, led by Nordic Rooftop Happy Hour and SE ASIA SF SALON #2. Nordic Rooftop Happy Hour (Wed 5 PM, Innovation Norway); SE ASIA SF SALON #2 (Wed 4 PM, Tech Brews); Argentina at Silicon Valley (Wed 9 AM, Argentina at Silicon Valley); Austrian Demo Night (Wed 5:30 PM, OPEN AUSTRIA); LatAm & Latinos In Fintech (Wed 5 PM, Pygma).

### Which International founders events have food?

38 of the 117 mention food (21 snacks, 8 dinner, 5 breakfast).

### Which International founders events have drinks?

13 mention drinks: 5 alcohol, 8 coffee or soft drinks. Argentina at Silicon Valley (Wed 9 AM, Argentina at Silicon Valley); 🇦🇺 Aussie and 🇳🇿 Kiwi Brekkie: SF Tech Week Breakfast (Wed 8 AM, Blackbird Ventures); Bagels for Builders (Fri 9 AM, OPEN AUSTRIA); An Afternoon with Turkish Founders Paving the Way in AI (Wed 6 PM, Revo Capital); Physical AI Series A founders & CVCs Breakfast (Mon 8:30 AM, Raisable).

### Which International founders events have the most RSVPs?

Swedish House has the most, 340 going. Swedish House (Mon 9 AM, Business Sweden); Nordic Rooftop Happy Hour (Wed 5 PM, Innovation Norway); SE ASIA SF SALON #2 (Wed 4 PM, Tech Brews); Argentina at Silicon Valley (Wed 9 AM, Argentina at Silicon Valley); Building a Future in the U.S.: Career and Talent Strategies of International Professionals (Mon 12 PM, GoElite).

## Same page at the other tech week

- At LA Tech Week (Oct 12 to 18): 19 International founder events: https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/international-founders
  Both weeks: https://www.chancity.ai/events/tech-week/international-founders

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