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

# Palo Alto events at SF Tech Week 2026

> Palo Alto has 44 SF Tech Week 2026 events between Oct 5 and Oct 11, and just 4 of them let you RSVP without a host signing off.

Chancity tracks 1,832 SF Tech Week events (updated Sep 30, 2026); this page lists 44. Sources: the official Tech Week calendar (https://www.tech-week.com/calendar/sf) and each event's own page.

## At a glance

- Almost fully gated: 91% of events screen guests before confirming.
- Tuesday, Oct 6 leads with 10 events, and there's something on all 7 days.
- Mostly a daytime program: evening events make up 41% of the list.

## Subscribe

- Calendar feed (ICS, new events appear automatically): https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/palo-alto/calendar.ics
- Webcal: webcal://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/palo-alto/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 | 4 PM to 9 PM | /build-with-AI Buildathon | Mem0, Aishwarya Srinivasan, Zuny Molano | Palo Alto | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/R8tmSQnj89DXbVe4Ghr9?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 | 5:30 PM to 8 PM | Private dinner: The New Tech Talent Equation / Leaders deciding what to build in-house, who to hire, and when to bring in external experts | Bayteq, José Alvarez | Palo Alto | Apply | open | Dinner | Free | - | [Apply](https://luma.com/77y6mljh?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6:30 PM | Commercializing Space Tech | Small Steps & Giant Leaps, Alder | Palo Alto | Apply | open | - | Free | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/e9pXziujJGicug79pkFa?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 8 AM | Healing in Tech: Zen Wifi Space for The Soul | SoulByte, Scarlett Sun | Palo Alto | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/OCKKipX2GozmtM9AruCr?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 11 AM to 1:30 PM | Founders Brunch: The Sales Playbook to Unicorn | Venture Dock, Monica, Vinod Paniker, Viri Aguilar | Palo Alto | Apply | open | Breakfast | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/0xMab9yikzl9oeyW0j5v?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 2 PM to 3 PM | [AI Agents Can Create. Who Decides What Marketing Should Say?] | ConvertRank, Atul Jindal | Palo Alto | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/EqkHUlPQaIGyPCEIBVis?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 2 PM to 4 PM | Anti-Distillation & Other Tiny Rebellions | Koki AI, Koki Xu | Palo Alto | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/K9dishCW4Lp3vjTYHesS?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 4 PM to 6 PM | Diffusion Debut | Diffusion, Jess | Palo Alto | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/MKk7MH8bDwLRKRdYnH6P?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 4 PM to 8 PM | Post-Training & Agent Infra | Beta University, Daniel, Lulu Huang, Katherine Duan | Palo Alto | Apply | open | - | Free | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Wp8uDUZ7eMKtWL7NTQk0?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 4:30 PM to 6 PM | Production Fail: Live | DevPlaza, Sahana | Palo Alto | Apply | open | Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/k7VY2a5HTJJ4cLj4jJuL?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 4:30 PM to 7 PM | Scaling AI with the 7 Layer Controls Framework | AISquared, Cleo Valeroso, Garima Pandey | Palo Alto | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/RMrynRKORKicfTUW9TfX?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM | Disrupting Group Travel: How AI is transforming Coordination | Cotriply, Faith Oloruntoba | Palo Alto | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/aXmwkYztKlKyu4w199DQ?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM | Founder and Investor Happy Hour | McDermott Will & Schulte, BDO, Berkeley Angel Network | Palo Alto | Apply | open | Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/AMzjVDnJsoZFlx8Tv81D?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 11 AM to 2 PM | Beyond the AI Hype: What Investors Are Backing | Venture Dock, Viri Aguilar, Monica, Vinod Paniker | Palo Alto | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/eKYOMUoCG7Ed9puWq4uX?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 11 AM to 2 PM | REGULATE TO ACCELERATE: Wellness Experience + Luncheon for Women | Somarae, Marian Bacol | Palo Alto | Apply | open | Lunch | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/iOxY1sPVDz5exAczuAkN?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 11 AM to 1 PM | Stanford × Massachusetts: Research, Innovation & Capital | Stanford, MA AI Hub, Gabriela Torres, RY | Palo Alto | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/TRTqrSrL8u18AmD28mfx?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 | 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM | GTM for Enterprise Growth w/ Equity Angels + Wells Fargo | Equity Angels, Wells Fargo, Armello Rodriguez | Palo Alto | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/wRyHOzjEaeZnkylfGI7K?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5 PM | Open Capital Frontiers | OTVfund.com, Arjun Rai | Palo Alto | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/3VGLXWqYkmcTfplcUmGA?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) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 11 AM to 1:30 PM | Fast AI Sales | Egregora Global | Palo Alto | Apply | open | - | Free | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/0CSaKknmPqwnkAGG21qN?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM | Headshots, Headlines + Hot Seats | PitchWell, Rebecca Cafiero | Palo Alto | Apply | open | Snacks, Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/BdURSYGwOyHbelpj3tTH?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5 PM to 7:30 PM | Founders & Investors Poker Night | Venture Dock, Monica, Vinod Paniker, Viri Aguilar | Palo Alto | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Zu4D5JnWWVqIA1KUn0Az?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM | Physical AI VC <> Founders Pitch Night @Mission Robotics | Raisable, Vasyl Dub, Sacha, Mattie Fairchild, Kateryna | Palo Alto | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/J83OkLfSCZsmT6DXJiKy?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6 PM to 8 PM | Pizza & Marketing Night: Let's Talk About Growth | Readdy, Starry, Articuler.ai | Palo Alto | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/UHKV2WRNFDcN184hGWrR?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:30 PM | World Model Workshop: See the World Through Your Pet's Eyes | Aesthetic Intelligence Circle, Linli Wang | Palo Alto | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/F5rMTYdqyoqnnlNwf4R1?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7 PM | The New AI at Work | Libra Ai, Prithvi Bharadwaj, Gokul Cholaghar | Palo Alto | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/0OnUXUdLjc2UJwz4qnQD?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 8:30 AM | Angel Investors Coffee & Breakfast | Winner Capital, Ankur Sethi | Palo Alto | Apply | open | Breakfast, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/3kMgFy9SKY2zplpLM6pv?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 9:30 AM | AI & Blockchain Summit | Garage DAO, Winston J | Palo Alto | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/4Z7ZCQZZzVfDlAyd0RMR?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 4:30 PM | Capital After Hours: VIP Investor Dinner with startups, corporate, tech professionals | Angel Launch | Palo Alto | RSVP | open | Dinner, Drinks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/ppDmXG7aw9xBqt5OWBf1?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 5 PM | From Agents to Production - Founder Exchange & After Hours | FounderCoHo Community, FounderCoHo | Palo Alto | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/tqX7BGeGKHpIg005UD85?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 | 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 | Angel Investors by the bar | Winner Capital, Ankur Sethi | Palo Alto | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/uyzcvwB5hMHTwEDrvXkc?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 7 PM | Robots & Bevs | PrismaX, Tracy Massaro | Palo Alto | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/v3SFetdJTicILdEbO4um?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 9:30 AM to 6 PM | Multiplayer Hackathon by Party | Maitai, Inc., Julian Alberts | Palo Alto | Apply | open | Breakfast, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Yli5RTuTNef8W1sIOzYN?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM | CreatorThon | Intuition Intelligence, Inc., Yusuf Ansari | Palo Alto | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/CTB86Knx8hMdweP8yc8t?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 11 AM | Vibe Coding the AI-Native Organization | Frevana (Finpeak Inc), Leo Liu, wenyan | Palo Alto | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/vXjKt4VW7agqzxBv0yXs?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 2 PM to 5 PM | Care at a Distance: AI, Sensors & the Future of Aging | Stanford student, Crane Huang, Xiaojing Xing | Palo Alto | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/IdewRQj8ffxtXnEOkgyu?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 4 PM | Forward Deployed Engineer: Hear From Experts, Then Try It | Stanford University, Angelica Ly, Cheyoung Ahn, Bekhruz Malikov | Palo Alto | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/ngZCgIwIkuNT1ekTG74j?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 4:30 PM to 6 PM | The Next Big Name in Painting - Live, In a Living Room | Unfram_d, Deutsche Bank, Prisca Pan | Palo Alto | Apply | open | Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/veXbBVb4QYUaQbMUq3fA?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM | Eatopia Dinner Lab @ Stanford University: Personalized Nutrition Protocol | Eatopia, Cecilia Chen | Palo Alto | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/cj75MHwkRejMYwBdIwRL?ref=chancity) |
| Sun, Oct 11 | 10 AM to 10 PM | touch ./GRASS: The Outdoor Voice Agent Hackathon 🌿 | Openbase, Maritime, Sundai Club, Zoky Zhou, Gabriela Torres, Gabe Montague, Maria Gorskikh, mandy | Palo Alto | Apply | open | Breakfast | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/9LIzPkFXp0xQpzjqryNJ?ref=chancity) |

## Who is there

- Hosting: Monica (3); Venture Dock (3); Vinod Paniker (3); Viri Aguilar (3); Ankur Sethi (2); Articuler.ai (2); Gabriela Torres (2); José Alvarez (2) ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/josealeac)); Winner Capital (2); Aesthetic Intelligence Circle (1); Aishwarya Srinivasan (1); AISquared (1)
- Speaking: Mohit Aron; Darren Kimura; Faith Oloruntoba; Carl Fudge; Marian Bacol; Laurel Mintz; Natalia Iragorri; Marci James; Craig Rowe; Aniket Naravanekar; Armello Rodriguez; Kat Winston; Annie Wang (Qingyue Wang); Jay W.; Samer Masterson; Philip Lan; Bret Waters; Chandler Carney; Ehsan Adeli; Jingwen Xiang; Tian Lan; Ziv Lautman; Crane Huang; Michelle Baldonado; Nan Li; Tom Wang; Chris (Xiaochen) Liu; Xiaojing Xing; Tunji Adeniyi-Jones; Cecilia Chen
- Featured guests: Harry Chu; Brandon Broussard; Anders Vestrum; Oscar Agbasi; Terence La; Angelea Rombeiro; June Park; De'Angello Harris; Calum McCabe; Alex Kekulov; Rihards Okmanis; Adan Butt; Diana Hlinska; Aniket Maurya; Erick Pinos; Dale Hitt; Katia Zaitsev; Dylan Ler; Arnold Lee; Gorka Aranzabal; Swayam Pandya; Touko Ursin; Saad Ali; Adil Saleh; Hui Li; Purav Desai; Henri Mäkivirta

## FAQ

### Which events in Palo Alto can I join without applying?

4 of the 44 are open RSVP; the other 40 ask you to apply.

### What do hosts ask when you apply?

Across 38 events in Palo Alto with an application form, 38 ask for a job title, 38 for a company, 38 for LinkedIn and 28 for GitHub.

### Is Palo Alto Tech Week free?

Only a handful state a price either way: 5 are listed as free and 5 carry a ticket price.

### What are the main events in Palo Alto on Tuesday, Oct 6?

10 events in Palo Alto are listed for Tuesday, Oct 6, led by Scaling AI with the 7 Layer Controls Framework and Diffusion Debut. Scaling AI with the 7 Layer Controls Framework (Tue 4:30 PM, AISquared); Diffusion Debut (Tue 4 PM, Diffusion); Production Fail: Live (Tue 4:30 PM, DevPlaza); Founders Brunch: The Sales Playbook to Unicorn (Tue 11 AM, Venture Dock); Healing in Tech: Zen Wifi Space for The Soul (Tue 8 AM, SoulByte).

### What are the main events in Palo Alto on Wednesday, Oct 7?

7 events in Palo Alto are listed for Wednesday, Oct 7, led by GTM for Enterprise Growth w/ Equity Angels + Wells Fargo and Taiwan's Next Global Startups. They include GTM for Enterprise Growth w/ Equity Angels + Wells Fargo (Wed 1:30 PM), Taiwan's Next Global Startups (Wed 1:00 PM), Beyond the AI Hype: What Investors Are Backing (Wed 11:00 AM), Stanford × Massachusetts: Research, Innovation & Capital (Wed 11:00 AM) and REGULATE TO ACCELERATE: Wellness Experience + Luncheon for Women (Wed 11:00 AM).

### Which events in Palo Alto have food?

17 of the 44 mention food (10 snacks, 4 breakfast, 2 dinner). Scaling AI with the 7 Layer Controls Framework (Tue 4:30 PM, AISquared); touch ./GRASS: The Outdoor Voice Agent Hackathon 🌿 (Sun 10 AM, Openbase); Pizza & Marketing Night: Let's Talk About Growth (Thu 6 PM, Readdy); Capital After Hours: VIP Investor Dinner with startups, corporate, tech professionals (Fri 4:30 PM, Angel Launch); Headshots, Headlines + Hot Seats (Thu 3:30 PM, PitchWell).

### Which events in Palo Alto have drinks?

7 mention drinks: 5 alcohol, 2 coffee or soft drinks. Near the top are Capital After Hours: VIP Investor Dinner with startups, corporate, tech professionals (Fri 4:30 PM), "delicious buffet dinner"; Headshots, Headlines + Hot Seats (Thu 3:30 PM), "Drinks + Snacks provided by"; Production Fail: Live (Tue 4:30 PM), "Free 1st beer if you show up and sign up to use DevPlaza"; Angel Investors Coffee & Breakfast (Fri 8:30 AM), "coffee and breakfast for an intimate, informal morning".

### Which events in Palo Alto have the most RSVPs?

GTM for Enterprise Growth w/ Equity Angels + Wells Fargo has the most, 194 going. They include GTM for Enterprise Growth w/ Equity Angels + Wells Fargo (Wed 1:30 PM), /build-with-AI Buildathon (Mon 4:00 PM), Care at a Distance: AI, Sensors & the Future of Aging (Sat 2:00 PM) and Scaling AI with the 7 Layer Controls Framework (Tue 4:30 PM).

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