Updated: Sep 30, 2026 at 4:28 AM PT # a16z speedrun events at SF Tech Week 2026 > a16z speedrun is on 7 SF Tech Week 2026 events from Tuesday, Oct 6 to Sunday, Oct 11, and every one is application-only, so request a spot early. Chancity tracks 1,832 SF Tech Week events (updated Sep 30, 2026); this page lists 7. Sources: the official Tech Week calendar (https://www.tech-week.com/calendar/sf) and each event's own page. ## At a glance - Mostly daytime: only 1 of the 7 starts in the evening. - Big draws: the middle event has 157 RSVPs, about twice the week's norm. - Clustered in Jackson Square, home to 5 of the 7. ## Subscribe - Calendar feed (ICS, new events appear automatically): https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/speedrun/calendar.ics - Webcal: webcal://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/speedrun/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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Tue, Oct 6 | 4 PM to 6 PM | Capturing the Value of Intelligence | HSBC, a16z Speedrun | Telegraph Hill | Apply | open | - | - | yes | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/9VljRP0TkkEpT8B3jcVF?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 9 AM | Deep Tech Investor Breakfast | Renegade Partners, a16z Speedrun, Jess, Renata Quintini | Jackson Square | Apply | closed | Breakfast | - | yes | [View](https://partiful.com/e/l2OOsMB3MHZJ9b8lzhmq?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 8:30 PM | speedrun × OpenAI / Founder Night at new speedrun HQ | a16z speedrun, Joan DeGennaro, Samira Behrouzan | Jackson Square | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/QS7Lp5wN0FKbHjCXiwTP?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 8 | 9 AM to 11:30 AM | CxO Roundtable: How Enterprise Really Buys AI | a16z speedrun | Jackson Square | Apply | open | - | - | yes | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/gO6FKtjLPpSGbyaCPWgF?ref=chancity) | | Fri, Oct 9 | 9 AM | IBM Sports Tech Startup Challenge Showcase co-hosted with a16z Speedrun | IBM, a16z Speedrun | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | yes | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/QZh9lyv8awyY0k32mYHq?ref=chancity) | | Fri, Oct 9 | 10:30 AM to 5 PM | a16z speedrun AI Faire | a16z speedrun | Jackson Square | Apply | open | - | - | yes | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/WrF0Hv7cZLnp5fHzjYAC?ref=chancity) | | Sun, Oct 11 | 9 AM to 9 PM | SpeedHacks: The Official speedrun Hackathon | speedrun + speedrun Alpha, Mei, Katia Ameri, AJ | Jackson Square | Apply | open | - | - | yes | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/tthQk11QYKKZJRKvLGBQ?ref=chancity) | ## Who is there - Hosting: a16z Speedrun (6); AJ (1) ([X](https://x.com/itsajchan)); HSBC (1); IBM (1) ([X](https://x.com/ibm)); Jess (1); Joan DeGennaro (1) ([X](https://x.com/theriodegennaro)); Katia Ameri (1); Mei (1); Renata Quintini (1); Renegade Partners (1); Samira Behrouzan (1) ([X](https://x.com/SamiraBehrouzan)); speedrun + speedrun Alpha (1) - Speaking: Matt Bornstein; Anastasios Angelopoulos; Kabir Nagrecha; Alex Choy; Nibedita (Nivi) Baral; May Wang; Macy Mills ## FAQ ### What do hosts ask when you apply? Across 7 events a16z speedrun hosts, sponsors or speaks at with an application form, 7 ask for a job title, 7 for a company, 7 for LinkedIn and 5 for GitHub. ### Do a16z speedrun events cost anything? None of the event pages list a price. ### Which events a16z speedrun hosts, sponsors or speaks at have food? 2 of the 7 mention food (1 breakfast, 1 snacks). Among them are Deep Tech Investor Breakfast (Wed 9:00 AM), "exclusive breakfast gathering"; speedrun × OpenAI | Founder Night at new speedrun HQ (Wed 8:30 PM), "food trucks". ### Which events a16z speedrun hosts, sponsors or speaks at have the most RSVPs? IBM Sports Tech Startup Challenge Showcase co-hosted with a16z Speedrun has the most, 221 going. IBM Sports Tech Startup Challenge Showcase co-hosted with a16z Speedrun (Fri 9 AM, IBM); Deep Tech Investor Breakfast (Wed 9 AM, Renegade Partners); CxO Roundtable: How Enterprise Really Buys AI (Thu 9 AM, a16z speedrun). ### Which events a16z speedrun hosts, sponsors or speaks at are hands-on? 1 are workshops or hackathons: 0 workshops and 1 hackathons. They include SpeedHacks: The Official speedrun Hackathon (Sun 9:00 AM). ### Where are a16z speedrun events during Tech Week? Jackson Square, with 5 of the 7. ## Same page at the other tech week - At LA Tech Week (Oct 12 to 18): 8 a16z speedrun events: https://www.chancity.ai/events/la-tech-week/speedrun --- HTML version: https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/speedrun Full SF Tech Week schedule: https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/schedule For AI agents: https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/agent