Updated: Sep 30, 2026 at 4:28 AM PT # SVB events at SF Tech Week 2026 > SVB shows up on 10 SF Tech Week 2026 events between Monday, Oct 5 and Friday, Oct 9, all 10 need an application, and the median one has 204 RSVPs, so apply early. Chancity tracks 1,832 SF Tech Week events (updated Sep 30, 2026); this page lists 10. Sources: the official Tech Week calendar (https://www.tech-week.com/calendar/sf) and each event's own page. ## At a glance - Rooms run large: median 204 RSVPs, well above the week-wide median. - 6 of 10 mention food, a higher share than the week overall. - Silicon Valley Bank hosts 5 of them itself. ## Subscribe - Calendar feed (ICS, new events appear automatically): https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/svb/calendar.ics - Webcal: webcal://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/svb/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 | 2 PM to 5 PM | AI X Healthcare: Founders, Funders and the First Cohort | Silicon Valley Bank, Intelligence Ventures, Deel, Wendy, Doug Nissinoff, Madalyn Woronoff, Bree Hanson, ryan eddy | FiDi | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/UpFNrg3U7Hd76aILujdD?ref=chancity) | | Mon, Oct 5 | 5:30 PM to 8 PM | Liquidity, Before the Exit | Section Partners, Silicon Valley Bank, Emma Yurochko | Jackson Square | Apply | open | Snacks, Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/I5KrM62j4kRlVLB0R2zb?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 6 | 5:30 PM to 8 PM | Ready for Anything: IPOs, SPACs and Capital Market Shifts | Yvonne Newlands, Murray Newlands, Christina Bui, Eleonora Yashiro, Louis Lehot, Tiaan De Nysschen, Erika Wu | FiDi | Apply | open | Snacks | Free | - | [Apply](https://luma.com/fb7ihel0?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 9 AM to 12 PM | Investing in the Physical Future | Plug and Play, SVB | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/4FOmkpw7GhDPyoI88h1B?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 11 AM to 2 PM | Founder and Investor Lounge | Gunderson Dettmer, SVB, Silicon Valley Bank, Maven Ventures | SoMa | Apply | open | Snacks, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/fvuiH6TNufVndQA0I2t5?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 | 6 PM to 8:30 PM | 100 Women in AI Report + Podcast Launch | Flybridge, Silicon Valley Bank, Cherae Robinson, Jessica Buss, Claire Xie | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/D78QA6OMs9MohChm71iq?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 8 | 9:30 AM | Physical AI Playbook: From Prototype to Scale | Z21 Ventures and SVB, Silicon Valley Bank, Shachi, David Yoo | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/ENY68RiP8kevcUgqQ0y0?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 8 | 6 PM to 8 PM | AI Executive Dinner | Parasail, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Ben, Elias Saadeh, Rob Parker, Lea Schweitzer, Jacob Awrabi | Union Square | Apply | open | Dinner | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/3vfdfPsXXHtli99C3jB4?ref=chancity) | | Fri, Oct 9 | 6 PM to 9 PM | Salsa Night | Nearshore, SVB, Tanya, Jose Esquer-Romero, Jennifer Zamudio, Jose Pinero | North Beach | Apply | open | Snacks, Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/GVhY6V6PWflIAfPlJyRa?ref=chancity) | ## Who is there - Hosting: Silicon Valley Bank (6); SVB (3); Ben (1); Bree Hanson (1) ([X](https://x.com/hannahighpoint)); Cherae Robinson (1) ([X](https://x.com/Sasyrae)); Christina Bui (1) ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-bui-0922184)); Claire Xie (1) ([X](https://x.com/claire_xiee)); David Yoo (1); Deel (1) ([X](https://x.com/deel)); Doug Nissinoff (1); Eleonora Yashiro (1) ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/eleonora-yashiro-2856332)); Elias Saadeh (1) - Speaking: Sally Mace; Kyle Stanford; Zachary Johnson; Zane Veater; Raymond Yue; Rohit Kulkarni; Louis Lehot; Jeff Meyer; Ellie Yashiro; Pae Wu; Court Lorenzini; Matt Rappaport; Raghu Madabushi; Mike Henry; Robert Parker; Elias Saadeh ## FAQ ### What do hosts ask when you apply? Across 9 events SVB hosts, sponsors or speaks at with an application form, 9 ask for a job title, 9 for a company, 9 for LinkedIn and 5 for GitHub. ### Do SVB events cost money? None of the event pages lists a ticket price, and none is marked free. ### What are the main events SVB hosts, sponsors or speaks at on Wednesday, Oct 7? 4 events SVB hosts, sponsors or speaks at are listed for Wednesday, Oct 7, led by 100 Women in AI Report + Podcast Launch and Investing in the Physical Future. They include 100 Women in AI Report + Podcast Launch (Wed 6:00 PM), Investing in the Physical Future (Wed 9:00 AM), Founder and Investor Lounge (Wed 11:00 AM) and Scaling Innovation Across Borders (Wed 5:30 PM). ### Which events SVB hosts, sponsors or speaks at have food? 6 of the 10 mention food (5 snacks, 1 dinner). ### Which events SVB hosts, sponsors or speaks at have drinks? 4 mention drinks: 3 alcohol, 1 coffee or soft drinks. Liquidity, Before the Exit (Mon 5:30 PM, Section Partners); Founder and Investor Lounge (Wed 11 AM, Gunderson Dettmer); Scaling Innovation Across Borders (Wed 5:30 PM, SHUSAKU·YAMAMOTO); Salsa Night (Fri 6 PM, Nearshore). ### How big are SVB Tech Week events? Larger than most. The median has 204 RSVPs on its event page. ### Where are SVB events during Tech Week? Spread out. FiDi has the most, with 3 of 10. --- HTML version: https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/svb 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