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

# Events for women founders at SF Tech Week 2026

> SF Tech Week 2026 lists 51 events for women founders across 6 days, Oct 5 to Oct 10, and just 6 take an open RSVP, so apply early.

Chancity tracks 1,832 SF Tech Week events (updated Sep 30, 2026); this page lists 51. Sources: the official Tech Week calendar (https://www.tech-week.com/calendar/sf) and each event's own page.

## At a glance

- Tuesday, Oct 6 carries 15 of the 51, more than any other day.
- Downtown hosts the most, with 11.
- A typical event draws 71 RSVPs.

## Subscribe

- Calendar feed (ICS, new events appear automatically): https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/women-founders/calendar.ics
- Webcal: webcal://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/women-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 AM to 9:30 AM | Women Founders, Funders, & Operators: First-Timers Walk | The Investment Committee, Syleste Davis, Haley Coller | Salesforce Park | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/P3NKcuyxn299yujAqq5I?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM | Rho Women's Brunch: Founders x Funders | Rho, Pivot North, Tarlon Khoubyari | Jackson Square | Apply | open | Breakfast, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/wAQkxMGy4uzgoyxACm5K?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 10 AM to 12 PM | Kickoff: Pitch & Connect | San Mateo SBDC, WBC, Renaissance Entrepreneurship, San Mateo SBDC | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/QsrvluRmWpieOP5aTU6h?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 1 PM to 5 PM | Builders Beyond Barriers - Vibe Coding Showcase | EchoHer, Hackathons at Berkeley, MemOS, Pebblebed, bing, qianwen chen, Joyce Qiao, Nicole Levin | Mission | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/mGyFYFRLUKRuPrt92A6e?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5 PM | Funded Female Founders VII | Superconnected LLC, Startup Grind, Mabel Chan, James Gee | SoMa | RSVP | open | Snacks, Drinks | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/iqS40evZNpl7TAjZO5H0?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM | Actually, I AM the Manager - Women Building Next Gen VC Firms | Entelechy Ventures, NDVC, Monique Barbanson, Lauren M Taylor | Mission | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/GtjBUp6J5ejAnQuUtTPf?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM | Reverse Pitch Night: Cleantech & Sustainability Investors | Innovation Norway, Women in Cleantech & Sustainability, Ingrid Hammer, Evin Baysal | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/J4E9649wyPOb2N5Afc1X?ref=chancity) |
| Mon, Oct 5 | 6 PM to 8 PM | SheFundraises Pitch & Party | MyLibrarian, Michelle Z. | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/nJWrJj9PXUkbCu9lq4QA?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 8:30 AM to 10 AM | Builder Book Club | Notable Capital, Laura Gravley | Embarcadero | Apply | open | Breakfast | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/RNVYnBOS5vPMLWpPjK9I?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM | Early-Stage B2B Tech Founders & Funders Breakfast | Forum Ventures, Alexis Clarfield-Henry, Dave Coen, Sruthi Siva, Teija Bean, Frank Mastronuzzi, Angela Vuong, Kyan Chiang | SoMa | Apply | open | Breakfast | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/AzPMtirziyzO9F7vCBNO?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 10 AM to 12:30 PM | Built on Her Terms: Lovable + Wispr Flow brunch discussion | Lovable | Downtown | Apply | open | Breakfast | - | yes | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/3Ry3L216NJtUGGiI8LN4?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 1 PM to 2 PM | How to Raise, Build and Scale with an Agentic Mindset | Aspiron Group, Aspiron Influence, Charlotte Harris, Lisa Hayashi, Nina Korfias, Briana B | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/cgpo7eLadPkYQI6eI2nE?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 2 PM to 5 PM | Women-Led Startups Pitch & Network | EchoHer, Pebblebed, bing, Nicole Levin, qianwen chen | Mission | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/mTnO1ArLMfjKqBMk7VCm?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 PM to 7 PM | Female Founders Happy Hour with Emmeline Ventures and Manatt | Manatt, Emmeline Ventures | FiDi | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/NI5N85rvjsPEyqJyZOr1?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5 PM to 7 PM | Uncork & Connect: Women in AI | Uncork Capital, Isha Mehrotra, Belle, Samantha Quist, Tilly McLain | FiDi | Apply | open | Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/uxvnhFbYqQhvSn4uSBVR?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 5:30 PM | Female Founders Panel | Stri Health, Dimple Amitha Garuadapuri | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/10XKL9jbgODuUBmJ7LUR?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6 PM | Amboy Street Ventures' Women's Health Happy Hour | Amboy Street Ventures, Sophie Reynolds, Garrison Gowens, Astrid Arias | Marina | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/3EfPjSlRKi1ld5rZF2A0?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6 PM to 8:30 PM | The AI Founders Table ✦ Boardy × Women in AI | Women in AI, Claire Xie, Ayush, Boardy AI | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/QhkzEdu0r2npLbCDVv2s?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 6:30 PM to 8 PM | Mothers in Tech: Juggling Career and Motherhood in the Age of AI | Practice San Francisco, Credo, Nina Kaiser | Pacific Heights | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/F0FMm7KdNRoTSKJvRajj?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 7 PM | On Reserve | 44ROCH | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/d2KYlkvqD3Lr7KCCW3IT?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 7 PM | Ugly Talk: Women Founder Open Mic and Mixer | Ugly Talk, UGLY TALK - AMY, Ugly Talk HQ | Downtown | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/ERgFBgXuNXCjE2tgOgi8?ref=chancity) |
| Tue, Oct 6 | 9 PM | See you behind the mask | SFSC, Stephen Willis | SoMa | Apply | open | Snacks, Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/4ljGZjLejIcPirHagJlD?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 9:30 AM to 12 PM | Women backing Women | Sisters female founders initiative, Sisters - female founders community, Alexandra, Mirela Dzebic | Downtown | Apply | open | Breakfast, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/fh5dbFG8D2CWl7IVxqGK?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 11 AM to 1 PM | How Women Invest Presents: Craft Matcha and Connections | How Women Invest, Aury Cifuentes, Angelina Zhi | Russian Hill | Apply | open | Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/4EzSvLOJXxtRA6C5XBI0?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 | 2 PM | Women Building, Women Backing | Timing, Eva, tiffany | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/xZ6A2953w3Q7aSqfTcce?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM | Female Founders and Funders Walk | Venturous Counsel | Salesforce Park | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/zL6hX2dfVLTsaZKA6qGe?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM | Lowenstein Sandler’s Sip and Social with Women in VC | Lowenstein Sandler | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Gvsx4QEYVgKV8mLzX1OJ?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM | VCBM Fall Happy Hour | VC Backed Moms | Presidio of San Francisco | Apply | open | Snacks | Free | - | [Apply](https://luma.com/tzx7utxg?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5 PM to 8:30 PM | Builders & Backers: AI x Health x Wearables | TheSprintFit | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/BShtgM6nT3OtBXNsST4r?ref=chancity) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 5 PM to 7 PM | Women Shaping the Future of Finance | Financial Women of San Francisco, Sandra Wasicek, Kristin Mauer | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/4zEgQD0CAPWbdwQaMKzW?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) |
| Wed, Oct 7 | 7 PM to 9 PM | Signal Showcase 2026 x Women in STEM Comedy | Darius Fong | FiDi | RSVP | open | - | From $45 | - | [RSVP](https://luma.com/signal26-sf?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 7 AM to 9 AM | Rise and Flow | Nikki Ju Wellness, Sisters Female Founders, Nikki Ju, Ava Bizjak, Sisters - female founders community | Lower Nob Hill | Apply | open | Breakfast, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/UEGz6r8FPD5TlGtcmdsO?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 | AI IRL | Isabell Alzate | Chinatown | RSVP | open | - | Free | - | [RSVP](https://luma.com/gmht5l4p?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 4 PM to 6 PM | Brown Women on the Rise | american south asian network | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/F2kIA9Q5I6BgUOzWZTnB?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 | 4:15 PM to 6:30 PM | Vibe Code Lab by Female Founder Collective x Vibe Code Mama | Female Founder collective | East Bay | RSVP | open | - | - | - | [RSVP](https://partiful.com/e/7no3P6aPvP2HRhJRZenu?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM | Building a $7B Unicorn: Deepika of Commure and Investor Varsha | Brown Girls Money Moves, Manreet Gill | Downtown | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/U35yhAN88O3FUJXzuebr?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 | Funders & Founders Mixer | Founders Bay, Mariane Bekker | Marina | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/YnaOKTdxUx0DJqFVQGCk?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6 PM to 10 PM | Women Founders Dinner: The Founder You Become | The Thoughtful Society, Wilson Sonsini, Alesya Macwaters | Mission | Apply | open | Dinner | Free | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Vl4MklwFzklTuUKk5vA3?ref=chancity) |
| Thu, Oct 8 | 6:30 PM | Peak Career and Fertility: Women Founders x VCs panel | Fertility Intelligence Company, Jahnavi | Hayes Valley | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/hS97r3HIDhEGufkMSmLx?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM | COFFEE + CONNECT: Intentional Mixer for Founders & Investors | Somarae, Marian Bacol, Auburn, Asya Bradley | Downtown | Apply | open | Snacks, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/BAqQrn6jhvh4zQ6Odr0J?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 9 AM to 11 AM | Women in Tech Coffee & Breakfast Networking! - Hosted by Spring Fertility | Spring Fertility | Mission | Apply | open | Breakfast, Soft drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/YzF3eqGZxQwwBoYxQudr?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 12 PM to 1:30 PM | Female Founders & Capital Allocators Lunch, hosted by Renegade & 3i Members | 3i Members, Renegade Partners, Anthony Nardini, Tess Baker, Cissy Hu | Jackson Square | Apply | open | Lunch | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/ROLbhXcjbtwfasbXqrU0?ref=chancity) |
| Fri, Oct 9 | 3 PM to 7 PM | From Employee to Entrepreneur: Women’s Panel & Mastermind | EmpowHer - Female Entrepreneurs Community, Dasha | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/FhzZlEPoybIGtYEsr5gU?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 2 PM to 5 PM | Let Your Funding Take Flight! | Astia, Sharon Vosmek, Yashwant Chunduru, Zoe Mariotti, Ray Berg, Elsa Weiss, Chandra Shih, Marisa Montalvo | Russian Hill | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/R3qCnsWOZCClN3ysRpwt?ref=chancity) |
| Sat, Oct 10 | 3 PM to 6 PM | Women X Foundation: Where Capital Meets the Next Wave of AI | Women X Foundation, Women X | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/GznQNq9VxgOYmDSnEbBZ?ref=chancity) |

## Who is there

- Hosting: bing (2); Claire Xie (2) ([X](https://x.com/claire_xiee)); EchoHer (2); Marian Bacol (2) ([X](https://x.com/marian_bacol888)); Nicole Levin (2) ([X](https://x.com/nicilevv)); Pebblebed (2); qianwen chen (2); Sisters - female founders community (2); Somarae (2); 3i Members (1); 44ROCH (1); Alesya Macwaters (1)
- Speaking: Brooke Hopkins; Kristina Cahojova; Amanda Levay; Lyndi Thompson; Azin Radsan van Alebeek; Laura Moreno Lucas; Cecily Mak; Liz Hartley; Jessica Karr; Rachel Chalmers; Ruby Bolaria Shifrin; Monique Barbanson; Lauren M. Taylor; Marian Bacol; Dr. Doug Gardner; Lauren Weiniger; Jason Novak; Kruti Baires; Nikki Ju; Evelyn Mora; Taarika Bangalore; Stacy Salvi; Ghezal Ebrat; Alison Wyatt; Jenna Cao; Kendall Crocker; Deepika Bodapati; Varsha Rao; Stacy Pavlyshyna; Emily Iscoff-Daigian; Dave Garland; Gavin Rowe; Asya Bradley; Auburn Stevens; Monica Pasternak
- Featured guests: Kayo Tamura; Ashley Chang Dawson; Aaron Samuels; Sucheshna Patil; Iris Lam; JetWell Health; Micaela Amaroli; Shalaka | The Quiet Brain Club; Tessa Battistin; Beverly Yip; Egor Podkolzin; Grace Lean; Sanjana Mishra; Lay Chau; Kylie Trettner; Cindy Zhang; Anastasiia Biloshytska; Filip Gure Häggblom; Ananya Kadwe; Kemi Areke; Donna Verlaan; Davin YC Dong; Ashley Trick; Erick Pinos; Mary Pavlenko; Jess Zhang; Zahava Stroud; Abhilasha Purwar; Victor Chang; Gaurav Jindal

## FAQ

### Which events for women founders can I join without applying?

6 of the 51 are open RSVP; the other 45 ask you to apply. Funded Female Founders VII (Mon 5 PM, Superconnected LLC); Ugly Talk: Women Founder Open Mic and Mixer (Tue 7 PM, Ugly Talk); Female Founders and Funders Walk (Wed 2:30 PM, Venturous Counsel); Signal Showcase 2026 x Women in STEM Comedy (Wed 7 PM, Darius Fong); AI IRL (Thu 3 PM, Isabell Alzate).

### What do hosts ask when you apply?

Across 44 events for women founders with an application form, 43 ask for a job title, 44 for a company, 43 for LinkedIn and 23 for GitHub.

### Do women founder events at SF Tech Week cost money?

Mostly it's unstated. 3 are listed as free and 4 carry a ticket price. The rest don't say on the event's page.

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

15 events for women founders are listed for Tuesday, Oct 6, led by Built on Her Terms: Lovable + Wispr Flow brunch discussion and Women-Led Startups Pitch & Network. Near the top are Built on Her Terms: Lovable + Wispr Flow brunch discussion (Tue 10:00 AM), Women-Led Startups Pitch & Network (Tue 2:00 PM), Amboy Street Ventures' Women's Health Happy Hour (Tue 6:00 PM), Ugly Talk: Women Founder Open Mic and Mixer (Tue 7:00 PM) and Female Founders Happy Hour with Emmeline Ventures and Manatt (Tue 5:00 PM).

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

11 events for women founders are listed for Wednesday, Oct 7, led by Women Shaping the Future of Finance and Women backing Women.

### Which events for women founders have food?

17 of the 51 mention food (7 breakfast, 7 snacks, 2 lunch). Among them are Built on Her Terms: Lovable + Wispr Flow brunch discussion (Tue 10:00 AM), "intimate, off-the-record brunch"; COFFEE + CONNECT: Intentional Mixer for Founders & Investors (Fri 8:30 AM), "Coffee & light bites are complimentary"; Women backing Women (Wed 9:30 AM), "Coffee, Breakfast Bites & High-Value Networking"; Funded Female Founders VII (Mon 5:00 PM), "Champagne, Wine & Zero-Proof Pours & Light Bites"; VCBM Fall Happy Hour (Wed 4:30 PM), "drinks, light bites, and connecting in person".

### Which events for women founders have drinks?

9 mention drinks: 3 alcohol, 6 coffee or soft drinks.

### Which events for women founders have the most RSVPs?

COFFEE + CONNECT: Intentional Mixer for Founders & Investors has the most, 290 going.

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