Top pick for investors
· 6–8 PM
Berkeley Quantum Pitch Night
Berkeley Gateway Accelerator · Downtown Berkeley
Free Request to join
Investor Events in the Bay Area, November 2026
Weekends: Rethinking Agents: Special Edition on Sun, Nov 8, 1:30 PM, at Stanford.
Busiest week (Nov 9 to Nov 15): Berkeley Quantum Pitch Night on Tue, Nov 10, 6 PM, and it needs host approval, so request early.
Mornings: Annual Startup Networking Event (Free) on Sun, Nov 8, 8 AM, in Sunnyvale.
Nov 12 has the most events listed. Few events are listed from Nov 23 to Nov 24.
Investor events in Bay Area in November 2026 that we recommend
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Nov 12 has the most events listed. Few events are listed from Nov 23 to Nov 24.
· 1:30–5 PM
Rethinking Agents: Special Edition
What Happens When AI Starts Building With You?
Stanford
Free Request to join
· 8 AM–4 PM
Annual Startup Networking Event (Free)
Sunnyvale
Conference Free Register directly
· 5–8:30 PM
Humanmade Hardware Accelerator Demo Day
Free Register directly
Fri, Nov 13 to Sun, Nov 15 · ends 7 PM
Vision Weekend USA
Conference Free Request to join
· 2–5 PM
SF AI Code And Coffee Sunday November 15th!
San Francisco AI Code And Coffee · Salesforce Park
Mixer Free Register directly
More investor events in Bay Area, November 2026
Free events with open registration have no badge.
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- 12 PM Wine, Waves & The Art of Connection La Mar Cocina Peruana San Francisco Approval needed
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- 8 AM Redwood Wildfire Resilience Tour Salesforce Tower Approval needed
- 5 PM Physical AI Founder × Funder: San Francisco Financial District Approval needed Paid
- 5:30 PM Stanford LP Seminar Series #19 EVGR, Building B, Stanford Approval needed
- 5:30 PM The Early Days: Inside the Startup Journey San Mateo, Downtown Approval needed
- 6 PM The Anatomy of the VC Pitch Northern Waterfront Approval needed Paid
- 7 PM Fund It, Fix It, or Kill It: Thiel Fellows Pitch Roast (IRL in SF + Zoom) Financial District Approval needed
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- 8:30 AM SF Fintech Coffee Financial District Approval needed
- 3 PM Partner demo day Embarcadero Approval needed
- 4 PM Terna Innovation Zone Forum 2026 · Innovating the Grid: Next-Gen Power for AI and Data Centers Mind the Bridge Approval needed
- 5:15 PM Scaling Robotics - Hosted by MoFo and Founders Inc. Founders, Inc. Campus Approval needed
- 5:30 PM Notre Dame Pitch Night & Amy Hirsh Guarino Award Financial District Approval needed
- 5:30 PM Founder Sessions #2: Three Questions Before You Manufacture Studio 45 - informal spaces SF Paid
- 5:30 PM Canadians in San Francisco Meetup Mission Bay Approval needed
- 5:30 PM Headshots for Founders, VCs and Tech Partners! SoMa Approval needed
- 6 PM The Sri Lankan Founder Network - San Francisco Mid-Market
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- 9 AM The Pitch SF Chief Clubhouse Approval needed Paid
- 9:30 AM Open Source AI Breakfast with 1Password x Founders Bay x You.com Cathedral Hill Approval needed
- 11:45 AM AI Startup Opportunities & Founder Stories Stanford Approval needed
- 3 PM Investors & Mentors Speed Matching Orrick Approval needed
- 3:30 PM HerPower Wednesday - Founder Speed Dating Sunnyvale
- 4 PM BGA Speaker Series: Startup Fundraising Berkeley
- 5 PM Four Winds & Founders Matter Venture Partners, Los Altos Approval needed
- 5 PM Frontier AI Dinner · BITS x IITs Approval needed
- 5 PM STATION F x GitHub | AI Founder Demo Night South Beach Approval needed
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- 8:30 AM The Venture Revolution Downtown Menlo Park Approval needed Paid
- 8:30 AM Women in Startups Breakfast — SF The Battery
- 9 AM BARA Series: November Meeting Mountain View Approval needed
- 9 AM Coffee Meetup (In-Person) 9Zero Climate Innovation Hub Approval needed
- 10 AM Silicon Valley AI Discovery Tour San Francisco Paid
- 1 PM Investing in Women's Longevity Modernist
- 1:30 PM How an AI Token Meets the best Product？@Microsoft GCR Incubator Microsoft, Mountain View Approval needed
- 1:30 PM BritChip Pitching: Meet the Latest UK Semiconductor Startups Palo Alto, Ventura Approval needed
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- 1 PM When SI Meets Agents: Meetup AI Start Academy
- 3 PM AI x Industrial Biotech: A Conversation with Moji Karimi Union Square Approval needed
- 4 PM Building Embodied AI: A Fireside Chat with the Founder Behind a Robotics Unicorn Clarendon Heights Approval needed
- 5 PM Treehub Pitch Night with Mantis VC Stanford Approval needed
- 5 PM 제2회 실리콘밸리중소벤처기업인의 밤 Los Altos Community Center Paid
- 5 PM Private Capital Forum Union Square Approval needed Paid
- 6 PM Rooftop Mixer for AI Researchers, Engineers and Founders @SGLang Summit SoMa Approval needed
- 6 PM Women Building AI North Los Altos Approval needed
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- 9:30 AM Founders & Techies Go Dirt-Biking San Francisco Approval needed Paid
- 9:30 AM Sisters Female Founders Hike Lands End Main Parking Lot Approval needed
- 9:30 AM 5K RUN WITH INNGEST x FOUNDERS RUNNING CLUB Murphy Windmill
- 10 AM Berkeley x DeepMind Hackathon: Build. Ship. Pitch. Win. Cheit Lane, Berkeley Approval needed
- 10 AM GIRL'S RUN + BRUNCH IN SF Bob’s Lookout Approval needed
- 11:30 AM Private Diwali Investors Brunch Amber India, Los Altos Approval needed Paid
- 12:30 PM UTHF 2026: From Silicon to Sovereignty · AI Agents, Robotics & Sovereign AI Computer History Museum, Mountain View Paid
- 2 PM Stanford Neurotech Think Tank Stanford
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- 10 AM SF November Run | Bio-Health Athletic Club Equator Coffees
- 3 PM Top AI Researchers Roundtable & BBQ Party in Los Altos Hills Los Altos Hills Approval needed Paid
- 3:30 PM Founder and Funder Mixer Lighthaven, Berkeley Approval needed Paid
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- 5 PM Nebius AI Exchange San Francisco Rincon Hill Approval needed
- 6 PM Scrappy Founders Play Soccer Financial District Approval needed
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- 9 AM Backprop Summit Financial District Approval needed
- 10 AM Women in AI Breakfast hosted by Founders Bay @Snowflake Menlo Park Approval needed
- 3:30 PM IE Silicon Valley Hub Launch: Connecting Europe and Silicon Valley Berkeley
- 3:30 PM TTR 18: Climate x DeepTech Ride! Portola Valley Approval needed
- 4:30 PM 2nd Annual AI Infra Innovation Night - Inference Optimization Menlo Park Approval needed
- 5 PM Irrigation & Climate Resilience in Africa 9Zero Climate Innovation Hub Approval needed
- 5 PM De-Risking for Startups Through Partnerships Plug and Play Tech Center, Sunnyvale Approval needed
- 5:30 PM Win up to $15,000 | Vibe Your SaaS Startup Pitch Competition Belden Place Approval needed
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- 9 AM Sisters Female Founders Breakfast Approval needed
- 11 AM Future of Physical AI and Industrial Robotics Japan Innovation Campus, Palo Alto
- 11 AM Venture Dock Demo Day Venture Dock, Palo Alto Approval needed
- 4 PM Dream Challenge K-Startup Demo Day Plug and Play Tech Center, Sunnyvale
- 4:30 PM Headroom 02 Alchemy Springs & Sauna Garden Approval needed Paid
- 5 PM What Breaks Deploying AI Agents: Conversations with Enterprise AI Leaders & Startups Approval needed
- 5 PM University Demo Day at Plug and Play San Jose Plug and Play Approval needed
- 5:30 PM ONE-SF - Oxonian Network of Entrepreneurs Launch Financial District
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- 9 AM Tech Weekend November 19-20, 2026 · Menlo Park Allied Arts Guild, Menlo Park Approval needed Paid
- 12:20 PM NAVY Launch Private Capital Forum Palo Alto
- 2:30 PM Deep Tech Pitch Competition & Happy Hour · Tech Weekend Allied Arts Guild, Menlo Park Paid
- 4 PM Inception Super Duper Demo Day IV Palo Alto Approval needed
- 4 PM AI Innovators Forum Central San Mateo Approval needed Paid
- 4:30 PM Meet 10+ Japanese corporates looking to invest in and partner with Bay Area startups Japan Innovation Campus, Palo Alto Approval needed
- 4:30 PM The Conscious Machine: Toward Machina Sapiens — Keynote & Private VC Reception Nordic Innovation House, Palo Alto Approval needed
- 4:30 PM Nucleate Bay Area Coffee & Connections Emeryville
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- 9 AM Tech Weekend | VC Panels, Pitch Competition & Happy Hour Allied Arts Guild, Menlo Park Paid
- 2 PM Ridge Security 2026 Year-End Gathering Cupertino Approval needed
- 2:30 PM AI Startup Pitch Competition & Networking Happy Hour · Tech Weekend Allied Arts Guild, Menlo Park Paid
- 3 PM 30×30 Real Business AI Buildathon @Stanford Stanford University Approval needed
- 4 PM Korean College Startups Pitching Day Menlo Park Approval needed
- 5 PM Tech Weekend Happy Hour · Menlo Park Allied Arts Guild, Menlo Park Paid
- 5 PM Friendsgiving | Baird Augustine Hillsborough Heights Approval needed
- 6 PM Agentic Commerce Summit Approval needed Paid
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- 9 AM AGI Summit Silicon Valley 2026 · Nov 21–22 Santa Clara Convention Center Approval needed Paid
- 12 PM Founders & Funders retreat at Teravana - Members Only Approval needed
- 1 PM The Commons Problem - Playtest 3 Mox
- 3 PM Founder Pitch Day #5 Stanford Approval needed
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- 5 PM Marvelous Talks #02: Special Guest Founders, Inc. | San Francisco Lab Approval needed
- 5 PM Startup Pitch & Networking in Palo Alto JOE & THE JUICE, Palo Alto Approval needed Paid
- 5 PM GGW Sharks. Startup Pitch & Networking Downtown Menlo Park Approval needed
- 6:30 PM Physical AI Hardware Founder Dinner Bernal Heights Approval needed Paid
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- 10:30 AM 17th Peninsula Value Economy X Sustainability (Climate) Co-Work Day — AI, Health San Carlos Approval needed Paid
- 5 PM 34th Peninsula Value Economy X Sustainability (Climate) Mixer, Happy Hour — AI, Health San Carlos Approval needed Paid
- 7 PM Startup Pitch & Networking in San Francisco AI Start Academy Approval needed Paid
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- 5 PM Humanoid Happy Hour San Francisco Approval needed
Questions
What's on today/tomorrow in Bay Area?
We list none on Sat, Nov 7. Sun, Nov 8 has 3 investor events in Bay Area, as of Nov 7.
- Sun 8 AM · Annual Startup Networking Event (Free)
- Sun 12 PM · Wine, Waves & The Art of Connection
- Sun 1:30 PM · Rethinking Agents: Special Edition
What's on this weekend in Bay Area?
We list none on Sat, Nov 7. Sun, Nov 8 has 3 investor events in Bay Area, as of Nov 7.
- Sun 8 AM · Annual Startup Networking Event (Free)
- Sun 12 PM · Wine, Waves & The Art of Connection
- Sun 1:30 PM · Rethinking Agents: Special Edition
Which investor events in Bay Area are free and need no approval?
Annual Startup Networking Event (Free) on Sun, Nov 8 in the Bay Area is free and needs no approval. The Sri Lankan Founder Network - San Francisco on Tue, Nov 10 is also free with no approval. That makes 19 free, no-approval events in all.
Do investor events in Bay Area need approval?
Berkeley Quantum Pitch Night in the Bay Area on Tue, Nov 10 needs approval, so request early. Annual Startup Networking Event (Free) on Sun, Nov 8 needs no approval.
Are there evening investor events in Bay Area?
Physical AI Founder × Funder: San Francisco on Mon, Nov 9 starts at 5 PM. Across the Bay Area, 40 events start at 5 PM or later.
How much do investor events in Bay Area cost?
Prices for Bay Area events run from $10 to $3,500. Annual Startup Networking Event (Free) on Sun, Nov 8 is free.