# Startup events in San Francisco: November 2026 Page: https://www.chancity.ai/guides/startup-founder-sf/november-2026/ · state: live · year: 2026 · updated: 2026-11-03 273 early-stage founder events listed for November, as of Oct 31. ## Busiest days for startup events in San Francisco The busiest days for startup events in San Francisco in November 2026 are Nov 4 and Nov 5. There are fewer events between Nov 23 and Nov 24. ## Startup events in SF: our picks for November 2026 Here are a few events in SF that caught our eye: ### [Thu Nov 5: Ankur (Braintrust CEO) and Corinne (Greylock Partner): How agents are changing evals (at Baseten, a talk)](https://lu.ma/baseten-g3n4) - date: 2026-11-05 18:00 · venue: 560 Davis St suite 250, San Francisco · organizer: [Baseten](https://lu.ma/baseten) · price: free · registration: host approval ### [Fri Nov 6: Startup World Cup 2026 Grand Finale (Hilton Union Square)](https://lu.ma/pc90gzzw) - date: 2026-11-06 08:00 · price: free · registration: open ### [Thu Nov 5: Agent-Led Growth / Agent Experience Demo Night (at Okta, hosted by Lightsage, 7th edition)](https://lu.ma/axdemonight) - date: 2026-11-05 17:00 · venue: Okta, San Francisco · organizer: [Lightsage](https://lightsage.com/) · price: free · registration: host approval ### [Tue Nov 10: SF Fintech Coffee (hosted by The Financial News Network)](https://lu.ma/SFFintechCoffeeNov26) - date: 2026-11-10 08:30 · venue: San Francisco, Financial District · organizer: [The Financial News Network](https://thefnn.com/) · price: free · registration: host approval ### [Wed Nov 11: Open Source AI Breakfast with 1Password x Founders Bay x You.com (at Tesla)](https://lu.ma/8h2gwtyy) - date: 2026-11-11 09:30 · venue: San Francisco, Cathedral Hill · organizer: [Founders Bay](https://www.foundersbay.com/) · price: free · registration: host approval ### [Sat Nov 14: She Builds: A Women in AI x Lovable Hackathon (hosted by Women in AI)](https://lu.ma/lw202zjx) - date: 2026-11-14 10:00 · venue: San Francisco, Rincon Hill · organizer: [Women in AI](https://womeninai.club/) · price: free · registration: host approval ## Other events for early-stage founders - [AI Startup Showcase](https://lu.ma/ae0nl5iu): date: 2026-11-04 09:30 · price: free · registration: host approval - [FORWARD - WOMEN'S HEALTH SUMMIT](https://lu.ma/wkt3e8lq): date: 2026-11-04 09:30 · price: free · registration: host approval - [SF Coffee Club · Early Stage B2B Tech Founders & Funders](https://lu.ma/js334ohw): date: 2026-11-04 10:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Bay Area Ecom Founder Social Nov 2026](https://lu.ma/BayAreaEcomFounderSocialNov2026): date: 2026-11-04 12:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Haus Presents: Reverse Demo Day](https://lu.ma/j8d9bdd0): date: 2026-11-04 16:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Design Chat with Ian Silber, Fmr. Head of Product Design, OpenAI](https://lu.ma/ian-silber-spc): date: 2026-11-04 16:30 · price: free · registration: host approval - [San Francisco Tech & AI Social](https://lu.ma/c6xpohmx): date: 2026-11-04 17:00 · price: free · registration: open - [AIAS⁺ 2026 · AI for Scientific Discovery](https://lu.ma/bayai-giev): date: 2026-11-05 08:00 · price: paid · registration: open - [Closing the Insurability Gap in Hazard Prone Areas](https://lu.ma/rfrcau29): date: 2026-11-05 08:30 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Voice Agents Forum](https://lu.ma/voiceagentssf): date: 2026-11-05 09:00 · price: paid · registration: open - [Accelr8 | Founders Brew](https://lu.ma/accelr8-luwz): date: 2026-11-05 09:30 · price: free · registration: host approval - [European Founders Brunch: Best Practices & Pitfalls](https://lu.ma/vozolr4t): date: 2026-11-05 11:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Korean AI Startup Demo Day](https://lu.ma/z5371y9p): date: 2026-11-05 14:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Korean AI Startup Demo Day - Open Registration](https://lu.ma/korean-ai-startup-demo-day): date: 2026-11-05 14:00 · price: free · registration: open - [PEF SF Monthly Breakfast](https://lu.ma/8egi11kn): date: 2026-11-06 09:30 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Founder/VC Breakfast](https://lu.ma/aqz0bik7): date: 2026-11-06 10:00 · price: paid · registration: host approval - [Friday Group Coaching & Peer Support](https://lu.ma/the-yehu): date: 2026-11-06 14:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Diwali Special Founders Session](https://lu.ma/adalagent-gzch): date: 2026-11-06 17:30 · price: free · registration: open - [Built at the Frontier: AIAS⁺ Startup & Builder Night](https://lu.ma/9gbayglh): date: 2026-11-06 17:30 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Physical AI: Building a More Resilient World by OpalAI](https://lu.ma/mrhdven6): date: 2026-11-06 18:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Founders Paintball - Shor x Corgi x Rho](https://lu.ma/va9gkpbb): date: 2026-11-07 10:30 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Grok Bot Build Day SF: Real-World Agents](https://lu.ma/ba9sivsv): date: 2026-11-07 12:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Corgi x The Prompting Company Run Club](https://lu.ma/usecorgi-gj38): date: 2026-11-08 09:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Sundays in SF: 058 \[public\]](https://lu.ma/the-jmvz): date: 2026-11-08 10:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [New Moon Reset · Let go to Level Up](https://lu.ma/9jg2iqok): date: 2026-11-08 11:00 · price: paid · registration: open - [YPE SF Bay Area Annual Career Expo](https://lu.ma/2026careerexpo): date: 2026-11-08 12:00 · price: paid · registration: host approval - [IGNITE SAN FRANCISCO](https://lu.ma/izkytxa6): date: 2026-11-08 15:00 · price: free · registration: open - [Agent37 Diwali Night: A Private Dinner for YC Founders](https://lu.ma/08r4h66z): date: 2026-11-08 19:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [AI Builders Night](https://lu.ma/clickh-z8rr): date: 2026-11-09 17:00 · price: free · registration: open - [The Anatomy of the VC Pitch](https://lu.ma/pwvk0g2j): date: 2026-11-09 18:00 · price: paid · registration: host approval - [AI Founders/Executives Michelin Dinner](https://lu.ma/300uswh4): date: 2026-11-09 18:30 · price: free · registration: host approval - [After Tokens](https://lu.ma/after-tokens): date: 2026-11-10 08:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [San Francisco Ruby Conference](https://lu.ma/sfrubyconf2026): date: 2026-11-10 08:00 · price: paid · registration: open - [Run by Apify](https://lu.ma/runbyapify): date: 2026-11-10 10:00 · price: paid · registration: host approval - [Akamai AI Summit](https://lu.ma/iuq2p3fy): date: 2026-11-10 12:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Terna Innovation Zone Forum 2026 · Innovating the Grid: Next-Gen Power for AI and Data Centers](https://lu.ma/svtaeqxu): date: 2026-11-10 16:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Design Chat with Alex Cornell, Meta](https://lu.ma/alex-cornell-spc): date: 2026-11-10 16:30 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Built on Bedrock Demo Night](https://lu.ma/orz2anv8): date: 2026-11-10 17:00 · price: free · registration: open - [The Pitch SF](https://lu.ma/thepitchsf): date: 2026-11-11 09:00 · price: paid · registration: host approval - [Stripe Startups Build Day San Francisco](https://lu.ma/r1d48cpq): date: 2026-11-11 09:30 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Investors & Mentors Speed Matching](https://lu.ma/vfgcnotb): date: 2026-11-11 15:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Early Days #02 with Google DeepMind: Open Models, Security & AI Defensibility](https://lu.ma/antlerus-1or3): date: 2026-11-11 16:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Agentic Web #02](https://lu.ma/agentic-web-browser-runtime-nov11-2026): date: 2026-11-11 17:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Annual Veterans Day Get-Together](https://lu.ma/VeteransDay2026): date: 2026-11-11 17:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Mercury & Picnic Presents: Diwali Coffee](https://lu.ma/qfew23hu): date: 2026-11-12 08:30 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Coffee Meetup (In-Person)](https://lu.ma/grid-rcjl): date: 2026-11-12 09:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Contenting-Day- Camp](https://lu.ma/macrhqpy): date: 2026-11-12 12:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Investing in Women's Longevity](https://lu.ma/2zio1x97): date: 2026-11-12 13:00 · price: free · registration: open - [Fireside with Michelle Zatlyn of Cloudflare](https://lu.ma/fdotinc-cloudflare): date: 2026-11-12 14:00 · price: free · registration: open - [Embed Batch 7 Demo Day](https://lu.ma/8vtxnthp): date: 2026-11-12 14:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [SF Frontier Hackathon: Build your Autonomous Code Factory](https://lu.ma/frontierSF-2): date: 2026-11-13 10:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Not so European Fridays at European Startup Embassy](https://lu.ma/w4klnd7l): date: 2026-11-13 10:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [When SI Meets Agents: Meetup](https://lu.ma/finch-SGL): date: 2026-11-13 13:00 · price: free · registration: open - [Moms Who AI: Member Show & Tell](https://lu.ma/57gcn4w7): date: 2026-11-13 14:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [The Women in AI Pitch Competition](https://lu.ma/womeninaipitchsf26): date: 2026-11-13 16:00 · price: paid · registration: host approval - [On-Device AI Hackathon: Cleared for Takeoff](https://lu.ma/0nsdnkoa): date: 2026-11-13 17:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Sisters Female Founders Hike](https://lu.ma/4py0npr3): date: 2026-11-14 08:30 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Founders & Techies Go Dirt-Biking](https://lu.ma/5ujzrfo5): date: 2026-11-14 09:30 · price: paid · registration: host approval - [Drexathon: Nace AI's Decision Model Hackathon](https://lu.ma/nace-drexathon): date: 2026-11-14 09:30 · price: free · registration: host approval - [GIRL'S RUN + BRUNCH IN SF](https://lu.ma/2c4rwdv5): date: 2026-11-14 10:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [F&F Dogpatch 00](https://lu.ma/7npv1i5b): date: 2026-11-14 11:00 · price: free · registration: open - [The California Peptide Club V](https://lu.ma/californiapeptideclub5): date: 2026-11-14 17:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [San Francisco Community Builders Walk](https://lu.ma/gxvq9biy): date: 2026-11-15 13:00 · price: free · registration: open - [2026 Super Demo Day](https://lu.ma/2a7wm1zs): date: 2026-11-16 09:30 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Co-Founder or Die II by Draki](https://lu.ma/e7i41xq3): date: 2026-11-16 17:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Web Data for Startups #02](https://lu.ma/web-data-startups-search-nov16-2026): date: 2026-11-16 17:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Securing Enterprise Agents — Private Dinner](https://lu.ma/armorer-labs): date: 2026-11-16 18:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Scrappy AI Founders Play Soccer](https://lu.ma/eucyiydv): date: 2026-11-16 18:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Builders Night](https://lu.ma/the-2jbd): date: 2026-11-16 18:30 · price: free · registration: open - [Backprop Summit](https://lu.ma/backprop): date: 2026-11-17 09:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Bay Area Search 2026](https://lu.ma/d8tc595x): date: 2026-11-17 09:00 · price: paid · registration: open - [Zero to Hundred: GTM Vibe Coding Hackathon](https://lu.ma/sml53r17): date: 2026-11-17 15:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [AI Infrastructure Night](https://lu.ma/1ihtxydc): date: 2026-11-17 17:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Irrigation & Climate Resilience in Africa](https://lu.ma/r82xbiaj): date: 2026-11-17 17:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Bootleg AI: Agency & Self Regulation, presented by Polaris Collective and AI Insiders](https://lu.ma/57zcczmu): date: 2026-11-17 17:00 · price: free · registration: open - [Sisters Female Founders Breakfast](https://lu.ma/36bmntmz): date: 2026-11-18 09:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Venture Dock Demo Day](https://lu.ma/8mw0gd64): date: 2026-11-18 11:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [MBC BioLabs Winter Life Science Vendor’s Showcase](https://lu.ma/luqzsehp): date: 2026-11-18 11:00 · price: free · registration: open - [Fireside Chat with Abhinav Gupta, Skild.ai](https://lu.ma/skild-spc): date: 2026-11-18 16:30 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Headroom 02](https://lu.ma/66w1zk1y): date: 2026-11-18 16:30 · price: paid · registration: host approval - [ClawMax.ai Build Night San Francisco](https://lu.ma/clawmax-build-night-1): date: 2026-11-18 17:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Founder Breakfast](https://lu.ma/3ycs20lb): date: 2026-11-19 06:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Happreneurs™ Oakland Chapter Open House](https://lu.ma/h55422w8): date: 2026-11-19 10:00 · price: free · registration: open - [Agentic + AI Night: AI Agents Across the App Stack](https://lu.ma/Agentic_AI_Night-11-19): date: 2026-11-19 16:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Founders Showcase](https://lu.ma/60vknqm6): date: 2026-11-19 17:00 · price: free · registration: open - [VC & LP Meetup hosted by Founders Bay](https://lu.ma/qbr9eocf): date: 2026-11-19 17:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Foundersgiving VIP dinner SF](https://lu.ma/foundersgivingSF): date: 2026-11-19 18:00 · price: paid · registration: host approval - [Group Coaching & Peer Support for Founders, Creators & Business Builders: Navigating Uncertainty & Relationships](https://lu.ma/the-a5j2): date: 2026-11-20 14:00 · price: free · registration: open - [Lynkable: The Partnership Pipeline - Members +3](https://lu.ma/voice-ai-for-real-life): date: 2026-11-20 17:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Marvelous Talks #02: Special Guest](https://lu.ma/mt2): date: 2026-11-24 17:00 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Physical AI Hack](https://lu.ma/physicalhack): date: 2026-11-28 09:30 · price: free · registration: host approval - [Agentic Loops Happy Hour: Making Agents Reliable in Production](https://lu.ma/gmicloud-hed0): date: 2026-11-30 18:00 · price: free · registration: host approval ## FAQ ### What's on today/tomorrow in San Francisco? 68 early-stage founder events in San Francisco are on Wed and Thu, Nov 4–5, as of Oct 31. - Wed 5 PM · [San Francisco Tech & AI Social](https://lu.ma/c6xpohmx) - Thu 5 PM · Agent-Led Growth / Agent Experience Demo Night - Thu 6 PM · Braintrust CEO Ankur and Greylock Partner Corinne on how agents are changing evals See more early-stage founder events in San Francisco. ### What's on this weekend in San Francisco? 8 early-stage founder events in San Francisco are on Sat and Sun, Nov 7–8, as of Oct 31. - Sat 10:30 AM · [Founders Paintball - Shor x Corgi x Rho](https://lu.ma/va9gkpbb) - Sat 12 PM · [Grok Bot Build Day SF: Real-World Agents](https://lu.ma/ba9sivsv) - Sun 9 AM · [Corgi x The Prompting Company Run Club](https://lu.ma/usecorgi-gj38) See more early-stage founder events in San Francisco. ### Are startup events in San Francisco free? Most startup events in San Francisco are free. As of Oct 31, 231 of 273 founder events in SF in November 2026 are free. The events we feature on this page are all free to attend. ### Do you need approval to attend startup events in San Francisco? Most hosts require approval to attend their events (in order to maintain the quality of the event). As of Oct 31, 214 of 273 startup events in SF in November require approval. ### What time of day do startup events take place? Startup events in San Francisco typically begin at 5 PM or later, so that early stage founders can get work done before heading out to a networking event or other event. ### What are some startup events in San Francisco that don’t require approval? This event in SF does not require host approval (and is free): - Startup World Cup 2026 Grand Finale