AI & Tech Networking Event in San Francisco by Ascent Valley

Wed, Oct 7, 2026 at 7:00pm PST

Rick & Roxy's, San Francisco, CA

2131 Lombard StreetSan Francisco, CA 94123

Free

Event Description

AI builders, founders and investors in one SF room. Share what you're building, hear 5 live pitches, leave with people worth a second call.

Everyone in San Francisco is building with AI. Very few get to talk it through with someone stuck on the same wall, one step ahead or one step behind. That's the room on Wednesday.

Meet founders, AI engineers, operators and investors who are in it right now, not reading about it. Bring what you're building. Say it out loud to people who've tried the same thing. Sometimes ten minutes at the right table saves a month of guessing. Your contacts don't disappear when the lights go on: the group chat and the San Francisco space (In beta) come with the ticket.

👥 Who you'll meet • Startup founders, from prototype to Series A • Angels and scouts from our investor base, approved on application • AI and ML engineers, product leads, data people • Founders who built somewhere else first: Europe, Asia, the UK • GTM, sales and marketing leads from companies that are scaling

🎤 Startup pitch session Five founders take the stage, five minutes each, in front of investors, engineers and operators. Each of them gets: ⚡ Questions from people who've built something similar ⚡ First opinions from the angels and scouts in the room ⚡ A place in our directory of companies we met in person

Why people come back • You talk to people, not badges. Themed tables instead of ninety-second laps of the bar. • Investors are approved on application. Every other guest is checked in at the door. • Often, what you're stuck on this month, someone in the room solved last quarter. If you're building in AI, this is your Wednesday.

📈 Want to pitch? Apply at ascentvalley.com/pitch. We read every deck and answer everyone. Nobody can charge you to be put in front of investors here.

🌟 About Ascent Valley Ascent Valley — founders & investors network. Pitch nights and mixers in 18+ cities; checked in at the door. Good ideas shouldn't stay in your head. They deserve to be heard, questioned and supported by the right people.

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