🌉The SF Founder’s Dispatch

The spring sprint is in full effect, offering founders a chance to pivot from "heads-down" coding to "heads-up" networking with the investors and peers shaping the next AI era.

🎮 Slides Down: AI Founders Party

📅 Date: Thursday, April 16
⏰ Time: 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM PDT
📍 Location: Thriller Social Club, 508 4th St, San Francisco, CA
📝 Description: A keynote-free celebration for AI founders to unwind with arcade games, free food, and a donut bar after the winter cohort grind.

🎨 SF Women in Tech Meetup: Design & Dine

📅 Date: Tuesday, April 21
⏰ Time: 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM PDT
📍 Location: Vercel HQ, San Francisco, CA
📝 Description: A hands-on workshop for women and non-binary folks to build and launch personal websites using Vercel’s AI-powered tool, v0.
🔗 Link: https://buzzable.rsvp/47PLpr

🦄 Startup Grind Conference 2026

📅 Date: Tuesday, April 28
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM PDT
📍 Location: Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City, CA
📝 Description: An annual gathering bringing together thousands of early-stage founders and top-tier investors from firms like Sequoia and a16z to discuss the real work behind growth and AI.

💳 Stripe Sessions 2026

📅 Date: Wednesday, April 29
⏰ Time: 7:00 AM – 6:30 PM PDT
📍 Location: Moscone Center, 747 Howard St, San Francisco, CA
📝 Description: Stripe’s global flagship conference covering the future of the internet economy, commerce trends, and new product breakthroughs.

While the grind is relentless, stepping away from the terminal to connect with the community is where the most transformative partnerships are born - grab your spot soon!!