May 20, 2026 · 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM PDTNetworkingIn-personPast

Tech Networking Event by Ascent Valley in San Francisco

Name: Tech Networking Event by Ascent Valley in San Francisco
Start: 2026-05-20T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-05-20T22:00:00-07:00
Location: Bamboo Hut

Dive into tech with other professionals! Network and build strong relationships with investors, tech experts, and entrepreneurs in SF.

Location

🇺🇸San FranciscoBamboo Hut

Date

May 20, 20267:00 PM – 10:00 PM PDT

Tickets

Free – $31

Format

In-person

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About this event

What to expect

At the upcoming event, you will meet founders and builders from the tech industry to spend productive time together. The event will also include a series of five startup pitch presentations from the tech sector in front of the audience and investors.

Join us in San Francisco for a high-energy Tech & Startup Networking Night.

Meet investors, founders, AI experts, operators, and immigrant entrepreneurs building the next generation of global companies.

Pitch your startup.

Connect with capital.

Expand your network.

This is where conversations turn into partnerships.

Who You’ll Meet

Startup Founders
Angel Investors & VC firms
AI Experts
Entrepreneurs from Europe, Asia & the UK
Marketers, Sales leaders & Business Advisors
Builders & Game Changers

Startup Pitch Session

Selected founders take the stage for a focused 5-minute presentation in front of active investors and tech leaders.

Each startup receives

Professional evaluation
Investor feedback
Visibility inside our global ecosystem

Why You Can’t Miss It

Meet Tech & Business professionals, founders, and active investors
Gain real feedback from venture capitalists and angel investors
Discover new opportunities in AI, Tech & early-stage startups
Build meaningful connections in a global entrepreneurial community

If you’re serious about startups — you should be in the room.

This evening's format

AI & Tech Networking

Meet founders and specialists working with AI and technology in your city.

How the evening runs

01Two short talks from people currently building, fifteen minutes each, so the room has a shared starting point.
02Then the open floor: what you are building and what is in your way. Sectors are declared up front, so you know who you are talking to.
03No panel and no pitch stage.

What you leave with

The technical people in your city working on the same class of problem.
Feedback on the product from people who would build or use it.
A shortlist of who to talk to about a hire, a stack decision or a co-founder search.

Who it is for

Engineers, technical founders and product people. Built for the people writing the code and shipping the product, not only the commercial side of the table.

Why it is worth itMost technical meetups are a talk with networking bolted on the end. This one is the other way round.

All AI & Tech Networking evenings About the format

Schedule5 items

Event agenda

Times in America/Los_Angeles

06:45 PM
Check - in
Check in, grab a drink, and start meeting fellow founders, builders, and investors before the program begins.
07:20 PM
Interactive Networking Session
Selected founders present their startups to the audience and receive feedback from founders, operators, and investors.
08:20 PM
Break
Time to recharge, continue conversations, and prepare for the startup pitch session.
08:50 PM
Startup Pitch Session
Selected founders present their startups to the audience and receive feedback from founders, operators, and investors.
09:30 PM
Chill Networking

Frequently asked

Before you book

Do I need a startup to attend?

No. The room is built around founders, but investors and operators (product, engineering, marketing, people who have done the job) are who founders come to meet. Each format says who it is for, and the event page repeats it for that evening.

Can I pitch my startup?

At Pitch Nights and Investor Connect evenings, by application. A ticket lets you attend; a separate application, reviewed by a person, puts you on the list to present. Read how pitching works before you apply.

Will investors be there?

Sometimes, and we never promise it for a given night. Investors come to Investor Connect and to some pitch nights; they are approved on application and are not used as bait. Introductions to investors are made by us afterwards, through the Monday digest, and we take no percentage of any deal.

How do I register, and where is my ticket?

Open the event page and use its ticket button. It takes you to the platform that sells that evening, Eventbrite or Luma; your ticket and confirmation come from there, to the email you used. Right after the purchase you also get two emails from us: an invitation to our Luma calendar and an invitation to your city's community. Each evening is sold in one place only, and refunds follow that ticket page's terms.

What happens after the evening?

You are in your city's community from the moment you buy the ticket: the invitation arrives with your purchase, and it opens in Slack, in the browser or in Telegram, three doors to one room. That is where the conversation continues and where the next date is announced. If you pitched, your startup enters our base with the evening and the date on record.