August 25 | AngelList, San Francisco

AI is scaling fast. The bottleneck is increasingly physical.

Power. Compute. Construction. Capital.

🎙️ Yuval Bachar, ECL
Building a 1 GW, $8B AI infrastructure campus

🎙️ Navneet Aron, LIVIO
Targeting 1 MW deployments in as little as 99 days

Already joining the room: Aalo Atomics, NVIDIA, AWS, Meta, Google, Sequoia Capital, a16z, J.P. Morgan, Plug and Play, SparkLabs, First Momentum VC, Ortelius AI, and more.

Dinner, drinks, startup demos, and curated networking.

🎟️ Get Tickets | 🚀 Demo Booths | 🤝 Explore Partnerships

🏨 AI in Hospitality Summit

September 10 | Finix, San Francisco

We are bringing together leaders from hotels, restaurants, resorts, travel, venues, and hospitality groups with founders building at the forefront of the space.

AI agents. Robotics. Voice AI. Automation. Guest experience. Revenue.

The goal is simple: put the people building the future of hospitality in the same room as the people who can actually adopt it.

🎟️ Get Tickets | 🎤 Apply to Speak | 🚀 Apply to Demo | 🤝 Explore Partnerships

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October 21 | Our Biggest Physical AI Event of the Year

Think Shark Tank for Physical AI.

Robotics. Humanoids. Drones. Autonomous systems. Industrial tech. Wearables. Smart hardware. IoT.

Startups showcase. The crowd votes. Winners pitch directly to investors.

The room will bring together Physical AI VCs, angels, LPs, enterprise buyers, operators, and founders looking to invest, buy, and partner.

Get discovered by buyers. Get in front of capital. Win your shot to pitch.

🚀 Apply to Pitch | 💰 Investor Network | 🤝 Explore Partnerships

🏬 Showcase & Sell Your Product in SF’s Biggest Tech Pop Up Store

A major opportunity for companies building robotics, wearables, smart hardware, AI devices, and consumer electronics.

Get your product on a real shelf inside one of SF’s newest consumer technology stores, surrounded by some of the most exciting technology being built today.

Selected companies can showcase, demo, and sell directly to customers alongside products defining what comes next.

Represent multiple companies? Trade commissioners, accelerators, VCs, international delegations, startup programs, and portfolio managers can work with us to bring multiple companies or an entire portfolio into the store.

👉 Submit Your Interest | 📧 Portfolio Opportunities: staff@sfplaygroundai.com

🩺 Last Week at SFPlayground

Last Thursday, we packed AngelList with founders, investors, physicians, operators, and healthcare builders for our AI HealthTech Summit.

The conversation got practical fast: how AI gets into real clinical workflows, what healthcare buyers actually trust, and where regulation still slows adoption.

📸 See the recap: LinkedIn | Instagram

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🩺 AI HealthTech Summit

August 13 | AngelList, San Francisco

🍽️ Dinner by a three Michelin star trained chef, drinks, live demos, curated networking.

Selling out. 🎟️ Final tickets and only 2 booths left.

A curated night on how AI is moving into real clinical workflows, connected care, and regulated environments.

The room: 🏥 Stanford Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, FDA, Illumina, Khosla Ventures, Plug and Play, Next Ventures, Ipsos. VCs writing checks into healthcare AI, enterprise healthcare buyers, clinicians, and the fastest growing startups in the space.

🎤 On stage: Roxana Daneshjou (Stanford Medicine), Mostafa Ronaghi (GRAIL, former CTO Illumina), John Mattison (former CMIO, Kaiser Permanente), Leeda Rashid (former FDA Digital Health), Jenny Duan (CEO, Clair Health).

🎟️ Get Tickets | 👉 Final 2 Booths | 🤝 Sponsor

⚡ AI Data Center Night

August 25 | AngelList, San Francisco

Power, compute, cooling. The bottleneck behind every AI company. Speakers include Navneet Aron and Yuval Bachar. Panel, demos, dinner, drinks.

Demo booths just opened.

🎟️ Tickets and Demo Booths

🏬 SF’s Biggest Consumer Tech Pop Up Store | Get your product on a real shelf

SF Tech Week | Two Floors | Heart of San Francisco

Your product on a real shelf, next to the coolest companies in the world. 🌍 Hundreds of customers flying into SF to get their hands on the newest tech first.

Wearables, robotics, smart hardware, consumer products.

Shelf space is limited and interest is already heavy.

👉 Submit Your Interest Form

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October 21

The biggest curated Physical AI event of the year.

The room will be filled with VCs, LPs, and angels who invest directly in robotics and Physical AI and are actively looking to write checks, plus major enterprise buyers searching for new solutions to deploy.

Startups showcase live in front of investors, customers, and operators. The crowd votes. The winners take the stage and pitch directly to our VC panel.

Robotics, humanoids, drones, autonomous systems, industrial tech, wearables, smart hardware, IoT.

Get discovered by buyers. Get in front of capital. Win your shot to pitch.

👉 Apply to Pitch | 👉 Investor Network

🚀 Startup Booths, $500

HealthTech, AI infrastructure, data centers, GTM, legal tech, GovTech, industrial AI, Physical AI. Directly in front of investors, customers, and operators. They sell out every event.

👉 Apply for a Booth

🤝 Partner With SFPlayground

Event sponsorships, opening remarks, branded experiences, startup showcases, and private dinners.

👉 Explore Partnerships

📅 Coming Up

Aug 13 AI HealthTech Summit

Aug 25 AI Data Center Night

Sep 17 AI GTM Night

Oct 8 AI Law, Compliance, and GovTech Summit

Oct 15 Industrial AI Summit

Oct 21 Physical AI Pitch Playoffs 03

👉 Full Calendar

🌎 Ambassador Program

VIP rooms, private dinners, reserved seating, and access across SF and Silicon Valley. Moderate panels, host experiences, earn commissions.

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August 7 | 2:30–6:00 PM
1 Water Street, Oakland

Join Infodriver Capital for an exclusive afternoon on the water with investors, founders, and innovators.

Meet potential partners, build investor relationships, and explore new opportunities in a private setting.

Only four spots remain. Tickets are $300.

🎟️ Get Tickets

🇭🇰 Free All Expense Paid Trip to Hong Kong

We’re sending 3 more startups to the Global Innovation Show and Summit (GIS 2026), August 25 to 27 at Hong Kong AsiaWorld Expo. Flights, hotel, conference fees, all covered. 🎉

Startups meet local investors. Investor GPs meet Hong Kong LPs looking to invest in US funds.

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📝 Startups, apply here

🦾 Hardware & Physical AI Demo Showcase

August 10 | 5:30–9:30 PM
760 Market Street, San Francisco

Join SFPlayground, Angel Launch, and Derya for short talks, live demos, food, drinks, and curated networking across robotics, hardware, Physical AI, supply chain, logistics, and manufacturing.

Free demo tables are available by approval.

🎟️ Get Tickets or Apply for a Demo Table

👉 Apply to Speak

🩺 AI HealthTech Summit at AngelList

August 13 | AngelList, San Francisco

Join founders, investors, clinicians, healthcare operators, and industry leaders for a focused discussion on how AI is moving into real healthcare workflows, connected care, and regulated environments.

Featured speakers include Roxana Daneshjou, MD, PhD; Mostafa Ronaghi, PhD; and Leeda Rashid, MD, MPH.

Dinner prepared by a three-Michelin-star-trained chef, drinks, startup demos, and curated networking are included.

One final startup booth is available.

👉 Apply for the Final Booth

🎟️ Get Tickets

🏎️ Monterey Car Week with ONYX Club

Join ONYX Club during Monterey Car Week for a private, curated experience bringing together investors, founders, operators, and industry leaders.

SFPlayground members can use code ANGELVEST to receive $250 off tickets.

🎟️ View the Event and Get Tickets

🚀 Showcase Your Startup

Startup booths are open for upcoming events across HealthTech, AI infrastructure, data centers, GTM, legal technology, GovTech, industrial AI, and Physical AI.

Booths are $500 and place your company directly in front of investors, customers, operators, and strategic partners.

👉 Apply for a Startup Booth

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October 21

Applications are open for startups building robotics, humanoids, drones, autonomous systems, industrial technology, wearables, smart hardware, IoT, and Physical AI products.

Selected startups will pitch to investors, operators, customers, and strategic partners.

👉 Apply to Pitch

👉 Join the Investor Network

🤝 Partner With SFPlayground

We are looking for sponsors and strategic partners for our upcoming events.

Opportunities include event sponsorships, opening remarks, branded experiences, startup showcases, private dinners, and community partnerships.

👉 Explore Partnerships

📅 Coming Up

August 7 — Investors Yacht Cruise
August 10 — Hardware & Physical AI Demo Showcase
August 13 — AI HealthTech Summit at AngelList
August 25 — AI Data Center Night at AngelList
September 17 — AI GTM Night
October 8 — AI Law, Compliance, and GovTech Summit
October 15 — Industrial AI Summit
October 21 — Physical AI Pitch Playoffs 03

👉 View the Full Calendar

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Get access to SFPlayground events, major conferences, partner experiences, VIP rooms, private dinners, and reserved seating.

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SFPlayground 💛

We are selecting speakers for upcoming events across HealthTech, AI infrastructure, GTM, law, GovTech, manufacturing, and Physical AI.

One Slot remaining for the AI Healthtech Summit at AngelList on August 13.

We are looking for physician operators, HealthTech investors, health system leaders, regulatory experts, and founders building trusted healthcare technology.

👉 Apply to Speak: https://www.sfplayground.com/network/apply

🚀 Showcase Your Startup

Startup booths are open across all upcoming SFPlayground industry events.

Booths are $500.

Meet investors, customers, operators, executives, and partners already focused on your market.

A select number of complimentary booths are available to funded startups attending with the VC leading their current round or the investor who led their most recent round.

👉 Apply for a Startup Booth:
https://www.sfplayground.com/network/apply?type=startups

🎉 The August Bash Is Almost Here!

Thursday, August 6 | Menlo Park | ThinkTank.VC

Kebabs, drinks, a DJ, and yes, we’re dunking VCs in the tank 🎉 Come for good conversations with founders and VCs. Leave the pitch decks at home. ☀️

🎟️ Get Tickets — use code SFPLAYGROUND for $10 off!

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Our flagship Physical AI event returns on October 21.

We are looking for startups building robotics, humanoids, drones, autonomous systems, industrial technology, wearables, smart hardware, IoT, and other Physical AI products.

Looking for customers, early traction, strategic introductions, or investors?

👉 Join the Founder Network:
https://www.sfplayground.com/network/apply?type=startups

Investors interested in deal flow, judging opportunities, and future events can join here:

👉 Join the Investor Network:
https://www.sfplayground.com/network/apply?type=vcs

🏎️ Monterey Car Week

Should SFPlayground come to Monterey Car Week?

We are exploring one private experience for founders, investors, sponsors, and the broader community.

Attending, hosting, sponsoring, displaying a car, or interested in joining?

👉 Join the Monterey Car Week List: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBR7l5qvEQnkQ4o-kAkPKRKIAuJWmHZHVj4ov97tdzEnesaA/viewform?usp=header

📅 Coming Up

August 13
AI Healthtech Summit at AngelList

August 25
AI Data Center Night at AngelList

September 17
The AI GTM Night

October 8
AI Law, Compliance, and GovTech Summit

October 15
Industrial AI Summit

October 21
Physical AI Pitch Playoffs 03

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We’re sending 5 startups and 3 investors to the Global Innovation Show and Summit (GIS 2026), August 25 to 27 at Hong Kong AsiaWorld Expo. Flights, hotel, conference fees, all covered. 🎉

Startups meet local investors. Investor GPs meet Hong Kong LPs looking to invest in US funds.

🌐 View Website
📝 Startups, apply here | 📝 Investors, apply here

🏥 HealthTech Summit

Thursday, August 13 | AngelList SF

AI is moving from healthcare demos into real clinical workflows, and this is where the relationships that shape that shift get made. Join us for an expert panel, startup demos, dinner, and drinks.

🎟️ Get Tickets, 🎤 Want to speak? Apply here, 🤝 Want to sponsor? See sponsor options, 🏢 Startup demo booth? Register via Luma

🎉 Summer Bash: Founder & VC Networking

Thursday, August 6 | Menlo Park | ThinkTank.VC

Kebabs, drinks, a DJ, and yes, we’re dunking VCs in the tank 🎉 Come for good conversations with founders and VCs. Leave the pitch decks at home. ☀️

🎟️ Get Tickets — use code SFPLAYGROUND for $10 off!

🌟 Founder Opportunities

We’re selecting startups for upcoming pitch nights, demo showcases, and founder spotlights. Apply to showcase in front of a curated room of customers and investors!

Focus areas: AI, deep tech, robotics, defense, aerospace, infrastructure, hardware, and immigrant founder-led startups.

📝 Apply

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Want to sponsor, speak, host, or partner on an upcoming SFPlayground event?

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