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San Francisco Tech Week 2025
Affiliated Programs
Monday, October 6, 2025 - Sunday, October 12, 2025

San Francisco, CA

Event Information

Wilson Sonsini will sponsor multiple events during San Francisco Tech Week 2025. Stay tuned for additional event information.


Future of Creation & AI
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. PT
San Francisco, CA (Location to be shared upon registration)
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Join us for an unforgettable evening at SF Tech Week as Wilson Sonsini, EMPIRE, Mantis VC, OpenAI, and Gold House Ventures come together to explore the cutting edge of creativity in the age of AI.

We’re bringing together leaders in creative industries to explore how AI can empower artistry. The discussion will focus on collaborative relationships between tech, creativity, and venture communities, and how AI advancements are unleashing the imaginative power of music, cinema, art, and design.

Partner Lester Ang will give opening remarks. Speakers include:

  • Ghazi Shami – Founder and Chief Executive Officer, EMPIRE
  • Jeffrey Evans – Founder and Managing Partner, Mantis VC
  • Varun Shetty – Head of Media Partnerships, OpenAI
  • Megan Ruan – General Partner, Gold House Ventures
  • Woosung – The Rose

Scaling from Scotland: Demo Day & Whisky
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
6:00 p.m. PT
Werqwise, San Francisco, CA
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In partnership with Impact Rise Ventures, we are bringing Scotland to San Francisco!

A curated group of Scotland’s highest-potential founders are coming to the Bay Area for a special showcase. These are startups scaling in AI, deep tech, space, fintech, bio, wellness, gaming and health—sectors where Scotland is producing globally competitive innovation.

Join us and founders entering the U.S. market, investors seeking international dealflow, and ecosystem leaders building global connections. 


Women in AI Coffee and Breakfast with InstaLILY AI
Friday, October 10, 2025
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. PT
San Francisco, CA (Location to be shared upon registration)
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Join us for a16z SF TechWeek 2025 for the 4th edition of signature Women in AI Coffee & Breakfast.

We're excited to co-host a high-energy morning of community, conversation, and coffee—spotlighting the builders and believers shaping the next wave of AI.

This isn’t your average breakfast. Expect a dynamic mix of lightning panels with investors, founders, and operators, discussions around newly launched products, newsworthy breakthroughs, and intimate roundtables focused on founder challenges, technical ideas, and cross-functional collaboration.

Speakers:

  • Lianna Whittleton – Partner, Wilson Sonsini
  • Hilary Headlee – Advisory Leader, Early Career & Growth Team, Insight Partners
  • Vivienne Wei – COO, Unified Agentforce Platform, Salesforce
  • Paige Bailey – AI Developer Relations Lead, Google DeepMind 

Whether you're a founder, engineer, researcher, investor, or curious, you'll leave inspired, connected, and caffeinated.


Pop-up Verve Club with Wilson Sonsini
Friday, October 10, 2025
2:00 – 6:00 p.m. PT
San Francisco, CA (Location to be shared upon registration)
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Amid the frenetic energy of SF Tech Week, Verve Club, and Wilson Sonsini are bringing a pop-up lounge designed to recharge and reconnect.

Drop in to take a breather and snack on something healthy, meet some amazing people, take a ceramics class, and/or get a new headshot for your LinkedIn or the dating apps. We’d love to see you there.

Contacts

Tomoko Beytien

tbeytien@wsgr.com
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