New Year, New Builds

​Mahjong tables, red envelopes, and founders—an intimate Mahjong night for founders and founding team members.

​SCHEDULE

​​6:00pm Mingling
6:30pm Mahjong for beginners
6:45pm Game starts
7:30pm Change tables
8:15pm Wrap up

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We’re hosting a cybersecurity-focused session for early-stage and aspiring founders with Michael Coates from Seven Hills Ventures.

Michael will cover:

(1) What it’s really like to build a cybersecurity company – challenges, GTM, fundraising.

(2) Insights from the CISO side – how to build relationships, what’s non-negotiable for startups selling into enterprise, and how to think about partnerships.

(3) Opportunities in cybersecurity – what CISOs and the market actually need right now.

Event is open to founders and operators interested in cybersecurity.

RSVP: https://luma.com/8hq9yvqp

🔴 Cafe will close at 4:00pm PT for setup
🟢 Bar and Basement will stay open

Start your morning with connection and community at the Women Founders & Funders Breakfast, co-hosted by Sisters – Female Founders Initiative, AngelList, and Founders Bay. This is a relaxed, curated gathering for women founders, operators, and investors to share stories, compare notes, and build meaningful relationships.

Agenda:

•⁠ ⁠9:30–10:00am – Curated networking & breakfast

•⁠ ⁠10:00–11:00am – Panel: Women VCs & Founders Setting the Tone for 2026

•⁠ ⁠11:00–11:30am – Open networking

RSVP : https://luma.com/6mxtzuxg

AngelList’s Founders Cafe is hosting Under Pressure, a live game show where guests answer fireside-style questions while vibe-coding a full project under a time crunch with guest Keith Peiris, CEO & Co-Founder of Lightfield.

Agenda:

•⁠ ⁠6:00pm – Arrival & mingle

•⁠ ⁠6:30pm – Game show starts

•⁠ ⁠7:15–8:30pm – Networking

RSVP: https://luma.com/apeqzwhg

🔴 Cafe will close at 4:30pm PT for setup
🟢 Bar and Basement will stay open

We’re hosting a Winter Founder Happy Hour to celebrate the holidays and the grand opening of our new basement expansion. Expect great founders, good energy, themed drinks, and a first look at a space we’ve been excited to unveil.

Come hang with the community before everyone travels for the holidays!

When & where:

• 5:30pm – 8:30pm Happy hour drinks, food, fanfare

RSVP: https://luma.com/tou3p6b1

🔴 Cafe will close at 4:30pm PT for setup
🟢 Bar stays open. Basement will be open!

We’re hosting a Winter Founder Happy Hour to celebrate the holidays and the grand opening of our new basement expansion. Expect great founders, good energy, themed drinks, and a first look at a space we’ve been excited to unveil.

Come hang with the community before everyone travels for the holidays!

When & where:

• 5:30pm – 8:30pm Happy hour drinks, food, fanfare

RSVP: https://luma.com/tou3p6b1

🔴 Cafe will close at 4:30pm PT for setup
🟢 Bar stays open. Basement will be open!

AngelList and GLO are hosting an exclusive investor-only evening. This event is intentionally small and curated group of 40 active investors, fund managers, and LPs.

When & where:

• 6:00pm – 6:30pm Registration & Networking

• 6:30pm – 7:00pm Announcements & Partner Intros

• 7:00pm – 9:00pm Investor Networking (food + drinks)

RSVP: https://luma.com/91usczh0  

🔴 Cafe will close at 5:00pm PT for setup
🟢 Bar stays open

AngelList is inviting a curated list of GPs and investors on our platform for a Demo Day. This event will be ALL investors and active check writers, except the few startups that will be invited to pitch—giving you the highest chance of you meaningfully connecting with your next funder or advisor.

Format for pitches: 3 minute pitches. You will submit your slides in advance and we’ll go through each one, rapidfire.

→ Founders - Apply here ←

When & where:

• 6:00pm - 7:00pm GP Networking

• 7:00pm - 7:30pm Founders arrive

• 7:30pm - 8:00pm Founder pitches

• 8:00pm - onward Founder <> GP networking

RSVP: Invite link will be sent to selected founders.

🔴 Cafe will be closing at 4:30pm PT for set up
🟢 Bar will remain open.

SF Ruby Community will be hosting a Hackathon at the AngelList office. More details will be shared soon!

When & where:

• 9am - 4pm at the Founders Cafe, Bar

RSVP:https://luma.com/sfrubyconf25hackday

🔴 Cafe and Bar will be closed until 6pm PT

SF Poker Club is hosting a beginner friendly poker night at the cafe.

When & where:

• ​6:00pm Arrival & Mingling

• 6:30pm Texas Hold'Em 101

• 6:45pm Practice + Game 1

• 7:15pm Game 2

• 7:45pm Game 3

• 8:15pm Wrap up

Event is open to all founders. Please register.

RSVP: To be created

🔴 Cafe will be closed for set up at 4:30 PM
🟢 Bar will remain open

The Tech Bros is hosting a 60-minute “build something no one asked for” challenge in the Founders Cafe — women in STEM only.💖

When & where:

• 5:30 PM — Food, drinks, networking

• 6:30 PM — Intro talk

• 7:00 PM — Build

• 8:00 PM — Demos + voting

Event is open to women with a STEM background. Please register.
RSVP: https://luma.com/qe3bfkhn

🔴 Cafe will be closed for set up at 4:30 PM
🟢 Bar will remain open.

BlackSwan is hosting the first ever mind-controlled drone race in the Founders Cafe.

When & where:

• 6:00pm - Food, drink, appetizers

• ​6:30–6:45 PM — Welcome, safety briefing + words from sponsors Puzzle & AngelList

• 6:45–7:15 PM — Hardware Startup Showcase (To Be Announced) + group photo

• ​7:30–9:00 PM — Mind-Controlled Drone Race

Event is open to all founders. Please register.

RSVP: https://luma.com/wpofye3q

🔴 Cafe will be closed for set up at 4:30 PM
🟢 Bar will remain open

DeVC Dugout is hosting a panel in the Founders Cafe. Two special guests who will help us navigate GTM in the AI era: ​Srikrishnan Ganesan, Co-Founder & CEO, Rocketlane and ​Sandeep Singh Kohli, ex CMO @ Venafi & Kong

When & where:

• ​2:30 PM to 3:00PM - registrations & networking

• 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM - GTM panel & 1-1 / small group breakouts

• 5:00 PM and onwards - Food, drinks, networking

Event is open to all founders.

RSVP:https://luma.com/sfrubyconf25hackday

🔴 Cafe will be closed for set up at 1:30 PM
🟢 Bar will remain open

Eli Al-Shamari runs a community of $1M+ ARR founders and Yoeri Dassan is a founder + investor. They are partnering with us to run a light demo day/pitch event in the cafe. There will be some light bites and then 10 founding teams will do 3 minute pitches for their startups.

When & where:

• ​6:00 PM — Doors, light bites, connection

• ​7:00 PM — Pitches begin (10 teams × 3 min + 30-sec judge feedback)

• ​7:45 PM — Winner announced → open networking. Feel free to hang around!

RSVP: https://luma.com/q5n7eww2

🔴 Cafe will be closing at 4:30pm for set up
🟢 Bar will remain open

Vercel is hosting a coworking + demo night of vibe coded projects using vercel. Pablo from the Vercel team will be demoing how to use v0 and cool designs to kick us off then we will see attendee projects.

When & where:

• ​3 - 5:30pm: Coworking

• ​5:30 - 6:30pm: Demos!

• 6:30-7:30pm: Networking / open time

RSVP: https://luma.com/65zdk9o8

🟢 Cafe and Bar will remain open, but it may get crowded!

Granola’s team will be coming to the cafe to do a quick workshop of granola’s tools and will be collecting feedback from the team.

When & where: 2pm PT - in the Cafe

RSVP: not necessary - just show up

🟢 Cafe and Bar will remain open