Silicon Valley, San Francisco Bay Area

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Welcome to the original Startup Grind Chapter established in February 2009 when nine people showed up in Mountain View California to brainstorm, hang out, and eat cheap pizza. This Chapter has hosted some of the best entrepreneurs Silicon Valley and the Bay Area has ever had. We host an event per month, ranging across all industries and topics for bootstrapped through Series B founders. Stay tuned for new events, venues, and more. We hope you'll join us! 

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Upcoming events

30 may 2025

In-Person Event

Building with AI from Day One: Lessons for Startups

Join Startup Grind CEO Derek Andersen in a rare fireside chat with Waseem Alshikh, founder of Writer, one of the most successful enterprise AI startups in the world. This conversation pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to build with AI from day one—before the hype, before the trend, and before everyone had a chatbot.

5 jun 2025

Community [External]

Snowflake Dev Day

Snowflake’s free Dev Day on June 5 in San Francisco. We will have talks from industry experts, demos from the most popular AI companies and numerous networking opportunities.

10 jun 2025

Community [External]

Startup School: Agentic AI

Google's Startup School: Agentic AI offers a cutting-edge curriculum focused on helping startup organizations adapt and scale AI agents. This hands-on training series enables teams across the startup ecosystem to learn how to build generative AI applications on Google Cloud.

Organizers

James Gee

Global Partnerships Manager Startup Grind

Derek Andersen

Chapter Organizer Startup Grind

About Startup Grind

This is Startup Grind. We are the world’s largest startup community.

Our Mission

To give startups everywhere the education and opportunities they need to build, grow, and scale their companies.

Our Values

We believe in making friends, not contacts. We believe in giving first, not taking. We believe in helping others before helping yourself.

Tools & Discounts for Startups

Take advantage of resources and offers provided by organizations we know and love, designed to help you navigate the startup journey.

Global Conference

Our annual flagship event in Silicon Valley brings together thousands of startup teams, investors and organizations from all over the world.

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This membership gives you free access to networking, events, mentorship, office hours, and other exclusive opportunities curated by Startup Grind HQ.

Past events

In-Person Event (Free)

Founders & Investors Mixer (SaaStr & Silicon Valley)

In-Person Event

Silicon Valley Chapter Pub Crawl Pop-Up (at the Startup Grind Conference)

In-Person Conference

Startup Grind Conference 2025

In-Person Event

Funded Female Founders - Scaling to Series A and Beyond

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