AI Events in San Francisco — We Build Them.
SF Event Factory is the production studio behind San Francisco's AI meetups, showcases, and conferences. From 80-person developer meetups to 1,200-person AI summits — we manage every detail.
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Plan Your AI EventWhy San Francisco for AI Events
The Concentration
More AI researchers, engineers, and founders are concentrated in the SF Bay Area than any other city in the world. Your event reaches the ecosystem, not just an audience.
The Credibility Signal
An SF event sends a global signal. Investors, journalists, and enterprise buyers take SF-based events more seriously. It's not fair, but it's true.
The Network Effect
Every AI event we produce connects our clients to SF's AI community. Speakers refer speakers. Attendees refer attendees. The ecosystem compounds.
AI Event Formats We Produce
Every format is designed for a specific goal. Pick the one that matches where you are.
AI Developer Meetup
80–200 developers
Hands-on, technical, community-focused. Ideal for open-source launches, developer tool announcements, and community building.
AI Executive Showcase
50–150 enterprise buyers
Curated enterprise audience, keynote presentation, VIP networking. For enterprise AI companies building pipeline.
AI Conference / Summit
500–2,000 attendees
Multi-track programming, Digital Zone exhibition, press coverage. The format for category leadership positioning.
AI Product Launch
100–300 attendees
Live demos, press briefings, community seeding. For launching AI products into the SF developer market.
AI Events We've Produced
The numbers that matter — attendees, pipeline, and community impact.
ModelFlow
MCP Framework Launch
We filled a SoMa venue with 280 engineers in two weeks flat and drove 4,800 new GitHub stars in the seven days following the launch.
Nexus AI
Infrastructure Showcase
A curated enterprise showcase at The Pearl turned into 15 qualified enterprise conversations and $12M in new pipeline — in one evening.
Cohere
Enterprise AI Summit
Full-scale Moscone summit with 1,200 enterprise attendees, 22 press placements, and $40M in pipeline attributed to event conversations.
Common Questions
An 80–150 person AI developer meetup runs $8K–$18K. A 500-person AI showcase is $25K–$45K. A full AI conference is $45K–$100K+. All-in costs vary; we give you a detailed estimate in your free event plan.
We use AI-powered audience intelligence to identify developers, researchers, and engineers matching your ICP, filtered by tools used, GitHub activity, job title, and company stage.
Yes. Our speaker network includes 500+ practitioners across AI/ML, including researchers from major labs, lead engineers at AI companies, and community-respected practitioners.
Yes — many AI companies use an SF event as their US market entry. We handle everything on-site; you don't need to relocate.
Plan your SF AI event.
Tell us your goal, your timeline, and your audience. We'll send you a free event plan — format recommendations, venue options, and a realistic budget — within 48 hours.