StrictlyVC San Francisco: VCs and Founders Meetup

TechCrunch’s first StrictlyVC event of 2026 is set for Thursday, April 30, at Sentro Filipino in San Francisco, with founders and venture capital investors gathering for interviews and networking. (techcrunch.com) The event page lists check-in, drinks, and hors d’oeuvres starting at 5 p.m., followed by onstage conversations from 6 p.m. to 7:40 p.m. and more networking until 9 p.m. (techcrunch.com) TechCrunch says the speaker roster includes Uber chief technology officer Praveen Neppalli Naga, Replit co-founder and chief executive Amjad Masad, Eclipse founder and chief executive Lior Susan, TDK Ventures president Nicolas Sauvage, and Forum AI co-founder and chief executive Campbell Brown. (techcrunch.com 1) (techcrunch.com 2) The sessions are built around specific topics already posted on the agenda: corporate venture capital, trustworthy artificial intelligence, software built with artificial intelligence, Eclipse’s $1.3 billion physical artificial intelligence fund, and Uber’s artificial intelligence systems. (techcrunch.com 1) (techcrunch.com 2) TechCrunch has been adding speakers in stages. An April 14 post promoted Sauvage, Masad, and Brown, then an April 23 post added Susan, and an April 24 post added Naga. (techcrunch.com) (techcrunch.com) (techcrunch.com) The San Francisco stop is the first StrictlyVC event listed in TechCrunch’s 2026 calendar. The company’s events archive shows Athens on May 27 and TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco on October 13-15 as later events. (techcrunch.com) (techcrunch.com) Tickets are priced at $180, the event is listed as 21-plus, and TechCrunch says capacity is limited. The event page tells attendees to register before seats run out. (techcrunch.com) TDK Ventures is both the host sponsor and part of the program. TechCrunch’s event page says the firm has $500 million under management across four funds, while its April 14 preview said Sauvage has led investments in 52 startups and three unicorns: Groq, Ascend Elements, and Silicon Box. (techcrunch.com) (techcrunch.com) By Thursday evening, the pitch is straightforward: one room in San Francisco, five named speakers, and four hours for investors and founders to compare notes before the rest of TechCrunch’s 2026 event slate. (techcrunch.com) (techcrunch.com)