Tuesday starts early with “FC SF • Founders Run & Coffee!” Presented by Founders Common and hosted by Founders Common, Nikki Heyder, and Chris Ashley, this event runs from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM PDT in San Francisco. It combines a founder gathering with a run and coffee, which gives people a more active way to meet before the day begins. Look it up on Luma if you want to start Tuesday with movement and founder conversation. Next is “JSV Book Club: Runnin’ Down a Dream with Bill Gurley.” Hosted by Jackson Square Ventures, this event runs from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM PDT in San Francisco. It is a book club format centered on “Runnin’ Down a Dream” with Bill Gurley named in the title. Check it out on Luma if you want a venture and startup conversation through the lens of a book discussion. Then there is “[May 12th] CMU Builder Demo Night & Founder Mixer at Foundation Capital (ft. Powell St).” Presented by CMU T&E and hosted by CMU Tech & Entrepreneurship, Kevin Fang, Leo Lu, Lanzo Small, and Yas, this event runs from 5:30 PM to 9:00 PM PDT in San Francisco. This one combines a builder demo night with a founder mixer, and Foundation Capital is named in the title. Go find it on Luma if you want to see builders present and meet founders in the same evening. Also at 5:30 PM is “Vibe Your SaaS: Startup Pitch Competition + VC/Founder Mixer @ Entrepreneurs First.” Presented by Vibe Your SaaS // IRL and hosted by Gregory Kennedy and Arjun Dev Arora, this event runs from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM PDT in San Francisco. The title makes the format clear: startup pitches, VC conversation, and a founder mixer. Look it up on Luma if SaaS, pitching, and founder networking are on your Tuesday list. Next is “Streaming the Future: Kafka & The Agentic Era.” Presented by Aiven and hosted by Hugh Evans, Florian from Aiven, Sahar Mor of Bond AI, Fahad Shah, Yingjun Wu, and Emma Tian, this event runs from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM PDT in San Francisco. The title connects Kafka with the agentic era, so this sits at the intersection of infrastructure and AI systems. Check it out on Luma if streaming infrastructure and agentic applications are relevant to what you are building. Also at 5:30 PM is “AI-pilled teams.” Presented by PromptQL Events and hosted by Rajoshi Ghosh, PromptQL Events, Abhishek, and Sahar Mor of Bond AI, this event runs from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM PDT in San Francisco. The event title points toward teams operating with AI deeply in the workflow. Find it on Luma if you are thinking about what AI-first teams actually look like. At 6:00 PM, there is “After Hours at The Detour: AI Council x LangChain Interrupt Happy Hour.” Presented by MongoDB and hosted by MongoDB, this event runs from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM PDT in San Francisco. It is a happy hour tied to AI Council and LangChain Interrupt, with MongoDB listed as presenter and host. Go find it on Luma if you want an after-hours AI community gathering. Also at 6:00 PM is “SaaStr Week Founder Mixer Step Out. StepFun In.” Presented by SEAMATE and hosted by SEAMATE, this event runs from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM PDT in San Mateo. It is a SaaStr Week founder mixer, which puts it in the SaaS and startup community thread this week. Check it out on Luma if you are spending time around SaaStr and want a founder mixer nearby. In San Jose, Tuesday also brings “Tech Leaders Meetup with Qoder AI Coding.” Presented by AI Builders and hosted by AI Builders and Qoder, this event runs from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM PDT in San Jose. The title connects tech leaders with Qoder AI Coding, giving this one a developer and AI coding angle. Look it up on Luma if you want a San Jose option on Tuesday evening. Tuesday closes with “Women + AI: An SF Dinner Party Series, No. 3.” Presented by Women + AI and hosted by kylee lessard, this event runs from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM PDT in San Francisco. It is the third event in an SF dinner party series focused on Women + AI. Find it on Luma if you want a dinner-format AI community gathering.