SF's Largest, Longest-Running,
Most-Loved Tech Community
The Fabric & Underbelly of SF Tech
From 2006 to 2020, SF New Tech gave hundreds of founders their first stage.
This is their story.
Notable Alumni
These companies got their start on the SF New Tech stage
Stripe
Private ($50B+)
Online payment processing
Presented 2012
Twilio
IPO ($10B+)
Cloud communications platform
Presented 2009
IPO ($10B+)
Social news aggregation
Presented 2012
Unity
IPO ($13.7B)
Game development platform
Presented 2012
Waze
Acquired by Google ($1.3B)
GPS navigation software
Presented 2010
Splunk
Acquired by Cisco ($28B)
Data analytics platform
Presented 2008
The SF New Tech Experience
Where the countdown clock was sacred, the feedback was real, and five-minute demos launched careers, companies, and lifelong connections
The Story
From 2006 to 2020, SF New Tech was the heartbeat of San Francisco's startup ecosystem. Every month, hundreds of founders, investors, and tech enthusiasts gathered to witness the next wave of innovation.
It was more than just a demo night—it was where Stripe showed their payment API, where Reddit proved social news could work, and where Twilio demonstrated the power of communications as a platform. Over 1,000 companies took the stage, and many went on to reshape entire industries.
In March 2020, COVID brought an abrupt end to the in-person gatherings. But the legacy lives on in this archive—a comprehensive record of the companies, founders, and ideas that defined an era of tech innovation.
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