The one Startup Grind event that isn't a local chapter meetup: fifteen years in, two days in Redwood City built around AI, fundraising and getting early-stage founders in front of investors who took a meeting because they were already at the Fox Theatre. The give-before-you-take culture is real and the exhibiting startups get more attention than they would at a 10,000-person show. A good April anchor if you're raising in the first half of 2027.

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