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Lenny's Newsletter Meetups

Nucleate is a free, trainee-led 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to  empowering the next generation of biotech leaders.

Nucleate Global Events Calendar

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Y Combinator

Join us for Tech Week Grand Rapids, happening September 14-19, 2026!

Tech Week Grand Rapids

Welcome to San Francisco Tech Week from October 5-11, 2026. Learn about what's happening in tech, make new friends, and have a good time.

San Francisco Tech Week

Explore side events at Austin Tech Week from October 26-30, where technology leaders and innovators gather to discuss emerging trends and advancements in the tech industry.

Austin Tech Week

Orion3 is a very PRIVATE community of GREAT people, who genuinely want to HELP EACH OTHER to become the best versions of themselves.

Orion3 and Mintaka

Mintaka Comedy Night featuring Natasha Pearl Hansen

Lauren

Personal

Arry Yu

Innovation Private Dinner - Hosted by Waymo

Chris Falloon

Landon Campbell

Jim Suszka

Karen Freeman-Wilson

JP Valadez

Ryan Murphy

Amanda Elaine Edelman

Sarah Guminski

Dr. Shantanu Bose

1871 Events

Stephanie Miller

Gabby Snedeker

Portal Innovations

An exclusive briefing on SBIR Funding & Tech Transfer Partnerships, A Lunch & Learn with a NIH Tech Transfer Expert

Nick Pennebaker

EtoP Success

Naperville Training Room OR Hybrid --> https://us06web.zoom.us/j/9177314784?omn=86918691228 ; passcode: KW

Lone Wolf Transact 102 Workshop: Layouts & Templates with Noel Marrero

Heba Helmi

Taisha Fox

Zachary Bowers

Raj Potluri

Praveen Kumar Bingi

Noel Marrero

Navattic

Chicago Navattic Fanattics Meetup

Suzanne EL-Moursi

Brian Dema

Kara Andersen

Alyssa Perez

Billy McDiarmid

Shrivarshini

zara

Shelby Anderson

Yuhan Min

Steven Falconer

Natalie Marcotullio

We're building a different sort of networking event for members of the Tech and SaaS communities to get outside, meet new people, and enjoy some fresh air, while practicing mindful movement.

TechWalk

If you can’t make it, please cancel at least 7 days before the event so we can offer your spot to someone else. Cancellations after this time won’t be refunded, but you’ll receive a credit toward a future paid TechWalk event

TechWalk | Chicago, 8/25

Chicago

Addison Jerutis

Nathan Klevens

Millie Nguyen

Colin Jameson

Utkarsh Sharma

Rosemary Clark

Jen Crichlow

Thiago Freitas

Khurram Riaz

Robert O’Connor

Caroline Gomes

Christine Farrier Rosemin

Chrystal Price

Shara Deepankar

PreSales Collective

Sol/Con Welcome Party at Ghost Donkey

Six Feet Up helps impactful tech leaders solve hard problems by crafting superior, secure, and lasting software solutions. We specialize in AI, App Development, and Big Data.

Six Feet Up

DjangoCon After Party at Punch Bowl (8/25, 8:45p)

Calvin Hendryx-Parker

Jon Gould

Paolo Melchiorre

Velda

Carol Ganz

Jeanette O'Brien

Chrissy Wainwright

Chris F Williams

Leonardo Batista

Michael Trythall

Chicago Tech Collaborative

☕️ 1 Million Cups Chicago ☕️

Zalak (Zecco) Patel

Cecilia Benitez

Wanda Williamson-Jackson

Kat Kusanagi

Nivan

Alicia Ross

Abriti Das

Josué Boutouli

Machina

Machina Gear Highlights - Sony FX5 + Sony A7R VI

Harrison Crain

John otterbacher

Jeff Tudor

Sol/Con: The After Session at The Bassment

WIP Chicago Chapter

Women in Product Chicago Summer Social

Irene Stadnyk

Jacqueline Oiga

Varun J. Vincent

Sandhya Gopchandani

Monica Para

David Jesse

Mia Castillon

Jess

ali benedetto

Ritika Parikh

Himica Kumar

Lincoln Loop

DjangoCon US Ping Pong Bar with Lincoln Loop

Peter Baumgartner

Monroe

Cara Dello Russo

Kevin Musgrave

Andrew Selzer

Marc Gibbons

Kasey Kelly

Yann

OMSF Events

OMSF Stack Tour: Chicago

Prisha

Ubon

XTincT

Shea Penney

Kyle Tretina

Reo Sze

Samantha Fischer

Arumay Pal

Kevin Drew

Mohamed Guendouzi

Karmen Condic-Jurkic

Mallory Tollefson

Open Molecular Software Foundation

A small room I've been hosting in Chicago.  ​No agenda, no speakers, no pitches. Just good people, builders, leaders, anyone with an idea or building something, craving authentic conversation.

Ground: Good People, No Agenda

Ground: An August Evening Downtown

Tracey Seward

SE Improv Workshop + Happy Hour

Opine

GitGuardian

Shift Left Lane - The Security Leaders' Grand Prix, by GitGuardian

Drew Cousin

Sports x Commerce Chicago August 2026

Lance Dietz

Pat Gilmore

Mike Lynch

Kevin P. Davenport

Chicago Founder + Tech Party (August Edition)

Opsin Security

Ravinia Lawn Dinner & Concert with Miranda Lambert

Ben Ten Pas

Amanda Brady

Jigar Shah

Rajesh David

Gene Klipin

Michael Myint

Ravi Bhatarai

Patrick Lee

Demetrius Palmer

Black Tech & Capital Exchange

Desmond Baker Jr

Lex Lohman

Aaron Tillery

Matt Howard

Aaron Williams

Anthony Currie

Jeanette Ponder

J Vincent Williams

Bhanu Reddy

Glenn Yancy

Sherrod Crum

We are a coalition of workers in and around the tech industry, labor organizers, community organizers, and friends living and working in the greater Chicagoland area.

TWC Chicago

Against Tech Oligarchy Book Pre-Order Launch Party - Socialism Conference After-Party

Tech Events

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