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SF Bay Area — Speakers · Stages · Rooms
Find the rightstage, speaker, or room.
Built for founders — search speaking opportunities, join our speaker community, and get on stages that fit your story. We also help event hosts find credible startup speakers and companies plan offline Bay Area GTM events.
Our focusBased in the Bay Area
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Turn talk into story, community signal, and the next right stage.
(01)Hosted by OpenStages
Upcoming events.
Salons, panels, and demo nights we’re hosting — RSVP directly on Luma.
(02)Speaker opportunities
Events Calling for Speakers.
Conference · Startup Launch · Community · Podcast
(03)For companies
We help founders build GTM events
We plan and host offline Bay Area GTM events — bringing the right speakers, audience, and format so your launch actually lands.
Plan & host your GTM event.
Salons, panels, founder dinners, and demo nights in the Bay Area — we handle concept, run-of-show, and moderation so you can focus on the message.
Curate speakers & the room.
We bring credible founder and operator voices matched to your audience — not recycled panelists, but people with a real point of view on your topic.
Turn the night into momentum.
Post-event recaps, Startup Stories, and content capture — so what happens in the room keeps working for your GTM long after the event ends.
(04)Case study
Built by people who’ve run the big room.
Our founder Toronto produced Soulscape 2026 — a three-day global AI film summit & hackathon at KQED San Francisco, with an Oscar-winning jury, Hollywood execs, and Silicon Valley's top AI labs in the room.
Soulscape 2026KQED · San Francisco · April 10–12
Case study
200 creators locked in upstairs. Hollywood pioneers and Oscar winners on stage downstairs.
Jury chaired by John Gaeta (The Matrix). Executives from Paramount, Warner Bros., and Sony. Builders from OpenAI, Gemini, and MiniMax. Covered by The Hollywood Reporter and KTVU Fox 2.
- days at KQED San Francisco
- 3
- summit attendees
- 1,000+
- creators from 2,000+ applicants
- 200
- AI films made in 48 hours
- 39
days at KQED San Francisco
summit attendees
creators from 2,000+ applicants
AI films made in 48 hours
(05)Market voices
What we keep hearing from the market.
Real asks from founders, organizers, operators, and investors about the community they wish existed. We're building toward every one of them.
“I don't need another networking event. I need a room where I can say the thing I can't post.”
Seed-stage founder · AI infra
“Every panel I attend has the same five speakers. Where are the people actually building?”
Event organizer · Silicon Valley
“I want a community that remembers what I said — not one that resets after every event.”
Second-time founder · Dev tools
“Give me ten honest founders over two hundred business cards.”
Operator · Growth at Series B
“We need rooms where people talk go-to-market honestly — not success theater.”
Founding GTM lead · B2B SaaS
“I'm happy to share what we learned. I just never get asked the right questions.”
Technical founder · Robotics
“When I look up a speaker, I want what they've actually said — not a polished bio.”
Early-stage investor · Pre-seed fund
“I'd show up every month if the conversation actually went somewhere afterwards.”
Community member · ML research
“There's too much noise in the market. I want to learn how to scale from people who've done it — and get in front of real potential customers.”
Seed-stage founder · Vertical SaaS
“I can host a small curated dinner myself. What I can't build alone is a community where everyone is after the same goal.”
Founder & community host · Fintech
“We've earned real customer insight the hard way. I just want it to reach the right customers — not disappear into a feed.”
B2B founder · Supply chain
“Before I work with anyone, I want to know what they've actually said and done. There's almost nowhere to learn that today.”
First-time founder · Consumer AI
“I don't need another networking event. I need a room where I can say the thing I can't post.”
Seed-stage founder · AI infra
“Every panel I attend has the same five speakers. Where are the people actually building?”
Event organizer · Silicon Valley
“I want a community that remembers what I said — not one that resets after every event.”
Second-time founder · Dev tools
“Give me ten honest founders over two hundred business cards.”
Operator · Growth at Series B
“We need rooms where people talk go-to-market honestly — not success theater.”
Founding GTM lead · B2B SaaS
“I'm happy to share what we learned. I just never get asked the right questions.”
Technical founder · Robotics
“When I look up a speaker, I want what they've actually said — not a polished bio.”
Early-stage investor · Pre-seed fund
“I'd show up every month if the conversation actually went somewhere afterwards.”
Community member · ML research
“There's too much noise in the market. I want to learn how to scale from people who've done it — and get in front of real potential customers.”
Seed-stage founder · Vertical SaaS
“I can host a small curated dinner myself. What I can't build alone is a community where everyone is after the same goal.”
Founder & community host · Fintech
“We've earned real customer insight the hard way. I just want it to reach the right customers — not disappear into a feed.”
B2B founder · Supply chain
“Before I work with anyone, I want to know what they've actually said and done. There's almost nowhere to learn that today.”
First-time founder · Consumer AI
Hear yourself in one of these?
(06)Go to market
We share Startup Stories and help you go to market.
Submit your talk or story — we match you into curated founder groups and help your voice reach the right rooms.
Share your story. Get matched.
Submit your talk or founder story — we place you in curated groups and help you reach events, podcasts, and rooms that fit your topic.
Are you an Event Host?
Add your event to OpenStages so founder speakers can discover and apply — matched by topic, format, and what you’re looking for.
Add your event
(07)Get in touch
Have a story worth putting on stage?
Whether you're building in public, hosting a room, or planning an offline moment — start with a conversation.
Get in touch
Your story deserves more than a bio line.
OpenStages helps founders get on the right stages, helps hosts find credible voices, and helps teams plan offline Bay Area events that feel real — not manufactured.
How we can help
Join as a speaker
Tell us what you're building and the rooms you want to reach. We'll help you find open calls that fit — and turn what you share into something people can actually discover.
- ·Match you to speaking opportunities by topic, format, and audience
- ·Write your Startup Story — origin interviews, founder profiles, and insight drops
- ·Build a contribution record you can send when investors, press, or partners ask who you are
Host an event
List your open call — conference, podcast, salon, or demo night — and we'll connect you with startup speakers that match.
Plan a Bay Area GTM event
Companies use OpenStages to design offline founder moments — panels, dinners, and field events with real credibility.
(08)Why OpenStages
Why you need a platform to amplify your voice and find speaking opportunities.
Great speakers are often invisible before they are invited. OpenStages helps you get discovered, get on stage, and turn every appearance into lasting proof.
- Founders who need a room to say what LinkedIn won't carry
- Organizers who want real voices, not recycled speakers
- Investors looking for customer insight, not pitch decks
- Enterprise buyers and talents who want to hear how founders actually think
Start here
Speaker opportunities — or GTM events for your company.
Whichever side you’re on, start here.