Welcome to the weekly TechWalk newsletter. We are a networking community for Tech and SaaS professionals that offers weekly walks hosted by industry experts and interesting individuals.

Your Custom TechWalk To-Do List

Welcome to our 11,235 Subscribers! 807 of you joined in the last 4 weeks! How should we celebrate 11,000? Reply to this email with some suggestions. And welcome to all the new joiners who signed up for our #SFTechWeek Founder TechWalk sponsored by Rho. We are happy you’re here.

👋 Hello to our new newsletter readers! I’m Cynthia Widjaja - learning and development professional, data science nerd, digital marketing enthusiast, TechWalk Silicon Valley Chapter community member, and newsletter editor. I’d love your help with a few things:

• Join a breakfast for founders, finance folks and AI enthusiasts. TechWalk Founder Christine Farrier Rosemin, who also leads Partner Marketing at Rho is hosting a breakfast in San Francisco. Stop by - meet other SF TechWeek attendees, maybe even get selected to do a pitch right on the spot - https://luma.com/o9lz3mbz

• Fintech is Femme is hosting their SF Leadership Summit (AI Edition) tomorrow! AI is transforming how the world builds, funds, and scales and this summit brings together the people shaping that change. Durint this event, founders and executives will share exactly how they’re using AI across product, go-to-market, security, and growth. Expect real strategies, unfiltered conversations, and frameworks you can put to work right away. Join 200 handpicked founders, investors, and fintech leaders for a day built for action and connection.

• Last call for submissions for the Newsletter Intern role at TechWalk! If you’re motivated, curious, and looking to build real-world experience in writing and digital marketing, join us as we grow from 10K to 20K subscribers. It’s part-time, remote, unpaid (10–15 hrs/week), and a chance to be part of our community’s growth story. Interested? Reach out at [email protected].

TechWalk Rave Reviews

TechWalk Poll of the Week

Poll Flashback

One of the best things about a long-standing tech community? Along with amazing connections and incredible impact? Lots and lots of historical data. Were you a part of TechWalk in 2023? Do you remember how you answered this poll?

TechWalk Social Mentions

Huge thanks to everyone who shares their TechWalk moments online. Word of mouth has always been our biggest growth driver, and every post, tag, and mention helps our community reach even more walkers. We’re grateful for you!

A Word from Our Sponsor

We’re excited to share that our friends at the Financial Women’s Association (FWA) are holding their Annual Summit on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, in New York City! This premier event hosted by AWS brings together leaders across banking, finance, and technology for a day of insightful presentations and discussions.

The theme for the FWA Summit this year, Disrupting Wall Street: Technology, Deregulation, and the Future of Finance, will focus on artificial intelligence's impact on trading and operations, venture capital investments in New York startups, private equity and credit market growth, and the integration of digital assets within traditional firms. Sessions will address how these transformative forces are reshaping New York's position as the world's leading financial center.

Space is limited, so we encourage you to register today! Engage with industry leaders, gain actionable insights, and explore emerging trends in finance. The Summit is a unique chance to network with thought leaders, delve into timely topics, and return to your work with valuable perspectives and strategies

Join us at TechWalk on October 10 to meet leaders from the FWA, learn more about the organization, and get insights from the Summit planning committee!

TechWalkWeek

Upcoming Events

TechWalk Pics of the Week

TechWalk Calendar

• Register for TechWalk Week | Silicon Valley, 10/8 - Co-Hosted by Anirudh Sharma, Embodied AI @ Edge, Amazon Lab126 and Navya Veeturi, Founder, First Responder Initiative, Wywa AI

• Register for ICON TechWalk | NYC, 10/9 w/ Tech Ladies

• Register for TechWalk Week | Jersey City, 10/9 - Co-Hosted by Kimberly Langley, SaaS and EdTech Consultant, Elena Putilina, Vice President of Marketing and Analytics, AutoRemind, and Lauren Stein, Enterprise SaaS Chief of Staff

• Register for TechWalk Week | Chicago, 10/9 - Co-Hosted by William Smith, Advisor, WSC and Jonathan Goodell, Commercialization and Partnerships Manager, Current

• Register for TechWalk Week | Boston, 10/9

• Register for TechWalk Week | NYC, 10/10 w/ FWA - Co-Hosted by Albana Theka, President, Financial Women's Association, Susan Migliaccio, Strategy and Transformation Leader, FWA Fintech Committee Chair, Ruchy Sharma, Principal Financial Services, Data & AI, AWS, and Pawneet Abramowski, Founder & CEO, PARC Solutions LLC | President-Elect, Financial Women's Association

• Register for #LA TechWeek TechWalk | Los Angeles, 10/13

• Register for Newark Tech Week AI TechWalk | Newark, 10/15 - Co-Hosted by Rakhima Akramkhojayeva, Founder & CEO, Student Box AI / EdTech & AI, Rachel Kastelein, Founder & CEO, WickBooks, Ashley Sullivan, Founder and Owner, KidzPrep Tutoring, LLC, and Hee Jin Bang, Vice President, Efficacy Research & Evaluation, Age of Learning, Inc.

• Register for TechWalk | Silicon Valley, 10/15

• Register for SmallBizTechWalk | NYC, 10/17

• Register for Circular Fashion TechWalk | Chicago, 10/17 w/ AIBI, Monarch Thrift Shop

• Register for TechWalk | Vancouver, 10/17

• Register for TechWalk | Silicon Valley, 10/22

• Register for CRE TechWalk | NYC, 10/23 w/ MetaProp

• Register for TechWalk | NYC, 10/24 w/ SCHMOOZE

• Register for TechWalk | Silicon Valley, 10/29

• Register for TechWalk | NYC, 10/31

• Register for TechWalk | Silicon Valley, 11/5

• Register for TechWalk | Jersey City, 11/6

• Register for TechWalk | NYC, 11/7

• Register for TechWalk | Vancouver, 11/7

• Register for TechWalk | Silicon Valley, 11/12

• Register for TechWalk | NYC, 11/14

• Register for Talent TechWalk | Chicago, 11/14

• Register for TechWalk | Silicon Valley, 11/19

• Register for TechWalk | NYC, 11/21

• Register for TechWalk | Silicon Valley, 11/26

• Register for TechWalk | NYC, 11/28 w/ StartOut

• Register for TechWalk | Silicon Valley, 12/3

• Register for TechWalk | Jersey City, 12/4

• Register for TechWalk | NYC, 12/5

• Register for TechWalk | Vancouver, 12/5

• Register for TechWalk | Silicon Valley, 12/10

• Register for TechWalk | NYC, 12/12

• Register for Chicago Chapter Anniversary TechWalk | Chicago, 12/14

• Register for TechWalk | NYC, 12/19

Congrats on reaching the end of this newsletter. If you would like information on sponsoring our next edition, being a featured member, or joining a future walk as a Co-Host, simply contact us at [email protected]

Happy Walking,

Cynthia Widjaja

[email protected]