Oakland Tech Week (OTW26)
Technology built with communities — not on top of them.
Oakland Tech Week (OTW) is a week-long festival of technology, startups, and city-building taking place September 27 – October 3, 2026 across Oakland, California — from the Kapor Center and the downtown/Telegraph corridor to creative spaces in East Oakland. Under the theme “Community, Culture, & Code: Where Innovation Meets Purpose,” OTW highlights how innovation can grow from the ground up while staying rooted in The Town.
Across the week, you’ll find founder–investor pitch sessions, AI and product workshops, hands-on labs, neighborhood meetups, and live demos hosted with partners from across the Bay. Event lineups include everything from startup networking at Kinfolx and pitch forums at Broadway’s STAK Space to AI storytelling labs and digital literacy sessions for work and career growth, all designed to produce real connections and practical outcomes.
OTW is built for people who want to build things: startup teams, engineers, researchers, creatives, educators, city staff, students, small-business owners, investors, and anyone curious about how technology can shape Oakland’s next chapter. The programming combines big-picture conversations about the future of AI and the regional economy with concrete tools, office hours, and deal-making moments that move ideas forward.
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