Forgepoint Capital and Ashurst Perkins Coie Take the Founder-Investor Conversation Into the Ocean

A founder can polish the deck before breakfast. The ocean is less interested in the performance. That is the useful tension behind an SF Tech Week surf meetup bringing experienced surfers from the founder and investment communities to Ocean Beach on Friday morning.

Ashurst Perkins Coie is the listed host, and the event title names Forgepoint Capital alongside the firm. The format moves the first conversation away from a conference table and into cold water, followed by breakfast burritos and coffee on the beach. Experienced surfers are invited into the lineup, while people who are curious about the gathering but staying out of the water can join for breakfast around 9 a.m.

There is no formal panel to summarize and no announced speaker roster to inflate. The opportunity is the change in posture. Fundraising and company-building conversations tend to arrive with rehearsed roles. A shared activity can make the person behind the role easier to read, which is often where trust begins before anybody decides whether the relationship should travel further.

The surf session will not replace diligence, product proof, or the long work behind a financing. It may create the kind of unguarded first conversation that gives those later conversations somewhere to begin.

Event details

• Date: Friday, October 9, 2026
• Time: 07:30 PT
• Location: Ocean Beach, San Francisco Bay Area, CA
• Format: Breakfast, Brunch or Lunch, Experiential, Networking
• Host: Ashurst Perkins Coie
• Registration: Official SF Tech Week event page

Registration status, capacity, meeting details, and program information can change. Use the official event page for the latest organizer updates.