# Cerebral Valley

> Global AI community platform hosting major hackathons and tech events

Cerebral Valley is a community and event production platform focused on artificial intelligence. It organizes prominent model-launch hackathons and enterprise build days with major labs like OpenAI and Anthropic, while also offering an event directory for founders and engineers, particularly in San Francisco.

Website: https://cerebralvalley.ai/

## What it is for

- Discover local AI meetups, conferences, and hackathons
- Submit or host an AI-focused tech event
- Apply to participate in AI model launch hackathons
- Connect with AI builders, researchers, and venture investors

## Features

- Curated directory of AI events and hackathons worldwide
- Event submission and hosting tools for community organizers
- Production of official launch hackathons for leading AI labs
- Enterprise AI activations, workshops, and build days
- Community spaces across Slack and Discord for AI builders

## Pricing

Free to browse events and join community; enterprise event production is custom priced.

## Details

- Type: Website
- Category: [AI](https://xiry.app/topics/ai.md)
- Open source: no
- Platforms: Web
- For: AI engineers, startup founders, researchers, and investors looking for tech events.
- Alternative to: Luma, Partiful, Meetup
- Tags: events, hackathons, community, networking, san francisco

## Why it was saved

- [@sorhan.hq, 4 May 2026](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX5saDTvjPf/): Provides direct access to top-tier AI events, conferences, and founder gatherings in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Updated 3 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/cerebral-valley

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