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August 20-21, 2025
San Francisco
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Our debut in 2024 brought together 750 attendees, 72 showcasing startups, 100+ VCs and investors, and 40 speakers, creating an electrifying environment filled with creativity, forward-thinking ideas, and dynamic connections. Whether you’re a founder, investor, or tech enthusiast, Step SF is your go-to event for cutting-edge conversations, networking, and discovering the next big thing.

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Speakers 2025

Praveen Akkiraju

Insight Partners

Praveen Akkiraju

Insight Partners

Praveen Akkiraju is a Managing Director at global software investor Insight Partners. He brings a product and operational lens to investing in passionate entrepreneurs who seek to challenge the status quo in the areas of AI & automation, data platforms, DevOps, and infrastructure software. Praveen spent the early part of his career in the trenches, building products and scaling engineering teams to build world-class platforms in highly competitive market segments. As CEO of VCE and Viptela, Inc., Praveen has lived through the experience of navigating startups through product strategy, team building, and the Go-To-Market scaling required to build $100M+ revenue businesses. At Insight, Praveen counts CrewAI, Reco, Workato, and Bardeen among the companies in his portfolio, many of which he supports as a board member.

David Hefter

BlackRock

David Hefter

BlackRock

David Hefter leads BlackRock’s internal AI strategy and adoption for investments, working across public and private markets. He chairs the AI governance committee and produces an internal weekly AI newsletter. With over two decades experience at BlackRock, David has been driving AI initiatives for the past 5+ years, having studied computer science and AI at Columbia University.

Ted Shelton

Inflection AI, Inc.

Ted Shelton

Inflection AI, Inc.

Ted has spent his working career at the intersection of technology and business strategy most recently as an Expert Partner at Bain & Company. In his role at Inflection AI, Ted oversees all business operations including sales, marketing, and customer success. Follow Ted on LinkedIn to read his regularly published newsletter on AI, Infinite Future.

Amjad Masad

Replit

Amjad Masad

Replit

Amjad Masad is a Jordanian American entrepreneur and engineer. He founded Replit, a cloud-based AI-powered software development platform, and one of the fastest growing developer communities in the world. Prior to his role at Replit, Amjad worked at Facebook, where he led the JavaScript infrastructure team and contributed to popular open-source developer tools. Additionally, he played a key role as a founding engineer at Codecademy, a prominent online coding school.

SC Moatti

Mighty Capital

SC Moatti

Mighty Capital

SC Moatti is the Founding Managing Partner of Mighty Capital, a Silicon Valley venture firm that capitalizes on the growing importance of product managers in enterprise success. She earned her reputation as a “genius at making products people love” during the cloud/mobile era, when she built products that billions of people use at Siebel Systems and Meta, won industry awards and nominations from the Wall Street Journal and the Emmys, and wrote an award-winning bestseller on what makes a great product. As a venture capitalist honored on the Kauffman Top 30 Index, she invested in pioneering companies like Amplitude (NASDAQ: AMPL), Groq, and Canela. SC earned a master’s in electrical engineering and a Stanford MBA, and is a Kauffman Fellow and member of YPO.



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Talks & Panels

Our engaging talks and panels cover cutting-edge AI, SaaS, Startups, and Investments topics. Gain fresh perspectives from industry leaders and participate in thought-provoking discussions that will propel you forward.

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Startup Programming

Our dedicated startup program offers a comprehensive package designed to empower your venture. Get a full-day showcase booth, connect with investors & partners, and maximize your funding chances.

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Exhibition Areas

Gain high-impact exposure for your brand alongside leading companies. Connect directly with potential customers, partners, and investors eager to discover cutting-edge solutions

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