Tech Week Takeover (2025 Edition)

It’s that time of year again. SF & LA Tech Week are just around the corner.

Imagine this: firesides with top startup founders, omakase dinners, and late-night afterparties.

The best part? You don’t need to imagine. When we promise a Tech Week takeover, we deliver a Tech Week takeover.

Consider this a special edition announcing not one, not two… but six events Unicorner is hosting over the span of two weeks.

It’s going to be awesome. We’ll see you there. 🚀

Arek and Ethan 🦄

The best way to learn how to build a startup is from those in the trenches.

That’s why we’re interviewing the founders of Bolt.new (create stunning apps & websites by chatting with AI) and beehiiv (the newsletter platform built for growth) at our live Zero to Unicorn founder firesides.

Have some burning questions? Add them to your RSVP response.

• 📈 Fidelity Private Shares is committed to supporting the startup and venture capital ecosystem. They help companies prepare for their next round of funding with their cap table management and data room platform and offer educational content, events, and opportunities for community connections.

• 🔐 Auth0 helps startups secure apps and AI agents with simple, scalable login. Enjoy enterprise-grade privacy and security, plus a free Auth0 for Startups program designed just for early-stage founders.

• 🧮 PwC’s Emerging Company Services (ECS) practice helps high-growth, entrepreneurial businesses navigate the journey from startup to IPO and beyond. With 25+ years of experience, dedicated audit teams, and deep expertise in areas like revenue recognition, SEC reporting, stock-based compensation, and M&A, PwC equips emerging companies to stay compliant, resilient, and investor-ready.

What’s better than one omakase dinner? Two omakase dinners. 🍣

We’re calling all emerging managers and founding GPs to join us for a small and highly curated omakase dinner; once in SF, and once in LA. Spots are very limited, so if you’d like to join, RSVP below as soon as possible.

• 🏦 Mercury is the fintech that brings all the ways people and businesses use money into a single product that feels extraordinary to use. With banking, credit cards*, and software, Mercury helps more than 200,000 ambitious companies and entrepreneurs build their businesses.

• 📝 Sydecar makes it simple and efficient for venture fund and syndicate managers to form Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) and funds by automating banking, compliance, contracts, and reporting.

• 🌅 Sunset helps venture-backed startups shut down. Their team handles all the legal, tax, and operational burdens when winding down, making sure founders and investors avoid penalties, reduce liabilities, and immediately move on to what's next. Since 2023, Sunset has supported more than 350+ startups and redistributed $100+ million in funds back to top-tier investors.

*Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided through Choice Financial Group, Column N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust; Members FDIC. The IO Card is issued by Patriot Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Mastercard ®.

You’ve been to the panels, the rooftop happy hours, the accelerator mixers.

This isn’t that.

Bolt, Unicorner, and Flite are taking over one of SF's top clubs for a private after-hours experience. Invite-only, approval required. Expect EDM and house sets from some of the most popular DJs in the game, surprise performances, and a room full of the builders and creators shaping what’s next.

We’re also partnering up with Cerebral Valley to bring you the LA Afterparty.

The time for work is over. Time to unwind.

These events are 21+, and IDs will be checked at the door.