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SUMMARY:International Week: Yes SF - Pitch Competition
DESCRIPTION:Yes SF Pitch Competition\n\nPart of SF International Week 2026\n\nRegister Here\n\nWatch innovative pitches from companies driving sustainable growth. As part of SF International Week\, Yes SF welcomes a cleantech and AI for Civic Good\, startups to the stage\, each presenting bold solutions to some of today's most pressing environmental and economic challenges.\n\nThese founders are building the next generation of climate-forward businesses   and looking to expand into the Bay Area market.\n\nProgram Highlights:\n\n\n	\n	Live pitches from South Korean cleantech companies\n	\n	\n	Insights from a panel of judges spanning venture capital and international business development\n	\n	\n	Networking with founders\, investors\, and the broader SF international business community\n	\n	\n	A firsthand look at where Korean innovation and San Francisco's climate economy intersect\n	\n\n\nEvent Details:\n\n\n	\n	Date: Tuesday\, August 11\, 2026\n	\n	\n	Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM\n	\n	\n	Venue: Yes SF HQ\, 220 Montgomery Street\, San Francisco\, CA 94104\n	\n\n\nHosted by: Yes SF and SF Center for Economic Development\n\nPart of San Francisco International Week 2026\n\nLaunched in 2023\, Yes SF began as a place-based innovation challenge calling for sustainable solutions to revitalize downtown San Francisco. Since the first challenge\, Yes SF innovators network has expanded support for innovators\, and a physical community and coworking space in the heart of downtown San Francisco opened. There you can find regular programming for startups\, small business\, and San Franciscans curious about the future of their city. At our core\, Yes SF is about saying "yes" to a sustainable future\, enabling visionary ideas\, and supporting the people behind them\n\nYes SF & San Francisco Center for Economic Development are programs within the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Foundation.\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\nSan Francisco International Week 2026 proudly presented in partnership with:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n \n\n\n\n\n\nCommunity Partner:\n\n\n\n\n \n\nEcosystem Partners:
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div style="text-align: center\;"><br />\n<a href="https://yessf.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F50841" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2439/Image/IntlWeek2026YesSF_PitchDayFlyer_8.11.2026.png" style="width: 100%\;" /></a></div>\n&nbsp\;\n\n<p 1="" animation-duration:="" background-color:="" class="sqsrte-large preFade fadeIn" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" libre="" opacity:="" style="margin: 0px 0px 1rem\; line-height: 30.9332px\; font-size: 17.1851px\; color: rgb(63\, 55\, 70)\; transition-property: opacity\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; font-family: " transition-delay:="" transition-duration:="" transition-timing-function:="" white-space:=""><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-weight: 700\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">Yes SF Pitch Competition</span></span></p>\n\n<p 1="" animation-duration:="" background-color:="" class="preFade fadeIn" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" font-size:="" libre="" opacity:="" style="margin: 1rem 0px\; line-height: 25.92px\; transition-property: opacity\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; color: rgb(63\, 55\, 70)\; font-family: " transition-delay:="" transition-duration:="" transition-timing-function:="" white-space:=""><span style="font-family:arial\;"><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word\;">Part of SF International Week 2026</em></span></p>\n\n<p 1="" animation-duration:="" background-color:="" class="sqsrte-large preFade fadeIn" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" libre="" opacity:="" style="margin: 1rem 0px\; line-height: 30.9332px\; font-size: 17.1851px\; color: rgb(63\, 55\, 70)\; transition-property: opacity\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; font-family: " transition-delay:="" transition-duration:="" transition-timing-function:="" white-space:=""><span style="font-size:24px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><a href="https://yessf.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F50841" style="background-image: unset\; background-position: unset\; background-size: unset\; background-repeat: unset\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; background-color: initial\; cursor: pointer\; color: rgb(230\, 254\, 116)\; text-decoration: underline 1px\; white-space: initial\; text-underline-offset: 0.2em\; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;" target="_blank"><span class="sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent" style="text-decoration: inherit\; color: rgb(233\, 2\, 112)\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;"><span style="font-weight: 700\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;"><u style="overflow-wrap: break-word\;">Register Here</u></span></span></a></span></span></p>\n\n<p 1="" animation-duration:="" background-color:="" class="preFade fadeIn" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" font-size:="" libre="" opacity:="" style="margin: 1rem 0px\; line-height: 25.92px\; transition-property: opacity\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; color: rgb(63\, 55\, 70)\; font-family: " transition-delay:="" transition-duration:="" transition-timing-function:="" white-space:=""><span style="font-family:arial\;">Watch innovative pitches from companies driving sustainable growth. As part of SF International Week\, Yes SF welcomes a cleantech and AI for Civic Good\, startups to the stage\, each presenting bold solutions to some of today&#39\;s most pressing environmental and economic challenges.</span></p>\n\n<p 1="" animation-duration:="" background-color:="" class="font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal preFade fadeIn" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" font-size:="" libre="" opacity:="" style="margin: 1rem 0px\; line-height: 25.92px\; transition-property: opacity\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; color: rgb(63\, 55\, 70)\; font-family: " transition-delay:="" transition-duration:="" transition-timing-function:="" white-space:=""><span style="font-family:arial\;">These founders are building the next generation of climate-forward businesses &mdash\; and looking to expand into the Bay Area market.</span></p>\n\n<p 1="" animation-duration:="" background-color:="" class="sqsrte-large preFade fadeIn" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" libre="" opacity:="" style="margin: 1rem 0px\; line-height: 30.9332px\; font-size: 17.1851px\; color: rgb(63\, 55\, 70)\; transition-property: opacity\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; font-family: " transition-delay:="" transition-duration:="" transition-timing-function:="" white-space:=""><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-weight: 700\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">Program Highlights:</span></span></p>\n\n<ul background-color:="" data-rte-list="default" font-size:="" libre="" style="overflow-wrap: break-word\; color: rgb(63\, 55\, 70)\; font-family: ">\n	<li style="list-style-type: none\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">\n	<p class="preFade fadeIn" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="margin: 0.5em 0px\; line-height: 25.92px\; opacity: 1 !important\; transition-property: opacity\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; white-space: pre-wrap\; transition-timing-function: ease\; transition-duration: 0.8s\; transition-delay: 0.333333s\; animation-duration: 0.8s\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Live pitches from South Korean cleantech companies</span></p>\n	</li>\n	<li style="list-style-type: none\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">\n	<p class="preFade fadeIn" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="margin: 0.5em 0px\; line-height: 25.92px\; opacity: 1 !important\; transition-property: opacity\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; white-space: pre-wrap\; transition-timing-function: ease\; transition-duration: 0.8s\; transition-delay: 0.346154s\; animation-duration: 0.8s\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Insights from a panel of judges spanning venture capital and international business development</span></p>\n	</li>\n	<li style="list-style-type: none\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">\n	<p class="preFade fadeIn" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="margin: 0.5em 0px\; line-height: 25.92px\; opacity: 1 !important\; transition-property: opacity\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; white-space: pre-wrap\; transition-timing-function: ease\; transition-duration: 0.8s\; transition-delay: 0.358974s\; animation-duration: 0.8s\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Networking with founders\, investors\, and the broader SF international business community</span></p>\n	</li>\n	<li style="list-style-type: none\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">\n	<p class="preFade fadeIn" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="margin: 0.5em 0px\; line-height: 25.92px\; opacity: 1 !important\; transition-property: opacity\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; white-space: pre-wrap\; transition-timing-function: ease\; transition-duration: 0.8s\; transition-delay: 0.371795s\; animation-duration: 0.8s\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">A firsthand look at where Korean innovation and San Francisco&#39\;s climate economy intersect</span></p>\n	</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p 1="" animation-duration:="" background-color:="" class="sqsrte-large preFade fadeIn" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" libre="" opacity:="" style="margin: 1rem 0px\; line-height: 30.9332px\; font-size: 17.1851px\; color: rgb(63\, 55\, 70)\; transition-property: opacity\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; font-family: " transition-delay:="" transition-duration:="" transition-timing-function:="" white-space:=""><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-weight: 700\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">Event Details:</span></span></p>\n\n<ul background-color:="" data-rte-list="default" font-size:="" libre="" style="overflow-wrap: break-word\; color: rgb(63\, 55\, 70)\; font-family: ">\n	<li style="list-style-type: none\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">\n	<p class="preFade fadeIn" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="margin: 0.5em 0px\; line-height: 25.92px\; opacity: 1 !important\; transition-property: opacity\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; white-space: pre-wrap\; transition-timing-function: ease\; transition-duration: 0.8s\; transition-delay: 0.397436s\; animation-duration: 0.8s\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Date: Tuesday\, August 11\, 2026</span></p>\n	</li>\n	<li style="list-style-type: none\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">\n	<p class="preFade fadeIn" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="margin: 0.5em 0px\; line-height: 25.92px\; opacity: 1 !important\; transition-property: opacity\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; white-space: pre-wrap\; transition-timing-function: ease\; transition-duration: 0.8s\; transition-delay: 0.410256s\; animation-duration: 0.8s\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM</span></p>\n	</li>\n	<li style="list-style-type: none\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">\n	<p class="preFade fadeIn" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="margin: 0.5em 0px\; line-height: 25.92px\; opacity: 1 !important\; transition-property: opacity\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; white-space: pre-wrap\; transition-timing-function: ease\; transition-duration: 0.8s\; transition-delay: 0.423077s\; animation-duration: 0.8s\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Venue: Yes SF HQ\, 220 Montgomery Street\, San Francisco\, CA 94104</span></p>\n	</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p 1="" animation-duration:="" background-color:="" class="sqsrte-large preFade fadeIn" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" libre="" opacity:="" style="margin: 1rem 0px\; line-height: 30.9332px\; font-size: 17.1851px\; color: rgb(63\, 55\, 70)\; transition-property: opacity\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; font-family: " transition-delay:="" transition-duration:="" transition-timing-function:="" white-space:=""><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span class="sqsrte-text-color--lightAccent" style="text-decoration: inherit\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;"><span style="font-weight: 700\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">Hosted by: </span></span><span style="font-weight: 700\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">Yes SF and SF Center for Economic Development</span></span></p>\n\n<p 1="" animation-duration:="" background-color:="" class="sqsrte-large preFade fadeIn" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" libre="" opacity:="" style="margin: 1rem 0px\; line-height: 30.9332px\; font-size: 17.1851px\; color: rgb(63\, 55\, 70)\; transition-property: opacity\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; font-family: " transition-delay:="" transition-duration:="" transition-timing-function:="" white-space:=""><span style="font-family:arial\;"><a href="https://www.sfcentered.org/events/international-networking-week" style="background-image: unset\; background-position: unset\; background-size: unset\; background-repeat: unset\; background-attachment: initial\; background-origin: initial\; background-clip: initial\; background-color: initial\; cursor: pointer\; color: rgb(230\, 254\, 116)\; text-decoration: underline 1px\; white-space: initial\; text-underline-offset: 0.2em\; text-decoration-skip-ink: auto\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;" target="_blank"><span class="sqsrte-text-color--accent" style="text-decoration: inherit\; color: rgb(198\, 171\, 248)\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;"><span style="font-weight: 700\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;">Part of San Francisco International Week 2026</span></span></a></span></p>\n\n<p 1="" animation-duration:="" background-color:="" class="preFade fadeIn" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" font-size:="" libre="" opacity:="" style="margin: 1rem 0px\; line-height: 25.92px\; transition-property: opacity\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; color: rgb(63\, 55\, 70)\; font-family: " transition-delay:="" transition-duration:="" transition-timing-function:="" white-space:=""><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span class="sqsrte-text-color--lightAccent" style="text-decoration: inherit\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;"><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word\;">Launched in 2023\, Yes SF began as a place-based innovation challenge calling for sustainable solutions to revitalize downtown San Francisco. Since the first challenge\, Yes SF innovators network has expanded support for innovators\, and a physical community and coworking space in the heart of downtown San Francisco opened. There you can find regular programming for startups\, small business\, and San Franciscans curious about the future of their city. At our core\, Yes SF is about saying &quot\;yes&quot\; to a sustainable future\, enabling visionary ideas\, and supporting the people behind them</em></span></span></p>\n\n<p 1="" animation-duration:="" background-color:="" class="preFade fadeIn" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" font-size:="" libre="" opacity:="" style="margin: 1rem 0px 0px\; line-height: 25.92px\; transition-property: opacity\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; color: rgb(63\, 55\, 70)\; font-family: " transition-delay:="" transition-duration:="" transition-timing-function:="" white-space:=""><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span class="sqsrte-text-color--lightAccent" style="text-decoration: inherit\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;"><span style="font-weight: 700\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;"><em style="overflow-wrap: break-word\;">Yes SF &amp\; San Francisco Center for Economic Development are programs within the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Foundation.</em></span></span></span></p>\n<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;\n<div style="margin-left: 40px\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n&nbsp\;\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><strong style="color: rgb(204\, 0\, 102)\; font-size: 22px\; text-align: center\;">San Francisco International Week 2026 proudly presented in partnership with</strong><span style="color: rgb(204\, 0\, 102)\; font-size: 22px\; text-align: center\;">:</span></div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><br />\n<a href="https://turkishairlines.com" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="241" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2439/Image/TurkishAirlinesLogo.jpg" style="width: 450px\; height: 241px\;" width="450" /></a><br />\n<br />\n<a href="http://www.sfchamber.com" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="180" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2439/Image/SFCc_2025/vertical-words_blackfoundation_red2.png" style="width: 180px\; height: 180px\; margin-top: 20px\; margin-bottom: 20px\;" width="180" /></a>&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.sfcentered.org/" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="200" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2439/Image/SFCEDverticaldark.png" style="width: 200px\; height: 200px\;" width="200" /></a></div>\n&nbsp\;\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><br />\n<br />\n<strong style="color: rgb(204\, 0\, 102)\; font-size: 22px\; text-align: center\;">Community Partner:</strong></div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><br />\n<a href="http://justworks.com" target="_blank"><img alt="" height="200" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2439/Image/JustWorksLogo2.png" style="width: 200px\; height: 200px\;" width="200" /><img alt="" height="180" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2439/Image/LPGA.png" style="width: 180px\; height: 180px\;" width="180" /></a></div>\n&nbsp\;\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><strong style="text-align: center\; color: rgb(204\, 0\, 102)\; font-size: 22px\;">Ecosystem Partners</strong><span style="text-align: center\; color: rgb(204\, 0\, 102)\; font-size: 22px\;">:</span><br />\n<img alt="" height="800" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/2439/Image/InternationalWeekLogoSuiteforChamberMaster1.png" style="width: 800px\; height: 800px\;" width="800" /><br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;">&nbsp\;</div>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size:26px\;"><em background-color:="" em="" font-size:="" helvetica="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(66\, 66\, 66)\; font-family: " ui="" web="" west=""><span style="font-size:26px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><em background-color:="" em="" font-size:="" helvetica="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(66\, 66\, 66)\; font-family: " ui="" web="" west=""><span style="font-size:24px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><em background-color:="" div="" em="" font-size:="" helvetica="" segoe="" style="color: rgb(66\, 66\, 66)\; font-family: " ui="" web="" west=""><map id="rade_img_map_1373306482468" name="rade_img_map_1373306482468"><area coords="31\,19\,33\,21" shape="RECT" /><area coords="-1\,3\,106\,57" href="http://www.sportsbasement.com/" shape="RECT" target="_blank" /></map><map id="rade_img_map_1373306482468" name="rade_img_map_1373306482468"><area coords="31\,19\,33\,21" shape="RECT" /><area coords="-1\,3\,106\,57" href="http://www.sportsbasement.com/" shape="RECT" target="_blank" /></map></em></span></span></em></span></span></span></em></span></div>\n
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