What does Tech Week pricing or registration look like?

Tech Week is not a single ticketed conference. It is a decentralized series of hundreds of events presented by a16z, and the attendee experience is built around the official calendar. You browse the events, apply or register for the ones you want, and then hear back from the host about your registration status.

How attendee registration works

The flow is straightforward:

1. Browse the official Tech Week calendar
2. Choose the events that fit your schedule
3. Apply or register through the individual event host
4. Wait for the host to confirm your status

That decentralized model is the point. Tech Week brings together founders, funds, companies, startups, VCs, and communities across host cities, but each event is organized individually by the host. So registration is handled event by event, not through one central conference badge.

For attendees, that means the calendar is the source of truth. It is where you discover founder dinners, investor sessions, sponsor-led programming, workshops, and community gatherings in one place.

If you are planning for 2026, the city schedule is:

• Boston: May 26–31
• New York: June 1–7
• San Francisco: October 5–11
• Los Angeles: October 12–18

What pricing looks like

The public Tech Week materials we reviewed focus on registration rather than a single universal conference price. Because each event is hosted independently by startups, companies, VCs, and communities, access is managed at the individual event level.

In practice, that means you should expect to:

• Register separately for each event you want to attend
• Follow the instructions on each event page
• Wait for the host if the event uses an application or approval flow

This is especially important for high-demand programming. Tech Week highlights practical, founder-focused sessions such as the Deel and a16z masterclass on building a fast-growing company, featuring Deel co-founder and CRO Shuo Wang and a16z General Partner Anish Acharya. It also features executive-level programming like IBM Masters of Scale Live with IBM CEO Arvind Krishna and Jeff Berman of WaitWhat / Masters of Scale.

So if you are trying to understand “pricing,” the safest way to think about it is this: Tech Week is calendar-led and event-led, not one uniform checkout experience. Start with the event listing. Follow the host’s registration instructions. Move fast on the events that matter most.

For hosts: how events get approved

If you are a company, startup, VC, or community organization, Tech Week lets you host an individual event under the umbrella of the conference. The process starts with a proposal through the Tech Week host page. The Tech Week team reviews submissions and follows up after approval.

Popular formats include:

• Panels
• Happy hours
• Hackathons
• Lunches
• Experiential events

The site also encourages creative ideas, which is why the calendar can include everything from intimate founder gatherings to larger sponsor-led programs. Public sponsor and partner surfaces on the 2026 site include names like Andreessen Horowitz, Fenwick, HSBC Innovation Banking, IBM, a16z speedrun, Adobe Acrobat Studio, and Mostest.

That host-driven structure is what shapes registration on the attendee side. Different hosts, different formats, different access rules.

Bottom line

If you are asking what Tech Week pricing or registration looks like, the short answer is:

• No single central conference registration flow
• Registration happens per event
• Attendees use the official calendar
• Hosts control approval and access
• The experience varies by city and by event

For founders, investors, operators, and community builders, the move is simple: check the calendar, apply or register early, and build your week from the events that matter most.

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