Social Chess Club

**ערב יזמים ממוקד \- גיוס הון \| מענקים \| ייעוץ עומק** אנחנו מזמינים אתכם לערב ייחודי ואינטימי אצלנו במשרדים, המיועד ליזמים וחברות שנמצאים לקראת או במהלך סבב גיוס, ובנקודת החלטה אמיתית לגבי עבודה מול משקיעים ו/או הגשת מענקים. זה לא ערב של הרצאות ארוכות. זה לא נטוורקינג כללי. זה ערב שנועד לעשות סדר בבלגן, להבין את ההלימה בין גיוס הון, מענקים וייעוץ ולבחור מסלול אחד נכון שמתאים לשלב שבו החברה נמצאת. הערב מתקיים בשיתוף פעולה בין: **• Nexus Club – חיבורים ממוקדים בין יזמים למשקיעים וליווי בצמתי גיוס** **• Impactory – ייעוץ והובלה מקצועית להגשת מענקים מול רשות החדשנות** ### מה בתוכנית? ▪️ נטוורקינג פתיחה ממוקד – יזמים בשלב דומה ▪️ הרצאות קצרות (15 דק’ כל אחת): – איך באמת מאיצים תהליך גיוס הון ממשקיעים – האתגרים האמיתיים בקבלת מענקים ומה נדרש בפועל ▪️ ייעוץ עומק ממוקד לאחר ההרצאות: מפגשי ייעוץ קצרים עם מומחים בחדרים ייעודיים: – גיוס הון ממשקיעים וקרנות – מענקים ותהליכי תמיכה בשולחנות עגולים עם יזמים בשלב דומה לשלכם 📌 הרישום לייעוץ מתבצע במקום – לפי סדר הגעה. ### למי זה מתאים? • חברות עם מוצר לאחר הוכחת היתכנות • ותק של שנה לפחות • חברות לקראת / במהלך סבב גיוס • חברות ששוקלות או נמצאות בתהליך הגשת מענקים ⚠️ מספר המקומות מוגבל – כדי לאפשר שיח איכותי, ייעוץ אמיתי וערך מעשי יש למלא את השאלון: [https://forms.gle/5Kr4EPuMWo1fsSWA8](https://forms.gle/5Kr4EPuMWo1fsSWA8) ## **\*\*English\*\*** **Focused Founders Evening** **Fundraising \| Grants \| Strategic Advisory** **We invite you to a unique, intimate evening at our offices, designed for founders and companies who are preparing for or already in a fundraising round, and are facing real decisions around working with investors and/or applying for grants.** **This is not a long-lecture event.** **This is not general networking.** **This is a focused evening created to cut through the noise, understand how fundraising, grants, and advisory should align, and choose one clear, stage-appropriate path forward.** **The event is held in collaboration with:** **• Nexus Club – curated founder–investor connections and fundraising guidance** **• Impactory – professional advisory and execution for grants with the Israel Innovation Authority** ### **Agenda** **▪️ Focused opening networking – founders at similar stages** **▪️ Short talks (15 minutes each):** **– How to truly accelerate a fundraising process** **– The real challenges of securing grants and what it actually takes** **▪️ Post-talk focused advisory sessions:** **Short consultations with experts in dedicated rooms:** **– Fundraising from investors and funds** **– Grants and support programs** **Roundtable discussions with founders at a similar stage** **📌 Advisory sessions are booked on-site, based on availability.** ### **Who should attend?** **• Companies with a product after proof of feasibility** **• At least one year of operation** **• Companies preparing for or currently raising a round** **• Companies considering or applying for grants** **⚠️ Attendance is limited to ensure meaningful discussion, hands-on guidance, and real value. Pre-registration is required and subject to approval - [https://forms.gle/YfSHTTieymnhg9u67 ](https://forms.gle/YfSHTTieymnhg9u67)**

We’re excited to invite you to a special Angular TLV Meetup featuring Angular Team updates and more. 📅 Date: February 18, 2026 🕕 Time: 6:00 PM 📍 Location: Palo Alto Networks Offices Yigal Alon St 94a, Tel Aviv, 6789155 Floor 12 🎟️ Free! 🎤 Talks & Speakers 18:00 – Gathering & Snacks 18:30 – 19:00: Angular Team Updates – Web Codegen ScorerEliran Eliassy – CEO & Founder\, E\-SQUARE\.io \| Google Developer Expert \(GDE\) 19:00 – 19:30: "It’s Not You, It’s the Library" – Escaping the Black Box TrapTal Bare – Senior Engineer, Palo Alto NetworksShoval Harel – Senior Engineer, Palo Alto Networks 19:30 – 19:45: Break 19:45 – 20:15: "Why Don't You Get It?" – Why Genius Agents Fail at Basic Web Tasks Lion Levy – Senior Engineer, Palo Alto Networks Hosted with our partners: E-SQUARE.io, Palo Alto Networks, and GDG 🤝 🔗 PLEASE FILL OUT THE FORM BELOWhttps://forms.gle/zwzCiH8iGVTr4Qtd7 Seats are limited, and pre-registration is required. Agenda *** Hosted By Eliran Eliassy, GDG Organizer Shahar Kazaz, GDG Co-Organizer Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-tel-aviv-presents-angular-tlv-february-2026-meetup/.

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מוזמנים/ות לסדנת מידול והדפסה בתלת-ממד בעזרת Tinkercad למבוגרים. במהלך הסדנה נכיר את הממשק של התוכנה, נלמד כיצד לבנות מודלים בסיסיים ולבסוף – נכין את המודלים להדפסה. משתתפי הסדנה יקבלו קופון לשעת הדפסה חינם. למבוגרים ונוער (16+). עלות: 240 ש"ח (לתושבי יהוד-מונוסון - 180 ש"ח) שימו לב: לא מספיק להרשם במיטאפ יש להרשם גם בקישור הבא , שם תמצאו גם פרטים נוספים https://link.makelab.org.il/TinkerCad-adults

**Join Us for the next Israel LLVM Meetup!** We’re thrilled to invite you to an exciting evening, where we’ll dive deep into cutting-edge compiler technologies and hardware-aware optimizations. This meetup brings together the LLVM community for insightful talks, networking, and discussions on the future of compiler infrastructure. Expect a diverse lineup of sessions covering Triton, MLIR, and LLVM optimizations powered by hardware metrics — perfect for compiler developers, performance engineers, and anyone passionate about high-performance computing. 📅 **Date & Time** **February 18th, 2026** • **17:00** – Arrival & Networking • **17:30** – Talks Begin • **19:00** – Wrap-up 📍 **Venue** [Jem’s Hertzliya](https://share.google/5taousLhsVfY7ox0r) 🎤 **Speakers & Topics** **• Jonathan Cohen - Compiler Engineering Manager - Apple** Title: “Supercharging Compiler Optimization Remarks with Hardware Metrics” Abstract: This session demonstrates how to turn hardware counters with compiler optimization remarks into performance wins. It combines performance analysis metrics with enriched Optimization Remarks to debug and mitigate performance bottlenecks - a challenging task for compiler developers or performance engineers. **• Michael Zuckerman - AI SW Engineering Manager – Majestic Labs AI** Title: “Triton for RISC-V: Bridging PyTorch to RISCV with MLIR & LLVM” Abstract: Triton is a powerful open-source programming model originally developed to generate highly optimized GPU kernels for deep learning workloads. In this talk, I present an extension of Triton to target the RISC-V vector architecture, using MLIR and the LLVM toolchain as the compilation backbone. This work creates a practical bridge between modern PyTorch-based machine learning frameworks and emerging RISC-V hardware platforms, enabling efficient and portable execution of AI workloads beyond traditional GPUs. The proposed integration allows PyTorch models to be lowered end-to-end into RISC-V vector instructions, leveraging open compiler infrastructure to significantly reduce the effort required to enable new hardware targets. I will show how Triton kernels, TorchDynamo graph capture, TorchInductor scheduling, and MLIR/LLVM code generation were aligned into a unified backend that supports rapid bring-up, iterative optimization, and transparent performance tuning. This talk demonstrates how an open, modular compiler stack can accelerate the adoption of flexible hardware architectures in machine learning, while preserving high performance and developer productivity.

**Founders Running Club** (FRC) brings founders, investors, tech, creative people and startup enthusiasts together for weekly easy runs and networking. We like to be comfortable when we run and finish with coffee and conversations. Choose your pace or follow a pacer—pets, friends, family, are welcome. Join locall Tel-Aviv chat with all news and updates https://chat.whatsapp.com/IWWgu9DznjzLvMe8p6cVCu?mode=ac_t For any questions pleae contact Tel-Aviv city leaders: Lev +972 55-7704496 Ilia +972535007183 Nastya +972533838320 Dan +972537162316 More about FRC global: 🗓️ Launched in San Francisco, July 16, 2022 🌍 Now in 35+ cities 📅 Running + Networking events + Community **Join the community** [http://foundersrc.com/chats](http://foundersrc.com/chats) **Stay updated**: Instagram [http://instagram.com/foundersrc/](http://instagram.com/foundersrc/) LinkedIn [http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/](http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/) Podcast [http://podcast.foundersrc.com/](http://podcast.foundersrc.com/) Strava [http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC](http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC) Website [http://foundersrc.com/](http://foundersrc.com/)

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Join us in the search for the true, the good and the beautiful. We will be reading and discussing a fascinating philosophical text in English. Welcome anyone interested in understanding life more deeply, regardless of age or prior knowledge. The love of wisdom is enough. Please join our WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CDjIJ8i1LZsJ2a7WJXFxhG?mode=wwt Sapere Aude! (Kant's Motto: Dare to Think!)

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**NOTE: most of the regulars no longer RSVP to the Meetup. You'll usually find at least a half dozen of us playing chess, regardless of how many attendees are listed. Come on by!** Fairfax Chess Club meets on Wednesday at Patriot's Pub & Grill in downtown Fairfax City. People start showing up around 6 PM and stay as late as they please. Please bring your own chess set if you've got one, as our extra chess sets live at other venue for the time being. (If you don't have a chess set, however, I'm sure you'll still be able to get in a game with someone who's brought one.) Patriot's is located at: 10560 Main St, Fairfax, VA 22030 See you soon!

**NOTE: most of the regulars no longer RSVP to the Meetup. You'll usually find at least a half dozen of us playing chess, regardless of how many attendees are listed. Come on by!** Fairfax Chess Club meets on Wednesday at Patriot's Pub & Grill in downtown Fairfax City. People start showing up around 6 PM and stay as late as they please. Please bring your own chess set if you've got one, as our extra chess sets live at other venue for the time being. (If you don't have a chess set, however, I'm sure you'll still be able to get in a game with someone who's brought one.) Patriot's is located at: 10560 Main St, Fairfax, VA 22030 See you soon!

**NOTE: most of the regulars no longer RSVP to the Meetup. You'll usually find at least a half dozen of us playing chess, regardless of how many attendees are listed. Come on by!** The Fairfax Chess Club meets on Monday nights at Mackenzies', a restaurant in downtown Fairfax City. People start showing up around 6pm and stay until whenever. All ages and chess levels are welcome. The address: 3950 University Dr STE 210, Fairfax, VA 22030 There is free parking available in a free garage behind the restaurant. There are 3 or 4 chess boards available for general use at the restaurant, but bring your own if you have one. Please try to purchase something to eat or drink at Mackenzie's (it can be small), like a soft drink, beer, or side of fries. We have to support our venue! Thanks! Isaac

New Date and Time starting in May 2024. Sunday Night Chess is now Saturday Night Chess! Casual Chess: informal skittles games or optionally with Clocks (Blitz, Rapid, Quick, or custom time controls). Meetups of Ashburn Chess Club are held on 2nd floor of the Wegmans supermarket, 45131 Columbia Pl, Sterling, VA 20166, located in the Dulles Centre Shoppes Plaza which is just off the Waxpool Road Exit on Route 28 expressway. To find the chess games, take the elevator or stairs up to the 2nd floor mezzanine level. If there are RSVP the host will usually arrive a few minutes early to set up tables in the center mezzanine section located near the Kids Room with the TV. Guests, walk-ins, kibitzers are all welcome too; we request minor children to be accompanied by an adult, and we request only chess players RSVP, members and guests who are attending to play chess, so we have an accurate count of chessboards needed to set up.

**Rockville Science Center Chess Night and Lessons by FIDE Master Luke** **Time/Date: Monday evening, 6:30 to 9:00 PM** Join us as FIDE Master Luke delivers a chess lecture with notes. He begins teaching at 7:15pm. **Location: RSC "Storefront" Location,** 36C, Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD 20850 **Parking:** First two hours free at Parking Garage "A", 20 Maryland Ave #450, Rockville, MD 20850 * Casual Chess - Everyone is welcome. * You do not have to know how to play chess(!!!!) * Chess sets available on a first come - basis. * Wonderful chess sets provided, BYOC (bring your own clock) Host: Howard Lichtman More information about the RSC is at https://www.rockvillesciencecenter.org/

New Date and Time starting in May 2024. Sunday Night Chess is now Saturday Night Chess! Casual Chess: informal skittles games or optionally with Clocks (Blitz, Rapid, Quick, or custom time controls). Meetups of Ashburn Chess Club are held on 2nd floor of the Wegmans supermarket, 45131 Columbia Pl, Sterling, VA 20166, located in the Dulles Centre Shoppes Plaza which is just off the Waxpool Road Exit on Route 28 expressway. To find the chess games, take the elevator or stairs up to the 2nd floor mezzanine level. If there are RSVP the host will usually arrive a few minutes early to set up tables in the center mezzanine section located near the Kids Room with the TV. Guests, walk-ins, kibitzers are all welcome too; we request minor children to be accompanied by an adult, and we request only chess players RSVP, members and guests who are attending to play chess, so we have an accurate count of chessboards needed to set up.

**NOTE: most of the regulars no longer RSVP to the Meetup. You'll usually find at least a half dozen of us playing chess, regardless of how many attendees are listed. Come on by!** Fairfax Chess Club meets on Wednesday at Patriot's Pub & Grill in downtown Fairfax City. People start showing up around 6 PM and stay as late as they please. Please bring your own chess set if you've got one, as our extra chess sets live at other venue for the time being. (If you don't have a chess set, however, I'm sure you'll still be able to get in a game with someone who's brought one.) Patriot's is located at: 10560 Main St, Fairfax, VA 22030 See you soon!