New Tech Seattle — August Meetup

New Tech Seattle’s August meetup is the monthly South Lake Union night for the Northwest’s largest named tech community hub—New Tech Northwest, active since 2013 with a claimed 60,000+ member graph. The format is a neighborhood block-party networking hour, short founder demos with Q&A, community shoutouts, then an afterparty in The Collective’s High Tide space. August’s presenter slate includes Scout Kit, Altic AI, and ViiVAI Labs—eight-minute demos, not pitch cattle calls.

That matters on a calendar night that also holds AI Agents Seattle on Capitol Hill. New Tech is the broader SLU operator/founder/recruiter room; AI Agents is the deeper agent-builder talk track. Pick by audience. Tickets are about $20 in advance / $27 day-of on the live page, with an Insider membership path for frequent attendees.

Tuesday, August 11, 2026, 5:30 PM PDT at The Collective, 400 Dexter Avenue North. RSVP on Luma and confirm garage/alley parking notes on the New Tech Northwest page. Arrive early if you want the co-mingle hour before demos.

This meetup is right if you are a Seattle-area founder, engineer, operator, or newcomer who wants recurring SLU density without a conference badge. Accredited-investor Keiretsu rooms, Korean chamber B2B, and Japan-America Society trade nights live elsewhere. Bring a one-sentence build or role story and one helpful introduction ask.