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01 About Step

The people shaping tomorrow should be in the same room.

Step creates the collisions that technology ecosystems need: founders meet capital, companies meet new ideas, and people building the future meet each other.

10,000: Attendees per year
400: Participating startups per year
200+: Speakers per year
300+: Investors per year

02 Our events

One community.
Different cities.

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San Francisco

Step San Francisco 2026

Aug 26, 2026 — Aug 27, 2026 The Midway

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Dubai

Step Dubai 2027

Feb 3, 2027 — Feb 4, 2027 Dubai Internet City

03 On our stages

People who
move industries.

Founders, investors, and operators sharing what they are learning while they build.

Amjad Masad

Founder & CEO · Replit

Connie Chan

General Partner · a16z (Andreessen Horowitz)

Henrique Dubugras

Co-Founder & Co-CEO · Brex

Sriram Krishnan

Senior Policy Advisor for AI · The White House

Alex Bouaziz

Co-Founder & CEO · Deel

Alysaa Co

Partner · Bain Capital Ventures

04 In the room

Companies that have
shown up to build.

05 Community voices

The best proof
comes from the room.

Verified founder, investor, and attendee stories will live here as they are collected. Until then, explore the real people and companies that have already taken part.

Meet the community

Ready to meet what’s next?

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