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​!!! Doors close at 11 AM or earlier when the venue reaches capacity. Once full, no further entry will be possible. ​ ​🚀 Join us on August 16, 2025 in downtown SF for a one-day AI Hackathon focused on bold ideas, teamwork, and innovation.Build cutting-edge AI agents in automation, copilots, and data ops — alongside fellow engineers and YC founders. ​Motto: Think broader. Act faster. Show your difference. ​✅ Challenge:Build the future of sales!This hackathon is for developers, product managers, sales engineers, marketers, and AI enthusiasts who want to create new and useful solutions in the world of sales using #AI and #HubSpot. ​🔧 You decide which pain point you want to solve. ​ It can be anything: - low-quality leads, - repetitive tasks, - inefficient sales funnels, - or sales teams burned out from sending the same emails and holding the same meetings. ​🎯 The main goal is to build a working app or prototype that can be integrated with HubSpot and/or published on the HubSpot ...

Introduction ​Join the leading minds in AI/ML infra for our summer meetup in downtown San Jose, CA. Attend in person to network with industry experts or tune in to our live stream from anywhere. ​Topics we'll explore: • ​Latest trends in AI infra stack • ​GPU optimization and management • ​Data caching for AI workloads • ​Model Context Protocol (MCP) • ​Agentic AI • ​Sandeep Joshi, Senior Manager @ NVIDIA • ​Ojus Save, DevRel & Partnerships @ Zoom​ • ​Pritish Udgata, Director - AI & MarTech Products @ Adobe • ​Bin Fan, VP of Technology @ Alluxio • ​Bin Fan: Beyond S3's Basics: Architecting for AI-Native Data Access • ​Ojus Save: Building AI Applications on Zoom • ​Pritish Udgata: LLM Agents and Implementation Challenges • ​Sandeep Joshi: To be announced • ​​Doors open at 5:00 PM​​ • ​5:00 PM: Check-in, networking with light bites and drinks • ​5:45-7:30 PM: Presentations​5:50 PM: Beyond S3's Basics: Architecting for AI-Native Data Access​6:15 PM: LLM Agents and Implementation Chal...

​​You are cordially invited to join us for the third edition of Cars & Capital, an exclusive event for Founders, Creators, Family Offices and Investors. ​​Presented by Santa Monica Maserati, CarClub and StartupStarter, this monthly event series brings out LA's venture ecosystem for an evening with cocktails, innovation, luxury cars and tasteful conversation. ​Space is limited, RSVP now. ​Uber preferred! ​Presented by: ​Sponsored by:

​Hear from founders and C-suite leaders shaping the future of infrastructure and automation—from the data layer to the agent execution layer—and connect with the people who are building what’s next. 🌟 Featured Speakers: • ​Brian Quinn, President & GM, North America at AppsFlyer; Managing Director Americas at App Annie; GVP at Kenshoo; Director at Experian, AT&T & Cisco • ​Rishi Bhargava, Co-founder of Descope ($53M raised), ex-Co-Founder of Palo Alto Networks, ex-GM & VP Software at Intel, ex-VP PM at McAfee • ​​Suraj Patel, VP Ventures & Corporate Development at MongoDB; ex-Principal at Bow Capital • ​Siddharth Bhai, Product Leader at Databricks, ex-Product Director at Splunk; Lead PM at Google; ex-Principal PM at Microsoft • ​Haoyuan Li, Founder, Chairman, CEO at Alluxio (Series C+), Adjunct Professor at Peking University • ​Architecting infrastructure for agent-native systems • ​Unlocking enterprise data for generative and autonomous use cases • ​Security, orchestration, and gove...

​Join us in San Francisco on July 29 for an exclusive MCP (Model Context Protocol) meetup, hosted by Lightning AI, the team behind PyTorch Lightning. ​The evening will feature expert-led talks and technical discussions with developers, engineers, and researchers shaping the infrastructure behind modern AI. Whether you're deep into modular systems or just starting to explore ways to scale your workflows, this is a chance to connect, learn, and get inspired. ​🎙️ We’ll be joined by: • ​Jon Krohn — Co-founder, Y Carrot; Host, SuperDataScience • ​Sinan Ozdemir — Founder & CTO, LoopGenius; AI Advisor, Tola Capital; Author • ​Andy McSherry — Principal Engineer, Lightning AI ​🚀 Why Attend? • ​Explore real-world approaches to modular compute and agentic architectures • ​Connect with the SF AI/ML community and fellow infrastructure builders • ​Learn from Lightning team members and top developers in the space • ​Enjoy free food, drinks, and great conversation 🍕🧃 ​📅 Schedule • ​6:00 PM...

​Curious how Generative AI and AI agents are being applied to solve real-world problems at work and beyond? Join us for this meetup hosted by New Port AI.Meet builders, engineers, and researchers who are exploring and leading the evolution of AI agents. Whether you're developing autonomous systems, experimenting with LLM-powered assistants, or integrating GenAI into daily workflows, this workshop is the place to share ideas, learn from others, and grow together. ​Expect talks, demos, and casual networking with like-minded innovators across all experience levels. ​ ​Why Attend? • ​Open networking with fellow AI engineers, startup founders, product managers, and curious minds • ​See what others are doing with LLMs, prompt engineering, and agent frameworks • ​Get inspired by real use cases and upcoming AI agent trends • ​Discover opportunities to collaborate or get involved in open-source or startup projects ​​ ​Light refreshments will be provided. Come in and connect with other att...

​Step into the AWS GenAI Loft for a deep‑dive, 200/300‑level workshop where you’ll learn how to architect and build a live, real‑time AI voice agent from the ground up. Our three expert presenters will guide you through every piece of the puzzle—speech in, AI brains, and speech out—so you can walk away with working code and best practices for production.What You’ll Learn • ​Ultra‑Low‑Latency Speech I/O: Integrate Deepgram’s STT and TTS for sub‑second transcription and natural‑sounding synthesis. • ​Pipeline Orchestration with Pipecat: Use Pipecat’s open‑source framework to chain audio, vision, and LLM steps into a seamless conversational flow. • ​Advanced LLM Logic with Nova Pro: Leverage Amazon’s newest Nova Pro model to manage context, handle branching logic, and generate dynamic responses. • ​Deployment & Monitoring Tips: Learn best practices for scaling your voicebot, instrumenting telemetry, and ensuring reliability in production. Who Should Attend ​This workshop is perfect for:...

​welcome to agi fight club (afc) season 0 ​the world’s very first competitive ai hacking tournament, where speed is everything and ugly code is totally welcome ​think you can out-pace the rest? enter the arena ​every round, a prompt will hit the screen ​it’s a race to see who can whip up an AI agent that gets the job done first ​no rules on tools - any framework, any IDE, any dev hacks you’ve got up your sleeve. ​as always, the first rule of fight club is: you do not talk about fight club ​stay tuned, lock in. ​more info = soon.

​Join us for a lively evening at our Founders & Investors Social! This casual gathering is the perfect opportunity to mingle, connect, and unwind with fellow founders and investors in a relaxed atmosphere. ​​💡 Beta University｜Help founders build VC-ready companies with proven know-how from the heart of Silicon Valley through an 8-week pre-acceleration program. Apply now! ​💡 SciFi VC｜Founded by Max (CEO of Affirm) and Nellie Levchin, SciFi VC partners with exceptional founders solving hard problems that require intense curiosity, intellectual depth, and often, science. They are a generalist fund that invests at the pre-seed/seed stage in companies focused on fintech, artificial intelligence, science and beyond - with portfolio companies including Brex (Unicorn), Aven (Unicorn), PsiQuantum (Unicorn) and more. ​GMI Cloud is on a mission to empower enterprises and startups to deploy and scale AI services at cloud‑scale. Built for simplicity, reliability, and cost‑efficiency, our infer...

🍕 Slices & Chains - ​Join us in Palo Alto for a special edition of Slices & Chains where we dive into one of the most exciting frontiers: AI x Web3. ​This time, we’re turning up the energy with a focused theme, keynote talks, and a curated panel — while keeping the same chill, community-first vibe. Grab a slice of pizza, meet fellow builders, and explore how artificial intelligence and blockchain are coming together to shape the future. What to Expect: • ​Keynote & Panel Discussions​Gain fresh insights from leading voices in the space as we explore the evolving intersection of AI and Web3 — from infrastructure shifts to emerging applications and everything in between. • ​Gain fresh insights from leading voices in the space as we explore the evolving intersection of AI and Web3 — from infrastructure shifts to emerging applications and everything in between. • ​Conversation Starters​We're keeping an eye on the latest exchange developments, stablecoin momentum, Aptos' upcoming hackatho...

​Join us for an n8n Community Meetup in San Francisco! ​​​​​We’re excited to invite you to our second n8n meetup in San Francisco, hosted by our Community Manager, Dylan Watkins. ​​​Connect with automation enthusiasts, developers, and builders as we explore powerful use cases, share knowledge, and collaborate on building with n8n. Whether you're just getting started or already deep in your workflow game, this meetup is your chance to get inspired, troubleshoot, and network with other n8n users. ​​​🎤 Presenters: Zubair – AI Workshop ​Demo: AI Voice RAG Agent for Business + real-world voice agent use cases ​Kaila Love – The AI Home Girl ​Demo: Social media content agent built in n8n + GHL integration ​Christina Liu & Emile Indik – Poku Labs ​Demo: Human-in-the-loop tools to make AI agents smarter (with seamless human escalation) ​​​​✨ What to Expect: • ​​​Introduction to n8n • ​​​Live demos • ​​​Networking with builders and automation pros • ​​​Q&A • ​​​Food and Drinks • ​​​S...

​🔮 VCs, Product Leaders & the 2025 Blueprint ​📅 July 24th | 🕕 6–9pm | 📍 Hosted at Zoom Developers HQ, San Jose ​What’s shaping 2025? ​Join us for an evening where visionary investors and product leaders come together to share the real stories behind the bets they’re making and the blueprints they’re following. ​This is not just another panel. It’s an inside look at what’s next — from product innovation to GTM plays, AI adoption to funding strategies. ​💡 What to Expect: • ​6:00 – 6:30 PM: Chai & Conversations (Warm Welcome)​Ease into the evening over curated connections, light bites, and shared curiosity. • ​Ease into the evening over curated connections, light bites, and shared curiosity. • ​6:30-7:30PM Panel 1: Product Leaders on What’s Actually Working​Hear from operators and founders who are building through ambiguity, scaling with AI, and leading product teams into the future. • ​Hear from operators and founders who are building through ambiguity, scaling with AI, and le...

​Join AI developers and practitioners and enthusiasts for a night of some killer AI lightning ⚡️ talks! ​Agenda ​6-6:30pm: Network ​6:30-7:30pm: Lightning talks • ​Lily, Rime Labs CEO and co-founder on Voice Agents. Rime builds the most natural and expressive AI voices and is driving double digit increases in call success for brands like Domino's. • ​Marc, Langfuse, CEO & Co-Founder on, Agent Evals 101 • ​David, Cloudflare, on AI Gateway Refreshed. Cloudflare has some exciting updates for AI Gateway that will enhance, observability & control of LLMs! • ​Kwindla, Pipecat, CEO and co-founder on Voice AI • ​Axel, Andon Labs, Co-Founder: Project Vend - The agent-run business. Andon Labs collaborated with Anthropic to let Claude operate a real-life vending machine. Axel will talk about the project from behind the scenes. What happens when you let an agent manage a business in the real world? • ​Shiv, Athina AI, Co-Founder - Navi: Building a voice agent that can control any app ​7:30-8...

​Join us at our monthly AI for Developers event to dive deep into AI development, machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, computer vision, AI programming, and AI algorithms. ​Discover the power of cutting-edge AI technologies, including innovations from Google DeepMind, to streamline your development process and create groundbreaking solutions. ​Don’t miss this chance to network with fellow developers, learn about the latest AI trends, and boost your skills in Generative AI development! ​Speakers • ​Ramya Sree Boppana | Software Engineer, Gemini Long Context at Google • ​Vijay Gadepally | Co Founder & CTO at Radium • ​Nyah Macklin | Senior Developer Advocate, Artificial Intelligence at Neo4j ​Agenda • ​6pm: Doors Open • ​6:30pm: Radium: the developer cloud for building private GenAI and Agentic workflow by Vijay Gadepally • ​7pm: Building Apps with Gemini's Long Context and Multimodality by Ramya Sree Boppana • ​7:30pm: Using Graph Technology to Provide Ac...

​Post our event featuring a panel of founders and investors on The Lean Vertical AI Startup, we've received a number of requests for a deep dive into this framework of building a vertical AI company. ​Vertical AI will create 10x more companies than SaaS. However, it is also creating different methods of product building, sales, go to market and the kind of organization that you need to build. It is no longer necessary to do a fund raise in order to build a successful vertical AI company. ​TheAgentic is working with 52 vertical AI founders to help build their AI product and in a short period of 7 months 18 of them are live with product and revenue. ​This Masterclass covers a variety of strategies and techniques that we've learnt while working with founders of 52 amazing vertical AI companies.

​6rd meet up in 2025! Calling all AI founders in San Francisco! 🧠 Join us for an evening of networking, learning, and fun as we connect with fellow founders, explore fundraising strategies, and discover the latest advancements in AI. 📈 ​Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or just starting your AI journey, this event is for you. 💯 We'll have plenty of opportunities to mingle with like-minded individuals and get insights into the ever-evolving AI landscape. 🚀 ​What to expect: • ​⚡️ Networking galore: Connect with fellow AI founders, potential investors, and industry experts. • ​💡 Peer discussions: Gain valuable insights into fundraising, GTM strategies, and the future of AI. • ​🍻 Food and drinks: Enjoy refreshments and unwind with your fellow AI enthusiasts. ​P.S.: Do not forget to bring your IDs to enter Zeitgeist. ​If you are interested in buying the Community Food Sponsor ticket but have some questions, feel free to reach out: louisa@communityone.io ​Additional resource...

​DeepResearch is one of the fastest growing uses of LLMs and AI agents. Perplexity, Google, OpenAI, Anthropic have launched powerful deep research platforms. DeepResearch creates massive opportunities for founders and at the same time also will be hugely disruptive to a variety of service businesses such as consulting. ​While general purpose DeepResearch platforms are a powerful glimpse of what is to come the real big opportunity is creating purpose built, verticalized DeepResearch implementations. One more aspect is private DeepResearch, which can leverage not only public information of the web but also private data sources. ​This event goes deeper into both the opportunities for founders and industry operators specifically in the DeepResearch space. It will cover case studies of startups that TheAgentic has worked with in biopharma, legal, financial space to create purpose built DeepResearch systems. It will also cover the technical challenges and technology required to create purp...

​Join us for a night of tech talks on the systems and data infrastructure that enable low-latency, real-time AI and analytics, including fast querying for object stores, MCP, RAG, unifying streaming & analytics, and LLM serving & inference. ​🎤 Speakers • ​🌟 David Zhu, Software Engineer Manager @ Alluxio • ​​🌟 Tim Berglund, VP Developer Relations @ Confluent • ​🌟 Songqiao Su, Staff Software Engineer @ StarTree ​📅 Agenda • ​​Doors open at 5:00 PM​​ • ​​5:00 PM: Arrival and check-in • ​​5:30 PM: Presentations​💡 Meet You in the Middle: 1000× Performance for Parquet Queries on PB-Scale Data Lakes by David Zhu​💡 Introduction to Apache Iceberg™ & Tableflow by Tim Berglund​💡 Optimizing Tiered Storage for Low-Latency Real-Time Analytics at AI Scale by Songqiao Su • ​💡 Meet You in the Middle: 1000× Performance for Parquet Queries on PB-Scale Data Lakes by David Zhu • ​💡 Introduction to Apache Iceberg™ & Tableflow by Tim Berglund • ​💡 Optimizing Tiered Storage for Low-Latency Real-Ti...

​Our 4th AI Agent Meetup is sponsored by BeeAI. ​The SF AI Agent Meetup is a new & growing community for AI Agent Developers, Engineers, UX, Ops, and Applied Researchers exploring and leading the evolution of AI agents. Whether you're building autonomous systems, experimenting with LLM-powered assistants, or integrating AI agents into real-world applications, this meetup is the place to discover, share insights, and collaborate with your peers. Join us for talks, demos, discussions and networking with like-minded innovators shaping the next generation of AI. • ​​5:00 pm – Checkin & Networking • ​​5:30 pm – Introductions & Welcome • ​​5:45 pm – Lightning Talk​Natural Language Interaction Protocol (NLIP) by Ranjan Sinha, IBM Fellow • ​Natural Language Interaction Protocol (NLIP) by Ranjan Sinha, IBM Fellow • ​6:00 pm - Talks:​"Best Practices for Monitoring Agent Applications in Production" by Claire Longo, Lead AI Researcher @ Comet​Prompt Learning: Automatically Optimizing Production ...

​5rd meet up in 2025! Calling all AI founders in San Francisco! 🧠 Join us for an evening of networking, learning, and fun as we connect with fellow founders, explore fundraising strategies, and discover the latest advancements in AI. 📈 ​Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or just starting your AI journey, this event is for you. 💯 We'll have plenty of opportunities to mingle with like-minded individuals and get insights into the ever-evolving AI landscape. 🚀 ​What to expect: • ​⚡️ Networking galore: Connect with fellow AI founders, potential investors, and industry experts. • ​💡 Peer discussions: Gain valuable insights into fundraising, GTM strategies, and the future of AI. • ​🍻 Food and drinks: Enjoy refreshments and unwind with your fellow AI enthusiasts. ​PS: Do not forget to bring your IDs in order to get into Zeitgeist. ​Additional resources for founders and VCs: • ​Founders - If you are actively fundraising and would like to submit your startup info for our investor...