San Francisco
Celebrate the first 25 years of the 21st century—and glimpse the next 75! Over 2,000+ founders, VCs, and tech visionaries are coming together for an unforgettable evening of futuristic experiences, forward-thinking conversations, immersive art, cutting-edge demos, and non-stop music!
5pm - 10pm: Tech Summit: Panels, Fireside Chats, Keynotes, and a Pitch Competition with top-tier investors
10pm - 2am: Gigaparty: Exclusive Unveiling of Foundation’s Humanoid DJ + Nonstop Music from SF’s best DJs & special guest performances
5:30PM - 5:50PM - Fireside chat with Bill Tai
Bill Tai, Investor, Board of Advisors, Harvard Business School
6PM - 7PM - Pitch Competition hosted by Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Show
Apply to pitch: https://forms.gle/6Vem2HUPQV9ceUiRA
Judges:
Hyung Kim, Investor, Z Venture Capital
Jonathan Huang, Managing Partner, Entrepreneur Ventures
Gaurav Bhogale, Principal, Mantis Venture Capital
Umesh Khanna, a16z Scout
Jeni Chang, Managing Director, Founder Institute
Carl Mittendorff, Managing Partner, Voralto
Andrew Boos, Founding Partner, Darwinian Ventures
Sean Cai, Venture Fellow, General Catalyst
Kristofer Madu, Private Equity, TPG
Josh Constine, Venture Partner, Signal Fire
7:05PM - 7:25PM: Fireside Chat with California State Treasurer Fiona Ma
Fiona Ma, California State Treasurer
Mariane Bekker, Managing Partner, Founders Bay
7:30PM - 8:30PM - Live Oxford Style Debate: New Entrants vs Incumbents: Who Really Owns AI’s Future?
Kristopher Floyd, Partner, Darwinian Ventures, Founders Bay
De Kai, AI Professor @ HKUST Computer Science and Engineering Distinguished Research Scholar @ Berkeley ICSI Board Member @ The Future Society
Chris Yeh, Author of Blitzscaling, Founding Partner @ Blitzscaling Ventures
6pm - 6:30pm - Raising Funding For Women Founders
Julie Castro, Managing Partner, How Women Invest
Ruby Yeh, Founder, Light Dao
6:30pm - 8pm: Startup Pitches + Demos
8:00 - 8:30pm: Fundraising & Investment Trends
Jeremiah Owyang, General Partner, Blitzscaling Ventures
Leonard Lee, Head of Accelerator, 500 Global
Anna Joo Fee, Founder, Goodfin
Laura Moreno Lucas, Partner, L’attitude Ventures
8:35PM - 8:55PM - Keynote + Demo on AI Agents
Akash Saraf, CEO, TheAgentic
8:55PM - 9:10PM - Hosts Comments
Mariane Bekker, Managing Partner, Founders Bay
Kristopher Floyd, Partner, Darwinian Ventures, Founders Bay
Nicolas Khonaysser, CEO, Vently
6:30pm - 7PM: Unlocking Family Office Investments - What They Look For and How to Engage
Uli Schmid-Maybach, Single Family Office, Maybach Foundation
Jason Ma, Founder & CEO, ThreeEQ • CBO & Investor, AdXero • Award-Winning Chief Mentor • Strategic Advisor to UHNW Families, CEOs, & Single Family Offices
Jasmine Shih, Investor, Family Office
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Josh Constine, Venture Partner - Consumer at SignalFire
