YC AI Startup School | AI Mixer & Hackathon @ DraperU
Come meet fellow cracked YC AI SUS attendees and chill AI folks in the Bay. Hang out ✌️, share ideas 💡, and maybe build something cool 🛠️ — no pressure!
🏫 Event Details
📍 Where: Hero City @ Draper University, San Mateo, CA
Venue and food 🍕 proudly sponsored by Draper University
📅 When: Saturday, June 21, 2025
🕐 Schedule (5 hours hack&chill):
→ 1:30 PM — Check-in & drinks 🥤
→ 2:00 PM — Welcome & networking mixer
→ 2:15 PM — Hackathon kickoff (~3 hrs hacking)
→ 5:15 PM — Dinner & casual networking
→ 5:45 PM — Demos & awards
→ 6:30 PM — Closing & wrap-up
✨ Vibe: Casual, low-pressure — come meet cool people, share ideas, and build. No stress, just a fun AI weekend. 🚀
👨⚖️Judges
Dr. Rorry Brenner is the founder and CEO of Perforated AI, the dendritic intelligence company. With a Computer Science degree from Carnegie Mellon and a PhD in neuroscience from USC, his work applies modern neuroscience insights to modern neural networks. Under his leadership, Perforated AI empowers PyTorch developers to build smarter, smaller, and more efficient models on the same datasets with minutes of coding.
Lye Jia Jun is an ex-YC startup engineer from Singapore. He previously worked at ByteDance, and performs AI Safety research at Apart Research Lab as an AI Safety Research Fellow. He’s also active in the startup ecosystem—building in AI and engaging with communities like Draper University and Protégé Ventures.
Hari Prasath Sivanandam is a key engineer on the YouTube Ads team at Google, where he builds AI-powered backend systems that connect video creators with advertisers to enable sponsored content, driving millions in ARR. Previously, he scaled systems at Meta and led backend efforts on Google Maps for Local Shopping Ads.
🎟️ Join the Waitlist
We’re aiming to keep the event tight-knit so you can actually meet & vibe with everyone. Spots will be limited (~40 pax), so sign up fast! 🚀