Quarter of the Century Tech GigaParty
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!
Schedule
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
Featuring
SF's top DJs... and some very special guest DJs!
Agenda (Main Floor)
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
Agenda (Startup Lounge)
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
Agenda (VIP Room)
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
Community Partners
Daxe
Josh Constine, Venture Partner - Consumer at SignalFire
Sponsors
TheAgentic has developed the most accurate LLM for AI Agents, enabling startups to harness cutting-edge AI for creating intelligent agents with unmatched precision. In partnership with Founders Bay, TheAgentic offers the AI Agent Launchpad Program, providing founders with the engineering expertise needed to build and scale production-ready AI applications.
Schedule a free consultation here.
GoodFin is reimagining how a new generation builds its wealth. We offer our customers access to the hottest investment opportunities in private markets, including YC-backed startups and big pre-IPO names. Our ultimate mission is to build an AI wealth manager that will unlock complex financial services performed by teams of humans at legacy financial firms.
GoodFin is backed by Y Combinator, Goodwater Capital, and other leading investors from tech and finance.
Hosts
Mariane Bekker, Managing Partner at Founders Bay
Founders Bay is a membership community of 30,000 founders and VCs coming together to grow their startups through curated weekly events, expert-led virtual workshops, and educational resources. Proudly women-owned and operated by Mariane Bekker, we are dedicated to empowering a diverse and inclusive startup ecosystem. Subscribe to our newsletter and become a member today.
Kristopher Floyd, Partner at Founders Bay and Darwinian Ventures.
Darwinian Ventures provides fractional embedded go-to-market teams with deep sales and marketing experience to accelerate and scale product-market fit. Through high-quality sales team launches, market validation experimentation, and impactful marketing strategies, Darwinian has led or co-led 100+ early-stage product launches including several clients achieving $1B+ unicorn valuations. Schedule a call with Kristopher here.
Nicolas Khonaysser, CEO at Vently
Vently is a social event platform designed to bridge the gap between digital connections and real-life interactions. Vently offers a seamless experience for discovering and attending events, and provides hosts with powerful tools to manage ticketed events, send invites, and communicate with attendees.
🔊 Beats Powered by David Carvalho and Boutique Entertainment 🔊
Boutique DJs and Entertainment specializes in luxury DJ experiences for weddings, corporate events, and private parties. With over 20 years of expertise and thousands of successful events, they deliver seamless music mixing and exceptional service tailored to any occasion.
Robot provided by:
Foundation will be unveiling its humanoid robot at the event, where it will DJ live! Founded in April 2024, Foundation is making rapid progress, with its first deliveries to customers slated for April 2025. By developing advanced humanoid robots capable of operating in complex environments, Foundation is paving the way for a new era of robotics innovation.
Visuals (music videos) provided by: Ada Cyborg and adacyb.org creative lab
Adacyb.org is a transhumanist research and creative lab that redefines the artistic boundaries with frontier technologies, human augmentation products and immersive experiences that trailbrazes humans’ transition into the post AGI world.
*** 21 & UP ONLY ***
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