Down the AI Rabbit Hole GigaParty
Embark on a one-of-a-kind adventure down the rabbit hole at the official afterparty for the AI Rabbit Hole 2025 conference — a night where reality bends, imagination thrives, and wonder awaits at every turn!
Schedule
6pm - 9pm: Tech Summit: Panels, Fireside Chats, Demos, Keynotes, and a Comedy Pitch Roast Competition with top-tier investors.
VC Firms Include: Blackrock, 500 Global, Race Capital, TPG, Founders Bay Ventures, Yes VC, Avestix Group
10pm - 2am: Gigaparty: Nonstop Music from SF’s best DJs & special guest performances including Justin Kan, Arielle Zuckerberg, Chris DND and a special robot DJ...
Featuring
About
Follow the White Rabbit into FIVE FLOORS of futuristic Wonderland filled with 2,000+ founders, visionary VCs, AI engineers, and tech trailblazers, all converging for a night of innovation, curiosity, and creativity.
Step through the looking glass where technology merges seamlessly with art, immersive installations dazzle the senses, and cutting-edge AI demos blur the lines between magic and machine.
Rub shoulders with the top names in AI and dance beneath a quantum-powered lightscape as the pulsating beats of San Francisco’s finest DJs carry you deeper into the night, punctuated by unforgettable performances and surprise appearances. Who knows—you might even catch a set by your favorite robot DJ!
Our last GigaParty was featured in Vice, SF Gate, Futurism, the New York Post, ABC News, Interesting Engineering, MSN, TechBreak, and more—and this year, we’re taking things to an entirely new level.
Prepare yourself for a night you'll never forget, where curiosity reigns, innovation thrives, and the future comes alive. Are you ready to take the leap?
Sponsored by Nebius, the ultimate cloud for AI innovators!
Agenda (Main Floor)
7PM - 8:30PM - Comedy Pitch Roast
Judges:
Josh Constine, Investor, Signal Fire
Apply to pitch: https://forms.gle/E86Pb59z1Pgj7ATb9
9:30PM - 10PM: Humanoid DJ will Play
Agenda (Startup Lounge)
7pm - 7:30pm - The AI Startup Landscape
David Hefter, AI Strategy For Investing, Blackrock (moderator)
7:30 - 8:00pm: AI Fundraising & Investment Trends
8:30PM - 9PM - Fireside Chat with Fiona Ma
Mariane Bekker, Managing Partner, Founders Bay
Fiona Ma, California State Treasurer
Agenda (VIP Room)
7PM - 7:30PM: Reverse Pitch (Investors Pitching Their Funds)
7:30pm - 8PM: Unlocking Family Office Investments - What They Look For and How to Engage
Jasmine Shih, Investor, Family Office
8:30PM - 9PM: Breaking In: The Accelerator Playbook
Leonard Lee, Head of Accelerator, 500 Global
SPECIAL GUESTS OF MADHATS AI
Aravind Srinivas, Founder and CEO Perplexity
Sarah Taver, General Partner at Benchmark
Vanessa Parli, Director of research at HAI, Stanford
Steve Jurvetson, Managing Director & Founder at Future Ventures
Adam Brown, Google Deepmind
Olga Megosrskaya, CEO, Toloka
Idan Gazit, Head of GitHub Next
Shishir Mehrotre, CEO, Grammarly
Nuno Campos, Founding Engineer at LangChain
Caroline Ingeborn, COO at Luma
Anna Tong, Technology Correspondent, Reuters
Josh Constine, Venture Partner for consumer at SignalFire
Melissa Valentine, Senior fellow at HAI
Teddy Lee, Technical Staff at OpenAI
Anto Patrex, CEO & Co-Founder, CosmicBrain AI
Nick Davidov, Co-founder and Partner at DVC
Eugenio Gonzalez, Plug and Play Ventures
Hosts
Mariane Bekker, Managing Partner at Founders Bay
Kristopher Floyd, 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.
🔊 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.
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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