After TechCrunch Disrupt, join top-ranked AI builders for a private, official afterparty at a historic art deco lounge in SF. Hosted by former TechCrunch Editor-At-Large Josh Constine and former ML engineer Oana Olteanu, now VCs at early-stage firm 

. Come meet fellow founders, researchers, and investors while enjoying a live musical performance by Dave Fontenot, a DJ set by 

 AI photo booth, craft cocktails, and a Japanese snack charcuterie board. Giveaways include AirPods, compute credits, boba gift cards, and concert tickets thanks to Another Planet Entertainment and non-profit sponsor 

Apply here for an invite to this epic evening celebrating AI and entrepreneurship!

SignalFire is the AI-native venture capital firm built like a technology company to better solve the needs of founders. The core of its value-add is Beacon, the AI engine SignalFire has been refining since the firm's launch in 2013. Beacon tracks more than 495 million employees and 80 million companies to guide the fund’s investing and assist portfolio companies with scaling their teams and revenue. SignalFire also helps early-stage founders navigate the toughest parts of building a company at every stage, with expert advisors, 200 skill-building workshops a year, and an in-house team of recruiters, data scientists, PR experts and go-to-market leaders. With over $1.8 billion in assets under management, SignalFire focuses on investing from seed to scale. The firm’s key sectors include AI/ML, developer tools, B2B saas, healthcare, cybersecurity, and consumer. 

This SignalFire event is organized and operated solely by SignalFire (and not Yahoo Inc. nor any of its affiliates or brands, including TechCrunch)

SignalFire's AI Disruptors Afterparty

With the explosion of interest in AI, many builders have recently shared their challenges getting sufficient compute power to build. But is there really a server shortage, and how bad is it? 

SignalFire is bringing together a panel of some of the brightest minds in AI to discuss and debate the current state of AI, the compute shortage, and modern solutions to get compute power for AI development. Hosted and moderated by ML engineer turned SignalFire Partner, Oana Olteanu.

In addition to the riveting panel discussion, come enjoy drinks and appetizers and connect with the top 100 AI builders and enthusiasts in the Bay Area. 

Space is limited, however, we will also be live streaming it and look forward to you joining us one way or another. [

] It will be an evening you don’t want to miss!

Chase Lochmiller, Co-founder, CEO & Chairman of the Board of Directors, Crusoe Energy Systems.

 Crusoe is an energy technology company that captures stranded energy to power modular data centers and improves the environmental performance of both the energy and technology industries.

Robert Ober, Chief Platform Architect, Datacenter Products, NVIDIA.

 Rob is NVIDIA’s datacenter products Chief Platform Architect, working with global Hyperscales to architect AI clusters, develop platform architecture, and influence NVIDIA hardware and software. His background is processor and system architecture, with experience in networking, storage, and wireless. Rob has over 40 international patents in processor architecture, storage, networks, wireless, and mobile.

Naveen Rao, PhD, CEO & Co-Founder, MosaicML

. Naveen is a recognized expert in AI. Previously he was the CEO/Co-founder of Nervana Systems (acquired by Intel 2016). Prior to Nervana, Naveen held AI research, design, and architecture roles. He holds a PhD in Computational Neuroscience from Brown University and BSEE in EE and CS from Duke University.

SignalFire is the first venture capital firm built like a technology company to better solve for the needs of founders. The core of its value-add is Beacon, the AI engine SignalFire has been refining since the firm's launch in 2013. Beacon tracks more than 495 million employees and 80 million companies to guide the fund’s investing and assist portfolio companies with scaling their teams and revenue. SignalFire also helps early-stage founders navigate the toughest parts of building a company at every stage, with expert advisors, 200 skill-building workshops a year, and an in-house team of recruiters, data scientists, PR experts and go-to-market leaders. With over $1.8 billion in assets under management, SignalFire focuses on leading seed rounds while opportunistically investing in Series A and B rounds. Our key sectors include AI/ML, developer tools, healthcare, and cybersecurity.

The Compute Conundrum: AI panel & mixer with Crusoe, NVidia, MosaicML hosted by SignalFire

Meet and discuss the latest in AI developments with fellow top AI builders at SignalFire's office near South Park in SF. Play ping-pong and corn hole, try our claw machine and win prizes and cool swag. Hosted by ML engineer turned SignalFire Partner, Oana Olteanu.

SignalFire is the first venture capital firm built like a technology company to better solve for the needs of founders. The core of its value-add is Beacon, the AI engine SignalFire has been refining since the firm's launch in 2013. Beacon tracks more than 495 million employees and 80 million companies to guide the fund’s investing and assist portfolio companies with scaling their teams and revenue. SignalFire also helps early-stage founders navigate the toughest parts of building a company at every stage, with expert advisors, 200 skill-building workshops a year, and an in-house team of recruiters, data scientists, PR experts and go-to-market leaders. With over $1.8 billion in assets under management, SignalFire focuses on leading seed rounds while opportunistically investing in Series A and B rounds. Our key sectors include AI/ML, developer tools, healthcare, and cybersecurity, with notable investments such as 

, Grammarly, Flock Freight, Ro, and Stampli.

AI Builder Mixer hosted by Oana Olteanu @ SignalFire

Join us for game night and smart discussion with fellow AI builders at VC fund SignalFire's office near South Park in SF. Play ping-pong, video games, and board games, and try our claw machine and raffles to win prizes like a Nintendo Switch, Raspberry Pi, and cool swag. Hosted by ML engineer turned SignalFire Partner Oana Olteanu.

​SignalFire is the first venture capital firm built like a technology company to better solve for the needs of founders. The core of its value-add is Beacon, the AI engine SignalFire has been refining since the firm’s launch in 2013. Beacon computes over a half-trillion data points to rank tens of millions of companies and over 15 million tech professionals to guide investing and aid portfolio companies scaling their teams and revenue. SignalFire also helps founders navigate the toughest parts of building a company at every stage, with expert advisors, 200 skill-building workshops a year, and an in-house team of recruiters, data scientists, PR experts and go-to-market leaders. With over $1.7B in investable capital raised to date, SignalFire focuses on leading seed rounds while opportunistically investing in Series A and B rounds. Our key sectors include AI/ML, developer tools, healthcare, and cybersecurity, with notable investments such as 

, Grammarly, Flock Freight, Ro and Stampli.

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AI Builders Game Night

An angel, a VC, and a founder survive a bank run...

Join us on March 29th to find out what happens next. 

We're bringing together an incredible community of investors, operators, and founders in SF to connect, celebrate, and learn from each other. Hear from Josh Constine, Venture Partner at SignalFire, Emily Kramer, co-founder of MKT1, and Benjamin Lozano, CEO and co-founder of SMBX as they share their tips and insights into how Angels, VCs, and Founders can come together to invest in and build enduring companies. We’ll discuss investing and raising in today’s macroeconomic environment, building the best syndicate to fill out a round, and how to ensure founders get the most value from their investors. This panel starts promptly at 5:30 pm.

Light bites and refreshments will be served.

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