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Founders Bay Brief
Where builders are showing up this week
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👥 Who you can meet this week
Founders, investors, and builders already showing up:
🚀 Founder building AI agents
⚙️ Engineer at OpenAI
💰 Investor at early-stage fund
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Hi Friends,
Sending this a day late—got lost (in the best way) in New York the last 2 days at the AI Agentic Conference!
Will be there in NYC until Thursday and hosting 2 events there this week:
- AI Engineers @ SPIN
- Founder/VC Breakfast @ Veris AI
On Friday, I'm back to SF and have both Hermes and OpenClaw core contirbutors come speak at our Tesla Event. Join us!
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👥 Who's showing up
- Software Engineer @ Holocene at Holocene Advisors, LP
- Head of dev rel at You.com
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Our Event
AI Engineers Happy Hour at Spin 🏓 During AI Agent Conference
NYC · Tue, May 5 · 5PM ET
Join fellow AI developers for a happy hour at SPIN during the AI Agent Conference to share insights and connect over innovations in AI and search.
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Our Event
VIP Founder Meetup: Fundraising, Hiring & Branding Conversations
Virtual · Tue, May 5 · 3PM PT
Participate in a virtual meetup designed for founders to discuss critical startup challenges in fundraising, hiring, and branding.
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Our Event
AI Founder × VC Breakfast
SF · Wed, May 6 · 10AM ET
Join a breakfast gathering of founders and venture investors in SoHo for discussions on fundraising and building sustainable companies.
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Our Event
Future of AI Summit Hosted by Spaceguideai.com and Collimation Global Investment Bank
SF · Fri, May 15 · 1PM PT
Join us for the Future of AI Summit in Los Angeles, bringing together leaders from business,...
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See who else is attending AI Engineers Happy Hour at Spin 🏓 During AI Agent Conference and connect before you go.
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Data Innovation Summit 2026RSVP →Virtual · 5PM-5PM PTThe Data Innovation Summit 2026 focuses on exploring advancements in data innovation and its practical applications in artificial intelligence and machine learning.Virtual
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HOSTINGAI Founder × VC BreakfastRSVP →SF · 10AM-12PM ETJoin a breakfast gathering of founders and venture investors in SoHo for discussions on fundraising and building sustainable companies.
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Back to it: 2 NYC events this week + 1 SF event this week. Come through :)
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