Hi Founders Creative community,

We have a very special Community Spotlight today featuring Sophie Vu, co-founder of Matchwise AI, the best way to find people to talk with at business and social events! Sophie is an Inception Studio founder and organizer, and has significant leadership experience as a marketing exec.

We caught up with Sophie at the Founders Creative and TensorWave #SFTechWeek AI After-Party! Hear Sophie’s insights below on leveraging the power of AI to bring people together! YouTube | LinkedIn | X

Keep reading because we have some exciting events coming up, including a few tickets left for our very first AI Kaleidoscope ✨ event in SF ft Teammately, MindsDB, RIOS Corporation, and Pipeshift (YC S24); an AI investor meetup Friday 10/25 in Palo Alto on the state of AI and venture, and our next executive lunch at a beautiful venue in Menlo Park!

Upcoming events

Founders Creative Presents: The AI Kaleidoscope 10/24 in SF

​Founders Creative is hosting our very first AI Kaleidoscope, ​a gathering of innovators and visionaries!

The Founders Creative Kaleidoscope Series brings together the brightest minds in artificial intelligence across various disciplines to explore the power of collaboration. Top experts from academia, industry, and startups converge to share insights, spark fresh ideas, and tackle the challenges of tomorrow’s AI landscape. With a focus on dynamic discussion and cross-sector partnerships, this exclusive event aims to drive innovation and shape the future of AI through diverse perspectives and deep, collaborative engagement.

Join us for an evening of thought-provoking dialogue, networking, and actionable strategies as we explore how AI can transform industries, solve complex problems, and shape the future together.

​Speakers include

• Nirali (Shah) Matalia, Chief People Officer & Head of Operations @ Decision Minds. Driving enterprise transformation by unlocking the Data, Analytics and Cloud Ecosystem via Emerging technologies.

  • Speech title: Organizational culture for the AI shift

• Tom Ohtsuka, Founder @ Teammately. Let AI Build AI - the autonomous AI agent for LLM-based AI development, that self-iterates towards what human could not achieve.

  • Speech title: Let AI Build AI - How 'AI AI-Engineer' Transforms The AI Development

• Clinton Smith, CEO @ RIOS Corporation. RIOS provides factory automation-as-a-service, and deploys end-to-end AI-powered robotic workcells in factories.

• Arko C, CEO @ Pipeshift (YC S24). Pipeshift is the "Vercel for open-source LLMs", offering a platform for finetuning, distilling, and inferencing open-source LLMs for engineering teams to get to production with their LLMs 10x faster.

  • Speech title: Enterprise AI deployments: Why open-source models are perfect for mid market and enterprise workloads

• Alejandro Cantu, EIR @ MindsDB, ex PM @ Google, SkyAlert. MindsDB is an open-source virtual database which automates pipelines that connect real-time data to AI systems.

​​Agenda

• 5:30-6:30 - Opening Social 🤝

• ​6:30 - 7:30 - Lightning Talks ⚡️

• 7:30 - 8:30 - Networking 🎉

🎟️ Ticket includes food and drink

📈 We have just a few tickets left. Get your tickets now before we sell out! 📈

Investing in AI Startups: Live Networking 10/25 in Palo Alto

Join Founders Creative for a live session on investing in AI startups.

​We will discuss the state of the industry and investing, how to evaluate startups, and how to invest in the next generation of AI unicorns.

💡Sign up now to reserve your spot!

Executive Lunch Tuesday 10/29 in Palo Alto

Join Founders Creative for an exclusive, curated executive lunch in the peninsula. This gathering brings together top professionals in AI for a relaxed yet insightful networking experience.

​Enjoy fine cuisine in a serene setting while engaging in thought-provoking conversations that inspire innovation and foster valuable connections.

​Ticket includes food and drink.

🎟️ Register now to reserve your spot!

Investing in Startups Discussion Wednesday 10/30

Join Progressive Ventures, a seed-stage fund that invests in B2B AI startups backed by the world’s top accelerators, for a meetup to discuss strategies for investing in the highest calibre AI startups to capitalize on the AI revolution!

💡Sign up now to join the discussion!

Stay tuned for more updates and exciting announcements. We look forward to seeing you at our events!

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Sincerely,
​​Raymond Lee
Co-Founder @ Founders Creative​​
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