AI Builders Forum

The Real Cost of AI: What It Takes to Build, Scale & Succeed Join PMI San Francisco Bay Area, eChai Ventures, and The AI Foundry for the AI Builders Forum — an evening of candid conversations with the founders, operators, and engineers building real AI companies in Silicon Valley. FEATURED SESSIONS Fireside Chat — CEOs on Building AI Companies: Khyati Brahmbhatt (Moderator, Product at Rocket), Aish Agarwal (CEO, Connecty.ai), and Luke Mercado (Co-Founder & COO, Foam). Panel One — AI at Scale: Hidden Costs, Real Challenges & Big Opportunities: Vijay Ratthinam (Moderator, Chair of AI Builders Forum), Chris Lele (Claude Specialist), Austin Cai (CGO, Xtrace), and Annie Rathore (Product, Scale AI). Panel Two — The Real Cost of AI: What It Takes to Build, Scale & Succeed: Simran Bhatia (Moderator, People Ops), Rajesh Gopinath (CEO, Veritide), Vaishali Koti, and more. Come connect with AI leaders, founders, product managers, engineers, and investors from across the Bay Area. Networking, real talk, and big ideas — we hope to see you there!