B2B AI Founder/VC Dinner @ Focus Innovation Studio

Start your evening with a curated gathering of founders and VCs shaping the future of AI and technology. The B2B AI VC/Founder Dinner brings together builders, investors, and operators for thoughtful conversations, followed by a shared dinner in an intimate setting. Whether you’re building a company, investing in the next wave, or looking to connect with high-signal people, this is where meaningful conversations happen. Expect candid insights, fresh perspectives, and connections that matter. More than just a panel, this is a space to build real relationships within the AI and startup ecosystem. Meet the people driving innovation, exchange ideas that go beyond the surface, and leave with new connections and inspiration. ✨ ​​🗓️ Agenda 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Curated Networking & Dinner 5:15 PM - 5:45 PM | Private Meet & Greet with the Speakers for VIP Ticket Holders Only 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM | From First Meeting to Term Sheet: What VCs Actually Decide On 6:45 PM – 8:00 PM | Open NetworkingContinue conversations with VCs, founders, and operators scouting the next breakout AI startups. 📍Limited seatsDinner included. Conversations designed for depth, not noise. ​About Us Focus Innovation Studio SF We provide flexible workspace, a pop-retail collective and a corporate meeting venue for artists, founders, designers and technologists. Focus Innovation Studio is a private members studio, designed to generously spawn creativity and collaboration between our members. Our second and third-floor workspaces are designed for flexible and affordable lease rates. We offer private offices, dedicated desks, and hot desks and will host companies for as long as they need. Our unique building is able to hold lectures, events, and large meetings. Padox.AI Today, many agentic workloads run on a Mac Mini under someone’s desk. Tomorrow, they will run in the cloud at massive scale. As agentic workloads evolve from simple AI applications to fleets of autonomous agents that reason, retry, branch, and execute independently, a trillion dollar agentic economy is emerging. Reliability, governance, observability, and cost control become mission critical. Padox is the control plane for the agentic economy. With a single line of Python, Padox delivers durable orchestration, execution control, and cost visibility for agents running in your own infrastructure, from a single machine to cloud scale. The first generation of software helped people do work. The next generation will do the work. Padox is the infrastructure powering that transition. You.com is the leading AI search infrastructure — built for developers. Our APIs let you build intelligent agents and applications that use live, factual data from the web, news, and research, in real time. With just a few lines of code, you can power your LLMs with up-to-date, citation-backed results instead of static training data. Founders Bay is a membership community of 250,000+ founders, executives, investors and operators coming together to grow their market through curated weekly events, expert-led virtual workshops, mentorship programs and educational resources. Proudly woman-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 to unlock more content and exclusive perks.Join our community here | Follow us on IG & Linkedin Event Terms & Consent By registering for and attending this event, you agree to release and hold harmless Founders Bay Inc., its affiliates, employees, and partners from any and all liability, claims, demands, or causes of action arising out of or related to your participation in the event, to the fullest extent permitted by law. By registering, you consent to receive communications from Founders Bay, including newsletters, event updates, and related resources. You may unsubscribe at any time. By registering, you acknowledge and agree to Founders Bay’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, including how your information may be collected, used, and shared. This event may be photographed, recorded, or filmed. By attending, you grant Founders Bay the irrevocable right and permission to use your name, likeness, image, voice, and participation in any media now known or later developed, for promotional, marketing, and editorial purposes, without compensation. By registering, you agree to: