About us
Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of Silicon Valley - the innovation capital of the world.
The advent of the Digital Age has democratized innovation and entrepreneurship.
Never before has it been more possible for anyone from anywhere, with a great idea and a burning desire to succeed, to make it big, and in the process, change the world in a relatively short period of time.
HP, Intel, Apple, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Yahoo, eBay, Amazon, Google, Facebook and many, many, many other iconic companies all started with just an idea.
Taking a startup from idea to IPO has taken on mythical proportions in Silicon Valley and beyond. Many dream the dream, with hopes of launching the "next big thing".
We are a community of entrepreneurs, technologists, engineers, venture capitalists, angel investors, educators, financial professionals, corporate executives, attorneys, academics, bloggers, writers, content creators, and social activists.
Our mission is to provide entrepreneurs with the knowledge, guidance, tools, and connections they need to succeed. Our goal is to build a strong, vibrant, collaborative entrepreneurial community with deep, lasting business and social relationships throughout Silicon Valley and beyond.
One of the compelling features of our organization is our packed, busy calendar of informative programs and practical activities designed to help our entrepreneurial members achieve their objectives and realize their aspirations. Taking advantage of this vast array of relevant content will make you a better entrepreneur.
We believe in working together. We share resources, exchange ideas, and actively engage with each other -- on a personal level as well as on a business level. We participate in on-line as well as off-line events.
Our events feature expert speakers, networking opportunities, collaboration, community, and fellowship.
Many events on our calendar are in held in collaboration with other like-minded Silicon Valley organizations and institutions.
Our popular business and social networking mixers are festive occasions that allow you to meet new people from many different groups. We hold many social events to help members connect on a personal level and make friends.
Our network is expansive and global. We have members throughout the U.S. and around the world. We welcome international entrepreneurs from everywhere in the world to become part of our global community.
We are inclusive, not exclusive. : - )
We believe entrepreneurial educational opportunities should be accessible to anyone with a dream and ambition.
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Silicon Valley Business Networking (Online)
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This event is 100% online.
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There's no content or speaker at this event -- just business networking.
Build your business network - face to face (online)!
Join a virtual gathering of professionals from all walks of life from all over the world!
You may meet your next business collaborator, client, employer, employee or friend!
Meet Silicon Valley movers and shakers and influencers from all over the world - tech entrepreneurs, developers, engineers, attorneys, bloggers, academics, thought leaders, community organizers, artists, financiers, and investors!
Network, socialize and connect!
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DISCOUNT - AGI Summit 2026 | Where AGI Converges
Palace of Fine Arts, 3460 Baker Dt,, San Francisco, CA, USThis event is organized by BAY AI Circle.
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AGI Summit 2026 Tabler
This is the single highest concentration of AI decision-makers on the West Coast this year.
🔬 Researchers from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Stanford, Berkeley, MIT — the people writing the papers everyone else will be reading next year.
🏢 Industry leaders from Microsoft, Meta, Tesla, NVIDIA, and Apple — the operators shipping AI at planetary scale.
💰 Global capital from a16z, Sequoia, Benchmark, Lightspeed, Founders Fund, and BlackRock — the same funds behind Hugging Face, Perplexity, and the breakout companies of this cycle.
🚀 Founders building the next generation of AI-native products, agent infrastructure, and autonomous systems.
Two days. One venue. Direct access.## 🎤 1. Featured Speakers
Meet the builders, researchers, and investors shaping the next intelligence era.
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🔥 Headline Speakers
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🚀 Big Tech & Frontier Labs
Rohan Varma — Engineering, Codex @ OpenAI Prakhar
Bhargava — Go-To-Market @ OpenAI
Carol S. Scott — Global AI Growth & Success Leader @ Microsoft
Yichong Xu — Research Scientist @ Google DeepMind
Li Erran Li— Head of Science, HIL Team @ AWS Chintan
Turakhia — Head of Eng, Wallet + AI @ Coinbase
Emery Han — Go-To-Market, Platforms @ Stripe***
🌟 Founders Building the Future
Daksh Gupta — Co-Founder & CEO, Greptile ↳ AI code review · Y Combinator
Joshua McKibben — Head of Trust & AI Risk, Harvey ↳ Legal AI unicorn
Zihan Wang — CTO, O2 AI ↳ Ex-DeepSeek
Jia Li — Co-Founder, Chief AI Officer & President, LiveX AI ↳ Ex-Google AI · Ex-Fei-Fei Li team
Shannon McClenaghan — CEO, StartX ↳ Stanford accelerator · $40B+ founder network
Sophie Ren — Founder & CEO, ChatSlide, Forbes 30U30, 2017
Qing Yin — Founder, Visko Jonathan Buckheit — CEO, PayAll***
💰 Investors & Capital
Vanessa Larco — Partner & Cofounder, Premise VC (Ex-NEA)
Jeremiah Owyang — General Partner, Blitzscaling Ventures
Amathnadu — Senior Investment Director, SK Telecom Ventures
Viki Huang — Investor, Prosperity7 Ventures (Aramco Growth Fund)
Gloria Zhang — Vice President, DCM Ventures
Holly Zheng — Founding Partner, EnvisionX Capital***
🛡️ Security & Trust Leaders
Bryan Green — CISO, MGM Resorts International (Ex-a16z CISO)
Ty Sbano — CISO, Webflow
John Donovan — Head of Security, IT & Compliance,
ZEDEDA Wickey — Emerging Tech Advisor, ISACA***
🎓 Academic Voices
Yubei Chen — Assistant Professor, ECE @ UC Davis
Ruizhe Jia — Assistant Professor, Management Science @ Stanford***
## 🎓 2. Learn What's Actually Working — From the People Who Built It
Skip the trend reports. Get the unfiltered version, straight from the source.
The headline theme: The Rise of OpenClaw — the shift from "AI assists you" to "AI executes for you," and the defining transition of 2026.
Deep-dive tracks include:- Vibe Coding — execution-grade in Coding, Finance, Security, Infra, Legal, and Healthcare
- Agent Orchestration — multi-agent coordination and the emerging middleware stack
- Autonomous Workflows — full end-to-end systems already running in production
- AI-Native Enterprises — companies rebuilt from the ground up around agents
- Multimodal Models at Scale — what's actually deployed, and what's still hype
No vaporware. No demo-stage theater. Only systems already generating value.
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## 🎤 3. Pitch on the Main Stage — Applications Open
If you're building a category-defining AI company, this is your direct line to the investors who actually move markets.
We're convening the same networks behind Hugging Face, Perplexity, and other breakout names — Sequoia, Lightspeed, BlackRock, and more.
First-round selection is already underway.
👉 Apply now: https://forms.gle/CWmSm11wqHzcmWS96
All applications subject to review. Selected teams notified directly.***
## 💼 4. Where Capital, Talent, and Partnerships Actually Move
What happens at the Summit — beyond the stage:
✅ Term sheets signed on-site ✅ Strategic partnerships locked in ✅ Critical hires made in days, not quarters ✅ Cross-border ecosystems formed in hours
Not conversation. Outcomes.***
## 🌍 5. A Global Network, Concentrated Into 48 Hours
- 15,000+ global attendees
- 300+ frontier startups exhibiting
- 30+ countries represented
- 200+ speakers
- 2 days of high-density signal
AGI Summit & GenAI Summit 2026 is where this new paradigm comes alive.
## 🏛 6. At One of the World's Most Iconic Venues
The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco — the most elegant landmark in the global epicenter of AI.
When frontier technology meets century-old architecture, the message is clear:> The next era of intelligence isn't just a technical shift. It's a civilizational one.
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🧭 Three Years, Three Questions
> 2024: "What can AI do?" 2025: "What is AI already replacing?" 2026: "What's left for humans?"
The questions are getting sharper. The stakes have never been higher.
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🎟 You Belong Here If You Are:
- A founder building what comes next
- An investor hunting the next billion-dollar trajectory
- A builder, engineer, or researcher who needs to be at the frontier
- Or simply someone whose instincts are telling you: be in the room
## 💡 Why Attend AGI Summit &GenAI Summit 2026?
🤖 Witness the Rise of OpenClaw
From “AI assists you” → to “AI executes for you”
Explore:- Vertical Claws (Coding, Finance, Security, Infra)
- Agent orchestration systems
- Fully autonomous workflows already in production
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Meet New People! Sunday Night Networking (In-Person)
Panera Bread, 2002 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA, USLook for the MEETUP sign!
Come out and meet new people!
Network, socialize and connect!
This event is free to attend.
Please register here:
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Attendees must purchase their own liquid refreshments and food.
There's no content or speaker at this event -- just business and social networking.
Build your business and social network - face to face! (in-person)
Come out and enjoy a great evening of good food, liquid refreshments, and connecting.
You may meet your next business collaborator, client, employer, employee, friend, or tennis partner!
Getting away from a screen for a few hours will do you some good!
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Meet Silicon Valley movers and shakers - Internet entrepreneurs, developers, engineers, mobile app coders, attorneys, bloggers, academics, financiers, marketing professionals, community organizers and investors.
This event is organized in collaboration with other groups!
@ideatoipo
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Look for the MEETUP sign!
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