[partner event, RSVP required] Founders and Funders: AI with Riley Rodgers

Hi Everybody! This is a partner event and not hosted by BALT. But, if you're interested in attending, please RSVP here: https://lu.ma/pilot-ai?utm_campaign=all_code&utm_medium=digital&utm_source=partner. There will be no specific area for a BALT Meetup at this event.

You’re invited! AI Talk with Riley Rodgers, Partner at Valia Ventures

Join us on July 23rd for our Founders and Funders AI event live in San Francisco with Riley Rodgers co-hosted by [Pilot.com](http://pilot.com) and Gunderson Dettmer. Hear from both the founder and investor perspective and gain insights on the current AI market from both sides of the table.

Stick around for a live AMA session and enjoy beer and pizza with us and the founder community! Priority admittance for active AI founders.

What: Founders and Funders: AI with Riley Rodgers
When: Jul 23, 2025 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. PT
Where: Pilot HQ, 353 Sacramento St Ste 1900, San Francisco, CA 94111

Register here: https://lu.ma/pilot-ai?utm_campaign=all_code&utm_medium=digital&utm_source=partner

About Riley:
Riley is a Partner at Valia Ventures. He divides his focus between supporting the company’s existing portfolio and searching for the next entrepreneur to back – something that takes a real eye for detail and intuition for good ideas.

Before joining Valia, Riley was an Associate at Arctaris Capital Partners and the founder of Crash Alert. Over the past six years, Riley has mentored hundreds of start-up founders as a volunteer for the MIT Enterprise Forum, SCORE and MassChallenge, and has been actively involved as a board member and mentor for several non-profits. After buying and building a small business in the lawn and garden industry, Riley attended Bentley University, and spent his time starting companies and becoming ingrained in the Boston startup ecosystem.

Outside of his work at Valia, Riley enjoys traveling the world (he’s on 39 countries and counting) and trying to keep up with an expanding reading list. His competitive side pushed him to become a college soccer player, a professional motorcycle racer, and a sponsored snowboarder, but Riley’s now learning to embrace a slower pace in the interest of balance. Nowadays, you’ll likely find him on weekends exploring northern California’s coasts and mountains, and planning his next trip.