Founded in 2023, we are a passionate community of entrepreneurs and investors who understand the challenges and isolation that can come with building and growing a business. United by a shared vision, we’ve created a dynamic network that provides meaningful support, valuable connections, and transformative opportunities for entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey. Through our events, we’ve proudly brought together over 9,000 entrepreneurs, business leaders, operators, and investors—fostering collaboration, exchanging insights, and driving innovation across the entrepreneurship ecosystem.
Our Mission
Championing Startup Success
We’re here to bridge the gap between ambition and achievement. Through meaningful connections, actionable resources, and shared experiences, we equip entrepreneurs with everything they need to grow, thrive, and succeed.
Cultivating a Thriving Community
At our core, we’re more than a network—we’re a movement. By bringing together visionary technologists and investors, we create a vibrant space where innovation thrives, challenges are tackled together, and new opportunities emerge.
Inspiring Collaboration and Growth
Our mission is to spark inspiration and enable action. Through impactful events, hands-on mentorship, and shared learning, we empower entrepreneurs to think big, take risks, and build the future they envision.
Event Highlights
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Videos
Best Minds, Unparalleled Insights
Vijay Krishnan
Co-founder & CTO of Turing, Unicorn in AI hiring platform
Payman Nejati
Co-founder & CEO of Ownit, serial entrepreneur
Vincent Yang
Co-founder and CEO of Firework, pre-Unicorn in commerce
Rajat Suri
Co-founder of Lyft and Lima, Founder / CEO of Presto
Ashfaq Mohiuddin
Global VP of Enterprise Data & AI at HubSpot
Sue Xu
Managing partner at Amino Capital, multi-unicorn early-stage investor
Sophia Xiao
ex-General Partner at General Catalyst, ex-VP Product at Twitch
Joe Sha
ex-Head of Product at Atlassian, Co-founder & CEO of Percept.ai
Alex Yang
Co-founder & CEO of Brix AI
Michael Talan
Senior Director, Enterprise AI Strategy of Nebius AI
Jia Li
Co-founder, Cheif AI Officer of LiveX AI; ex-Global Head R&D of Google
Jenny Xiao
Partner of Leonis Capital, ex-OpenAI Researcher
He Lu
Co-founder /CEO of Centauri AI, Co-founder /CTO of Blue Water Fintech
Gloria Zhang
Vice President at DCM Ventures
Dennis Cong
Managing Partner, CE Innovation Capital; CFO of CreditEase
Joel Tan
Co-founder & CTO at Ownit, Co-founder & CTO at Handpick
Sumeet Agrawal
VP Product Management for AI Agent Platform at Informatica
Kai Du
Head of Generative AI at Turing
Ricardo Vargas-Lugo
Partner at Strop, ex-VP Partnerships and Corp Dev at Indeed
Iru Wang
Co-founder & COO at MoBagel
Chen Li
Founder & CEO at Palmstreet (formerly Plant Story)
Xiao Zhang
Co-founder & CEO at Collov AI
David Pastrana
CEO & Co-founder at Spotlize, ex-CEO of Zara US and Canada
Aditya Murari
VP Growth at Salesforce; Sr Director Docusign
Arnie Katz
CPO & CTO GoFundMe, ex-VP Product & Engineering Walmart
Kathryn Wu
Co-founder of Openmart
Ally Liu
Founder & CEO Influcio
Iris Sun
Investor at 500 Global, ex-Principal at TSVC
Yuchen Wu
Founder AI eCommerce, ex-VP Engineering Instacart
Cordelia Xiao
E-commerce serial founder, $40M+ raised
Honglei Liu
Co-founder & CTO of Tofu, ex-Sr. Manager ML at Twitter & Affirm
Justin Hackney
Creative Director at Elevenlabs
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