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SaaStr AI SF 2026
May 08 - May 14

NYC AI Week 2026
May 09 - May 17

NY Tech Week 2026
Jun 01 - Jun 07
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gary Event 
With Chris Farmer (Founder/CEO, SignalFire), Kyle Lui, General (Bling Capital).
May 12 (Tuesday) @ 05:30 PM       FREE
Venue, To Be Announced, San Francisco

 
      Register      
 
We are an unofficial SaaStr partner, & if you bring your SaaStr badge, you're in!

Join hosts Gregory Kennedy (Vibe Your Saas) & Arjun Dev Arora (Advisor to Founders & VCs) for an invite-only VYS gathering in San Francisco. This is not a networking event. It is a room full of people actually building the next wave of world-changing companies.

Entrepreneurs First (EF) turns exceptional individuals into funded founders. Some might have an early idea, others may need a cofounder. What matters is their potential. We back these founders first, then give them a bridge to Silicon Valley. To date, their companies are worth > $16B.

https://www.joinef.com/

Fireside chats with
Pitch competition finalists & demos
Here are the 5 finalists:

Drone Champions League, Produce the Anduril AI Grand Prix

Whiteswan Security, Identity-First Security Platform

Cara, AI-Powered Health Assessments

Proxara AI, AI Governance Platform for Regulated Firms

Trustbl AI, Sustainability Performance Platform

And here are the 10 startups that will be doing demos:

Whiteswan Security, Identity-First Security Platform

Cara, AI-Powered Health Assessments

Proxara AI, AI Governance Platform for Regulated Firms

CodeBoarding, AI Development Workflow Map

Trustbl AI, Sustainability Performance Platform

Swytchcode, Execution authority for API integrations

DCL Racing, Drone Championship League

Diagpro.ai, Virtual & Interactive Master Automotive Technician

Trotta.io, Block AI- Powered Social Engineering Hacks

Coreviz.io, The World's Most Powerful Visual Pilot

Agenda
5:30 PM Doors open

5:30 PM to 6:30 PM Networking, food, & demos

6:30 PM to 7:15 PM Fireside chats

7:15 PM to 7:30 PM Pitches

7:30 PM We crown our winning startup of the evening

7:30 PM to 8:30 PM More networking

Pitch competition
For this event, we will select 5 startups to pitch to our panel. And one startup will be crowned the winner of the evening based on a 5-point criteria:

1. Innovation: Originality of the idea & strength of the AI advantage.

2. Market Potential: Size of opportunity & clarity of target customer.

3. Product Execution: Quality, usability, & stage of product development.

4. Team: Capability, vision, & ability to execute.

5. Business Model: Revenue strategy, scalability, & traction potential.

How to apply? Request to join the event & click the checkbox, "I have a startup & want to pitch."

First place is the world's most highly sought-after nano Pac-Man.

*Space is limited, & all attendees must be approved.

Vibe Your SaaS is the premier global hangout for SaaS founders, operators, & investors who hate groupthink & instead build amazing companies.

Who is going to be there?
Investors
2077 Ventures

2468 Ventures

Angel Launch

Axial

Beacon Venture Capital

Billagent AI

Bling Captial

Catskill Consulting

Congruent VC

Dr. Cervantes Lee

Durham University Venture Lab

Future Energy Ventures

Gex VC

Grayscale Ventures

Grind Ventures

HIP Fund

Hustle Fund

Langrenus

m12

Mercedes-Benz AG Investment & Partnership

New Enterprise Associates

Plaud

Plug & Play

Quadri

Quanta Endeavors

RA Ventures

Signal Fire

Softbank

Teleport

Temasek

Underdog Labs

UpHonest Capital

USAKO Group

Vangal

VU Venture Partners

WI Harper Group

Founders
Abrial

Actaware

Adina Finance

Agentin AI

Agentplace

AI FO

Ainvent Corporation

ALLWEONE

AluminatiAi

Bigged

Bigged

Biocompile

Bluecash AI

Briskflow

BuddyPro AI

Bull AI

Cahn Studios

CloudDefense AI

Cognifyr

CodeMinder

ContinuEM

Corvo Labs

CosmicBrain AI

Coya

Coya

Crib Equity

DiagPro

Dunia Labs

Erlin

evercred

FalconFirst AI

FinalRun

Finaric

Fizz Bee IO

Friday AI

Freu

GatherOS

Genia

Genloop

GeoLiquefy

Glam AI

HACKERverse

Headquarters Health

HelmAI

HeyBTW

heyBTW

Hey Jarvis AI

HoloSpaceX

Impulse AI

Intelligence Cubed i

Intervool

Kapwork

Kashikoi

Kitecybe

LAMU

LexlabsAI

Liebre AI

MakerMods

Meblur

MediMate Foundation

Meisbo

Meshly AI

Mighty

Mingel AI

Miraii AI

Neatly Health AI

NexDiscovery

Noah Labs

Notte

Numix

OchoFlow

OnThisDayAI

OnThisDayAI

Out of the Blue

Perfectorie Inc

Popaisle

Prospect Finder

Proxara

Proxyble

Reforged Labs

Rolla

RTRVR AI

S3CURA

Sachi

ShelfEx

ShowFlex Inc

Silicon

Skipflow

Skyli

Skyp AI

Slipstream

SourceOS

Space Station Labs

Startup IQ

Steadwing

Swytchcode

Termstack

The Aigeo

ThirdVoice

TROPHIC

Trotta AI

Uber

Ultron AI

Velixar AI

Velvi AI

Vesilience

Vibe Coding Labs

Vidya AI

Visos

VisionaryLoop

VR Oxygen

Whiteswan Identity Security

ZorceX

ZUUZ

Enterprises
Adobe

Amazon

Apple

AWS

Bytedance

eBay

Google

Lloyds Banking Group

Mitsubishi Research Institute

S&P Global

Samsung

Tesla
 
 
 
 
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