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AI Engineer World Fair
Jun 29 - Jul 02
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gary Event 
With Kevin Zhang (Dir. GTM, Antom).
Jul 09 (Thu) @ 05:00 PM       FREE
Venue, To Be Announced, SF

 
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An evening for AI founders on what actually breaks when scaling beyond the home market: GTM, growth, payments, & the messy parts most decks leave out.
AI companies are moving faster than ever, but going global is still hard.

From choosing the right market & building a repeatable GTM motion, to acquiring users across regions, setting up payment infrastructure, & scaling from early traction to global growth, many AI startups hit real bottlenecks when expanding beyond their home market.

Hosted by the Seamate founder community with Antom, this is a working evening for founders & operators in the middle of that problem: practical lessons, honest conversation, & a room worth staying late for.

Who Should Attend & What You'll Get
This event is for AI founders, startup teams, growth leaders, GTM operators, business development professionals, investors, & builders exploring global expansion.

You'll get:

Practical insights on why AI companies get stuck when expanding globally

First-hand lessons on GTM, growth, user acquisition, & market entry

A closer look at how payments can support global expansion

Founder-to-founder conversations around scaling from 1 to 100

A chance to introduce yourself, your product, company, or idea during Open Mic

High-quality networking with founders, operators, & ecosystem partners

Agenda
17:00 - 17:20 | Check-in

17:20 - 17:40 | Featured Talk by Antom

17:40 - 18:00 | Roundtable: GTM, Growth & Global Expansion

18:00 - 18:30 | Open Mic

18:30 | Networking



Guest Speaker
Kevin Zhang --Global GTM Director @ Antom


Kevin will share how payment infrastructure, user acquisition, & global market expansion can become a growth engine for AI companies scaling beyond their home market.

Roundtable
After Kevin's talk, invited guests will share practical perspectives on GTM, growth, global expansion, market entry, & scaling from 1 to 100.

We'll discuss questions such as

How to choose & enter the right global markets

What GTM looks like for AI companies expanding internationally

Growth lessons from early traction to repeatable acquisition

Common mistakes founders make when scaling across regions

How to think about partnerships, localization, & business development

Join us for an evening of practical insights, honest founder conversations, & meaningful connections around AI, GTM, & global scale.

About Antom

Antom is a global merchant payment & digitalisation platform that helps businesses of all sizes scale across borders. Through unified, industry-specific, & AI-driven solutions, Antom supports merchants across payments, growth, risk management, & digitalisation, enabling faster & simpler global expansion.

About Seamate
Seamate is a community for founders, builders, & investors exploring AI, startups, & global markets. With 40k+ members across 10+ countries, Seamate brings together people who are building, scaling, & connecting across ecosystems.
 
 
 
 
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