Founders Creative: Inside the AI Ecosystem

Real conversations, real takeaways — from Dev Day to the Bay

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Founders Creative
October 13, 2025

OpenAI’s Dev Day reminded the world that we’ve entered a new phase of AI.

Founders are asking how to build responsibly with tools that change weekly. Investors are learning what conviction looks like when the ground itself keeps shifting. And across every domain, leaders are turning experimentation into sustainable playbooks.

This edition of Founders Creative brings together the spaces where those conversations take shape: from the AI Innovators Forum to VC pathways and domain-specific gatherings across the Bay.

TL;DR

AI Innovators Forum: November Edition

Theme: Navigating the AI Landscape
Wed, Nov 5 | 2:00-5:00 PM PDT
📍JPMC, Silicon Valley Tech Center, Palo Alto, CA

Join us where founders, execs, and investors define what’s next for AI:
https://luma.com/innovators8

AI is no longer an edge, it’s the foundation.

This November, join a curated group of founders, executives, and investors as they navigate how AI is reshaping industries, from enterprise software to capital markets.

Through conversations, pitches, and community, the AI Innovators Forum explores one essential question: How do we build responsibly, at scale, and with impact?

What to Expect:

  • VC & Executive Panels: Deep-dive conversations with AI leaders funding and deploying the next generation of AI solutions

  • Founder Pitches: Early-stage innovators tackling high-impact problems

  • Networking Sessions: Meet peers, mentors, and investors over coffee

  • Q&A: Engage directly with founders and speakers

Join us at JPMC Tech Centre, Palo Alto.
Wed, November 5 | 2:00-5:00 PM PDT
Register here.

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Conviction is worthless unless it’s converted into conduct.

— Thomas Carlyle

For Aspiring VCs: Break into Venture Capital

Venture capital is being redefined — new operators, new theses, and new opportunities.

If you’re an aspiring VC or operator looking to get closer to the action, grab a seat now. We’d love to see you there.

RSVP now:

Oct 13

Session with a VC: SF Edition

3:00—4:00 PM PDT | SF
Join here.

Oct 14

Invest in Startups with Mala [Online]

12:00—1:00 PM PDT | Virtual
Join us.

Oct 15

Break into VC: How to Invest in AI

3:30—4:30 PM PDT | Milpitas
Register here.

Oct 17

Investing in AI Startups

3:00—4:00 PM PDT | Palo Alto
Sign up here.

Focused Frontiers: AI in Action

AI’s evolution looks different in every domain — and our focused gatherings bring that nuance to life.

Oct 17

AI GTM Salon: Get visibility in LLM search results

2:00—3:00 PM PDT | Online
RSVP now.

Nov 2

Women’s Council Workshop: Powering Women Forward

3:00—6:00 PM PDT | California
Register here.

Nov 14

AI Product Salon at UxReactor

5:00—7:00 PM PDT | Pleasanton
Sign up.

Nov 21

AI Privacy Forum: Privacy, Ethics & Responsible AI

3:00—5:00 PM PDT | Mountain View
RSVP here.

Dec 5

Prof. David Reiley: ‘Experiment like your life depends on it’

2:00—5:00 PM PDT | To be announced
Sign up.

Shape, Share, Scale with our AI Community

  • For Founders: Apply to Batch 3 of our Accelerator this fall for mentorship, seed funding access, and $50K+ in credits.

  • For Tech Leaders: Join a vetted community (50% women representation) with year-round access to Leadership Circles, Monthly Salons, Quarterly Socials, and priority Summit invites. Waitlist now open for 2026.

  • For AI Domain Experts: Share your insights at upcoming high-impact events. Apply here to speak.

AI isn’t a trend anymore, it’s a test of craft, conviction, and community.

That’s what we create at Founders Creative: the rooms where intelligence is engineered, funded, and scaled with intent.

See you at the next gathering,
The Founders Creative Team

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