SaaStr Week Founder Mixer 🍕🍺Step Out. StepFun In.
Step Out. StepFun In.
After a full day at SaaStr, step out of the conference floor and into a more relaxed room for the conversations that usually happen after the agenda ends.
On May 12, StepFun and Seamate are hosting a founder mixer in downtown San Mateo with dinner buffet, drinks, open mic, and real founder conversations.
No long panels. No formal stage. Just AI founders, builders, operators, and investors comparing notes from Day One, sharing what they're working on, and meeting people who understand the space.
This is StepFun's first Silicon Valley event. StepFun is a foundation model company building large language and multimodal models, and the team will be in the room all night.
Why come
Meet AI builders and SaaS founders during SaaStr Week
Hear what a frontier model team is building and where they see the market going
Share your own work in a 2-minute open mic — who you are, what you're building, and who you're looking to meet
Find customers, collaborators, design partners, or investors in a curated room
How the evening runs
5:45 PM — Doors open. Check-in, first conversations.
6:10 PM — StepFun intro (15 min). What they're building, where they see things going.
6:25 PM — Open mic (25 min). Each person gets 2 minutes:
Who you are and what you're working on
What stage you're at and what you're trying to figure out
Who you're hoping to meet tonight
6:50 PM — Dinner buffet opens. Full food, open bar, open floor until 9 PM.
Who's this for
Founders building AI-native products
Builders and operators turning AI demos into real workflows
SaaS founders thinking about AI, GTM, and global markets
Investors paying attention to AI applications and the global model ecosystem
Anyone at SaaStr who wants the conversation that doesn't happen on stage
RSVP only. Space is limited. Register to hold your spot.
Also happening this week
We’re also hosting a larger event on May 16 at Plug and Play, bringing together 500+ founders, builders, and operators. The format is more structured, with a focus on how AI products are actually being built, shipped, and scaled.
→ https://luma.com/ai-native-developers-io-week
🎙️About the Hosts
Seamate (出海同学会) is a community for founders, builders, and investors exploring AI, startups, and global markets. With 15,000+ members across 10+ countries, we connect entrepreneurs across the U.S., China, and Southeast Asia and beyond through events, conversations, and collaborations.
StepFun is a leading foundation model company committed to the long-term pursuit of AGI, backed by a top-tier technical team. Its Step model family spans language, multimodal, and reasoning capabilities. The company’s flagship agent foundation model, Step 3.5 Flash, is fully open-sourced and has become the model of choice for OpenClaw users worldwide.
With a strategic focus on AI-powered intelligent terminals, StepFun has also built strong commercial traction across major consumer device categories, including smartphones and automotive. Its model capabilities have been integrated into large-scale device and in-car agent scenarios, bringing foundation model intelligence closer to everyday user experiences.