Founders Gatherings VIP Edition Β· Muddu Sudhakar β Salesforce Agentforce, Founder of Aisera
βποΈ VIP Edition Β· Featuring Dr. Muddu Sudhakar
βSix startups. Six exits. Muddu's companies were acquired by Splunk, VMware, EMC and Magma β and in 2025, Aisera, where he was founding CEO, was acquired by Automation Anywhere.
βAt Aisera he raised ~$175M, including a $90M Series D led by Goldman Sachs, with Thoma Bravo among the backers. Today he is SVP & GM of Agentforce IT Service & HR Service at Salesforce β building agentic AI at enterprise scale.
βFew people have seen the AI agent economy from every seat at the table: founder, acquirer, operator, investor. This Friday, he's in ours.
βSmall room. Direct access. Bring your questions on AI agents, enterprise GTM, fundraising, and what makes a company acquirable.
βSeats are limited and approved manually β register early.
βFounders Gatherings β every Friday in SF's Financial District for 3+ years. 130+ editions. 5β20 founders per room. No business cards, no pitch theater β real conversations.
βAGENDA
β4:00 β 4:30 PM Β· Doors + free networking β arrive, settle in, meet people
β4:30 β 4:55 PM Β· ποΈ Fireside + AMA with Muddu Sudhakar
β5:00 β 5:40 PM Founder rounds (2β3 min each):
βStartup in one sentence
βICP in one sentence
βGTM in one or two sentences
βBiggest bottleneck right now β 15 seconds
βThen: candid advice from the room
β5:40 β 6:00 PM Β· Open networking
βWho's in the room
β5β20 founders only. Pre-seed to Series A. Strictly founders, CEOs, and C-level executives. Past attendees have come from Y Combinator, 500 Startups, and founder communities across the globe.
βPresented by Kyosuke Togami Β· Co-hosted by MindPal
βKyosuke Togami is a community builder and consultant at Transpose Platform, an early-stage VC firm based in New York. He's the founder of MELT β a curated event series that has brought together hundreds of founders and investors across SF, NYC, and Tokyo β and publishes a weekly Substack covering Bay Area tech events.
π« This edition is led by Wilde Agency
https://wilde.agency/ | The CTO-who-also-codes you'd hire full-time if you could β applying a mature SaaS foundation and thirty years of judgment from the start. You focus on customers; we focus on what survives. This edition will be hosted by Dathan Guiley in San Francisco.
Partnered by MindPal
https://mindpal.co/ builds AI workflow automation for manufacturing companies β covering product configuration, quoting, recruitment and customer-facing automation.
Past partners
βSheppard Mullin β Am Law top-50 global law firm
βJ.P. Morgan β America's largest bank
βNEC X β the Silicon Valley venture arm of NEC ($20B+ revenue)
βMinerva University β the most selective university in the US
βY Combinator β alumni founders from Pylon and Parsana AI
βTreasure Data β $288M raised, $200M ARR
βWhat is this?
βBuilding a startup in San Francisco isn't just about the idea β it's about the people around you. That's why we created a space where founders can connect, share insights, and find real opportunities β whether that's a co-founder, an investor, a client, or simply someone who gets it.
βThis isn't a typical networking event. It's an intimate gathering designed for real, in-depth conversations. Expect fresh perspectives, honest advice, and a community that genuinely wants to see you win.
βWho's been in the room
ββ Founder @ TheAgentic Stage: Series A Β· Industry: AI TheAgentic is an LLM purpose-built for agentic reasoning and workflows π Founder of 4 tech companies, with two successful exits totaling more than USD 600M.
ββ Venture Builder @ Endurance Companies Stage: Idea level Β· Industry: Fintech, Healthtech, Insurtech, Web3, B2B, SaaS π A family office that builds companies, with a track record of major exits ($2B IPO and $650M sale).
ββ CEO @ Salesmotion Stage: Bootstrapped Β· Industry: SaaS Account intelligence for sales π Achieved 6-figure ARR in 6 months with 2 people.
ββ Founder & CEO @ SocraticsAI Stage: Seed Β· Industry: Fintech, AI AI-first automation platform for private capital markets π Executed $8B of M&A, raised $70M+ in venture capital.
ββ CEO @ ZapTrack Stage: Pre-seed Β· Industry: AI AI/robotics startup for farm automation π Cincinnati Business Achievement Awardee.
ββ Founder @ 7tea1 Stage: Pre-seed Β· Industry: B2B, SaaS Yet another social scheduler π Antler alum, raised $12M, and taken a company to >$1.2M ARR.
ββ CEO & Founder @ Catch Up Stage: Pre-seed Β· Industry: B2B, SaaS, AI Autonomous employee performance manager
ββ Founder @ Beluga Stage: Pre-seed Β· Industry: AI, Edtech, B2B An AI coding navigator for next-gen coders, with code 100% generated by AI
ββ CEO @ Iicsr Stage: Seed Β· Industry: Edtech, Climate Tech Edtech focused on climate change
ββ CEO & Founder @ ManufactureAI Stage: Pre-seed Β· Industry: B2B, SaaS, AI Gen AI development tools for hardware
ββ CEO & Co-founder @ Monea Stage: Pre-seed, Idea level Β· Industry: Web3, B2B The protocol for application-specific blockchains
ββ Chief Creative @ Brora LLC Stage: Bootstrapped Β· Industry: Adtech Copywriting, content strategy, and marketing leadership for startups
ββ Founder & CEO @ Stealth Stage: Pre-seed Β· Industry: SaaS, B2B AI-powered automated root cause analysis for software product issues
ββ CEO @ Omnisearch Stage: Seed Β· Industry: AI Search for multimedia content
ββ Founder @ Zinc Technologies Stage: Pre-seed Β· Industry: AI, B2B, SaaS AI toolbot for business analytics and insights discovery
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βRegistration & Privacy
βBy registering, you understand that participation is at your own discretion and hosts cannot be held liable for any incidents during the event. Your personal information will be used solely for event management and related communications, and will not be shared with third parties except where required by law.
βIf you register but can't attend, please let us know in advance β no-shows without notice may affect future invitations.
βWe look forward to seeing you there!