​An intimate dinner bringing together a curated group of founders and venture capital investors for an evening of great food, candid conversations, and meaningful connections.

​No pitches—just a relaxed setting to exchange ideas, share experiences, and build relationships with people shaping the next generation of startups and venture capital.

​Who’s joining: Founders, VCs, and select members of the startup ecosystem.

​​​​🗓️ Agenda

• ​6:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Curated Networking & Dinner

• ​6:30 PM – 7:00 PM | Meet & Greet with the Speakers (VIP Ticket Holders ONLY)

• ​7:00 PM - 7:10 PM | Intro of Partners

  • ​Founders Bay

  • ​You.com

• ​7:10 PM – 8:10 PM | Panel

  • ​Panel 1 — What These VCs Actually Bet On: Timing & Opportunity (30 mins)

    • ​Roy Peterkofsky, Angel Investor (Moderator)

    • ​Kevin Jiang, Founder, CEO at Mangusta Capital

    • ​Wendy Nguyen, Sr Manager, Investor Relations at VABA Venture Capital

    • ​Tess Robinson, Managing Partner at FTB Capital Group

  • ​Panel 2 — What These VCs Actually Bet On: Endurance & the Founder Behind the Deck (30 mins)

    • ​Anu Bhat, CEO & Founder at Miraii.ai (Moderator)

    • ​Paul Borowick, Principal at Underdog Labs

    • ​Chjango Unchained, General Partner at Aexodus Capital

    • ​Filip Orth, Head of Investor Relations at ZAKA VC

• ​8:10 PM – 8:30 PM | Open Networking

​What to expect:

​🍽️ Dinner & drinks at Pilot
🤝 Curated introductions and conversations
💬 Candid discussions on fundraising, investing, and building companies
✨ A small, intimate group designed for quality connections

​Space is limited, so please RSVP only if you’re able to attend.

​​About Us

​Founders Bay is a 200,000+ member community of founders, executives, investors and operators — weekly curated events, Expert workshops, and mentorship. Proudly woman-owned and operated by Mariane Bekker.

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​Sponsor

​You.com is the leading AI search infrastructure — built for developers.

​Our APIs let you build intelligent agents and applications that use live, factual data from the web, news, and research, in real time.

​With just a few lines of code, you can power your LLMs with up-to-date, citation-backed results instead of static training data.

​Co-Host

​Pilot takes care of your back-office with the most reliable and tech-forward outsourced bookkeeping, accounting, and strategic services (fractional CFOs and COOs) for businesses. We partner with thousands of companies across all stages to help them grow sustainably and operate more effectively.

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