

PHX FWD Community Event: AI + The Software Enterprise
Join us for our next PHX FWD Quarterly Community Event! An evening of food, drinks, and a candid panel discussion with Phoenix software founders who are actively building AI-first products and embedding AI into their platforms.
AI is moving fast. Some companies are rebuilding from the ground up, others are layering AI into existing products, and founders are navigating real tradeoffs along the way. In this panel, we’ll dig into what it actually looks like to build with AI today.
Panelists include:
Gabe Cooper, Founder & CEO, Virtuous
Retta Kekic, Co-Founder & CRO, diner
Kaled Alhanafi, Co-Founder & CEO, Basata
Jason Turnquist, Co-Founder, ProPlaintiff.ai
Together, they’ll share:
What it means to be AI-first vs. AI-enabled
How customers are responding to AI features in the real world
What’s working (and what’s not) when shipping AI into production
Key challenges, tradeoffs, and lessons learned
What founders at any stage should be thinking about right now
With a mix of early-stage and later-stage operators, this conversation is relevant whether you’re just starting to experiment with AI or already scaling it across your product.
Join us for food, drinks, and an exclusive panel discussion with four Phoenix software founders building AI-first companies.
This event is brought to you by PHX Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank, APS, Snell & Wilmer, and Deloitte.