​Join us for an intimate breakfast bringing together founders, VCs, and ecosystem leaders for candid conversations, meaningful connections, and a chance to exchange ideas around building and investing in the next generation of companies.

​This is a small, curated gathering designed for high-quality conversations—not a traditional networking event.

​What to expect

​☕️ Breakfast & coffee
🤝 Curated introductions to founders and investors
💬 Candid conversations on fundraising, growth, GTM
🧠 Insights and perspectives from both sides of the table
🌱 New relationships with people building and backing ambitious companies

​Who should join?

• ​Founders and startup leaders

• ​VCs and angel investors

• ​Operators and ecosystem leaders working with startups

• ​Builders interested in connecting with the community

​Space is intentionally limited to keep the conversation intimate and valuable. Come ready to meet smart people, share what you're working on, and leave with a few new relationships worth continuing.

​​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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​​Co-Host

​Cole-Frieman & Mallon LLP (CFM) is a leading investment management law firm known for providing top-tier, innovative, and collaborative legal solutions for complex financial services matters. CFM services start-up investment managers, multibillion-dollar funds, and everything in between.

​The firm’s corporate and intellectual property (IP) practice groups also advise early-stage startups to later staged companies valued in the billions and the business innovators and investors who run and fund them, including: global comprehensive and strategic IP counsel and legal services, delivering tailored solutions and robust protections for developments and inventions, brands, digital assets, AI technologies, designs, know-how, and more; and advising companies and investors during all stages of the corporate lifecycle across emerging industries, from formation to exit, such as fundraising rounds, mergers and acquisitions, securities compliance, joint ventures, corporate clean-up and due diligence, employment matters, corporate tax matters, etc.

​Event Terms & Consent

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