🎄 The Skyline Holiday Gala — Alumni of YC
An holiday gathering for YC founders above the clouds.
📍 Cityscape, San Francisco
🎟 Invite-Only | YC Alumni & High-Signal Guests
🎩 Event Overview
Step into a holiday celebration unlike any other — a Christmas themed gala overlooking the entire San Francisco skyline.
This is an evening for YC founders to unwind, connect, and celebrate the end of an unreal year — 800 feet above the city.
Expect:
Classic old school holiday ambiance
Elevated cocktails & winter refreshments
Soft Christmas jazz + skyline views
A warm, intimate, high-signal atmosphere
🌃 The Venue
Cityscape Skybar
Located atop Hilton San Francisco Union Square in San Francisco
Private high rise skybox setting
Luxurious, winter-themed décor
Perfect backdrop for founder networking + holiday photos
🍸 Drinks & Festivities
Classic holiday cocktails (mulled wine, bourbon cider, champagne)
Gourmet seasonal bites
Soft jazz / holiday ambience
Founder-to-founder networking
Photo areas with skyline backdrops
🎅 Hosted By:
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MongoDB: MongoDB is a software company offering a modern, document oriented database platform, helping organizations efficiently manage unstructured data and build scalable applications across cloud and on-premises environments.
Porter: Porter is a Platform as a Service (PaaS) that runs in your AWS/GCP/Azure account. We bring the magical experience of deploying your applications with a few clicks into your own cloud account. 30% of new YC startups use Porter in order to utilize their cloud credits, easily run GPU workloads, have SOC 2 & HIPAA compliant infra in one click.
J.P. Morgan: A leader in investment banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management. We serve millions of customers, predominantly in the U.S., and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients globally. Through continued investments, business initiatives and philanthropic commitments, we aim to help our employees, customers, clients and communities grow and thrive.
We're hosting this gala as a way to thank the YC community and celebrate another insane founder year.
📝 RSVP Confirmation
Due to the exclusivity of the space, capacity is extremely limited.
RSVPs are reviewed manually.