Building the AI-Native Startup Stack
Building the AI-Native Startup Stack
Keynotes, live demos, and real conversations with the founders and engineers shipping production AI.
Hosted by Ignite + Startup Grind | Powered by Tencent Cloud
Ecosystem Partners: Chiri, GoodVision AI, Inworld AI, Magnific, PixVerse, Soniox
AI-native products are evolving fast, and the teams building on them are making real-time decisions about voice, media, edge deployment, and agent orchestration every week.
Join Ignite and Startup Grind on August 14 at The Canopy in Menlo Park for a half-day of keynotes, panels, hands-on demos, and serious networking with the founders, engineers, and investors shaping the AI-native startup stack.
What You'll Experience
🎙️ Keynotes & Panels
Hear from the technology providers who powered the AI products at massive scale, covering voice agents, generative media, and the emerging agent stack. No pitch decks. Real talk and practical insights from the teams driving AI innovation.
🕹️ Four Hands-On Demo Stations
Communication AI — Build your own voice agent live across the full stack: RTC, ASR, TTS, LLM, and open ecosystem integrations - 130+ languages, less than 300ms latency. Come with your use case and leave with a blueprint.
Media & Creator AI — AI-native multimedia capabilities that power the full content workflow, from generative creation to intelligent editing, media enhancement, processing, and distribution. Built for live streaming, AI filming, short-form content, e-commerce, online education, and creative production teams.
Web App & Agent AI — Deploy full-stack web apps and AI agents globally in minutes, powered by Tencent Cloud's EdgeOne Makers — the edge platform that hit #1 on Product Hunt for both Product of the Day (June 24, 2026) and Product of the Week. Serverless and zero-DevOps, with AI-assisted development via MCP. Designed for lean startup teams who need to validate fast and scale instantly.
TokenHub — Explore Tencent Cloud's unified LLM gateway for accessing leading foundation models through a single API. Featuring industry-standard protocol compatibility, automatic fallback, and cost-aware routing with built-in TPM governance. Simplifies model management and reduces inference costs while building AI applications at scale.
🎟️ Free Trial Credits
Walk away with hands-on trial access to every product showcased. No credit card required.
🤝 Curated Networking
Structured networking hours with food & drinks. The room will be 150–200 hand-picked AI founders, engineers, media builders, researchers, and AI-focused VCs. Approval-only — every attendee is vetted.
Agenda
1:00 PM - Doors Open / Registration / Demo Tables Live
1:30 PM - Welcome and Opening Remarks
1:45 PM - Keynote: The State of the AI-Native Stack
Anderson Lin, General Manager, Tencent Cloud
2:10 PM - Panel 1: Advancing Voice AI: Emerging Capabilities and the Next Wave of Applications
2:40 PM - Panel 2: From Models to Mainstream: Scaling the Next Generation of AI Media
3:20 PM - Break / Demo Tables / Networking
3:40 PM - Lightning Talks: From Prototype to Production: Building AI Agents on Serverless Infrastructure
4:05 PM - Panel 3: Token Economy
4:35 PM - Closing Remarks
4:40 PM - 7:00 PM - Networking Reception + Demo Tables + F&B
Who Should Attend
AI startup founders and engineers building voice, media, or agent products
Media and entertainment teams working on streaming, content creation, or asset management
Engineering leads managing inference costs and token economics at scale
Early-stage builders looking for zero-overhead deployment platforms
AI-focused VCs and researchers looking for the full-stack view
Parking Garage Location:
B1 entry is accessible via El Camino Real for B1 Parking.
B2 entry is accessible via Garwood Ave for B2 Parking.
Parking Access:
Upon entering the premises via El Camino Real or Garwood, please proceed to the guest elevator labeled "SHOPS" in the parking garage.
Take the elevator up to Level 1.
Exit the elevator into the plaza area.
Two hours free then $3 an hour
Canopy Entrance:
Look for the CANOPY entrance directly across from the elevator exit in the plaza.
By Train:
The Menlo Park CalTrain station is also a 3 minute walk to Canopy.
This is an approval-only event. Registrations are reviewed to ensure a high-signal room. Apply below.