EDGES by RIL
Startups are brutally hard. The really interesting problems live out on the edges.
Most tech conferences are designed to sell you something or put you in a room to be sold to. This isn't that.
EDGES by RIL is an intimate, invite-only gathering of leaders at the frontiers of technology, startups, and human achievement. This is a space to be curious, push yourself (and be pushed by others), and connect with optimistic, rational, and down-to-earth technologists.
What You'll Experience:
Unfiltered stories about hard decisions from founders who've been there
Insights from technologists building at the edge of technical and ethical frontiers
Lightweight frameworks for navigating competing priorities when there's no clear answer
Find peers working on similar problems who get the pressure of startups
Speakers Include:
Matt Rogers, Co-Founder & CEO, Mill
Brad Porter, Founder & CEO, Cobot
Lan Xuezhao, Founder and Managing Director, Basis Set
Baron Davis, 2x NBA All-Star, Investor + Entrepreneur
Ernestine Fu, Founder & Managing Partner, Brave Capital
Maulik Shah, General Counsel, Hippocratic AI
Melody Meckfessel, Founder & CTO @ Stealth (xCTO Jasper)
More to be announced.
Key Conversations Include:
The AI Horizon: Enterprise adoption, policy shifts, and technical breakthroughs shaping what today’s AI builders need to act on.
How Great Founders Think: A founder’s story of staying clear and grounded through high stakes decisions.
Building and Scaling in a Fractured World: Navigating geopolitics, regulation, and scale.
The Risk Stack: Building flexible risk strategies for founders in regulated, high-speed markets
You can’t predict the future, but you can push yourself to prepare.
We welcome participation from founders, seasoned operators, enterprise leaders engaging on the frontiers of innovation, policy leaders, and startup investors.
Limited spots available. Registrations subject to approval. Agenda to follow.
About RIL: Building a supportive ecosystem for category-defining, society-positive startups. RIL was founded by Diede van Lamoen (former Stripe, Commure), Jon Zieger (former Stripe, Microsoft), and Hemant Taneja (General Catalyst). RIL is led by Gaurab Bansal (former White House). Learn more on our website: rilabs.org