Founders-in-Arms Live: Guillermo Rauch (Founder / CEO, Vercel) with Immad Akhund (Mercury) & Rajat Suri (Tribe)
Join Immad Akhund (CEO & Co-founder, Mercury) and Raj Suri (CEO and Co-Founder, Tribe & Lima, prev Presto/Lyft) for an in-person, founders-only conversation joined by special guest Guillermo Rauch (Co-Founder and CEO, Vercel).
This event, with food and drinks provided by Mercury and organized by Tribe, is exclusively for founders with some revenue traction or who have raised at least a pre-seed round.
Our first event in Jan was a big success, 10X over-booked, and we are excited to bring it back. This is now the second live episode of the Founders-in-Arms podcast, geared to help entrepreneurs learn and build new founder connections that will shape their journeys.
What we’ll cover
🟠 What's working in AI and how to maximize wins / avoid pitfalls
🟠 Operating challenges and solutions in 2026
🟠 Management lessons and tips for founders
An application is required to help ensure the conversation stays relevant and valuable for everyone attending.
Capacity: 70 founders max.
Format
Come early for networking and to meet Raj and Immad
45 min conversation
15 min live Q&A
Post-conversation networking and food
Come prepared with a real problem or decision you’re actively working through. Some of the most valuable answers may come from other founders in the audience.
What’s included
Food & drinks
Invitation to the Founders-in-Arms community on Tribe to continue conversations pre- and post-event, and connect with other attendees.
About Founders-in-Arms
Founders-in-Arms is a weekly podcast and community hosted by Immad Akhund and Raj Suri, where experienced founders exchange war stories about what’s actually happening in tech, startups, and policy — beyond the headlines.
Immad Akhund is the founder & CEO of Mercury, the banking platform for startups (previously founded Heyzap, acquired).
Raj Suri co-founded Lyft (IPO’d) and Presto (IPO’d). He’s currently building Tribe, a next-generation group chat app and Lima, a global talent and immigration organization.
Guillermo Rauch is the CEO and founder of Vercel, a software engineer, and the creator of Next.js, Mongoose, Socket.io and other open source libraries.
This event, part of the podcast, brings Founders-in-Arms live into the room for a small, curated group of founders.
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Event hosted by Catalyst Bay, Podcast services by Arcbound