AI Founder × VC Breakfast

​Join Mariane Bekker and a curated room of founders and venture investors for an intimate breakfast in SoHo, hosted at the Veris AI office on Broadway.

​Expect candid, off-the-record conversations on what's working in fundraising right now, what investors are paying attention to in 2026, and how operators are building durable companies in the current market.

​Featured guests:

• ​Wendy Diamond — Investor; Founder, LDP Ventures; Founder, Women's Entrepreneurship Day Organization (WEDO)

• ​Janet Escobar — Venture Scout, LvlUp Ventures; Co-founder, Rogue Assembly

​Seating is limited and curated to keep the room high-signal — founders building serious companies and active early-stage VCs writing checks today.

​Fresh coffee, breakfast, and good conversation provided.

​RSVP is free for Founders Bay members. Approval required.

​Hosted by: Mariane Bekker, Founders BayAt Veris AI office

​Veris AI accelerates agent development and deployment with a simulation sandbox platform that delivers robust, compliant AI systems at speed.