Leopard.FYI SF Future Founders Dinner with Fractional AI π¦
βWe're hosting a dinner in San Francisco for past, current & future founders π¦ across the broader Leopard network π (women & nb folks) on from 6-8 PM PST.
βOur cohost is Leopard client Fractional.AI π€! Founded by SaaS industry veterans, Fractional AI π€ is building a new kind of services business focused on unlocking enterprise applications of generative AI π€ in San Francisco π.
βThe Fractional.AI team is made up of experienced entrepreneurs π¦; Chairman Travis founded Datavant (2021 exit: $7B merger), and Chris (CEO) & Eddie (CTO) started Wove (2019 exit). They believe that many of the biggest benefits (trillions of dollars of value π₯) of generative AI π€ will come from automating workflows at large companies ποΈ.
βIf you've been looking for an opportunities to learn more about the intersection of Generative AI π€, Enterprise/B2B SaaS ποΈ, and Entrepreneurship π from experienced industry folks, you should definitely swing by! Leopard future founder events are also a great place to meet mentors, entrepreneurial peers and even potential cofounders!
βWe also like to invite Leopard mentors to these π! Mentors include:
βAdrian Swanberg, VP, Engineering at Weights & Biases (Growth Stage ML/AI startup recently acquired by Coreweave for 1B!)
βAmy Yin, Venture Partner, defy.vc (Former founder, product leader and Engineer at Coinbase) (Tentative)
βAyΕe Naz Erkan, Co-founder and CEO at Lumiflow AI (AI SaaS Startup) (Ex: Machine Learning Leader at Twitter & Robinhood)
βBala Muthiah, Director of Engineering at Lyft (Leading Eng Teams across Lyft's Healthcare, Enterprise & Ads Verticals)
βGabe Westmaas, Head of Engineering, Product, and Design at Anrok (Series B Saas AI) (Former VPE at Checkr)
βGonzalo (Glo) Maldonado, Co-Founder and CTO, Mocksi (AI Startup) (Former staff engineer at FireHydrant and Nextdoor)
βLauren Menon, Senior Director, AI & Product Engineering at Blackrock
βNova Saint, CTO @ RealRoots (Leopard Community Member!)
βPerla GΓ‘mez, Founder & CEO @ foam (AI Coding Startup) (Ex: Senior Engineer at Affirm)
βPrachi Gupta, Founder at Sway & Angel Investor, Former Head of Engineering at Discord, Former Head of Engineering, LinkedIn Homepage & Feed
βShomi Arora, Engineering Leader at Cashapp (Former Eng leader at Stripe and Paypal)
βLocation: 20 California St
Contact: If you have any trouble getting in, text Michelle at 2132487872.
βFood: Enjoy Burma Love food and drinks, compliments of Fractional.AI. Email us if you have any dietary restrictions or allergies, but we typically make sure to offer a variety of options that are inclusive for Vegan, Gluten-Free, and Dairy-Free members.
ββCheck this page as well as the #c-leopard-local-sf Slack channel for updates (Lexi likes to blab as she plans lol). If you need slack access, email noems@leopard.fyi.
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