Llama Lounge 27: The AI Startup Event Series @ SAP

​- Event Founder: Jeremiah Owyang, Blitzscaling Ventures (Linkedin).
- Ten AI Startups on demo floor, networking, food & bev.
- Gov ID required for entry. Must be registered and approved.

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​Primary Audience: AI Leaders:

​-AI Founders: CEOs of AI Startups (majority)
-Investors who back them: VCs, CVCs
-Corporate AI Decision Makers
-See list below

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​Llama Lounge Agenda:

​5:00PM:
-Doors open. meet 10 AI startups

6:30pm:
-Conch Call* and Kickoff: Jeremiah Owyang (3 min)
-Welcome Remarks: SAP (5min)
-10 AI startup pitches
-Group photo by Erick Davidson (1 min)
-Return to demo floors, networking


8:30pm:
Event concludes

​Meet 10 AI Startups: Pitch and Demo Tables

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​Startup Pitch Emcee: Chris Yeh, coauthor of Blitzscaling and Founding Partner of Blitzscaling Ventures

​AI Startups to Pitch and Demo:

1. ​Alfa: AI prospecting that gets you introduced

2. ​Chomp: Human judgment data for people and agents

3. ​Eloquent AI: Show it once. Automate it forever

4. ​Entrapeer: AI strategy intelligence platform

5. ​Fluix: Autonomous AI unlocking power for Data Centers

6. ​Greta: Digital patient advocate for the exam room

7. ​Mainwave: Lorem Ipsum (J2 Ventures)

8. ​Satlyt: Control plane for virtual AI orbital datacenters (Antler)

9. ​Thread: Forward-deployed agents that get merchants live (500 Global)

10. ​Thruline: AI-native ERP platform for heavy manufacturing

11. ​OPEN Demo Slot: Apply to demo

​Meet the SAP team at their table
Apply to demo at future events

​Appeared in Forbes. The Atlantic, AdWeek, Techcrunch, and TED AI.

Startups can apply to be featured on the demo floor, applications will be considered for the multiple future events that are being planned. Minimum of 3/10 demo slots reserved for women founders, last few events were at parity.

​About Llama Lounge: The AI Startup Event Series

​Since April 2023. We feature lightning talks from leading CEOs, government leaders, and industry thought leaders—alongside 10 AI startup pitches and a demo floor for personal demos and relationship-building with AI founders, investors, and corporate AI leaders. The event has been hosted at: Google, AWS, Microsoft, Zoom, GenLab, Stanford, SAP, Canopy, Capgemini, Hanahaus, and birthed at Sunset Squares.

- Watch 1-min drone video of Llama Lounge
- See photos and posts of prior events.
- Logo by Sightbox
- Mentioned in Forbes. The Atlantic, AdWeek, and Techcrunch
- A signature conch audio call signals event kickoff
- Group photos by ErickD
- No relation to Meta.
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​VCs and Investors Registered for This Event:

1. ​Blitzscaling Ventures

2. ​2468 Ventures

3. ​Abyro Capital

4. ​Agate Hound Fund

5. ​Alumni Ventures

6. ​Angel Hub Ventures

7. ​Astra Ventures

8. ​Autotech Ventures

9. ​Band of Angels

10. ​Blitzscaling Ventures

11. ​Bosch Ventures

12. ​Converge VC

13. ​Cota Capital

14. ​ENEOS Innovation Partners

15. ​Entrepreneurs First

16. ​Esalen Ventures

17. ​Exposition Ventures

18. ​Five Mounts Capital

19. ​Future Energy Ventures

20. ​G2C Ventures

21. ​Galaxy Ventures

22. ​Ganas VC

23. ​Grayscale Ventures

24. ​Great Filter Ventures

25. ​Icon Ventures

26. ​Iolar Ventures

27. ​IOVC

28. ​Jolly VC

29. ​Maxitech

30. ​MIT Angels

31. ​N2N Capital

32. ​N47

33. ​Navis Capital LLC

34. ​NFX

35. ​Orange Collective

36. ​Outpost Capital

37. ​Pitlane VC

38. ​PodiumVC

39. ​Precursor Ventures

40. ​Presidio Ventures

41. ​Samsung NEXT Ventures

42. ​Sand Hill Angels

43. ​Sony Ventures

44. ​Starlite VC

45. ​SV Venture Group

46. ​TechLAB Innovation Center

47. ​UpScaleX

48. ​Venrock

49. ​Year Zero

50. ​YZi Labs

51. ​Z Venture Capital

52. ​More to come

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​Corporate AI Leaders, who Partner with AI Startups, Registered for This Event:

1. ​SAP: Multiple roles and leaders

2. ​Adobe: AI TA Lead from Corporate

3. ​Amazon: Applied Scientist

4. ​Amazon: General Manager

5. ​Amazon Web Services (AWS): Engineer

6. ​Apple: AI Engineer

7. ​Apple: Corporate AI Leader

8. ​Apple: Founder, Corporate

9. ​Apple: Sr Program Manager

10. ​BlackDuck: Principal Enterprise Architect

11. ​Booz Allen Hamilton: Generative AI Engineer Lead

12. ​ByteDance: Partnerships and Solutions

13. ​Coupa: Product Manager

14. ​Deloitte: Manager

15. ​Denso: Director

16. ​Google: AI Leader

17. ​Google: Global Leader

18. ​Google: Sr Consultant

19. ​Google: Sr Engineer

20. ​Google: SWE AI

21. ​Google: TPM

22. ​Google Cloud: Partnerships

23. ​HarperCollins: Sr Manager, Solutions

24. ​Hyundai Motor Co: Sr Manager

25. ​IBM: Product Executive

26. ​Intuit: Engineer

27. ​Intuit: Principal

28. ​Intuit: Product Manager

29. ​JLL: Director of AI & Innovation

30. ​KDDI: Investor

31. ​Koito Manufacturing: Innovation Manager

32. ​LinkedIn: Sr. AI Engineer

33. ​Maersk: Sr. Manager, Strategic Transformation

34. ​Marubeni America Corporation: Assistant General Manager, Silicon Valley Branch

35. ​Mazda Motor Corporation: Innovation & New Ventures

36. ​Microsoft: Founder

37. ​Microsoft: Principal

38. ​Microsoft: Software Engineer

39. ​Mitsubishi HC Capital America: Vice President

40. ​Mitsubishi Research Institute: Senior Manager

41. ​NAVER: CVC Leader

42. ​Nvidia: AI Analysis and Intelligence Lead Builder

43. ​Oracle: Architect

44. ​Oracle: Lead Principal Engineer

45. ​Oracle: Senior MTS

46. ​Oracle: Sr. Principal Engineer

47. ​PayPal: Corporate AI Leader

48. ​RingCentral: Head of Ventures and M&A

49. ​RingCentral: VP of AI Product

50. ​SAP: Global VP

51. ​SAP: Multiple roles and leaders

52. ​SAP: VP, Product Marketing

53. ​Samsung: Head of Conversational AI Developer Relations

54. ​Samsung: Sr Staff Research

55. ​Schaeffler: Head of Open Innovation

56. ​ServiceNow: Senior Principal AI Architect

57. ​Snowflake: Head of Startups, North America

58. ​Tech Mahindra: CTO - TME

59. ​Tesla: Sr Manager Software Engineering

60. ​Tesla: Sr SWE

61. ​Toyota InfoTech Labs: Researcher, AI and Cyber for Autonomous Mobility

62. ​Verizon: Director, Edge and AI Innovation Lab

63. ​ViaPath Technologies: SVP Tablets and Hardware

64. ​Volkswagen: Open Innovation and Product Lead, AI Initiatives

65. ​Walmart: Product Manager

66. ​Walmart: Sr Data Scientist

67. ​Wells Fargo: Product Manager

68. ​Zoominfo: Enterprise AI Architect

69. ​More to come

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​Above: Llama Lounge attendees by role, Spring 2026.

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​Above: Llama Lounge 25 at Stanford

​Above: Llama Lounge 24 at Google

​Above: Llama Lounge 23 Hackathon at Snowflake

​Above: Llama Lounge 22 at AWS

​Above: Llama Lounge 21 with Capgemini with Techcrunch Disrupt

​Above: Llama Lounge 20 with Swisscom

​Above Photo: Llama Lounge 19 at SAP Palo Alto

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​Above Photo: Llama Lounge 17 at Stanford

​Above: Llama Lounge 16 at AWS in SF

​Above: Llama Lounge 15 at GenLab with Disrupt in SF

​Above: Llama Lounge 14 at SAP in SF

​Above: Llama Lounge 13 at Capgemini in SF

​Above: Llama Lounge 12 at CANOPY in SF

​Above: Llama Lounge 11 at AWS in SF

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​Above: Llama Lounge 9 at Capgemini in SF

​Above: Llama Lounge 8 at GenLab in SF

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