AI Founders Unplugged
As the Lunar New Year begins in Singapore, it’s a natural moment to pause, reflect, and reset. For founders building across borders, it’s also a time to rethink what the next phase of global growth should actually look like.
An intimate evening of honest conversations, shared learnings, and real stories from people building AI companies across borders. This is a space to speak openly about what it truly takes to scale globally, beyond decks, buzzwords, and polished narratives.
Join us in Singapore for AI Founders Unplugged, a thoughtfully curated gathering by GTM Unbound alongside Paddle, Efficient Capital Lab and investors come together to exchange real growth stories, explore practical go-to-market, capital and learn from journeys that are still very much in progress.
Whether you're:
Refining your GTM motion
Scaling on AI infrastructure
Expanding internationally
Exploring non-dilutive and alternative capital
Building global-ready revenue and payments stacks
…this room is for you.
This edition goes deep into capital efficiency, revenue infrastructure, and cross-border GTM, with real operator insights from leaders building and backing businesses globally.
🗓️ Date: Feb 18, 2026
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM PDT onwards
📍 Location: Singapore
Hosted by:
Aditi Aggarwal: Founder, GTM Unbound | Market Advisory Board at Paddle
Special Guests from Efficient Capital Labs and Paddle
What’s on the agenda?
Expect candid, founder-first conversations on:
• Non-dilutive capital - Extending runway without giving up equity
• Capital strategy for AI - When, how, and why to use alternative funding
• Cross-border GTM - Scaling across Southeast Asia, India, and global markets
• Revenue & payments - Simplifying global billing, compliance, and monetization
• Enterprise & fintech AI insights - What operators and investors look for at scale
Please register using your official work email (no Gmail/personal addresses) to be considered for approval.
Who Should Join
A curated gathering for:
• B2B AI founders (Seed to Series B+)
• Founders preparing for global expansion
• Investors
About Efficient Capital Labs
Efficient Capital Labs (ECL) provides flexible, founder-friendly capital for global SaaS companies. Whether you're growing in the U.S., entering new markets, or fueling your next GTM push, ECL helps you unlock non-dilutive growth capital, on your terms.
🔗 www.ecaplabs.com/
About Paddle
Paddle is the all-in-one revenue platform built for SaaS growth. From payments and billing to tax compliance and subscription management, Paddle simplifies global expansion for software businesses. By eliminating operational headaches, Paddle empowers SaaS founders to maximize revenue, reduce churn, and scale faster across international markets.
🔗 https://www.paddle.com/
About GTM Unbound
At GTM Unbound, we help SaaS and AI startups scale internationally through strategic partnerships, structured market entry frameworks, and deep ecosystem engagement. Our network of founders, investors, and operators unlocks the playbook for fundraising, market expansion, and GTM execution, especially across the US-India tech corridor.
Why You Shouldn’t Miss It
Because the next generation of AI winners will be built by founders who scale globally, fund intelligently, design strong revenue infrastructure, and execute GTM with precision.
This room is where those conversations happen.