SuperAI Happy Hour: AI at the Crossroads by Stripe & Linkloud
Join Stripe, Exa, Clink, Cognition AI, Funda AI and leading AI founders in Singapore for a high-signal happy hour on the eve of SuperAI. We’ll explore how AI companies scale across Southeast Asia, Japan, and the U.S., and what changes as agents move from demos into production.
As the global AI community arrives in Singapore, this event will explore two major collisions shaping the next chapter of AI: the collision of markets, and the collision of SaaS paradigms.
We’ll explore how AI is being built and scaled across Southeast Asia, Japan, and the United States — what travels globally, what stays local, and where the next generation of AI companies may emerge.
We’ll also dive into the agent era, and why software, infrastructure, workflows, and interfaces may need to be reimagined as AI agents move from demos into real-world production.
Expect two focused panels, thoughtful conversations, light food and beverages, and a room full of founders and builders building, backing, and exploring the future of AI.
💡 What You’ll Leave With:
A sharper view of how AI companies are being built and scaled across Southeast Asia, Japan, and the U.S.
Practical insights into what changes when massive agents move from demos to real production use cases.
A clearer understanding of why software, infrastructure, and workflows may need to be rebuilt for the agent era.
Fresh perspectives from founders, builders, and operators working across different AI markets.
The floor is yours. Come ready to ask sharp questions, challenge assumptions, and contribute meaningful perspectives to the conversation.
🗓 Agenda:
6:00 PM: Check-in, Grab a Drink & Mingle
6:30 PM: Opening Remarks by Linkloud
6:40 PM: Welcome Remarks by Stripe
6:50 PM: Panel 1: Where AI Meets Global Markets
7:30 PM: Panel 2: Rebuilding Software and Infra for the Agent Era
8:10 PM: Social Networking, Light Food & Beverages
🎙️ Panel 1: Where AI Meets Global Markets
Melina Lee, Head of Sales, Greater China, Stripe
Yujia Zhao, Co-founder, Funda.ai
Leonie Xu, Co-founder, SmallWOD
Nigel Quah, Principal, Argor Capital Management
🎙️ Panel 2: Rebuilding Software and Infra for the Agent Era
Shef Wang, Asia Lead, Exa.ai
Patrick Wu, CEO & Founder, Clink
Nathan Wangliao, Head of Business Operations APAC, Cognition.ai
Jun Wei Tan, Principal, Square Peg VC
Who Should Attend: Whether you are a founder scaling across markets, a builder rethinking the software stack, or an operator looking to understand where AI is heading next, join us for a high-signal evening before SuperAI begins.
(Note: To keep the room high-signal, RSVP requires answering several questions. We review all applications.)
About Stripe
Stripe's mission is to increase the GDP of the internet.
Stripe is a technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet. Businesses of every size – from new startups to public companies – use Stripe's software to accept payments and manage their businesses online. Learn more at https://www.stripe.com/.
About Linkloud
Linkloud is an innovative worldwide community that connects Asian founders and entrepreneurs in AI. We provide a variety of support and services for them in gaining a comprehensive understanding of overseas business and breaking into local markets.
Through continuous local founder-oriented meetups, professional services including Growth & Marketing Workshops, Business Acceleration Programs, and bespoke consulting services, we aim to become the trusted copilot for go-global companies, empowering their journey of global expansion.
We have monthly local founder and builder meetups, and a strong online community with more than 5,000 founders and builders.
About Exa
Exa is an SF-based AI lab building the search engine for AI agents. Backed by $300M+ from a16z, Benchmark, and NVIDIA, Exa powers 5,000+ enterprises (including Cursor and Databricks) and a developer community of 400k+.Learn more at exa.ai.
About Clink
Clink is the payment infrastructure layer purpose-built for the agentic commerce era. Backed by Baidu Ventures and Celtic, and a Visa Agentic Commerce protocol partner across APAC, Clink provides Merchant of Record, smart routing, billing, and orchestration designed for AI agents rather than retrofitted from human checkout flows. Learn more at clinkbill.com.
About Xnode
XNode is the leading Asia-Pacific open innovation platform dedicated to tech entrepreneurship and industrial upgrading. Through EnterpriseSG's GIA programme, XNode delivers cross-border acceleration to China.