AI 2026 by Eragon & Corgi
An Evening To Explore Where The World Is Heading
Guest Entry: Guest should enter through the West Entrance, via Thrive City. This is accessible from the corner of 3rd Street and Warriors Way or 3rd Street and 16th Street.
Please arrive between 4:30 and 5PM.
Entrance will only be granted with Luma QR code. Please make sure any +1's have signed up.
Vinod Khosla & Sandhya Venkatachalam
Where Is AI Taking Us?
Josh Sirota & Shuo Wang (Deel)
The $17 Billion Pivot
Sam Lessin (Slow Ventures) & Nikunj Kothari (FPV)
The State of Seed Capital
Jared Friedman (YC) & Immad Akhund (Mercury)
Cathy Di, Co-Founder & CEO of Dedalus Labs (YC S25) + Max Altman, GP @ Saga Ventures
The Future of Agriculture, Productivity, and Agents:
Charlie Wu, Thiel Fellow & Founder of Orchard
Arlan, Founder of Nozomio (YC S25)
Austin Petersmith, Founder of Howie, the world’s leading AI personal secretary
Allen Wang, Founder of Ditto, b
Moderated by the wonderful Camille Ricketts, XYZ Ventures
[Invite Only] Shoot free throws thanks to J.P. Morgan & hang at the Mercury Lounge
And some surprises from some very special guests!
A Note From Josh & Nico
Spend an evening with us and a few hundred friends at one of the world’s most iconic arenas.
Together we'll explore the future of agriculture, humanoids, and enterprise AI. Then we'll head courtside to shoot free throws together.
We’re incredibly grateful to be surrounded by people pursuing their wildest ambitions and changing the world.
We hope you enjoy what we have in store.
- Nico Laqua & Josh Sirota
If You Are Bringing Your Team Please Kindly Let Us Know As We Are Doing Our Best To Accommodate All!
Event is limited to 800 attendees.
To our friends in the press please reach out to: [email protected]
Special Thanks To:
Mercury - With banking, credit cards, and financial software, Mercury helps more than 200K ambitious companies build great things.
J.P. Morgan Startup Banking provides streamlined financial solutions and expert guidance to support your startup from seed to IPO and beyond.
If you have any questions, contact [email protected].
Alumni Ventures - One of the world’s most active VC firms, with 1,600+ portfolio companies across sectors and stages, including Eragon and Corgi.
Ellis - Premier immigration services that ensure your international hires arrive on-time, remain in compliance, and feel valued from Day 1.
Fondo.com (YC W18) - Accounting on autopilot for 1,000+ startups. Get your bookkeeping done, taxes filed, and up to $500k back from the IRS.
Dedalus Labs (YC S25) - Connect any LLM to any MCP tools and create complex agents in minutes.