AI+X Founder Coffee @Kendall Square | MIT & Harvard Affiliated
20 early-stage founders. Coffee, pastries, and real conversations.
（from our last AI+X founder dinner)
A sit-down afternoon at Triangle Coffee Bar for MIT- and Harvard-affiliated founders building across AI, biotech, robotics, climate, fintech, quantum, and beyond.
Meet fellow founders navigating the early stages of company building. Compare notes, share what you’re figuring out, and get to know the people behind the companies over coffee, tea, and a selection of fine pastries.
Everyone gets an introduction
Each founder has 120 seconds to share:
What you’re building
Where your company is today
One thing you’re figuring out right now
Then settle into small-table conversations, with a change of seats midway so you can meet more of the room.
No slides or formal pitches—just time to connect with other founders and find people you’d like to keep talking to.
Who it’s for
Founders and co-founders with an MIT or Harvard affiliation, actively building a pre-seed, seed, or similarly early-stage bootstrapped company.
Please describe your university affiliation and share a supporting profile or link when applying. All three criteria—founder status, company stage, and MIT or Harvard affiliation—are required.
The afternoon
2:00 PM — Coffee, pastries & arrival conversations
2:15 PM — Welcome & 60-second founder introductions
2:40 PM — Small-table conversations
3:10 PM — Change seats & continue the conversation
3:45 PM — Follow-ups & final introductions
4:00 PM — Close
Join the table
20 seats · One founder per company · Approval required
Tell us what you’re building, a challenge you’re working through, and a perspective you could share with another founder. We’ll curate the group for complementary experience and interests.
Tuesday, February 23, 2027 · 2:00–4:00 PM
Triangle Coffee Bar · 238 Main Street, Cambridge
Hosted by BlendED’s AI+X Global Talent Community.