​Presented By Kyosuke Togami · Co-hosted by MindPal

​About Kyosuke
Kyosuke Togami is a community builder and partner at Transpose Platform, an early-stage VC firm based in New York. He's the founder of MELT — a curated event series that has brought together hundreds of founders and investors across SF, NYC,and Tokyo — and publishes a weekly Substack covering Bay Area tech events.

​[This event will be led by MindPal]

Partners in the past

• ​​Sheppard Mullin - The largest law firm

• ​J.P. Morgan - The largest global bank

• ​​NECX - Tech Giant in Japan $20B ARR

• ​​Minerva University - The hardest university to get into

• ​​Y Combinator – Pylon, Parsana AI

• ​​Treasure Data - Raised $288m, $200m ARR

​Who's in the room 5–20 founders only. Pre-seed to Series A. Past attendees have come from Y Combinator, 500 Startups, and founder communities across the globe.

​This event is strictly for founders, CEOs, and C-level executives.

​AGENDA

• ​4:00 PM – 4:30 PM · Free networking — arrive, settle in, meet people

• ​4:30 PM – 5:00 PM · Official start — 2-3 minute founder rounds:

  • ​Startup in one sentence

  • ​ICP in one sentence

  • ​GTM in one or two sentences

  • ​Biggest bottleneck right now — 15 seconds

  • ​Then: candid advice from the room

• ​5:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Open networking

• ​Optionally

  • ​2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Optional: Content session (reach out to Chris if interested)

​​👫This Founders Gatherings will be led by MindPal

​MindPal.co builds AI workflow automation for manufacturing companies — covering product configuration, quoting, recruitment and customer-facing automation. Today's gathering is hosted on the ground in San Francisco by MindPal's CEO - Chris Parjaszewski.

​What is this?​

​Building a startup in San Francisco isn't just about the idea — it's about the people around you. That's why we created a space where founders can connect, share insights, and find real opportunities — whether that's a co-founder, an investor, a client, or simply someone who gets it.

​This isn't a typical networking event. It's an intimate gathering designed for real, in-depth conversations. Expect fresh perspectives, honest advice, and a community that genuinely wants to see you win.

​This event is strictly for founders, CEOs, and C-level executives.

​Our attendees range from pre-seed to Series A, with past participants from Y Combinator, 500 Startups, and founder communities across the globe.

​​* Please note that if you register but are unable to attend without notifying us in advance, we may not be able to extend future invitations to you. Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated.

​”Previous Founders Squad”

​​☞ Founder @ TheAgentic

​​Stage: Series A
Industry: AI
TheAgentic is an LLM purpose-built for agentic reasoning and workflows
💎 Founder of 4 tech companies, with two successful exits totaling more than USD 600M.

​​☞ Venture Builder @ Endurance Companies

​​Stage: Idea levels
Industry: Fintech, Healthtech, Insurtech, Web3, B2B, SaaS
💎 We are a Family Office that builds companies with a track record of major exits ($2B IPO and $650M sale).

​​☞ CEO @ Salesmotion

​​Stage: Bootstrapped
Industry: SaaS
Account intelligence for sales
💎 Achieved 6-figure ARR in 6 months with 2 people.

​​☞ Founder & CEO @ SocraticsAI

​​Stage: Seed
Industry: Fintech, AI
AI-first automation platform for private capital markets
💎 Executed $8B of M&A, raised $70M+ in venture capital.

​​☞ CEO @ ZapTrack

​​Stage: Pre-seed
Industry: AI
AI/robotics startup for farm automation
💎 Cincinnati Business Achievement Awardee.

​​☞ Founder @ 7tea1

​​Stage: Pre-seed
Industry: B2B, SaaS
Yet another social scheduler
💎 Antler Alum, raised $12M, and taken a company to >$1.2M ARR.

​​☞ CEO & Founder @ Catch Up

​​Stage: Pre-seed
Industry: B2B, SaaS, AI
Autonomous Employee Performance Manager

​​☞ Founder @ Beluga

​​Stage: Pre-seed
Industry: AI, Edtech, B2B
An AI coding navigator for next-gen coders, with code 100% generated by AI

​​☞ CEO @ Iicsr

​​Stage: Seed
Industry: Edtech, Climate Tech
Edtech focused on climate change

​​☞ CEO & Founder @ ManufactureAI

​​Stage: Pre-seed
Industry: B2B, SaaS, AI
Gen AI development tools for hardware

​​☞ CEO & Co-founder @ Monea

​​Stage: Pre-seed, Idea levels
Industry: Web3, B2B
The protocol for application-specific blockchains

​​☞ Chief Creative @ Brora LLC

​​Stage: Bootstrapped
Industry: Adtech
Copywriting, content strategy, and marketing leadership for startups.

​​☞ Founder & CEO @ Stealth

​​Stage: Pre-seed
Industry: SaaS, B2B
AI-powered automated root cause analysis for software product issues

​​☞ CEO @ Omnisearch

​​Stage: Seed
Industry: AI
Search for multimedia content

​​☞ Founder @ Zinc Technologies

​​Stage: Pre-seed
Industry: AI, B2B, SaaS
AI toolbot for business analytics and insights discovery.

​Please DM me "Team" on 👉 LinkedIn.

​Registration & Privacy

​By registering, you understand that participation is at your own discretion and hosts cannot be held liable for any incidents during the event. Your personal information will be used solely for event management and related communications, and will not be shared with third parties except where required by law.

​If you can't make it, please let us know in advance — no-shows without notice may affect future invitations.

​We look forward to seeing you there.