AI Demo Night with Lava, Finix, Finch, OCHO, and Harlem Capital
AI Demo Night with Lava x The AI Collective
Building an AI product is hard. Pricing it, launching it, and getting real feedback is even harder. We’re creating a space for founders and early builders to experiment, share, and learn together. We'll also be joined by investors the likes of Harlem Capital, Westbound, and more to offer a VC's perspective.
Who Should Attend
AI engineers, founders, and early-stage builders. Whether you’re figuring out how to price your product, validate your ideas, or just want to hear how others are approaching the AI startup journey—this is the room for you.
What to Expect
We'll start with a fireside chat with founders from the likes of Finch API to share their stories of what worked, what didn't, and what they wished they knew when starting out. Hear directly from builders who have scaled products, raised capital, and navigated the messy early stages of company-building and pricing strategy.
Afterwards, we'll dive into the Community Show + Tell, where we invite you to share what you’re working on, ask for feedback, and support others on the same path. If you're interested in presenting, please RSVP here by Friday, 9/19: https://lavapayments.typeform.com/to/U0TMHLLY.
Light food and refreshments will be provided - we look forward to meeting you soon!
Agenda:
5:30 - 6:00 pm | Check-in, refreshments
6:00 - 7:00 pm | Founder Panel
Richie Serna: CEO and Co-founder, Finix
Jeremy Zhang: CEO and Co-founder, Finch API
James Gutierrez: CEO and Co-founder, Ocho and formerly Oportun (NASDAQ: OPRT)
Brandon Bryant: Partner and Cofounder, Harlem Capital
7:00 - 8:00 pm | Community Show + Tell (TBA)
Sign up here by Friday, 9/19: https://lavapayments.typeform.com/to/U0TMHLLY.
8:00 - 8:30 pm | Refreshments, networking
About Lava
Lava makes it effortless to build and monetize AI. Use a single API to access and pay for all your LLM and app-layer AI service providers while seamlessly tracking usage, issuing credits, and getting paid. We handle the model switching and payments complexity so you can stay focused on what matters most - building and scaling your business. If you’re interested in experimenting with pricing and moving fast, Lava is the partner for you. Visit lavapayments.com to learn more.
About The AI Collective
The AI Collective is a global non-profit community uniting 70,000+ pioneers – founders, researchers, operators, and investors – exploring the frontier of AI in major tech hubs worldwide. Through events, workshops, and community-led research, we empower the AI ecosystem to collaboratively steer AI’s future toward trust, openness, and human flourishing.