NYC + SF AI Event Network Students / Developers + Funded Founders Daily Event Curation

Curated AI events in NYC and SF.

For Students, Developers, and Funded Founders

I run two calibrated tracks: Students / Developers and Funded Founders. We host high-quality hackathons, founder dinners, and premium PMF conversations in NYC and SF.

2 Cities
2 Tracks
4M+ PMF Dinner Baseline
Daily Frequency

Design Principles

Built like a real team: curation, context, and execution discipline.

01

Room Quality First

Attendee quality beats vanity metrics. The right room creates compounding outcomes.

02

Context by Track

Students/developers and funded founders get separate, purpose-built experiences.

03

Operator-Led Formats

Events are run with production-level planning, not community chaos.

04

Real Follow-Through

Dinners, intros, and post-event workflows are built to move relationships forward.

Mission

From discovery to PMF: events that match founder stage and technical depth.

We blend flagship hackathons with intimate founder rooms. Early builders get momentum, while funded teams get high-context peer networks and PMF-level strategy conversations.

See founder dinner formats
NYC + SF Core operating cities
Hackathons Student/developer growth engine
Founder Dinners YC, Speedrun, Techstars communities
PMF Room Typically $4M+ raised founders

About James Steinberg

AI researcher, serial entrepreneur, and host of high-signal builder rooms.

Background, operator context, and founder outcomes are documented below. These references explain why these events are run with a tighter standard than generic meetups.

Two Tracks

One network, two intentionally different experiences.

Developer systems session with technical audience

Students / Developers

Execution-heavy programs for technical builders shipping projects and meeting mentors.

  • Hackathons with clear build milestones
  • Hands-on workshops and technical talks
  • Demo-focused events with real feedback loops
Founder dinner with operators in a private setting

Funded Founders

Private founder rooms optimized for tactical growth and high-trust relationship building.

  • Curated dinners across NYC and SF
  • Operator and investor-adjacent conversation
  • Selective PMF conversations and peer exchange

Event Formats

Programmed with card-level precision and strong attendance intent.

VB Transform 2026
JUL 14 SF

VB Transform 2026

VB Transform 2026 for the SF builder network with curated in-person attendance.

Students / Developers In Person
Legal Tech Meetup with Vibe Space and Jumpstart
JUL 14 NYC

Legal Tech Meetup with Vibe Space and Jumpstart

Legal Tech Meetup with Vibe Space and Jumpstart for the NYC builder network with curated in-person attendance.

Students / Developers In Person
[NoMad] Researchers Only
JUL 14 NYC

[NoMad] Researchers Only

[NoMad] Researchers Only for the NYC builder network with curated in-person attendance.

Students / Developers In Person
Apollo Meetup NYC: Real GTM Insights, Connections & Live AI Builds
JUL 14 NYC

Apollo Meetup NYC: Real GTM Insights, Connections & Live AI Builds

Apollo Meetup NYC: Real GTM Insights, Connections & Live AI Builds for the NYC builder network with curated in-person attendance.

Students / Developers In Person
IGC Pharma Private Investor Briefing - NYC
JUL 14 NYC

IGC Pharma Private Investor Briefing - NYC

IGC Pharma Private Investor Briefing - NYC for the NYC builder network with curated in-person attendance.

Funded Founders In Person
Build with AI Meetup
JUL 14 NYC

Build with AI Meetup

Build with AI Meetup for the NYC builder network with curated in-person attendance.

Students / Developers In Person
A Case for Boring AI Companies
JUL 14 SF

A Case for Boring AI Companies

A Case for Boring AI Companies for the SF builder network with curated in-person attendance.

Students / Developers In Person
AI & Tech Networking in Palo Alto
JUL 14 SF

AI & Tech Networking in Palo Alto

AI & Tech Networking in Palo Alto for the SF builder network with curated in-person attendance.

Students / Developers In Person
Applied Frontier #1: Loop Engineering | Frontier Labs
JUL 14 SF

Applied Frontier #1: Loop Engineering | Frontier Labs

Applied Frontier #1: Loop Engineering | Frontier Labs for the SF builder network with curated in-person attendance.

Students / Developers In Person
EchoHer Vibe Coding #3 Multi-Agent AI Workshop (In Person & Virtual)
JUL 14 SF

EchoHer Vibe Coding #3 Multi-Agent AI Workshop (In Person & Virtual)

EchoHer Vibe Coding #3 Multi-Agent AI Workshop (In Person & Virtual) for the SF builder network with curated in-person attendance.

Students / Developers In Person
Jordan Innovation Day
JUL 14 SF

Jordan Innovation Day

Jordan Innovation Day for the SF builder network with curated in-person attendance.

Students / Developers In Person
Techo Whimzy: AI Experiments with Safinaz Elhadary
JUL 14 SF

Techo Whimzy: AI Experiments with Safinaz Elhadary

Techo Whimzy: AI Experiments with Safinaz Elhadary for the SF builder network with curated in-person attendance.

Students / Developers In Person
Agent Data Demo Night: Live Web Data, Memory, Identity & Actions
JUL 14 SF

Agent Data Demo Night: Live Web Data, Memory, Identity & Actions

Agent Data Demo Night: Live Web Data, Memory, Identity & Actions for the SF builder network with curated in-person attendance.

Students / Developers In Person
AI Infra Sellers Meetup #4
JUL 14 SF

AI Infra Sellers Meetup #4

AI Infra Sellers Meetup #4 for the SF builder network with curated in-person attendance.

Students / Developers In Person
Rethinking Token Economics: A Conversation with Deedy Das (Menlo Ventures) & Shashank Goyal (OpenRouter)
JUL 14 SF

Rethinking Token Economics: A Conversation with Deedy Das (Menlo Ventures) & Shashank Goyal (OpenRouter)

Rethinking Token Economics: A Conversation with Deedy Das (Menlo Ventures) & Shashank Goyal (OpenRouter) for the SF builder network with curated in-person attendance.

Students / Developers In Person
SF Finance Leaders Dinner w/ Rillet
JUL 14 SF

SF Finance Leaders Dinner w/ Rillet

SF Finance Leaders Dinner w/ Rillet for the SF builder network with curated in-person attendance.

Funded Founders In Person
The Next Big AI Wave - Business Tsunami
JUL 14 SF

The Next Big AI Wave - Business Tsunami

The Next Big AI Wave - Business Tsunami for the SF builder network with curated in-person attendance.

Students / Developers In Person
AI Tech Founders, Investors & Pitch Night by AstraTech I SAN FRANCISCO
JUL 14 SF

AI Tech Founders, Investors & Pitch Night by AstraTech I SAN FRANCISCO

AI Tech Founders, Investors & Pitch Night by AstraTech I SAN FRANCISCO for the SF builder network with curated in-person attendance.

Funded Founders In Person
AI Tech & Startup Night — San Francisco
JUL 14 SF

AI Tech & Startup Night — San Francisco

AI Tech & Startup Night — San Francisco for the SF builder network with curated in-person attendance.

Students / Developers In Person
Building the AI-Native Enterprise Frontend
JUL 14 SF

Building the AI-Native Enterprise Frontend

Building the AI-Native Enterprise Frontend for the SF builder network with curated in-person attendance.

Students / Developers In Person
ISC2 Silicon Valley - July 2026 Chapter Meeting
JUL 14 SF

ISC2 Silicon Valley - July 2026 Chapter Meeting

ISC2 Silicon Valley - July 2026 Chapter Meeting for the SF builder network with curated in-person attendance.

Students / Developers In Person
NORDIC FOUNDERS NIGHT 📍SF
JUL 14 SF

NORDIC FOUNDERS NIGHT 📍SF

NORDIC FOUNDERS NIGHT 📍SF for the SF builder network with curated in-person attendance.

Funded Founders In Person
Show & Tell: AI for GTM with Baseten, Cognition, Samsara, Notion, Assembled, and Browserbase
JUL 14 SF

Show & Tell: AI for GTM with Baseten, Cognition, Samsara, Notion, Assembled, and Browserbase

Show & Tell: AI for GTM with Baseten, Cognition, Samsara, Notion, Assembled, and Browserbase for the SF builder network with curated in-person attendance.

Students / Developers In Person
third wave of philanthropy - dinner
JUL 14 SF

third wave of philanthropy - dinner

third wave of philanthropy - dinner for the SF builder network with curated in-person attendance.

Funded Founders In Person

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Founder Dinner Series

Funded Founder Rooms

We host intimate dinners across NYC and SF with founders from ecosystems like Y Combinator, Speedrun, and Techstars.

PMF Track

Product-Market-Fit Dinner

More selective than standard founder dinners, this room is generally reserved for teams that have raised $4M+ and are beginning to show PMF.

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