🔥AI x Venture: NYC Founders & Investors Mixer

A curated, high-signal salon for founders & investors who want REAL conversations — not another noisy tech event.

This private gathering brings together AI founders, early-stage investors, cross-border entrepreneurs, and innovation leaders to discuss what actually matters in 2025:

🌍 What You’ll Learn

• Where AI is really creating value in 2025

• How early-stage teams can raise in a tougher market

• Cross-border strategy (China ↔ US ↔ APAC)

• Practical GTM frameworks for AI products

🗓Agenda Highlights

2:00 – 2:40 PM | Arrival & Networking

Check-in and informal conversations with founders, investors, and operators.

2:40 – 3:30 PM | Opening & Keynotes

Opening remarks, followed by short keynote perspectives from operators and builders.

3:30 – 4:20 PM | Panel Discussion

A moderated panel on what actually matters in applied AI in 2025/2026, including:

Where AI is creating real value today
Why adoption is still hard in regulated and enterprise settings
What defensibility looks like beyond models
How founders should think about GTM and scale

4:20 – 5:30 PM | Rooftop Networking

Open networking, and deeper conversations with speakers and attendees.

👥Who Should Join

This event is designed for those who benefit most from real strategic conversations:

• AI SaaS Infra founders (Pre-seed → Series A)

• VC / CVC investors & family offices

• NYC-based tech operators, PMs, engineers

• Cross-border founders expanding into the US

🎤Featured Speakers

Leaders from top AI companies, academia, and global tech firms:

• Lawrence Xu — CEO, TrustAI

• Jesse Qin — Sr. Member of Technical Staff, at Kamiwaza AI

• Chuyi (Elsie) Wang — Founder, SentiEdge | Partner, Hibee

• Ziqi Wang — Founder & CEO, Biuty AI

• Chris Li— Head of Partnerships, Yotta Labs

• Yiye Zhang — Assistant Professor, Weill Cornell Medicine

• Chansam Kim — Co-Founder, SAIL

Rooftop view of the event venue:

AI x Venture NYC Founders & Investors Mixer