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Founders gathered in the lounge at a Friday edition of Founders Gatherings — Edition #130 · Financial District, SF

The Friday wall

Edition #131 · this Friday

One tile for every Friday we've gathered. The streak, filled in

130+

Editions held

3+ yrs

Every single week

5-20

Founders per room

SF

Financial District

Past partners

J.P. Morgan
Sheppard Mullin
NECX
Treasure Data
Minerva University
Y Combinator

Attendees have come from Y Combinator, 500 Startups and founder communities around the world

Section 04 · Guests who've joined us

Founders and operators who came by, shared real numbers and took questions

Paul Shaburov - guest speaker

Paul Shaburov

Founder, GlamAI - AI photo & video app: 16M downloads, 2M MAUs

Nicole Retter - guest speaker

Nicole Retter

Founder, PAM - AI family assistant used by 25,000 families

Abhinav Gupta - guest speaker

Abhinav Gupta

Partner, Riceberg VC - early-stage investor backing global founders

Joyce Mo - guest speaker

Joyce Mo

Partner, Riceberg VC - early-stage investor backing global founders

Bibhrajit Halder - guest speaker

Bibhrajit Halder

CEO, SafeAI - pioneering AI-powered autonomous systems for heavy industries

Aleh Manchuliantsau - guest speaker

Aleh Manchuliantsau

7× founder, Planetarians & Dynamic Resonance - $10M+ raised, 10 patents, Techstars & SOSV alum

Chenxi Wang PhD - guest speaker

Chenxi Wang PhD

VC Investor, Rain Capital

Section 05 · Meet the hosts

Nine people have hosted at least one Friday

Host 01

Kyosuke Togami - host

Kyosuke Togami

[one-line role]

Host 02

Chris Parjaszewski - host

Chris Parjaszewski

[one-line role]

Host 03

Anna Augustowska - host

Anna Augustowska

[one-line role]

Host 04

Dathan Guiley - host

Dathan Guiley

[one-line role]

Host 05

James Jacobs - host

James Jacobs

[one-line role]

Host 06

Lucas Sojka - host

Lucas Sojka

[one-line role]

Host 07

Danish Mir - host

Danish Mir

[one-line role]

Host 08

Joe Heckman - host

Joe Heckman

[one-line role]

Host 09

Viki Tyc - host

Viki Tyc

[one-line role]

Section 07 · From the last Fridays

Photos and content from the past few editions

Founders at the Feb 14, 2025 edition of Founders Gatherings — Edition #131 · Financial District

Founders in the lounge listening to a talk — Edition #130 · Financial District

Group of founders at Founders Gatherings — Edition #129 · Financial District

Small group conversation on couches — Edition #128 · Financial District

Founders lined up for a group photo — Edition #127 · Financial District

Venue bar with pendant lights and leather couches — Edition #126 · Financial District

Founders in the window at an FGSF edition — Edition #125 · Financial District

Founders group photo, cafe backdrop — Edition #124 · Financial District

Six founders in front of floor-to-ceiling windows — Edition #123 · Financial District

Big group of founders in the SF venue — Edition #122 · Financial District

Founders group photo at a bookshelf-lined coffeehouse — Edition #121 · Financial District

Group of founders around the bar table at Founders Gatherings — Edition #120 · Financial District

Founders seated around a shared table — Edition #119 · Financial District

Founders lined up at the counter, cafe interior — Edition #118 · Financial District

Small group of founders in the bookshelf lounge — Edition #117 · Financial District

Founders posing near the venue window — Edition #116 · Financial District

Wide-angle group of founders in the SF venue — Edition #115 · Financial District

Founders group photo with pink neon in the background — Edition #114 · Financial District

Founders in the front window with the Joe & The Juice sign — Edition #113 · Financial District

Large group photo of founders at Founders Gatherings — Edition #112 · Financial District

Founders giving thumbs up at the daytime Joe & The Juice venue — Edition #111 · Financial District

Evening group photo of founders at the venue — Edition #110 · Financial District

Founders posing with thumbs up at Founders Gatherings — Edition #109 · Financial District

Founders around the shared table at night — Edition #108 · Financial District

Founders in the bookshelf lounge with big windows — Edition #107 · Financial District

Group of founders under the pendant lights at FGSF — Edition #106 · Financial District

Large mixed group of founders lined up at the venue — Edition #105 · Financial District

Group of founders waving at the camera — Edition #104 · Financial District

Founders posing under the menu boards at the venue — Edition #103 · Financial District

Founders lined up in front of the venue windows — Edition #102 · Financial District

Founders group photo in front of the Joe & The Juice sign at night — Edition #101 · Financial District

Founders posing around the table at dusk in the SF venue — Edition #100 · Financial District

Founders around the bar table with copper pendant lamp — Edition #99 · Financial District

Founders group photo at the Joe & The Juice venue — Edition #98 · Financial District

Founders posing around the table under the Joe & The Juice sign — Edition #97 · Financial District

Founders group at Founders Gatherings SF — Edition #96 · Financial District

Wide group photo of founders in the lounge area — Edition #95 · Financial District

Founders posing together in front of the venue windows — Edition #94 · Financial District

Big group of founders at an FGSF edition — Edition #93 · Financial District

Smaller founders group around the sign-in table — Edition #92 · Financial District

Founders lined up at the venue with copper pendant — Edition #91 · Financial District

Founders posed under the Joe & The Juice sign at night — Edition #90 · Financial District

Founders group photo under the pink Joe & The Juice sign — Edition #89 · Financial District

Founders lined up in front of the venue window in daylight — Edition #88 · Financial District

Selfie of the host with founders behind him at the venue — Edition #87 · Financial District

Host and a founder posing at an evening event with brick wall backdrop — Edition #86 · Financial District

Host and founder smiling together at an evening SF event — Edition #85 · Financial District

Group of founders in front of the pink Joe & The Juice sign — Edition #84 · Financial District

Founders posing around the coffee table at Founders Gatherings — Edition #83 · Financial District

Wide group of founders in the sunlit venue lounge — Edition #82 · Financial District

Founders around the bar table with copper pendant lamp — Edition #81 · Financial District

Founders group photo at Joe & The Juice with sunlit windows — Edition #80 · Financial District

Host selfie with founders seated around the table — Edition #79 · Financial District

Founders gathered around a large table at the venue — Edition #78 · Financial District

Small founders meetup selfie near the front windows — Edition #77 · Financial District

Large founder group photo under the pink Joe & The Juice sign — Edition #76 · Financial District

Founders lineup in warm afternoon light at the venue — Edition #75 · Financial District

Host selfie with founders in front of the Joe & The Juice sign — Edition #74 · Financial District

Three founders posing together at an evening meetup — Edition #73 · Financial District

Founder interviews from past editions

Founder interview from a past Friday

VIP guest interview at Founders Gatherings

Promo video - Founders Gatherings

Founder interview from a past Friday

Promo video - Founders Gatherings

Shorts from past editions

Short from a past Founders Gathering

Short from a past Founders Gathering

Promo video - Founders Gatherings

Section 08 · Upcoming

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Section 09 · This Friday

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