Once again Mariane Becker of #FoundersBay hosted an epic event in an epic location!
The Starlight Lounge is a gorgeously finished lounge, reimagined by designer Alice Crumeyrolle atop The Beacon Grand Hotel on Union Square in San Francisco.
San Francisco has roared back as host for tech events, and there are dozens of large and independent gatherings happening every day. This week has been no exception, with Open Source Ai Week, following DreamForce, and ushering in TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. The Happy Hour at Starlight was generously sponsored by Akash, the world’s first distributed peer-to-peer marketplace for cloud computing. If you need to get your business in front of more people, there are many options for testing out your elevator pitch, looking for partners, and opportunities to be inspired.
The lounge reopened in February 2024 after a renovation. The updated bar, located in the Beacon Grand Hotel, features a new design by Alice Crumeyrolle, a new cocktail menu by Scott Baird, and food by Michelin-starred chef Johnny Spero.
Open Source AI Week event brings together the best AI and ML conferences, hackathons, startup showcases, and networking opportunities exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and open source technology. Taking place between October 18 – 26, 2025 in San Francisco area.
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In attendence at the Happy Hour were a wide collection of Ai founders, investors and enthusaists, collectively bringing a mix of expert knowledge, enthusiasm, cautious optimism, and most of all, a celebratory mood! There is truly no box for Ai start-ups. ”
I met with founders with ventures focusing on kitchen design, project management software, entertainment and recording, and modestly brilliant Ai experts like Crutcher Dunnavant who is launching “Tapestry Tensor Expression Compiler Suite” which will save $billions by speeding up tensor programs. He is looking for collaborators and funders.
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