Llama Lounge 10: Enterprise AI Hosted at HanaHaus Palo Alto

HanaHaus hosted Llama Lounge 10: Enterprise AI

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I’m the organizer of the Llama Lounge AI Startup Event Series, which has now completed ten events in about a year. The format celebrates AI founders, features them at demo stations, 30-second pitches, and we invite over 50 VCs (estimated over $100B in assets under management in the room), and AI leaders from business, gov, media, and influencers. Over 450 startups have applied to demo, and most events have hundreds of people on the waitlist vying for a ticket.

Last Thursday, April 25th, Palo Alto hosted the 10th edition of Llama Lounge at HanaHaus, where a line of founders, investors, and enterprise AI leaders stretched down the street, eager to get in. The famous and iconic HanaHaus is a coworking spot on University Avenue in downtown Palo Alto, a mainstay of the tech community. Tech influencer Robert Scoble was live streaming and recording from a VisionPro.

Event Highlights:

Pre-Event Gathering: A pre-event across the street was held by 500 Global, which brought together founders and funders, gearing up for pre-event networking.
Demonstrations: At Llama Lounge, ten Enterprise AI startups took center stage, each given a 30-second pitch to showcase their solutions designed to transform enterprise operations. The demo floor featured live demonstrations, providing real-world examples, and fostered business connections.
Network Connections: The event included over 200 AI founders, 77 investors (estimated $100B+ in AUM), and 34 large enterprises who integrate or lead AI technology.
Opening Remarks and our Unique Call to Assemble: The content starts when I signal to the community to assemble by playing a very loud conch shell, followed by opening remarks and then a welcome from Collin Sommerhauser of HanaHaus, our generous host.
Historic Moment: A Cybertruck rounded the corner in front of HanaHaus, at the historic intersection where Steve Jobs launched the first iPhone at the original Apple Store, adding a layer of history to the event.
After-Event: At 9 PM, a few dozen attendees headed to the famous Rose & Crown bar in downtown Palo Alto, where many famous founders have spilled beer and plotted out their roadmaps

Ten Enterprise AI Startups Featured as Demo Companies
?-Alecto AI: AI powered online identity infrastructure
–Amolino: Accelerate your sales playbook with AI
–Amplify: Brand-safe conversational marketing at superhuman scale
–Ascendo: Copilot for enterprise service teams
–Digital First: Autonomous marketing strategies with AI
–Nova AI: Automatically generate and run E2E tests
–Partner Element: Contextual intelligence for corporate buyers
–ScaleGrowth: AI Platform for Modern People Experiences
–TalentGenius: AI career success platform for tech pros
–Vidoc: AI Security Engineer

Line down the street to attend Llama Lounge 10 at HanaHaus

A Cybertruck pulled up, which is in front of the original Apple Store where Steve Jobs launched the iPhone 1, this was a historic moment on a historic intersection.

I kicked off the opening remarks: finding out that many founders are from Europe, Asia, and beyond. Silicon Valley is a place that welcomes all backgrounds and ideas.