Another sold-out Llama Lounge #21 — we turned away more than 900 applicants due to fire code capacity. This edition was hosted at Capgemini’s Applied Innovation Exchange in San Francisco, in partnership with my close friend Josh Baillon. The evening brought together a curated mix … Continue readingLlama Lounge 21 at Capgemini & Techcrunch Disrupt Partner
Our 20th Llama Lounge (luma page) hit a new watermark for demand and density of AI decision-makers. The room was full of founders, investors, and corporate AI leaders sharing live demos, swapping intros, and forming partnerships on the spot. By the Numbers: Nine Startups on … Continue readingLlama Lounge 20: On “Swiss Ground” with Swisscom
Above: Angle 1 (we couldn’t fit everyone in frame) Above: Angle 2 (we couldn’t fit everyone in frame) Llama Lounge 19 (luma page) at SAP AppHaus in Palo Alto was a milestone. AI founders, investors, and corporate AI leaders came together to build, challenge, and … Continue readingLlama Lounge 19 at SAP Palo Alto
Photo by Erick Davidson A Night of AI Innovation in the South Bay, hosted in Downtown San Jose On May 22, 2025, Llama Lounge celebrated its two-year anniversary with 250 AI founders, investors, and corporate partners at Zoom HQ in San Jose — marking one … Continue readingLlama Lounge 18, a Two-Year Anniversary at Zoom HQ
Probably the largest event we’ve hosted to date. On April 17 2025, Llama Lounge 17 brought together over 500 attendees at Stanford’s Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center for a sold-out evening of AI innovation, startup demos, and community connection. Curated by Jeremiah Owyang and the Blitzscaling … Continue readingLlama Lounge 17 at Stanford
I started Llama Lounge to be out in front of the GenAI movement. It began as a humble event in SF and grew to become a platform partnered with the world’s largest corporations, top startups, and most successful VC firms—while also being covered in national … Continue readingLlama Lounge at 2 Years Old: Growing the GenAI Ecosystem
Epic event hosted by Amazon Web Services in downtown San Francisco, all photo by Erick Davidson, professional photographer See the official Luma page. Amazon Web Services in San Francisco hosted aprox 300 AI founders at the AWS Loft on Feb 6th. The event featured 12 … Continue readingLlama Lounge 16 at AWS
Llama Lounge 15 was one of our largest events yet (1100 applied to attend, 500 were accepted), hosted in the heart of AI innovation: San Francisco. GenLab, located right on Market Street—the main thoroughfare of the city—was our generous host, and we partnered with TechCrunch … Continue readingLlama Lounge 15: Techcrunch Disrupt & Global Founders
Above: SAP Labs hosted Llama Lounge 14 in downtown SF, with hundreds of AI founders, photo by ErickD. Yet another amazing event in San Francisco for hundreds of AI startup founders, venture capitalists, corporate ventures, and corporate AI leaders who wanted to partner with top … Continue readingLlama Lounge 14: Enterprise AI hosted at SAP
Another blow out event. Llama Lounge 13 brought together the best of AI innovation, hosted at Capgemini’s Applied Innovation Exchange (AIE). Photos from Erick Davidson, hire him for your events. Video Featuring ten startups on the demo floor. Ten AI Startups Featured on The Demo … Continue readingLlama Lounge 13: Hosted at Capgemini’s Applied Innovation Exchange (AIE)
