? Llama Lounge 24 was hosted at Google DeepMind’s Googleplex in the heart of Silicon Valley, with Peter Danenberg and Justin Woo making it happen on the Google side. The turnout reflected where the industry is right now: roughly 60% AI founders, 20% investors, and … Continue readingLlama Lounge 24 @Google DeepMind
We completed the first Llama Lounge Agentic Hackathon Over 150 developers participated, forming roughly 25 teams that built real agentic systems in two-days. The winner received $5k and the (almost) Gold Llama, featured in my hands see photo Teams leveraged:–Composio to connect live data and … Continue readingLlama Lounge Agentic Hackathon: Building & Innovating
Llama Lounge 22 took place on January 22, 2026 at Amazon Web Services (AWS) in downtown San Francisco. The event brought together hundreds of AI founders, dozens of venture capitalists, and dozens of corporate AI buyers. The format included open networking and a startup pitch … Continue readingLlama Lounge 22 at AWS, Jan 2026
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
