About the Summit

Overview

The AI-tonomy Summit: Models & Agents is a high-signal gathering convening the builders, researchers, investors, and enterprise leaders shaping the next generation of artificial intelligence. Hosted in the heart of Silicon Valley, the summit will bring together 500+ attendees, with a strong emphasis on founders and future founders building AI-native companies.

The summit is structured as a full-day program combining deep technical discussions, founder-led panels, live demos, and curated networking. It is designed to bridge frontier AI research, real-world deployment, and venture-backed company building, creating a highly actionable environment for collaboration and ecosystem engagement.

Program Highlights

Morning — AI Researcher Forum (10:00 AM – 12:00 PM)

In-depth technical discussions and talks led by researchers from leading AI labs and academic institutions including Perplexity, xAI, Microsoft, Google DeepMind (Gemini), Meta, Amazon, UC Berkeley, Stanford, University of Toronto, and other emerging AI research groups.

Afternoon — Panels, Demos & Founder Sessions (1:00 PM – 5:00 PM)

5–6 high-density panel sessions across several thematic tracks, covering both technical and commercial dimensions of AI. Each panel combines venture and ecosystem perspectives, founder/operator insights, and technical depth grounded in production systems. Lightning pitches and live product demos run throughout the afternoon, featuring founders building next-generation AI products.

Evening — Cocktail Reception (5:00 PM – 7:00 PM)

Connect with founders, investors, and operators in a relaxed setting designed for deeper conversations and relationship building.

Investors & Strategic Partners

The summit will bring together 70+ investors and strategic partners from leading venture capital firms, corporate venture arms, and global technology organizations, including Acrew Capital, Amazon, Blumberg Capital, Canapi Ventures, Canvas Ventures, Citi, Cisco, Crosspoint Capital, Databricks, Datadog, DCG (Digital Currency Group), Defy Ventures, DTCP, Fin Capital, First Rays Venture Partners, Foothill Ventures, Forgepoint Capital, Geodesic Capital, Glynn Capital, In-Q-Tel (IQT), Intel Capital, J-Ventures, Lenovo, M12 (Microsoft Ventures), Matter Venture Partners, Mayfield, Montage Ventures, Munich Re Ventures, MVP Ventures, N47, NGP Capital, NTT, Okta, Palo Alto Networks, Premji Invest, Presidio Ventures, Prosperity7 Ventures (P7), Race Capital, RPS Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, SentinelOne, ServiceNow, Sierra Ventures, SignalFire, Singtel Innov8, SK Telecom Ventures, SoftBank, Samsung, Swisscom Ventures, Touring Capital, TSVC, True Ventures, WestBridge Capital, Wells Fargo, Woven Capital, among others.

Who Should Attend?

• AI researchers working on agent architectures, planning, and reasoning
• Engineers building and deploying AI agents in production
• Founders and future founders building AI-native companies
• Investors focused on the AI ecosystem
• Product leaders integrating agentic capabilities into their platforms
• Policy makers and AI safety researchers focused on autonomous systems

The Team

The summit is organized by a passionate group of AI practitioners and community builders from across the industry. We believe in open knowledge sharing and inclusive community building.