Llama Lounge 28: The AI Startup Event Series
Hosted by Llama Lounge: The AI Startup Series + Jeremiah Owyang
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What to look forward to
Llama Lounge will feature pitches and demos from 10 AI startups, with networking for founders, investors, and corporate AI decision-makers. Founded by Jeremiah Owyang of Blitzscaling Ventures, the event will include startup pitches emceed by Product Hunt CEO Rajiv Ayyangar and welcome remarks from Adobe.
Inside the event
- Event Founder: Jeremiah Owyang, Blitzscaling Ventures (Linkedin.
- Ten AI Startups on demo floor, networking, food & bev.
- Gov ID required for entry. Must be registered and approved.
Primary Audience: AI Leaders:
- AI Founders: CEOs of AI Startups (majority)
- Investors who back them: VCs, CVCs
- Corporate AI Decision Makers
- See list below
Llama Lounge Agenda:
5:00PM:
- Doors open. meet 10 AI startups
6:30pm:
- Conch Call* and Kickoff: Jeremiah Owyang (3 min)
- Welcome Remarks: Adobe (5min)
- 10 AI startup pitches
- Group photo by Erick Davidson (1 min)
- Return to demo floors, networking
8:30pm:
Event concludes
Meet 10 AI Startups: Pitch and Demo Tables
Startup Pitch Emcee: Rajiv Ayyangar. CEO of Product Hunt
AI Startups to Pitch and Demo
- Datasaur: Privately-deployed AI for enterprise, frontier performance
- FlyMyAI: x
- Heura Lab: Every human is complex. We model them
- Monid: OpenRouter for agent tool (Untapped VC)
- TriasBio: Retiming medicine through intelligent RNA design
- Twin Counsel: AI digital twins for small law firms
- OPEN Demo Slot: Apply to demo
- OPEN Demo Slot: Apply to demo
- OPEN Demo Slot: Apply to demo
- OPEN Demo Slot: Apply to demo
Meet the Adobe team at their table
Apply to demo at future events
Appeared in Forbes. The Atlantic, AdWeek, Techcrunch, and TED AI.
Startups can apply to be featured on the demo floor, applications will be considered for the multiple future events that are being planned. Minimum of 3/10 demo slots reserved for women founders, last few events were at parity.
About Llama Lounge: The AI Startup Event Series
Since April 2023. We feature lightning talks from leading CEOs, government leaders, and industry thought leaders—alongside 10 AI startup pitches and a demo floor for personal demos and relationship-building with AI founders, investors, and corporate AI leaders. The event has been hosted at: Google, AWS, Microsoft, Zoom, GenLab, Stanford, SAP, Canopy, Capgemini, Hanahaus, and birthed at Sunset Squares.
- Watch 1-min drone video of Llama Lounge
- See photos and posts of prior events
- Logo by Sightbox
- Mentioned in Forbes. The Atlantic, AdWeek, and Techcrunch
- A signature conch audio call signals event kickoff
- Group photos by ErickD
- No relation to Meta.
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VCs and Investors Registered for This Event:
- Blitzscaling Ventures
- More to come
Corporate AI Leaders, who Partner with AI Startups, Registered for This Event:
- Adobe
- More to come
Prior events: Group Photos
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Last checked: Nov 4, 2026. Confirm current availability before making plans.
Organizer page checked: Nov 4, 2026. Check registration for the latest details.