Founders Gatherings

🌟 Presented By Kyosuke Togami

Co-hosted by MindPal

About Kyosuke

Kyosuke Togami is a community builder and consultant at Transpose Platform, an early-stage VC firm based in New York. He is the founder of MELT, a curated event series that has brought together hundreds of founders and investors across San Francisco, New York, and Tokyo. He also publishes a weekly Substack covering the Bay Area startup and tech scene.

🏢 Partners in the Past

• Sheppard Mullin - The largest law firm
• J.P. Morgan - The largest global bank
• NECX - Tech Giant in Japan ($20B ARR)
• Minerva University - The hardest university to get into
• Y Combinator - Pylon, Parsana AI
• Treasure Data - Raised $288m, $200m ARR

👥 Who's in the Room?

Around 5 to 20 founders, from pre-seed to Series A startups. Past attendees have included founders from Y Combinator, 500 Startups, and startup communities from around the world.

This event is strictly for founders, CEOs, and C-level executives.

📅 AGENDA

• 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM
  Free networking. Arrive, grab a drink, and meet other founders.
• 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
  Official welcome and founder introductions. Each founder shares:
  • Their startup in one sentence
  • Their ICP in one sentence
  • Their GTM strategy in one or two sentences
  • Their biggest bottleneck in 15 seconds
    After each round, the group shares candid feedback and advice.
• 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
  Open networking.

Optional

• 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
  Content session. Reach out to Chris if you're interested in joining.

🤝 What is this?

Founders Gatherings are networking events built by founders for founders, CEOs, and C-level executives.
Building a startup in the Bay Area isn't just about a great idea and hard work; it’s also about the people you surround yourself with. This isn't your typical networking event. It’s a community, a space to share insights, make genuine connections, and, most importantly, discover real opportunities to spread your wings and unlock your full potential. Expect fresh perspectives, honest advice, and a community that genuinely wants to see you win.

⚠️ Important Note

If you register but can no longer attend, please let us know in advance. Since space is limited, no-shows without prior notice may affect future invitations. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

💼 Previous Founders Squad

• Founder @ TheAgentic
  Stage: Series A
  Industry: AI
  TheAgentic is an LLM purpose-built for agentic reasoning and workflows
  💎 Founder of 4 tech companies, with two successful exits totaling more than USD 600M.
• Venture Builder @ Endurance Companies
  Stage: Idea levels
  Industry: Fintech, Healthtech, Insurtech, Web3, B2B, SaaS
  💎 We are a Family Office that builds companies with a track record of major exits ($2B IPO and $650M sale).
• CEO @ Salesmotion
  Stage: Bootstrapped
  Industry: SaaS
  Account intelligence for sales
  💎 Achieved 6-figure ARR in 6 months with 2 people.
• Founder & CEO @ SocraticsAI
  Stage: Seed
  Industry: Fintech, AI
  AI-first automation platform for private capital markets
  💎 Executed $8B of M&A, raised $70M+ in venture capital.
• CEO @ ZapTrack
  Stage: Pre-seed
  Industry: AI
  AI/robotics startup for farm automation
  💎 Cincinnati Business Achievement Awardee.
• Founder @ 7tea1
  Stage: Pre-seed
  Industry: B2B, SaaS
  Yet another social scheduler
  💎 Antler Alum, raised $12M, and taken a company to >$1.2M ARR.
• CEO & Founder @ Catch Up
  Stage: Pre-seed
  Industry: B2B, SaaS, AI
  Autonomous Employee Performance Manager
• Founder @ Beluga
  Stage: Pre-seed
  Industry: AI, Edtech, B2B
  An AI coding navigator for next-gen coders, with code 100% generated by AI
• CEO @ Iicsr
  Stage: Seed
  Industry: Edtech, Climate Tech
  Edtech focused on climate change
• CEO & Founder @ ManufactureAI
  Stage: Pre-seed
  Industry: B2B, SaaS, AI
  Gen AI development tools for hardware
• CEO & Co-founder @ Monea
  Stage: Pre-seed, Idea levels
  Industry: Web3, B2B
  The protocol for application-specific blockchains
• Chief Creative @ Brora LLC
  Stage: Bootstrapped
  Industry: Adtech
  Copywriting, content strategy, and marketing leadership for startups.
• Founder & CEO @ Stealth
  Stage: Pre-seed
  Industry: SaaS, B2B
  AI-powered automated root cause analysis for software product issues
• CEO @ Omnisearch
  Stage: Seed
  Industry: AI
  Search for multimedia content
• Founder @ Zinc Technologies
  Stage: Pre-seed
  Industry: AI, B2B, SaaS
  AI toolbot for business analytics and insights discovery.

📩 Join Our Team?

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🔒 Registration & Privacy

By registering, you acknowledge that participation is voluntary and that the hosts cannot be held liable for any incidents during the event. Your personal information will only be used to manage the event and communicate with you about it. It will never be shared with third parties unless required by law.

We look forward to seeing you there!