From Zero to YC to AI Scale: How to Build, Benchmark, and Raise.

🚀 Cut Through the AI Noise — A Private Founder Discussion

AI is evolving at breakneck speed, but most of the hype fails to translate into genuine business impact. This exclusive, intimate gathering is designed to change that.

Join a candid, high-signal conversation with two exceptional founders who are actively building the infrastructure that makes AI actually work — proudly partnered with AngelList and presented with Olivier.

👥 Featured Founders

Aaksha Meghawat — Founder of Kashikoi (YC X25 Backed)

• Deployed 250+ enterprise-ready AI agents to Fortune 500 companies and federal agencies at Moveworks
• Conducted cutting-edge Transformer research at CMU
• Shipped speech models now running on over one billion iPhones

Angela Steffens — Founder & Full-Stack Engineer at Alternate Futures

• Building infrastructure for human-computer alignment
• Formerly of the Unlock Protocol core team
• Operating at the frontier of AI and decentralized infrastructure

🧠 What We'll Cover

• 🔧 Which AI tools are genuinely moving the needle for businesses right now
• ⚠️ What makes an AI startup a risky bet for investors — and how to de-risk it
• 🏗️ What solid AI infrastructure actually looks like under the hood
• 💰 Fundraising strategies for AI founders navigating a skeptical market

🎯 Who Should Attend

Whether you're building an AI startup, raising a round, or deciding where to deploy capital — this is the room to be in.

📍 Location: AngelList

🎟️ Reserve your spot: lu.ma/scaletoyc