Bay Area Founders Club

🚀Nobel Sustainability Trust San Francisco Summit & the First Annual Nobel DAO Conference🚀 The Bay Area Founders Club (BFC) is thrilled to serve as the community partner for the upcoming Nobel Sustainability Trust San Francisco Summit and the First Annual Nobel DAO Conference, hosted by the Nobel Sustainability Trust, Nobel DAO, and University of California, Berkeley. This prestigious event will take place from November 20-21, 2024, at the University of California, Berkeley. Here’s a lineup of our esteemed speakers. John L. Hennessy, Chairman of the Board of Alphabet (Google), "Godfather of Silicon Valley", The 10th President of Stanford University Randy Schekman, 2013 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physiology or Medicine Peter Knez, Former BlackRock Chief Investment Officer Peter Nobel, Member of the Nobel Family, Chairman of NST, Initiator of Nobel DAO David Ackerly, Dean of the Rausser College of Natural Resources at UC Berkeley Bernard Kouchner, Former French Foreign Minister and Former Health Minister Volker Türk, United Nations Commissioner Takuzo Kaneko, President of Kaneko Group Join an exclusive gathering of 500 visionaries, featuring 200 influential social figures and 300 exceptional minds with groundbreaking accomplishments across various fields, poised to shape the future. Secure your spot now:https://lu.ma/BFCNobel

🚀Stanford Alumni Founders & Investors Monthly Networking Mixer - October🚀 The Bay Area Founders Club (BFC) is excited to co-host "Stanford Alumni Founders & Investors Networking Mixer" with Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs(SA&E) at Stanford University on October 30th from 6 PM to 8 PM. Join us on campus for an evening of networking with influential angel investors, industry leaders, and entrepreneurial experts. Please register here: https://lnkd.in/grieZWEA Here is a lineup of speakers. * Prof. Steve Blank – Stanford Professor, Founder of the Lean Startup movement, and the author of The Secret History of Silicon Valley * Prof. Perry Klebahn – Stanford Professor, Director of Executive Education at Stanford d.school, and co-founding member of the d.school faculty * Jerel Lim – CEO at DECODE | Board Member | Limited Partner * Alec Walker – President at Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs TC * Paul Fang, Ph.D. – Founder of the Bay Area Founders Club

PhoenixEV (NASDAQ: PEV) announces a new partnership with the Bay Area Founders Club to advance the establishment of its previously announced AI Development Center in Silicon Valley, California🎉 Watch the video on PhoenixEV @ CNBC for more details. #partnership #AIDevelopment #SiliconValley #innovation

🚀 SF Tech Week Power Squad 🚀 Hi BFC Fam～ This week, SF Tech Week brings 135 exciting events to the Bay Area, and the Bay Area Founders Club has created a networking group for attendees. Join us to share insights, connect with like-minded individuals, and make the most of the event lineup together!

🎉Bay Area Founders Club Reaches New Milestone: 200+ VCs and 10,000+ Members Strong!🎉 Hi BFC Fam, The BFC team spent the last three days analyzing all the VCs in our community, and we’re thrilled to announce that we now have over 200+ VCs and more than 10,000 members! We’ve updated our Linktree with all the latest information about our growing community. If you’re new to BFC or want to explore more of what we offer, feel free to check it out: https://lnkd.in/g9gbsq2u Thank you for being a part of this journey! #BFC #VCs #Entrepreneurship #SiliconValley #CommunityGrowth #Startups

🚀 Stanford Alumni PE & VC Networking Mixer Nights Recap 🚀 A huge thank you to everyone who joined us this past Friday for an incredible evening of networking and insights! Special thanks to Ilya Strebulaev, Alex Dang, Jing Kuang, and Komal Vij for leading an inspiring conversation on the venture mindset—your expertise truly made the night memorable. We’re also grateful to our amazing co-hosts: Stanford GSB VC Alumni Chapter, Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs TC, Stanford Alumni WIN (Women’s Impact Network), Stanford ASES, and JJ Lake Business Center, for making this event a huge success. And congratulations to all the lucky winners of The Venture Mindset books! Seeing your smiles and excitement at our event was the highlight of the evening! We look forward to seeing you at the next one!

🌟The Bay Area Founders Club Team had a blast at The AI Conference!🌟 Komal Vij and Manasvini Kothari were thrilled to connect with innovative startup founders driving innovation in the AI space. From witnessing groundbreaking technologies to fresh perspectives, they thoroughly enjoyed connecting with startups that are working to push the boundaries of what AI can do. If you're passionate about innovation and looking to connect with like-minded founders, we’d love to have you join the Bay Area Founders Club! Let’s collaborate, share ideas, and support each other on this exciting journey. https://lnkd.in/gKEqXsib

🚀Stanford Alumni PE & VC Networking Mixer🚀 The Bay Area Founders Club is excited to host the "Stanford Alumni PE & VC Networking Mixer" in collaboration with the Stanford GSB VC Alumni Chapter, Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs TC, Stanford Alumni WIN (Women’s Impact Network), and Stanford ASES on September 27th from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at the Stanford campus. Here is a lineup of speakers. * Prof. Ilya Strebulaev – Stanford GSB Professor, bestselling author, and LinkedIn Top Voice * Andy Zhu – Investor and winner of the 2015 Warren Buffett Charity Lunch * Jing Kuang – Founding Partner at Y+ Ventures, and Chapter Leader of the Stanford GSB VC Alumni Chapter * Paul Fang, Ph.D. – Founder of the Bay Area Founders Club We invite you to join us at the Stanford Alumni PE & VC Networking Mixer for an evening of insights and connections. Register here: https://lu.ma/rqwheqs0

🎉Check out our exclusive interview with Super Investor Miko Matsumura: Why VCs Behave the Way They Do! 🎉

🚀 Meet the Founders of PIN AI: Davide Crapis (Columbia Ph.D.) and Bill Sun (Stanford Ph.D.) – Backed by $10M from a16z crypto CSX, Hack VC, and More! 🚀 Hi BFC Fam! Check out the Bay Area Founders Club’s exclusive interview with Davide Crapis (Columbia Ph.D.) and Bill Sun (Stanford Ph.D.), hosted by Manasvini Kothari (BFC Media Director) and Komal Vij (BFC Director of Partnerships). In addition to backing from Hack VC and a16z crypto CSX, PIN AI has attracted investment from leading names like Blockchain Builders Fund | BBF (Stanford Blockchain Accelerator), Illia Polosukhin (co-author of the Transformer paper, Founder of NEAR Protocol),Anagram/Lily Liu (President, Solana Foundation), Symbolic Capital (Co-Founder of Polygon Labs), Evan Cheng (CEO of Mysten Labs/SUI), dcbuilder (Worldcoin Foundation), Foresight Ventures (parent company of the Block), Nomad Capital, Tim Shi (Co-Founder of AI unicorn Cresta.ai), Ben Fisch (CEO of Espresso Systems), Scott Moore (Co-Founder of Gitcoin), Alumni Ventures (a Top 20 VC per CB Insights 2024), and Dispersion Capital (former Director of Samsung Next). PIN AI offers a groundbreaking, open-source, web3-enabled alternative to the recently announced Apple Intelligence, transforming smartphones into privacy-first AI personal assistants. 🎥 Watch the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/ggU_yyGS 📄 Read the full transcript here: https://lnkd.in/gxmZGD7C Stay connected and subscribe for more updates: Youtube: https://lnkd.in/g8FceHTQ Substack: https://lnkd.in/eMma5z7R Luma: https://lnkd.in/g49WSVQt