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Closed-door salonAug 6, 2026Redwood City106 in the room

AI Tech Salon Night — Ten AI-Native Companies, One Closed Room

AI Tech Salon Night put ten AI-native companies in front of a screened room of 106 researchers, founders, and investors in Redwood City — three minutes each, across creative media, AI infrastructure, human-centered AI, and enterprise AI. Cohosted with Inference.ai.

researchers, founders, and investors
106

researchers, founders, and investors

companies presenting, three minutes each
10

companies presenting, three minutes each

tracks across the AI stack
4

tracks across the AI stack

What happened.

  • Ten AI-native companies across four tracks: Creative Media, AI Infrastructure, Human-Centered AI, and Enterprise AI.
  • Three sides of the same table in one screened room — the researchers deciding what is possible, the founders deciding what becomes real, and the investors deciding what gets funded.
  • Three minutes per company, so the room heard every team rather than two long pitches.
  • Cohosted with Inference.ai.
A founder presenting the Zentrik and Manufex pitches at AI Tech Salon Night
A founder presenting the Zentrik and Manufex pitches at AI Tech Salon Night
Researchers, founders, and investors talking between pitches at AI Tech Salon Night
Researchers, founders, and investors talking between pitches at AI Tech Salon Night

Partners

Inference.ai

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