In-Person Event

Summer Happy Hour in Town

Learn about building a startup and network

Date
Jul 15, 2026
Time
02:30 pm - 05:00 pm
Address
Register for Venue, Washington, DC
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Founder Institute Washington DC is partnering with AI Collective to host this special SUMMER HAPPY HOUR for Founders, operators, and anyone building in - or just curious about - AI: come mingle, meet, and swap stories over. Pizza on us! 🍕

​No pitches required. No name tags needed. Just good people, good conversation, and a good time.

REGISTER HERE: https://luma.com/aic-dc-7-15

Founder Institute Washington DC is one of the most active chapters of the global pre-seed stage accelerator in 100 countries. Providing zero to one -structured program with 40.000 mentors worldwide - the world's largest AI-native company builder has over 9.000 portfolio companies raised $2B+ and valued $30B+ globally.

The AI Collective is a global non-profit building the human layer for the AI era. We unite 200,000+ leaders, builders, and stakeholders across 100+ forums worldwide to democratize the frontier, build trust, and coordinate how society navigates the rapid acceleration of technological progress.

For more information about the investors, accelerators, incubators, and tech events available in Pennwest, see our list of Startup Resources.

Speakers

Guc

Guc Ozenci

Program Director @ FI Washington DC

Catherine

Catherine Mc Millan

Founding Director @ AI Collective

Platinum Partners

Local Partners

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