
When
Tuesday, 18 August 2026
Time
6:00-8:30 PM
Agenda
PMI San Francisco Bay Area, eChai Ventures and The AI Foundry are running the AI Builders Forum in San Ramon, on what it actually costs to build and scale an AI company. Three sessions: Fireside chat: CEOs on building AI companies AI at scale: hidden costs, real challenges and big opportunities The real cost of AI: what it takes to build, scale and succeed Founders, product managers, engineers and investors from across the Bay Area. Register on Luma: https://luma.com/7kjes5bz Tickets are $20 and the host approves each registration. Use TRIVALLEY10 for $10 off.
Hosts & speakers
Speaker
Aish Agarwal
CEO · Connecty.ai
CEOs on building AI companies
Speaker
Luke Mercado
Co-Founder & COO · Foam
CEOs on building AI companies
Speaker
Chris Lele
Claude Specialist
AI at scale: hidden costs, real challenges and big opportunities
Speaker
Austin Cai
CGO · Xtrace
AI at scale: hidden costs, real challenges and big opportunities
Speaker
Annie Rathore
Product · Scale AI
AI at scale: hidden costs, real challenges and big opportunities
Speaker
Vaishali Koti
The real cost of AI: what it takes to build, scale and succeed
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