2025 highlights

2,500+
Applications to join
Large audience seated in a tiered auditorium attentively watching a presentation or event.
1,000+
Operators, builders, and investors in attendance
Large diverse crowd of people socializing outdoors near a building with glass walls during daytime.
20
Top early-stage companies, nominated by co-hosting VCs, in the rapid-fire showcase
Person standing at a podium reading beside a large screen projecting a woman with short hair wearing a beige blazer.
Scott Shumaker
Persona AI
Woman in green jumpsuit speaking on stage with a large keyboard displayed behind her.
Sara Beykpour
Particle AI
Man with curly hair speaking on stage with expressive hand gestures, wearing a blue cardigan and white shirt.
Edward Saatchi
Showrunner
Woman speaking on a large screen beside a slide displaying the word 'Daydream' during a presentation.
Julie Bornstein
Daydream
Woman with long hair wearing a light jacket and jeans speaking on stage with a microphone headset and a badge reading 'Rachel Pong'.
Rachel Fong
Callie
Man in black shirt and gray pants speaking on stage with a large screen behind showing the words 'about anything anywhere'.
Aaron Sehkiri
Le Walk
Man wearing a cap, glasses, and a dark sweater speaking on stage with a microphone and holding a clicker, against a black background.
Casey Winters
SuperMe
Young man in a brown jacket speaking on stage with a microphone and gesturing with one hand.
Dara Ladjevardian
Delphi AI
Woman with glasses and hair in a bun speaking on stage next to a small colorful humanoid robot.
Grace Brown
Andromeda
Woman wearing a red sweater with white and black sheep patterns speaking on stage in front of a presentation screen.
Lisha Li
Rosebud AI
Man with glasses wearing a blue puffer vest and black clothes speaks with open hands against a dark background.
Rushi Shah
textai
Man in a black t-shirt speaking on stage with a blurred presentation screen behind him.
Ben Huffman
Contra
Man with tattoos giving a presentation on stage next to a transparent podium, with a screen showing text including 'Humans in the Loop 2025'.
Justin Mezell
Digg
Man wearing a gray sweatshirt speaking on stage in front of a presentation screen with text about cloud and on-prem deployment.
Kei Yoshikoshi
PlayAI
(Acquired by Meta)
Man in a yellow sweatshirt and black cap speaking on stage with arms outstretched.
Dorian Dargan
Doji
Woman in a white suit speaking on stage with a microphone, holding papers in one hand.
Celeste Amadon
Known
Man with glasses and shaved head wearing a brown jacket and blue jeans speaking on stage with a presentation screen behind him.
Jonathan Arena
New Generation
Man in a dark long-sleeve shirt speaking on stage with a blurred blue background displaying partially visible text.
Nicholas Thorne
Audos
Woman with long brown hair wearing a beige blouse and blue jeans speaking on stage with an 'Arcade' logo on the screen behind her.
Mariam Naficy
Arcade
Man wearing a dark sweatshirt and jeans speaking on stage with hands gesturing in front of a blurred presentation screen.
Zach Hudson
Onton
...alongside iconic experts and special guests
Man with glasses and a headset smiling on a large screen, with a woman sitting and gesturing at the bottom right corner.
Reid Hoffman
Man sitting cross-legged on a green chair speaking and gesturing with hands.
Mike Krieger
Man in a navy suit and purple tie speaking on stage with a dark blue background and projected logos.
Mayor Daniel Lurie
Two people sitting on green chairs on a stage, one man in a light blue blazer speaking and gesturing with his hand, a woman with blonde hair listening attentively.
Alfred Lin and April Underwood