/ About this event
AI-native services (AINS) are one of the most compelling business models to come out of this AI cycle, drawing attention from the biggest funders and most ambitious entrepreneurs. They are also one of the hardest to actually build well and their playbooks are still being written. Pricing, org structure, tooling: none of it is settled yet.
Fika and Emergence are getting a small group of founders and investors working on this model into one room to compare notes and figure out what's actually working. This will be a curated, productive session that will include lunch, a short keynote by Jake Saper (Emergence) and a founder panel moderated by Arteen Arabshahi (Fika), as well as interactive breakout conversations and time to network.
To keep the group thoughtfully curated, registrations will be reviewed and approved on a rolling basis.
A special thank you to Goodwin, Stifel Venture Banking, Prospera Law, and Cushman & Wakefield for their support in making this event possible.
This event is a part of #LATechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com. ____________________________________
HOSTED BY Fika Ventures (fika.vc) is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on B2B startups, with an emphasis on pre-Series A companies. Our expertise spans vertical AI, fintech, developer tools, manufacturing, supply chain, AI services, energy, and healthcare. Of course, AI touches all of these categories. We pride ourselves on a hands-on, collaborative approach, viewing ourselves as true partners in building your business—not the other way around. Fika has raised four funds and invested in more than 100 B2B companies. Notable investments include BuildOps, FieldAI, Atticus, Payabli, SGNL, OpenPath, Edge Impulse, Sift, Ivo, and Siro.
Emergence Capital (emcap.com) invests in people who change the way the world works. We go deep with visionary founders and partner with them from first check to IPO, powering their journey from emerging to iconic. Our portfolio includes category-defining companies like Salesforce, Veeva, and Zoom, along with the next generation of AI-powered startups like Together ai, Genspark, and Physical Intelligence. Along the journey, we bend the odds of success; more than 9 in 10 of our early-stage investments raise successful follow on rounds, more than 1 in 5 go on to exceed a billion dollar valuation, and more than 1 in 10 have gone public.
