Events / Seattle

Cracking Enterprise: What AI Startups Need to Know

A Founder Institute Seattle fireside on how AI startups break into enterprise accounts, followed by founder pitches and networking at AI House.

Wed, Jun 17, 4:00 PMSeattle Waterfront, Seattle, WA

Why it matters

Enterprise procurement is where AI startups go to stall; advice from corporate-venture operators on the buying side is genuinely scarce.

The tokenmaxxing angle

Enterprise AI deals live or die on unit economics — founders who cannot explain their inference margins rarely survive the pilot phase.

From the organizers

Speakers are Shohei Yamada, CEO of SBI USA, and Tak Kihara of NEC X, at AI House on Alaskan Way, with three-minute startup pitches after.