AI Meetup, SF Bay Area

Join Pinecone & The Gen Academy for a high-energy AI meetup in the San Francisco Bay Area (Menlo Ventures office in SoMa). We’re bringing together AI enthusiasts, builders, founders, and the simply curious for an evening of conversations, great energy, and good food. No pressure, no fluff. Just real people building in AI, sharing ideas, and connecting with others who care about where this space is going. Whether you’re deep into RAG systems, working on agentic workflows, or just starting to explore AI, this is a space to meet others doing the same. 🗓️ Agenda 5:00 Registration gates open 5:15 Kickoff 5:30 to 6:00 Panel discussion 6:15 Raffle and quiz with exclusive prizes 6:15 to 8:00 Networking, food, and drinks ☕ What to Expect: A focused panel on building real-world AI systems A fun raffle and quiz with exclusive prizes Casual conversations with AI builders, founders, and engineers Food, drinks, and a relaxed, high-signal vibe 👋 Who You’ll Meet: Aishwarya Srinivasan Fractional Head of Developer Relations at Nebius, Founder of The Gen Academy, Columbia Data Science grad, and creator of AI with Aish. She focuses on making AI practical, accessible, and grounded in real-world use cases. Arvind Narayan Founder at The Gen Academy and AI Solutions Architect (ex Adobe, Microsoft, IBM). Arvind has led data science teams and built production-grade ML systems tied to real business impact. He brings a strong focus on practical thinking, mental models, and translating AI concepts into systems that actually work. Pinecone Team Engineers and builders working on vector databases powering modern AI applications, especially across retrieval and RAG systems. https://www.notion.so/SF-Meetup-33b2b1c5593b80299e8bf5f415074bd7?v=adadca2f493e41689363d30b6dc076b6