Gatherings
House of 434 brings together founders, investors, operators, researchers, and builders through thoughtful conversations, private dinners, and carefully curated gatherings. Small rooms. Real conversations. Quiet by design.
Session recording
Wednesday, September 30, 2026/Virtual
Presented by House of 434 × CIVC
A 45-minute live session where three real AI agents run on real tasks: emptying an inbox down to what matters, walking into a meeting already briefed, and turning raw numbers into a report someone can act on.
Upcoming Gatherings
Presented by House of 434
#SFTechWeek edition
Date
Monday, October 5, 20265:00–8:00 PM PDT
Location
San Francisco, CA
The SF Tech Week edition of AI Beyond the Screen — a curated gathering for founders, investors, researchers, operators, and engineering leaders exploring how AI is moving beyond software and into intelligent devices, edge computing, connected systems, and the products around us.
#SFTechWeek edition
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 · 5:00–8:00 PM PDT
San Francisco
The SF Tech Week edition of the Forward-Deployed AI Forum — a series exploring how AI companies work alongside customers, shape products in the field, and turn customer proximity into product advantage.
Anwar Events × House of 434
#SFTechWeek edition
Saturday, October 10, 2026 · 4:00–7:00 PM PDT
San Francisco
A #SFTechWeek launch party on building and investing in media IPs, content, and storytelling — bringing together investors, creators, founders, brands, studios, and technology leaders behind the next generation of media businesses.
House of 434
Monday, October 12, 2026 · 5:00–8:00 PM
Los Angeles
A #LATechWeek conversation with founders building the AI x media stack, including Oscar and Emmy-winning filmmaker Hemal Trivedi and former AMC Networks innovation lead Yetkin Yuce.
House of 434 × Anthropic
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 · 5:00–8:00 PM PDT
Los Angeles
A #LATechWeek working session for LA's private wealth and family office community on where AI adoption is real versus hype, with live demos of Claude-based agent workflows.
House of 434 · Hosted by Shilpi Nayak
A House of 434 Happy Hour during Tasveer Film Festival & Market
Friday, October 16, 2026 · 5:00–8:00 PM PDT
Seattle
An intimate House of 434 happy hour in Seattle during the Tasveer Film Festival & Market, bringing together founders, investors, operators, creators, and media innovators around AI and the future of storytelling.
Private Dinners
Small, seated evenings hosted by House of 434 and its collaborators. Curated tables, candid conversation, and relationships that continue beyond the room.
More gatherings are being planned. Check back soon.
Past Gatherings
Themes, hosts, and moments from previous House of 434 evenings.
House of 434
Friday, October 2, 2026 · 6:00–9:00 PM PDT
Mountain View
An intimate, invitation-only gathering hosted by House of 434, bringing together founders, investors, operators, researchers, and creative leaders for thoughtful conversation and meaningful connection.
Family Offices Investors × House of 434
🥂 Michelin-Dinner Edition · New York Climate Week
Friday, September 25, 2026 · 2:00–5:00 PM EDT
New York
A Family Offices Investors Summit during New York Climate Week — 10k+ investors, $1T AUM — covering private markets, pre-IPO liquidity, and the future capital stack across AI, climate, and deep tech. Hosted with House of 434.
Hemal Trivedi × Yetkin Yuce × House of 434
A private screening of the new film by Emmy and Oscar winning filmmakers
Friday, September 25, 2026 · 6:00–9:00 PM EDT
New York
Attend the special preview of 'Sweet Iron' by Emmy and Oscar winning filmmakers. The film follows Soni Sori, a school teacher-turned-activist whose fight to save her community's sacred forest — the "Lungs of India" — sparks a nationwide indigenous movement.
House of 434
Thursday, September 24, 2026 · 5:30–7:00 PM
New York
A practical evening for founders on the money and IP mistakes that surface only when it's too late — personal financial readiness, structuring and taxes, and protecting your intellectual property before you need it.
House of 434 × Encubay × Yorkseed × Global Passion Projects
An evening with the people building the rails beneath AI
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 · 5:00 PM onwards
New York
An evening at the XDC NYC office bringing together leaders across AI, infrastructure, payments, digital assets, and venture capital — talks plus open networking with drinks provided.
House of 434
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 · 6:00–8:00 PM
New York
An intimate, high-level evening connecting founders and family office investors in New York City for curated networking, drinks, and strategic conversation.
Sponsored by House of 434 · Hosted by Jody Weiss
A rooftop gathering for the founders, funders, and philanthropists financing what the planet needs next
Sunday, September 20, 2026 · 3:00–6:00 PM EDT
New York
Climate Week kicks off with House of 434. Join us for Women Funding the World, a rooftop gathering of founders, funders, and philanthropists financing what the planet needs next.
Moshe Neuman · Shilpi Nayak · Somya Gupta
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 · 6:00–9:00 PM
New York
Founder × Funder brings together early-stage tech founders and active investors for an evening built around the conversations that actually move companies forward.
Miami Chamber of Commerce | Dubai · Hamptons / NYC Chapter
A curated evening during New York Fashion Week
Thursday, September 10, 2026 · 5:00–9:00 PM EST
New York
A NYFW edition gathering of founders, investors, operators, and creative leaders for meaningful conversation and valuable introductions, featuring Shilpi Nayak alongside Yuxi Huang, Roopa Unnikrishnan, Hina Cao, Ella Molony Cook, and Yolanda Perez.
Synthefy × House of 434
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 · 5:30–8:00 PM PDT
San Francisco
An evening with researchers, founders, applied ML leaders, investors, and technical operators exploring where tabular foundation models work, where they struggle, and what it takes to deploy them at scale.
Trossen Robotics × Proprio Robotics × LiveKit
Thursday, August 27, 2026 · 6:00–9:00 PM PDT
San Francisco
Trossen Robotics' last night at the SF showroom residency — a partner night with Proprio Robotics and LiveKit, featuring a panel on deploying robots in the real world. Food and drinks are on the house.
House of 434 × Tavern × Aurelian Ventures
A series on building AI companies in the real world.
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 · 5:30–8:30 PM
New York
The first live edition of the Forward-Deployed AI Forum — a series exploring how AI companies work alongside customers, shape products in the field, and turn customer proximity into product advantage.
House of 434 × Networthing
Thursday, July 23, 2026 · 6:00–8:30 PM
New York
An intimate dinner bringing together founders, investors, operators, and creative leaders for thoughtful conversation and meaningful connection. Hosted in the historic George Washington Room, the evening is designed around depth rather than volume.
A series of intimate brunches for founders and funders
Thursday, July 16, 2026 · 10:00 AM
New York
An intimate brunch bringing together founders and funders for thoughtful conversation, meaningful connections, and new opportunities in a relaxed, curated setting.
Intelligent devices, edge computing, and the future of AI products
Monday, July 13, 2026 · 5:30–7:30 PM
New York
A curated gathering for founders, investors, researchers, operators, and engineering leaders exploring how AI is moving beyond software and into intelligent devices, edge computing, connected systems, and the products around us.
Cities
New York
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Palo Alto
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San Francisco
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Los Angeles
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Miami
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Toronto
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