Investing Capital in Open Source & Applied AI / SI

Where capital meets innovation, and the open source community shapes the future of AI.

Join Applied AI Society for an exclusive gathering of investors, founders, researchers, and technology leaders exploring the next frontier of capital investment in Open Source and Applied Artificial Intelligence.

As part of Open Source Week, celebrated by the PyTorch Foundation, this event brings together some of the brightest minds in Silicon Valley to discuss how capital, community, and open innovation are accelerating the next generation of AI companies.

What to Expect

Food! We will provide light dinner and beverages for our guests. Additionally, hear perspectives from family offices, venture investors, exited founders, and experienced technology operators as we explore:

• Investing in Open Source: How investors evaluate, fund, and generate returns from open source companies.

• Capital Meets Applied AI: Where family offices, VCs, and strategic investors see the greatest opportunities in AI.

• From Open Source to Exit: Lessons from founders who have built, scaled, and successfully exited technology companies.

• The Future of AI Infrastructure: Opportunities across open source models, compute, infrastructure, and enterprise AI.

• Building Community & Ecosystems: Why collaboration between researchers, founders, operators, and capital allocators matters more than ever.

Who Should Attend?

This gathering is designed for family offices, venture capitalists, angel investors, exited founders, startup operators, AI researchers, engineers, and open source contributors who believe in the power of open innovation.

Expect thoughtful conversations, meaningful introductions, and the opportunity to connect with people actively building, funding, and advancing the open source AI ecosystem.

Speakers:

1. Joseph Perla, 4x Exited Founder, PhD in AI (Dropout). https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephperla/

2. Gordon Feller, Strategic Advisory Board Member at Parsons Corporation. https://www.linkedin.com/in/fellergordon/

About the Host

Applied AI Society (AppliedAISociety.org) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding access to the knowledge, benefits, and practical applications of open source technologies and artificial intelligence.

Through community gatherings, education, and collaboration, we connect researchers, builders, investors, and industry leaders to help advance an open and accessible AI future.

Part of Open Source Week

This event is organized as part of the broader Open Source Week celebration by the PyTorch Foundation, co-hosted alongside key members and leaders of the open source community.

Come for the conversations. Stay for the connections. Help shape the future of open source AI.

Space is limited. RSVP to join us.