MCP to Linux Foundation Celebration w/ Pitch & Demo
MCP to Linux Foundation Celebration
Event: Founder Pitches & Networking Mixer
🎉 Celebrating a Historic Milestone in AI Infrastructure
Limited to 100 Attendees only - RSVP Required
Join us for an exclusive evening celebrating the donation of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) under the Linux Foundation — marking a pivotal moment in the future of open-source agentic AI.
This is where the builders of tomorrow's AI infrastructure come together.
About This Event
On December 9, 2025, Anthropic donated MCP to the Linux Foundation, co-founding the Agentic AI Foundation alongside Block and OpenAI, with backing from Google, Microsoft, AWS, Cloudflare, and Bloomberg. This historic moment establishes MCP as the universal open standard for connecting AI models to tools, data, and applications.
In just one year, MCP has achieved:
97M+ monthly SDK downloads
10,000+ active public MCP servers
Adoption by ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, VS Code, and more
Enterprise deployments across Fortune 500 companies
Join us as we celebrate this milestone and hear from founders building the next generation of agentic AI tools and infrastructure.
Event Highlights
Keynote Discussion: The Future of Agentic AI Under Open Governance
8 Curated Startup Pitches (2-min pitch) from founders building on MCP
Live Demos: See cutting-edge MCP servers and integrations in action (5-min demo, sponsors are guaranteed to demo)
Structured Networking: Connect with AI founders, VCs, and industry leaders
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Featured Guests
Topic: The Road to Open Standards in Agentic AI
Representatives from MCP ecosystem builders
Linux Foundation open-source experts
Enterprise adopters of MCP infrastructure
Investors backing the agentic AI revolution
Agenda
Time Session
5:00 – 6:00 PM Registration & Networking
6:00 – 6:30 PM Opening Remarks: TheAgentic
6:30 – 7:15 PM Founder Pitches: 8 Startups Building on MCP
7:15 – 8:00 PM Live Demo: 5 Startups Building on MCP
8:00 – 9:00 PM Celebration Mixer & Structured Networking
Why This Matters
The Agentic AI Foundation brings together three founding projects:
Model Context Protocol (MCP) by Anthropic — The connectivity layer standardizing how AI models interact with external systems
goose by Block — Open-source, local-first AI agent framework
AGENTS.md by OpenAI — Universal standard for AI coding agent guidance (adopted by 60,000+ projects)
This represents an unprecedented alliance of competitors — Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, AWS — uniting under neutral governance to prevent vendor lock-in and ensure AI agents can interoperate across platforms.
As Jim Zemlin, Executive Director of the Linux Foundation, stated: "We are seeing AI enter a new phase, as conversational systems shift to autonomous agents that can work together."
Who Should Attend
Founders building MCP servers, AI agents, or agentic infrastructure
Developers integrating MCP into their tools and applications
Investors backing the AI infrastructure revolution
Enterprise Leaders deploying agentic AI at scale
Open-Source Enthusiasts passionate about community-driven standards
Pitch Application
Want to pitch your MCP-powered startup?
We're selecting 8 exceptional startups building on or extending the Model Context Protocol. Priority given to:
Companies building MCP servers, clients, or infrastructure
Teams with innovative agentic AI applications
Pre-seed to Series A stage ($0-$10M raised)
Clear technical innovation and market impact
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