AI Founders + gAI Meetup
Building Vertical AI Companies

​Curated by gAI Ventures, Inc.

​A curated gathering of people building the future of Financial Services, Enterprise Productivity, and Commerce through applied AI.

​This meetup is especially relevant and designed for:

• ​Founders, angel investors, and builders eager to dive deeper into vertical AI opportunities.

• ​Domain experts in financial services, enterprise productivity, or commerce with bold AI visions.

• ​Repeat entrepreneurs exploring their next vertical AI play.

• ​Industry veterans ready to build the company they wish had existed in their previous role.

​There are no slides.
No panels.
Just substance!

Shared over coffee, pastries, and real conversations.

​We're meeting in New York to unpack what's working, what's not, and how vertical AI companies are navigating the challenging path from -1→1 in regulated and complex markets.

​The Format

​A casual but highly focused roundtable:

• ​10:30 AM: Arrival + coffee + pastries

• ​10:50 AM: Intros

• ​11:00 AM: gAI Ventures overview and Q&A

• ​11:20-12:20 PM: 1:1s chats

​Your Hosts

​Exited founders, operators, and investors. Building AI companies and backing founders from seed to exit.

​Amit Goel (CEO, gAI Ventures Inc. and Investment Partner, gAI Ventures Fund I)

• ​Investor with 30+ early-stage bets and 3 exits in the past 3 years.

• ​Founder of MEDICI Global (acquired by a NYC-based unicorn), dubbed the “Bloomberg for Fintech.”

• ​Former Country Head at Prove.

​Vijay Rajendran (Investment Partner, gAI Ventures Fund I)

• ​Former Head of Portfolio at 500 Global ($2.7B AUM).

• ​Built and led a venture studio inside a global bank.

• ​20+ years in startups, VC, and strategy across 80+ countries.

• ​Founder, investor, and executive coach to CEOs.

​gAI Ventures is a venture builder focused on building vertical AI companies.

​Our focus is on deep markets that demand precision and domain expertise: financial services, accounting, insurance, enterprise productivity, and commerce.

​Application Required

​This is an invitation-only event. To secure your spot, please request to join on Luma.