Founder Gala | YC Startup School Afterparty

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An official Startup School Day 1 Afterparty. Join founders, builders, investors, and YC alumni for an evening of dinner, drinks, networking, and music after Day 1 of Startup School. Schedule 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Founder Happy Hour, Bites & Networking 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Afrobeats/Jazzhouse/DJ Set, Drinks & Afterparty As the sun sets, we’ll transition into an intimate afterparty featuring Afrobeats, Jazz House, and an open-format DJ set—the perfect backdrop for meeting fellow founders over drinks. Founders spend all day growing companies. Tonight, grow something else. With Plain.com, every guest will receive a mini succulent or create a personalized keychain as a reminder that resilience is built one day at a time. Between great conversations, good music, and drinks, you’ll leave with more than just new connections. Admission This event is open to all Seed-Series B founders. Attendance is free, but capacity is limited and RSVP approval is required. ---- Plain is AI support infrastructure that enables B2B teams to build anything – no-code or all-code. We offer a discount for startups. Meet with the team here or start a trial here. X | LinkedIn About Photon Photon is the simplest way to deploy AI agents across iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, SMS/RCS and more - so your agents live where your users already are X | Linkedin | Github