Building the AI-Native Startup Stack

Tencent Cloud

Keynotes, live demos, and real conversations with the founders and engineers shipping production AI.

CANOPY Menlo Park

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<h3>​Hosted by Ignite + Startup Grind | Presented by Tencent Cloud</h3>​AI-native products are evolving fast, and the teams building on them are making real-time decisions about voice, media, edge deployment, and agent orchestration every week.​Join Ignite and Startup Grind on August 14 at The Canopy in Menlo Park for a half-day of keynotes, panels, hands-on demos, and serious networking with the founders, engineers, and investors shaping the AI-native startup stack.<h2>​What You'll Experience</h2>​🎙️ Keynotes &amp; Panels​Hear from the technology providers who powered the AI products at massive scale, covering voice agents, generative media, and the emerging agent stack. No pitch decks. Real talk and practical insights from the teams driving AI innovation.​🕹️ Four Hands-On Demo Stations​Communication AI — Build your own voice agent live across the full stack: RTC, ASR, TTS, LLM, and open ecosystem integrations - 130+ languages, less than 300ms latency. Come with your use case and leave with a blueprint.​Media &amp; Creator AI — AI-native multimedia capabilities that power the full content workflow, from generative creation to intelligent editing, media enhancement, processing, and distribution. Built for live streaming, AI filming, short-form content, e-commerce, online education, and creative production teams.​Web App &amp; Agent AI — Deploy full-stack web apps and AI agents globally in minutes, powered by Tencent Cloud's EdgeOne Makers — the edge platform that hit #1 on Product Hunt for both Product of the Day (June 24, 2026) and Product of the Week. Serverless and zero-DevOps, with AI-assisted development via MCP. Designed for lean startup teams who need to validate fast and scale instantly.​TokenHub — Explore Tencent Cloud's unified LLM gateway for accessing leading foundation models through a single API. Featuring industry-standard protocol compatibility, automatic fallback, and cost-aware routing with built-in TPM governance. Simplifies model management and reduces inference costs while building AI applications at scale.​🎟️ Free Trial Credits​Walk away with hands-on trial access to every product showcased. No credit card required.​🤝 Curated Networking​Structured networking hours with food &amp; drinks. The room will be 150–200 hand-picked AI founders, engineers, media builders, researchers, and AI-focused VCs. Approval-only — every attendee is vetted.<h2>​Who Should Attend</h2><ul><li>​AI startup founders and engineers building voice, media, or agent products</li><li>​Media and entertainment teams working on streaming, content creation, or asset management</li><li>​Engineering leads managing inference costs and token economics at scale</li><li>​Early-stage builders looking for zero-overhead deployment platforms</li><li>​AI-focused VCs and researchers looking for the full-stack view</li></ul>​This is an approval-only event. Registrations are reviewed to ensure a high-signal room. Apply below.

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