Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year, everyone! 🎄🥂

The AI Collective began in 2023 as a small group of friends gathering in a cozy San Francisco living room to discuss the week’s latest news and advancements in AI.

I don’t think any of us expected these conversations to grow beyond this intimate setting. And in many ways, it hasn’t! Yes, this group of friends has grown a little in size and heart, but the passion and purpose remains the same!

This community was founded on the belief that the most meaningful connections are made when exploring a shared curiosity together, and that meaningful relationships lead to meaningful outcomes. Bring exceptional people together in purposeful ways and INCREDIBLE things happen!

The holiday season is a perfect time for reflection. So, let’s reflect on the Collective’s 2025 and take a trip down memory lane! 🥹

(want to walk through our community’s ENTIRE history? Start with this Medium article, 2023 Wrapped, and 2024 Wrapped!)

North Bay (our second chapter ever!) celebrates its one-year anniversary – led by Chris 🥳 (LinkedIn)

Chicago hosts its first intimate private dinner – led by Jonathan (LinkedIn)

Silicon Valley hosts a Women in AI RAG hackathon at Stanford University (LinkedIn)

SF hosts its biggest Demo Night yet at the AWS GenAI Loft 🚀 (and first with Roam 👀) (LinkedIn, YouTube)

SF hosts a second demo night in as many weeks at Entrepreneurs First, led by Ravi (LinkedIn, YouTube)

Rob leads a sunny Saturday hike at Lands End in San Francisco 🥾 (LinkedIn)

DC hosts its first AI Discussion Salon – led by Catherine (LinkedIn)

An invite-only roundtable discussing the future of AI policy in DC (LinkedIn)

SF founders gather for an intimate dinner – led by Rochi and Markiesha (LinkedIn)

Seattle comes together for the ConvergeAI Summit – led by Bhola and Ken (LinkedIn)

Roy launches the AI Collective in Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 (LinkedIn)

Celebrating International Women’s Day with SF’s AI community – led by Supriya (LinkedIn)

Denver hosts its second AI Collective meetup – led by Kristen and Kenneth (LinkedIn)

Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Mumbai launch their first events across four consecutive days 🇮🇳 (LinkedIn)

Publishing our community’s response to the US AI Action Plan – shaping policy together 🇺🇸 (LinkedIn)

Another electric Demo Night in San Francisco (LinkedIn, YouTube)

Toronto founders and investors meet for a powerful panel – led by Karan 🇨🇦 (LinkedIn)

Austin founders cruise the river with Roam, networking amid scenic views (LinkedIn)

Delhi and Miami chapters collaborate for a living room discussion – led by Aman and Divv (LinkedIn)

Chappy and Catherine prepare to ship fresh AI Collective materials to chapters worldwide (LinkedIn)

Announcing The AI Collective – ushering a new era for our global community (LinkedIn)

Celebrating our launch as The AI Collective with a global all-hands presentation (LinkedIn)

Flagship SF launch celebration brings together 250+ founders and supporters (LinkedIn)

New York celebrates the launch during NY Tech Week

Recapping the local launch celebrations; capturing collective spirit across chapters (LinkedIn)

More than 800 founding members were immortalized during launch week (LinkedIn)

Paris hosts its first demo night – led by Louis-Nicolas 🇫🇷 (LinkedIn)

Atlanta chapter launches with energy – guided by Mark

SF Open Build with Windsurf gathers founders and engineers to build AI tools (LinkedIn)

Dallas hosts an engineering-focused meetup (LinkedIn)

SF and global online demo showcases and panel by Manus – with hundreds tuning in (LinkedIn)

The Collective Intelligence online education series launches, inspiring shared learning across chapters

Our first ever research roundtable in SF – led by Kevin (LinkedIn)

Community leaders meet to plan expansion across South Florida – led by Aman and Charles (LinkedIn)

Tel Aviv hosts a Future of AI inference panel – Yaheli moderates the discussion (LinkedIn)

The AI Collective and Windsurf go global with events spanning Mexico, Canada, France, India, and beyond 🌎 (LinkedIn)

The AI Collective Institute launches in DC – celebrated by Liel and our community (LinkedIn)

Our first large-scale Demo Night in Silicon Valley – led by Yi (LinkedIn)

Portland’s chapter continues to thrive – guided by AJ’s leadership and enthusiasm (LinkedIn)

Liel and the Institute publish “Can We Regulate Trust?” – our first community research report (LinkedIn)

SF Demo Night headlines SF Tech Week – emceed by Chappy and Stephen (LinkedIn, YouTube)

Paris Demo Night returns – Louis‑Nicolas welcomes an energized, vibrant community (LinkedIn, YouTube)

The Collective and Genspark host an electric panel – Yi and Ash drive the dialogue (LinkedIn)

SF Pitch Night kicks off and sees over $10M in investments made on Pitch Night App (LinkedIn, YouTube)

Bogotá Immersion Night immerses participants in AI – guided by Ozzy 🇨🇴

El Salvador vibecoding lab sparks creativity – led by Carol 🇸🇻

NYC hosts a women in AI panel – Paula leads a dynamic discussion (LinkedIn)

Jerusalem celebrates its launch event – Mouhammad galvanizes a new AI community (LinkedIn)

SF core team celebrates the season with a Teamsgiving dinner gathering (LinkedIn)

Dubai chapter launches – Sana leads a vibrant debut for our Middle East community 🇦🇪 (LinkedIn)

Salt Lake City chapter launches – Leslie and Andrea rally a dedicated community

London Pub Day with Ampersand fosters connections – James leads the lively gathering 🇬🇧

Orange County launch meetup kicks off – Nick energizes the local AI scene

Nairobi gathers for a photo after an inspiring Open Build with Windsurf 🇰🇪

SF organizing team photo after the year’s final Demo Night (LinkedIn)

Atlanta chapter core community holiday mixer 🎅🎁 (LinkedIn)

Hey, thank you for reading all the way to the end and being a part of this awesome community! I hope you’re having a wonderful holiday season! 🎄🥂😄

~ ChappyCo-founder & Executive Director, The AI Collective

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P.S. want to walk through our community’s ENTIRE history? Start with this Medium article, 2023 Wrapped, and 2024 Wrapped!