Private Event
AI in Practice Dinner Summit - NYC
Event
Join a curated group of founders, operators, and investors for a private dinner - co-hosted with Sequoia and Khosla - focused on how AI is reshaping real-world, operationally complex businesses, and where it’s driving meaningful impact across both investment strategy and day-to-day operations.
George Robson (Partner at Sequoia) and Keith Rabois (Managing Director at Khosla) will share their perspectives on where AI is headed, how it’s evolving investment theses, and where they’re seeing the most compelling opportunities emerge. We’ll also hear from JD Ross (Co-Founder of WithCoverage and Opendoor) and Max Brenner (Co-Founder & CEO of WithCoverage) on how leading businesses are applying AI in practice, with a focus on tangible use cases and real ROI.
Evening Agenda:
6:30–7:00pm | Welcome Reception
7:00pm onward | Seated dinner with short speaker insights, followed by curated small-group conversation
Attendees: ~150+ senior investors and operators across leading firms and companies. Full RSVP list will be shared in advance.
Space is limited. RSVP required.
Speakers
Keith is a Managing Director at Khosla Ventures, where he led the firm's first institutional investments in DoorDash, Affirm, and Faire. A PayPal Mafia alum and co-founder of Opendoor, he's held senior operating roles at LinkedIn and Square, and is a regular on the Forbes Midas List.
George became a partner at Sequoia Capital at 25 - one of the youngest ever at the storied firm. He previously led early product at Revolut, and now backs founders at Pennylane, n8n, Trade Republic, and Anterior.
Max is the Co-founder & CEO of WithCoverage, a modern insurance and risk platform backed by Sequoia and Khosla Ventures ($42M+ raised). Previously he disrupted the financial advisory industry and built Compound into a $3B+ AUM digital family office platform.
JD Ross is Co-Founder of WithCoverage. He previously helped build Addepar, a $10B+ financial technology company generating $300M+ in revenue, and later founded Opendoor, which today generates over $4B in revenue.
What To Expect From The Evening
Invite-only group of experienced leaders
~150+ founders, senior operators, and experienced PE/growth investors, all actively thinking about how AI impacts their businesses and portfolios
Operator-led perspectives
Brief, practical insights from founders currently deploying AI—focused on where they’re seeing real impact, what’s working, and where they’re investing
Curated seating & targeted connections
Attendees will receive the RSVP list ahead of the event and can indicate who they’d like to meet. Dinner tables are intentionally curated to facilitate relevant, peer-level conversations
Grounded, real-world focus
Discussion centered on how AI is being applied across operationally complex, asset-heavy businesses—not abstract use cases or early-stage experimentation