Private Equity AI Value Creation Dinner

Join a curated group of 50 senior private equity and growth investors in San Francisco for an evening focused on how firms are actually using AI across their funds and portfolio companies.

The Progress

San Francisco, CA

Monday, October 26

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

WithCoverage

Host

Speakers

Jason Friedrichs

Partner of Portfolio Growth @ AEA Investors

Jack Damon

AI Lead @ Spectrum Equity

Space is limited. RSVP is required.

We’ll hear from Jason Friedrichs, Partner of Portfolio Growth at AEA Investors and Jack Damon, AI Lead at Spectrum Equity alongside other AI and Value Creation leaders, sharing practical examples of what they’re implementing, where they’re seeing impact, and what they’re learning - followed by dinner and smaller-group conversation with peers across the investment community.

Evening Agenda:

6:30–7:00pm | Welcome Reception
7:00pm onward | AI & Value Creation spotlights & seated dinner

Attendees: 50 senior investors across leading funds. Full RSVP list will be shared in advance to help finalize seating.

Space is limited. RSVP required.

Speakers

Jason Friedrichs

Jason Friedrichs – Partner, Portfolio Growth at AEA Elevate – collaborates closely with companies and their management teams to maximize their potential and plays a key role in evaluating and making new investments. Prior to AEA Elevate, Jason built the value creation capabilities for Altamont Capital Partners with a focus on business services, healthcare and consumer companies. He previously held senior roles at both a healthcare technology and retail company, supporting their CEOs and Founders as they collaborated with private investors for the first time. Jason began his career at Bain & Company where he served clients in technology, healthcare, financial services, and consumer industries across offices in New York, Boston, San Francisco and Sydney, Australia. Jason has an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and a BA in History from Yale University.

Jack Damon

Jack Damon leads AI initiatives at Spectrum. Jack joined the firm in 2026. He helps Spectrum and its portfolio companies accelerate their adoption and application of AI. Prior to Spectrum, Jack was a product manager at Viam, where he worked on machine learning, data, and data visualization products. Earlier in his career, he co-founded Supertone, a music technology company, and worked as a Business Analyst at McKinsey & Company. Jack received a BA in English and Computer Science from Columbia University. Outside of work, Jack enjoys reading, exercising, and playing basketball.

What To Expect From The Evening

Invite-only group of PE & growth investors

50+ senior private equity and growth investors, all actively thinking about how AI is impacting their firms and portfolio companies.

Practical AI & Value Creation perspectives

Brief, practical insights from AI and Value Creation leaders on what they’re implementing across their firms and portfolios - what’s working, where they’re seeing impact, and what they’re learning.

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

Grounded discussion on how AI is being applied across fund workflows and portfolio companies - focused on real use cases, adoption, and measurable impact.

Have Questions?

The Circle is an invite-only community of founders, operators, and investors, hosted by WithCoverage. We bring together small groups of leaders throughout the year for curated dinners at top restaurants across the U.S. There’s no membership fee or formal commitment - just the opportunity to join future gatherings and connect with peers you’d value most. In addition to the core community, we host both focused groups (e.g., consumer, hospitality, tech, investor) and broader gatherings - like AI in Practice - to bring together leaders navigating shared themes across industries.

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Space is limited. RSVP is required.