You're invited to join
2025 CEO Summit
There’s no clear map for the journey of an early-stage founder. Every day can feel like navigating chaos in search of direction.
Our upcoming CEO Summit is purpose-built to help you make sense of that chaos. It’s a chance to step back from daily firefighting and gain perspective on your startup’s most pressing challenges, alongside fellow founders who are walking a similar path.
This is our largest CEO gathering of the year, and we’re bringing together leaders from across Foundation’s 30-year history, from IPO veterans and serial entrepreneurs to our newest pre-seed founders.
Here’s what you can expect:
- Advanced leadership development—sharpen your CEO skill set to lead confidently through uncertainty
- The latest thinking on go-to-market & scaling teams—so you can scale intentionally
- Practical ways to leverage AI—beyond the buzzwords, tested strategies you can use now
- Time to connect with peers, CIOs, CTOs, and the broader Foundation Capital community—because nobody builds a company alone
And, of course, you can also count on great food, good fun, and plenty of time to recharge.
Location
103 CA-1, Bodega Bay, CA 94923
We’ve reserved the entire property to create an environment where meaningful conversations and connections can happen, set against the beautiful backdrop of the Sonoma coast.
Speakers
Kevin Kelly
Founding executive editor of Wired, acclaimed futurist
Will Storr
Bestselling author, The Science of Storytelling
Lynn Jurich
Co-founder, Sunrun
Anatoly Yakovenko
CEO, Solana
Andrew Feldman
CEO, Cerebras Systems
Jason Lopatecki
CEO, Arize AI
Jonathan Siddharth
CEO, Turing
Mohit Aron
Founder, Cohesity & Nutanix
Nick Mehta
CEO, Gainsight
Tien Tzuo
CEO, Zuora
Tracy Young
Co-founder, PlanGrid & TigerEye
Will McTighe
Co-founder, SayWhat AI
Zaza Pachulia
NBA champion & Golden State Warriors executive
Laxman Narasimhan
Former CEO of Starbucks
Agenda
Wednesday,
September 3
1pm
Check-in opens for all guests
5pm
Cocktail hour
6pm
Welcome dinner
10pm
Late night drinks & conversation*
Thursday,
September 4
7am
Wellness activities*
8am
Breakfast
9am
Keynote speakers
10am
Breakout sessions
12pm
Break
12:30pm
Keynote speakers
3pm
Small group breakout sessions
5pm
60-minute activity
6pm
Happy hour or free time
7pm
Dinner
10pm
Late night near the pool*
Friday,
September 5
7am
Wellness activities*
8am
Breakfast
9am
Keynote speaker
10am
Small group breakout sessions
1pm
Final remarks
2pm
Activities*