A RippleTalks series 2027

SF Unicorn
Founder Series

Four intimate firesides throughout the year in San Francisco where unicorn founders take the stage in front of YC founders leading high-growth companies.

Firesides February, April, June, September

Where San Francisco

Format Two panels each

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About the series

Unicorn founders on stage.
70+ YC founders in the audience.

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Four events throughout the year, each featuring two intimate firesides where unicorn founders engage in candid, off-the-record conversations with an audience of YC founders leading high-growth companies.

4 events · 2 panels in each

70+ YC founders in the room per event

February, April, June, September 2027

Feb 11

Thursday

April 15

Thursday

June 3

Thursday

Sept 30

Thursday

Past Special Guests

Decacorn and unicorn founders as well as iconic investors who have shared their time and insights in our off-the-record firesides.

Billionaire tech founder, minority owner of the NBA Mavericks.

Mark Cuban

Founder

Backed 15 Unicorns & 3 Decacorns.

Ashton Kutcher

Founder

Built online learning platform used by 190M+ users.

Daphne Koller

Founder

Built the $26B professional network.

Allen Blue

Founder

Built the $1B+ fashion rental pioneer.

Jennifer Hyman

Founder

Built a $30B growth platform.

Brian Halligan

Founder

Built $70B+ cloud comms powering Uber, Airbnb and WhatsApp.

Jeff Lawson

Founder

Built $3B+ mental health platform serving 100M+ users globally.

Russell Glass

Founder

Headspace

Inside the firesides

A moment with the founders.

Six minutes of what actually happens in the room, from past RippleTalks firesides with the founders behind category-defining companies.

More moments on YouTube ↗

Building $2B+ of Spacecraft at Industrial Scale

Special Guest: Ian Cinnamon, Founder CEO of Apex Satellites

Backing 50+ Unicorns from the Seed Stage

Special Guest: Tim Draper, Founder of Draper Associates

Ashton Kutcher on Delphi.ai’s Digital Twin Experience

Special Guest: Dara Ladjevardian, Founder CEO of Delphi AI

Building a $13B+ Platform That Turns Ideas Into Software

Special Guest: Anton Osika, Founder CEO of Lovable

Building a $5B+ Background Check Platform

Special Guest: Daniel Yanisse, Founder CEO of Checkr

Building a $5B+ Automation Platform Connecting 9,000+ Apps

Special Guest: Wade Foster, Founder CEO of Zapier

By founders, for founders

The creators and hosts of RippleTalks are VC-backed builders and backers.

Ricardo and Alejandro are two-time founders who have raised from the funds and built with the people in these rooms. RippleTalks runs three experiences, and this series is one of them.

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Ripple Annual Partner

Supporting our firesides, all year long.

Built Zoe — $2B+ AUA Wealth Management Platform. Grow and protect the wealth you’re building.

Andres Garcia-Amaya

Founder · CEO

SF Unicorn
Founder Series

Unicorn founders on stage.
70+ YC founders in the audience.