Llama Lounge at 2 Years Old

Growing the GenAI Ecosystem

Author

Jeremiah Owyang
June 17, 2025


I started Llama Lounge (subscribe to the calandar) to be out in front of the GenAI movement. It began as a humble event in SF and grew to become a platform partnered with the world’s largest corporations, top startups, and top VC firms—while also being covered in the media.

It’s less about me and more about the movement—the GenAI movement.

Llama Lounge isn’t just a series of events—it’s a growing ecosystem and community. Here’s what we’ve collectively built since April 2023:

  • 18 Events

  • 300–500 Attendees Per Event

  • 180+ Demos

  • 400+ VC Firms

  • 300+ Corporate Leaders

  • 951 Demo Applicants

  • Thousands of AI Founders Attended

  • Audience Mix: 60% AI Founders, 20% VCs, 10% Corporate AI Buyers

Hosts & Partners:
We’ve been hosted by industry giants and innovation spaces including:

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)

  • SAP

  • Zoom

  • Stanford University

  • Capgemini

  • Applied Innovation Exchange

  • GenLab (Digitalgarage)

  • HanaHaus

  • Canopy Spaces

  • Sunset Squares (where it all began)

Logo Design: Sightbox, thanks for helping the brand to stand out. Thank you to Erick Davidson, the photographer in all these photos you see.

Impact:

As a VC, I’ve already invested in four startups that demoed at Llama Lounge. It’s the best way to see who can build, pitch, and deliver.

Early-Stage Demo Companies (Partial List):
Agent Lunar, Agentops, Agit, AI-Md, Ai21 Labs, Aimon, Alecto Ai, Amolino, Amotions, Amplify, Andi Search, Aomni, Aq22, Arize, Ascendo, Astral, Audioshake, Beluga, Blitz, Blueprint Ai, Bonni, Bookwatch, Brandrank, BRX, Butternut Ai, Carewell, Chatsimple, Claros, Clika, Clink, Commit, Commonar, Composio, Computerx, Conversa, Coval, Crewai, Custodia Ai, Daero, Datastrato, Deep Infra, Develop Health, Digital First, Emergence Ai, Evabot, Exo Ai, Fetch Ai, Floode, Genie, Ggx, Gitwit, Glamir Ai, Gondola, Greptile, Guidenai, Hallosophia, Hellobiome, Hyperbound, Indexical, Infactory, Infinityy, Inorbit, Instalily, Instead, Intelligage, Katalist, Kraftful, Kubiya, Lancedb, Lastmile Ai, Learntube, Lighthouz Ai, Lucid Ai, Lutra, Lyzr Ai, Marketrix, Maxime Tools, Micro1, Millis Ai, Miri, Mobot, Moon Personal Assistant, Moviechat, Multion, Nexa Ai, Nomikai, Noodle, Nova Ai, Observea, Ollang, Omniscience, Oneshot Ai, Ownlayer, Palona Ai, Partner Element, Passio Ai, Pentopix, Portkey, Potpie, Prem Ai, Props, Reframe, Relevance Ai, Remix, Renderpub, Robinhealth, Rtvr, Scalegrowth, Scenario, Scispace, Skyfire, Skymel, Soar, Socra Ai, Sonicjobs, Spacevibes, Speedlegal, Starspark Ai, Streamalive, Subtlai, Synexis, Taelor, Talentgenius, Tamberai, Tensorstax, Thinglink, Tracksy, Trupeer, Twig, Twiggy, Valence Vibrations, Valuestream Ai, Vessl Ai, Vidoc, Vimes, Vimmerse, Vozy, Wanda, and Wordware.

Check out all my posts on Llama Lounge on my career website.