A consistent room, on a rhythm

The goal isn't to fill your calendar. It's to curate the room.

The shape of the year

Five recurring rooms. Come to the ones relevant to what you're building.

Build Days — Each month rotates through weekly events in a different sector. Gatherings run from morning coffee through an evening happy hour, with working sessions and investor office hours in between.
Founders Hike — The original RTP gathering. A morning on the trail with founders and operators: the conversations that don't happen in a conference room.
Founder Dinners — Small, curated tables. The right eight people in a room, a good meal, and the kind of trust that turns into collaboration.
Ecosystem Mixer — The whole network in one room. Cross-sector, cross-stage, where the hardtech founder meets the AI operator meets the investor who can help them both.
Investor Office Hours — Consistent, low-friction access to investors and advisors who are here to be helpful. Show up to the sectors relevant to you.

Hardtech & Defense — The frontier: hard problems, long timelines, and the people with the conviction to build them.
AI — Founders and operators building with and around AI, from infra to application.
Med Device — Medtech and life sciences, where deep science meets real patient impact.
Gaming & Consumer — Consumer, gaming, and the products people actually love to use.
Ag & Food — Agtech, food, and the systems that feed what comes next.

Events are in San Diego, but the network isn't limited to locals. Newcomers who are building are always welcome.

Come to a gathering first if you'd rather see the room. When you're ready, tell us what you're building.