What Founders Should Know About M&A

AI House is hosting a candid conversation for founders on how M&A works. Panelists from OpenAI, AI House, and a founder who recently when through the M&A process will discuss how acquisition opportunities are identified and evaluated, what signals matter, when it makes sense to engage with CorpDev, and what typically derails a conversation. Schedule 12:00–12:30 PM: Networking and pizza 12:30–1:00 PM: Panel and Q&A 1:00–1:30 PM: Networking About AI House: AI House is a company-building community, incubator, and capital platform helping founders build AI-first companies in Seattle and across the Pacific Northwest. About OpenAI: OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company whose mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. Jacob Colker: Jacob is a co-founder and Managing Director of AI House, where he helps build and fund AI-first startups. Previously, he founded and operated several technology companies. Pierre Martin: Pierre is the co-founder and former CEO of Gavel, which was recently acquired by Relativity. He built Gavel into an AI powered legal workflow platform serving legal teams. Kenn So (moderator): Kenn is Strategy and Scouting Lead on OpenAI’s Corporate Development team. Previously, he worked in corporate development at Smartsheet and invested at Shasta Ventures. Kristen Clifford: Kristen is a Deal Lead on OpenAI’s Corporate Development team. Previously, she invested at 01 Advisors and worked in corporate development at Facebook