TechCrunch's StrictlyVC returns to San Francisco on April 30 at the Sentro Filipino Cultural Center, bringing together AI innovators and founders with leading investors. The event features Nicolas Sauvage of TDK Ventures, who will discuss corporate venture capital strategies with TechCrunch editor-in-chief Connie Loizos.

Sauvage leads TDK Ventures' $500 million investment initiative and has backed 45 startups including unicorns Groq, Ascend Elements, and Silicon Box. The conversation will explore what makes corporate VCs unique and what founders should know about securing investment from strategic partners like TDK, which is hosting and sponsoring the event.

Other speakers include Campbell Brown, former CNN host and Meta executive now leading Forum AI in the AI trust and verification space, and Amjad Masad of Replit, who will discuss the future of programming amid the rise of vibe coding and competition from Anthropic and OpenAI. With one more speaker yet to be announced, the event promises valuable networking opportunities with some of the Bay Area's most influential startup minds.