StrictlyVC's first San Francisco event of 2026 takes place April 30 at the Sentro Filipino Cultural Center, with just one week left to grab tickets. The venture and founder communities will gather for fireside conversations and networking. A key addition to the lineup is Lior Susan, founder and CEO of Eclipse, who recently closed $1.3 billion to invest exclusively in "physical AI" startups.

Susan's massive new fund will take center stage during his discussion, as he outlines his vision for autonomy in the real world at the convergence of digital AI and physical systems. His background includes military service and leading hardware investments at Flex, giving him firsthand experience with modernizing industrial systems. TechCrunch venture reporter Marina Temkin will conduct the interview.

Other speakers include Replit CEO Amjad Masad, who will discuss AI's transformation of software development, and TDK Ventures president Nicolas Sauvage, who joins TechCrunch editor-in-chief Connie Loizos for a conversation on corporate venture capital strategies. Forum AI co-founder Campbell Brown, formerly Meta's head of media partnerships, will address building trustworthy AI systems. These intimate events offer founders and investors candid conversations that provide competitive insights.