Three builders who left investment banking to create the tech events people actually want to attend.
We all spent 4 years as software engineers at Tier 1 investment banks before deciding to build something of our own. AI Nexus started from a shared frustration: tech events were either too corporate or too disorganised. We set out to fix that.
Meet the Team
James
CEO & Founder
Leads the vision, strategy, and partnerships that drive AI Nexus forward.
Alex
Tech & Marketing Lead
Runs our marketing engine and technical brand presence across all channels.
Andrei
Logistics & Operations Lead
Manages end-to-end event logistics, venues, and on-the-ground operations.
Our Story
AI Nexus started in London in 2024, when AI was taking off and there was nowhere to talk about it regularly on an informal basis. We began hosting casual pub and bar meetups, inviting founders, engineers, VCs, and anyone curious into a space where people could share raw, unfiltered opinions about where things were headed.
We ran a monthly informal meetup throughout 2025, and the community grew fast. That momentum led to a pitch demo day with Earlybird VC. Then we realised there was huge demand for hackathons, and that hackathons were genuinely some of the most fun, high-energy events you could run. So we went all in.
Today, we run large-scale events synchronously across global cities. We built our own software to manage everything end to end and make sure the attendee experience is consistently good. We have curated sponsor relationships, a community of over 5,000 members, hubs in London, San Francisco, Washington DC, Boston, and Singapore, and a strong online presence for everyone else.
5,000+
Community members built over 3 years of consistent programming
6 cities + online
London, Boston, DC, San Francisco, Singapore, and a global online presence
Prize-backed hackathons
Events with thousands of dollars in prizes and real products shipped
Trusted partners
Google DeepMind, Cactus (YC S25), Nothing, Hugging Face, and Earlybird VC