After eight years of running Founder Day, one thing is clear: these rooms move founders forward.
Last week in LA and SF, more than 90 founders joined us from across the country for full days of real learning and real conversation.
The caliber was extraordinary — founders across AI, health tech, future of work, climate, and fintech sat shoulder-to-shoulder with operators and investors who speak plainly about what it takes to raise, scale, and survive the early stage.
And founders felt it:
“I’m planning a Q1 raise and now feel much more confident and strategic.”
“I had no idea how much I didn’t know going in.”
“This was one of the most thoughtfully designed founder events I’ve attended.”
Follow-ups, warm intros, and new advisors are already happening.
Huge thank-you to Rho, Antares Capital, Cooley, and AWS for helping us build spaces where founders learn fast and connect deeply.
Founder Day remains our favorite part of the job: building a community of extraordinary founders who show up for each other and for the work.
About Graham & Walker
Graham & Walker is an early-stage venture fund rooted in a powerful founder community. We back pre-consensus founders and ideas that break the mold, combining capital with honest guidance, extensive networks, and a culture that embraces the unglamorous work of building. We believe in substance over hype and place founder success at the heart of everything we do.
