About the organizers

We're the small team building the largest AI community in the world.

AIMeetup is a globally distributed nonprofit connecting AI builders, researchers, and curious minds through in-person meetups. Everything we do is open, community-run, and free to join.

200+
chapters worldwide
180k
community members
3.4k
events hosted
42
countries

Our mission

Connect builders in person

The internet made AI global — we're making it local. Real rooms, real conversations, real friendships.

Keep it open

Every event is free or at-cost. No pay-to-speak, no gated content. Sponsors support the community, not the other way around.

Grow the next wave

We fund student chapters, translate materials into 14 languages, and help anyone start a chapter in their city.

The core team

Six people, twelve time zones.

Maya Chen
Co-founder & CEO

Ex-OpenAI DevRel. Started AIMeetup in a SF garage in 2023.

Daniel Osei
Co-founder & CTO

Former staff engineer @ Stripe. Builds the platform powering 200+ chapters.

Priya Anand
Head of Community

PhD in NLP. Onboards new chapter leads across every continent.

Ryo Tanaka
Head of APAC

Robotics + LLM engineer. Coordinates the 40+ APAC chapters.

Lena Vogt
Head of Programs

Designs the workshop curriculum used by every chapter worldwide.

Sara Okonkwo
Head of Research Partnerships

Bridges academic labs and the community. Formerly Vector Institute.

Our story

2023
AIMeetup starts

12 builders meet in a SF garage the week GPT-4 ships.

2024
Goes global

First international chapters open in London, Tokyo, and Bangalore.

2025
The platform

AIMeetup.dev launches — self-serve chapters, events, and RSVP.

2026
200 chapters

180k members. First AIMeetup Summit hosted across 6 cities simultaneously.

We're in 8+ cities. Yours might be next.

Browse our global community or start a chapter in your city — we'll help with the playbook, tools, and a launch budget.