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Mar 2026LinkedIn company data indicates Yara Ismail left the COO role in March 2026.
SourceMeet qualified leads in person by automating conference production
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Overview
Venu AI (legal entity Wvrld Studios Inc.) is a San Jose-based Y Combinator W21 startup that evolved from VR trade-show software into an AI-assisted event-production and community-building platform. It helps companies run conferences, match attendees, and turn events into a repeatable sales motion; public funding and founding records are somewhat inconsistent across aggregators, so the financial fields below are conservative and source-led.
Primary product
AI-assisted conference production and event-led sales/community-building platform
Founded
2016
Headquarters
San Jose, California, United States
Team size
10-20 employees
Work style
Remote
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
Event production / conference software / community-led sales automation
Offices
San Jose, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United States
Business model
subscription
managed services
event production services
Funding
Stage
Seed
Latest round
Seed · Mar 2021
Mar 2021 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Work & culture
Public messaging emphasizes founder-led sales, community building, event execution, and AI-driven matchmaking. The company appears small, highly hands-on, and product/service hybrid rather than a pure self-serve SaaS motion.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
Public YC listings show a Conference Director role at about $500-$1.5K/month and a Software Engineering Intern role at $1/month. No broader salary bands were found publicly.
Product & market
Pricing
Not publicly disclosed; public materials suggest a mix of custom/managed service pricing and subscription-style offerings.
Differentiators
- —AI-powered matchmaking for events
- —Events-led sales workflow
- —Community-building plus outbound strategy
- —Managed conference production
- —Quick-turn conference execution (e.g. 100-person conference in 90 days)
- —Personalized psychology-driven outreach
Technology
Celery
Customers
Microsoft
YPO
Hirect
Masi Media
AWE
Telivy
Swif
Competitors
DreamVu
Hoth Intelligence
Bliinx
Scale & contact
Signals & risks
Jobs and careers at Venu AI
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