--- title: "Unique Capital U.S. SaaStr Annual & AI Study Tour (September — San Francisco & Los Angeles): Registration Open" author: "Unique Research" sourcePublication: "Unique Research (FFCAP English library)" originalPublishedAt: "2024-07-23T16:30:00+08:00" canonical: "https://ffcap.cn/en/research/20240723a06ev100" source: "https://ffcap.cn/en/research/20240723a06ev100" language: "en" cnSourceUrl: "https://view.inews.qq.com/a/20240723A06EV100" --- # Unique Capital U.S. SaaStr Annual & AI Study Tour (September — San Francisco & Los Angeles): Registration Open _Unique Research · Event signup · July 23, 2024_ As AI advances at speed, demand for learning and exchange around the field keeps growing. The United States leads not only with top companies and research labs, but with rich application scenes and business models. Against that backdrop, Unique Capital is opening a dual-city September study tour in San Francisco and Los Angeles — SaaStr Annual plus an AI-themed itinerary — for SaaS and AI practitioners and founders who want a deeper look at the U.S. industry, a wider view, and new partnerships. ## Itinerary overview The trip has two segments: - **Segment 1:** September 9–13 — San Francisco, SaaStr Annual 2024 conference track - **Segment 2:** September 14–23 — San Francisco & Los Angeles dual-city AI study tour San Francisco is home to Silicon Valley and is widely seen as a global center of tech innovation, with companies such as Google, Facebook (Meta), and OpenAI. Los Angeles is California’s other major hub and home to the Los Angeles Unified School District — with world-class universities such as UCLA and many AI companies and research groups. Together they are representative destinations for an AI tech visit to the U.S. ## Stops and hosts (detail) ### FlashIntel Founded in 2022, FlashIntel is an AGI-driven global GTM intelligence company. Its solutions help enterprises simplify and optimize sales and partnership workflows to accelerate revenue. In under two years it has operated seven offices across six countries, with 100+ engineers, scientists, GTM and growth specialists, and 3,000+ global partners. Products include FlashInfo and FlashClick. In 2023 it raised **$10 million** in seed funding from Celtic House Venture Partners, Uphonest Capital, Hat-Trick Capital, and others, and was named one of Silicon Valley Review’s “50 Most Admired Companies of 2023.” ### NVIDIA Founded in 1993, NVIDIA began in graphics chip design and has become a full-stack AI computing company spanning CPUs, DPUs, GPUs, and AI software. It received the World Artificial Intelligence Conference’s top “Outstanding AI Leader” award. In July 2020 NVIDIA’s market cap surpassed Intel’s for the first time among U.S. chipmakers; in May 2023 it became the first chip company to reach a **$1 trillion** market cap; in February 2024 market cap reached **$1.83 trillion** (open **$732.02**), overtaking Alphabet to become the third-largest U.S. listed company after Microsoft and Apple. On April 22, Japan’s AIST announced a collaboration with NVIDIA on quantum computing systems. ### Google Google Inc. was founded on September 4, 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Fiscal 2022 revenue was **$282.8 billion**. Business spans search, cloud, ad tech, and a wide range of internet products. On December 6, 2023 Google announced Gemini — which it described as its largest and most capable AI model family — in three tiers: Gemini Ultra, Gemini Pro, and Gemini Nano. ### Akool Akool, founded in 2022 and based in Silicon Valley, was started by Jiajun Lü, PhD in AI from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. It offers an AI cloud platform spanning biometric identity, smart factories, smart airports, AI healthcare, and more, plus a singing virtual-human tool using face-swap and voice-clone technology. The team has nearly 50 members from leading global companies and top universities. ### Tesla Tesla, headquartered in Texas, was founded in 2003 by Martin Eberhard, Marc Tarpenning, and others; Elon Musk is CEO. It focuses on EV R&D, production, and sales, plus solar and energy storage. Models include Model 3, Model Y, Model S, and Model X, known for performance, range, and advanced driver assistance. ### Facebook (Meta) Facebook (now Meta), founded in 2004, is among the world’s most widely used social networks, with more than **3 billion** monthly active users. Beyond profiles and feeds, it supports friends, Pages, and Groups. Acquisitions including Instagram and WhatsApp expanded the portfolio; the company also works on privacy issues and frontier areas such as VR. ### Collov Collov, founded in 2021 with HQ in Silicon Valley and an office in Beijing, is an AI interior-design and home e-commerce platform. It uses AI and VR for personalized, interactive design plans and an AI-driven commerce layer so users can find matching products — design, purchase, and delivery in one flow. The team draws from leading universities in China and abroad and has tens of millions of dollars in funding. ### Riot Games Riot Games, founded in 2006 in Los Angeles by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill, is now 100% owned by Tencent. Best known for _League of Legends_ — a leading global MOBA with more than **27 million** daily active players and a core force in esports — it also ships titles such as _Wild Rift_ and _Legends of Runeterra_. More than 4,500 employees work across 20+ offices worldwide. ### The Walt Disney Company Founded by Walt Disney in 1923, Disney operates across media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products, and interactive entertainment. Strategic moves including Pixar and Marvel have further extended film, TV, and streaming. ### Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood In Los Angeles, the Studio Tour lets visitors explore production sites behind classics such as _Friends_, _Batman_, and _Harry Potter_, with interactive experiences around sets and props. ### TikTok TikTok, under ByteDance, has global headquarters in Los Angeles and Singapore and more than **1 billion** monthly active users. Since 2017 it has let users capture, create, and share short video on mobile across music, dance, lifestyle, and more, powered by recommendation and new content formats. ### SpaceX Founded by Elon Musk in 2002, SpaceX develops rockets and spacecraft. The Falcon line and Dragon have made it a leading private space company, with reusable-rocket tech aimed at lowering exploration costs. More than 13,000 employees; valuation above **$180 billion**. ### Yamibuy North America’s largest Asian-goods shopping platform, founded by You Zhou in 2013. Categories span food, beauty, appliances, books, and more for Chinese and broader Asian communities in North America. Self-operated warehouses and automated logistics in Los Angeles and New Jersey; thousands of SKUs and deep ties with 1,000+ brands. ### UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles, founded in 1919, is a public research university often called a “Public Ivy,” strong in philosophy, statistics, computer science, and more. More than 40,000 students, 3,000 faculty and staff, and 125+ academic departments. Notable alumni include figures such as Stephen Hawking and Larry Page (as cited in the Chinese source). ### Hollywood Hollywood, in northwestern Los Angeles, remains a global film center and a hub for fashion and music-film industry — home to studios such as DreamWorks, Walt Disney, and Universal, and host of the Oscars. ### Palo Alto City Walk Palo Alto sits at the heart of Silicon Valley in the San Francisco Bay Area, with companies such as Tesla, VMware, and IDEO nearby, plus Stanford University. Population was 64,403 as of 2010; it ranks among the most expensive U.S. housing markets and a magnet for founders and tech talent. ### Stanford University Founded in 1885 near Silicon Valley, Stanford is among the world’s best-known universities and one of the largest U.S. campuses by land area. With UC Berkeley it anchors Bay Area academia and helps run institutions such as SLAC and the Hoover Institution. In the 2024 QS World University Rankings Stanford placed **5th** globally. ### Lombard Street (“Crookedest Street”) Built in the 1920s in central San Francisco, Lombard Street is famous for eight sharp switchbacks and seasonal flowers — a classic photo stop and a symbol of the city’s romance and energy. ### Fisherman’s Wharf Along San Francisco’s northern waterfront from Ghirardelli Square to Pier 35, once a working fishing port and now a major tourist area. Pier 39 is known for shopping, seafood, sea lions, and the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. ### GenAI meetup salon On arrival day we host an ice-breaker salon with AI companies, experts, and investors — focused on large language models, vertical AI applications, and the latest Silicon Valley progress — to share updates and expand networks. _Registration channel and further event details appear in the original Chinese post and accompanying images (24 images in source)._ — END — --- Editorial English edition published on UniqueCapital: https://ffcap.cn/en/research/20240723a06ev100 On-site reading page: https://ffcap.cn/en/research/20240723a06ev100