The Insight & Access Collective celebrated the night with people singing.

We throw better events—and find a way to make them free. Sometimes that means a huge social mixer with covered food and drinks, virtual golf, karaoke, Guitar Hero, live DJs, AI DJs, demos, games, and a room full of people actually worth meeting. Sometimes it means an AI Town Hall, Legal Town Hall, or Lawyers & Language Models—events where the audience drives the conversation through live questions and voting. When we couldn’t find a platform that worked the way we wanted, we built it ourselves. Funding Friday isn’t another pitch competition. We don’t make founders perform for a room and hope something happens. We help them meet the right people and work toward actual meetings. Co-Founder Wanted helps people find others who might be able to build something with them. Our town halls bring experts into conversations shaped by the people in the room. Our mixers make networking feel less forced and a lot more fun. Every event we’ve produced so far has been free. We’re extremely proud of that. We work with sponsors, venues, incubators, and community partners to cover the experience instead of passing the cost to attendees. We’re pushing the culture around what business, technology, and networking events can be—starting in San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles, and Phoenix, with more cities coming.