Relationships are made in person. We host 30+ media events a year to bring together founders, VCs, and our great journalists to spark relationships and let the magic unfold from there. Check out what's coming up as well as our annual VC Comms Con gathering with 120 VC funds.
2025 Event Dates
See below for BAM's lineup of in-person events in 2025.
Check out our upcoming media events:
New York: Media Matchmaking Day
Wednesday, November 12, 4 - 6:30pm ET
BAM's flagship event Media Matchmaking Day (MMD) brings together our media, venture, and founder communities. It’s a “speed dating” event where attendees will meet with top-tier media for in-person networking and relationship building.
Who: Founders, media, and VCs
Where: New York; exact location to follow
San Francisco: Media Matchmaking Day
Wednesday, November 19, 4 - 6:30pm PT
BAM's flagship event Media Matchmaking Day (MMD) brings together our media, venture, and founder communities. It’s a “speed dating” event where attendees will meet with top-tier media for in-person networking and relationship building.
Who: Founders, media, and VCs
Where: Bain Capital Ventures at 450 Pacific Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133
San Francisco: AI + Tech Media Dinner
Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 5:30 - 8:30pm PT
BAM’s industry dinners bring our journalist, founder and venture communities together. The AI + Tech dinner will convene reporters and tech leaders to explore how truly transformative AI is being built—not only by companies creating AI products, but also by deep tech innovators using AI to power breakthroughs across sectors. Together, we’ll dig into what “intelligence” really means for the future of technology, business, and society.
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in the AI & Tech industry
Where: San Francisco; exact location to follow
San Francisco: Enterprise Tech Media Dinner
Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 5:30 - 8:30pm PT
BAM’s industry dinners bring our journalist and venture communities together. This enterprise tech dinner will bring together reporters covering infrastructure, AI, and cloud with founders building the next generation of tools powering how modern businesses operate at scale.
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in the Enterprise Tech industry
Where: San Francisco; exact location to follow
San Francisco: Fintech Media Dinner
Thursday, January 15, 2026, 5:30 - 8:30pm PT
BAM’s industry dinners bring our journalist, founder and venture communities together. The Fintech dinner will convene reporters and founders shaping the future of finance, from embedded banking and AI-driven underwriting to next-generation infrastructure transforming how money moves. Together, we’ll explore the forces redefining trust, access, and innovation in financial technology, and what’s next for the businesses, builders, and investors driving this evolution.
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in the Fintech industry
Where: San Francisco; exact location to follow
New York: AI + Tech Media Dinner
Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 5:30 - 8:30pm ET
BAM’s industry dinners bring our journalist, founder and venture communities together. The AI + Tech dinner will convene reporters and tech leaders to explore how truly transformative AI is being built—not only by companies creating AI products, but also by deep tech innovators using AI to power breakthroughs across sectors. Together, we’ll dig into what “intelligence” really means for the future of technology, business, and society.
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in the AI & Tech industry
Where: New York; exact location to follow
New York: Enterprise Tech Media Dinner
Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 5:30 - 8:30pm ET
BAM’s industry dinners bring our journalist and venture communities together. This enterprise tech dinner will bring together reporters covering infrastructure, AI, and cloud with founders building the next generation of tools powering how modern businesses operate at scale.
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in the Enterprise Tech industry
Where: New York; exact location to follow
New York: Climate Tech Media Dinner
Thursday, January 22, 2026, 5:30 - 8:30pm ET
BAM’s industry dinners bring our journalist, founder and venture communities together. The Climate Tech dinner will convene reporters and innovators tackling the climate crisis, spotlighting technologies and business models driving decarbonization, resilience, and sustainable growth. Conversations will explore how today’s breakthroughs are shaping the future of energy, mobility, and the planet we share.
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in the Climate Tech industry
Where: New York; exact location to follow
San Francisco: AI + Tech Media Dinner
Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 5:30 - 8:30pm PT
BAM’s industry dinners bring our journalist, founder and venture communities together. The AI + Tech dinner will convene reporters and tech leaders to explore how truly transformative AI is being built—not only by companies creating AI products, but also by deep tech innovators using AI to power breakthroughs across sectors. Together, we’ll dig into what “intelligence” really means for the future of technology, business, and society.
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in the AI & Tech industry
Where: San Francisco; exact location to follow
San Francisco: Enterprise Tech Media Dinner
Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 5:30 - 8:30pm PT
BAM’s industry dinners bring our journalist and venture communities together. This enterprise tech dinner will bring together reporters covering infrastructure, AI, and cloud with founders building the next generation of tools powering how modern businesses operate at scale.
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in the Enterprise Tech industry
Where: San Francisco; exact location to follow
New York: AI + Tech Media Dinner
Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 5:30 - 8:30pm ET
BAM’s industry dinners bring our journalist, founder and venture communities together. The AI + Tech dinner will convene reporters and tech leaders to explore how truly transformative AI is being built—not only by companies creating AI products, but also by deep tech innovators using AI to power breakthroughs across sectors. Together, we’ll dig into what “intelligence” really means for the future of technology, business, and society.
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in the AI & Tech industry
Where: New York; exact location to follow
New York: Enterprise Tech Media Dinner
Thursday, March 19, 2026, 5:30 - 8:30pm ET
BAM’s industry dinners bring our journalist and venture communities together. This enterprise tech dinner will bring together reporters covering infrastructure, AI, and cloud with founders building the next generation of tools powering how modern businesses operate at scale.
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in the Enterprise Tech industry
Where: New York; exact location to follow
San Francisco: Media Matchmaking Day
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 4 - 6:30pm PT
BAM's flagship event Media Matchmaking Day (MMD) brings together our media, venture, and founder communities. It’s a “speed dating” event where attendees will meet with top-tier media for in-person networking and relationship building.
Who: Founders, media, and VCs
Where: Bain Capital Ventures at 450 Pacific Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133
New York: Media Matchmaking Day
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 4 - 6:30pm ET
BAM's flagship event Media Matchmaking Day (MMD) brings together our media, venture, and founder communities. It’s a “speed dating” event where attendees will meet with top-tier media for in-person networking and relationship building.
Who: Founders, media, and VCs
Where: New York; exact location to follow
Past Events
See below for BAM's lineup of past in-person events in 2025.
October
New York: Health Tech Media Dinner
When: Tuesday, October 28, 8:30 - 10am PT
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in the Health Tech industry
New York: Health Tech Media Dinner
When: Thursday, October 9, 5:30 - 8:30pm ET
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in the Health Tech industry
New York: People & AI Media Dinner
When: Tuesday, October 7, 5:30 - 8:30pm ET
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in the People & AI industry
New York: Enterprise Tech Media Dinner
When: Wednesday, October 8, 5:30 - 8:30pm ET
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in the Enterprise Technology industry
September
San Francisco: Health Tech Media Dinner
When: Thursday, September 25, 5:30 - 8:30pm PT
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in the Health Tech industry
San Francisco: Enterprise Tech Media Dinner
When: Wednesday, September 24, 5:30 - 8:30pm PT
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in the Enterprise Technology industry
San Francisco: People & AI Media Dinner
When: Tuesday, September 23, 5:30 - 8:30pm PT
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in the People & AI industry
August
San Francisco: The Coffee Coffer
When: Tuesday, August 12, 8:30am - 10am PT
Who: heads of comms and marketing from venture backed startups
San Francisco: SF Giants FinTech Media Suite Night
When: Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 6-9pm PT
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in the Fintech industry
June
New York: People & AI Media Dinner
When: Thursday, June 26, 5:30 - 8:30 pm ET
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in the People & AI Tech industry
New York: Enterprise Tech Media Dinner
When: Wednesday, June 25, 5:30 - 8:30 pm ET
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in the Enterprise Tech industry
New York: Defense Tech Media Dinner
When: Tuesday, June 24, 5:30 - 8:30 pm ET
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in the Defense Tech industry
People Tech Media Dinner SF
When: Tuesday, June 3, 5:30 - 8:30 pm PT
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in the People Tech industry
Enterprise Technology Media Dinner SF
When: Wednesday, June 4, 5:30 - 8:30 pm PT
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in the Enterprise Technology industry
May
Media Matchmaking Day (MMD) SF
When: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 from 4:00 - 6:30 pm PT
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in Enterprise Tech industry
April
Media Matchmaking Day (MMD) NYC
When: Wednesday, April 16, 2025 from 4:00 - 6:30 pm ET
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in Enterprise Tech industry
February
Enterprise Media Dinner
When: Thursday, February 6, 4:30 - 6:30 pm PT
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in Enterprise Tech industry
Climate Tech Media Dinner
When: Monday, February 10, 5:30 - 8:30 pm PT
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in the Climate Tech industry
Enterprise Media Dinner
When: Wednesday, February 12, 4:30 - 6:30 pm ET
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in Enterprise Tech industry
VC Comms Con
When: Wednesday, February 19 — Friday, February 21, 2025
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in VC & COMMS
March
New York City: Deep Tech Media Dinner
When: Tuesday, March 11, 5:30 - 8:30 pm ET
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in the Deep Tech industry
New York City: People Tech Media Dinner
When: Wednesday, March 12, 5:30 - 8:30 pm ET
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in the People Tech industry
April
Enterprise Media Dinner
When: Thursday, February 6, 4:30 - 6:30 pm PT
Who: Founders, Media, Investors in Enterprise Tech industry
The Power of Community
Learn more about how BAM's in-person events further the success of our clients' PR campaigns.