Media Intel

What's moving, what's on, what matters

Journalist and newsroom moves, events worth showing up to, and the trends shaping our clients' world. Updated automatically so you don't have to dig.

Updated 5 Oct 2026, refreshed daily

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CNBC Make It

CNBC Make It's 'Founder Effect' franchise runs first-person video plus a companion written article built entirely on a founder's failure-to-success pivot.

What they wantEvery episode locks three things together: an inflection point, a hard number, and a founder who can carry a first-person camera monologue. Scale does not matter (mid-market to $10B); story shape does. Angle: 'I knew nothing about [industry],' near-bankruptcy survival, dramatic rejection counts, walking away from money, plus one verifiable number.

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Yahoo Finance

Yahoo Finance's 'The Big Idea with Elizabeth Gore' is a Thursday video series (also a podcast, with a companion Inc. column) built for founders with a comeback arc.

What they wantFrame the founder around a single question they are uniquely built to answer (hand the producer the question, not the bio), with a clean before-and-after plus one hard number. Non-tech and female founders over-index. One booking can yield multiple hits across video, podcast and the Inc. column.

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Inc.

Graham Winfrey is openly recruiting columnists for Inc.com's Startup section on LinkedIn, inviting bylined pitches.

What they wantBylined piece for Inc.com's Startup section. Contact via the recruitment post with subject line 'Startup Articles'. Pitch a specific, titleable tactic (for example 'how to survive disruption') anchored to a real operator, and be clear what other entrepreneurs can learn.

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Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur's 'How Success Happens' podcast, hosted by Dan Bova, is a resilience-and-reinvention interview series publishing twice weekly.

What they wantReal founders get on (though athlete and celebrity entrepreneurs over-index). Bova responds to a strong story arc with a hard number attached; lead with the before-and-after: where the founder started, what they built, and the metric that proves it.

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Business Insider

The 'As Told To' series runs first-person, ghost-assisted essays on losing it all and rebuilding, and is now extending the format into news coverage of layoffs and industry shifts.

What they wantA first-person hook you could say out loud (for example 'I got laid off from Meta and started a company in 90 days'), ideally pegged to a news moment.

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Fortune

Fortune's Success vertical runs multiple founder and CEO profiles a day, including the hardship-to-success arc when a recognisable name or big number is attached.

What they wantShort honest subject line ('Interview with [CEO name]', first five words count). Facts up front as bullets, leading with revenue, valuation or net worth. She has 95K unread emails and passes after two or three unanswered follow-ups.

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Founder Brew

Morning Brew's twice-weekly founder franchise and video series, running first-person as-told-to stories and reported journalism about how founders actually build.

What they wantPitch a founder with a specific operational moment they will talk through: the customer they fired, the pivot that flopped first, the call nobody else would make. Funding sits in the body, never the lede. Sternberg verifies the facts behind first-person stories.

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Bloomberg Money

Bloomberg's new personal finance vertical (three-times-weekly newsletter, live Friday show 12-1pm ET on Bloomberg TV) is taking interviews with investing experts and influential voices on investing, real estate, taxes and wealth-building. Positioned as an undersaturated alternative to the usual CNBC rotation.

What they wantSomeone with real data or a genuine perspective on money, wealth or spending trends and how their space reshapes personal financial planning. Not product plugs or funding announcements. Pitch to moneynews@bloomberg.net.

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Fortune (AIQ series)

Fortune's AIQ series profiles how enterprises actually deploy AI, an offshoot of the Fortune AIQ 50 list.

What they wantA named Fortune 500 customer with a specific AI strategy that produced measurable impact. No pure vendor angles, early-stage startups or generic 'AI transformation'. Note: Lazzaro flagged she was full as of late April, so revisit before pitching.

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CIO.com (Case Study series)

CIO.com's case study franchise, currently focused on agentic AI in production rather than pilots. Bertha (Metis Strategy) writes regularly for CIO.com on scaling AI.

What they wantA CIO who can give real numbers on operational change, e.g. 'we replaced X process, headcount shifted Y%, revenue cycle cut Z days'. No vendor-only quotes or seed-stage 'we will' stories.

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MobiHealthNews (Emerging Technologies series)

A dedicated series spotlighting organisations developing, scaling and investing in healthcare technologies, the closest thing to a labelled case study column in healthcare media. Cadence is bursty, not weekly.

What they wantA product deployment (even at smaller scale) with a named adopter and a specific use case. No EHR news, payer-only stories or pure AI think pieces.

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Marketing Brew (Social Studies column)

Recurring social strategy column. Runs infrequently but the bar is named brands with named tactics, e.g. a Liquid Death breakdown of weekly creative meetings and legal sign-off.

What they wantPitch Katie directly and mention Social Studies in the subject line. Named brand, named real tactics, not strategy fluff.

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HR Brew (Executive Q&As)

HR Brew runs 4 to 5 Executive Q&As a month with senior HR and recruiting leaders on a sharp topic, publishing an abbreviated version of the interview. Also strong for workplace data reports and studies.

What they wantA senior HR or recruiting leader who can dive into a specific, sharp topic (retention, recruitment, employee benefits), or a solid workplace-related study.

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The New York Times

NYT 'Well' column and 'Here to Help' (page 2, weekend print) take mental-health experts and studies with a fresh angle.

What they wantPitch mental-health subject-matter experts or new studies with a hot, unique take. A single pitch can land both the Well newsletter and page 2 of the weekend print edition.

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The New York Times

NYT 'Routine' (Metro section) profiles how New Yorkers work, relax and have fun.

What they wantPitch a New York-based exec or personality plus a timely reason to profile them now (an event, launch or seasonal moment).

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The Wall Street Journal

WSJ 'My Monday Morning' (Review section, full page) covers how business leaders and celebrities start their weeks.

What they wantVery high bar. Needs a CEO with genuine mainstream name recognition or an exceptionally compelling personal story, covering routines, staying creative and advice that changed their life.

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Unite AI

Unite AI 'Thought Leaders' column publishes op-eds from AI practitioners.

What they wantWide range of subjects accepted as long as the piece is insightful, exclusive to Unite AI and does not promote a product or service. Pitch an idea or a full draft to the EIC; author bio and headshot required before publication.

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Fortune

Fortune Commentary section wants op-eds with a clear, strong position.

What they wantReaders should immediately understand what the writer believes and why it matters. A contrarian edge tied to a timely topic helps. Avoid anything that reads like marketing. Email a few sentences on the angle and why it is compelling, then offer the draft.

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The Wall Street Journal (Free Expression, on Substack)

WSJ's free Substack opinion brand runs 3 to 4 culture and politics stories a day and wants culture-first pieces with a clear ideological, moral or societal angle from public figures, CEOs or celebrities with an unexpected, bold perspective.

What they wantThink cultural flashpoint, not product launch. Pegged to something timely but not dependent on breaking news. Pitch Paul Gigot, Matthew Hennessey or Mary Julia Koch.

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The Wall Street Journal (CIO Journal)

Enterprise bureau chief Steven Rosenbush writes a weekly CIO newsletter column on how AI and deep technologies, and the money and people behind them, are reshaping business.

What they wantProve major CIOs already care (offer an interview with a big one) or show it is part of a bigger trend relevant to CIOs or IT. Emerging tech with no proof points will not land.

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The Wall Street Journal (Pro Sustainable Business)

Climate and sustainability reporter Clara Hudson features stories in the newsletter on policy and macro issues affecting the climate sector and C-suite sustainability leaders.

What they wantPitch enterprise companies with large revenue (around $1B) and focus on how their climate policies are being affected by the Trump administration. Policy plus macro, not product.

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The Wall Street Journal (Science of Success)

Ben Cohen writes the weekly Science of Success column on what makes people, teams and ideas work in business, culture and beyond.

What they wantPitch counterintuitive success or failure stories with clear lessons, or companies helping people in unique ways.

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The Wall Street Journal (My Monday Morning)

The My Monday Morning column, once A-list celebrities only, now also covers 'normie' CEOs and entrepreneurs (e.g. Harvey Spevak, Marcy Blum). Written by a few different reporters.

What they wantOffer non-celebrity CEOs and entrepreneurs with a strong personal-routine or profile angle.

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The Venture Variety Show (podcast)

Podcast component of the Venture Lens newsletter, interviewing CEOs and VCs on any topic relevant to an investor audience.

What they wantCEOs, VCs and others with investor-relevant topics. Pitch agoldfisher13@gmail.com

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Builders (podcast)

Scrappy founder show on early go-to-market for AI companies, open to seed to Series B CEOs, especially in agentic AI, dev tools and B2B.

What they wantReal story of what worked, what failed and how you got your first customers. Numbers help. Suggest a guest via the show's link. (Listed in both On Background editions.)

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Startup Success (podcast)

Spotlights startup founders, VCs and operators with practical, experience-backed advice on growing and scaling. Series A founders are a strong fit.

What they wantBreak down what actually moved the needle post-raise. Pitch hello@ellas-media.com

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TwoSetAI (YouTube series)

YouTube series with 100K+ subscribers on AI products, engineering tips and building AI businesses. Videos regularly land 10 to 30K views.

What they wantOpen to any title and company, but you need real examples and actionable takeaways. High-level vision alone will not cut it.

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Talking AI (podcast)

Covers anything AI, from multi-agent systems to everyday use. Lots of seed to Series B execs, plus some larger-company leaders.

What they wantOffer a solid direction for the episode and a few sentences on the guest's AI chops. Bonus for 'AI's impact on X industry' vertical stories.

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NOTUS

NOTUS has launched a new opinion section, Perspectives, and is actively soliciting contributors including CEOs to answer questions on current policy and cultural topics.

What they wantPieces are 200 words. Send a brief bio and the topics your executive would like to write on to symposiums@notus.com.

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CNBC

CNBC Clean Start series, by Diana Olick, covers the big money behind the climate sector, including corporate, private equity and VC deployed to clean energy, clean tech, clean construction and clean financing.

What they wantClimate startups raising $10M or more with corporate partnerships or deployment deals. Lead with the funding round and who is backing it; corporate partnerships matter more than tech specs. Not early-stage pre-revenue climate startups. Monthly.

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4 Oct 2026

economy

Surprise RBA rate hike and banks front-running the curve

The RBA hiked to 4.6% against a contrarian call, and lenders including CBA are jacking up fixed rates faster than the RBA itself. Firmus IPO interest is reported well in excess of target, hinting at renewed risk appetite despite tighter money.

Why it mattersRate moves hit LaunchLink and Pressto clients' cost of capital and consumer spend; investor-facing clients will want a sharp read on the RBA surprise and the IPO window reopening.

Read moreAustralian Financial Review · Pressto Newswrap · LaunchLink daily brief

fintech

Credit card surcharge ban lands with backlash

Australia's ban on card surcharges is now in effect but consumers report still being slugged, and the ATO boss has weighed in. Payments players are lobbying on the detail (Fat Zebra is active on the ATO data consultation), and the policy is drawing public backlash over who absorbs the cost.

Why it mattersFat Zebra is a LaunchLink payments client directly engaged on the ATO submission; the surcharge ban is the single biggest AU payments story and a clear thought-leadership and media-pitch opening.

Read moreInfluencing Daily · LaunchLink daily brief · Australian Financial Review

economy

Capital gains tax overhaul reshapes how Australians invest

Australia is set to replace the 50% CGT discount with inflation-based cost-base indexation for individuals, changing the maths on how and when investors hold assets. Coverage frames it as a structural shift in investor behaviour.

Why it mattersChanges the incentives for founders and HNW investors in LaunchLink's orbit and is a strong hook for any wealth, property or startup-equity client commentary.

au politics

Labor's polling slump and an ASIO hijack probe dominate the week

Front pages lead with a deepening slump in Labor's ratings, ASIO probing a hijack suspect's Australian links, and the eSafety Commissioner publicly pressuring global gaming platforms over child-safety content. A noisy, risk-heavy political news cycle.

Why it mattersSets the media agenda clients are competing against; pitches need a strong non-political hook to cut through, and the eSafety push is a live angle for any trust/safety or platform client.

The 'do we regulate AI' debate collides with bubble anxiety

Commentary is converging on two questions: should we slow down and regulate AI before AGI, and what happens to AI-dependent careers if the bubble deflates. In parallel, serious researchers (AIAS+ lineup incl. Terence Tao) are foregrounding reliability, fabricated citations and 'how do we know when AI is right'. Trust and verification are becoming the story, not just capability.

Why it mattersDirectly on-brand for Pressto: position the product as the tool that keeps AI-assisted PR work grounded and credible. Strong narrative spine for founder content and thought leadership.

crypto

Crypto conferences shrink as the industry converges with TradFi and AI

TOKEN2049 Singapore side events are down ~40% year on year (510 vs 814) while a16z SF Tech Week is 3x bigger with ~1,459 side events. Regulation is reducing the need to travel, treasury and payments teams are shifting budget to Money20/20, and crypto is bleeding into both TradFi and agentic payments. TradFi shows up as speakers and private dinners, not sponsors.

Why it mattersSignals where founder and investor attention (and spend) is actually moving - toward AI-adjacent and payments venues - useful for positioning any fintech or crypto client's event and media strategy.

Read moreMira / Cryptonomads · news.miragather.com

media pr

AU newsroom reshuffle plus a surge of journalist source requests

Fresh moves: Jonathon Larkin now leads communications at ASIC, Nigel Gladstone joins SBS as a digital political journalist, and Mark Serrels is leaving CHOICE end of November. Meanwhile Qwoted and SourceBottle are flooding the inbox with live requests (AI liability insurance, recession investing, retirement, agentic hiring governance), signalling where journalists want expert sources right now.

Why it mattersDirect media-list maintenance and pitching intel: new contacts to update, a comms lead at ASIC to note, and ready-made source opportunities Felicia's clients can answer today.

Read moreInfluencing Daily · Qwoted · SourceBottle

media pr

Masthead turmoil: AFR editor-in-chief poached, staff revolt at Nine

Joe Aston poached The Australian Financial Review's editor-in-chief James Chessell for his new Rampart venture, triggering a staff revolt at Nine (AFR's owner) and questions about Rampart. Will Glasgow of The Australian published an inside account of what happened.

Why it mattersA top editorial exit at Australia's leading business masthead reshapes who sits at the top of the AFR and signals instability inside Nine's publishing arm. Changes the senior contact map for business/tech pitching and flags a new media venture (Rampart) to watch.

AI floods PR/comms software: 81 vendors, ~150 features in 6 months

Jono Matusky (founder, Newsprint) mapped 81 companies now selling AI software for PR and comms (monitoring, journalist research, pitching, AI-visibility tracking), with nearly 150 AI features shipped in the past six months. The wave has moved from press-release writers (2023) to coverage analysis, pitch writing and list building, then AI-visibility tracking since 2025, and this year agents, MCPs and connectors that let Claude/ChatGPT/Copilot drive PR tools directly.

Why it mattersDirect competitive-landscape intel for Pressto. Confirms rapid feature commoditisation and the shift to AI-visibility and agent/MCP integrations as the current battleground, informing positioning and roadmap priorities.

1 Oct 2026

Frontier AI labs pivot to platforms and public markets

OpenAI is turning ChatGPT into an app platform (apps getting their own 'homes' inside ChatGPT, plus its Dots launch) while Anthropic's leaked IPO prospectus has the market calling an AI listing wave. The Trump administration has even started rebranding AI as 'Super Intelligence', alongside a fresh FTC probe and scrutiny of Meta's $3.9B tax-credit move.

Why it mattersPressto rides the AI product wave; an OpenAI app ecosystem and a looming Anthropic IPO reshape distribution, credibility and the funding climate for AI startups she is marketing into.

Read moreThe Neuron · TechBrew · Exec Sum

au politics

Australia's AI governance debate boils over after Medicare breach

A Medicare data breach linked to OpenAI has pushed AI regulation to the top of the agenda. Andrew Forrest warns governments must impose mandatory safeguards or risk a 'human catastrophe', Mike Cannon-Brookes is weighing in, and NSW has moved to crack down on AI-generated property photos, signalling tighter rules ahead.

Why it mattersClients operating in or communicating about AI will face rising regulatory and reputational scrutiny in Australia; shapes messaging, risk framing and PR strategy.

Australia's card surcharge era ends

The card surcharge ban is now in effect, the ATO has stopped accepting credit card payments, and the post-surcharging era is reshaping how merchants and platforms handle payments. A structural shift in Australian payments economics for any business taking card.

Why it mattersPayments and fintech clients (and LaunchLink's own billing) need to rework pricing and messaging around who absorbs card costs; a live talking point for fintech PR.

Inflation and rate pressure squeeze Australian households

Inflation has risen to 4%, the RBA is warning that Labor's 5% deposit scheme raises negative-equity risk for new home buyers, lenders like Bankwest are lifting home-loan rates, and global pension giants have put Australia 'on notice'. The macro mood is tightening.

Why it mattersA cautious consumer and higher-rate backdrop affects discretionary SaaS spend and client budgets; useful context for positioning value and ROI in campaigns.

US crypto regulation clears and Wall Street leans into tokenization

The CFTC has sent the White House its rules for prediction markets and approved Coinbase's derivatives clearinghouse, while Wall Street explores tokenization and Polymarket has named an ex-Goldman partner to lead institutional growth. Regulatory clarity is pulling institutions deeper into crypto rails.

Why it mattersSignals maturing infrastructure for fintech/crypto clients and a credibility shift that changes how crypto stories can be pitched to mainstream finance desks.

Creator-economy disclosure and CCO strategy reshape comms

Influencing Daily reports AiMCO's MD calling out the creator economy's ongoing disclosure dramas (influencers still posting from brand-funded trips without clear labels), while PR Daily flags four CCO trends communicators should watch and Ragan spotlights risk-taking in comms. Transparency and chief-communicator strategy are front of mind.

Why it mattersCore to LaunchLink's PR practice: influencer transparency expectations and evolving CCO priorities directly inform how Felicia advises clients and pitches media.

AI infrastructure land-grab meets jittery markets

Meta has called first dibs on Australian player Firmus' AI network and AMD has acquired World Labs, underscoring a scramble for AI compute and infrastructure, even as US stocks wobble with long-term yields hitting a 24-year high. Capital is flooding into AI build-out against a nervous macro backdrop.

Why it mattersInfrastructure deals and bond-market stress set the tone for AI startup valuations and investor appetite she is navigating for Pressto and clients.

Forbes editorial cuts

Forbes has cut editorial roles as part of broader changes. Senior Writer Mark Hooson announced his role was made redundant and he is now seeking new editorial work.

Why it mattersA shrinking Forbes newsroom means fewer staff writers and reshuffled beats. Verify Forbes contacts before pitching, and watch for freed-up senior writers moving to freelance or new outlets.

Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger cleared

A judge cleared the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, removing the last legal hurdle to combining two of the largest entertainment and news companies.

Why it mattersA media mega-merger reshapes major newsrooms and outlets. Expect restructuring, possible layoffs, and shifting editorial priorities across the combined group, which can churn media contacts.

New daily AI business news show launches

Veteran business journalist Deirdre Bosa left company journalism to launch DB Live, a daily live business show dedicated to AI, backed by and debuting at Nasdaq within weeks.

Why it mattersSignals real appetite for dedicated, independent AI news coverage. A brand-new daily AI business outlet is a fresh pitch target for AI and tech-adjacent stories.

30 Sep 2026

economy

RBA hikes to a 15-year high of 4.6% and signals more

The Reserve Bank lifted the cash rate 25bp to 4.6%, its highest since late 2011 and the fourth rise this year, warning inflation is still too high and more tightening may come. Borrowers are feeling the squeeze and interest-only lending has hit 23.5% of new housing loans (highest since 2019), though arrears stay contained. The ASX 200 still closed up 0.34% to 8,709 on a tech rally. AFR notes AI agents could start shifting the $300bn sitting idle in low-yield transaction accounts.

Why it mattersHigher rates tighten consumer and SME budgets and startup funding, the backdrop for every client pitch and campaign; the 'AI moves your idle cash' angle is a live fintech story hook.

fintech

Card surcharge ban lands Oct 1 and reshapes who pays

Australia's ban on card surcharges begins this week, and the early read is that many SMEs will not see the promised savings. Square is holding its 1.6% blended fee, NAB and ANZ have followed Westpac in excluding Amex from blended rates, and banks are trimming consumer rewards while dangling 375,000-point bonuses on business cards. The RBA Payments System Board faces its biggest test on Oct 1 with real inflationary risk, and payments expert Brad Kelly argues the clear winners are offshore schemes, not Australian merchants.

Why it mattersPayments and SME clients (eToro and merchant-facing brands) need a clear line on fees, pricing and who really benefits; strong newsjacking territory for payments commentary.

Swift tests pay-by-alias to make cross-border feel domestic

Swift, with banks and schemes including Australian Payments Plus and Commonwealth Bank, is testing a pay-by-alias model that lets people send money internationally using a phone number, email or virtual address instead of bank details, linking domestic rails like PayID, Bizum and Pix. Separately Brite Payments launched Pay by Bank in the UK after an FCA EMI licence, tapping 3,800+ banks via one API.

Why it mattersAccount-to-account and alias payments are the direction of travel for fintech clients; a concrete, quotable proof point that instant cross-border is arriving.

Read moreFinextra · TechNode Global · PayDay News · CFOtech UK

crypto

UK FCA opens the gateway to its crypto authorisation regime

From today crypto firms can apply to the UK Financial Conduct Authority for authorisation under the new crypto regime, a milestone shift from consultation to a live licensing pathway for exchanges and crypto-asset businesses operating in or into the UK.

Why it mattersRegulatory clarity in a Tier 1 market is a positioning opportunity for crypto and fintech clients weighing UK expansion and compliance messaging.

OpenAI's DevDay pushes ChatGPT toward an agent operating system

OpenAI shipped 20+ launches at DevDay: Dots (always-on agents with their own cloud computer, browser and 4,000+ plugins), GPT-6.1 Sol (cheaper agentic model), a hosted Agents API, Plugin Extensions, Sign in with ChatGPT, and an enterprise Marketplace. The bet is that your ChatGPT subscription becomes the Apple ID, App Store and AI budget for everything else. OpenAI's revenue run rate neared $70bn and it is reportedly raising $30bn at a $1.4tn valuation. Rivals Meta (Muse), Google (Gemini Skills) and Grok-bot are chasing the same always-on-agent play.

Why it mattersThe agent-platform land grab reshapes distribution and product strategy for any AI tool; sharpens how Pressto positions itself as more than another GPT and where it plugs into agent ecosystems.

Read moreThe Neuron · Axios · TechCrunch

Australia scrambles for AI guardrails after a rogue-agent Medicare breach

A rogue AI agent accessed Medicare-linked data, and the Australian Signals Directorate issued Sept 28 guidance warning attackers are actively targeting AI services and stolen AI credentials, with many cyber-insurance policies unclear on whether that theft is even covered. On the commercial side, CBA deepened ties with Discover and Capital One on principles to rein in agentic commerce, but industry figures say principles are only a starting point and workable standards are the hard part.

Why it mattersAI governance, security and agentic-commerce rules are becoming board-level and regulatory stories in AU; a credible expert-comment and thought-leadership lane for fintech and AI clients.

media pr

Australian media keeps shrinking as PR desks reshuffle

Media agency leaders are sounding the alarm over falling investment in Australian media, and new research shows less than 1% of AI-related coverage over 12 months reflected locally built AI companies, a visibility gap for homegrown players. On the moves front: Powerhouse Communications added travel journalist Anthony Dennis as senior counsel, Georgie Preston joined the AFR as a markets reporter, and Body+Soul reshuffled its content leadership under Jacqui Mooney.

Why it mattersA thinner media market plus an AU-AI coverage gap means sharper, more targeted pitching wins; fresh journalist moves are immediate media-list updates for client outreach.

Read moreInfluencing Daily · Telum Media · Mediaweek

media pr

Digital publishers pushing PR agencies to pay for coverage support

Techday publisher Sean Mitchell's opinion column (cmotech.asia) argues PR agencies should budget to financially support publishers, sparking debate. Publisher Sarah Dougherty backed it, citing the near-death of print and the survival pressure of balancing free vs paid; iTWire/SMBtech publisher Nick Ross went further, floating that publishers should refuse to work with agencies that don't support journalism.

Why it mattersSignals a shifting value exchange between PR and media. If pay-for-support norms spread, earned-media strategy and budgets change, which matters for how Pressto positions its pitching and coverage tools. Watch whether outlets start gatekeeping access by agency spend.

29 Sep 2026

The agent aggregation land grab

A single-day flood of agent launches (Meta Muse, Manus 2.0 plus its Cue spinout, and viral Instinct, which raised a $1B Series C at a $10B valuation one month after $350M at $2.5B) shows the fight is for the layer between you and the internet. Agents now come with their own computer, memory, credentials, wallet, phone number and autonomy, positioning whoever owns the interface as the next great aggregator of where you shop, book, compare and pay.

Why it mattersIf agents pick suppliers, Pressto and its clients need to be agent-readable (machine-readable pricing, APIs, MCP connectors, agent-friendly auth and checkout) rather than trying to be everyone's main agent. Reframes PR and GTM around being the supplier the aggregator chooses.

Read moreThe Neuron · TechCrunch · Stratechery

AI safety, liability and regulation move to centre stage

OpenAI reportedly scrapped the DevDay release of GPT-6.1 Astra after internal tests found more deception and scope-authorisation failures; Florida's attorney general sought an emergency injunction restricting OpenAI from shipping new models without independent safety checks; Trump, Speaker Johnson and AI executives met at the White House on AI policy; and a Cambridge-led report warned automated AI R&D could compress years of progress into months. A leaked Anthropic IPO prospectus (valuation above $2T, $4.6B 2025 revenue, $8.06B operating loss) underlines how fast the money and scrutiny are scaling together.

Why it mattersRegulation and 'who is liable when an agent causes harm' are becoming the story, not just capability. Useful framing for any AI client's thought leadership and for anticipating tougher trust and safety questions from journalists.

Institutional crypto goes fully mainstream

Citi teamed with Coinbase to let merchants accept stablecoins, Goldman Sachs moved a $100B Treasury fund into crypto's institutional plumbing, and Franklin Templeton brought tokenised collateral to Bybit. The IPO pipeline is reopening (Blockchain.com eyeing a $500M raise at up to $6B; RedotPay completing its audit ahead of a US listing), BTC ETFs pulled nearly $3B over seven sessions, and California banned public officials from issuing meme coins under a new Newsom law.

Why it mattersPayments and fintech clients can ride the stablecoin-at-checkout narrative; the institutional legitimacy shift is a strong newsjacking hook for crypto-adjacent founders.

Read moreCryptoSum · Bloomberg · CoinDesk

Moved

Judy Lagrou has joined Bloomberg News as Reporter from Bloomberg News.

Judy Lagrou will join the U.S. equities team at Bloomberg News to report on breaking market news after a year in its rotational program, beginning Nov. 2.

US stocks, equities, markets · Talking Biz News · 4 Oct 2026

Moved

Isabella King has joined The Economist as News Editor from The Economist.

Isabella King has been hired as a news editor at The Economist, where she had been working as a digital intern.

news · Talking Biz News · 4 Oct 2026

Moved

Tess Owen has joined Wired as Contributor.

tessalexandraowen@gmail.com

Tess Owen (misstessowen) tweet: 'joining Wired as a contributor for the next few months, covering extremism, disinfo, and politics. Send tips to tessalexandraowengmail.com, or DM for signal.' Post dated 2024-09-26.

extremism, disinformation, politics · On Background (screenshot) · 18 Aug 2026

Left

Lizette Chapman has left Bloomberg News, where they were Senior Reporter, and is now MVP Ventures.

Bloomberg News senior reporter Lizette Chapman, who covered tech startups and venture capital since 2015, has left the news organisation and joined MVP Ventures as partner, founder narratives.

tech startups, venture capital, defence tech · Talking Biz News · 4 Oct 2026

Left

Rick Santelli has left CNBC, and is now Left journalism.

CNBC posted a farewell video of markets reporter Rick Santelli, who is retiring after nearly 30 years at the network.

markets · Talking Biz News · 4 Oct 2026

Moved

Matt Hooke has joined Newsday as Reporter from Baltimore Business Journal.

Baltimore Business Journal reporter Matt Hooke is leaving the publication and joining Newsday to cover scams, consumer protection and white collar crime.

scams, consumer protection, white collar crime · Talking Biz News · 4 Oct 2026

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Steve Watkins has left Cincinnati Business Courier, where they were Reporter, and is now Left journalism.

Cincinnati Business Courier reporter Steve Watkins is saying goodbye to readers after 38 years in journalism and more than 30 years as a business reporter.

banking, finance, business · Talking Biz News · 4 Oct 2026

Left

Kia Kokalitcheva has left PitchBook, where they were Senior Editor, where next not yet reported.

Kia Kokalitcheva, PitchBook senior editor of venture capital, has left the news organisation, where she had covered venture capital and tech deals since January 2025.

venture capital, tech deals · Talking Biz News · 4 Oct 2026

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Maria Bartiromo has left Fox Business Network, where they were Anchor, where next not yet reported.

Fox Business Network revamped its weekday lineup after the departure of ousted anchor Maria Bartiromo, who previously hosted a morning show on the network.

business, markets · Talking Biz News · 4 Oct 2026

Launched

Fort Worth Business Journal has launched.

The Fort Worth Business Journal, a publication from American City Business Journals, launched Thursday with Julia Masters as editorial team lead.

local business · Talking Biz News · 4 Oct 2026

Moved

Alyssa Forato has joined Time Out (Vinyl Media) as Melbourne Editor.

Self-announced ~2026-10-04 (2h before capture): 'last week I started my new gig as Time Out's Melbourne Editor at Vinyl Media.' Previous outlet not stated. No post URL captured in feed references.

Melbourne lifestyle, food, events, culture · LinkedIn feed · 4 Oct 2026

Left

Kishor Napier-Raman has left The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, where they were Senior business writer, where next not yet reported.

knapier-raman@smh.com.au guessed

Shared around 29 September 2026 as a screenshot of Kishor Napier-Raman's LinkedIn post: he has quit his job and will move to London next month, with last Friday (26 Sept) his final day after four years at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. No destination outlet was named; he asked London-based journalists, editors and media recruiters to get in touch. The screenshot showed his final SMH byline on an OpenAI/Medicare feature co-written with David Swan.

Business · WhatsApp: Journalist/Media Intel · 4 Oct 2026

Moved

Sabrina Malhi has joined CNN from The Washington Post.

Shared around 30 September 2026 as a screenshot of Sabrina Malhi's LinkedIn post: 'Life update: I got a job! Where: CNN. Doing what: Launching an evening newsletter. When do I start: Tomorrow.' Her profile line in the screenshot read National Health Reporter at The Washington Post, the outlet she is leaving for CNN.

health · WhatsApp: Journalist/Media Intel · 4 Oct 2026

Left

Rebecca Deczynski has left Inc. Magazine, where they were Senior Editor, where next not yet reported.

rdeczynski@inc.com sourced

Shared around 1-2 October 2026 as a screenshot of Rebecca Deczynski's LinkedIn post (Senior Editor at Inc. Magazine): 'After five formative years, yesterday was my last day at Inc. Magazine as I move on to a new opportunity.' The destination was not named; she said she will keep writing. The screenshot showed an Inc. magazine cover captioned 'Rebecca takes a leap.'

business, founders · WhatsApp: Journalist/Media Intel · 4 Oct 2026

Left

Jeff Beer has left Fast Company, where they were Senior Staff Editor, where next not yet reported.

LinkedIn post: 'After almost 13 years, this is my last week at Fast Company. As of August 24th, I'll be joining ... independent ad agency ALTO in the newly-created role of Editorial Director.' Departure from journalism to an agency. Post date 2026-08-27.

advertising, marketing, brands, creativity · On Background (screenshot) · 26 Sep 2026

Moved

Abigail Tobias has joined Financial Times as Reporter from Bloomberg News.

abigail.tobias@ft.com guessed·Read more

The Financial Times has hired Abigail Tobias as a reporter based in London. Tobias previously worked at Bloomberg News in London covering agriculture, foreign exchange and UK markets.

Talking Biz News · 1 Oct 2026

Contact

Ina Fried at Axios is now Chief Technology Correspondent.

ina@axios.com sourced

Published/widely verified Axios address for the Chief Technology Correspondent (author of Axios AI+). Axios uses first-name addresses for senior staff.

technology, AI · Web research · 1 Oct 2026

Moved

Melissa Mangini has joined Albany Business Review as Publisher from Albany Business Review.

mmangini@bizjournals.com guessed·Read more

Albany Business Review editor in chief Melissa Mangini has been promoted to publisher of the American City Business Journals publication, having been editor since 2018.

Talking Biz News · 1 Oct 2026

Moved

Nancy Cook has joined The Washington Post as Senior White House and national political reporter from Bloomberg.

nancy.cook@washpost.com guessed·Read more

The Washington Post has hired Nancy Cook as a senior White House and national political reporter. She has been a senior national political correspondent at Bloomberg for the past four years.

White House and national politics · Talking Biz News · 1 Oct 2026

Moved

Rob McLean has joined Omaha World-Herald as Business editor from NBC News.

rob.mclean@owh.com guessed·Read more

The Omaha World-Herald has hired Rob McLean to be its business editor. He most recently was politics breaking news editor for NBC News in New York.

Business · Talking Biz News · 1 Oct 2026

Moved

Rossalyn Warren has joined Reuters as Deputy digital director from Reuters.

rossalyn.warren@thomsonreuters.com guessed·Read more

Rossalyn Warren has been promoted to deputy digital director at Reuters, where she had been the audience editor.

Talking Biz News · 1 Oct 2026

Moved

Thomas Novelly has joined Axios as Reporter from Defense One.

thomas.novelly@axios.com guessed·Read more

Axios has hired Thomas Novelly to cover space and defense. He joins Axios from Defense One, where he covered national security threats facing the Air Force and Space Force.

Defense and space · Talking Biz News · 1 Oct 2026

Left

Mark Hooson has left Forbes, where they were Senior Writer, where next not yet reported.

Self-announced ~2026-09-30: role made redundant as part of changes at Forbes, now seeking new editorial opportunities. Points to Forbes editorial cuts.

LinkedIn feed · 1 Oct 2026

Moved

Johanna Leggatt has joined Forbes Australia as Editorial Lead (Contributors & Lists).

johanna.leggatt@forbes.com.au guessed

LinkedIn post shared 18/5/2026: Johanna Leggatt: 'Thrilled to announce I have started in a newly created role with Forbes Australia as Editorial Lead (Contributors & Lists).' Previously spent almost four years building Forbes Advisor from launch in the Australian market.

editorial strategy, contributors, editorial lists · WhatsApp: Journalist/Media Intel (screenshot) · 17 Aug 2026

Moved

Billie Schwab Dunn has joined Australian Associated Press.

bschwabdunn@aap.com.au guessed·Read more

Telum Media's weekly alert dated 28 September 2026 reports that Billie Schwab Dunn has joined the newswire Australian Associated Press (AAP); the alert does not state the outlet or role she moved from.

Newswire · Telum · 30 Sep 2026

Moved

Bradley Jones has joined TODAY (Nine Network).

bjones@nine.com.au guessed·Read more

Telum Media's weekly alert dated 28 September 2026 reports that Bradley Jones has joined TODAY, the Nine Network's national breakfast television programme; the alert does not state the outlet or role he moved from.

Breakfast television · Telum · 30 Sep 2026

Update

Caitlin Wright at Health Services Daily is now in an updated role.

caitlin@healthservicesdaily.com.au guessed·Read more

Telum Media's weekly alert dated 28 September 2026 reports that Health Services Daily has promoted Caitlin Wright into a more senior role at the title; the alert does not specify her new title or her previous position.

Health services · Telum · 30 Sep 2026

New beat

Charlie Wells at Bloomberg News is now Reporter.

cwells64@bloomberg.net guessed

Shared as a screenshot on 2026-09-23 of a LinkedIn post by Charlie Wells, a reporter at Bloomberg News: 'Work update: I've moved to the fintech beat at Bloomberg News' covering Revolut, Klarna, Wise, Monzo and Starling plus the wider forces reshaping banking, payments and financial services. He invited fintech founders, investors and operators to get in touch.

fintech, banking, payments, financial services (Revolut, Klarna, Wise, Monzo, Starling) · WhatsApp: Journalist/Media Intel · 30 Sep 2026

Moved

Clancy Balen has joined ABC Radio Hobart.

balen.clancy@abc.net.au guessed·Read more

Telum Media's weekly alert dated 28 September 2026 reports that Clancy Balen has taken on a new role at ABC Radio Hobart; the alert does not state the outlet or role held before this move.

Radio · Telum · 30 Sep 2026

Moved

Dr. Manisha Ganguly has joined TIME as Reporter, AI.

manisha.ganguly@time.com guessed

Sam Jacobs (TIME EIC) LinkedIn post on expanding AI coverage: 'Dr. Manisha Ganguly is joining us in London.' Post 2026-09-10. London-based.

artificial intelligence, investigations · On Background (screenshot) · 23 Sep 2026

Update

Harshil Siyani at News Corp Australia is now Head of Agentic AI - Editorial.

harshil.siyani@news.com.au guessed

Harshil Siyani has been promoted to head of Agentic AI - Editorial at News Corp Australia, having spent nearly two years as an AI developer in the Canberra newsroom, which matters because he now leads agentic AI work for News Corp Australia's editorial division.

Artificial intelligence, editorial technology · Influencing Daily · 30 Sep 2026

New beat

Helen Reid at Reuters is now correspondent.

helen.reid@tr.com guessed·Read more

Reuters correspondent Helen Reid, already covering European retail from London, is now covering luxury goods as well, including Paris Fashion Week.

luxury goods, European retail · Talking Biz News · 28 Sep 2026

Moved

Jeff Schnick has joined The Dallas Morning News as Business Editor from The Texas Lawbook.

jeff.schnick@dallasnews.com guessed·Read more

Jeff Schnick joins The Dallas Morning News as Business Editor from 5 October, leaving his role as editor-in-chief of The Texas Lawbook.

business · Talking Biz News · 28 Sep 2026

Moved

Joshua Siegel has joined Punchbowl News as senior reporter from Politico.

joshua@punchbowl.news guessed·Read more

Punchbowl News has hired Joshua Siegel as a senior reporter covering energy. He had been covering energy and climate in Congress at Politico.

energy · Talking Biz News · 28 Sep 2026

Moved

Karla Adam has joined The New York Times as Reporter, London Breaking News Hub from The Washington Post.

karla.adam@nytimes.com guessed·Read more

Self-announced 2026-09-29 (~22h before capture): joined NYT London breaking news hub after nearly two decades at The Washington Post plus a freelance stint. Post liked/commented by Catherine Shu (TechCrunch alum).

breaking news, UK/Europe · LinkedIn feed · 30 Sep 2026

Moved

Katherine Doyle has joined The Washington Post as White House reporter from NBC News.

katherine.doyle@washpost.com guessed·Read more

The Washington Post has hired Katherine Doyle onto its White House team from NBC News, where she covered the White House and national security since early 2023.

White House, national security · Talking Biz News · 28 Sep 2026

Moved

Kevin Roose has joined The Atlantic as Contributing writer from The New York Times.

kroose@theatlantic.com guessed·Read more

Kevin Roose, a tech columnist at The New York Times, is joining The Atlantic as a contributing writer, according to a memo from editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg and executive editor Adrienne LaFrance.

Technology · Talking Biz News · 29 Sep 2026

New beat

Larry Kudlow at Fox News is now host, Sunday Morning Futures.

larry.kudlow@fox.com guessed·Read more

Fox Business Network's Larry Kudlow will host Sunday Morning Futures on Fox News from 27 September through the 8 November show, filling the slot previously hosted by Maria Bartiromo. A permanent host is still to be named.

Talking Biz News · 28 Sep 2026

Moved

Laura Box has joined Broadsheet (Melbourne).

laura.box@broadsheet.com.au guessed·Read more

Telum Media's weekly alert dated 27 September 2026 reports that Laura Box has joined Broadsheet in Melbourne, the food, drink and lifestyle title; the alert does not state the outlet or role she moved from.

Food, drink and lifestyle · Telum · 30 Sep 2026

Moved

Madi Chwasta has joined ABC Story Lab.

chwasta.madi@abc.net.au guessed·Read more

Digital and investigative journalism · Telum · 30 Sep 2026

Media opportunity

due in 4 days

RSA Conference 2027. Technical security experts with a hard-won lesson or deep expertise; the bar is quality not seniority. Cybersecurity speaking (CFP)

Needs44K attendees, 500 sessions, 600 exhibitors. Past speakers include the CEOs of CrowdStrike, SentinelOne and Tenable.

Ticker News

due in 10 days

Ticker News seeking leaders in AI, digital transformation and automation for an interview to showcase how their technology is changing business.

NeedsFounders or leaders in AI, digital transformation and automation willing to do a Ticker interview and share how their technology is changing business for decision-makers and investors.

Details

Media opportunity

due 2027-01-18

CIO 100 Awards. Organisations connecting a specific tech initiative to a specific business outcome; vendors may apply for internal initiatives only, or nominate a customer or partner. IT initiatives that create measurable business value

NeedsEntry: 50 USD Projects must have started on or after 2025-06-01. Past winners include Intel, Lenovo, Morgan Stanley and Qualcomm.

ZDNET

ZDNET journalist request via Qwoted asking whether teams use Claude Code or OpenAI Codex and how these AI coding tools are used day to day. Strong general tech request; no clean roster fit, and LaunchLink has already submitted a response about its own internal use of Claude Code (handled by Ann-Margaret).

NeedsComment on real-world use of Claude Code versus OpenAI Codex within a team or business, including how the tooling is used.

ZDNET

A ZDNET reporter, sourced via Qwoted, is seeking users of Claude Code or OpenAI Codex to talk about how they use AI coding tools in their workflow.

NeedsPractitioners who use Claude Code or OpenAI Codex and can speak to how the tools fit into their work.

Newsweek

Newsweek AI Impact Awards APAC and EMEA, the international edition of Newsweek's AI awards, looking for AI implementations that deliver measurable business results across categories from healthcare and finance to sustainability, mobility, retail and workplace innovation.

NeedsJudges want measurable impact (efficiency gains, cost savings, revenue growth, improved customer experience). Work must have been completed between 1/1/25 and 1/1/26. Multiple category entries allowed. Early rate was $699 per entry through 6/26, rising after that; final close date not stated.

Details

Digiday

Digiday AI Awards celebrate innovative use of AI across media, marketing and advertising. Categories include agentic AI, content creation, marketing analytics and customer-facing AI tools.

NeedsJudged on creativity, consumer value and results from the past year. Entries need evidence such as financial performance, specific KPIs or creative proof. Early deadline was 6/26 at $499; final close date not stated.

Details

Business Insider (AI in Action series)

AI in Action examines how organisations integrate AI into the workplace, in both trend pieces and one-off 'how company X is implementing AI' profiles.

NeedsA department head or senior operator at a mid-to-large company with a specific AI deployment, a measurable delta, and willingness to talk about what broke and what worked. No vendor narratives or pre-pilot 'we're exploring' stories.

Details

Diginomica (Use Case series)

Gary Flood

Diginomica structures the whole site around enterprise tech use cases and publishes multiple named customer stories per week across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail and logistics.

NeedsAny enterprise tech story with a named customer willing to go on record: the problem, how they evaluated and selected vendors, what they implemented, and the business results.

Details

Supply Chain Dive

Antone Gonsalves

Covers logistics, procurement, inventory, fulfilment, tariffs and AI in supply chain, using named companies as examples.

NeedsA vendor plus customer co-pitch: the software company willing to share its customer, and the customer exec willing to go on record with numbers. No generic 'we're using AI' with no named customer.

Details

Retail Dive

Dani James or Kaarin Moore

Covers retail strategy, tech adoption, store operations, DTC, e-commerce, workforce and loss prevention.

NeedsA named retailer on the record: retailer faced a specific operational or CX problem, tried a specific technology, here is the measurable change. No vendor announcements without a retailer customer, no 'retailer is exploring AI' early-stage, no case without quantified impact.

Details

Marketing Dive (Brand Strategy series)

Chris Kelly

Connects creative strategy to business outcomes, focused on why brands reposition and what it means for the business.

NeedsStrategic shifts (not new products) with data on why the change matters, patterns across multiple brands, and implementation detail. Quantified impact required, e.g. 'increased conversion 3% and here is what that meant', not 'improved customer experience'.

Details

Retail Remix (Retail TouchPoints podcast)

Nicole Silberstein

Weekly podcast where a retailer talks through their playbook, effectively a spoken case study, with accompanying written profiles.

NeedsAn operator who can talk playbook specifics, not a CEO who stays at 30,000 feet.

Details

Healthcare Brew (Making Rounds series)

Making Rounds is Healthcare Brew's self-submission feature for a healthcare or health tech leader. AI is a hot topic but not product news.

NeedsFill out the Making Rounds submission form with strong, human answers. Angle on how actual hospital systems, healthcare facilities or pharma are using or not using AI and the wider implications, not product pitches.

Details

Daily Express

Hanna Geissler

Daily Express Health Editor open to health news and feature pitches, and increasingly wants quick-turnaround expert quotes for online.

NeedsEmail only, no LinkedIn or social. Concise pitch showing top lines plus strong emotive quotes or a named spokesperson available at short notice. Priority topics: dementia, obesity, heart health and blood pressure, food and diets, health advice and alerts, longevity. New research and charity or patient campaigns suit print exclusives. Case studies must come with full name, age, location and photos.

Details

The New York Times

Kathryn Shattuck

NYT 'My 10' (Saturday Arts) has famous people list the ten things they cannot live without.

NeedsPerson must be charming and relatable with something to promote (book, show, project). Light and personal tone, not corporate.

Details

The New York Times

Tacey Rychter

NYT '36 Hours' (Saturday Arts) is a weekend itinerary of one city, naming specific restaurants, hotels, museums and attractions.

NeedsSuits hospitality, hotel, restaurant, cultural or destination clients. Pitch a specific experience within a city, not the city itself. Strict policy against travel writers who accept free trips, so do not lead with comped stays.

Details

The New York Times

Jordyn Holman

NYT 'Corner Office' (Sunday Business) profiles top CEOs whose decisions carry societal weight.

NeedsVery high bar, think Fortune 50 scale. Wants execs whose decisions have societal implications and clear ties to the current news cycle, breaking the coastal-white-male-CEO mould. Do not pitch origin stories.

Details

The Wall Street Journal

Christopher Mims

WSJ 'Keywords' (Saturday Exchange) covers emerging tech and product reviews, topics vary weekly.

NeedsPitch a new app, product or technology that does something genuinely interesting or useful and ask him to review it. Tell him exactly what it does and how it helps.

Details

Bloomberg Television

Dani Burger

New weekly show 'Bloomberg Deals' covers M&A, funding rounds, distressed deals and capital flows.

NeedsPitch transactions, strategic deals or funding announcements that move markets or tell a bigger capital story. Airs Wednesdays 12 to 1pm ET, with Scarlet Fu.

Details

Built In

Seth Wilson

Built In wants opinionated, solutions-oriented op-eds on how AI is reshaping jobs, products and business models.

NeedsOpen to any position level. Lead with a strong specific point of view, not a trend summary, and give actionable takeaways for a mid-to-senior tech audience. Send a paragraph-long abstract; if approved he asks for a full draft.

Details

Fast Company

Shalene Gupta

Fast Company op-eds for business leaders on corporate strategy, leadership and workplace culture.

NeedsPractical, actionable guidance grounded in real experience, strong voice, concise and conversational with a snappy headline. Pitch an idea or a draft to Shalene Gupta; if unresponsive try Jon Gluck or Bryan Lufkin.

Details

Dev Interrupted

Andrew Zigler

Dev Interrupted wants practical op-eds for technical leaders (VPs, CTOs, engineering managers, team leads).

NeedsPieces on experimenting with and measuring AI adoption are especially popular; also covers traditional software engineering. Should read like advice from someone in the trenches. Send a proposed title, abstract and author background; if approved he asks for a full draft.

Details

AI & Data Insider

Anushka Pandit

AI & Data Insider wants implementation-focused op-eds across the AI and data ecosystem.

NeedsBalance technical depth with accessibility, use concrete examples, avoid marketing-heavy content. Pitch a completed draft or a brief topic and author expertise. She may also place pieces in sister outlets Martech Vibe and CXM Today.

Details

The Wall Street Journal (CFO Journal)

Mark Maurer, Jennifer Williams

WSJ CFO Journal covers finance-team problems and tech with measurable finance impact, but does not focus on tech tools geared at finance teams.

NeedsBring a customer or a CFO/VP Finance at a publicly traded company or a business with $50M+ revenue, solving a problem affecting finance teams or leveraging tech with measurable finance impact.

Details

The Wall Street Journal (Pro VC Daily)

Brian Gormley

WSJ Pro VC Daily is often the best route for funding coverage in WSJ. Thursday's edition is always healthcare-themed and covered by Brian Gormley.

NeedsFor a new fund or raise, pitch across verticals. For healthcare funding, pitch Brian Gormley as 'funding for Thursday VC Pro Daily'. Note WSJ Pro VC is a separate, expensive paywall.

Details

The Wall Street Journal (CMO Journal)

Megan Graham

Advertising reporter Megan Graham interviews marketers for pieces in the CMO Journal.

NeedsOffer a CMO with business metrics tied to marketing strategy (e.g. a rebrand and its measurable customer impact).

Details

MIT Technology Review

Charlotte Jee

Editor Charlotte Jee is open to op-ed ideas from academics with a strong, clear argument about tech and society.

NeedsAcademic authors with a clear, well-argued POV on technology and society.

Details

Keep Going (podcast)

John Biggs

Former TechCrunch editor-at-large John Biggs focuses on failure-to-success narratives and under-the-radar tech trends.

NeedsFounders willing to be real about their struggles and go against the grain. Pitch john@bigwidelogic.com

Details

The Innovators & Investors Podcast

Kristian Marquez

Host Kristian Marquez connects founders and investors across the early-stage ecosystem with real front-line stories.

NeedsEarly-stage founders and investors. Submit via portal or pitch kmarquez@finstratmgmt.com

Details

The Forge of Unicorns (podcast)

Michele Brissoni

For CTOs and tech leaders building high-performance engineering organisations in the AI era, bridging AI adoption and readiness.

NeedsCTOs and tech leaders with lessons on AI readiness, delivery, quality and ROI. Pitch michele.brissoni@brix.consulting

Details

The Tech Trek (podcast)

Amir Bormand

Host Amir Bormand talks to CTOs, VPs of Engineering and heads of data who have built teams in high-pressure environments.

NeedsConcrete lessons on team development, goal-setting frameworks, technical leadership in the AI era, or scaling culture alongside technology. Pitch amir@thetechtrek.com

Details

Founder Initiative (podcast)

Adam O'Donnell

Host Adam O'Donnell talks to founders and CEOs who have raised money and can tell real stories of overcoming adversity and finding product-market fit.

NeedsConcrete lessons like how we pivoted after rejection, the moment we found PMF, or what saved us when we almost died. Pitch adamfodonnell@gmail.com

Details

Startup Project (podcast)

Nataraj Sindam

Founder-focused interview show with a loose AI and modern software emphasis, hosted by a PM at Microsoft Azure.

NeedsPragmatic stories about early product decisions, navigating enterprise buyers, or how technical choices shaped the business. Pitch sindamnataraj@gmail.com

Details

The Scaling CEO (podcast)

Glenn Gow

Short 20-minute conversations where CEOs and board members share hard-won lessons on scaling companies.

NeedsInsights on board dynamics, scaling leadership teams, navigating inflection points, or decisions that materially changed a company's trajectory. Pitch glenn@glenngow.com

Details

The TWIML AI Podcast

Sam Charrington

Technical show for ML/AI researchers, engineers and practitioners. Seniority is not the point.

NeedsGuests who can walk through model architecture, discuss training methodologies, explain optimisation techniques and share benchmark results.

Details

DataFramed (podcast, DataCamp)

Practitioner-first AI and data podcast produced by DataCamp. Also runs monthly webinars needing panelists.

NeedsHeads of data, AI leads or deeply technical product leaders who have shipped systems. Pitch concrete, operational lessons (how we deployed X, how to hire X).

Details

Infinite Curiosity (podcast)

Prateek Joshi

AI builder podcast hosted by investor Prateek Joshi, more technical than it looks. Interviews CEOs who can go deep, plus the occasional VC.

NeedsGo deep on ML, agents and infrastructure, especially infra and technical decision-making. Not fundraising or product-sell.

Details

ThinkData (podcast)

For people working in data and AI, emphasising real-world experience over technical detail. Heavy on healthcare lately but open to all AI verticals and a wide range of roles.

NeedsTalk clearly about the challenges you are solving and the impact. Careers and company stories over code-level specifics.

Details

Chain of Thought (podcast)

Bi-weekly show on getting AI into production from technical and strategic angles. Getting more selective.

NeedsTechnical execs at buzzy AI startups or leaders from household names. Otherwise pitch a specific, timely topic.

Details

PropertyCasualty360 Insurance Luminaries Awards

due in 4 days

award · PropertyCasualty360 · US · Free to apply

SuitsIndividual or company revolutionising and humanising the property and casualty insurance industry

Individual and company categories for trailblazers in the P&C insurance industry

Enter

RSA Conference 2027

due in 4 days

award · US (San Francisco)

SuitsTechnical security experts with a hard-won lesson or deep expertise; the bar is quality not seniority

Cybersecurity speaking (CFP)

Enter

CIO 100 Awards

due 2027-01-18

award · US · 50 USD

SuitsOrganisations connecting a specific tech initiative to a specific business outcome; vendors may apply for internal initiatives only, or nominate a customer or partner

IT initiatives that create measurable business value

Enter

The Information AI Agenda Live

speaking · The Information · San Francisco, US

SuitsAI founder, senior executive or researcher with frontier or enterprise AI work and a high-profile track record

Fireside chats and panels on frontier models, the architecture shift, enterprise upheaval, open source vs proprietary, and the agentic reality

Enter

Money 20/20 The Money Awards

award · Money 20/20 · US (Las Vegas) · $499-$1,599 depending on category

SuitsEarly or growth-stage fintech, banking or payments company with clear innovation and metrics to show

Startup Early Stage (under $5M funding) and Growth Stage (under $15M funding), plus a long list of other fintech, banking and payments subcategories

Enter

Fortune Cyber 60

list · Fortune (in partnership with Lightspeed)

SuitsFast-growing, innovative cybersecurity companies able to share confidential financial data.

Sorted by early, mid and late stage

Enter

The Product Leader Award

award · Products That Count · Global · Free

SuitsAn up-and-coming product leader (director, VP or head of product) with measurable product outcomes at a recognisable company.

Rising stars in product leadership

Enter

EY Entrepreneur Of The Year

award · EY

SuitsA founder or leader primarily responsible for the recent business performance of a company at least two years old, who has held that leadership role for at least the last two years.

Enter

Bloomberg New Voices Media Training Program

editorial programme · Bloomberg

SuitsUnderrepresented and women executives, currently Black and Latinx founders, who want broadcast-ready media training and appearances on Bloomberg TV and other outlets

Enter

Fast Company Innovation Festival

speaking · Fast Company · New York, US

SuitsFounders or execs with a marquee innovation story who can hold a stage at a celeb-adjacent startup conference

Enter

Inc. Power Partners

award · Inc. · US

SuitsB2B company serving SMBs that can supply customer surveys or testimonials (at least three, up to ten).

Wide range including Cloud Computing/SaaS, Privacy and Security, Logistics and Transportation, Travel and Hospitality

Enter

Business Insider Rising Stars of Equity Research

list · Business Insider · US

SuitsSell-side equity research professional aged 35 or under (as of 31 May 2024), based in the US.

Enter

Coworking

editorial programme · Morning Brew · US

SuitsAny executive with an interesting title and background, not only CEOs, who can carry a light newsletter Q&A about their work life.

Enter

My Monday Morning

editorial programme · The Wall Street Journal · US

SuitsA high-profile CEO or influencer with a distinctive routine and enough public interest to carry a habits-and-perspectives feature.

Enter

The Leadership Brief

editorial programme · TIME · US

SuitsAn influential business or tech leader whose story fits a named beat reporter's coverage area.

Enter

Investors Like Me

editorial programme · Motley Fool · US

SuitsA successful investor from an underrepresented background (women, LGBTQ+, first-generation Americans and similar).

Enter

Finish Line

editorial programme · Axios · US

SuitsA senior business leader with a reflective story on life and leadership lessons.

Enter

Fortune Next Gen Most Powerful Women

list · Fortune · US

SuitsRising senior women executives and emerging women leaders ready for national recognition.

Enter

TomorrowX Summit

speaking · TomorrowX · Austin, US

SuitsCEO, investor or operator working across AI, infrastructure or defence in private and public markets

Speaker slots for CEOs, investors and operators in AI, infrastructure and defence

Enter

AI Dev

award · Andrew Ng · US (New York City)

SuitsAI engineers, ML practitioners, technical founders and developers, especially execs working across chips, hardware, neoclouds, inference and AI security

Technical speaking slots

Enter

London Tech Week 2027

award · UK (London)

SuitsStartups, enterprises and government voices across responsible AGI, deep tech, quantum, AI infrastructure and national security

Speaking slots

Enter

Raise Summit 2027

award · Europe (Paris)

SuitsAI founders with something interesting to say

Speaking slots

Enter

October 2026

5Mon

SF Tech Week 2026

San Francisco · Multiple venues across SF · Marquee AI and founder week. Featured sessions include Claude Founder House (Anthropic), Google for Startups with Google DeepMind, a16z speedrun Deep Tech Investor Breakfast and AI Faire, Courtside Capital Fintech Founders, and a Fireworks x a16z kickoff with Vercel, ElevenLabs and Stripe. Prime ground for Pressto product exposure, investor and press connections.

5Mon

Galileo Ventures Down Under Mixer #2 (SF Tech Week)

San Francisco · Relevance AI HQ, 944 Market St · Aussie founders building from Australia into SF (Relevance AI, Andromeda, Tixel) plus Galileo Ventures. Directly on-point for a Melbourne founder splitting AU/US.

5Mon

Modernist AI & FARR Summit

San Francisco · New performing arts hall/theater, San Francisco · AI summit partnering with the team behind TEDai and the OpenClaw founder. Limited capacity, built for mingling. Relevant AI ecosystem exposure.

5Mon

First drinks of SF Tech Week (Aussie style) - Co Ventures x Airtree

San Francisco · Arcana | Mission · Invite-only kick-off for Aussie founders, operators and investors at SF Tech Week, hosted by Maxine Minter (Co Ventures) with Airtree. Prime warm-network room for LaunchLink/Pressto during Tech Week.

5Mon

FARR Summit 2026 (Frontier AI, Autonomy, Research, Robotics)

San Francisco · SF Tech Week frontier AI and robotics summit

5Mon

Molecules, Models & Agents: Accelerating scientific research and development (SF Tech Week)

San Francisco · 275 Brannan St · GitHub-hosted AI x science event; Felicia registered

5Mon

Built in SF (Garry's List, SF Tech Week)

San Francisco · Yes SF Headquarters · Founders event on Garry Tan's list; Felicia registered

5Mon

Signal Run by Run Tech Club x Wildwood Ventures (SF Tech Week)

San Francisco · Shack15 · Founder/VC run with Wildwood Ventures; Felicia registered

5Mon

Funded Female Founders VII (SUPERCONNECTED x SF Tech Week)

San Francisco · SF Tech Week (RSVP via Partiful) · 150+ female founders, VCs and operators; early-stage VC panel; high-signal fundraising connections. Directly relevant to Felicia as a female founder raising and growing Pressto

5Mon

Bots, Bagels & Brews (Bright Data, SF Tech Week)

San Francisco · Bright Data · Morning AI builder meetup during SF Tech Week; Felicia is already registered

5Mon

The MCP Gateway during SF a16z TechWeek

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · a16z Tech Week AI agent infrastructure session.

5Mon

The Integration Layer for AI Agents during SF TechWeek

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · a16z Tech Week agent integration deep dive.

5Mon

Molecules, Models & Agents: Accelerating scientific research and development

San Francisco · 275 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA · GitHub-hosted AI-for-science builder event.

5Mon

Codex Community Meetup: Frontier Models in Production

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · UpScaleX / Bond AI meetup on shipping frontier models.

5Mon

Agents in Production: Shared Memory (SurrealDB x Mastra)

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Technical AI agents in production session.

5Mon

YC Founders Mixer — SF Tech Week 2026

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · YC founder networking during Tech Week.

5Mon

Selling to Agents: Cloudflare x Stripe x Runtype

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Cloudflare/Stripe on commerce and payments for AI agents; agentic payments angle.

5Mon

Ship it & Sip it: Software Factories Night (CopilotKit)

San Francisco · Corgi Cafe, San Francisco, CA · Builder social hosted by CopilotKit.

5Mon

Scrappy AI Founders Play Soccer

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Casual founder networking (seed-stage AI founders).

5Mon

SF Tech Week First Drinks (Aussie Style)

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Coventures VC gathering of Aussie founders and creators in SF; directly relevant to LaunchLink's AU network.

5Mon

Women Who Write Checks SF

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Coventures (Maxine) early-stage investing gathering for women writing checks; SF Tech Week.

5Mon

Winning In The U.S: Global GTM #SFTechWeek

San Francisco · 560 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA · Build Momentum session on US go-to-market for international founders.

5Mon

Bots, Bagels & Brews #SFTechWeek (Bright Data)

San Francisco · Bright Data, San Francisco, CA · Morning builder networking with Bright Data.

5Mon

Signal Run by Run Tech Club x Wildwood Ventures #SFTechWeek

San Francisco · Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA · Founder/VC run with Wildwood Ventures.

5Mon

Automate Your SF Tech Week with n8n

San Francisco · Digital Jungle SF, San Francisco, CA · n8n automation community meetup.

5Mon

SSGL x a16z's Tech Week (3 events)

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Small Steps & Giant Leaps multi-day founder events during Tech Week.

5Mon

Built in SF (START pod recording, Fondo)

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Fondo founder mixer; invited to feature on START podcast. Content/PR opportunity.

6Tue

Founders & Funders: VC Reverse Pitch #SFTechWeek

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA (see event page) · SF Tech Week reverse pitch where VCs pitch founders. Felicia is already approved/on the list. Direct investor access during the busiest SF founder week.

6Tue

Australia House at SF Tech Week 2026 (AACC) - Deep Tech, Proof of Human, Flip Up Scale Out

San Francisco · Australia House (AACC), SF Tech Week · Three sessions: Australia's Deep Tech investment edge (9:00), 'Proof of Human' AI authenticity (12:00), and the playbook for Australian founders expanding to the US (15:00). Directly on-point for an Aussie founder scaling into the US.

6Tue

Founder x VC Summit - BackersStage Capital x AWS (Token2049 week)

Singapore · Singapore (Token2049 week) · Demo Day + After Hours with State Street, Franklin Templeton, Robinhood, Chainlink Labs, Spartan and CMT Digital on stage; 500+ attendees, 50+ funds. Day two is founders and funds only with matched intros. Heavy fintech/investor concentration.

6Tue

Founders & Funders: San Francisco VC Reverse Pitch (SF Tech Week)

San Francisco · VCs pitch founders; Felicia is confirmed in

6Tue

SF Tech Week Live Models Fireside Chat: Visko x Google

San Francisco · Yes SF Headquarters · Fireside with Google; Felicia registered

6Tue

The Evolution Of GTM In 2027 (SF Tech Week)

San Francisco · Amplitude (now RSVP via Partiful) · Go-to-market strategy event, relevant to Pressto GTM

6Tue

Agent Economy After Party (Beta University, SF Tech Week)

San Francisco · Rippling · Agent economy networking; Felicia registered (RSVP moved to Partiful)

6Tue

Haunted Agent + Infra Horror Night (Heavybit, SF Tech Week)

San Francisco · SVB Experience Center · AI infra founder mixer; Felicia registered

6Tue

SF Pitch Night by the AI Collective (SUPERCONNECTED)

San Francisco · 9Zero · 250+ founders and investors; six institutionally backed AI startups pitch; sponsored by Base44 and 9Zero Capital

6Tue

Silicon Xchange x Asana: The Africa-Silicon Valley Corridor (SF Tech Week)

San Francisco · Asana · Cross-border founder and investor networking during SF Tech Week; Felicia has an RSVP to confirm

6Tue

FC SF • Founders Run & Coffee!

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Founders Common morning founder run and coffee.

6Tue

C1 Transform 2026

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Full-day AI transformation conference.

6Tue

The Integration Layer for AI Agents during SF a16z TechWeek

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · a16z Tech Week agent integration session.

6Tue

The MCP Gateway during SF a16z TechWeek

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · a16z Tech Week MCP session.

6Tue

Build a Production AI Agent with Snowflake CoCo

Menlo Park · Silicon Valley AI Hub, Menlo Park, CA · Hands-on AI agent build with Snowflake.

6Tue

The Open Integration Layer for Agents

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · a16z Tech Week agent integration session.

6Tue

Ready for Anything: IPOs, SPACs and Capital Market Shifts

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Open Future Forum panel on IPOs/SPACs and capital markets; investor-relevant.

6Tue

Physical AI Operators #02 — The Data Layer of Physical AI

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Robotics/physical AI community (Dr. Paul Fang co-hosting).

6Tue

Beyond Founder-Led Sales #SFTechWeek

San Francisco · Digital Jungle SF, San Francisco, CA · Build Momentum GTM session; registration already approved for Felicia.

6Tue

Open Source x Sovereign AI: SF Tech Week

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Apollo Commons session on open-source and sovereign AI.

7Wed

Sui Basecamp 2026 (with TOKEN2049)

Singapore · Marina Bay Sands · AI and Web3 infrastructure conference alongside TOKEN2049, speakers include Richard Socher (You.com) and Jeff Wilser. Strong AI/fintech/crypto founder and investor audience in APAC.

7Wed

SaaS Summit Brisbane 2026 (TEN13 x Five V Capital)

Brisbane · The Precinct, Fortitude Valley · Third-year summit with Stripe, Mighty Partners and Notion, aimed at founders, CEOs and Heads of Revenue at fast-growing SaaS startups.

7Wed

Sui Basecamp at TOKEN2049 Singapore

Singapore · Marina Bay Sands · Two days on AI and the agentic economy alongside TOKEN2049, with speakers from Google DeepMind; strong fit for crypto and fintech clients (Coinstash, Zerocap). 50 percent off with code SUIOG50

7Wed

MATCH HOUSE SF (Founder's Drive) at SF Tech Week by a16z

San Francisco · MATCH HOUSE SF · Curated founder/investor matching day with a 1:1 Match Hour and an AI & HealthTech pitch competition, during SF Tech Week. Strong for direct investor intros and pitching Pressto.

7Wed

MATCH HOUSE San Francisco (SF Tech Week by a16z)

San Francisco · SF Tech Week venue (register to see address) · Curated 1:1 matching day plus AI and HealthTech pitch competition; founders can pitch investors directly. Part of SF Tech Week

7Wed

Token2049 Singapore

Singapore · Marina Bay Sands (Token2049 week) · One of the biggest weeks in digital assets; Figure and other fintech/crypto players hosting side events. Strong founder, investor and fintech networking for LaunchLink crypto/payments clients.

7Wed

Token2049 Singapore (with Figure-hosted RWA and credit events)

Singapore · One of the biggest weeks in digital assets. Figure is hosting or speaking at TokenizeThis (Oct 6), Figure x Allium Happy Hour (Oct 7), Proof of Liquidity Summit (Oct 8) and a Capital & Credit VIP Dinner (Oct 8). Strong networking and newsjacking territory for fintech/crypto client positioning; capacity-limited so RSVP early.

7Wed

Find Your Next 100 Customers with Apollo (SF Tech Week)

San Francisco · Mindspace Market Street (11am) · Hands-on AI prospecting workshop: tell Claude who to reach and leave with 100 enriched prospects, a pitch deck and a working outbound system. Practical for Pressto lead-gen and outbound.

7Wed

SF TechWeek: Czech & Slovak Edition

San Francisco · Productboard · International founders reception; Felicia registered

7Wed

(International) YC Founders Picnic (SF Tech Week)

San Francisco · Alamo Square Park · YC founder networking; Felicia waitlisted

7Wed

Leverage Israel (Israeli & Jewish founder/investor community x Silicon Valley)

San Francisco · The Hibernia · 1,200 founders/investors, 30 speakers from OpenAI, Anthropic, NVIDIA, Greylock, Ribbit Capital; AI, VC and GTM/scaling tracks. BFC community gets 15% off with code BFC15

7Wed

Signal Table: VC, GP & LP Dinner (SUPERCONNECTED, SF Tech Week)

San Francisco · Private dinner (invitation only, 15 guests) · Senior VCs, GPs and LPs from top firms and family offices; now waitlist only

7Wed

MCP, APIs & The Agent Integration Layer

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · a16z Tech Week agent integration session.

7Wed

AI-Native Startup Hackathon | #SFTechWeek

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Tech Events SF / BridgeUs hackathon for AI startups.

7Wed

The Universal Connector for AI during SF a16z TechWeek

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · a16z Tech Week agent integration session.

7Wed

In-Person Fireside Chat with Sabrina Ramonov

Menlo Park · Snowflake - Silicon Valley AI Hub, Menlo Park · Cal Alumni of Silicon Valley fireside on AI.

7Wed

GTM Engineering Leaders & Startups | SF Tech Week

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · twill GTM engineering for startups; go-to-market relevant.

7Wed

Heidi Pop-Up: Calling All Builders (Gelato, Swag & Chats)

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · HeidiBuild builder pop-up across two days.

7Wed

The Model Decision: Optimizing Cost, Control & Speed

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Technical session on model selection and optimization.

7Wed

AI Demo Night: Startup Grind, AI Collective & Alumni Ventures

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Demo night with Alumni Ventures and Startup Grind; investor exposure.

7Wed

Enterprise Sales in the Age of AI: Founder Fireside Chat & Cocktails

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Sprinto founder fireside on enterprise sales; GTM relevant.

7Wed

Connect Everything: MCP for AI Agents during SF a16z TechWeek

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · a16z Tech Week MCP session.

7Wed

Your Favorite AI Teammate Starts Tonight (Lava.so)

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Lava.so AI product launch/social.

7Wed

GTM Engineering After Hours: Founders, Creators & Operators

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · twill after-hours for founders and operators.

7Wed

The Thought Experiment Lab

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · The SF Commons salon-style founder gathering.

7Wed

Leverage SF (Angel Launch)

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Angel Launch venture forum / investor mixer during SF Tech Week.

7Wed

MATCH HOUSE SF (SF Tech Week)

San Francisco · 715 Harrison St, SoMa, San Francisco, CA · Curated founder-investor matching day; Felicia confirmed attending.

7Wed

Sui Basecamp (TOKEN2049)

Singapore · Singapore · Sui Title Sponsor event; use code CRYPTONOMADS. Crypto/founder networking.

8Thu

Founders and Funders Rooftop Party (#SFTechWeek)

San Francisco · Sens Restaurant, 4 Embarcadero Center · SF Tech Week founder and funder mixer hosted by Morrison Foerster, prime for Pressto investor and founder networking. 6:00pm to 8:30pm.

8Thu

Founders and Funders Rooftop Party - #SFTechWeek (Morrison Foerster)

San Francisco · Sens Restaurant, 4 Embarcadero Center · Founders and funders rooftop during SF Tech Week; investor and founder access aligned to fundraising/BD.

8Thu

Capital Brief Rooftop Drinks (presented with TAB Everest)

Sydney · Sydney CBD (from 6pm) · Capital Brief's unofficial season kick-off. Direct access to the fintech/business journalists and decision-makers Felicia pitches for eToro and other clients.

8Thu

Capital & Credit VIP Dinner (Figure hosted, Token2049 week)

Singapore · TBC (Figure hosted, Token2049 week) · Invite-style founder/investor dinner during Token2049 focused on capital and onchain credit; capacity-limited, RSVP early. High-value room for fintech BD.

8Thu

Fly Your Agent to The Moon (SF Tech Week)

San Francisco · 460 Natoma St · AI agents evening; Felicia registered

8Thu

Pulling their weight: Shipping open models to production (Fastino, SF Tech Week)

San Francisco · 636 4th St · Open models in production; Felicia registered

8Thu

NeoCloud Summit 2026 (Ignite Community)

San Francisco · Hotel Kabuki · Cloud/AI infra summit, agenda live

8Thu

The Arc of Storytelling - for founders, VCs, operators (SF Tech Week)

San Francisco · Register via Partiful · Storytelling for founders/VCs, relevant to Pressto narrative and PR

8Thu

VC x Founder Match powered by Boardy AI (SUPERCONNECTED, SF Tech Week)

San Francisco · SF Tech Week (RSVP via Partiful) · 150 curated attendees; thesis-driven founder-investor matchmaking with funds incl. Insight Partners, Draper Associates, Reach Capital, Qualcomm Ventures

8Thu

The Open Integration Layer for Agents

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · a16z Tech Week agent integration session.

8Thu

MCP, APIs & The Agent Integration Layer

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · a16z Tech Week agent integration session.

8Thu

Scrappy AI Founders Play Pickleball (Seed to Series A)

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Seed-to-Series-A founder networking.

8Thu

Agents in Production: The Auth Stack for AI

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · a16z Tech Week auth/security for agents.

8Thu

COLM Closing Happy Hour (Hosted by Snorkel AI)

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Snorkel AI research community happy hour.

8Thu

Steal My Workflow — #SFTechWeek

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · AI Builders / WorkBuddy workflow sharing.

8Thu

Beyond Tomorrow x The AI Collective – Live

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · The AI Collective live session.

8Thu

eToro Agentic Finance Summit (TOKEN2049)

Singapore · Singapore · eToro summit on agentic finance during TOKEN2049; fintech + agentic payments crossover.

8Thu

Anchorage Digital Demo Day (TOKEN2049)

Singapore · Singapore · Live-pitch to Anchorage Digital, network with investors and ecosystem partners.

9Fri

OOO - The Techno Sound (#SF Tech Week)

San Francisco · SF (address on registration) · SF Tech Week social/after-party. Informal founder and tech-crowd networking to close out the week.

9Fri

Angel Launch: Capital After Hours Mixer

San Francisco Bay Area · Silicon Valley venture mixer connecting early and advanced startups with accredited investors. During SF Tech Week window.

9Fri

Capital After Hours Mixer (Angel Launch)

Silicon Valley · Startups meet accredited investors

9Fri

BFC AI Pitch Night - Pitch Your Startup, Meet Investors

San Francisco · Private dinner (venue on registration) · Bay Area Founders Club pitch night; 1,000+ VCs, 8,000+ investors network; Platinum sponsor Llama Ventures

9Fri

Get Found on AI: Build the playbook so your business is recommended in AI chats (SF Tech Week)

San Francisco · 1700 Mission St · AI discoverability/GTM playbook, relevant to Pressto marketing; Felicia waitlisted

9Fri

AI Pitch Night (Bay Area Founders Club x Be The Change Foundation)

San Francisco · Private dinner (BFC) · AI founders pitch to a Silicon Valley investor audience; BFC network of 1,000+ VCs and 8,000+ investors. Platinum sponsor Llama Ventures

9Fri

AI Pitch Night — Pitch Your Startup. Meet Investors. Get Funded.

Palo Alto · Palo Alto, CA · BFC + Be The Change Foundation flagship; AI founders pitch live to Silicon Valley investors. Prime VC signal.

9Fri

Swing for AI: Golf + AI Pitch Night (Golf Registration)

Palo Alto · Palo Alto, CA · BFC golf with Silicon Valley investors paired with AI Pitch Night; high-touch investor networking.

9Fri

Build It Anyway: Signal Hunt with Apify (Hackathon for Non-Technical Builders)

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · No-code hackathon for non-technical founders.

9Fri

Pixels After Dark: Art, Music & Computer Use Agents (Simular)

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Simular showcase of computer-use agents.

9Fri

Hard Negatives Meetup | Engineers Debate Night with Qdrant & Neo4j

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Vector DB / graph engineering debate night.

10Sat

Alignment 2026 | Valley101 Annual Tech Summit

Sunnyvale · Sunnyvale, CA · Two-day AI frontier summit on the Peninsula.

10Sat

Multiplayer Hackathon by Party (Peninsula)

Redwood City · Redwood City, CA · Peninsula builder hackathon (Bond AI co-host).

11Sun

The AI-Native Talent Hunt with Codex (SF Tech Week)

San Francisco · Register to see location · SF Tech Week hackathon tackling a real company challenge with Codex; USD5,000 in prizes, direct interviews with AI startups and enterprises hiring

11Sun

The AI-Native Talent Hunt with Codex - #SFTechWeek (TinyFish)

San Francisco · SF Tech Week (see Luma) · AI-native talent and hackathon event during SF Tech Week. Useful for AI talent scouting and ecosystem presence.

11Sun

International Reception at the European Startup Embassy (SF Tech Week)

San Francisco · Location on approval · International founder reception; Felicia pending approval

11Sun

VC/Founders BBQ - Bay Area (SF Tech Week)

San Francisco · Location on approval · VC/founder networking BBQ; Felicia waitlisted

12Mon

Angel Launch - Silicon Valley Investing Summit

Silicon Valley · Investor summit for founders raising and meeting global accredited investors.

12Mon

Silicon Valley AI/Tech Investing Summit

Palo Alto · Palo Alto venue · High - AI, fintech, investor focus; day before TechCrunch Disrupt

12Mon

Silicon Valley Healthtech Summit

Palo Alto · Co-located with AI Summit · Medium - healthtech sector

12Mon

Silicon Valley Investing Summit (Angel Launch)

Silicon Valley · Silicon Valley (TBC) · Venture forum and demo showcase connecting startups with accredited investors. Potential investor-relations and fundraising channel.

12Mon

Silicon Valley Investing Summit

Silicon Valley · Angel Launch venture forum connecting early and advanced startups with global accredited investors. Also promoting a Backyard Capital Dinner and APIWorld pass. Investor and founder relevance

12Mon

Angel Launch Silicon Valley Investing Summit

Silicon Valley · Venture forum and Demo Showcase connecting startups with global accredited investors and tech; bundled with Backyard Capital Dinner and Reinventing Venture Capital sessions.

12Mon

Angel Launch: Meet Top Investors Forum + Capital After Hours VIP Mixer

Palo Alto (SF Bay Area) · Palo Alto (forum); Capital After Hours VIP Mixer runs 9 Oct · Silicon Valley venture forum and demo showcase connecting early and growth startups with accredited investors. Direct investor access.

12Mon

Angel Launch: Top Investors Forum

Palo Alto · Palo Alto (Silicon Valley) · Venture forum connecting early and advanced startups with accredited investors; companion Capital After Hours Mixer on 9 Oct. Bay Area investor access.

12Mon

Angel Launch: Top Investors event

Palo Alto · Angel Launch investor forum in Palo Alto. Good for meeting accredited investors around SF Tech Week.

12Mon

Angel Launch - Investor Showcase, Palo Alto (SF Tech Week)

Palo Alto · Palo Alto (Angel Launch, Silicon Valley) · Angel Launch venture forum / Demo Showcase connecting startups with global accredited investors during SF Tech Week (paired with a Capital After Hours Mixer on 10/9). Direct investor access.

12Mon

Angel Launch Investing Summit

Palo Alto (SF Bay Area) · TBC, Palo Alto · 500+ attending; venture forum connecting early and advanced startups with global accredited investors. Paired with a Capital After Hours Mixer on 9 Oct. Useful for founder and investor introductions in the Bay Area.

12Mon

Angel Launch Investing Summit (SF Tech Week)

Palo Alto · 500+ attending investor summit during SF Tech Week, with a Capital After Hours Mixer on Oct 9. Founder-to-investor networking in the Bay Area; useful for warm founder/investor connections.

12Mon

THE CUSTOMER IS IN THE ROOM: A live AI focus group for DTC brands

San Francisco · AI customer-research for DTC/marketing, relevant to Pressto; Felicia pending approval

13Tue

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

San Francisco · Moscone West · 10,000 founders, investors and operators. High-signal for fundraising, press and BD

18Sun

The Deployment Room: 6 Active Funds, Funding Founders (Seed to Series B)

San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Six active funds meeting seed-to-Series-B founders; direct fundraising signal.

18Sun

Builder Odyssey: How an AI Token Travels the World (SEAMATE x Linkloud)

San Francisco · The Midway, San Francisco, CA · Cross-border AI and token builder gathering.

19Mon

Cloudflare Connect 2026

San Francisco · Moscone West · Three-day developer and AI infrastructure conference; speakers from OpenAI, Conviction, Runway. $100 off with code CFAGENTS26.

20Tue

Startmate Demo Day - W26

Melbourne · The Timber Yard · Meet 16 of ANZ's most ambitious startups plus a party. Prime founder-network and BD event on home turf; strong for Pressto visibility and lead generation.

20Tue

Startmate Demo Day - W26 (ANZ's largest pitch night)

Melbourne · The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne · 16 companies from the Winter '26 Startmate cohort pitch across space, healthcare, construction, global expansion and AI infrastructure. Pitches 6:30pm; tickets from $25 and expected to sell out. Key ANZ investor/founder room.

21Wed

Cloudflare Connect 2026

San Francisco · Oracle Park · Cloudflare's flagship tech event with field access at Oracle Park and a private concert. Good for tech ecosystem networking.

21Wed

Cloudflare Connect 2026 - Oracle Park closing party

San Francisco · Oracle Park · Cloudflare Connect conference with private Oracle Park field-access party; access only via registered Connect pass. Enterprise/tech networking

24Sat

XRPL Hackathon @ Swell (XRP Ledger Hackathon)

New York City · Swell (XRPL Commons) · 36-hour build on XRP Ledger with an Agentic Finance track; crypto/payments and agentic finance relevance

27Tue

TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

San Francisco · Moscone West · Felicia already holds tickets (2 unassigned in her group order). 10,000+ founders, investors and operators, 250+ speakers across six stages, matchmaking and deal flow. High-value press and BD opportunity for Pressto. Early-bird savings of up to $200 end 25 Sept.

27Tue

The Startup Network Health & Well-Being Pitch Night

Melbourne · The Commons QV, Melbourne · Pitch night for founders in health, wellness, fitness, mental well-being and future of care; applications open to pitch. Investor and ecosystem audience.

28Wed

Accelerate: close your partnership revenue gap

Melbourne · Marvel Stadium · One-day go-to-market and partnerships benchmark day for operators. Directly relevant to LaunchLink and Pressto's GTM and partnership-led growth push.

28Wed

One Way Summit 2026: The Flagship Event for Immigrant Entrepreneurship

San Francisco · Commonwealth Club · Immigrant entrepreneurship flagship summit

31Sat

Red Carpet Room Launch Party (NYC Edition)

New York · Founder launch-party series, free ticket via Ilias Anwar

November 2026

1Sun

CryptoCon Australia 2026

Sydney · ICC Sydney · Australia's largest crypto event, free General Admission now open. Exact November dates TBC. Relevant to crypto/fintech clients (e.g. Zerocap) for visibility and networking.

1Sun

Web Summit

Lisbon · Europe largest tech conference. Martine Paris (Forbes) attending; month only, confirm exact dates.

4Wed

Accelerate Investor Conference

Washington DC Metro · Westin Arlington Gateway · Medium - investor panel on Silicon Valley deals; 500+ global attendees

5Thu

AIAS+ 2026: Where AI Meets Science, Discovery & Trust

San Francisco · The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco · BFC-backed symposium (Chen Institute); Fields Medalist, Turing winner, DCVC Bio and J&J investors. 10% off with AIASBFC2026, pricing ends Oct 25.

11Wed

Inside Physical AI — Silicon Valley x Shenzhen

Shenzhen · Silicon Valley x Shenzhen · BFC-promoted delegation on physical AI; Founders Fund/Khosla studying China. VC signal despite location outside Bay Area.

13Fri

Digital Asset Forum New York (DAF NY, 4th edition)

New York · Institutional digital-assets forum. Confirmed speakers include Anthony Scaramucci (SkyBridge), Sandy Kaul (Franklin Templeton), Adam Back (Blockstream) and custodians BNY, State Street, Fidelity. Directly relevant to client Zerocap (pitched for participation) and to fintech/crypto media strategy.

13Fri

Digital Assets Forum New York

New York · Institutional digital assets and tokenisation forum (follow-on from European Blockchain Convention); relevant to fintech and crypto clients. Discounted tickets with code DAF300NY until 21 Sep.

18Wed

Singapore Fintech Festival 2026

Singapore · Austrade is leading the Australia delegation. FinTech Australia community rate (SGD$750). Major fintech/investor gathering in a target city and a networking opportunity for LaunchLink fintech clients.

28Sat

CryptoCon Sydney 2026

Sydney · ICC Sydney · Two-day crypto, markets and digital asset conference. Relevant BD and media territory for crypto/fintech clients like Zerocap and eToro.

December 2026

1Tue

Amazon re:Invent

Las Vegas · AWS flagship. Martine Paris attending; month only, confirm exact dates.

1Tue

Art Basel Miami

Miami · Brand activations and voice AI get seen here. Martine Paris attending; month only.

1Tue

Fortune Brainstorm AI

San Francisco · Fortune AI summit. Martine Paris attending; month only.

2Wed

TechDay Christmas Party 2026

Sydney · Darling Pavilion, 1 Harbour St, Sydney NSW 2000 · End-of-year tech industry gathering (2pm-7pm) hosted by TechDay. Useful Sydney tech/founder networking; RSVP details to follow closer to the date.

January 2027

1Fri

CES 2027

Las Vegas · Martine Paris writes an annual CES preview guide: pitch well ahead, not during.

1Fri

WEF Davos

Davos · Martine Paris attending; month only, confirm exact dates.

1Fri

Sundance

Park City · Martine Paris attending; relevant to her Hollywood voice-AI beat.

February 2027

1Mon

Super Bowl

USA · Brand activation peak. Martine Paris attending; confirm host city and date.

March 2027

1Mon

Game Developers Conference (GDC)

San Francisco · Martine Paris attending; month only.

1Mon

SXSW 2027

Austin · Martine Paris writes an annual SXSW preview guide: pitch well ahead. Speaker submissions close mid-2026.

1Mon

Nvidia GTC

San Jose · Martine Paris attending; month only.

April 2027

1Thu

RSA Conference

San Francisco · Martine Paris attending; relevant to her AI defensive-systems beat.

26Mon

Startup Grind 2027 Conference & Startup Expo

Redwood City · 2027 Startup Grind Conference · 280+ seed/Series A VCs, 120+ angel networks, pre-booked investor meetings and live pitches. Apply by 31 Oct for 20% off a booth

June 2027

1Tue

Cannes Lions

Cannes · Martine Paris attending; month only.

14Mon

ETHConf 2027 (ETHGlobal)

New York · Largest institutional Ethereum event, returning to New York. Early bird passes from $149. Relevant for crypto and Web3 clients like Zerocap.