Xoogler.co: Bradley Horowitz (6/30) | Sunita Verma (7/1) | Recap of Dublin 🇮🇪 event at Google | Speaking invitation for hiring managers

It’s hard to believe that half the year is almost over. We’re working to serve the global 🌎 Xoogler community and the following are only some of the 300+ events that are organized each year. Be sure to sign up to the calendar to receive notifications of all our new events!

We continue to hear that Xooglers are looking to hire and many are looking for work. If you’re a hiring manager, please reply and we’ll get you slotted to speak to Xooglers!

👂I’m looking forward to chatting with you online to hear how the community can best serve your needs during the second half of 2025. 🙏

Some of our upcoming events

🌁 💻Friday 6/27 SF & online 5:30pm Learn how to get into Y Combinator from Ankit Jain. RSVP

Rachel Fenn will be moderating the fireside chat with Ankit Jain, founder of YC-backed Aviator (S21) and former Google engineer. Dive into the real story behind building in today’s startup landscape. From navigating the YC experience to raising capital, scaling engineering teams, and making the leap from Big Tech to founder life — Ankit will share the lessons, mistakes, and mindset shifts that shaped his journey.

🌁Saturday 6/28 2pm Hike Henry Cowell Redwoods (SF Bay Area). RSVP

Unwind from the busy week and join fellow Xooglers for an easy hike at Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park. Email if you need or can offer a carpool.

🌁 Monday 6/30 Palo Alto 5:30pm Learn from Bradley Horowitz. RSVP

Bradley Horowitz (ex-Google VP) was named #5 Seed Investor by Business Insider and has helped the best startups in Silicon Valley. He will share his insights from his front row seat at Slack, Circle, Scale AI, Applied Intuition and more! Previously Co-founder and CTO of Virage, Inc., from beginnings through to IPO and acquisition, he's now the founder/general partner at Wisdom Ventures.

🌁 💻Tuesday 7/1 Menlo Park 5pm Learn from Sunita Verma moderated by Medha Bankhwal. RSVP

Sunita Verma is the CTO of Character AI and brings deep experience across AI/ML, LLMs, Distributed Systems, and data technologies. She was recently VP & GM of Google’s Core Labs. Join us as she shares the latest in AI and the opportunities that it will unlock.

🇸🇬 AI Day in Singapore Saturday 7/5. Classes from Vincent Tatan and Manus AI Co-Founder Tao Zhang fireside chat.

• 9am Vibe Coding (email to request online classes)

• 1pm Gen AI for Professionals: Branding, Content & Automation (email to request online classes)

• 5pm Fireside chat with Manus AI's Co-Founder Tao Zhang moderated by Patrick Cao (GoTo Group's Co-Founder) RSVP. Manus AI is hiring in Singapore, Tokyo & SF. The event is made possible thanks to the Singapore Global Network and AGILE at Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

💻 Anthony DiMarco’s (Google 2002-09 & Ironman) Overcoming Workplace Resistance & Building a Resilient Team. RSVP

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Thank you Stephanie Davis & Google Dublin

Google alumni were welcomed back to Google Dublin thanks to the leadership of Stephanie Davis, GCS EMEA Google VP on Thursday June 26. We also have Tobias Wittmann, Pierre-Edouard Bouygues, Mahima Tailang and many other Googlers for hosting. Other Google offices and non-Google hosts for the Xoogler community are always welcome! Check out the comments in this post. Reply with your WhatsApp to join the Dublin group.

Thank you to Xoogler’s Financial Supporters

We really appreciate everyone’s leadership and time over the past 10 years. Here is the donation link if you are able to financially support Xoogler. Thank you Shoresh Shafei, Catherine Lacavera, Mailine Swildens, Ram Muthiah, Steven Klebe, Alex Papageorgiou and Cara Devins for donating! Our non-profit can now accept donations of startup equity.

Unlock the Full Xoogler Experience

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• Member Directory – Find collaborators, mentors, or reconnect with former teammates

• Knowledge Base – Access insights from over 100 topic and location-based channels

• Events Calendar – Stay informed about meetups, workshops, and networking sessions

• Job Board – Explore opportunities shared directly by fellow Xooglers

• Single Sign-On – One login gives you access to all current and future features

• Benefits - Access exclusive benefits available to Xoogler Founders!

Key was created after Chris and Kushagra struggled to connect 1,500 impacted Googlers after the 2023 layoffs. It’s now here to support the entire community.

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Once you organize a Xoogler event, just submit the event and we will approve it to be featured on the Xoogler calendar for members to sign up!

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