How Top Startups Build Lean, AI-Powered GTM Stacks

How Top Startups Build Lean, AI-Powered GTM Stacks For SaaS & AI founders scaling beyond the early stage. Getting to your first customers is one challenge. Building a repeatable, efficient go-to-market engine is another. As your company grows, complexity creeps in. More tools. More manual work. More disconnected data. More time spent managing systems instead of winning customers. Join Startup Grind, Designli, Salesbricks, and Unify for an evening exploring how today's fastest-growing SaaS and AI startups are building lean, AI-powered GTM stacks that scale. We'll cover: How leading startups automate prospecting, outreach, and customer engagement with AIThe GTM tech stack founders actually need (and what to avoid)Connecting product, sales, and customer data without creating operational chaosBuilding repeatable sales processes that support growthCommon mistakes that slow down scaling—and how to avoid them Whether you're approaching $500k ARR or preparing for your next stage of growth, you'll leave with practical frameworks, real examples, and actionable ideas you can implement immediately. Expect an evening of candid conversations, tactical insights, and networking with founders, operators, and GTM leaders building the next generation of SaaS and AI companies. This room will be highly curated to ensure the best founders and builders are in the room, with a strict limit on guests. Hosted by Startup Grind, Designli, Salesbricks, and Unify. The Panel: Jonathan Festejo - is the CEO and Co-founder at Salesbricks. A seasoned operator in the high-growth SaaS landscape, Jon has engineered the revenue systems for industry leaders like Figma, Apollo GraphQL, and SignalFx. Now he focuses on streamlining the quote-to-cash journey for modern GTM teams. His expertise lies at the intersection of pricing strategy, monetization, and billing automation, helping today’s most agile organizations convert complex sales signals into predictable, scalable revenue. Carlos Sanabria - is Partnerships Manager at Designli, where the team has shipped over 216 products for B2B SaaS founders. He personally advises dozens of founders each year on building scalable platforms and bringing them to market efficiently. He's a regular speaker and community contributor at recognized accelerators and founder communities. Moderator: Brian Sparkes is Chief Executive Officer of Silicon Valley Venture LLC, a global venture platform and venture partner to investors, innovators, and ecosystem influencers. He believes access, alignment, advisory, and acceleration are the ultimate advantage. Brian is a “Community-First” entrepreneur and a Strategic GTM Communication advisor to startups and C-Suite executives in Silicon Valley. He believes that the best communicator wins, a collaborative community positions leaders for success, and content that provides impactful value gives authority to influence the future.As a Strategic GTM Communication advisor, Brian works with over 1,400 startups and executives annually. Through Silicon Valley Venture, and strategic partnerships, Brian collaborates with organizations such as Startup Grind, Plug and Play, Transform, Founder Institute, KiwiTech, Growth Factory, DisruptHR, Bay Angels, and many more to accelerate funding and traction. The Hosts: Startup Grind, the world's leading startup community dedicated to fostering the growth of early-stage companies. Spanning 150 countries worldwide, Startup Grind connects founders, tech leaders, investors, and partners across the globe. As Silicon Valley Chapter Director and Global Partnerships Manager, James leads strategic sponsorships and partnerships aligned with Startup Grind's mission — bringing curated access to funding, market reach, and a robust global network to early-stage founders. He runs multiple events per month for founders and investors, and manages 140k members in the Silicon Valley / SF chapter. Designli helps non-technical SaaS and startup founders build and scale…