You’re Invited: Models & Mules

Join DigitalOcean on July 22 for an evening of demos, drinks, and conversations with the builders driving the next wave of AI innovation.

An evening designed for builders and innovators

What to expect

  • Hands-on demos of DigitalOcean Gradient products

  • A community of builders, developers, and startup leaders

  • Craft cocktails, bites, and a few surprises

Why Attend

  • Get a first look at new DigitalOcean Gradient products and features

  • Meet the team building tools that make AI accessible and production-ready

  • Connect with other devs and innovators in the Bay Area

Our partners

Models & Mules is hosted with support from innovative teams across cloud and AI.

Cloudflare

Cloudflare

Cloudflare empowers you to build, deploy & protect applications at scale.

Langflow

Langflow

Langflow lets you build and visualize LLM apps with ease.

LaunchDarkly

LaunchDarkly

LaunchDarkly unites flags, testing, and releases in one platform.

ChatPRD

ChatPRD

ChatPRD is an AI copilot for faster, smarter product work.

OpenAI

OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research company, building powerful models.

Galileo

Galileo

Galileo helps teams deploy trustworthy generative AI models.

Event details

Location:
Starlite at the Beacon Hotel
450 Powell St, San Francisco, CA 94102

When:
Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Time: 6pm-9pm

Atmosphere:
Evening event with networking, and live demos

Save your spot at Models & Mules!

Register now
Mule sitting on a wooden raft drinking a mule with the text Models and Mules Above

Demo stations

Cory Thorpe

Cory Thorpe

Senior Product Designer, AI/ML

See how easy it is to run AI models with serverless inference.
James Skelton

James Skelton

Senior AI/ML Technical Content Strategist

Watch an AMD GPU Droplet power a real-time trading agent.
April Dagonese

April Dagonese

Principal Product Manager, AI/ML

Try an app powered by DigitalOcean’s Gradient tools.
Amit Jotwani

Amit Jotwani

Senior Developer Advocate, AI/ML

Build, test, and deploy an AI agent—all in one simple workflow.
Surprise Guests

Surprise Guests

Explore a range of AI use cases powered by DigitalOcean, from GPU training to app-ready agents.

Product Showcase: AI Tools Built for Builders

Discover DigitalOcean Gradient, the AI infrastructure and platform innovations powering the next wave of applications. Designed to make building with AI faster, more affordable, and more accessible for developers and digital native enterprises.

Bare Metal GPUs

  • Raw power, fully yours. Tap into dedicated, single-tenant machines with no virtualization overhead. Perfect for training large-scale models, running intensive batch jobs, or maximizing performance for mission-critical AI workloads.

GPU Droplets

  • Accelerated compute, simplified. Easily spin up virtual machines powered by NVIDIA GPUs to train and fine-tune models, run inference, or deploy real-time AI applications, with hourly pricing and built-in Kubernetes support.

Gradient Platform

  • A powerful yet accessible way to build production-ready AI agents. Get a first look at our new Gradient Platform, a fully managed service that helps you create, deploy, and scale AI agents without needing deep ML expertise.

Hear from those who love DigitalOcean Gradient

AmorphousData
I just need some GPUs… I need a cost-effective, reliable Kubernetes solution that is easy for everyone on the team to access. And that's DO for us.
Richard Li

Richard Li

Founder & CEO, Amorphous Data

Getting started with DigitalOcean's Gradient AI Platform was incredibly easy. We really appreciated the intuitive design... setting up and deploying our first agent took just like a few minutes. This allowed us to quickly implement AI capabilities without requiring extensive setup processes or even specialized expertise from our side. And that was truly a game changer for us.
Benedikt Klinglmayr

Benedikt Klinglmayr

Full Stack Developer, Autonoma

DigitalOcean's Gradient Platform has lowered the threshold for deploying complex AI models, making it easier to build and test proof-of-concept applications. The seamless integration of GPU-powered services and the ease of deploying models has allowed our teams to focus on innovation rather than infrastructure management.
Johan Bengtsson

Johan Bengtsson

Digital Strategist & Co-Owner, Brainforest

Venue details

The Starlite Room at Beacon Grand

Join us at the iconic Beacon Grand, nestled in the heart of Union Square. The event takes place in the Starlite Room, a stunning rooftop venue offering panoramic views of the San Francisco skyline, the perfect backdrop for inspiring conversations and real-world AI demos.

The Starlite Room at Beacon Grand

450 Powell Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

Parking & Transportation
  • Valet Parking is available at the Beacon Grand (subject to availability)
  • Nearby Public Garages include the Union Square Garage (333 Post St) and Sutter-Stockton Garage (444 Stockton St)
  • Easily accessible via BART (Powell Street Station) or Muni

Arriving early? Enjoy a drink at the hotel bar or explore the energy of Union Square before heading upstairs.

The Starlite Room at Beacon Grand