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# Mariane Bekker
Head of DevRel at You.com and founder of Founders Bay, helping AI builders get funded.

## About

Mariane Bekker leads developer relations and engineering at You.com, an AI search platform. She also runs Founders Bay, growing it into a community of 200,000 founders and investors focused on bringing diversity to tech.

In her work, she bridges the gap between what developers build and what the market actually wants. Her recent talks focus on the reality of AI funding, breaking down what separates a fundable agent startup from a simple feature wrapped in a demo.


## Upcoming Sessions

### World Congress 2026 North America · September 23, 2026
San José, CA
- [What AI Startups Are VCs Actually Funding in 2026](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-north-america/sessions/1756-what-ai-startups-are)





## Links

- [X](https://x.com/Marianebekker)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianebekker/)