VSaaS Live returns for its third year — and this time, we’re going bigger.
For 2026, we’ve expanded to a day and a half, giving you more time for conversations, connections, and sessions that matter most.
No investors in the room. No generic playbooks. Just founders and CEOs who get it. If you run a Vertical SaaS business, we built this for you.
The application layer isn’t dead.
It’s the whole game.
Foundation models are moving up the stack. Agents are beginning to do the work. And the software playbook that got us here won’t be enough for what comes next.
For vertical platforms, the opportunity is to become the System of Action for their industry — whether by transforming an existing Control Point or building an AI-native one from the ground up.
That requires more than adding AI to the product. It means rethinking the product, infrastructure, organization, and business model around a world where agents execute work and get better over time.
Collective Live is about how to make that transition. We’ll hear from established vertical software leaders crossing to the other side, AI-native companies building new category leaders, and the product, engineering, and GTM operators rebuilding their companies for the agentic age.
Wednesday, October 21 kicks off at 3pm with small-group discussions organized around company stage and industry, followed by our welcome party.
Thursday, October 22 is the full conference: mainstage keynotes and firesides, concurrent breakouts, tactical operator sessions, and plenty of time with the other CEOs and founders in the room.
Five themes. One question: how do you win the agentic age?
01 | OWNING THE SYSTEM OF ACTION
What changes when software stops managing work and starts doing it? The frameworks, context, and infrastructure required to own the application layer in an agentic world.
02 | THE AGENTIC TRANSITION
How vertical platforms are making the leap to agentic — from evolving established Control Points to building AI-native products from the ground up — and what has to change across product, organization, and business model.
03 | AI-NATIVE AT SCALE
What the new category leaders are actually building: vertical models, full-replacement products, agents working across counterparties, and new ways to expand beyond the traditional software product.
04 | BUILDING THE SOFTWARE FACTORY
How product and engineering change when agents become part of how software is built and delivered —from SDLC automation and context infrastructure to continual learning and entirely new interfaces forhumans and agents.
05 | GTM FOR THE AGENTIC AGE
How to sell, price, position, and build demand when your product delivers work, not just software — including AI-first GTM, labor substitution, new monetization models, and the evolving role of brand and community.
200+
attendees
17+
industries
represented
$4B+
in combined ARR
4+
continents
represented
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