Nov
13

Friday, November 13, 2026
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CST

UChicago x YC Founder Talk: AI-Native Services, Agents in Production

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About this event

Luke Rosa, co-founder and COO of Hedge (YC P26), talks about AI-native services, companies that sell finished outcomes with agents doing most of the work, and what it takes to run agents reliably in production.

Luke Rosa, co-founder and COO of Hedge, a Y Combinator backed insurance brokerage built around AI, gives a lunchtime talk at the John Crerar Library (Room 298). He covers why AI-native services are timely, what succeeds and fails when running agents in production, how to make them dependable, and how attendees can start building this way.

Aimed at students who like to build, in CS, data science or econ, and anyone curious about applied AI. Lunch is provided and Hedge is recruiting for engineering and go-to-market roles. Registration is free through Luma.

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Hedge (UChicago x YC Founder Talk)

Hedge is a Y Combinator backed insurance brokerage built around AI. Its co-founder, a UChicago alumnus, hosts founder talks for UChicago students.

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