How AI Startups Go Viral in 2026 | Andrew Meng of Yorby AI (@mengmengduck)

What is this for? This session is designed for B2C startup founders and marketers looking to understand what actually works on social media in 2026. We’ll break down the latest viral content formats, UGC creator strategies, and most importantly, how to USE AI AVATARS TO MAKE YOUR APP VIRAL. The goal is to help founders create content that drives massive reach and efficient customer acquisition, without relying entirely on paid ads.

Who are we? We are Yorby AI, an AI-powered social media growth platform helping brands create high-performing organic content through AI-generated UGC content and scripts. Our mission is to help startups and marketers scale organic distribution and achieve a CPM of <$1 for your brand.

Who are the founders? Andrew Meng is an ex. investment banker turned content creator. Known for his viral “NDA” series, he has earned over 800,000 followers across his social media. Additionally he has ran a marketing agency that has helped a handful of AI startups generate 300M+ impressions on social media and scale to 7 and 8 figures in revenue.

https://www.instagram.com/mengmengduckhttps://www.tiktok.com/@mengmengduck?lang=enhttps://www.youtube.com/@mengmengduck/shortshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewrmeng/

Thomas Kim is an ex. Google software engineer and content creator with over 400k+ followers across his social media. He is an AI builder focused on developing scalable AI systems and has launched and monetized over 10+ apps.

https://www.instagram.com/youraveragetechbro/https://www.tiktok.com/@youraveragetechbro?lang=enhttps://www.youtube.com/@YourAverageTechBro/featuredhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/97thomas

Agenda

5:00-5:30 Arrival + networking5:30-6:30 Speaker session6:30-7:00 Moderated audience Q&A7:00-8:00 Networking

Paid parking: Crane Cove Lot #149.Transit: UCSF Muni; T Line/91; 22nd St Caltrain.

About the Host

This event is hosted by Yelaine Wang, a former founding team member at a YC-backed startup where she led growth and business operations. She is also a Bay Area organizer for the MLOps community and organizes startup and AI events across SF Bay Area, bringing together founders, operators, marketers, developers, and researchers through founder talks, workshops, networking events, product demos, and community programming focused on AI, growth, and emerging technologies. If your company is interested in hosting tech events, founder gatherings, workshops, product launches, or community-driven experiences in the Bay Area, feel free to connect with her as well.

About Workato

Workato is the Enterprise MCP company, providing the connective layer that gives AI agents secure, governed access to enterprise systems and data. Built on a decade of integration expertise spanning 14,000+ applications, Workato enables organizations to move from simple automation to agentic AI that can reason, act, and orchestrate work across the business.