San Francisco · Bay Area

Where the future gets built

The builders, investors, and operators shaping Bay Area tech — in one curated room. Rooted in USC. Open to all.

About

The room where the next round starts

Troy Collective convenes the people actually building, funding, and scaling Bay Area tech — founders, investors, and operators who move things — in a room designed so the right people actually meet.

It starts with the most engaged slice of the Trojan network and grows on caliber, not credentials — where shared values and real ambition turn introductions into momentum.

Curated, Not Crowded

Every gathering is intentional — built for real connection, not mass attendance. We start narrow and grow through referrals.

Rooted in USC, Open to All

Our foundation is the Trojan network, but our events welcome anyone building in tech. The best ideas don't check for alma maters.

Consistency Compounds

Showing up, consistently. A regular cadence builds the kind of depth that turns contacts into collaborators.

2026 Programming

Where the community shows up

Our event series brings together founders, operators, and investors for conversations that matter.

Feb 27, 2026

Fireside Chat with Max Mullen, co-hosted by SVB

Instacart co-founder · Networking + conversation

Complete

Jun 18, 2026

Fireside Chat with Mike Ghaffary, hosted by Citizens Bank

Networking + conversation

Complete

Oct 7, 2026

FIGHT ON, SF · SF Tech Week Gathering

The USC + Troy tech mixer · RSVP on Partiful

Flagship

Q4 2026

Fireside Chat

Speaker to be announced · Networking + conversation

Upcoming

Q4 2026

End of Year Gathering

Celebration + reflections on the year

Upcoming

Moments

Highlights from our gatherings across the Bay Area.

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How It Started

Two Trojans, one missing piece

Miles and Kevin kept crossing paths at USC alumni gatherings around the Bay — happy hours, watch parties, the usual rotation. They were fine, but something was missing. Conversations stayed surface-level, and the people actually building things rarely came back.

So they built something with more intention: a curated community where every event is designed so you meet someone new, learn something worth remembering, and leave with more than a LinkedIn connection. Not a networking group — a room with purpose.