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| With Kevin Jiang (Mangusta Capital), Doug Sharp (Momenta Partners), Raed Masri (Transform VC), Jay Eum (GFT Ventures), Anthony Ridgley (J Ventures), Bruce Hamilton (Everybody VC), Henry Pham (Octant Ventures), Dave Lambert (Right Side Capital), Declan Sander (Builders VC). |
| Zo House, 300 4th St, San Francisco |
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Pitch Competition Application Deadline: June 22nd, 2025
Results will be announced on June 24th, 2025
Tech Weekend is the best event in San Francisco for startup founders who are fundraising - You can make direct investor connections & meet the coolest tech startups in one place.
Over 3 days at Tech Weekend, you'll meet 100+ tech founders & over 50 venture capitalists actively investing in early-stage tech startups.
Founders can:
Join VC Office Hours for direct feedback
Attend VC Panels on 2025 investing trends
Connect with VCs during VC dinners dinners
Pitch live in front of VCs at the Tech Weekend Pitch Competition
and meet some of the coolest tech startups gathered from all around US & abroad.
If you're building in AI, Deep Tech, Health Tech, Fintech, Climate Tech, Biotech, Vertical Tooling, EdTech, Dual-Use Tech, Quantum, or any frontier sector - & fundraising in 2025 - this is where you want to be.
Join our mailing list @ Foundersvillage.bio
For More information checkout the following links:
Website: Founders Village
LinkedIn: Founders Village on LinkedIn
Instagram: @founders.village
X (Twitter): @foundersvillge
Day 1: VC Dinner | June 26th, 2025 | Saturday
Location: EL DORADO Latin Fusion, 701 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Meet over 20 top-tier VCs investing in tech startups. You'll engage in one-on-one conversations, guided by investor name badges showing their fund & focus. Every founder gets at least one follow-up-and many secure deals on the spot.
Sneak Peek at the VCs coming to Tech Weekend (Full list coming soon):
Sneak Peek at the VCs coming to Tech Weekend (Full list coming soon):
Kevin Jiang, Managing Partner at Mangusta Capital / LMDV Family Office
Investment focus: Vertical AI
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Doug Sharp, Managing Partner at Momenta Partners
Investment focus: Industrial IoT & AI, Clean Tech
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Raed A. Masri, Founding Partner at Transform VC
Investment focus: Deep Tech with software profit margins
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Jay Eum, Managing Partner at GFT Ventures
Investment focus: AI, Robotics
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Anthony Ridgley, Investor at J Ventures
Investment focus: B2B
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Bruce Hamilton, General Partner at Everybody Ventures
Investment focus: Consumer
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Henry Pham, Managing Partner at Octant Ventures
Investment focus: AI, Fintech, Cleantech (Renewable Energies)
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Dave Lambert, Managing Director at Right Side Capital
Investment focus: Pre-VC stage, capital-efficient tech
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Declan Sander, Analyst at Builders VC
Investment focus: Generalist
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James Wang, General Partner at Creative Ventures
Investment focus: Deep Tech
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Shally Shanker, Founding Partner at AiiM Partners
Investment focus: Tech, Climate Tech
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Nicholas Gould, Principal at Starshot Capital
Investment focus: Climate Tech, Deep Tech
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Lavanya Anandan, Venture Partner at AiiM Partners
Investment focus: Deep Tech, Biotech, Climate Tech
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Andrew Karsh, General Partner at Bay Bridge Ventures
Investment focus: AI
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Abraham Tuyo, Founder & Managing Partner at TUYO Ventures
Investment focus: AI
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Linda Lee, Talent Partner at Andrew NG's AI Fund
Investment focus: AI
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Marco DeMiroz,General Partner at The Venture Reality Fund
Investment focus: AI & Spatial Computing
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Kumar Sripadam, General Partner at Elevate Capital
Investment focus: AI Convergence
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Lukas Linemayr, Partner at Streamlined Ventures
Investment focus: Software
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Alex Fies, General Partner at Ecosystem Ventures
Investment focus: Open
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Raymond Lee, Partner at Progressive VC
Investment focus: AI
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Daniel Gould, General Partner at Castle Fund
Investment focus: Deep Tech
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Murat Kilicoglu, Senior Principal at Cota Capital
Investment focus: Enterprise Technology
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Pramod Gosavi, Investor at Blumberg Capital
Investment focus: AI
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Julia Keinprecht, Partner Success Manager at Plug & Play Tech Center
Investment focus: Fintech, AI
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Greg Kress, Investment Partner at Pioneer Fund
Investment focus: Early Stage
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Erica Waichman, Head of Talent & Community at Canvas Ventures
Investment focus: Fintech, Digital Health, AI
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Chenxi Wang, Founder & General Partner at Rain Capital
Investment focus: Cybersecurity, AI
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Arpit Mittal, Partner at Threshold Ventures
Investment focus: AI, Enterprise SaaS
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Clint Chao, Investor at Moment Ventures
Investment focus: AI, B2B, Vertical AI, IT Infrastructure
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Najib Khouri-Haddad, Managing Director at Sway Ventures
Investment focus: Fintech, Supply Chain Tech, PropTech
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Suraj Pakala, Investor at FalconX Ventures
Investment focus: Generalist
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Raj Singh, General Partner at Z21 Ventures
Investment focus: B2B Enterprise AI, Deep Tech
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Brett Kadesh, Investor & Advisor at Cerity Partners Ventures
Investment focus: ConsumerTech, AgTech, Logistics, ClimateTech
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Betsy Arce, Principal at Earthrise VC
Investment focus: Deep Tech, Space Tech, Industrial Tech
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Jimmy Ku, Venture Partner at 10x Capital
Investment focus: Fintech, Healthtech, AI
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Gordon Shi, CFO at Lucia Protocol
Investment focus: Web3, Ad Tech
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Jacob Andreesen, Investor at UP.Partners
Investment focus: Deep Tech
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Krishna Ramachandran, Director at LG Technology Ventures.
Investment focus: AI, B2B SaaS, Infrastructure, Digital Health
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Ryan McCrackan, Principal at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Investment focus: Industrial, Deep Tech, Robotics
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Anna Wang, Vice President at GreyMatter Capital
Investment focus: Mental & Brain Health
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Istvan Jonyer, Managing Director at Sidespin Ventures
Investment focus: AI
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Alex Freed, Partner at Schematic Ventures
Investment focus: Industrial Tech, Deep Tech
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Hannah Dopico, Principal at PivotNorth Capital
Investment focus: Pre-seed
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Abi Adisa, President at Oridun Capital Management
Investment focus: AI, Prop Tech, Clean Tech
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Sheela Ursal, General Partner at Emerging Fintech Fund / Fintech Next
Investment focus: Fintech
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Heather Lee, Investor at LFX Venture Partners
Investment focus: Supply Chain
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Andrew Brackin, Partner at Gradient
Investment focus: AI
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Graham Carney, Principal at The General Partnership
Investment focus: AI, Enterprise
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Maria Pienaar, Operating Partner at Unicorn Growth Capital
Investment focus: Fintech
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Katie Clasen, Principal at Prelude Ventures
Investment focus: Climate Tech
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Clifford Cohn, Principal at World Innovation Lab
Investment focus: AI
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Tunya Irkad, Principal at e2vc
Investment focus: Generalist
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Tian Yu (T.Y.), VC at Micron Ventures
Investment focus: Enterprise AI, Deep Tech
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Derek Chau, General Partner at Acorn Pacific Ventures
Investment focus: B2B SaaS, Fintech, Deep Tech
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Maulik S, Controller at SuRo Capital
Investment focus: AI, Fintech, Consumer
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Ryan Morrison, Partner at Founders Circle Capital
Investment focus: Enterprise
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Grayson Stallman, Investor at Airbus Ventures
Investment focus: Deep Tech
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Ian Sobieski, Chairman at Band of Angels
Investment focus: Angel Investing
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Anju Mori, Associate at Yamaha Motor Ventures
Investment focus: Robotics, AI
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Rio Hodges, Partner at Antler
Investment focus: Generalist
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Chad Metzger, Investor at Friends & Family Capital
Investment focus: Physical world (hardware & software), enterprise software
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Andrew McLean, Analyst at ARTIS Ventures
Investment focus: Tech, Healthtech & Biotech
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Noah Lin, Analyst at defy.vc
Investment focus: Generalist
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Akira Hagiwara, Analyst at Scrum Ventures
Investment focus: Consumer, Sports Tech, Media & Entertainment
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Emil Rustamli, Analyst at Fiat Ventures
Investment focus: Fintech+
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Marcus Lfgren, Analyst Intern at Z21 Ventures
Investment focus: AI
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Julie G. Gunstad, Analyst at Z21 Ventures
Investment focus: AI
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Johannes Haus, Analyst at Z21 Ventures
Investment focus: Fintech
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Nathaniel Stephen, Analyst at z21 Ventures
Investment focus: AI
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Day 2: June 27th, 2025 | Friday
Venue: Zo House, 300 4th St, San Francisco, CA 94107
9:00 AM - 6:30 PM
9:00 AM: Light Breakfast & Founder Networking
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Office Hours with VCs (Full list coming soon)
Eric Hall, Managing Partner at Entrada Ventures
Investment focus: Quantum, Semiconductor, Photonics
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Ben Stein, General Partner at Cartography Capital
Investment focus: Deep Tech, Infrastructure (Physical), Sustainability
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Venktesh Shukla, General Partner at Monta Vista Capital
Investment focus: Enterprise tech - cloud, cybersecurity, data, & digital transformation of traditional industries
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Abi Adisa, President at Oridun Capital Management
Investment focus: AI, Prop Tech, Clean Tech
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Derek Chau, Partner at Acorn Pacific Ventures
Investment focus: B2B SaaS, AI, Fintech, Digital Health
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Sheela Ursal, General Partner at Emerging Fintech Fund / Fintech Next
Investment focus: Fintech
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Betsy Arce, Principal at Earthrise VC
Investment focus: Deep Tech, Space Tech, Industrial Tech
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Jonathan Mo, Principal at Radiate Ventures
Investment focus: Deep Tech, Industrials, AI
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Andrew McLean, Analyst at ARTIS Ventures
Investment focus: Tech, Healthtech & Biotech
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Tian Yu (T.Y.), VC at Micron Ventures
Investment focus: Enterprise AI, Deep Tech
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Tina Zhang, Investor
Investment focus: Clean Tech
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1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Lunch & Networking
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM: Fireside chat with Shawn Xu, Partner at Lowercarbon Capital
Investment focus: Climate Tech
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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM: VC Panel: Early Stage Investing: Inside VC Playbook.
Panelists:
Simon Tiu, Principal at Vertex Ventures. Investment focus: Enterprise B2B, Early-stage AI investments LinkedIn
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Happy Hour & Networking
Day 3: June 28th, 2025 | Saturday
Venue: Zo House, 300 4th St, San Francisco, CA 94107
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
10:00 AM: Check-in & Breakfast Mixer
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Office Hours with VCs (Full list coming soon)
Glen Anderson, Partner at Monta Vista Capital
Investment focus: B2B, SaaS
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Tian Yu (T.Y.), VC at Micron Ventures
Investment focus: Enterprise AI, Deep Tech
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Sheela Ursal, General Partner at Emerging Fintech Fund / Fintech Next
Investment focus: Fintech
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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: VC Panel with:
Tian Yu (T.Y.), VC at Micron Ventures
Investment focus: Enterprise AI, Deep Tech
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Gaurav Bhogale, Principal at Mantis Venture Capital
Investment focus: AI & Infrastructure
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Alex Fies, General Partner at Ecosystem Ventures
Investment focus: Open
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1:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Lunch & Networking
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Pitch Competition
Pitch Competition Judges:
Eliza Dragomir, Senior Analyst at JetBlue Ventures
Investment focus: Enterprise Tech, Deep Tech
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Henry Pham, Managing Partner at Octant Ventures
Investment focus: AI, Fintech, Cleantech (Renewable Energies)
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Alex Fies, General Partner at Ecosystem Ventures
Investment focus: Open
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Tian Yu (T.Y.), VC at Micron Ventures
Investment focus: Enterprise AI, Deep Tech
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Julia Keinprecht, Partner Success Manager at Plug & Play Ventures
Investment focus: SaaS, AI, Fintech, Vertical SaaS, Blockchain Technology, Stablecoin Infrastructure
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Jack Bookey, Associate at Dell Technologies Capital
Investment focus: Enterprise, AI
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5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Happy Hour & Closing of Tech Weekend
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