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[Tech Weekend ] Startup Day - Pitch Competition & Happy Hour
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| With Nicole Seah (Costanoa Ventures), Amrut Rajkarne (Nexus Venture Partners), Henry Sheng (Santa Clara Ventures), Vaish Srivathsan (Vinn Labs). |
| Edge & Node House of Web3, 103 Montgomery St, San Francisco |
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Jan 24 (Sat) , 2026 @ 11:30 AM
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Explore the future of AI & Deep Tech with VCs, watch live startup pitches, & meet investors during the Saturday mixer at Tech Weekend SF
A full day of AI-focused programming connecting founders, investors, & operators shaping the next wave of technology.
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | VC Panel: Vertical AI - Where the Biggest Opportunities Are in 2026 VC
Panelists:
Nicole Seah, Early Stage Investor at Costanoa Ventures. Investment Focus: Backing early stage founders (leading rounds at Seed + Series A) in AI Applications.
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Lunch Break + Networking Complimentary lunch served with dietary options available.
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | VC Panel: AMA Style (Ask Me Anything)
Panelists:
Amrut Rajkarne, Vice President at Nexus Venture Partners. Investment Focus: Software, AI & Fintech. Moderator: Ivan Tan, Founder at Odyssea.ai.
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | AI Pitch Competition
Judges:
Henry Sheng, General Partner at Santa Clara Ventures. Investment Focus: Industry agnostic. We are an early-stage, high-growth ventures originating from R&D & accelerators at leading universities in the Jesuit Entrepreneurship Center Alliance (JECA).
Vaish Srivathsan, Angel Investor at Vinn Labs. Investment Focus: AI / SaaS, deeptech (infra, robotics).
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Founder & Investor Mixer Celebrate the close of Tech Weekend with drinks & final networking sessions.
About Tech Weekend
This event is part of Tech Weekend January 23-24, 206
Tech Weekend is a 48-hour fundraising sprint by Founders Village where founders meet dozens of investors in back-to-back sessions.
Founders attend to meet VCs through:
1:1 VC Office Hours
Pitch Competitions (Deep Tech & AI)
VC Panels & Debates
Founder-Investor Mixers
If you're building in AI, Deep Tech, Health Tech, FinTech, Climate Tech, BioTech, Bio-Convergence, Well-Being Tech, NeuroTech, Quantum, Space Tech, Dual-Use Tech, Vertical Tooling, EdTech, Cybersecurity, SaaS, Marketplaces, Consumer AI, Robotics, Spatial Intelligence, Physical AI, scientifically intensive ventures, Renewable Energies, or any other frontier sector-Tech Weekend helps you meet the right investors faster.
Two days. A marathon of VC conversations. Fast, Structured & result oriented.
To attend the full weekend: techweekend.org
Stay Connected
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