AI Startup Pitch Competition & Networking Happy Hour | Tech Weekend

Meet leading AI founders, investors, and ecosystem partners at Tech Weekend December 2025.
Join us for an evening of live startup pitches, real-time audience voting, and relaxed networking with VCs and fellow builders shaping the future of AI.

This session features the AI Pitch Competition, where 5–7 selected startups present breakthrough AI innovations to a panel of top investors — followed by the Networking Happy Hour, a casual space to continue the conversations over drinks.

🕓 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | AI Pitch Competition + Crowdfunding Showcase
Watch early-stage and growth-stage AI startups pitch live to VC judges.
Each founder has 5 minutes to pitch + 5 minutes of Q&A.
Audience members can vote and participate through the live crowdfunding showcase.

🕕 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM | Networking Happy Hour
Connect with founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders over drinks and informal conversation.

Startup founders, VCs, and angels building or investing in:
AI, Deep Tech, FinTech, Health Tech, BioTech, Climate, Space Tech, NeuroTech, Quantum, Cybersecurity, SaaS, and Hardware — typically raising from Pre-Seed to Series A.

This event is part of Tech Weekend December (Dec 5–6, 2025) — a two-day founder–investor matchmaking experience by Founders Village, featuring VC Office Hours, Panels, Workshops, Pitch Competitions, and Mixers.
👉 To attend the full weekend, register here:

Only registered attendees can apply to pitch. You’ll receive access to the application link after signing up.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Edge & Node House of Web3, 103 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, United States

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