About this Event
🚀 Tysons Corner Tech, AI, Startup & Investor Mixer
Founders • Investors • Entrepreneurs • AI • Technology
Meet the people building and funding what’s next.
Join founders, entrepreneurs, investors, technologists, and startup professionals for an exciting Friday evening of networking at Yard House in Tysons Corner.
Whether you're building an AI startup, raising capital, looking for your next venture, investing in early-stage companies, searching for a co-founder, or simply looking to meet ambitious people in the Northern Virginia startup ecosystem, this event is designed to create real, face-to-face connections.
🚀 Network in the heart of Tysons Corner while meeting founders, entrepreneurs, technologists, and members of the investment community from across Northern Virginia, Washington, DC, Maryland, and the greater DMV.
📅 Event Details
📅 Friday, September 25, 2026
🕡 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
📍 Yard House – Tysons Corner Galleria
📍 Tysons Corner, Virginia
We recommend arriving between 6:30–7:30 PM to check in, grab a drink, and start making connections.
Attendees will gather at Yard House in Tysons Corner for an evening focused on startups, technology, AI, entrepreneurship, investing, raising capital, and building meaningful professional relationships.
🚀 Who Should Attend?
• Startup founders & co-founders
• Entrepreneurs
• Angel investors & early-stage investors
• Venture capital professionals
• AI founders and professionals
• Software engineers & technologists
• Product leaders
• Startup operators
• Aspiring entrepreneurs
• Professionals interested in joining startups
• People interested in funding, building, advising, or growing companies
Whether you're raising your first round, looking for your next investment, searching for a co-founder, recruiting talent, or simply expanding your startup network, come prepared to introduce yourself and tell people what you're working on.
🎟️ Tickets
💰 Investor Registration — FREE
MUST BE an actual Investor. If you refister for this ticket and you are not an investor you will be banned from our events. Our staff will also conduct at 15 minute intake call if you are registered as an investor. This ticket is ONLY For angel investors, VCs, family offices, investment professionals, and individuals actively interested in startup investing.
Includes:
• Admission to the mixer
• Access to founder and investor networking
• Meet startup founders and entrepreneurs
• Discover companies and ideas being built across the DMV
• Connect with other members of the startup and investment community
🚀 Startup Founder & Entrepreneur — $12
For founders, entrepreneurs, innovators, and people building or launching companies.
Includes:
• Admission to the Tech, AI, Startup & Investor Mixer
• Access to the networking area
• Meet participating investors, founders, and entrepreneurs
• Opportunity to discuss your startup and what you're building
• Connect with potential partners, advisors, talent, and collaborators
• Expand your network across the Northern Virginia and DMV startup ecosystem
Investor registration does not imply an obligation to invest or formally evaluate any participating company.
⭐ VIP Founder / Investor Access — $23
For attendees who want a more personalized networking experience.
Includes everything in General Admission, plus:
• Priority introductions to participating investors and/or founders
• Personalized networking assistance based on who you're looking to meet
• Priority access to facilitated introductions
• Help identifying relevant people in the room
• Enhanced founder and investor networking opportunities
Important: VIP provides priority and facilitated introductions where available. Specific individuals, meetings, investment discussions, funding, or investment outcomes are not guaranteed.
💎 Platinum Founder Access — $44
Limited to 5 Platinum Founder tickets.
Designed for founders who want a more focused opportunity to present their company, receive feedback, and connect with members of the investment community.
Includes everything in VIP Founder Access, plus:
• Warm introductions to participating investors where available
• One-on-one company overview and pitch conversation with an active angel investor participating at the event
• Opportunity to explain your business model, product, market, traction, fundraising goals, and current capital needs
• Pitch deck review and feedback
• Feedback on how you're positioning your company and communicating your investment opportunity
• Curated phone call with our capital investment team to review your business
• Discussion of your company, fundraising strategy, capital needs, and potential next steps
• Priority founder networking and facilitated introductions throughout the mixer
Platinum Founder Access is intended to provide a more personalized founder and investor networking experience. The participating angel investor will have an opportunity to hear your company overview and discuss your business with you one-on-one.
Important: Platinum Founder Access provides enhanced access, introductions, pitch feedback, and business review opportunities. It does not constitute an offer of investment, investment advice, due diligence, or a commitment to fund a company. Investor interest, follow-up conversations, meetings, introductions, and investment outcomes are not guaranteed.
💡 Bring Your Pitch
Founders should be ready to answer:
What are you building?
What problem are you solving?
Who are you building it for?
What stage are you at?
What traction do you have?
How much capital are you looking to raise?
What are you looking for from investors?
You don't need a formal pitch deck to attend the general mixer.
However, Platinum Founders are encouraged to bring or have digital access to their pitch deck so it can be reviewed as part of their founder experience.
Bring your idea, your story, and your ambition. This event is about conversations, relationships, and meeting people who could become part of your journey.
🤝 What to Expect
This is primarily a networking mixer — not a formal pitch competition or public fundraising presentation.
Expect an informal Friday evening environment where you can grab a drink, walk around, introduce yourself, and have genuine conversations with people interested in technology, entrepreneurship, AI, startups, and investing.
Attendees purchase their own food and beverages directly from the venue.
Investor attendance and the number or type of investors participating may vary. Purchasing a ticket does not guarantee funding, investment, a particular introduction, follow-up meeting, or investment outcome.
🚀 Build Your Network in Tysons Corner
Some of the most important startup relationships don't begin in a boardroom.
They begin with a conversation.
Meet founders. Meet investors. Find collaborators. Discover new ideas. Talk about what you're building.
Come meet the people building, funding, and shaping what’s next.
🚀 BUILD • 🤝 CONNECT • 💰 RAISE • 💡 INVEST
📅 Friday, September 25, 2026
🕡 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
📍 Yard House • Tysons Corner Galleria • Tysons Corner, Virginia
Event venue & nearby stays
Yard House, 1660M Galleria at Tysons II, McLean, United States
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