Startup Pitch Competition & Founder–Investor Mixer | Tech Weekend San Francisco
Meet leading founders and active investors at Tech Weekend December 2025 | San Francisco.
Join us for an evening of live startup pitches, investor insights, and curated networking with founders, VCs, and ecosystem partners.
This session features the Deep Tech Pitch Competition, where 5–7 selected startups present breakthrough innovations to a panel of top VCs — followed by open networking at the Founder–Investor Mixer over drinks and conversations.
Pitch Competition Judges:
Nikita Gaurav, Partner at Necessary Ventures
Investment focus: Climate Tech, Health Tech, Deep Tech
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Event Schedule
🕓 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Deep Tech Pitch Competition
Watch high-growth startups in Deep Tech and Frontier Tech pitch live to a panel of investors.
Each founder gets 5 minutes to pitch + 5 minutes of Q&A with the judges.
🕖 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM | Founder–Investor Mixer
Wrap up the evening with casual networking and drinks among founders, investors, and ecosystem partners.
Who Should Attend
Founders raising from Pre-Seed to Series A in:
AI, Deep Tech, FinTech, Health Tech, BioTech, Climate, Space Tech, NeuroTech, Quantum, Cybersecurity, SaaS, Hardware, and other frontier sectors.
About Tech Weekend
This event is part of Tech Weekend December (Dec 5–6, 2025)
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 and result oriented.
👉 To attend the full weekend: Register for Tech Weekend December
Note: This is a Pitch Competition Attendee Pass. Only registered attendees of Tech Weekend can apply to pitch. 👉 To attend the full Tech weekend, register here: Tech Weekend December 2025
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