1/14/26 Investor Spotlight | Startup Pitch Salon | CES Special
🚀 WeShine Entrepreneurship Salon, EntreConnect and TheAgentic
We are very excited to co-host a highly curated startup pitch event, bringing together top early-stage founders, seasoned investors, and engaged audiences for an event of insight, feedback, and community.
🌟 What to Expect
Featured Speaker Session: Several reknowned investors will attend and share their thoughts.
Live Startup Pitches: Hand-selected startups present their ventures on stage
Investor Feedback and Vote: Renowned investors share real-time insights and advice
Award Session: Winning teams will receive exclusive coaching opportunities
Dinner and Networking: Dinner and Drinks will be provided.
🕒 Event Agenda
5:30 – 6:00 PM
Check-in, Dinner and Networking
6:00 – 6:15 PM
Welcome & Opening Remarks (WeShine, TheAgentic, Mironmind Intro)
6:15 – 6:30 PM Keynote Speakers
Spencer Greene, General Partner, TSV Capital
“Hypercompetition in the AI Era”Miao Hong, Managing Partner, SV Future Fund
“The Real Screening Logic for AI Startups”
6:30 – 6:55 PM Panel Discussion: Physical AI Trend and Opportunities
Spencer Greene, General Partner, TSC Capital
Miao Hong, Managing Partner, SV Future Fund
Lu Wang, CEO, Adora Robotics
Tianyue Yu, CEO, Q3D Sensing
6:55 – 7:50 PM Startup Pitches & Q&A
Bitsup AI - James Wen. AI-generated prediction markets autonomously created, priced, risk-managed, and settled same day
Tap & Tell AI - Leo Y. Liu. Legal AI agent platform closing the access-to-justice gap and democratizing the rule of law
Anthropilot Inc - Ken Chester. Human-in-the-loop AI using real-world edge-case data to advance robotic autonomy
VisOS AI - Suzanne Taves. AI-native visual control system unifying development, infrastructure, and security
MarketWhiffs Real Estate - Dmitriy Kruglyak. Tech-powered, data-driven real estate experience delivering clarity and efficiency
Nuromova - Zhang Haotian. AI-powered EEG wearables turning brain data into real-time insights for performance
Intrip - Jessica Liew. AI-powered workflow platform that helps corporate finance advisors turn complex data into client-ready insights faster.
7:50 – 8:30 PM
Social Networking
🎟 Audience – Be Part of the Action
Attend the event to:
Hear some of the most promising new startups
Learn from expert feedback
Vote for your favorite pitches
Connect with the local founder-investor community
🌐 Organizers
About the Organizers
🌟 WeShine Entrepreneurship Organization
Bay Area–based nonprofit bringing together top entrepreneurs, investors, scientists, and business leaders. We facilitate investment opportunities, help businesses expand globally, and provide expert coaching. With 100+ pitch events & founder meetups hosted, our community truly lives by “We Shine Together.” WeShine Linkedin
🌟 EntreConnect
EntreConnect is a dynamic community of entrepreneurs and investors, founded in 2023 to empower those building and scaling businesses. We have brought together 32,000+ entrepreneurs, operators, business leaders, and investors through our events, fostering collaboration and fueling innovation across the global startup ecosystem. Follow our LinkedIn for upcoming events. 👉 Sign up here to secure exclusive early access!
🌟 TheAgentic
TheAgentic provides complete infrastructure for production-ready AI agents, currently powering companies in biotech, healthtech, cybersecurity, and fintech where accuracy isn't optional. Symbolic Fusion is our latest release. Our Launchpad program partners with early-stage startups to build AI products on our infrastructure at zero cost and zero equity. Selective admission. Schedule a call to learn more.
🌟Cohosts:
Tanka.ai (AI Pitch Judge), langrenusfund (focus on Web3 and AI)