Manos Demo Day Founders & Funders Networking
🚀 Join us on June 18 for an exclusive evening with Manos Accelerator featuring 7 high-potential Pre-seed startups.
We are excited to feature a special fireside chat:
From Campus to Capital: Building AI-Native Startups for Scale
A conversation on student-founded startups, AI innovation, fundraising readiness, and the path to strategic growth.
Featuring:
Angela Yuan
Investor, GC Venture Fellows
Powered by General Catalyst
Moderated by:
Jessica Chin Foo
SVP of Deal Origination, Transacta Capital
The fireside chat will explore how early-stage founders can think about investor readiness, AI-native company building, strategic partnerships, downstream financing, and the path from early traction to venture-scale growth.
Connect with founders, investors, operators, and innovators shaping the future of inclusive entrepreneurship.
Featured startups include:
Vecinos — A social marketplace built for Latinos.
Tzun — Forensic evidence infrastructure for AI decisions.
Airluum — An AI-Powered Family Storytelling Platform.
Auditionify — The future of work for the creator economy.
CoAlly — An AI-powered job placement platform.
DPS — A digital postal office for the modern economy.
IWP — A service company powering the creator economy
Location will be shared upon approval. Limited capacity.
Register now.
Many thanks to our Event Partners:
About Pilot: Pilot provides the most reliable accounting and strategic services (fractional CFOs and COOs) for businesses. We partner with thousands of companies to help them grow sustainably and operate more effectively.
About SVB: Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank, partners with the world’s most innovative companies and investors, supporting founders and businesses at every stage, from startup to scale. SVB’s parent company, First Citizens Bank (NASDAQ: FCNCA), is a top 20 U.S. financial institution with more than $200 billion in assets. Learn more at svb.com.
About Manos
Manos Accelerator is a Silicon Valley-based accelerator empowering diverse founders through mentorship, investor access, and strategic partnerships. Since 2013, Manos has supported more than 225 startups across 14 countries, connecting founders with a global network of mentors, investors, and corporate partners to help scale impactful innovation.
Manos Capital Fund I was born out of the Manos ecosystem and is currently raising its inaugural fund focused on investing in diverse-led technology startups driving innovation, sustainability, and inclusive economic growth.