AI Startup Pitch Competition & Networking Happy Hour | Tech Weekend
Meet leading AI founders, investors, and ecosystem partners at Tech Weekend March 2026
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.
Schedule:
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | AI Pitch Competition
Judges:
Henry Sheng, General Partner at Santa Clara Ventures. Investment Focus: Industry agnostic. We are an early-stage, high-growth ventures originating from R&D and accelerators at leading universities in the Jesuit Entrepreneurship Center Alliance (JECA).
Vaish Srivathsan, Angel Investor at Vinn Labs. Investment Focus: AI / SaaS, deeptech (infra, robotics).
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM | Founder & Investor Mixer Celebrate the close of Tech Weekend with drinks and final networking sessions.
About Tech Weekend
This event is part of Tech Weekend January 23-24, 206
Tech Weekend is a 48-hour fundraising sprint by Founders Village where founders meet dozens of investors in back-to-back sessions.
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.
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