​Private SF Founder × Investor Mixer

​A small guest list. Big conversations. Your next founder or investor connection.

​Join SF Startup Labs founders and carefully selected early-stage investors for an invite-only evening of drinks, light bites and conversations that go beyond the usual introductions.

​Meet founders from our 19 pre-seed and seed startups, selected from 530+ applications, with backgrounds spanning Meta, Adobe, NASA and YC-backed companies. Discover investment opportunities, compare notes and get to know the people behind the pitches.

​We’re keeping the room intentionally small so you have time to make real connections.

​Agenda

​6:30 PM - Welcome, drinks & networking

​6:30 PM - Panel discussion: AI changed everything, or did it?
The myths everyone repeats versus what investors actually see.

​A candid, 25-minute discussion with:

• ​Roy Peterkofsky - Angel investor and data scientist, formerly at Google, Oracle and Citrix

• ​Sarah Wang - Investor at VU Venture Partners

• ​Mujahed Aghbar - Founder at Clarifi VC, ex-Apple

• ​Moderator: Aggie Krajewska - Founder at SF Startup Labs, ex-Google

​Then, four standout SF Startup Labs startups take the floor for two-minute pitches, followed by more time to connect.

​7:00 PM - Light bites, drinks & founder × investor networking

​Meet the organizers

​Finix
Finix is a full-stack payments platform built on direct connections to Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. Through one API and dashboard, businesses from SMBs to enterprises, and startups from first build to venture-backed, can accept payments, embed them into their products, and send payouts at scale.

​SF Startup Labs is a highly selective, non-equity accelerator for ambitious pre-seed and seed founders looking to build and scale in Silicon Valley. This fall, we selected 19 startups from 530+ applicants for an intensive program combining top mentors, investor access, practical workshops, and a week of curated events across San Francisco.

​Clarifi VC is an AI-native financial operating system that gives founders and investors a clear, shared view of cash, burn, runway, and the decisions that matter most. We turn fragmented financial data into actionable insight, helping early-stage teams spend less time assembling spreadsheets and more time building, while giving investors a trusted financial picture for better conversations and decisions.