​Join us for the Malaika Founder Showcase, a live pitch experience designed for founders with a clear vision and strong market insight. This showcase creates a space for early founders to share what they are building, gain meaningful feedback.

​This event is built for founders who want to transform their ideas into real technology outcomes but may be navigating challenges such as defining the right technical approach, managing an engineering process, or understanding the complexities of building a first product. It is also a gathering point for ecosystem partners and sponsors looking to connect with founders, builders, and investors in an intimate, high-signal environment.

​Finalists will pitch live at the Showcase, receive feedback from experienced judges.

More about the hosts:

Malaika
Malaika is a community of founders and investors in San Francisco focused on connection, collaboration, and growth. Through monthly mixers, pitch showcases, and curated events, Malaika creates space for meaningful conversations and opportunities that move founders forward.

AWS
Amazon Web Service provides the foundational cloud infrastructure that startups use to build, launch, and scale products globally. From compute and storage to AI, security, and serverless tooling, AWS gives founders the flexibility to move fast, reduce costs, and grow without limits. Through AWS Activate, early-stage teams also get credits, technical support, and resources to accelerate their journey.

Heizen
Heizen is an AI-native software development team, helping founders build investor-ready products in weeks. Heizen has served 50+ founders across the US, delivering high-quality products through a unique blend of 10x engineers and a full stack multi-agent SDLC agentic platform. Book a call here.

Gopher MCP
On-demand MCP server and gateway with enterprise security, powered by Gopher quantum networking, connecting agentic workflows to any enterprise stacks. Book a demo call 📞

​Meet the Judges

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Abiodun (Abi) Adisa
Oridun Capital Management - Early Stage VC

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Ashley Immanuel
Co-Founder/COO Semicolon

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​Adeep Chooramun
Venture Capital | Investor

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​Kateryna Golushko
VC @ ULTRA.VC | Ecosystem Builder

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​Nuné Zadoyan
Co-founder @ Seed Consult LLC

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Meet the Event Host
Ifedolapo (Jelilat) Lawal
Startup Builder & MVP Strategist

​Meet the Pitchers

​Pianpian Guthrie - Amotion AI
Webster Lincoln - Digpath
Fela Akinse - Trotta
Bill Zuo - Softprobe
Christopher Jones - Clinvise
Clinton Anani - 3Farmate
M. Sahnawaz Alam - Aila
Kayoum Djedidi - OORB
Chuan Qiu - Velda

What to Expect:
• Founder showcases and live feedback from investors
• Networking with founders, funders, and ecosystem partners
• Great energy, community, and meaningful connections

Please note:

​It is mandatory to bring valid physical government ID to enter the AWS Builder loft (No Digital IDs will be accepted).
There is no scooter/bike parking available in the building.
If you plan to bring one, you will need to find parking options nearby. 

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​Call for Ecosystem Partners

​If you are an ecosystem partner, accelerator, or service provider and would like to support startups with credits, resources, or perks, Please fill out this form


Come connect, pitch, learn, and take the next step toward bringing your idea to life.