🚀 Startup Pitch Night SF | B4SF
🚀 Startup Pitch Night SF
Founders. Builders. Investors. One room.
From the organizer behind a recent San Francisco startup event with 770+ registrations.
Join ambitious founders, engineers, operators, investors, and startup leaders for an evening of startup pitches, direct feedback, curated networking, and new connections in San Francisco.
🎟️ Tickets are not on sale yet.
📅 October 8, 2026 - San Francisco, 1000 Van Ness, San Francisco (Thrad office, 2 floor)
🎟️ Choose Your Access
Free Access - Request to join and wait for approval.
Priority Access: VIP Sushi access+ 1 Drink - Direct registration, priority entry ahead of Free Access guests, priority seats.
Founder Pitch Packages - Want to pitch your startup on stage? Founder packages are available below.
👇 See Founder Pitch Packages below for details.
Join Priority Access to be among the first to know when tickets are released.
Priority Access is free. It is not a ticket and does not guarantee admission.
🎤 What to Expect
Live startup pitches • Direct feedback and audience Q&A • Founders, builders, investors, and startup operators • Curated networking • New startup, hiring, investment, and collaboration opportunities • A high-energy room built around people who are actually building
👥 Who Should Join
This event is designed for:
Startup founders • Engineers and AI builders • Investors and angels • Product and startup operators • People looking for co-founders, talent, customers, partnerships, or new opportunities
🚀 Want to Pitch?
Selected founders will have the opportunity to pitch their startups live.
Choose Yes when asked about pitching during Priority Access registration.
Pitching opportunities are limited and subject to selection.
🔥 Why Join Priority Access?
Priority Access members will be the first to receive:
Ticket release announcements • Early access to available ticket options • Pitch application opportunities • Important event updates • Selected community opportunities
Tickets will be released separately.
Joining Priority Access does not confirm admission to the event.
📍 San Francisco, California
Exact venue details, speakers, judges, and ticket information will be announced.
⚖️ Meet the Judges:
Alan Zong, (Partner & Co-founder at UpScaleX)
UpScaleX is a San Francisco and Palo Alto-based seed fund and founders' community focused on AI-native applications, agentic economies, and vertical AI.Mark Liu, Seed-stage investor at UpScaleX focused on applied AI and agentic systems, bringing a sharp investor lens from his background in software private equity.
Maria Frolova, Fractional CFO and Advisor to Founders
SaaS | AI | FinTech | Financial Services & M&A | Marketplaces & eCommerce, Recovered JPMorgan investment banker with 5 IPOs and $30B in M&A under her belt, Fractional CFO of TrueLeap (AI, SaaS, infrastructure), PortlyAI (AI, Future of Work), Project Pixel (AI, AdTech). Advisor @ Astia. Mentor @Techstars
Founding Partner of ESSNTL (advisory and fractional leadership services), Executive leader in Finance and Data at Fintech unicorn Republic and e-Commerce startup VIDA, Migrated $2B EFI legacy business to SaaS as Corp Dev and Partnerships leader)Pranjal Saxena, Strategy & Operations at Google | AI GTM | Angel Investor (AI GTM) | Ex McKinsey | HBS | ITC | IIT-K | Harvard Business School
Harshita Lall, Associate Director, Product Management at PubMatic
🌟 Invited Expert: Arriel Balogun, MBA, PMP, SSYBC
👥 Who Should Join
This event is designed for:
Startup founders
Engineers and AI builders
Investors and angels
Product and startup operators
People looking for co-founders, talent, customers, partnerships, investment, or new opportunities
🚀 Founder Pitch Packages
Want to pitch your startup on stage?
Founder packages are currently offered privately by request and are not available through the normal public ticket selector.
🎤 Starter - $69 (1 ticket left)
Best for a quick startup introduction.
1-minute pitch on stage
Product or company link
Basic company listing on Luma
Startup poster or visual displayed during your pitch
Opportunity to place a limited number of company-provided flyers in the designated event area
Listing in the shared B4SF Startup Directory
🚀 Visibility - $99 (1 ticket left)
Best for a launch or stronger event visibility.
Priority pitch scheduled before Starter pitches
2-minute pitch on stage
Priority product or company link
Priority company listing on Luma
Priority poster placement during your pitch
Placement of one company-provided physical poster in an approved event area
Priority B4SF Startup Directory listing
The participating company must print and bring its physical poster.
🏆 Showcase - $149 (2 tickets left)
Best for maximum event presence.
Top-priority pitch scheduled before Visibility and Starter pitches
3-minute pitch on stage
Dedicated event table for approved promotional and demo materials
Priority product or company link
Priority company listing on Luma
Priority poster placement during your pitch
Placement of one company-provided physical poster
Priority B4SF Startup Directory listing
Media support beginning up to 2 weeks before the event and continuing through 1 week after the event
Exposure through the B4SF email newsletter with an audience of approximately 20K emails
🏆🏆🏆Spotlight - $349.00
includes everything in Showcase, plus dedicated audience Q&A, a sponsored giveaway or raffle opportunity, professional founder and startup photos, premium host mention, premium event placement, Featured Company status, and additional opportunities to engage attendees around your startup before, during, and after your presentation.
🌟🌟🌟 Founder Featured Pitch - $599
Best for founders who want a more substantial presentation, feedback, and premium event visibility.
4-minute featured startup pitch
Up to 4 minutes of audience Q&A
Judges feedback
Slide and projector support
Founder Spotlight
Priority networking introductions
Premium event visibility
One $50 gift card for an audience giveaway or activation
👑👑👑Strategic Spotlight - $999 Strategic
Our highest-level company positioning package.
5-minute featured startup pitch
Up to 5 minutes of audience Q&A
Judges feedback
Founder Spotlight
Premium host introduction
Priority networking introductions
Custom audience activation
Extended event visibility before, during, and after the event
Two $50 gift cards for audience giveaways or activations
📦 Materials
Participating companies provide their own:
Posters
Flyers
Business cards
Demo materials
Banners, if permitted
Other approved promotional materials
B4SF provides the approved placement and table opportunity included with the applicable package.
🔐 How to Request a Founder Package
Choose Starter, Visibility, or Showcase.
Message the organizer on LinkedIn with the package you want.
You will receive a private one-use access code.
Use the code to purchase your Founder Pitch Package.
Founder packages are not currently available for direct public checkout.
📸 Community Highlights from Previous Events
A look at startup pitches, builder conversations, direct feedback, and community moments from previous events organized by the host in San Francisco.
These photos are from previous events. The people, venues, companies, and brands shown are not confirmed speakers, sponsors, partners, or participants for this event.
🏆 Pitches, Recognition & Community
🎤 Speakers, Feedback & Builder Conversations
🤝 Community Energy & Networking
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