Founder and Funder Mixer @ Vision Weekend USA 2026
*Applications for incorrect ticket types will not be accepted, or moved to waitlist. Entry at the door is subject to correct ticket allocation.*
Foresight's Founder and Funder Mixer is our dedicated space for bringing visionary investors, pioneering founder, and researcher talent together in the following areas at the end of Vision Weekend, on Nov 15:
Secure & sovereign AI
Molecular manufacturing and nanotech
Neurotech and neuro AI
Space and energy
Longevity biotech
Read more: https://foresight.org/founder-funder-mixer-vw-2026/
Already attending Vision Weekend USA 2026?
Vision Weekend USA, Nov 13-15 in San Francisco, closes with tracks focused on funding frontier projects in AI for science and safety. The Mixer is included in your Vision Weekend ticket for all GA or All Access Ticket holders! Vision Weekend ticket holders who would like to share their founder or funder profiles with our Mixer partners should register here on Luma, selecting the Vision Weekend Ticket Holder option.
Who's in the room
Founders raising for frontier science ventures, researchers with work ready to leave the lab, and the investors looking to back them at early, or later stage: VC funds, family offices, angels, and philanthropic funders.
Every application is reviewed by Foresight so the mix stays balanced.
What to expect
This is a curated gathering for the people building frontier deep tech and AI, and the people funding it, hosted at Lighthaven over dinner bites, drinks, talks and pitches!
3:30 – 4:00 pm: Mixer Opens
Guests arrive to our Mixer Area.
4:00 – 5:00 pm: Vision Weekend Idea Prize Competition 2026
Presentations from Vision Weekend attendees, competing for the Vision Weekend Idea $10,000 Prize. Hear insights from teams formed over Vision Weekend.
5:00 – 5:45 pm: Visionary Funders Panel
What are visionary funders looking to back in 2027 and the next decade? VCs, family offices, grantmakers, and FRO field builders share insights on the future of frontier science and technology, and beyond.
6:00 – 7:00 pm: Founder Pitch Competition
Selected start-up and FRO founders from the Mixer pitch their visionary ideas, by focus area, and sponsors open their dedicated sponsor areas.
4:00 – 8:00 pm: Open Founder-Funder Mixing Social
Dinner bites, drinks, and open conversations, with dedicated mixing areas across our focus areas and sponsor areas.
How to join
Apply via Luma, even if you already hold a Vision Weekend Ticket to share your profile in the Mixer. For non Vision Weekend Ticket holders, we review applications on a rolling basis and confirm as spots are allocated, so applying early helps.
Partner with us
VC Funds, family offices, grant funders, foundations, and angel investors can partner with Foresight on the Mixer and on Vision Weekend USA 2026. Write to partnerships@foresight.org and we'll share the options detailed here: https://foresight.org/founder-funder-mixer-vw-2026/
About Foresight Institute
Your ticket helps fund the frontier of science and technology, connecting visionaries of our future. Since 1986, Foresight Institute has championed early stage, interdisciplinary science and technology too radical or complex for traditional institutions to support. Our community spans Nobel laureates, founders, investors, and researchers building existentially hopeful futures for the benefit of life.
2026 is our 40th anniversary. Come help shape the next forty.
Vision Weekend USA 2026: foresight.org/events/vision-weekend-usa-2026
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