Bio 2026 Amplify Funding Summit - Call to Investors!
BIO 2026 Amplify Funding Summit.
Hosted by NorCal Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) and Venture and Capital International (VCI) in San Francisco - in collaboration with Temple OVPR, Temple SBDC, ENRICHers, Pitchtree, Cleanleap and Silicon Valley Forum.
2-hour curated investor pitch session featuring 15 vetted Silicon Valley biotech and medtech startups coming out of BIO 2026.
Following their participation in BIO 2026 San Diego (June 22-25) to meet large industry players and investors, these 15 Silicon Valley promising startups (in biotech and medtech) will be pitching to a select group of active investors mostly from the Silicon Valley (VCS, CVCs, family office and reputed angel networks).
We are inviting a limited group of VCs, CVCs, family offices, and angel networks whose investment thesis match the companies we are introducing.
The goal is simple: save investors time by bringing them prepared, relevant, and fundable startups, while supporting the broader SBDC and VCI (and its investor club's) mission of helping strong founders access the right capital, advisors, and strategic partners.
We will start with a short reverse pitch from these investors so the founders understand their investment thesis, stage focus, and what makes a company worth a follow-up conversation.
The event will close with an intimate networking reception, so conversations can continue in a more natural setting.
Participating investors (more to come):
Philip Sander, Investor, SOSV
Reetika Bhardwaj, Principal, Dolby Family Ventures
Felix To, Venture Partner, NFX
Ali Alam, Venture Partner, Early Bird VC
George Parrish, Chief Evangelist, Bay Angels
Francois Brizard, Policy Officer, European Innovation Council
Jim Sergi, CEO, QNova
Soyoung Park, General Partner, 1004 Venture Partners
Aaron Rose, Co-founder and Board Chair, Silicon Valley Forum
Jess Segal, Partner, Accel
Paola Torre, Venture Partner, Aquillius Ventures
Participating partners and special guests:
Sepee Moin, Director of Business Development, California Life Science
Stephanie Marrus, ex Program Director, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, UCSF
Leon Khoshnevis, investment Fellow, Entrepreneurs First
Participating startups:
Helexva, Robert Friedlander, Founder & CEO
Genera Research, Dora Adanic, COO & Board Member
Mimo.fit, Christoph Dressel, Co-Founder & CEO
Parallel Health, Natalise Kalea Robinson, Co-Founder & CEO
Plasmonica, Neil Hardy, Founder & CEO,
PyrAmes, Xina Quan, Co-Founder & CEO
Substrate Computing, Ishan Taneja, Founder & CEO
Truss Health, Kadambari Beelwar, Co-Founder & CEO
Valhalla Therapeutics, Ihor Terleckyij, Founder and CEO
Varosync, Ayman, Co-founder & CEO