Hardware Pitch Night @ Studio 45

​​Join us for an evening of live pitches from hardware founders and investors who actually fund hardware startups.

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​​Hardware is hot right now, but it's still way too hard to find hardware-friendly investors. That changes tonight!

​​We'll be showcasing 6 breakthrough hardware startups pitching to a live panel of leading VCs giving on the spot feedback. Real pitches, real feedback, and the kind of in-person networking that only happens when people who love hardware, build hardware, and invest in hardware are in the room.

​​Here's the agenda for the night

​​6:00-7:00pm: Arrival & Networking

​​7:00-8:00pm: Pitches & Feedback

​​8:00-9:00pm: Networking & Wrap up

​​VC Judges

​​Lauren Dermody - Co-founder, Informal Fund

​​PJ LaBarbera - GP, Humanum Capital

​Thank you to our partners for making this night possible

​​Studio 45 is a space dedicated to supporting local entrepreneurs and teams building hardware. Located in Mission/Bernal Area, the studio gathers the community, resources, space, and tools needed to build a business making physical products.

​​​​Hardware Meetups happen across 45+ cities around the world, bringing together hardware professionals to network, share knowledge, and support each other and the larger hardware ecosystem.

​​informal fund an investment syndicate with insider access to the hottest hardware start ups in the Bay Area and beyond.

​​informal collective is a talent network for the best independent professionals in hardware. Whether you're looking for a single contractor, a full-time employee, or an entire team of professionals to work on everything from product development to go-to-market, the informal collective has the perfect collection of people for the job.