FinTech x AI Founders Showcase @Stripe Sessions 2025 | Techstars Startup Weekend SF AI
An exclusive afterparty during Stripe Sessions 2025, bringing together fintech’s boldest founders, investors & builders to push the limits of AI, payments & digital finance.
What’s happening:
🟢 A talk by Edwin Arbus. Edwin spent 9 years at Stripe, working on everything from Operations to Communications. He now runs the developer community at OpenAI.
🟢 A panel featuring:
Kevin Leffew - GTM @ Coinbase Developer Platform
Aaron Goldsmid - Head of Product @ Deel
🟢 Live Agentic Commerce Demo. Erik Reppel, Head of Engineering at Coinbase Developer Platform, will showcase x402.org, the HTTP-native payments protocol that lets AI agents seamlessly buy context and trigger API actions with built-in, pay-per-call transactions.
🟢 Moderated by Juliana Chyzhova: Head of Marketing @Aftershoot, ex-CMO @Skylum
🟢 Startup Pitching – The most ambitious fintech startups take the stage. Got the next big idea? Apply to pitch
🟢 High Impact Network – Connect with top investors, founders & fintech builders
🟢 Founder Insights – Learn from those redefining finance
Ready to Pitch?
We’re seeking pre-seed & seed FinTech x AI startups with traction:
Pre-seed: Up to $500k raised
Seed/Seed+: $500k+ raised or $100k+ ARR
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Techstars Startup Weekend SF AI is a growing community of 4,000 people and a series of events that bring together developers, builders, researchers, founders, operators, and investors who share a passion for startups and AI.
Coinbase Developer Platform makes it simple to build onchain. CDP provides tools to help developers create the next generation of crypto and financial AI apps. From wallets and payment rails to onchain identity and agent tooling, our tools make building onchain fast, trusted and easy. Check out → x402.org
FlyCode - is an AI-based revenue-recovery platform for subscription businesses. They turn failed payments and involuntary churn back into revenue.
Empat is a startup studio with 9 years of experience and over 300 completed projects. Empat’s approach goes beyond simply creating a product according to technical specifications; they foster interaction and collaboration, treating clients not just as customers but as integral team members and partners.
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Limited spots. Apply to join now! 🔥