​​Practice your pitch. Get real feedback from investors. Make valuable connections.

​Founders & Funders is District 3’s no‑pressure pitch night where eight early‑stage founders get 2.5 minutes to pitch and 5 minutes of unfiltered feedback from 10+ top VCs and 30+ experienced founders & operators. No trophies, no velvet ropes—just real talk, useful advice, and new connections for everyone in the room.

​Who’s in the room?

• ​10+ early‑stage and seed VCs

• ​8 pitching startups

• ​30+ later‑stage founders, operators, and ecosystem builders

​Why attend?

• ​Actionable, blunt feedback you can use tomorrow

• ​Handshakes that could turn into advisors, term sheets or customer connections

​Join us on May 21, 6PM. It's FREE to attend.

​Here's how it'll work:

​​Interested in pitching or attending? Please fill out this registration form to indicate your interest. Please register asap as we have a limited number of spots. A member of our team will reach out if you are selected to pitch.

• ​Up to 8 founders will be picked and have 2.5 minutes to pitch.

• ​The investors will ask follow-up questions and offer feedback to the founders.... just like in a real VC meeting!

• ​​​​​By the end of this event, you'll have a deeper understanding of why investors decide to invest in a company (or not).

• ​​​​​We'll leave some time at the end of the event for your questions.

• ​Grab your seat—capacity is capped at 50, and we hate wait‑lists.

​Eligibility criteria to pitch:

• ​B2B Software businesses with a strong preference for AI-enabled.

• ​Strong technical teams.

• ​Have not raised funds (except from friends and family).

• ​Looking to raise within the next 18 months.