Raisable: Invite-only VC × Founders Pitch Night · SVB
Thursday evening, April 30. Silicon Valley Bank HQ, San Francisco, 17th floor.
Raisable VC Pitch Night is an invite-only evening of curated pitches, a live VC panel, and real introductions. Every attendee is either invited, referred, or vetted. No badge collectors.
The evening
🕠 5:30 PM — Doors open · Networking reception
🎙 6:00 PM — Opening remarks
🎙 6:15 PM — VC panel: "AI Startups & VC Money: Trends, Criteria, and the Path to Scale in 2026"
🎙 6:45 PM — Startup pitches (10 founders · 2 min each)
🤝 7:10 PM — Open networking + curated introductions
Who's in the room
We expact 25+ VCs and angels focused on Pre-Seed to Series A, with a strong lens on global founders.
Some of the confirmed panelists:
Manan Mehta, GP @Unshackled Ventures
Lu Zhang, MP @Fusion Fund
2/3 founders — AI, deep-tech & fintech entrepreneurs at $100K–$2M+ ARR, US-registered, have at least 1 immigrant founder in the team, scaling now
Attendees come from Raisable's curated community, selected visitors of Startup Grind Global Conference and Stripe Sessions, and enterpreneurs reffered by our ambassador networks across UK, EU, and MENA.
The venue
We're hosted at Silicon Valley Bank's San Francisco office — 17th floor, 222 2nd St, with panoramic views of the city. One of the most iconic startup banking addresses in the world, right in the heart of SoMa.
Building entrance on 2nd St. Elevators to 17th floor.
Event partners
Interested in sponsoring the event? We have one sponsor slot left. Reach out to: [email protected]
Why this week
April 30 falls during Startup Grind Week and Stripe Sessions Week — when the highest concentration of global investors and founders descend on San Francisco. This event is the place to be that Thursday evening.
Raisable VC is a Silicon Valley platform and community of AI founders, VCs, and operators. 200+ curated members in SIlicon Valley, Stanford mentors and alumnies, executives from Open AI, x.AI, Perplexity AI, Google Deepmind, Linkedin Core AI team, Meta AI. 50+ events hosted since 2024, fast growing global community. Built for the founders who crossed borders to build something great.
Notes
Spots are limited. RSVP required.
We may take photos and video clips for recap and promotion. By attending, you consent to being photographed/recorded and to the use of those assets by the organizers.