Galvanizer 2026 Demo Day
Join us for Galvanizer Demo Day 2026 as founders from this year's Galvanizer cohort pitch their companies and receive live feedback from leading investors.
Galvanizer is a Stanford GSB-based accelerator supporting early-stage female founders as they build and scale companies of consequence.
Throughout the morning, founders will each deliver a 6-minute pitch, followed by 5 minutes of investor Q&A and feedback.
Awards will be presented for:
🏆 Investor’s Pick
💡 Most Innovative
🎤 Best Storytelling
Judges
Caroline Duffy and Jonathan Nirenberg, Cowboy Ventures
Akhila Thota, Harlem Capital
Bridget Duru, Kapor Capital
Shruti Merchant and Leigh Pomerantz, Pear VC
Ashtan Jordan, Precursor Ventures
Margaret Coblentz, Capital F
Natalia Navas, Tryscope AI
Schedule (PT)
8:00–8:05 AM — Welcome & Judge Introductions
8:05–9:36 AM — Founder Pitches, Session I (Pitches 1–7)
8:05 AM — Coco Wang, NXN Labs
8:18 AM — Audrey DeGuerrera, Persimmon Care Network
8:31 AM — Rishika Saraswat, Jan Niti
8:44 AM — Megha Baid, Vyana
8:57 AM — Juhi Kumar, DREAMYWALLS
9:10 AM — Sarah Devermann, WellFood
9:23 AM — Sofia Sill, Dumo
9:36–9:46 AM — Break
9:46–11:17 AM — Founder Pitches, Session II (Pitches 8–14)
9:46 AM — Ayoung Cho, LUMI
9:59 AM — Dora Nazon, Elowen
10:12 AM — Soraya Matos, CURiO
10:25 AM — Tatum Tai, niche beauty
10:38 AM — Keer Hogirala, Trestle
10:51 AM — Tamanna Chhibbar, Sweat AI
11:04 AM — Gina Macropulos, Paréa
11:17–11:27 AM — Judge Deliberation
11:27–11:34 AM — Awards & Closing