AI & Deep Tech Panel + Startup Pitch Competition | Tech Weekend San Francisco
A full day of AI-focused programming connecting founders, investors, and operators shaping the next wave of technology.
Join us for live panels, founder workshops, startup pitches, and networking — all part of Tech Weekend December 2025, the Bay Area’s premier founder-investor matchmaking event.
Benny Liao, Principal at Acorn Pacific Ventures
Investment focus: AI, Fintech, Consumer
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Brij Singh, Venture Partner at Rebright Partners
Investment focus: AI, HealthTech
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Nicole Seah, Associate at Costanoa Ventures
Investment focus: Health Tech, Early-Stage Healthcare Infrastructure, and AI Applications
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Tanvi Kopardekar, Senior Product Manager at Dialpad
Area of Expertise: Product and AI
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📅 Saturday, December 6 — Schedule
🕚 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | VC Panel: AI & Frontier Tech — Funding the Next Wave of Breakthroughs
Top investors discuss how AI, deep tech, and frontier systems will shape venture capital’s next phase. Includes audience Q&A.
🕛 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Lunch Break + Open Networking
Complimentary lunch served (vegetarian, halal, vegan, and gluten-free options available).
🕑 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Founder Workshop: Inside the Fundraise — Tactics That Closed the Round
A founder who recently raised successfully shares real fundraising insights — from outreach timing to closing strategies.
🕓 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | AI Pitch Competition + Crowdfunding Showcase
Watch 5–7 AI startups pitch live to VC judges, followed by an interactive crowdfunding segment where the audience can vote and participate.
🕖 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM | Founder & Investor Mixer
Close out Tech Weekend with drinks and informal networking between founders, investors, and partners.
About Tech Weekend
This event is part of Tech Weekend December (Dec 5–6, 2025)
Tech Weekend is a 48-hour fundraising sprint by Founders Village where founders meet dozens of investors in back-to-back sessions.
Founders attend to meet VCs through:
• 1:1 VC Office Hours
• Pitch Competitions (Deep Tech & AI)
• VC Panels & Debates
• Founder–Investor Mixers
If you’re building in AI, Deep Tech, Health Tech, FinTech, Climate Tech, BioTech, Bio-Convergence, Well-Being Tech, NeuroTech, Quantum, Space Tech, Dual-Use Tech, Vertical Tooling, EdTech, Cybersecurity, SaaS, Marketplaces, Consumer AI, Robotics, Spatial Intelligence, Physical AI, scientifically intensive ventures, Renewable Energies, or any other frontier sector—Tech Weekend helps you meet the right investors faster.
Two days. A marathon of VC conversations. Fast, Structured and result oriented.
👉 To attend the full weekend: Register for Tech Weekend December
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