The Women in AI Pitch Competition (SF Fall '26)
Oasis Collective × AI After 5 present
Six women-led AI startups. Five minutes each. A room full of investors.
The national Women in AI Pitch Competition returns home to San Francisco for its Fall '26 edition. An evening of live pitches, sharp Q&A from top investors, and real conversations with the people building and backing what's next in AI.
Why be in the room
Deal flow. Meet investor-ready founders before they raise. Past finalists have gone on to raise $2M+.
Investors and operators. 60+ VCs, angels and operators have judged or attended across the series.
As seen on NBC. The series and its founders have been featured on NBC.
Collaborators. Meet your next co-founder, hire, customer or partner over drinks.
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Who can apply
✓ AI startup at pre-seed or seed stage
✓ Founding team that is at least 50% women
✓ Able to pitch live in San Francisco on Nov 13
Key dates
Applications close: Sun, Nov 1 at 11:59 PM PT
Finalists notified: Wed, Nov 4
Finalists announced: Fri, Nov 6
Pitch night: Fri, Nov 13
What to expect
6 live pitches. Each finalist pitches for 5 minutes, followed by 3–5 minutes of Q&A from the judges.
Awards. A cash prize, plus perks like coworking space, VC advising, financial advising and bookkeeping.
Curated networking. Before and after the pitches, with bites and drinks throughout.
Judges
Mariana Klober leads Genspark's global community, bringing builders together from Palo Alto to India. Over 12 years at startups in Brazil and the US, she was a partner at Warren, a Brazilian investment platform, where she led its merger with a R$2.5B+ investment firm, then led US expansion at Mailmodo.
More judges announced soon.
Hosted by
Oasis Collective
A national 501(c)(3) nonprofit advancing women's leadership in AI and closing the funding gap for female founders.
Mina Abdulla
Founder of AI After 5, the global community for women building with AI, and Genee, an AI coaching platform. Former Googler across Privacy and AI, including go-to-market for Gemini Apps.
Sponsored by
Pilot
Bookkeeping, tax and CFO services for startups, so founders can spend their time building.
Partnerships and press: juliet@oasiscollective.org & mina.a@genee.coach