AI Investment Summit: San Francisco
AI Investment Summit · San Francisco
Where AI Capital, Talent, and Ideas Converge
📍 San Francisco, CA
🗓 March 27–28, 2026 (Friday & Saturday)
⏰ 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM daily
The AI Investment Summit San Francisco is a two-day gathering focused on the ideas, capital, and people shaping the future of artificial intelligence.
Hosted by Startup Universe, the summit brings together investors, founders, technologists, academics, and operators to explore how AI is being built, funded, and scaled — and where the most meaningful opportunities are emerging next.
While the program is deeply investment-oriented, the event is open to anyone interested in AI investment, startup building, and frontier technology — from seasoned investors and LPs to founders, engineers, students, and professionals entering the AI ecosystem.
What This Event Is About
AI is moving fast — but capital, talent, and understanding don’t always move together.
This summit is designed to create a shared room where:
Investors hear directly from researchers, fund managers, and operators
Founders understand how investors are thinking about risk, defensibility, and timing
Technologists and aspiring founders gain real exposure to how AI companies are evaluated
Serious conversations replace hype
This is not a trade show and not a mass demo day.
It’s a structured, high-quality forum for learning, exposure, and connection.
Who You’ll Hear From
A curated speaker lineup, including:
Leading AI investors and fund managers
LPs, family offices, and strategic capital
Professors and researchers shaping the AI frontier
Experienced founders and operators
Speakers are selected for substance, credibility, and real-world insight.
Agenda Overview (Both Days)
12:00 – 2:30 PM | Keynotes & Panels
Thoughtful talks and discussions on:
AI investment trends and fund strategy
Frontier technologies and market shifts
Risk, regulation, defensibility, and scale
What investors are actually looking for right now
2:30 – 4:00 PM | Lunch & Networking
Unstructured time to connect across roles — investors, founders, engineers, students, and operators.
4:00 – 6:00 PM | Startup Pitch Competition
Each afternoon features a curated group of AI startups pitching live:
Founders present real companies, not concepts
Pitches are designed for learning, exposure, and feedback
Investors and attendees gain insight into how startups are evaluated
Who Should Attend
AI and tech investors
Founders building or preparing to raise
Technologists and engineers exploring startups
Students and aspiring founders interested in AI and venture
LPs, family offices, and ecosystem builders
Anyone serious about understanding how AI innovation meets capital
If you care about where AI is going — and how it gets funded — this room is for you.
Tickets & Access
General Admission (2 days)
Single-Day Admission available
VIP Startup Scaleup Exhibition
Limited capacity to preserve experience quality
Early registration is recommended.
Why Attend
Because the future of AI isn’t decided by hype —
it’s shaped by capital allocation, technical reality, and the people in the room.
The AI Investment Summit San Francisco is where those conversations happen — openly, intelligently, and across disciplines.