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​Join us for our official API World 2025 side event - AI Startup Pitch Night with Qlay, Startup Intros & SBI, an exciting gathering in San Jose that connects leading AI startup founders, investors, and industry experts!

​AI Startup Founders: This is your opportunity to showcase your AI startup, hear feedback on your business from a judging panel that primarily comprises of prominent VCs, and connect with potential partners or investors.

If you're a founder and you're interested in pitching at this event, please fill out this form.

​This event is hosted by Qlay, Startup Intros, SBI Holdings USA and K Innovation Center (KIC).

​Agenda

• ​5​​:00 - 5:45 pm: Registration and Networking w/ Food and Drinks!​

• ​5:45 - 5:55 pm: Host and Sponsor Introductions​

• ​5:55 - 6:00 pm: Opening Remarks by ​Cheryl Liang, Principal at SBI Holdings USA

• ​6:00 - 7:30 pm: Startup Pitches

  • ​Beut AI - AI‑contract enforcement for construction and facilities management

  • ​Storika - Autopilot for influencer campaigns

  • ​Grumatic - LLM cost optimization solution

  • ​Affogato AI - Revolutionizing short-form video ads with AI

  • ​PayCare AI - Automating billing and admin for radiology

  • ​Verisense Network - turning AI agents into cybernetic contracts

  • ​Goover - Your AI research agent

  • ​Amotions AI - emotionally intelligent real-time Al sales coach

• ​7:30 - 8:00 pm: Networking

• ​​​7:45: Announcement of Winners

​Submit your pitch here!

​Judges

• ​​Alan Zong, Partner at UpScaleX

• ​​Cheryl Liang, Principal at SBI Holdings

• ​​Cai Chen, Investor at Hat-Trick Capital

• ​Young Jun Eum, Investor at Z Venture Capital

• ​​​Mohak Saxena, Investor at Race Capital

• ​Dev Chandra, Founder & CEO at Startup Intros

​​​Hosts

​​​Qlay is a Global Engineer Hiring Platform. We help startups source, screen, and hire top-tier engineers around the world. Book a quick intro call to learn how to scale your development without ruining your cash flow!

​Startup Intros is a media and intelligence platform that helps early-stage founders find and win the right investors. Register as a founder here.

​SBI Holdings is a financial services conglomerate in Japan, and we make investments globally. Here in the US, we focus on early-stage investments, as we have two funds that are dedicated to supporting the startup ecosystem. We invest in innovative technology and services that have high growth potential in a broad range of field such as AI and deep tech. We are keen on supporting great founders and helping startups grow.

​K Innovation Center (KIC) serves as the U.S. gateway for Korean tech startups aiming to expand into the American market. The center’s mission is deeply rooted in helping founders discover and harness their full potential through rigorous self-assessment and strategic planning—reflecting its philosophy that confidence in a well‑vetted strategy comes before entering the U.S. market.

​​Sponsors

​​Open Network Lab (Onlab) is a seed accelerator program run by the Digital Garage Group. There are 2 batches a year with an investment of $100K.

​Event Terms and Media Release

​​​By registering for this event, you agree to release Qlay & Startup Intros, its organizers, and all other event hosts from any liability related to your participation. You also consent to be photographed or recorded during the event, with such media potentially used for promotional purposes. Additionally, you agree to receive event updates, newsletters, and invitations from Qlay, Startup Intros, and other event hosts. You may unsubscribe from these communications at any time.