Tech Weekend November 19-20, 2026 | Menlo Park | Silicon Valley
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What is Tech Weekend? A 48-hour fundraising sprint by Founders Village where pre-seed to Series B founders meet dozens of investors in back-to-back meetings.
Who should attend?
Pre-seed to Series B Tech Startups.
Looking at the investors joining us in November, here's where their attention seems to be for this cohort
▪️ Physical AI — robotics, sensors, industrial automation, and the machines reshaping manufacturing, construction, and mobility.
▪️ Semiconductors and AI chips — the silicon underneath all of it.
▪️ Deep tech, defense, space tech and dual-use, alongside cybersecurity and enterprise infrastructure.
▪️ Fintech and financial services — banking technology, financial infrastructure, and the security that protects it.
▪️ Health tech and biotech — health and wellness, digital health care solutions, pharma production, oncology, and medical devices.
▪️ Climate and energy — adaptation and resilience, clean energy, electrification, batteries, and transportation.
▪️ AI, across the whole stack — infrastructure, enterprise, application layer, AI-ready data, and the work of making it safe and interpretable.
▪️ And a good number of the investors are sector agnostic, backing exceptional founders building in any industry.
If you're building in any of these areas and looking for capital to scale, consider applying for Tech Weekend Cohort November 2026
Across two days, Founders connect with investors through:
▪️ VC Office Hours: 20–30-minute one-on-one meetings with top investors who are investing in your space. 8 Meetings are assigned to each founder with a Cohort Pass.
▪️ Pitch Competition: Present to a panel of active VCs. Get real-time feedback and offers to chat more offline.
▪️ VC Panels & Fireside Chats: Gain insights from investors who've deployed millions. Hear what they're looking for and how to stand out.
▪️ Networking Mixer: All-day networking mixers with founders, investors and engineers gathered from across the United States and abroad.
Not raising yet? Get a Networking Pass.
Join VC panels, live pitch competitions, mixers and meals on Thursday & Friday. Best for angels, operators, founders raising in 6+ months, and corporate venture teams. You can upgrade to a Cohort Pass later.
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Full event + how VC Office Hours work: https://techweekend.org/office-hours
Featured VCs at Tech Weekend November 2026:
▪️Marc Basilla, Venture Partner & Scout, Advantary Capital — Focus: SaaS, Deep Tech, MedTech, BioTech, Hardware. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A.
▪️Martin McNealis, Venture Partner, LDV Partners — Focus: Deep Tech, Cybersecurity, AI Infrastructure, Semiconductors. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A.
▪️Lauren M Taylor, General Partner, NDVC — Focus: Health & BioTech (Devices, Diagnostics, SaaS, SaMD). Stage: Pre-Seed.
▪️Alexis Ji, Founding Partner, Primer Ventures — Focus: Therapeutics, Life Science Tools. Stage: Seed, Series A, Series B+.
▪️Wendy Nguyen, Investor Relations, VABA Venture Capital — Focus: AI, Waste Management, Recycling, Media, HealthTech, Consumer, FinTech. Stage: Seed, Series A, Series B+.
▪️Snehal, VC Analyst, Laconia Capital — Focus: SaaS, AI (Sector Agnostic). Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A.
▪️Minsoo Chi, Partner, Spider Capital — Focus: Applied AI, B2B. Stage: Seed.
▪️Kelly Cooper, Senior Associate, Bombellii Ventures — Focus: AI, Climate Tech, Physical AI, Autonomous Systems, Space, Quantum. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.
▪️Meltem Tumer, Associate, Fly Ventures — Focus: Deep Tech, Technical Founders.
▪️John Gabriel, General Partner, IXSAR Capital — Focus: Physical AI, SpaceTech, Autonomous Mobility, Robotics. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A.
▪️Adeleke McMillan, Investment Associate, Transpose Platform — Focus: Generalist (Tech Ecosystem). Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.
▪️Dami Osunsanya, General Partner, Athena Cap — Focus: SaaS, AI, FinTech, Cybersecurity. Stage: Series B+.
▪️Abdalla Emam, Managing Partner, Indy Pixels Ventures — Focus: Enterprise AI, SaaS (Healthcare Delivery, Agriculture, Infrastructure & Logistics, Education & Workforce). Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.
▪️John Brittell, General Partner, Redirect Ventures — Focus: FinTech, Enterprise AI (Africa-focused). Stage: Pre-Seed.
▪️Manav Sarkaria, Vice President, Valtruis — Focus: HealthTech (Healthcare Services, HCIT, Pharma Services). Stage: Seed, Series A, Series B+.
▪️Anna Trendewicz, Principal, Future Energy Ventures — Focus: Energy Orchestration, Electrification, AI Efficiency, Data Center & Compute Efficiency. Stage: Seed, Series A.
▪️Shiva Chandra, Senior Associate, Kyocera Ventures — Focus: Deep Tech, Sustainability. Stage: Seed, Series A.
▪️Frank Pollaro, CEO, Diospyros Capital — Focus: Advanced Manufacturing, Defense Tech, Robotics, Materials, Aerospace, Industrial Systems, AI, Healthcare. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A.
▪️Gloria Chyr, Investor, Zeon Ventures — Focus: Deep Tech, BioTech, Climate Tech, Hard Tech, SpaceTech. Stage: Series A.
▪️Katie Weiss, Principal, ffVC — Focus: Smart Manufacturing, Electrification, AI. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A.
▪️Troy Kanji, Investment Analyst, Boost VC — Focus: Deep Tech, BioTech, Energy, Robotics, Aerospace. Stage: Pre-Seed.
▪️Chloe Zhu, GP, Ensemblex Venture — Focus: FinTech-Native AI (Application Layer, Data Infrastructure, Decisioning). Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.
▪️Paul Stefanski, Venture Analyst, eLab — Focus: Deep Tech, Frontier AI, AI Ops, AI Applications, Embodied AI.
▪️Jaypal Sethi, Partner, Tribe Capital — Focus: Enterprise Software, AI, FinTech, Frontier Tech. Stage: Series A, Series B+.
▪️Marco DeMiroz, Co-Founder & GP, The Venture Reality Fund — Focus: Spatial AI, Physical AI.
▪️Chuck Templeton, Managing Partner, S2G Investments — Focus: Climate. Stage: Series A, Series B+.
▪️LeSean Brown, Associate, Context Ventures — Focus: Space, Deep Tech. Stage: Pre-Seed.
▪️Geoff Bocobo, MD, Physician-Innovator, Angel Investor / Scout (2048 Ventures) — Focus: Digital Health, BioTech, MedTech, AI. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.
▪️Carson Demiroz, Principal, The Venture Reality Fund — Focus: Spatial AI, Physical AI, Deep Tech, Enterprise & Consumer AI Applications, Robotics. Stage: Seed.
▪️Johnny Ream, Managing Partner, Worcester Ventures — Focus: PropTech, FinTech, Future of Work. Stage: Pre-Seed.
▪️Mir Zayid Alam, Investor, Insight Partners — Focus: Vertical AI, SaaS, Healthcare, Life Sciences. Stage: Series A, Series B+.
▪️Uday Krishna, Partner, Advantary Capital — Focus: FinTech, HealthTech, AI, B2B SaaS. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A.
▪️Shane Wilson, Partner, Citta Capital — Focus: B2B AI, Deep Tech, Hard Tech, Robotics. Stage: Seed.
▪️Jinlin Wang, General Partner, Foothill Ventures — Focus: Deep Tech, AI Software, Physical AI. Stage: Seed, Series A.
▪️Phillip Pierini, Senior Investment Associate, CoreNest Capital — Focus: Early-Stage Autonomy, Advanced AI Models, Hardware.
▪️Caroline McManus, Senior Associate, Hyde Park Venture Partners — Focus: Software, Tech-Enabled Companies (Midwest, Toronto, Southeast). Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.
▪️Martin Lima, US Tech Scout, Itaú Ventures — Focus: FinTech, DevTools, Cybersecurity.
▪️Dane Erickson, Associate, Insight Partners — Focus: SaaS, AI. Stage: Series A, Series B+.
▪️Hugo Lara, Investment Associate, BDev Ventures — Focus: B2B Software, GTM. Stage: Seed, Series A.
▪️Larry Liu, Venture Partner, Heinz Ventures — Focus: MedTech, HealthTech (FDA-Regulated Medical Devices, Software as Medical Device). Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.
▪️Michael Paschke, Venture Scout, Alumni Ventures — Focus: HealthTech, Deep Tech, Emerging Technologies. Stage: Seed.
▪️Baran Atmanoglu, Managing Partner, Maxitech Ventures — Focus: Enterprise AI, B2B AI Infrastructure, AI Applications, Physical AI. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A.
▪️Hemant S. Asher, Partner, Saama Capital — Focus: Enterprise AI, Horizontal AI, AI-Native Services. Stage: Seed.
▪️Belinda Ephraim, Partner, TENSEUR — Focus: Deep Tech, Frontier Tech, Industrial Technologies, Dual-Use Technologies. Stage: Seed.
▪️Sameer Nayar, Venture Partner, G2C Ventures — Focus: Enterprise AI. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.
▪️Gennaro Liccardo, Senior Associate, Neotribe Ventures — Focus: AI + Physical World, Robotics, Geospatial Intelligence, Basic Sciences. Stage: Seed, Series A.
▪️Rumika Sharma, Investor, BankTech Ventures — Focus: Banking, FinTech, AI, Cybersecurity, Blockchain. Stage: Seed, Series A, Series B+.
▪️Joseph Fields, Analyst, Texas Venture Partners — Focus: Dual-Use Defense Technology. Stage: Seed, Series A.
▪️Jeff Trueman, Partner, Luminary Capital — Focus: FinTech, MedTech, AI, Real Estate. Stage: Pre-Seed.
▪️Rasheed Auguste, Investor, Playground Global — Focus: Deep Tech, Industrial Transformation, Materials, Manufacturing, Energy. Stage: Seed, Series A.
▪️Ning Sung, Investor, Sand Hill Angels — Focus: Cybersecurity, AI, ML, LLMs, Robotics, Humanoid Robotics, Deep Tech, Blockchain, IoT. Stage: Seed, Series A, Series B+.
▪️Nick Noerdlinger, Associate, Nucleation Capital — Focus: Nuclear Energy. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A.
▪️Kishor Veerashekar, Principal, Plug and Play Ventures — Focus: Physical AI, Deep Tech, Enterprise AI.
▪️Nicholas Behrens, Fund Manager, Big Red Ventures — Focus: Photonics, AI Compute, Deep Tech, Physical AI, BioTech. Stage: Seed, Series A.
▪️JP Persico, Managing Partner, shuckerVC — Focus: B2B AI Software. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.
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