AI Startup Pitch Competition & Networking Happy Hour | Tech Weekend

Meet leading AI founders, investors, and ecosystem partners at Tech Weekend December 2025.
Join us for an evening of live startup pitches, real-time audience voting, and relaxed networking with VCs and fellow builders shaping the future of AI.

This session features the AI Pitch Competition, where 5–7 selected startups present breakthrough AI innovations to a panel of top investors — followed by the Networking Happy Hour, a casual space to continue the conversations over drinks.

Event Schedule

🕓 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | AI Pitch Competition + Crowdfunding Showcase
Watch early-stage and growth-stage AI startups pitch live to VC judges.
Each founder has 5 minutes to pitch + 5 minutes of Q&A.
Audience members can vote and participate through the live crowdfunding showcase.

🕕 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM | Networking Happy Hour
Connect with founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders over drinks and informal conversation.

Who Should Attend

Startup founders, VCs, and angels building or investing in:
AI, Deep Tech, FinTech, Health Tech, BioTech, Climate, Space Tech, NeuroTech, Quantum, Cybersecurity, SaaS, and Hardware — typically raising from Pre-Seed to Series A.

Pitch Competition Judges:

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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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

Note

Only registered attendees can apply to pitch. You’ll receive access to the application link after signing up.

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