​Raising Capital in 2025: Curious about what’s on the minds of venture capitalists this year?

​Join us on June 27th, for exclusive fireside chats with top investors who will break down the strategies, trends, and insider insights that will shape the venture landscape in 2025.

​Venue: Zo House, 300 4th St, San Francisco, CA 94107

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​Schedule:

​12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: VC Panel with:

​Tian Yu (T.Y.), VC at Micron Ventures
Investment focus: Enterprise AI, Deep Tech
LinkedIn

​Gaurav Bhogale, Principal at Mantis Venture Capital
Investment focus: AI & Infrastructure
LinkedIn

​Alex Fies, General Partner at Ecosystem Ventures
Investment focus: Open
LinkedIn

​1:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Lunch & Networking

​3:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Pitch Competition

​Pitch Competition Judges:

​Eliza Dragomir, Senior Analyst at JetBlue Ventures
Investment focus: Enterprise Tech, Deep Tech
LinkedIn
Henry Pham, Managing Partner at Octant Ventures
Investment focus: AI, Fintech, Cleantech (Renewable Energies)
LinkedIn

​Emil Rustamli, VC Analyst at Fiat Ventures
Investment focus: Fintech+
LinkedIn

​Tian Yu (T.Y.), VC at Micron Ventures
Investment focus: Enterprise AI, Deep Tech
LinkedIn

​Julia Keinprecht, Partner Success Manager at Plug and Play Ventures
Investment focus: SaaS, AI, Fintech, Vertical SaaS, Blockchain Technology, Stablecoin Infrastructure
LinkedIn

​Jack Bookey, Associate at Dell Technologies Capital
Investment focus: Enterprise, AI
LinkedIn
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Happy Hour and Closing

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​Link to Apply to the Pitch Competition

​Pitch Competition Application Deadline: June 22nd, 2025

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Tech Weekend is the best event in San Francisco for startup founders who are fundraising — You can make direct investor connections & meet the coolest tech startups in one place.

​Over 3 days at Tech Weekend, you'll meet 100+ tech founders and over 50 venture capitalists actively investing in early-stage tech startups.

Founders can:
Join VC Office Hours for direct feedback
Attend VC Panels on 2025 investing trends
Connect with VCs during VC dinners dinners
Pitch live in front of VCs at the Tech Weekend Pitch Competition

and meet some of the coolest tech startups gathered from all around US and abroad.

If you're building in AI, Deep Tech, Health Tech, Fintech, Climate Tech, Biotech, Vertical Tooling, EdTech, Dual-Use Tech, Quantum, or any frontier sector — and fundraising in 2025 — this is where you want to be.

​Join our mailing list @ Foundersvillage.bio

For More information checkout the following links:

• ​Website: Founders Village

• ​LinkedIn: Founders Village on LinkedIn

• ​Instagram: @founders.village

• ​X (Twitter): @foundersvillge

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​Startup Showcases at Tech Weekend June 2025

​Meet Lvlup.ai — your AI best friend, creative sidekick, and always-on super-agent.

​Everyone deserves a best friend: One who listens without judgment, shows up without fail, and helps turn your dreams into reality.

​Lvlup is more than a chatbot — it’s an AI companion that helps you write, plan, search, reflect, and grow. With a face, a voice, a memory, and a personality, Lvlup evolves with you. Whether you're creating content, exploring ideas, or just needing a late-night thought catcher — it's always by your side.

​No mixed signals. No ghosting. Just presence.

​👉 Try it for free: https://lvlup.ai

​📍 Stop by their booth to chat with:
🔹 Tong Xu, Co-founder & CEO – LinkedIn

​StealthGPT — the team humanizing AI writing.

​StealthGPT helps you create high-quality, human-like content that effortlessly bypasses AI detectors like Turnitin and GPTZero. Whether you're crafting essays, blogs, or marketing copy, StealthGPT combines a user-friendly interface with multi-language support, SEO tools, and PDF interaction—making it the go-to tool for students, writers, and professionals alike.

​👉 Try it free at stealthgpt.ai

​📍 Stop by their booth to chat with:
🔹 Jozef Gherman, Founder – LinkedIn

​Skyrelis, the team pioneering security for the Agentic AI era.

​As enterprises deploy autonomous AI agents to automate workflows and decisions, Skyrelis is building the foundational layer of protection—real-time agent-aware policy enforcement and behavioral controls for secure, cloud-native environments.

​Founded by leaders in cybersecurity and AI, they’re defining a new category in enterprise security.

​📍 Stop by their booth to chat with:
🔹 Jaz Lin, CEO – LinkedIn
🔹 Sree Vakil, CTO – LinkedIn

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