Tech Weekend May 2025 | 3 Days | 100 Founders | 75 VCs | San Francisco
Please view the full event schedule here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nafb78PrTek-sM-t3RSruhCIZiIb_2TIQAH9lcJQxm0/edit?usp=sharing
Link to Apply to the Pitch Competition
Pitch Competition Application Deadline: May 10th, 2025.
What is Tech Weekend?
A 3-day, intensive bootcamp-style event where 100 tech founders and 50 venture capitalists come together in a close-knit setting to connect, learn, and invest in the future of technology.
Please view the Agenda to view Tech Weekend Schedule.
🔹 Day 1: VC Dinner
Location: EL DORADO Latin Fusion 701 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
⏰ 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
🎯 100 Founders + 50 Investors
Meet over 50 top-tier VCs investing in tech startups. You’ll engage in one-on-one conversations, guided by investor name badges showing their fund and focus. Every founder gets at least one follow-up—and many secure deals on the spot.
🔹 Day 2: Panels, Networking, and 1:1 VC Office Hours
Venue: Zo House. 300 4th St, San Francisco, CA 94107
🕘 9:00 AM – 6:30 PM
9:00 AM: Light Breakfast & Founder Networking
10:30 AM – 1:00 PM: Office Hours with VCs
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Lunch & Networking
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM:
VC Panel: Fundraising Trends 2025 (Basis Set Ventures, Kismet Capital)
VC Panel: Fundraising Playbook (Trac VC, Sunbridge Partners)
4:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Networking & Happy Hour
🔹 Day 3: Fireside Chat & Pitch Competition
Venue: Zo House. 300 4th St, San Francisco, CA 94107
🕘 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Check-in & Breakfast Mixer
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM: Office Hours with VCs (Day 2 Continues)
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM: Lunch & Networking
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM: Fireside Chat: Fundraising Trends 2025 with
Ian Park (Sazze Partners)
Anna Wang (GreyMatter Capital)
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Pitch Competition
Finalists pitch to a panel of top investors. Winner receives direct support from Founders Village and an opportunity to advance their startup journey.
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VCs coming to Tech Weekend:
Day 1: VCs who are attending the VC Dinner:
Mike Sherbakov, General Partner at The Veteran Fund
Investment focus: Critical Technologies
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Tian Yu (T.Y.) Yu, Partner at Micron Ventures
Investment focus: Enterprise AI, vertical AI, dev tooling, agentic tooling
LinkedIn
Ian Sobieski, Chairman at Band of Angels
Investment focus: All tech, early stage
LinkedIn
Tunya Irkad, Principal at e2vc
Investment focus: Generalist
LinkedIn
Daniel Paredes, Investor at Sierra Ventures
Investment focus: Enterprise SaaS, Deep Tech
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Kevin Zhang, Investor at Gigascale Capital
Investment focus: Climate tech, Deep tech
LinkedIn
Andrew McLean, Venture Analyst at ARTIS Ventures
Investment focus: Tech, Healthtech & Techbio
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Stephanie Ren, Associate at Builders VC
Investment focus: Generalist
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Juan Naveira, Investor at Plug and Play
Investment focus: Supply Chain, Logistics, Advanced Manufacturing, Semiconductors
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Nick Meader, Founding Principal at LIONCREST Ventures
Investment focus: AI, SaaS
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Jerry Zhu, Investor at Plug and Play Ventures
Investment focus: Industrials, Supply Chain
LinkedIn
Pramod Gosavi, Investor at Blumberg Capital
Investment focus: AI, Fintech
LinkedIn
Abhijit Solanki, Founder at Whiteboard Venture Partners
Investment focus: Cybersecurity
LinkedIn
Aniket K, Investor at Nexus Venture Partners
Investment focus: AI
LinkedIn
John Seung, Managing Partner at LFX Venture Partners
Investment focus: Supply Chain Tech
LinkedIn
Xiaoping Zhang, Senior Director at North Summit Capital
Investment focus: AI
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Darya Zakharova, Investor at Visa
Investment focus: Fintech, Software
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Vatshal Bhanushali, Venture Associate at Genoa Ventures
Investment focus: Biotech
LinkedIn
Arun Saigal, Venture Partner PJc
Investment focus: AI
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Nick Bilogorskiy, Partner at Dnipro VC
Investment focus: Cybersecurity
LinkedIn
Genki Shiga, Associate Director at Vertex Holdings
Investment focus: AI, Deep Tech, Enterprise
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Reza Kazemipour, CEO at SixthRing
Investment focus: Health & Wellness
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Daniel Gould, General Partner at Castle Fund
Investment focus: Deep Tech
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Tai Hsia, CFO at LUUM
Investment focus: Generalist (except medtech and biotech)
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Ori Sasson, Managing Partner at Primera Capital
Investment focus: AI
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Arif Damji, Principal at Conductive Ventures
Investment focus: SaaS and Tech-enabled Services
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Eliza Dragomir, Investment Analyst at JetBlue Ventures
Investment focus: Frontier Tech and Enterprise Tech
LinkedIn
Abi Adisa, President at Oridun Capital Management
Investment focus: AI, Prop Tech, Clean Tech
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Joan Kim, Principal at Fortitude Ventures
Investment focus: Deep Tech, AI
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Ray Lian, Principal at Scrum Ventures
Investment focus: Sports & Entertainment
LinkedIn
Chris Dowd, Investor at Collaborative Fund
Investment focus: Consumer and AI
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Ash Vaidya, Managing Director at Multiplier Capital
Investment focus: Software, SaaS, AI
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Viral Gandhi, Principal Investor at KCK Medtech
Investment focus: Medtech
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Ellie McDonald, Investor at G2 Venture Partners
Investment focus: Climate Tech + Industrial Tech
LinkedIn
Jeff Karras, General Partner at America’s Frontier Fund
Investment focus: Deep Tech
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Shivam Patel, Investor at Rocketship VC
Investment focus: General
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Lior Klisman, United States at Klisman Labs
Investment focus: AI
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Ivy Nguyen, Investor at Autotech Ventures
Investment focus: AI, Deep Tech, Robotics, Manufacturing, Cleantech
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Burak Cendek, Partner at Autotech Ventures
Investment focus: Mobility
LinkedIn
Nemer Rahal, Managing Partner at Mindset Ventures
Investment focus: Berkeley
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Kevin McQuillan, Managing Partner at Focus Ventures
Investment focus: Palo Alto
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Henry Pham, Managing Partner at Octant Ventures
Investment focus: AI, Fintech, Healthtech
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Chris Kong, Investor at PaperJet Ventures
Investment focus: Deep Tech x AI
LinkedIn
Asli Gozoren, Executive Director at Band of Angels LLC
Investment focus: Industry agnostic
LinkedIn
Raymond Lee, Partner at Progressive VC
Investment focus: AI SaaS
LinkedIn
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Day 2: VC Coming to VC Office Hours:
Matt Goldman, General Partner at J2 Ventures
Investment focus: Biotech, Telecom, Cybersecurity, AI, Dual-use technologies
LinkedIn
Henry Pham, Managing Partner at Octant Ventures
Investment focus: Fintech, AI, HealthTech
LinkedIn
Raj Shekhar Singh, General Partner at z21 Ventures
Investment focus: B2B enterprise AI and Deep Tech
LinkedIn
Tian Yu (T.Y.) Yu, Partner at Micron Ventures
Investment focus: Enterprise AI, vertical AI, dev tooling, agentic tooling
LinkedIn
Frederick (Freddy) Dopfel, Principal at LG Technology Ventures
Investment focus: Deep Tech
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Jimmy Park, Senior Venture Associate at Forgepoint Capital
Investment focus: Cybersecurity
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Thomas Shahedah, Venture Associate at Plug and Play Tech Center
Investment focus: SaaS, AI, Deep Tech, DevTools, Infra
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Pragna Gaddam, Venture Associate at Stellar Ventures
Investment focus: Space and space-adjacent companies
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Paul Stefanski, Venture Analyst at eLab Ventures
Investment focus: AI, ML, SaaS, Cybersecurity, Data Management, Observability, DevOps, Legal Tech, B2B Hardware
LinkedIn
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Day 2: VC Panels:
Panel 1: 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Matthew Stepka, Managing Partner at Machina Ventures
Investment focus: Early-stage AI and data science companies
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David Roos, Partner at Core Innovation Capital
Investment focus: Fintech, HealthTech, Blockchain, AI
LinkedIn
Ece Erdagoz Wyrick, Principal at Khosla Ventures
Investment focus: AI, SaaS, Fintech
LinkedIn
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Panel 2: 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Will McConnell, Principal at Qiming Venture Partners
Investment focus: Digital Health and Life Sciences
LinkedIn
Nick Meader, Principal at Lioncrest Ventures
Investment focus: Fintech, Cybersecurity, Digital Health, Supply Chain, Legal Tech, Insurtech
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