Women in AI Pitch Competition
Are you a woman founder building the next breakthrough in AI?
Are you an investor seeking the next wave of visionary AI startups?
Join Oasis Collective and Women in AI Club at Silicon Valley Bank Experience Center on Friday, August 22nd for the inaugural Women in AI Pitch Competition—an inspiring evening of pitches, curated networking, and celebration spotlighting top women-led startups and artificial intelligence.
This premiere event will bring together trailblazing founders, top investors, technologists, and community champions to connect, showcase transformative ideas, and uplift the next generation of AI leadership.
Our Judges:
Delia Lazaresu: Tech & AI Content Creator (@tech.unicorn on IG with over 360,000 followers!)
Xan Wood: Investor, Canvas Ventures
Jacqueline Young: Principal, Obvious Ventures
Nathalie Saade: Senior Engineering Manager, AI at Meta
Megan Smith: AI & Robotics Engineer, Founder, CTO, and VC consultant
Apply to pitch or request to attend:
Applications are open to AI startups with at least 50% female founders
Guest attendance is open to all, including male allies
8 startups will be selected to pitch live for a
$10,000 cash prize, awarded by a panel of top-tier VCs, founders, and AI experts
Evening highlights include:
Live pitch competition featuring early to growth-stage AI startups
Thoughtful feedback and Q&A from an elite judging panel
Networking and vibrant conversation with investors and technologists
Access to a VIP room for pitching founders, judges, and select investors
Elegant lite bites & dinner hosted by Good Eggs with drinks and specially curated wines served by their Parisian master somm.
Closing reception and celebration with the community
We are proud to make this competition open to all fundraising stages, removing traditional barriers that often exclude women founders and underrepresented innovators.
Apply to compete here: https://airtable.com/appST82WUFF5pFEaT/pag7EXlKs2y6NjJNk/form
Event Schedule:
4:00-4:45 - Welcome Networking Reception, with dinner catered by Good Eggs
4:45-4:50 - Competition Opening Remarks & Kickoff
4:50-5:00 - Meet-the-judges Intros
5:00-5:40 - Startups Pitch with Q&A (~6 min/pitch +2-3 min for judges questions)
5:40-6:00 - Intermission (~15 min plus some buffer time)
6:00-6:40 - Startups Pitch with Q&A (~6 min/pitch +2-3 min for judges questions)
6:40-6:55 - Judges Deliberate
6:55-7:00 - Winning Startup announced and award presented
7:00-8:00 - Celebration Reception to cap off the night
Presented by Oasis Collective & Women in AI Club
Oasis Collective, the premier AI ecosystem built by women for women and allies, fosters collective intelligence and equitable innovation excellence. From running the first-ever all-women’s AI hacker house to hosting unique educational and networking events, Oasis creates spaces and experience that ensure the vital advancement of women’s leadership in AI & tech.
Women in AI is where bold founders, builders, and investors come together to launch startups, spark ideas, and lead the AI revolution. From high-impact events to startup showcases and mentorship, it’s more than a community — it’s a movement.
Find out more at womeninai.club.
With gratitude to our generous sponsors:
Silicon Valley Bank: Silicon Valley Bank is a leading financial partner to the innovation economy, providing banking services and support to the world’s most ambitious startups, growth-stage companies, and venture investors. With a deep commitment to advancing entrepreneurship and technology, SVB plays a critical role in shaping the future of innovation. We are proud to partner again with SVB to host this event at their Experience Center.
Filament: Filament is an invite-only, professional group chat, in beta, for the work beyond work. The best conversations happen in small, curated groups. The best innovations happen when those groups connect. Filament is where both come to life. We're proud to partner with a communications platform that prioritizes conversations between trusted professionals so every connection made at our event has room to grow beyond today, whether that's a breakthrough idea, collaboration, or lasting partnership.
She Angels: She Angels is a visionary foundation that provides grants to grassroots, female-founded nonprofit organizations advancing mentorship, funding, and resources for women and girls. More than a foundation, She Angels is a movement empowering the next generation of women to address critical unmet needs in their communities. Oasis Collective is honored to be a She Angels Grant recipient for this event.
Good Eggs: Our food and beverage sponsor for the evening brings together the butchers, the bakers, and all the change-makers in one convenient platform. We are proud to partner with a delivery service & caterer that is committed to local, sustainable, delicious food to ensure that every ingredient at our events is the absolute best version of itself, whether that's a just-ripe strawberry or well-aged wine.
For sponsorship inquiries, press, for VIP access requests, please contact:
Juliet Kelso – juliet@oasiscollective.org