South Bay Pitch Competition

​Join us for an evening of bold ideas, rapid pitches, and high-signal feedback — right in the heart of the South Bay startup scene.

​Co-hosted by OpenGig and MirWork, this event brings together early-stage founders ready to share what they’re building with a curated audience of operators, investors, and fellow builders.

​What to Expect:

• ​3-minute pitches from selected early-stage startups

• ​Real-time feedback from seasoned founders and product leaders

• ​Networking with a high-quality crowd of founders, VCs, and tech folks

​Whether you’re pitching or attending, you’ll walk away with new ideas, sharp insights, and real connections.

Why Apply to Pitch:

• ​Get your startup in front of the right people

• ​Build visibility in the South Bay founder ecosystem

• ​Receive thoughtful, actionable feedback

• ​Learn how OpenGig & MirWork can support your journey

​Meet Our Judges:

• ​Anirudh Sriram
  CTO & Co-founder, MagiCode (YC-backed)
  Ex–Google Research, Microsoft | Stanford, IIT Madras
  Anirudh has worked at the frontier of AI, NLP, and autonomous systems, building tools like an Autonomous Frontend Engineer and Proactive Pair Programmer. He’s now channeling his experience into building a Copilot for Genomics.
  

• ​Hemant Gangolia
  Co-founder & CEO, iNRI (YC-backed)
  Ex–Meta, Walmart, McKinsey | IIT Bombay, IIM Ahmedabad
  After living abroad for over seven years, Hemant launched iNRI in 2023 to simplify investing for the 32M Indian expats worldwide. Backed by $500K in YC pre-seed funding, he blends deep fintech expertise with a strong product mindset.
  

• ​Aoi Minamoto
  Founder, AImoji LLC
  Aoi Minamoto is a data scientist and AI entrepreneur with 16+ years in data analytics and a global background in education and tech. She is the founder of AImoji LLC, a startup developing AI-powered cognitive assessment tools that combine conversational AI with human-centered design. With experience teaching in Japan, China, and the U.S., and recognition like the 2023 HRI International Design Award, Aoi brings a cross-cultural, interdisciplinary edge to the future of AI and wellness tech.
  

• ​Joslyn Fu
  PM, FAANG
  Joslyn (Jingjing) Fu is a product manager at FAANG, currently focusing on monetization. She has help scaled short form video users to more than 1 billion and launched 0-1 GenAI product. She has previously worked on personalization product at Walmart and Fintech payment product at Airwallex, a series E sequoia-backed unicorn. She graduated with a Master's Degree of Data Science at Harvard and undergrad from UC Berkeley, and was early admitted into Harvard Business School’s MBA program.
  
  Limited spots available. Apply to pitch or RSVP to attend - we’ll be reviewing applications on a rolling basis.

​Hosted By:

​MirWork ｜MirWork helps internal corporate recruiting teams and larger recruiting agencies hire faster, more efficiently, and at a lower cost. Our Voice AI Agent streamlines first-round interviews, allowing your team to focus on the high-value task of building relationships with top candidates while enhancing candidate experience and ensuring compliance.

​OpenGig ｜We're combining top 1% engineering talent with state-of-the-art AI agents to ship products 100x faster. Our engineers from Google, Microsoft, and Meta use our proprietary AI platform to turn your ideas into production-ready features at 10x velocity.

​Agenda

​5:00–5:30 PM Welcome & Introduction
Beverages will be provided!

​5:30–6:45 PM Pitch Presentations with Q&A
Ten companies will present a pitch, followed by a Q&A session.

​6:45–7:00 PM Judging
Our expert judges will deliberate and select the standout winner.

​7:00–7:30 PM Networking

​Please send your deck to alexandria@mirwork.ai if you would like to pitch. You will receive a confirmation by 4/21 if you are selected.

​See you there!