Tech Weekend March 20-21, 2026 | Silicon Valley | Founders Village

Schedule

Fri, 20 Mar, 2026 at 09:00 am to Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Allied Arts Guild - 75 Arbor Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025 | Menlo Park, CA

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A 48-hour fundraising sprint by Founders Village where pre-seed to Series A founders meet dozens of investors in back-to-back sessions.
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What is Tech Weekend? A 48-hour fundraising sprint by Founders Village where pre-seed to Series A founders meet dozens of investors in back-to-back sessions.

Who should attend?

  • Founders who'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, (B2b, B2c), Energy, Manufacturing, 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.
  • Founders fundraising for Pre-Seed to Series A.

Basically, it’s two full days of back-to-back VC conversations — focused, fast, and structured. A marathon of investor meetings, and the quickest way to build real fundraising momentum that leads to actual offers

Across two days, Founders connect with investors through:

1:1 meetings during VC Office Hours

Interactive Fireside Chats

Live Pitch Competitions with VCs as judges

Casual networking at the Founder–VC Mixer


Featured VC's who attend Tech Weekend January

  • Henry Pham, Managing Partner at Octant Ventures
    Investment focus: FinTech, AI, Healthcare
  • Abi Adisa, President & Managing Partner at Oridun Capital Management
    Investment focus: Early-stage VC with emphasis on AI, PropTech, Clean Tech and frontier markets
  • Marco DeMiroz, Co-founder & General Partner at The Venture Reality Fund (VRF)
    Investment focus: Software and apps in AI, Robotics, Spatial Intelligence, Physical AI
  • Sena Zorlu, General Partner at Ant Venture Partners
    Investment focus: Enterprise Software, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Insurance
  • Godfrey Powell, Partner at Outer Heaven Ventures
    Investment focus: Consumer, HealthTech, SaaS, Frontier Tech, AI-native, General AI, Privacy & Security Tech.
  • Benny Liao, Principal at Acorn Pacific Ventures
    Investment focus: AI, FinTech, Consumer
  • Stephanie Komsa, VP, Business Development & Investor Relations at ATEL Capital Group / ATEL Ventures
    Investment focus: Non-dilutive capital (venture debt) for Deep Tech, Energy, Aerospace, Robotics, Defense, Biotech, Materials Science, Climate Tech
  • Theresa Dai, Senior Associate at Foothill Ventures
    Investment focus: AI, SaaS, HealthTech
  • Mitchell Hambling, Senior Principal at Graphene Ventures
    Investment focus: Frontier Tech, Deep Tech, Hardware, Aerospace.
  • Jacob Flores, Analyst at Type One Ventures
    Investment focus: Deep Tech (Space, AI, Robotics, Biotech)
  • Paulina Szyzdek, Investment Principal at E12 Ventures
    Investment focus: Deep Tech, Robotics, Humanoids, Manufacturing, Space, Automation
  • Nobu Morita, Investor at NEC X & Sand Hill Angels. Investment focus: AI, Robotics, Government, B2B SaaS, Climate, Agritech, HR, FinTech
  • Kevin Bernal, Senior Associate at Mighty Capital
    Investment focus: B2B Tech (FinTech, Health Tech, Legal Tech, Infrastructure)
  • Tiffany Yu Principal at 7wire Ventures -- Investment Focus: Digital health / tech-enabled healthcare services. We only invest in producrts/services where the end user is a consumer/patient. GTM motion is B2B2C
  • Gray Robinson Partner at Congruent Ventures. Investment Focus: Climate Tech, including Energy, Mobility, SaaS, FinTech, AgTech and Deep Tech, among other sectors.
  • Yiğit (Yeet) Uyan, Angel Investor. Investment Focus: Internet of Things, Robotics, Intelligent Systems, Digital Transformation (Agriculture, Healthcare, Transportation, Energy, Finance)
  • Serephina Ha, General Partner at Axci Capital, Investment Focus: Deep Tech
  • Vik Ghai, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at G2C Ventures. Investment Focus: SaaS, Agentic AI, Vertical AI Applications
  • Yu Wen Chen, Venture Partner at Redstick Ventures. Investment Focus: DeepTech, FoodTech, AgTech, Industrial Biotech, Biomanufacturing, Robotics, Automation, Supply Chain Tech, Retail Tech
  • Kyle Treige, Senior Associate at Core Innovation Capital, Investment Focus: Fintech, health tech, insurance, housing, SMB enablement, work
  • Vaish Srivathsan, Angel Investor at Vinn Labs, Investment Focus: AI / SaaS, deeptech (infra, robotics)
  • Freddy Dopfel, Principal at LG Technology Ventures. Investment Focus: Deep Tech
  • Nicole Seah, Early Stage Investor at Costanoa Ventures. Investment focus: Backing early-stage founders (leading Seed & Series A rounds) in AI Applications
  • Mark Blocker, Partner at Silicon Valley Venture Group. Investment focus: FinTech, Entertainment, Healthcare
  • Scott Walbrun, Principal at BMW i Ventures. Investment focus: Future of Mobility, Energy, AI, SaaS
  • Viral Gandhi, Investor at KCK Medtech. Investment focus: MedTech and Healthcare AI
  • Jay Kim, Partner at GS Futures. Investment focus: Physical AI, Deep Tech
  • Julie Lein, Managing Partner at Urban Innovation Fund
    Investment focus: Transportation; Energy & Sustainability; Regulatory & Compliance Tech; PropTech; EdTech; FinTech & Small Business Services; Health; Public Safety; GovTech
  • Ryan Mendoza, Partner at Scrum Ventures, Investment focus: Deep Tech, Frontier Tech, AI, Industrial

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