Tech Weekend November 19-20 — Founder-VC Matchmaking |Silicon Valley

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

Who should attend?

Pre-seed to Series B Tech Startups.

Looking at the investors joining us in September, here's where their attention seems to be for this cohort

▪️ Physical AI — robotics, sensors, industrial automation, and the machines reshaping manufacturing, construction, and mobility.

▪️ Semiconductors and AI chips — the silicon underneath all of it.

▪️ Deep tech, defense, space tech and dual-use, alongside cybersecurity and enterprise infrastructure.

▪️ Fintech and financial services — banking technology, financial infrastructure, and the security that protects it.

▪️ Health tech and biotech — health and wellness, digital health care solutions, pharma production, oncology, and medical devices.

▪️ Climate and energy — adaptation and resilience, clean energy, electrification, batteries, and transportation.

▪️ AI, across the whole stack — infrastructure, enterprise, application layer, AI-ready data, and the work of making it safe and interpretable.

▪️ And a good number of the investors are sector agnostic, backing exceptional founders building in any industry.

If you're building in any of these areas and looking for capital to scale, consider applying for Tech Weekend Cohort September 2026

Across two days, Founders connect with investors through:

▪️ VC Office Hours: 20–30-minute one-on-one meetings with top investors who are investing in your space. 8 Meetings are assigned to each founder with a Cohort Pass.

▪️ Pitch Competition: Present to a panel of active VCs. Get real-time feedback and offers to chat more offline.

▪️ VC Panels & Fireside Chats: Gain insights from investors who've deployed millions. Hear what they're looking for and how to stand out.

▪️ Networking Mixer: All-day networking mixers with founders, investors and engineers gathered from across the United States and abroad.

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Full event + how VC Office Hours work: https://techweekend.org/office-hours

Here are some of the Featured Fintech investors at Tech Weekend November 2026

▪️Marc Basilla, Venture Partner & Scout, Advantary Capital

Investment Focus: SaaS, Deep Tech, MedTech, BioTech, Hardware.

Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A.

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▪️Martin McNealis, Venture Partner, LDV Partners

Investment Focus: Deep Tech, Cybersecurity, AI Infrastructure, Semiconductors.

Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A.

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▪️Lauren M Taylor, General Partner, NDVC

Investment Focus: Health & BioTech (Devices, Diagnostics, SaaS, SaMD).

Stage: Pre-Seed.

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▪️Alexis Ji, Founding Partner, Primer Ventures

Investment Focus: Therapeutics, Life Science Tools.

Stage: Seed, Series A, Series B+.

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▪️Wendy Nguyen, Investor Relations, VABA Venture Capital

Investment Focus: AI, Waste Management, Recycling, Media, HealthTech, Consumer, FinTech.

Stage: Seed, Series A, Series B+.

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▪️Snehal, VC Analyst, Laconia Capital

Investment Focus: SaaS, AI (Sector Agnostic).

Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A.

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▪️Minsoo Chi, Partner, Spider Capital

Investment Focus: Applied AI, B2B.

Stage: Seed.

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▪️Kelly Cooper, Senior Associate, Bombellii Ventures

Investment Focus: AI, Climate Tech, Physical AI, Autonomous Systems, Space, Quantum.

Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.

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▪️Meltem Tumer, Associate, Fly Ventures

Investment Focus: Deep Tech, Technical Founders.

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▪️John Gabriel, General Partner, IXSAR Capital

Investment Focus: Physical AI, SpaceTech, Autonomous Mobility, Robotics.

Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A.

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▪️Adeleke McMillan, Investment Associate, Transpose Platform

Investment Focus: Generalist (Tech Ecosystem).

Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.

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▪️Dami Osunsanya, General Partner, Athena Cap

Investment Focus: SaaS, AI, FinTech, Cybersecurity.

Stage: Series B+.

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▪️Abdalla Emam, Managing Partner, Indy Pixels Ventures

Investment Focus: Enterprise AI, SaaS (Healthcare Delivery, Agriculture, Infrastructure & Logistics, Education & Workforce).

Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.

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▪️John Brittell, General Partner, Redirect Ventures

Investment Focus: FinTech, Enterprise AI (Africa-focused).

Stage: Pre-Seed.

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▪️Manav Sarkaria, Vice President, Valtruis

Investment Focus: HealthTech (Healthcare Services, HCIT, Pharma Services).

Stage: Seed, Series A, Series B+.

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▪️Anna Trendewicz, Principal, Future Energy Ventures

Investment Focus: Energy Orchestration, Electrification, AI Efficiency, Data Center & Compute Efficiency.

Stage: Seed, Series A.

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▪️Shiva Chandra, Senior Associate, Kyocera Ventures

Investment Focus: Deep Tech, Sustainability.

Stage: Seed, Series A.

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▪️Frank Pollaro, CEO, Diospyros Capital

Investment Focus: Advanced Manufacturing, Defense Tech, Robotics, Materials, Aerospace, Industrial Systems, AI, Healthcare.

Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A.

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▪️Gloria Chyr, Investor, Zeon Ventures

Investment Focus: Deep Tech, BioTech, Climate Tech, Hard Tech, SpaceTech.

Stage: Series A.

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▪️Katie Weiss, Principal, ffVC

Investment Focus: Smart Manufacturing, Electrification, AI.

Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A.

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▪️Troy Kanji, Investment Analyst, Boost VC

Investment Focus: Deep Tech, BioTech, Energy, Robotics, Aerospace.

Stage: Pre-Seed.

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▪️Chloe Zhu, GP, Ensemblex Venture

Investment Focus: FinTech-Native AI (Application Layer, Data Infrastructure, Decisioning).

Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.

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▪️Paul Stefanski, Venture Analyst, eLab —

Investment Focus: Deep Tech, Frontier AI, AI Ops, AI Applications, Embodied AI.

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▪️Jaypal Sethi, Partner, Tribe Capital

Investment Focus: Enterprise Software, AI, FinTech, Frontier Tech.

Stage: Series A, Series B+.

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▪️Marco DeMiroz, Co-Founder & GP, The Venture Reality Fund

Investment Focus: Spatial AI, Physical AI.

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▪️Chuck Templeton, Managing Partner, S2G Investments

Investment Focus: Climate.

Stage: Series A, Series B+.

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▪️LeSean Brown, Associate, Context Ventures

Investment Focus: Space, Deep Tech.

Stage: Pre-Seed.

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▪️Geoff Bocobo, MD, Physician-Innovator, Angel Investor / Scout (2048 Ventures)

Investment Focus: Digital Health, BioTech, MedTech, AI.

Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.

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▪️Carson Demiroz, Principal, The Venture Reality Fund

Investment Focus: Spatial AI, Physical AI, Deep Tech, Enterprise & Consumer AI Applications, Robotics.

Stage: Seed.

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▪️Johnny Ream, Managing Partner, Worcester Ventures

Investment Focus: PropTech, FinTech, Future of Work.

Stage: Pre-Seed.

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▪️Mir Zayid Alam, Investor, Insight Partners

Investment Focus: Vertical AI, SaaS, Healthcare, Life Sciences.

Stage: Series A, Series B+.

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▪️Uday Krishna, Partner, Advantary Capital

Investment Focus: FinTech, HealthTech, AI, B2B SaaS.

Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A.

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▪️Shane Wilson, Partner, Citta Capital

Investment Focus: B2B AI, Deep Tech, Hard Tech, Robotics.

Stage: Seed.

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▪️Jinlin Wang, General Partner, Foothill Ventures

Investment Focus: Deep Tech, AI Software, Physical AI.

Stage: Seed, Series A.

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▪️Phillip Pierini, Senior Investment Associate, CoreNest Capital

Investment Focus: Early-Stage Autonomy, Advanced AI Models, Hardware.

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Caroline McManus, Senior Associate, Hyde Park Venture Partners

Investment Focus: Software, Tech-Enabled Companies (Midwest, Toronto, Southeast).

Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.

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Martin Lima, US Tech Scout, Itaú Ventures

Investment Focus: FinTech, DevTools, Cybersecurity.

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Dane Erickson, Associate, Insight Partners

Investment Focus: SaaS, AI. Stage: Series A, Series B+.

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