Tech Weekend September 10-11 — Founder-VC Matchmaking |Silicon Valley
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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 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.
▪️ 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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Featured VCs at Tech Weekend September 2026
Here are the September 2026 VC entries in your requested format:
▪️ Muffi Ghadiali, Partner, i3 Ventures — Investment Focus: Clean Tech, Transportation, Electrification, Energy. Stage: Seed.
▪️ Cris Rosales, Analyst Fellow, Desert Forge Ventures — Investment Focus: Sector Agnostic, Southern Nevada & Mountain West Startups Only. Stage: Pitch Competition Judge.
▪️ Christopher Wachuta, Venture Partner, VU Venture Partners — Investment Focus: Frontier Tech, Consumer. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.
▪️ Ananya Kapoor, Investor, Flex Capital — Investment Focus: Generalist. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.
▪️ Emma Stone, Vice President, Enable Ventures — Investment Focus: Disability Tech, Assistive Tech, Work Tech, Health Tech, EdTech, Aging Tech. Stage: Seed, Series A.
▪️ Tsuyoshi Kittaka, Partner, Toshiba Tec CVC — Investment Focus: Retail Tech, Agentic Commerce, Retail Media, AI (Application Layer), AI-Ready Data, Workflow Automation, Physical AI, Robotics, Computer Vision, Supply Chain. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A.
▪️ Mathias Kubar, Deeptech Investor, Plug and Play Family Fund — Investment Focus: Physical AI, Manufacturing, Construction. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.
▪️ Bilen Essayas, Associate, Centana Growth Partners — Investment Focus: Fintech, Enterprise Software, Financial Services. Stage: Series A, Series B+.
▪️ Yury Orlovskiy, Associate, Lionheart Ventures — Investment Focus: AI Safety, Interpretability, AI Infrastructure, AI Security, Mental Health, Neurotech. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A.
▪️ Lauren Roberts, Associate, Forum Ventures — Investment Focus: B2B, Industry Agnostic. Stage: Pre-Seed.
▪️ Nithyasri Manikandan, Senior Investments Associate, Plug and Play — Investment Focus: Health Tech. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.
▪️ Kara Burns, Senior Associate, MassMutual Ventures — Investment Focus: Climate Tech, North America. Stage: Seed, Series A, Series B+.
▪️ Joseph Fields, Analyst, Texas Venture Partners — Investment Focus: Defense Tech, Dual-Use. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A.
▪️ Wynton Bastian, Associate, Alumni Ventures — Investment Focus: Sector Agnostic, Co-Investor. Stage: Seed, Series A.
▪️ Ning Sung, Investor, Sand Hill Angels — Investment Focus: Cybersecurity, AI, Machine Learning, Defense, Hi-Tech. Stage: Series A, Series B+.
▪️ Will Borthwick, Partner, BOLD Capital Partners — Investment Focus: Deep Tech, AI/ML, Robotics, Sensors, Advanced Manufacturing, Space, Healthspan.
▪️ Jai Krishnamurthy, Founder and Fund Manager, 108 Venture Capital — Investment Focus: AI, EdTech, Space Tech, Frontier Tech, Battery Tech, FemTech, Climate Tech, Health & Longevity, FoodTech, Housing Tech, Water Tech. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+.
▪️ John Essig, Associate, Kickstart Seed Fund — Investment Focus: Generalist, AI/SaaS, Defense Tech, Frontier Tech, FinTech, Space Tech, Mountain West. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.
▪️ Brooke Zhang, Investment Manager, Tailwind Futures — Investment Focus: Climate Adaptation, Climate Resilience, B2B. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A.
▪️ Kayvan Ardalan, Member, BOND FUND — Investment Focus: AI, SaaS, Deep Tech. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.
▪️ Marc Basilla, Venture Partner & Scout, Advantary Capital — Investment Focus: Deep Tech, Bio/Med Tech, AI, IoT, Enterprise Cybersecurity, Industrial Automation, Mobility, Smart Spaces. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.
▪️ David Jee, Principal, MGV — Investment Focus: Generalist. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.
▪️ Adi Vashist, Principal, Deloitte Ventures — Investment Focus: AI Infrastructure. Stage: Seed, Series A, Series B+.
▪️ Kamal Singh, SVP, WestBridge Capital — Investment Focus: Enterprise AI, Health Tech. Stage: Pitch Competition Judge.
▪️ Ephraim Esson, Partner & Co-Founder, Linda Mar Ventures — Investment Focus: University Spinouts, Sector Agnostic, Deep Tech, Climate Tech. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.
▪️ Murali Chirala, General Partner, FalconX Ventures — Investment Focus: Deep Tech, Manufacturing Automation, Physical AI, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.
▪️ Sabrina Martinez, Investor, Plug and Play — Investment Focus: SaaS, AI, B2B, Health, Energy, Mobility, TechBio, Deep Tech. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.
▪️ Maeva Kazandjian, Investment Associate, BEA Venture Fund — Investment Focus: Financial Inclusion, Health & Wellness, Sustainable Communities, Systems Change. Stage: Seed, Series A.
▪️ Samer Barakat, Managing Partner, Nanostar Ventures — Investment Focus: Embodied AI, AI Infrastructure, Robotics, Security, Foundational AI, Digital Health, Pharma Production. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.
▪️Wish He, Investor, Llama Ventures — Focus: Data, Robotics, Physical Intelligence. Stage: Seed, Series A.
▪️Eric Frost, GP, The New Economy Fund (Demos Fund III) — Focus: AI, Robotics, BioTech, Health, Space, Energy. Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A.
▪️Aseef Raihan, Investment Associate, One Small Planet — Focus: Climate Tech, Sustainable Materials, Water, Food & Ag, Energy. Stage: Seed, Series A, Series B+.
▪️Darshan Honale, Partner, i2VC — Focus: Vertical AI SaaS, Healthcare, Financial Services, Industrial, Infrastructure. Stage: Seed, Series A, Series B+.
▪️Noah Sochet, CTO / Investment Partner, Impact X Capital — Focus: Emerging Tech, AI, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Infrastructure. Stage: Seed, Series A.
▪️Cheryl, Principal, SBI USA — Focus: AI, Deep Tech, FinTech. Stage: Seed, Series A.
▪️ Belle Tangkuptanon, Associate, Uncork Capital — Focus: AI Infrastructure, B2B SaaS, Vertical AI, Healthcare. Stage: Seed.
▪️Jenn Wrenn Henry, Managing Partner, VentureUs — Focus: Pacific NW Founders (Generalist). Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed.
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