VC Panels & Happy Hour | September 2025| San Francisco

Raising Capital in 2025: Curious about what’s on the minds of venture capitalists this year?

Join us on September 5th, for exclusive fireside chats with top investors who will break down the strategies, trends, and insider insights that will shape the venture landscape in 2025.

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM: VC Panel: VC Playbook for 2025

Panelists:

Frederick (Freddy) Dopfel, Principal at LG Technology VenturesInvestment focus: Deep TechLinkedIn

Ben Stein, General Partner at Cartography CapitalInvestment focus: Deep Tech, Infrastructure (Physical), SustainabilityLinkedIn

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: VC Panel: Early Stage Investing: Inside VC Playbook.

Panelists:

Simon Tiu, Principal at Vertex Ventures. Investment focus: Enterprise B2B, Early-stage AI investments LinkedIn

James Wang, Partner at Creative VenturesInvestment focus: Deep Tech, Frontier Tech, AI, Energy, BiotechLinkedIn

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Happy Hour and Networking

About the Event:

Tech Weekend is the best event in San Francisco for startup founders who are fundraising — You can make direct investor connections & meet the coolest tech startups in one place.

Over 3 days at Tech Weekend, you'll meet 100+ tech founders and over 50 venture capitalists actively investing in early-stage tech startups.

Founders can:

• Join VC Office Hours for direct feedback
• Attend VC Panels on 2025 investing trends
• Connect with VCs during VC dinners dinners
• Pitch live in front of VCs at the Tech Weekend Pitch Competition

and meet some of the coolest tech startups gathered from all around US and abroad.

If you're building in AI, Deep Tech, Health Tech, Fintech, Climate Tech, Biotech, Vertical Tooling, EdTech, Dual-Use Tech, Quantum, or any frontier sector — and fundraising in 2025 — this is where you want to be.

Join our mailing list @ Foundersvillage.bioFor More information checkout the following links:

• Website: Founders Village
• LinkedIn: Founders Village on LinkedIn
• Instagram: @founders.village
• X (Twitter): @foundersvillge

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