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Oct 7, 2026 · 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM PDTDemo DayIn-personPast

Startup Pitch Events San Francisco: 5 Founders on Stage

Five founders, five minutes each, then questions from the room. Tables on topics San Francisco voted for, and an open hour after the stage.

Location
🇺🇸San FranciscoRick & Roxy's
Date
Oct 7, 20267:00 PM – 10:00 PM PDT
Tickets
Free – $29
Format
In-person

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Startup Pitch in San Francisco 7 October 2026
About this event

What to expect

You have been running the idea past AI. AI has never once told you it would not work. Tonight you get a room that will.

Five founders, five minutes each, in San Francisco. You take a table on a topic the room voted for, the stage is short enough to be honest, and the floor stays open for an hour after it.

This evening's format

Startup Pitch: 5 Founders on Stage

Five founders, five minutes each, then the room asks. A table on a topic the room voted for, and the hour after the stage, which is the one people remember.

How the evening runs

  1. 01You arrive, put on a name sticker and take a table on a topic the room voted for. You stay there for the hour instead of doing a lap looking for a gap in someone else's conversation.
  2. 02Five founders take the stage, five minutes each. No slides read out loud. Then the room asks, and the questions are the good part.
  3. 03The stage ends and the floor stays open for an hour. Nobody is performing any more; that is the hour people actually remember.
  4. 04The stage is by application, read by a person. The audience needs only a ticket.

What you leave with

  • The question you have been quietly avoiding, asked out loud to somebody else, and a look at how they handled it.
  • A link that keeps working after the night: who else came, a chat for this evening and a recap of who you met.
  • If you pitched: a profile in our startup directory, read by a person, in front of the funds and angels in the network.

Who it is for

Anyone building something, from the first line of code to Series A, and the people who run a function at a company that is scaling, write the code, do the hiring, or are still deciding whether to start.

Why it is worth itWatching somebody explain their company in five minutes teaches you more about explaining yours than another evening alone with the deck.

Schedule4 items

Event agenda

Times in America/Los_Angeles

  1. 19:00
    Doors and topic tables

    Name sticker on, then the table closest to what you are building. You stay for the hour.

  2. 20:00
    Five founders on stage

    Five minutes each, no slides read out loud, then questions from the room.

  3. 20:45
    The hour after

    The stage is done and the floor stays open.

  4. 22:00
    Close

What happened

How the evening went

Pitched that evening

Every evening we have run in San Francisco

Met in person here

Met in person is a record of the evening, not a rating.

Frequently asked

Before you book

Who is this event for?

This event is designed for AI/Tech founders, startup builders, engineers, product people, operators and investors interested in the AI and tech startup ecosystem.

Do I need to already have a startup?

No. You can join if you are already building, exploring an idea, looking for collaborators or simply want to connect with people in the AI startup space.

How does the networking work?

The event includes structured interactive networking designed to help people quickly connect around ideas, skills, business challenges and collaboration opportunities.

Can I pitch my startup?

Yes, purchase a ticket and submit your application at https://ascentvalley.com/pitch A limited number of founders can apply for a pitch opportunity - spots are limited and reviewed in advance. Selected startups will be invited to present at the upcoming session.

Refund Policy

One day after event

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