#TechWeekend May 2025 was our most global and ambitious gathering yet! 🌍🚀
Over three incredible days, 157 technical founders from around the world and 50 top investors came together in San Francisco—featuring our signature VC Dinner & Networking Mixer, 1:1 Office Hours, Panel Discussions, & Pitch Competition—with VC funds representing over $10B in assets under management.
🙌 Huge thanks to the VCs who participated at Tech Weekend.
Matthew Stepka, Managing Partner at Machina Ventures
Henry Pham, Managing Partner at Octant Ventures
@octantventures
Daniel Gould, General Partner at Castle Fund
Raj Shekhar Singh General Partner at
@Z21Ventures
Matt Goldman, General Partner at J2 Ventures
Jeff Karras, General Partner at
@AmericaFrontier Fund
David Roos, Partner at Core Innovation Capital
Raymond Lee, Partner at
@progressivevc
Tian Yu (T.Y.), Partner at @MicronVentures
Arun Saigal, Venture Partner at PJc
Maria Pienaar, Operating Partner at Unicorn Growth Partners
Ash V., Managing Director at Multiplier Capital
Joan Kim, Principal at
@fortitude_vc
Ray Lian, Principal at
@ScrumVenturesJP
Frederick (Freddy) Dopfel, Principal at
@lgtechventures
@Ece_Wyrick, Principal at
@khoslaventures
Will McConnell, Principal at
@QimingVC
Nicolas Meader, Principal at Lioncrest Ventures
Eliza Dragomir, Investment Analyst at JetBlue Ventures
Genki Shiga, Associate Director at
@VertexHolding
Jimmy Park, Senior Venture Associate at
@forgepointcap
Thomas Shehadeh Shahedah, Venture Associate at
@PlugandPlayTC
Juan Naveira, Senior Associate at
@PlugandPlayTC
Stephanie Ren, Associate at
@BuildersVC
Promita, VC Fellow at
@transformvc
Emil Rustamli, Analyst at
@fiatventures
Paul Stefanski, Venture Analyst at
@eLabVentures
Andrew McLean, Venture Analyst at
@ArtisVentures
Abiodun (Abi) Adisa Adisa, President at
@OridunCapital
Chris Kong, Investor at PaperJet Ventures
Chris Dowd, Investor at Collaborative Fund
Darya Zakharova, Investor at
@VisaVentures
Shivam Patel, Investor at
@rocketshipvc
Emily Chen, Angel Investor and Venture Scout
🏆 Congrats to the Pitch Competition Winners!
1st Prize:
@fastquery AI –
@kulikalov
2nd Prize: NuPort Inc. –
@raghavender93
3rd Prize (Tie): AIRMO – Daria Stepanova & ePass – James Buchan
As the weekend wrapped, the energy in the room was electric. Founders left with renewed clarity, new investor relationships, and in many cases—follow-up meetings already on the calendar. A few even secured investment offers on the spot.
🎟️ Tech Weekend returns June 26–28, 2025!
We’re going even bigger next round. Get all the details here: 👉
lnkd.in/gH6EQd6p
Location: The Zo House
@SFOxZo
📢 Know a founder or investor who belongs in the room? Tag them below!