Tech Weekend 2026: What Founders Need to Know About This Silicon Valley Fundraising Sprint - Hustler's Library

2026-06-18 · 09:00:00 · Menlo Park

Founders Village

75 Arbor Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025

Tech Weekend 2026 is a 48-hour fundraising sprint hosted by Founders Village in Menlo Park, CA. It features structured 1:1 meetings between pre-seed through Series A founders and active investors, along with panels on VC decision-making, go-to-market, AI investing, pitch competitions, and networking mixers. Hustler's Library attends as participants and observers to report on the state of fundraising.

Organizer: Founders Village

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At a glance

Format
Structured 1:1 investor meetings, VC office hours (cohort), panels, fireside chat, AMA, pitch competitions, and networking mixers across two days.
Who can apply
Cohort track for qualifying founders; open to pre-seed through Series B founders.
Stage
Pre seed, Seed, Series a, Series b plus
Sectors
Ai ml, Saas, Fintech, Healthtech, Biotech, Climate energy, Deeptech, Hardware, Cybersecurity

Agenda

  1. 9:00–10:30 AM · Breakfast networking
  2. 10:00 AM–5:00 PM · VC Office Hours — 1:1 meetings, cohort only
  3. 10:00–11:00 AM · VC Panel: How VCs Make Decisions (From First Meeting to Term Sheet)
  4. 12:00–1:00 PM · VC Panel: Go-to-Market: What the Fastest-Growing Startups Do Differently
  5. 2:30–3:30 PM · Founder Fireside Chat: What We Got Wrong, What We Got Right
  6. 4:00–6:00 PM · Deep Tech Pitch Competition
  7. 5:30–7:30 PM · Founder & Investor Mixer
  8. 10:00–11:00 AM · Fundraising Basics for First-Time Founders (SAFEs, valuation caps, dilution, term sheets, cap table math)
  9. 12:00–1:00 PM · VC Panel: Investing in the AI Stack: Where the Opportunities Are Right Now
  10. 2:30–3:30 PM · VC AMA: Ask Me Anything
  11. 4:00–6:00 PM · AI Pitch Competition + Crowdfunding Showcase
  12. 6:00–7:30 PM · Closing Founder & Investor Mixer

Speakers, judges and hosts

  • Aaditya Sethi — GP, Atland Ventures & Underdog Labs (Speaker)
  • Adam Menges — Scout, a16z (Speaker)
  • Ben Paulo — Hustle Fund (Speaker)
  • Marco DeMiroz — GP, The Venture Reality Fund (Speaker)
  • Matt Caspari — Managing Partner, Alumni Ventures (Speaker)
  • Nicole Seah — Costanoa Ventures (Speaker)
  • Priyesh P — Qualcomm Ventures (Speaker)
  • Ryan Green — Antler (Speaker)
  • Vincent Mao — Managing Partner, Bouken Capital (Speaker)
  • Yan Bieger — VP, DTCP (Speaker)

Sponsors and partners

  • Hills Views and Valleys

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