Techstars Startup Wknd: AI x FinTech by DigitalOcean #SFTechWeek

Wednesday, Oct 8

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Join us for an evening at the intersection of AI and financial innovation. Hosted by Techstars Startup Weekend SF during #SFTechWeek, this event brings together FinTech founders, operators, and investors for honest insights and curated pitches. We’ll kick off with a live panel featuring leaders building and backing the future of finance — from AI-powered underwriting and embedded finance to next-gen payments and infra. Then, watch a handpicked group of FinTech x AI startups pitch to a room of investors and builders. We’re spotlighting companies that are post–product-market fit, with real traction and serious potential. Whether you’re building, investing, or keeping tabs on where money meets machine — this is the room to be in. Agenda 5:30 PM — Doors & Networking 6:00 PM — Fireside chat between Jeremy Welland, ex-Chief Data Officer @Gusto https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremywelland/ and Ed Giansante, Head of Community @Persona https://www.linkedin.com/in/edugiansante/ 6:45 PM — Startup Pitches led by Christine Lu Hong, Senior Investment Manager @techstars_ https://www.linkedin.com/in/christineluhong/ 7:30 PM — Open Networking Apply to Pitch → https://whk06pk37nm.typeform.com/to/BNidWzCT We’re looking for FinTech x AI startups that are post-PMF, Seed and Series A+ stages, with strong signs of traction. This includes: 🟢 Seed/Seed+: $500K+ raised or $100K+ ARR 🟢 Series A+: $2M+ raised 🟢 Clear GTM momentum This is your chance to pitch in front of top-tier investors and connect with a sharp, founder-led audience. Co-hosts and Partners DigitalOcean DigitalOcean simplifies cloud computing so businesses can spend more time creating software that changes the world. With its mission-critical infrastructure and fully managed offerings, DigitalOcean helps developers at startups and growing digital businesses rapidly build, deploy and scale. DigitalOcean combines the power of simplicity, security, community and customer support so customers can spend less time managing their infrastructure and more time building innovative applications that drive business growth. Hatch Hatch, DigitalOcean’s global program for startups, is committed to helping startups by providing infrastructure credits and discounts, free access to premium support, a welcoming community of builders, and so much more so founders can focus on what’s important—building technology that changes the world. https://www.digitalocean.com/hatch Persona Persona is an online identity verification platform that helps businesses, from any size and industry to collect, verify, and manage user identities throughout a customer lifecycle. Available in over 200 countries. Starting at $0. Learn more at withpersona.com/startups TruePMF Cut the PMF testing cycle from months to weeks. In just 20 days, TruePMF cold-pitches your startup to 80+ real ICPs, refines messaging live, and surfaces repeatable sales signals. Founded by serial fintech entrepreneur Alex Lugosch: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-lugosch-67b07699/ FIF Collective An invitation-only global collective driven by a mission to break barriers and foster a thriving environment for women. 400+ members spanning finance and tech leaders (CFOs/VPs, VC/PE Partners, Founders/CEOs) across diverse industries including Venture Capital, Software, Fintech, Biotechnology, E-commerce, and more. https://www.fifcollective.com 💸 💸 💸 This event is a part of #SFTechWeek—a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at www.tech-week.com. By joining this event, you abide to Persona's Events Code of Conduct: https://withpersona.com/legal/persona-events-code-of-conductA ⸻ Legal Disclaimer By registering for this event, you agree to release Techstars Startup Weekend SF and Catalyst Bay from any liability related to your participation. You also consent to photography and video recording during the event, with the resulting media potentially used for marketing and promotional purposes. By registering, you agree to be added to the Techstars Startup Weekend SF and Catalyst Bay newsletters for updates on future events and community news. You may unsubscribe at any time.

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