Conferences, demo days, pitch nights and meetups. Anything we can show a source for is linked back to the page it came from.
12 listed worldwide, in date order.
This event is a demo night where LGBTQ+ builders, designers, and technologists showcase projects they are working on. It offers a supportive environment to share early-stage ideas, receive feedback, and network with other queer tech community members. Anyone can sign up to present without pressure to deliver a polished pitch.
This online pitch event explains how to present your startup to investors and secure funding. It is designed for founders who want to improve their pitching skills and understand the investor perspective. Participants gain practical advice to enhance their chances of getting deals.
Participants demonstrate live demos of projects including side projects, internal tools, and open source work. The event is for builders and creators interested in sharing their work and receiving community feedback. Attendees can meet others who are building technology projects in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Participants form teams to build and sell a minimum viable product with paying customers in one week. This event targets developers, designers, and operators who want to validate ideas fast and gain traction. Attendees benefit from expert mentoring, pitch opportunities, and networking with founders and investors.
Founders bring their ideas, landing pages, prototypes, or MVPs and pitch them directly to real potential users to get clear, structured feedback on what users understand, find confusing, and whether they would use the product. This event helps early-stage founders validate their concepts through direct user interaction. The goal is to improve product understanding and fit before further development.
This hackathon challenges students, creators, founders, PMs, and engineers to build voice-first AI applications using VoiceOS. Participants develop projects in a day and pitch to YC judges to win OpenAI credits and cash prizes. The event fosters creativity in voice AI technology and encourages feedback on the VoiceOS launch.
Teams in the first Pixel Pitch cohort present playable games developed over ten weeks of collaboration and feedback. Attendees can test the games, meet the creators, and provide feedback to influence further development. The event welcomes game makers, players, and curious community members interested in Jerusalem’s game creation scene.
This event teaches founders how to pitch to investors and secure funding. It is intended for startup founders and entrepreneurs seeking guidance on fundraising. Attendees will learn effective pitch techniques in a virtual, interactive setting.
Investors pitch their investment theses, target industries, check sizes, and portfolio highlights directly to founders at this networking event. It is designed for founders looking to understand what VCs seek and to connect with multiple investors in one setting. Attendees gain insight into investor priorities and have opportunities to network with peers and funders.
Kaasstad Kapitaal is a live pitch event held in Alkmaar where startups present their ideas to an audience. The event targets founders and investors interested in early-stage funding opportunities. Attendees can gain insight into new ventures and network while enjoying food and drinks after the pitches.
This student startup showcase features over two dozen CMU student-founded companies presenting their innovations and solutions. Attendees can engage directly with founders to learn about emerging technologies and startups. The event is open to everyone and offers snacks and drinks in a casual exhibition setting.
The Anvil November Founder Showcase highlights the progress of founders completing the Anvil Founder Coaching Program in Pittsburgh. Founders present their ventures and connect with the local startup community to celebrate achievements and build relationships. This event supports founder development and networking in the Pittsburgh startup ecosystem.