Rooftop Demo Night: Founders × Investors

SF Startup Labs Demo Night 19 startups. 520+ applications. One night in San Francisco. Meet the Fall 2026 cohort of SF Startup Labs - a highly curated group of early-stage founders building across AI, fintech, healthtech, commerce, developer tools, infrastructure and deeptech. We selected 19 companies from 500+ applications for an intensive program designed to help ambitious founders break into the Silicon Valley ecosystem. After two weeks of online preparation and a full week on the ground in San Francisco, they’re taking the stage. They bring Fortune 10 infrastructure leadership, NASA and Deloitte PhD experience, senior roles at BCG, Workday, HP, Meta, Adobe and Disney, YC-backed startup experience, decades of clinical and scientific expertise, and multiple repeat-founder track records.The night. No endless presentations. Expect fast founder pitches, sharp conversations and plenty of time to actually meet the people behind the companies. Who should come This night is primarily for early-stage investors, angels, VCs, founders and operators who want to meet exceptional companies before everyone else does. Several teams are actively fundraising, while others are looking for customers, advisors, U.S. partners and the right people to help them take their next step. Come for the pitches. Stay because one of these founders might be building a company you’ll wish you had met earlier.​Meet the organizers SF Startup Labs is a highly selective, non-equity accelerator for ambitious pre-seed and seed founders looking to build and scale in Silicon Valley. This fall, we selected 19 startups from 530+ applicants for an intensive program combining top mentors, investor access, practical workshops, and a week of curated events across San Francisco. Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a division of First Citizens Bank, partners with the world’s most innovative companies and investors, supporting founders and businesses at every stage, from startup to scale. SVB’s parent company, First Citizens Bank (NASDAQ: FCNCA), is a top 20 U.S. financial institution with more than $200 billion in assets. Learn more at svb.com Founders on Tap is a workshop and event series bringing founders together in some of SF’s coolest spots. Each gathering goes deep on something genuinely useful, from GTM and fundraising to community, automation, and landing your first customers.European Startup Embassy provides the physical and virtual infrastructure for European startups and investors to thrive in the U.S.