FI Startup Demo Day with Hanwha Group & Axci Capital (In-Person, In-SF)
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📍 Join us live in SF as selected FI fall cohort founders take the stage to pitch their companies to a global audience of investors, advisors, and ecosystem leaders.
🌍 Why Attend?
- Discover startups before the rest of the world
- Network with curated VCs, angels, mentors, and founders
Apply to our spring 2026 cohort : fi.co/los-angeles
👉 As part of our startup ecosystem support, we’re selecting a few startups from the public to pitch at the event. Don’t miss your chance - register now for a chance to be selected!
Half of our attendees are active investors, with the rest made up of accomplished mentors and selected founders.
🗓️ Agenda:
- Check-in & Networking
- Welcome Remark
- Startup Pitches
- Closing & Networking
Come see what the future looks like - and meet the founders building it.
Approval-Based, prioritizing investors!
💡 Our Hosts
👉 Founder Institute (FI), founded in 2009 and headquartered in Silicon Valley, is the world’s largest network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses.
FI by the numbers:
- 💰 $1.9B+ in funding raised by portfolio companies
- 🌐 8,100+ startups launched globally
- 🤝 40,000+ mentors and +11,000 investors in our network
- 🧠 Backed by leading VCs like Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, SoftBank, and more
Hanwha AI Center (HAC) is a private membership for all those dedicated to AI. As a hub for innovation, HAC brings together passionate entrepreneurs, researchers, and visionaries to explore the societal and technological impacts of AI on human life.
Hanwha Group is one of the South Korea’s largest global conglomerates, with core businesses spanning clean energy, aerospace & defense, advanced manufacturing, financial services, and chemicals. Through Hanwha Investment & Securities and Hanwha Ventures, the group actively invests in startups worldwide, managing multiple billions of dollars in AUM across corporate venture and financial investment platforms. Hanwha typically invests from early stage (Seed/Series A) through growth stage, with a strong focus on deep tech, climate & energy, aerospace, robotics, and enterprise technologies, often combining capital with strategic partnerships and global scale support.
Axci Capital is a founder-led venture capital firm focused on frontier technology investments that accelerate the next era of innovation. We partner with founders distinguished by execution excellence, technical depth, and long-term vision.
👉 As part of our startup ecosystem support, we’re selecting a few startups from the public to pitch at the event. Don’t miss your chance - register now for a chance to be selected!
Half of our attendees are active investors, with the rest made up of accomplished mentors and selected founders.
👉 **Must register at : https://luma.com/pl9cikh4**
AI summary
By Meetup
FI Fall cohort startup demo day (in-person): founders pitch to investors and mentors; for investors and founders; outcome: attendees identify investment opportunities.
AI summary
By Meetup
FI Fall cohort startup demo day (in-person): founders pitch to investors and mentors; for investors and founders; outcome: attendees identify investment opportunities.
