Pitch / Demo Day
SF Tech Week & TechCrunch Week Amplify: Pitch to Investors
A free SBDC pitch program, run with Enrichers and led locally by Santa Cruz SBDC advisor Sebastien Torre. Four online “Perfect Your Pitch” sessions, then pitch to investors in San Francisco and Palo Alto. Applications close September 21.
An SBDC pitch program, timed to SF Tech Week (October 5-9) and TechCrunch week (October 13-15). Santa Cruz SBDC is one of four participating centers, alongside Silicon Valley, San Mateo, and East Bay, so it is free to Santa Cruz County businesses already working with us.
It runs in partnership with Enrichers, and is led locally by Sebastien Torre, the Santa Cruz SBDC's innovation and venture capital advisor. CleanLeap and Silicon Valley Forum host events across the two weeks.
You apply once. Selected startups get four online coaching sessions and then pitch to curated investors at two events.
Applications close September 21, 2026 at midnight PT.
Online preparation - four “Perfect Your Pitch” sessions, 9:00 am to noon PT. September 22 and 24 are workshops; September 29 and October 1 are practice and feedback.
Fast Pitch at the Renaissance Center, San Francisco - Monday, October 5, 9:00 to 11:00 am PT. Two-minute pitch, no Q&A.
Full Pitch at the Silicon Valley AI/Tech Investing Summit, Palo Alto - Monday, October 12, noon to 5:00 pm PT. Four-minute pitch plus two minutes of Q&A.
Morning panel alongside the Fast Pitch at the Renaissance Center, San Francisco - Monday, October 5.
Evening panel hosted by CleanLeap, Palo Alto - Tuesday, October 6.
Questions go to Sebastien Torre at storre@ventureandcapitalinternational.com or +1 (619) 382-8442.