/ About this event
Join us in San Francisco for a curated evening bringing together exceptional founders, investors, and technical leaders building the next generation of global technology companies.
Orion VC returns to SF Tech Week after hosting a near-capacity AI Infrastructure & Robotics event in 2025 featuring a jury from OpenAI, a16z, Waymo, Khosla Ventures, Zipline, Playground Global, and other leading technology and venture firms.
This year, we’re creating a more intimate format built around meaningful conversations rather than high-volume networking.
Meet ambitious founders, top-tier investors, AI experts, and global entrepreneurs building across AI Infrastructure, Physical AI, robotics, and other frontier technologies.
• Engage in candid, non-transactional conversations • Connect with leading investors and technical founders • Meet people building at the frontier of technology • Build relationships that continue beyond Tech Week
This is a room designed for genuine conversations that can turn into long-term relationships, investments, hires, partnerships, and future companies.
🎤 Featured Panel: “From Visa to Valuation: The Immigrant Advantage”
Building a category-defining company in the US is difficult. Doing it while entering a new market, building a network from scratch, and competing for capital and talent adds another layer entirely.
We’re bringing together accomplished founders and early-stage investors for a candid conversation about what it actually takes to build and scale a global-first technology company in the United States.
The discussion will explore:
• Breaking into the US technology ecosystem • Building a network from zero • Raising institutional capital • Finding early customers and product-market fit • Recruiting exceptional talent • Navigating the transition from founder to company builder • Building globally relevant companies from day one
Rather than polished success stories, we want to talk about the decisions, mistakes, advantages, and inflection points that actually shape the journey.
The speaker lineup is currently being finalized and will be announced ahead of the event.
👥 Who You’ll Meet
• Startup Founders & Technical Builders • GPs & Venture Partners from leading VC firms • AI Infrastructure & Physical AI Founders • AI & Robotics Pioneers • Global Entrepreneurs building in the US • Operators, Engineers & Growth Leaders
A Curated Room
This is an invite-only event with limited capacity.
We’re intentionally balancing the room between founders, investors, and operators rather than optimizing for maximum attendance.
The goal is simple: bring together people who are genuinely useful and interesting to one another, and create enough space for conversations to go beyond the usual conference small talk.
About Orion VC
Orion VC backs exceptional technical founders at the earliest stages, with a focus on Physical AI and AI Infrastructure.
We partner with ambitious teams building foundational technologies and globally relevant companies from day one.
📈 Want to Attend?
Request your invite through our official Partiful page.
Capacity is limited and attendance is curated to preserve the quality of the room.
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.
