/ About this event
An evening robotics x AI event during SF Tech Week, hosted by Catalyst Bay.
We're bringing together robotics and AI founders, investors, and builders for an evening of real content and curated pitches.
What's happening
🟢 Speakers
Past speakers have come from OpenAI, Anthropic, Tinder, Qualcomm, Rivian, AGI, Inc., Liquid AI, Respeecher, Superpower, and Stanford School of Medicine.
🟢 Pitch Competition, 8-10 robotics x AI startups with tractions pitch to a panel of investors and operators. Three minutes to pitch, two minutes of Q&A.
🟢 Winners announced live
🟢 Open networking before and after.
Apply to Pitch: https://whk06pk37nm.typeform.com/to/SxU3pRL0
We're looking for pre-seed to seed-stage startups building in robotics, embodied AI, or hardware automation.
Criteria: up to $500K raised (pre-seed) or $500K+ raised / $10K+ MRR (seed).
Investors/Enterprise Leaders, join the judging panel or stay in the loop: https://whk06pk37nm.typeform.com/to/yO2KnddE
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 5-8 pm
Hosted by:
Catalyst Bay
Catalyst Bay started with Techstars Startup Weekend SF hackathons. Now it's a 10,000-person SF community running pitch nights, fireside chats, and meetups for the people building and betting on AI products: founders, investors, engineers, designers, PMs, marketers, and devrels.
By registering for this event, you agree to release Catalyst Bay from any liability related to your participation. You also consent to photography and video recording during the event, with the resulting media potentially used for marketing and promotional purposes. By registering, you agree to be added to the Catalyst Bay newsletter for updates on future events and community news. You may unsubscribe at any time.
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.
