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SF Tech Week 2026

The Honest Fundraise

Hosted by Arx

When
6:00 – 9:00 PM
Where
SOMA
Format
Networking and Panel / Fireside Chat
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/ About this event

The best fundraising advice happens behind closed doors. For one night, we're opening them.

Join us an evening of straight talk with established VC partners about how early-stage fundraising really works. No keynotes, no pitch competition, no sugarcoating. Just experienced investors talking openly about the parts of early-stage fundraise that rarely get said out loud.

We'll dive into things that actually decide your raise: fund size and why it's important, why the deal lives or dies with one partner inside the firm, what "find a lead and we'll follow" really means, and when a big fund's small check quietly kills your Series A.

This event is for: - Early-stage founders raising or about to raise a pre-seed or seed round - Angels and early-stage investors looking to connect with founders

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.

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