For over a decade, SVE Demo has been the launchpad for Silicon Valley's most resilient founders. This year, we're not just running a showcase — we're upgrading the entire experience.
The SVE Demo: Special Edition brings our signature early-stage energy directly onto the floor of the F50 Physical AI Summit — one of the most capital-dense gatherings in deep tech.
While the main summit tracks explore growth-stage scaling and industrial AI policy, the Special Edition is where the next generation of Robot Brains and Hardware-Agnostic Intelligence makes its debut. You won't be in a side room. You'll be in the room.
Who Gets In
Space is limited to 6–8 carefully selected startups. This standard exists because our investors expect signal, not noise — and our founders deserve a room that's ready for them.
Investor-Backed
At least one existing angel or VC investor on your cap table
Beyond Prototype
Working product or demonstrated technical milestone in market
North American Roots
Manufactured or headquartered in North America
Pre-Seed to Series A
Actively raising at any stage from Pre-Seed through Series A
The Investor Room You Actually Want
You aren't pitching to a cordoned-off "startup track." You're standing in front of the same elite investor pool attending the F50 Growth Program — a rare cross-section for any early-stage founder.
Venture & Institutional Investors
TopLine Ventures · Mighty Capital · Transformation Ventures · F50 Ventures · 2468 Ventures · Almi Invest · Arc5 Ventures · Capital Strategies CA · E12 Ventures · EnvisionX Capital · Forté Ventures · Hico Ventures · Icon Ventures · IOBC Capital · Knowledge Investments · Lamson Capital · MFV Partners · Mitsui Fudosan · MK Resolutions · Onsen Global · Paperclip Partners · Plug and Play Tech Center · Prelude Ventures · Samsung Catalyst Fund · Samsung Ventures · Seligman Ventures · SHACK15 Ventures · Veritas Capital · Silicon Valley Venture Growth Partners · UniGlobe Capital · VoLo Earth Ventures · Wei Capital Management · SF Growth Capital
Corporate & Institutional Partners
San Jose State University · Supermicro · Zendar · Harman International · Schaeffler · The Kansai Electric Power · Amazon Web Services · Macquarie Group · Amazon · Samsung · Lam Research · NVIDIA · Northeastern University · Tesla · Berkeley RDI · Apple · IBM · Intuit · Meta · IntelliPro Group · Netenrich · Open Agents Inc · Schlumberger · Handshake AI · Chemonics Capital · Maternal Health Foundation
The Format: High-Signal. Zero Fluff.
We respect the builder's time and the investor's attention. Every pitch follows a rigorous, high-intensity structure designed to surface what matters most — fast.
Technical Pitch
4 Minutes
Your "Alpha" — the intelligence layer or hardware breakthrough that separates you
Rapid-Fire Q&A
3 Minutes
Defend your thesis before a panel of Investor Judges drawn from the summit's keynote speaker list
No slide-deck theater. No filler. Just founders and capital in the same room, under real conditions.
Why the Special Edition Is Different
Presenting at this showcase isn't just about 7 minutes on stage. It's about the ecosystem you enter.
Contextual Relevance
You're pitching in a room already primed by conversations on power grid constraints, NVIDIA's GR00T roadmap, and the North American Manufacturing Corridor. Your company lands in context, not in a vacuum.
Institutional Exposure
Your startup will be featured in Physical AI Monthly Signals (50builders.ai) — a newsletter reaching curated institutional LPs, GPs, and deep tech operators.
The SVE × PAB Network
Access the combined reach of the oldest developer community in Silicon Valley and the leading Physical AI research and builder group in the region.
Summit-Level Credibility
Association with the F50 ecosystem signals a level of vetting that standalone meetup appearances simply cannot match.
We're Looking For Builders In:
If you're building the brain, the body, or the backbone of Physical AI — this stage was built for you.
Foundation Models for Robotics
The intelligence layer — next-gen cognition, perception, and decision-making for physical systems
Autonomous Manufacturing & Logistics
Intelligent systems reshaping production floors, warehouses, and supply chains at scale
Humanoid Components & End-Effectors
The physical building blocks — actuators, grippers, and embodied hardware for next-gen robots
Edge AI & Spatial Computing Infrastructure
Distributed intelligence, sensor fusion, and real-time processing at the edge of physical environments
Energy Solutions for the AI Stack
Power systems, storage, and efficiency technologies enabling the AI compute revolution
Know a Founder Who Should Be Here?
If you're an angel or early investor with a portfolio company operating in Physical AI, this is your opportunity to give them a moment that matters.
The application process is straightforward — and your recommendation carries weight. A single introduction could be the inflection point for a category-defining company.