Expert Board

Alexander Soroka
Managing Partner at Network VC
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Julia Daviy
Founder at Sustainable Innovation Council

Venture Partner at NetworkVC
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Gary Fowler
CEO, President, Co-Founder at GSD Venture Studios
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Kevin Colas
Managing Partner at Empire Angel Collective, Advisor at EQUIAM, Advisor & LP at Bay Bridge Ventures
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Chinara Askerzade
Founder of PocketVC
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Dmytro Kushneruk
Consul General of Ukraine in San Francisco
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Denis Gutenko
Partner at Network VC
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Viktoriia Stepanenko
Venture Partner, Partner Relations at Network.VC
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Eugene Drobot
Consul of Public Diplomacy of Ukraine in San Francisco
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Noah Leshan
Special Projects at Meta Superintelligence Labs
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Mariana Tataryn
Strategic Advisor @ Tayra_ai

Lead/Manager | Workday Finance | Emerging Technologies @ Deloitte Consulting
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Alessandro Zago
Venture Investor at VU Venture Partners
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Adi Zisapel
Investor
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Startups pitching live

Global partners

Unicorn Battle in San Francisco,
February 26, 2026

WELCOME TO UNICORN BATTLE IN SAN FRANCISCO - Global Startup Pitch Contest where famous international VCs and Business Angels meet extraordinary startups from all over the world!


SEED - LATE SEED.

INDUSTRY-AGNOSTIC.

LIMITED TICKETS.

In this startup pitch event, 10 extraordinary startups will compete for the attention of:


1. 10 VC funds with a combined AUM of $5b+;


2. Top AI, Robotics, AR, Product experts from MAANG, Tesla, Berkeley;


3. Managing Partners of corporate funds like KPMG.


The finalists of our 400+ previous events in 55 countries have raised $1b+ - they are alumni of the YC, Alchemist, NVIDIA Inception, Techstars and more.


KEY INFORMATION:


Location: 875 Sansome St, San Francisco

Date: February 26, 2026

Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Pacific time)

Language: English


CHECK OUT OUR PREVIOUS EVENT: https://vimeo.com/892745912


AMONG OUR 2021-2023 WINNERS:

1. Largest:

Solides ($112M, Warburg Pincus)

BioSapien ($37.1M, SOSV)

Accern ($34.8M, Mighty Capital, Fusion Fund)

HelloBetter ($27M)

1MRobotics ($25M)

Ottopia ($26.5M)


2. Outstanding stories:

Micronoma ($17.5M)

8base ($15.3, Techstars, Alumni Ventures)

Sense Neuro Diagnostics ($14.2M, US Department of Defense, National Science Foundation)

Xandar Kardian ($13.7M)

PlanetWatch ($11.9M)

RxLive ($10.5M)

Remedly ($10.6M, Newchip, StartX)

Xandar Kardian ($13.7M)

RxLive ($10.5M)

UpLyft ($10M)


3. Techstars alumni:

8base ($15.3, Techstars, Alumni Ventures)

EnviCore Inc. ($3.1M, Techstars)

NovaXS Biotech ($1.9M, Techstars)

Autority ($1.3M, Techstars)


4. 500 Global alumni:

Umoja Labs ($1.6M, 500 Global)

Clockster ($1.5M, 500 Global)

Wisear ($1.4M, Techstars, Kima Ventures)


5. Y Combinator alumni:

Matidor.com ($1.9M, Y Combinator)


6. Alchemist alumni:

Seasony ($3.9M, Alchemist)


Contact us: vst@startup.network

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875 Sansome Street San Francisco, CA 94111 United States
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