Official Judges

Alexander Soroka
Managing Partner at Network VC
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Karishma Shah
Investor at Alumni Ventures & Iron Key Ventures
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Gary Fowler
CEO, President, Co-Founder at GSD Venture Studios
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Rajesh Kadam
Investor at Mango.vc, Angel at 500 Startups
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Hiya Shah
Investor at Commerce Ventures
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Dmytro Kushneruk
Consul General of Ukraine in San Francisco
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Jules Walker
Angel, Venture Partner at Wild Tree Ventures
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Viktoriia Stepanenko
Venture Partner, Partner Relations at Network VC | Event Director at Oppenheimer Acceleration, Unicorn Events
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Ulvi Rashid
Venture Capitalist, Finance and Investment Director at Traction Fund
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Eugene Drobot
Consul of Public Diplomacy of Ukraine in San Francisco
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Adi Zisapel
Investor
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Denis Gutenko
Partner at Network VC
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Serhii Dovhopolyi
Founder at FeelGoodLabs Business Accelerator, Expert at Ukrainian Startup Fund
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Asher Bond
Investor at VU Venture Partners
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Taras Romaniuk
Venture Partner at Network VC, head of the Golden Gate Syndicate
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Startups pitching live

Unicorn Battle in San Francisco,
April 22, 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: C Ukraine, 875 Sansome St, San Francisco

Date: April 23, 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: via@unicorn.events

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AGENDA

1 Session
1 Session
1 Session
Agenda (Pacific Time)
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM: Registration

05:00 PM - 05:30 PM: Panel Discussion

05:30 PM - 06:30 PM: Pitch Competition

06:30 PM - 08:00 PM: Networking Reception

VENUE

C Ukraine, 875 Sansome St, San Francisco
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