USS Hornet Deep Tech Demo Night - #SFTechWeek

Shark Tank meets a wedding reception.. Aircraft carrier edition.

Seed2Table is a relationship-first investor salon: curated deal flow, a private dinner, and a house rule that only the founders on stage are there to raise.

Investors — request your invitation via Register on this page. Invitation list only; no walk-ins.

Founders — applications for this evening are closed. Apply for upcoming events → https://seed2table.us/startups/apply?utm_source=luma&utm_medium=event&utm_campaign=sf-tech-week

Partners — Bring Seed2Table to your city, or put your brand at the table → https://seed2table.us/partners/partner-with-seed2table?utm_source=luma&utm_medium=event&utm_campaign=sf-tech-week

For full event details and the complete evening lineup → https://sftechweek.seed2table.us?utm_source=luma&utm_medium=event&utm_campaign=sf-tech-week

This is the investors-only top-deck session. The SF Tech Week after-party below deck begins at 7:30 PM → https://luma.com/q24t8t4v

Presented by Seed2Table · Hosted by Contextful · Sponsored by KPMG, Delta Air Lines, Croke Fairchild Duarte & Beres

Who is in the room

A curated room of people who qualify to invest: fund GPs, family office principals, angels, RIAs, and the operators and policymakers they call first. Ten Seed and Series A deep tech and AI companies, selected for the evening, each with three minutes on stage.

Tonight's table

Passed hors d'oeuvres and signature cocktails on arrival, then a carving station and a full spread from a local caterer, at a table built for conversation rather than decks.

Agenda

5:00 – 6:00 PM Guest Arrival

• Cocktails on the flight deck of the USS Hornet — Sea, Air & Space Museum; introductions with hosts, investors, family offices and partners

6:00 – 6:30 PM Opening Session – Fireside Chat

• Speaker and moderator to be announced

6:30 – 7:30 PM Startup Presentations

• Ten curated three-minute presentations from Seed and Series A deep tech and AI companies, with a one-minute introduction between each

• No on-stage Q&A; the conversations happen at dinner

7:30 – 8:30 PM Dinner & Private Networking

• Curated introductions by sector, geography and thesis

• At 7:30, the second gangway opens — guests may join the SF Tech Week after-party below deck at luma.com/q24t8t4v

8:30 PM Upstairs closes — join the after-party below deck → https://luma.com/q24t8t4v

Before you arrive

Dress Code: Business Semi-Formal
Sophisticated attire befitting this elevated investments gathering

Invitation list only. Register under your own name; no walk-ins.

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House rules, in short

This is a strictly no-solicitation event. It is a social mixer. Come to meet people, make friends, and build relationships. If you come to sell or raise capital outside your designated time, you will be asked to leave and not invited back.

• Investment solicitation. Only the founders on stage are raising tonight. All other fundraising and investment solicitation is prohibited. If you would like to pitch your startup at an event, apply here → https://seed2table.us/startups/apply

• Business solicitation. Only registered sponsors and service providers may solicit business. All other commercial outreach, prospecting, and sales pitches must wait until after the event If you would like to sponsor or co-host an event with Seed2Table, apply here → https://seed2table.us/partners/partner-with-seed2table?utm_source=luma&utm_medium=event&utm_campaign=sf-tech-week.

• Dress code. Business semi-formal. Sophisticated attire befitting an elevated investments gathering. This will be enforced at the door.

• House rules enforcement. Failure to comply results in being asked to leave and removal from future Seed2Table invitations.

Find another time after the event to sell if you must. Everything else: talk.

Standards of Decorum:

Seed2Table is designed as a relationship-first investor salon—an elevated social environment built for thoughtful conversation, mutual respect, and a genuinely low-pressure experience. To protect that atmosphere, we strictly enforce the following rules around solicitation.

Investment Solicitation. Active fundraising and investment solicitation is limited exclusively to the startups that have been formally selected to present and only within the context of their on-stage presentation and designated interactions. We kindly ask that all other attendees (including investors, founders, and guests affiliated with other companies or projects) refrain from pitching, fundraising, or soliciting capital for outside opportunities during the event. You are warmly encouraged to build natural relationships, exchange contact information, and schedule follow-up conversations after the event; we believe the strongest outcomes come from authentic connections—not in-room solicitation.

Business Solicitation. We maintain a high standard around commercial outreach to ensure a comfortable experience for all guests. Sponsors and service providers are carefully curated and capped; only officially registered sponsors and officially registered service providers may actively solicit business during the event. All other attendees are welcome to network and discuss what they do organically, but we ask that overt sales outreach, client prospecting, and promotional solicitation be reserved for follow-up conversations after the event.

House Rules & Enforcement. This is a business semi-formal setting, and we expect conduct consistent with an elevated investments gathering. Failure to comply with these standards of decorum may result in being asked to leave and/or not being invited to future Seed2Table events.

Seed2Table
Seed2Table, LLC produces elevated investor experiences—including Seed2Table and Inner Circle—that merge world-class hospitality with curated capital conversations. Seed2Table designs and operates multi-day retreats, private dinners, and bespoke gatherings where investors, fund managers, and founders build clarity, conviction, and long-term relationships.

Seed2Table Labs

The accelerator and investment arm behind Seed2Table. Companies that present at a Seed2Table evening are eligible for investment of up to $100,000 and enrollment in a one-year virtual accelerator that includes coaching, advisory support, and a perks package valued at over $100,000 from leading software and services partners.

Partner with Seed2Table

Bring Seed2Table to your city, or put your brand at the table → https://seed2table.us/partners/partner-with-seed2table?utm_source=luma&utm_medium=event&utm_campaign=sf-tech-week

Disclosures: This posting and everything that is communicated at the event is informational and not an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any security. Any offering is made solely to qualified investors via formal documents and in compliance with applicable laws.