Open Data Science Conference
AI STARTUP PITCH EVENT
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Pitch Your Pre-Seed and Seed Startups in AI, Data, and Machine Learning at the Leading AI Conference
Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport | November 1st | 3 PM – 6 PM PST
Apply or NoMinate a startup
SHOWCASE YOUR STARTUP AT THE LEADING DATA SCIENCE AND AI CONFERENCE
ODSC host one of the largest AI communities anywhere. Showcase your startup to 1,500+ influencers and decision-makers, who can help spread the word to potential clients and customers.
Apply to Showcase at ODSC Conference →
Pitch Your Startup
Connect with AI investors from top venture capital firms. Get valuable feedback not just from our judges but from an audience of AI influencers
Free Showcase
Get a free Showcase Table where you can meet and greet attendees, network, build awareness, recruit, and meet with future clients. You just need to supply a banner
Free Access
Chosen nominations will get a free 3-day pass to ODSC West 2022, the leading AI and machine learning conference on the planet
Office Hours
Attend optional Office Hours before the event to fine tune your pitch or come post-event to get feedback on how your pitch went
Speak and Connect
ODSC offers a unique opportunity to pitch to investors. Selected startups get a chance to speak to ODSC West audience and pitch to some of the top companies investing in data science and AI.
How to Qualify?
You get 15 minutes to make an impression
ODSC West VCs & Investors Coming Soon
If you are an active investor or VC and would like to participate and nominate your favorite companies, please reach out here
Past Investors
Igor Taber
Managing Director, Cortical Ventures
Investments in seed to early-stage data infrastructure, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and Data Analytics startups and sectors.
Danel Dayan
Venture Investor, Battery Ventures
Early-stage and growth-equity investments in areas such as cloud infrastructure, big data, security and next-generation, enterprise applications.
Sarah Fay
Apply to Meet Investors
Which Startups Should Apply
We are seeking the very best PRE-SEED and SEED startups and founders in AI. Startups chosen to participate in the Pitch Event will get a series of benefits including exposure to ODSC West’s audience, networking opportunities with AI practitioners and influencers, as well as the opportunity to hire talented employees, and much more.”
If you would like to nominate a startup please submit your application by October 14th, 2022
Your startup must have a demonstrable product or service to exhibit
Your startup must be in the AI industry
As a founder, you should be able to explain the unique aspect of your startup’s AI technology
Your startup’s funding stage should be within the range of pre-funding/seed to Series A
Your startup must be a registered legal entity
You should demonstrate how your startup can benefit from connecting with our community of investors, data scientists, and attending companies
Your startup must have a demonstrable product or service to exhibit
Your startup can be B2B, B2C or any combination. However, the core technology must be data science or artificial intelligence
Founders should explain the unique aspect of their technology and how it employees AI or data science.
Ideal startup showcase candidates range from pre-funding or seed round to Series A round
We accept startups from the global community that are a registered legal entity
Your startup should demonstrate that it can benefit from connecting with our community of investors, data scientists, and attending companies