Tuesday, September 15, 2026
5:30 PM – 8:30 PM PDT
Physical AI Pitch Night @ Beckhoff
About this event
Four startups applying AI to the physical world pitch a live venture capital panel in El Segundo, with immediate investor feedback, as part of SoCal Deep Tech Week.
A pitch night for founders working on physical AI, meaning systems where machine learning has to act on the real world through robots, sensors, machinery and autonomous hardware rather than staying inside a browser tab.
Four selected startups present to a live panel of venture investors who give feedback on the spot, which makes this useful to watch even if you are not pitching. The published agenda opens with an hour of arrival and networking from 5:30pm before the pitches begin. Founders who want a slot apply in advance through the organisers' form.
Run by SoCal Deep Tech together with the LA Hardware Meetup community, and hosted at Beckhoff Automation in El Segundo as part of SoCal Deep Tech Week. The event is free to attend. The listing did not publish a street address at the time of verification, so confirm the exact location through the registration page.
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SoCal Deep Tech is a Southern California community for founders, engineers and investors working on hardware-intensive technology, including robotics, physical AI, aerospace and advanced manufacturing. It runs pitch nights and receptions across the South Bay and Long Beach.