Fund or Fold: How VCs Actually Decide

To get into AWS Builder Loft: register on the AWS Builder Center event page and bring a physical government photo ID.

Every founder has been passed on by an investor. Tonight you get to do the passing.

6 real seed startups go up on screen. 1 slide per startup. No long decks. Just what matters: what they do, who’s buying, and how fast they’re growing.

You vote fund or fold.

Then VCs tell you live what they’d actually do and why. Every fold gets an answer: the metric that would flip it to a fund.

What you’ll learn

How VCs make a call in the first few minutes
Which numbers investors look at first and which they skip
Why two good investors can land in opposite places on the same deal
The one metric that turns a fold into a fund

Agenda

• 5:30 PM Doors open
• 6:00 PM Welcome from G2C Ventures and AI Collective
• 6:15 PM Fund or Fold: 6 deals, room votes, VC verdicts, then the reveal
• 7:15 PM Networking
• 7:30 PM Event ends

Who should come

Founders raising now or in 2027
Builders thinking about starting something
Angels and investors who want to test their instincts

Want to present?

We're picking 6 startups from the people in the room. Say yes on the registration form and share your deck or answer 5 quick questions.

Important

Bring a valid physical government-issued photo ID. Digital IDs are not accepted.

Please be advised: Unfortunately, space is very limited at these community events and we can not always accept everyone we would like to. If you are not accepted to this event, please keep applying! We appreciate your application tremendously and we are looking forward to seeing you at a future event very soon!

The AI Collective is a global non-profit building the human layer for the AI era. We unite 200,000+ leaders, builders, and stakeholders across 100+ forums worldwide to democratize the frontier, build trust, and coordinate how society navigates the rapid acceleration of technological progress.

G2C Ventures is an early-stage enterprise AI fund in Palo Alto backing founders who build systems that deliver outcomes, not just software.

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