Harvard Club of Southern California

HAE SoCal Pitch Competition

Join Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs (HAE) for an exciting evening bringing together founders, investors, entrepreneurs, and members of the Harvard community for the HAE SoCal Startup Pitch Competition.

Thursday, December 3, 2026 @ 5:30-10:30PM
Location (in-person): Silicon Valley Bank, 1540 2nd Ct Santa Monica, CA 90401

Location (virtual):Online via Zoom

Click here to register now!

Cost (in-person): $20, members; $35, nonmembers
Cost (virtual): $0, members; $0, nonmembers
Contacts: Vien Nguyen, pvien.nguyen@gmail.com; Olga Martynov, olga.martinov@gmail.com
Parking: The venue has a paid parking garage available for attendees.
Event Co-Host: Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs (HAE)

In partnership with HBS Angels and HBSASC Startup Partners, the competition will showcase promising pre-seed and seed-stage companies led by stellar founders.

Selected founders will take the stage to pitch their ventures before an exciting judging panel of VCs, investors, experienced founders, and industry experts—with the opportunity to receive actionable feedback, build valuable connections, and gain visibility across the HAE ecosystem.

For more information about the event, click here.

Applications to pitch must be submitted by November 6. Apply to pitch here 

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