HumanX Brings Non-Stop Startup Pitch Competitions to San Francisco, Featuring Google Cloud and Mayfield AI Garage Showcases at Moscone Center
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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. HumanX, the global AI summit for executives and innovators, will
bring an ambitious startup competition program to the Moscone Center April 7–9, 2026, with
nearly non-stop founder pitches taking place each day on the Pitch Deck Stage as part of two
bracket-style startup pitch competitions featuring inception-stage to Series-A startups. The
multi-day program will culminate on Thursday, April 9, when finalists advance to the ultimate
championship rounds and one winning startup will be crowned in each competition.
Among the featured competitions are the HUMAN[X] Google Cloud Startup Pitch
Competition and the HUMAN[X] Mayfield AI Garage Pitch Competition, both designed to
spotlight high-potential, AI-first startups selected through extensive scouting, recruitment, and
screening. Together, these two competitions showcase a wide cross-section of emerging
innovation spanning enterprise AI, cybersecurity, healthcare, digital infrastructure,
manufacturing, product development, retail intelligence, sports tech, and workflow software.
The Google Cloud Startup Pitch Competition will unfold across four cohorts on April 7 and
April 8 before concluding in the Google Cloud Pitch Finals on Thursday, April 9 from
9:30–11:00 a.m. Featured startups include ABRIAL, AdviNOW, Aibuild, Airia, Bright Security,
Charm Security, Circuitry.ai, CTGT, Curio Digital Therapeutics, Dosu, Frizzle, Hapax,
Kipling Secure, Nexla, Parallel Health, PuppyDog.io, ReMinded, Sotira, Sync Labs, and
The Mayfield AI Garage Pitch Competition will also take place across four cohorts on April 7
and April 8, culminating in the Mayfield AI Garage Finals on Thursday, April 9 from 11:15
a.m.
–12:15 p.m. Featured startups include Cello, Corgi Labs, Empromptu AI, Ethosphere,
FeatureBox AI, GoPlai, Ironmind.ai, Kryphor, Modo, Originalis AI, Solutioneers Inc., Soyla
Care by Marchand AI, Staxel, ViaSkill, VelocitiPM, and Votal AI.
The expanded 2026 competition program follows the momentum of HumanX’s inaugural 2025
startup pitch initiative and reflects a clear goal: to create a larger-scale stage for more of the
world’s most promising AI founders to present to investors, enterprise leaders, media and the
broader innovation ecosystem. Applications opened in December 2025 and remained open
through February 2026, with over 17,400 AI-first, venture-backed and inception-stage startups
engaged through the process.
“With nearly continuous startup programming across the Pitch Deck Stage, HumanX is creating
an on-the-ground destination for discovering what’s next,
” said Stefan Weitz, HumanX
Co-founder & CEO.
“From early traction stories to category-defining AI platforms, these
competitions bring together exceptional founders and give attendees the opportunity to see
breakthrough companies emerge in real time.
”The Thursday finals are expected to serve as a marquee moment for the event, with the top
startups from each bracket competition advancing for a final on-stage showdown and one
company ultimately being named the winner of each competition.
About HumanX
HumanX is a leading convening platform for the AI ecosystem, bringing together founders,
investors, enterprise leaders, and technology innovators to explore the future of artificial
intelligence through programming, community, and live events.
Media Contact
Barry Salmon
Head of Media
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