Aura Motion Accelerator
Cohort 13 — June 18, 2026

Demo Day 2026

One afternoon. Twenty-two DeepTech companies. Four hundred investors. The most concentrated frontier-tech showcase of the year.

Date
June 18, 2026
Time
1:00 PM – 7:00 PM PT
Venue
Yerba Buena Center, San Francisco
Livestream
Global, free with RSVP
Audience
400+ accredited investors
Companies
22 DeepTech founders
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Agenda

Run of Show

  1. 1:00 PM
    Investor Check-in & Networking Lounge
    Curated 1:1 matchmaking with founders.
  2. 2:00 PM
    Opening Keynote
    The State of DeepTech 2026 — by our Managing Partner.
  3. 2:30 PM
    Pitch Block I — Robotics & Mobility
    7 companies × 4-minute pitches.
  4. 3:30 PM
    Break & Founder Office Hours
    Sit down with the team behind each company.
  5. 4:00 PM
    Pitch Block II — Frontier AI & Cyber
    8 companies × 4-minute pitches.
  6. 5:00 PM
    Pitch Block III — AR/VR & Logistics
    7 companies × 4-minute pitches.
  7. 6:00 PM
    LP & Founder Reception
    Drinks, demos, and intros.
Speakers & Judges

Who's on Stage

Sara Chen
Managing Partner, Aura Motion
Opening Keynote
Marcus Reed
Partner, Lightstream Capital
Investor Panel: Pricing DeepTech
Dr. Ayaan Khan
Head of AI Research, ETH Zürich
Fireside: Frontier Models in Production
Priya Natarajan
GP, Sequoia Robotics Fund
Closing Remarks

Want to see who's pitching?

Meet Cohort 13