NVIDIA Takes the Stage: HumanX Opening Night
April 6 | 5:15 p.m. PT | San Francisco, California
HumanX opens with a defining look at the AI era, as Bryan Catanzaro unpacks AI as a five-layer cake—energy, chips, infrastructure, models, and applications—powering one of the largest infrastructure buildouts in history.
HumanX
April 6–9 | San Francisco, California
NVIDIA is lighting up HumanX 2026 with the power of AI. Discover inspiring pitches and an ecosystem of partners bringing breakthrough technologies to life. Come see how NVIDIA solutions are driving innovation and productivity across industries. Register now and save $500.
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April 7–9
Startup Pitches at HumanX
NVIDIA's proud to partner with Mayfield and Google at the event. These pitch competitions unite leading founders, investors, and industry experts to showcase emerging AI startups, offering early to Series A companies a chance for visibility, funding, and recognition.
Schedule At-a-Glance
Monday, April 6
5–7:00 p.m.
HumanX Opening Night
Welcome to HumanX 2026
HumanX 2026 begins with a bold vision for the AI era. CEO Stefan Weitz opens the stage, officially welcoming attendees and setting the tone for what's to come. Over the course of the evening, alongside voices from NVIDIA, Fei-Fei Li, and Al Gore, he lays out the five-layer framework shaping the industry: chips, infrastructure, models, applications, and energy.
Tuesday, April 7
1:30–3:40 p.m.
Wednesday, April 8
1:10–3 p.m.
Thursday, April 9
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Mayfield Pitch Competitions
Mayfield AI Garage – VC-Backed Pitch Competition
Emerging AI founders pitch live onstage to Mayfield's investment team, showcasing early-stage ideas with real-world impact and competing for funding, cloud credits, and startup support.
Mayfield Pitch Competition Finals
Top teams return to the stage for the Mayfield-backed finals, where selected founders present their strongest AI solutions to investors, partners, and the broader HumanX audience.
Tuesday, April 7
10:20 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 8
10 a.m.–12:10 p.m.
Thursday, April 9
10–11 a.m.
Google Cloud Pitch Competitions
Google Cloud AI Pitch Competition
Startups building on Google Cloud showcase applied AI products in quick-fire pitches, competing for credits, expert support, and visibility with customers and investors.
Google Cloud Pitch Competition Finals
The top Google Cloud–powered teams return to the main stage to pitch their strongest AI solutions live, with judges selecting the standout startup of HumanX.
Wednesday, April 8
10–11:00 a.m.
NVIDIA Inception Roundtable
NVIDIA Inception Roundtable
In this roundtable, founders and investors break down how open models redefine what "winning" looks like for AI-native businesses: faster development cycles, more control over infrastructure, and network effects that evolve the entire ecosystem. We'll dig into where open models shine, how they complement closed systems, and what this means for the startups shaping the next wave of AI.
Meet these Trailblazing NVIDIA Inception Startups at HumanX
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