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Expert Board

Alexander Soroka
Managing Partner at Network VC
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Iris Chan
Venture Partner at Mighty Capital
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James Gee
Global Partnerships Manager @ Startup Grind
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Julia Berezovska
Venture Partner at Climate Solutions Fund - Berkeley Haas,
Founding Director at Sustainable Innovation Council, Chief Innovation Officer, Founding Member at Ibcentre
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Dimitar Kotov
Financial Advisor at Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
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ORGANISERS

Startups pitching live

Global partners

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Unicorn Battle in Silicon Valley,
December 18, 2024

This event is part of the one-day Sand Hill Acceleration Program:

Where Startups participate in small group meetings with VCs, Mentors, and Advisers who will tell them:

  • How does the Venture Market work in Silicon Valley
  • How to make a perfect Pitch Deck
  • How do Venture Funds choose Startups
  • How to prepare for Top Accelerators
  • What legal issues with investors can be


WELCOME TO UNICORN BATTLE IN SILICON VALLEY – Global Startup Pitch Contest where famous international VCs and Business Angels meet extraordinary startups from all over the world!

SEED - SERIES A.
INDUSTRY-AGNOSTIC.
LIMITED TICKETS.



In the startup pitch event, 10 extraordinary startups that raised millions of USD, chosen from more than 100 applications, compete for the attention of:

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1. 30 VC funds with a combined AUM of $5b+;

2. Top AI, Robotics, AR, Product experts from MAANG, Tesla, Berkeley;

3. Managing Partners of corporate funds like KPMG.


Our semi-finalists of this series include the winner of the Startup World Cup 2024, the best startup of 2023 according to Startup Grind, startups of the Central Asian and Ukrainian delegations to the TechCrunch, etc.

The finalists of our 400+ previous events in 55 countries have raised $1b+ - they are alumni of the YC, Alchemist, NVIDIA Inception, Techstars and more.



KEY INFORMATION:

Location: Silkroad Innovation Hub, 320 High St Palo Alto
Date: December 18, 2024
Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Pacific time)
Language: English


CHECK OUT OUR PREVIOUS EVENT: https://vimeo.com/892745912

AMONG OUR 2021-2023 WINNERS:

1. Largest:

Solides ($112M, Warburg Pincus)
BioSapien ($37.1M, SOSV)
Accern ($34.8M, Mighty Capital, Fusion Fund)
HelloBetter ($27M)
1MRobotics ($25M)
Ottopia ($26.5M)


2. Outstanding stories:
Micronoma ($17.5M)
8base ($15.3, Techstars, Alumni Ventures)
Sense Neuro Diagnostics ($14.2M, US Department of Defense, National Science Foundation)
Xandar Kardian ($13.7M)
PlanetWatch ($11.9M)
RxLive ($10.5M)
Remedly ($10.6M, Newchip, StartX)
Xandar Kardian ($13.7M)
RxLive ($10.5M)
UpLyft ($10M)

3. Techstars alumni:
8base ($15.3, Techstars, Alumni Ventures)
EnviCore Inc. ($3.1M, Techstars)
NovaXS Biotech ($1.9M, Techstars)
Autority ($1.3M, Techstars)


4. 500 Global alumni:
Umoja Labs ($1.6M, 500 Global)
Clockster ($1.5M, 500 Global)
Wisear ($1.4M, Techstars, Kima Ventures)

5. Y Combinator alumni:
Matidor.com ($1.9M, Y Combinator)


6. Alchemist alumni:
Seasony ($3.9M, Alchemist)


Contact us: vst@startup.network

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AGENDA

1 Session
1 Session
1 Session
PST (GMT - 8):
4:30 - 5:00 PM: Registration
5:00 - 5:30 PM: Panel discussion
5:30 - 7:00 PM: Pitch competition
7:00 - 8:30 PM: Networking reception

VENUE

Silkroad Innovation Hub, 320 High St Palo Alto
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