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Expert Board

Alexander Soroka
Managing Partner at Network VC
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Suruchi Kothari
Venture Partner @ GoingVC | Operator, Investor, Stanford Alum
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Ari Qayumi
Founder, General and Managing Partner at Mindful Venture Capital
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Sue Xu
Managing Partner at Amino Capital
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Alex Stolyarik
Product Leadership and Ecosystem Partnerships in AI/XR
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Ella Li
Founding Partner of H7 BioCapital
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Aman (Kai) Sidhant
Investor at WestBridge Capital
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Serephina Ha
Partner at Global Millennial Capital Ltd., Mentor at MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund Program, Host & Contributing Writer at discover GREY
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Swen Mehta
Principal Director @ Accenture | Venture Capital |Early-Stage Startup Growth
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Asher Bond
VC Investor at VU Venture Partners
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Paulina Szyzdek
Investment Principal at Robert Bosch Venture Capital
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Askerzade Chinara
Founder of PocketVC
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Ulvi Rashid
Venture Capitalist

Finance and Investment Director at Traction Fund.

Traction Club Partners at GP
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Babak Rasolzadeh
AIML manager at Apple, Investment Advisor at spatial capital, Advisor at In The Loop, Technical Advisor at LookDeep Health
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Noah Leshan
Chief of Staff at Play (YC23), Investor
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Sebastian Cao
Sr. Staff at Tesla, MS in Management at Stanford GSB
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Filip Orth
Head of North America at Cleevio
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Murray Newlands
Partner at Tesserium AI, Venture Partner at SNZ Capital
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Sudhir Kadam
Managing Partner at FYDA Venture Partners, LLC
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Jules Walker
Managing Director KPMG’s Emerging Technology Practice
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Gary Fowler
CEO, President, Co-Founder at GSD Venture Studios
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Stratos Davlos
Partner at Project Voice Capital Partners, Founder & CEO at AIByte
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Vince Lane
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Mav3rick Ventures
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Mitchell Weinstock
Venture Partner at HP Tech Ventures
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Jordan Wahbeh
Managing Partner at SV Venture Group
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Jon Soberg
Managing Partner at MS&AD Ventures
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Naoto Mizuguchi
CFO at NEC X
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ORGANISERS

Startups pitching live

Global partners

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Unicorn Cup Silicon Valley Pitch Event for North American Founders,
October 15, 2024

Welcome to Unicorn Cup For North American startups in Silicon Valley – https://unicorn.events/46059016/ – Global Startup Pitch Contest where famous international VCs and Business Angels meet extraordinary startups from all over the world!

This event is part of our international event series - Unicorn Cup: International - dedicated to empowering and celebrating diverse ethnic communities and nations.


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


Each event is dedicated to a specific region. The winners of each event will represent their region at the Unicorn Cup: International Grand Finale - Finals of this event series.


KEY INFORMATION:

Location: Silkroad Innovation Hub, 320 High St, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Date: October 15, 2024
Time: 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Pacific time)
Language: English


EVENT SCHEDULE:

September 5, 2024 - Unicorn Cup For California startups in Silicon Valley

September 12, 2024 - Unicorn Cup: for European startups in Silicon Valley

September 19, 2024 - Unicorn Cup For Asian startups in Silicon Valley

September 26, 2024 - Unicorn Cup for Middle Eastern and African startups in Silicon Valley

October 3, 2024 - Unicorn Cup For Latin American startups in Silicon Valley

October 15, 2024 - Unicorn Cup For North American startups in Silicon Valley

October 25, 2024 - Unicorn Cup: International Grand Finale


PARTICIPATION INFORMATION:

Startups can apply for pitching if:

1) They are headquartered in one of the countries of the region;
AND/OR
2) Their founder(s) are citizens of one of the countries of the region;
AND/OR
3) Represent the ethnic community of one of the countries of the region (e.g., for the event focused on East Asia, we will be accepting applications from Japanese or mixed people living abroad).

Official Judges will be invited:

With no more than one judge, VC or LP, representing one country.

1) Their funds are headquartered in one of the countries of the region;
AND/OR
2) Their founder(s) are citizens of one of the countries of the region;
AND/OR
3) Represent the ethnic community of one of the countries of the region (e.g., for the event focused on East Asia, we will be accepting applications from Japanese or mixed people living abroad).

Expert Board Judges will be:

Invited business professionals with an interest in supporting the region.


How to apply for pitching:

1. Register and fill out the application here, on our website.

2. Once you've completed the application, our analytics team will process it and will either contact you with the confirmation of your approval or you will receive an automated rejection response from our system. Usually, it happens if the startup is too early stage for the event - in this case, find the next Unicorn Pitches event on our website and apply to pitch there.

3. If you've received the confirmation, purchase a Startup ticket here, on our Eventbrite - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/996663335867?aff=oddtdtcreator


WHO IS THE EVENT FOR:

- Founders
- Looking for funding
- Investors or VC companies
- Have an idea, prototype, or product
- Want to expand your Business Network
- Have something to offer to Raising Startups
- Job Seekers and Explorers

WHO WILL YOU MEET AT THE EVENT:

- Companies and Startup founders
- VC representatives
- Experts and advisers from Silicon Valley
- Business Consultants and Analytics


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
Pacific Time:
4:30 - 5:00 PM: Registration
5:00 - 5:30 PM: Panel dsicussion
5:30 - 6:30 PM: Pitch competition
6:30 - 8:00 PM: Networking reception

VENUE

Silkroad Innovation Hub, 320 High St, Palo Alto, CA 94301
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