Semifinals

View all Hide

FUNDS

View all Hide

Official Judges

Alexander Soroka
Managing Partner at Network VC
Learn more
China
Ella Li
Founding Partner of H7 BioCapital
Learn more
Netherlands
Keshia Theobald-van Gent
VP @ BDev Ventures
Learn more
Germany
Leighton J. Smith
Founder & CEO at My Start-Up Accelerator / 360 Start-Up Partners
Learn more
Azerbaijan
Askerzade Chinara
Founder of PocketVC
Learn more
South Korea
Justin Nam
Co-Founder & General Partner at Story Capital, ex-Investment Director at SoftBank Investment Advisers
Learn more
United Kingdom
Murray Newlands
Partner at Tesserium AI, Venture Partner at SNZ Capital
Learn more
Japan
Naoto Mizuguchi
CFO at NEC X
Learn more
Kazakhstan
Asset Abdualiyev
Co-Founder & CEO at Silkroad Innovation Hub
Learn more
Lithuania
Eugene Malobrodsky
Managing Partner at One Way Ventures
Learn more
Uzbekistan
Asror Arabjanov
Co-Founder at Silkroad Innovation Hub
Learn more
Greece
Stratos Davlos
Partner at Project Voice Capital Partners, Founder & CEO at AIByte
Learn more
Jordan
Jordan Wahbeh
Managing Partner at SV Venture Group
Learn more
Argentina
Sebastian Cao
Sr. Staff at Tesla, MS in Management at Stanford GSB
Learn more
Israel
Yoav Samet
General Partner at Almaz Capital
Learn more
Pakistan
Arsalan Lodhi
Business Development Executive, AI Research at IBM
Learn more
View all Hide

Expert Board

Vince Lane
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Mav3rick Ventures
Learn more
Sue Xu
Managing Partner at Amino Capital
Learn more
Victoria Mehran
General Partner at Victorious VC; Venture Partner at Expert Dojo, TEDx Speaker
Learn more
Ratan Manehani
Partner at R136 Ventures
Learn more
Suruchi Kothari
Venture Partner @ GoingVC | Operator, Investor, Stanford Alum
Learn more
Valerie Bertele
VC | CEO, GP at Yellow Rocks Capital
Learn more
Babak Rasolzadeh
AIML manager at Apple, Investment Advisor at spatial capital, Advisor at In The Loop, Technical Advisor at LookDeep Health
Learn more
Gary Fowler
CEO, President, Co-Founder at GSD Venture Studios
Learn more
Mitchell Weinstock
Venture Partner at HP Tech Ventures
Learn more
Jon Soberg
Managing Partner at MS&AD Ventures
Learn more
Asher Bond
VC Investor at VU Venture Partners
Learn more
Ulvi Rashid
Venture Capitalist

Finance and Investment Director at Traction Fund.

Traction Club Partners at GP
Learn more
Alexandre Hadade
Cofounder/CEO at Birdie.ai, Entrepreneur at Endeavor
Learn more
Daniel Teo
Managing Partner at Hunniwell Lake Ventures
Learn more
Aman (Kai) Sidhant
Investor at WestBridge Capital
Learn more
David Wang
Amazon AGI | Venture Capital | Angel Investor
Learn more
David Lee
Emerging Growth & Capital Markets Attorney
Learn more
Sudhir Kadam
Managing Partner at FYDA Venture Partners, LLC
Learn more
Noah Leshan
Chief of Staff at Play (YC23), Investor
Learn more
Amit Rathore
Family Office AwakeVC
Learn more
Filip Orth
Head of North America at Cleevio
Learn more
Arjun Sharma
Product, Google Cloud Supply Chain at Google, Startup Mentor
at NSRCEL
Learn more
Vasyl Rakivnenko
Forbes-featured entrepreneur, Angel Investor
Learn more
Alex Stolyarik
Product Leadership and Ecosystem Partnerships in AI/XR
Learn more
Swen Mehta
Principal Director @ Accenture | Venture Capital |Early-Stage Startup Growth
Learn more
Shashi Tripathi
Managing Partner at Nurture Growth Fund, Member Board Of Directors
at Monedo Financial Services, Member Board of Directors
at Damon Motorcycles
Learn more
View all Hide

Startups pitching live

Unicorn Cup International Grand Finale,
October 25, 2024

Welcome to Unicorn Cup: International Grand Finale – https://unicorn.events/46059017/ – Global Startup Pitch Contest where famous international VCs and Business Angels meet extraordinary startups from all over the world!

This event is the grand finale 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.


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.

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

Read more Hide
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BRING OUR EVENTS TO YOUR COMMUNITY?
More details
expand_less