The Startup World Cup is a global event where startups from around the world will be coming to San Francisco to battle for a US $1,000,000 grand prize in investment. Startup World Cup is partnering with some of world’s largest conferences and tech events to host 30 regional startup competitions in 30 different countries across 6 continents – North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. The goal of Startup World Cup is to create innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities for startup ecosystems all over the world. Entrepreneurs from many different countries will be able to use the Startup World Cup platform to build great companies and improve the possibilities for themselves.
The U.S. West Coat Regionals will be held on April 12, 2018 at Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, California. You can register to pitch here or to attend and watch the fun here.
The event is sponsored by Fenox Venture Capital and features an All Star VC judging panel from Intel Capital, DFJ, Mighty Capital, FoundersX and others.
Investor Panel: The evening will kick off with an investor panel addressing the hot issues of the moment. This will be a Q&A panel with audience participation — please come with your most burning questions.
Competition: Then the event will roll into the competition. You’ll hear from a select few startups chosen from among the best emerging technology companies. You will have a chance to hear about some of the newest, most promising innovations.
Networking. And you’ll have time before and after the show to connect with investors and entrepreneurs over pizza and beer.
Confirmed Speakers/Judges:
– Bill Reichert (Partner at Fenox)
– Ekta Dang (VC, Intel Capital)
– Andreas Stavropoulos (Partner, DFJ)
– SC Moatti (Founder & Managing Partner, Mighty Capital)
– Helen Liang (Managing Partner, FoundersX Ventures)
– Vitaly Golomb (Managing Director & Global Head of Principal Investments, IEG)
– Manu Rekhi (Managing Director, ICP)
If you can’t make the West Coast Regionals, you can still attend the Grand Finale on May 11th by registering here.
