Founder World, formerly known as SVE Demo Global, went online in March, 2020.Our first SVE Demo 2020 had attracted 60K YouTubeviews since early 2020. The 2020 grand winner, AgriBody, was acquired by Global Clean Energy Holdings in 2021. PhableCare raised $15M in 2021.
For the past decade, as the oldest and largest grassroots pitching meetup in Silicon Valley, SVE Demo, now Founder World, has honored around 60 monthly winners, including several F50 Ventures portfolio companies such as Oculii (recently raised $50M), invi Messenger (acquired by Google),GummiCube (ASO SAAS), and many more.
In 2015, SVE, Google Developers, and F50 co-hosted the first Founder World in San Francisco, attracting 8,300 registered attendees. Now we are combining the efforts of Founder World and SVE Demo Global to power great founders in our community.
Starting Nov 19, 2021, Founder World will be packed with a pitch camp, keynote speakers, presentations, live startup pitches and Founder Camp. Additionally, about 20 startup finalists will compete in the final live pitch event in five tracks to win the title of Founder World Startup Of the Year.
A group of judges composed of global leaders, top-tier investors, VCs, and successful entrepreneurs will select 10 winners. The 10 winners will be invited to a 2-month online mentoring session, and a roadshow in Silicon Valley and at SXSW in Austin, Texas. The event is free to the founders.
Co-Hosts
Sponsors
Strategic Partners
Program outline
Founder World 2021 program
- Nov 19-21: Pitching Camp
- Dec 1-2: Finale Demo (5 tracks, 20 finalists)
- Dec 1: Silicon Valley Startup Mixer
- Dec 3: Founder World Judge & Investor Talk
- Dec 3: Community Leader Summit
- Dec 3: Austin Startup Mixer (TBC)
- Dec 4-5: Founder Bootcamp (Finalist only) @ Lost Ridge Ranch
- Dec 6: Award ceremony (Online + Lost Ridge Ranch)
- Dec 15 – Feb: Mentorship (Winners only)
- Feb, 2022: Roadshow Silicon Valley
- March, 2022: Roadshow SXSW @ Austin
Award categories
- Founder World 2021 Startup of the Year title (Official Winners)
- 10 Startups will win the title & trophy
- Other award categories
- For founders
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Best Pitch
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Most Potential Founders
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Best Women Founder
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Best Founder – Founder’s Choice: by popular vote (TBC)
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For Startups
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Best Social Impact Startup
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Best Texas Startup
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Best International Startup
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Best Startup – Founder’s Choice: by popular vote (TBC)
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- For founders
Speakers
Alex Foster
CEO, Youbize
Bill Reichert
Partner , Pegasus Tech Ventures
Canice Wu
Head of Insurance Practice, Salesforce
Daniel Wiegand
Co-founder & Managing Partner, Draper Startup House Accelerator
Dave Sanders
Managing Partner | Managing Partner, WorldBridge Partners | Northern California Investment Fund I & II
David Cao
Managing Partner, F50 Ventures
Faye Sahai
Partner & Managing Director, Vinaj Ventures
Iddo Tal
Founder, Raise the Round
Jaleh Daie
Partner | Chairman/Founder, Aurora Equity | Band of Angels
James Drages
VC / Coach | Managing Partner, Heroiq | Algal Ventures
Jennifer Vancini
General Partner, Mighty Capital
Joe Merrill
General Partner, Sputnik ATX
Karl Shaikh
Business Strategy Lecturer | Adjunct Professor, Saint Marty’s College of California | University of San Francisco
Kumar Sripadam
Partner | Chair, Elevate Capital | TiE Angel
Laura Cozzi
Chief Energy Modeller, International Energy Agency
Lisa Besserman
Managing Partner, EXPA
Lu Zhang
Founder & Managing Partner, Fusion Fund Capital
Martin Martinez
Executive Director | Advisory Board Member, Founder Institute | SXSW
Minette Navarrete
Co-founder, President and Vice Chairman, Kickstart Ventures, Inc.
Nan Zhou
Investment Director, Qualcome Ventures
Nikolai Oreshkin
Managing Partner, Elysium Venture Capital
Paul Singh
Angel Investor, TiE Angels
Pavan Kumar
Founder, 3PM Ventures
Pavel Cherkashin
Managing Partner, Mindrock Capital
Philippe Kahn
Founder and CEO, Fullpower-AI
Randy Williams
CEO & Founder, Keiretsu Forum
Roger Royse
Partner, Haynes Boone, LLP
Rusty Bacon
Vice President & Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley
Scott Arminini
Angel Investor, Bloomlife Inc.
Silvia Vermonese
SVP, Guavus
Sweta Patel
Columnist, Startup Growth Mode
Tatyana Kanzaveli
CEO & Founder, Open Health Network
William Bao Bean
General Partner | Managing Director | Managing Director, SOSV | Chinaccelerator | MOX
William Li
Chairman and CEO, Knightscope
Past Sponsors
Program Outline
Content format for each tech track
- Keynote & Welcome Remark
- Speakers & Presentation
- Startup Pitch and Demo (4minutes each, plus Q&A)
- Judge Feedback & Roundtable
- Winner Announcement (One winner from each category)
Organizational structure for each track:
- Judging committee
- Chair of track: lead the judging process
- Secretary (Organizer): lead the content and logistic process
Prizes for Startup of Year winners (TBC, T&C applies):
- Roadshow @ Silicon Valley
- Roadshow in SXSW @ Austin
- Special Marketing & Mentoring Package by FounderWorld & F50 ($$ value, no cost to founder, T&C applies)
- $100K investment rights (T&C apply)
- Prize from our partners and sponsors (Coming soon)
Note: (Travel & lodging cost not included)
For Finalists (All presenters)
- Perks from sponsors and partners， details coming soon.
About
About Founder World: founderworld.org
Founder World is the one of largest community-based public event dedicated to developers and founders. HQ in Austin, grew up in Silicon Valley, our vision is to bring world-class founders, developers, community leaders, investors and entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley, Austin and around the globe to engage with industry experts, network with potential partners, and see groundbreaking companies that will build our future.
Thousands of founders, developers, community leaders, investors, and aspiring entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley and around the globe will gather to engage with industry experts, network with potential partners, and see groundbreaking companies that will define our future. Each of our past conferences, demo nights and summits have been well received by the Silicon Valley community and beyond.
FounderWorld Award is the pillar of Founder World. Over 500 startups will enter to compete for the final 10 spots, as FounderWorld Startup of Year 2021, gaining premiere exposure to 100+ global media outlets and 1,000+ investors from our global network.
YouTube channel: Youtube./c/FunderWorld
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/3532521/
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Fonder World | SVE Demo Global History
- 2010 First SVE Pitch and Demo
- 2013 First SVE Annual Demo event, Invi won the Startup of The Year Title
- 2015 first Founder World, cohosted by SVE, Google Developer’s, and F50, 8300 registered attendees
- 2018 Second Founder World 3000 registered attendees
- 2019 F50 Elevate Demo 400 investors attended the offline event
- 2020 SVE Demo Global, 50K views on YouTube
About SVE – SIlicon Valley Entrepreneur and Startups
Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs (SVE) is the largest grassroots movement of founders and developers in the Bay Area since 2008. Now with 80,000+ members on meetup and linkedin, we have multiple meetups every month:
- SVE Demo: the largest and oldest community monthly & Annual pitching event.
- SVE Mixer: finding co-founders, CTO, partners, and core team members
- Hiking
- SVE Talk: insightful talk with rising stars, successful founders, and investors
- Founder Bootcamp
About F50 Ventures
About Raise The Round