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Private Banquet (expired)
Dinner Address: Stanford Campus
Date & Time: 05/19 6-9pm Pacific Time
The shortlisted teams will be invited to attend an exclusive VIP closed-door dinner, where they will have the opportunity to engage in deep conversations with top-tier venture capitalists, angel investors, and representatives from financial institutions in Silicon Valley, as well as have close interactions with heavyweights in the technology sector.
Founders Village, based in the San Francisco, connects over thousands of founders and investors through impactful, community-focused events. In just two years, Founders Village has grown into one of the Bay Area’s leading startup communities, with a network of over 14000 past attendees 100K subscribers. They host more than 30 events annually, facilitating networking, mentorship, and access to exclusive resources to support founders at every stage of their entrepreneurial journey.
AI + Future Entrepreneurship Competition
Competition Address: Stanford Campus
Date & Time: 05/19 2-5pm Pacific Time
Registration deadline: 05/02
In an era teeming with transformative potential, we are at the intersection of artificial intelligence and visionary innovation, eager to catalyze the next wave of breakthroughs across a spectrum of sectors. The AI + Future Entrepreneurship Competition invites pioneers worldwide to showcase AI-driven solutions poised to reshape our future. We focus on applications of AI in diverse fields including, but not limited to, Biotech, Clean Energy and Sustainability, Cloud, Consumer Goods and Services, Cybersecurity, DeepTech, E-commerce and RetailTech, EdTech, Fintech, Gaming, Healthcare and MedTech, SaaS, Web 3, and XR. Whether revolutionizing healthcare, transforming transportation, or reshaping education, we welcome your groundbreaking ideas. This event is not just a competition but a fusion of creativity, collaboration, and excellence, celebrating innovation in the world's innovation capital.
The AI + Future Entrepreneurship Competition is proud to be in alliance with prestigious ventures including Nvidia Venture, PayPal Venture, EnvisionX, and more. With over 100 teams participating, we are also thrilled to invite some of Silicon Valley's emerging AI luminaries, including Adept AI, Pika, Hume AI, Rabbit, and Lepton AI, among others.
Prize
Our prizes are valued up to $200,000 USD, including:
AWS Silicon Valley Pioneer Award
$150,000 USD in AWS Amazon Cloud Services credits, distributed as follows:
First Prize: $25,000 USD x 1
Second Prize: $25,000 USD x 2
Third Prize: $15,000 USD x 3
Special Prize: $4,500 USD for several recipients
Intellipro Edge Innovator Award
$30,000 USD Intellipro Group recruitment budget, distributed as follows:
PEO & EOR: $5,000 USD x 3
HR Recruitment: $5,000 USD x 3
Silicon Valley Raising Star Award
$20,000 USD
Two months of in-depth incubation services at Geekhouse, the renowned startup house (Meta Founders started the company here), which includes free access to office space within the Geekhouse facility, connections to potential investors, assistance with talent recruitment, guidance in achieving Product Market Fit
Competition Highlights:
All in AI: We are focused on transformative AI applications.
All US Ventures: We invited investors rooted in the United States.
All Pitches in Person: To ensure efficient communications, we expect the finalist teams to present in-person at Stanford.
Judges
Alan Du, Partner at PayPal Ventures
Alex Liang, Partner at EnvisionX Capital
Allen Wu, Corporate Development at Nvidia
Angie Zhu, AI Lab Lead at Microsoft
Brian Zhan, Investor at CRV
Captain Hoff, Chairman & CEO at Founders Space
Connie Kwan, Chief Product Officer at Nobody Studios
Jeff Chien, SVP, Greater China Partnerships at Plug and Play
John Whaley, Founder and Lecturer at Inception Studio & Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford
Lisa Yu, Partner at 99VC
Lu Zhang, Founder & Managing Partner at Fusion Fund
Matt Caspari, Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures
Murray Newlands, General Partner Y+ Ventures
Naoto Mizuguchi, CFO at NEC X
Rocky Yu, Founder & CEO at AGI House
Shawn Shen, Partner at Eight Roads (Previously Fidelity Growth Partners)
Vivian Feng, Investor at Sphere 5200
Wally Wang, Founding Managing Partner at Scale Asia Ventures
Register for the competition by 05/02 (expired)
Past Activities
Global Startup Competition
The fourth Global Entrepreneurship Competition was successfully concluded on September 23, 2023.
The conference attracted registrations from over 100 competitive teams globally. Following a thorough initial evaluation process conducted by our team over three months, over 20 experienced venture capital judges contributed their expertise both virtually and in person. This rigorous process resulted in the selection of 12 standout teams. Specifically, 8 teams were shortlisted for the Software/AI track, while one team each advanced in the biotechnology, Web 3.0, deep technology, and cross-border e-commerce tracks, respectively.
