About this Event
The event will take place at the Martin Luther King Library (library.sjsu.edu) 2nd Floor.. Room 225
We recently hosted Pitch Global CVC Leadership Conference as a part of our outreach on behalf of Norcal SBDC funded through California Governor's Office of Economic Development and Small Business Administration to CVC's and other investors who are investingin Silicon Valley in startups which can create Economic Impact and jobs.
Check out footage from one of our previous Japan/Korean/Asian CVC event with speakers like CVC Leaders from Honda/Yamaha/Samsung etc.
Startup Event Agenda:
11 am to 1 pm: Practice your pitch with the SJSU's 3rd CVC cohort.
1:00 pm: Opening Remarks by Axel Tillmann, CEO of Pitch Global CVC Accelerator.
1 pm to 2 pm: Pitch to CVC's/VC's/angels.
As an added bonus, if you sign up to present early Bird, we will interview you briefly along with interviews of CVC's/VC's/angels after break on the 3rd floor with your name on the Agenda and get you higher status and investor attention.
2pm to 2.15 pm: Table set up in 3rd Floor www.sjpl.org/about-sjpl-works for exhibiting to a larger audience.
2.20- 2. 40 pm: Keynote on Fundraising from CVC's/VC'S/angels/Family Offices.
2.40 - 3 pm: CVC Panel/ Q&A.
3 -4 pm: Startup Pitches from Members of SJSU's 3rd CVC cohort.
4 PM --Closing Interview.
4.15 to 5 pm: Networking over pizza.
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Last year, the same event had the following speakers...
2:15 pm: Silicon Valley Mobility Impact Award presented to:
Raymond Zheng, Sr. Managing Director, Honda Xcelerator Ventures, by past winner & our nominations Committee Member, Tarik Galijasevik, CVC Head and Managing Director of Allstate Ventures.
2:30 pm: CVC Panel Discussion hosted by Chris McKinnon (Partner Morrison & Foerster), with Yusuke Nagal CVC & R&D Engineer, Shimadzul. Asuka Yokouchi (Partner, ITC Ventures XI, Inc), Jiyoung Choi (COO, ValueNex)
2:55 pm: Pitch Global launches CVC Accelerator
Axel Tillmann, (CEO Pitch Global CVC Accelerator, Founding EIR), introduces the new CVC Accelerator.
3:06 pm: Selected Startups present to CVCs/VCs/Angels
4:10 pm: Expert Panel
How AI Founders can connect with CVCs for funding & Partnerships
Benjamin Haskell, Investment Director (Lam Capital), Director (Lam Research Corporation) & Abhishek Sud, Investment Director Applied Materials, moderated by Axel Tillman (CEO Pitch Global CVC Accelerator)
4:30 pm: Investor Networking - over Pizza
Instructions:
1) Startups will be connected to the UC Berkeley Extension team at the beginning of the week of the event. The Extension team will provide logistical details and the event link.
2) During the event, startups will have a total of 8 minutes—6 minutes to pitch and 2 minutes for questions from featured judges and attendees (which would also include investors).
3) A private meeting with a featured judge (assigned based on fit) will be facilitated after the main event. The judge and startup presenter will also be connected by email on the event day.
4) The registered startup company’s name and information will be sent to our network of investors via our newsletter, increasing the startup's visibility with a broader number of investors.
Refund Policy: Credit may be provided for a future event at the discretion of the organizer
Some Pitch Global Updates:
As a long-term affiliate of the California Governor's Office of Economic Development Agencies such as Norcal SBDC, TFG, SJSU Innovation, etc., Pitch Global has been building the Silicon Valley CVC Network on their behalf.
One of our funding success stories is now posted on the NorCal SBDC website
Check out the YouTube video below to get an idea of the caliber of investors at Pitch Global events. This video is from a recent event in August 2024, which featured investors like Norm Fogelsong, Co-founder of IVP; Vish Mishra, Clearstone VC & former long-term President of TIECON; Don Su Kim, CEO of LG Tech Ventures; Jon Soberg, Managing Director of MS & AD Ventures (5th largest Insurance company in the world); David “Dede” Goldschmidt, Managing Director of Samsung Catalyst Fund; Kevin Chen, CEO of Lam Research Capital; Abhishek Sud of Applied Materials Ventures; Dr. Shuman Mitra of L’Oreal Innovation, etc.
Pitch Global is an affiliate partner of the TFG SBDC
D isclaimer: NorCal SBDC Is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the US Small Business Administration (SBA). Funded in part through a grant with the Funded in part through a Grant with the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (GO-Biz). All opinions, conclusions, or recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the SBA, Go-Biz, SJSU, PitchGlobal, or Cal Poly Humboldt-sponsored programs.
Any questions? Email: [email protected]
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
San José State University; MLK Jr Library, 150 E San Fernando St, San Jose, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 5334.01
