What we’re about
Successful entrepreneurship requires many things, including: resourcefulness, tenacity, creativity, innovation, and collaboration.
Our mission is to provide numerous quality events to help our entrepreneurial members achieve their objectives and realize their aspirations.
We will be working in collaboration with other groups, including:
www.idea-to-ipo.com
Be Social Change - Build Social Capital
Social Media, Marketing and Technology
Social Media & SEO Society
http://www.meetup.com/society/
Most of our events are free and open to all.
Upcoming events
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Venture Capital Panel: What's Hot, What's Not! #15 Sponsored by Chordify
5 Palo Alto Square, 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA, USThis event is organized in collaboration with many groups.
This is an in-person event.
There is a cover charge for this event.
A "YES" RSVP on our meetup site does not confirm your reservation.
In order to attend, please register and pay here:
Take advantage of early responder pricing!
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Venue:
Snell and Wilmer
5 Palo Alto Square
(Ground Floor Event Center)
3000 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306A distinguished panel of venture capitalists will discuss what's hot and what's not in the Silicon Valley venture capital and tech startup ecosystem!
Please come with your questions and comments.
(This is not a pitch event. Startups will not be pitching to the panel.)
Dinner will be provided.
Agenda
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm Check In, Food, Networking
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Program
8:30 pm to 9:00 pm Networking
After Party
Panelists:
(More panelists TBA.)
Zoe Samuel, Venture Partner, Starshot Capital
Melody Po Partner, Digital DX Ventures
Arthur Mrozowski, Managing Partner, Silicon Hill Ventures
Preetha Ram, Managing Partner, Pier 70 Ventures
Gopi Rangan, Founder and General Partner, Sure Ventures
Paul Russo, Chairman & CEO, K2X Technology & Life Science
Moderator:
Roger Rappoport, Partner, Snell and Wilmer
If you would like a startup demo table or sponsor marketing table, send an email message to:
pitchanddemo@gmail.com
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Organizational Sponsors:
Chordify, Inc.
Helping Startups Grow
Need software development help for your startup?
Chordify provides Idea to MVP and fractional CTO services to ensure timely launches.
To learn how Chordify helps start-ups grow through offshore development and staff augmentation services, contact Ken Morris at:
Email: ken@chordify.com
LinkedIN: www.linkedin.com/in/kenmorris
Live events account for 10% of global carbon emissions.
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Make Your Event Sustainable – Reusable Cups, Plates, Silverware & More!
Hosting an event?We can help you reduce waste with our reusable dishware service.
We provide:
- Reusable cups and water dispensers
- Plates, forks, knives, and spoons
- Cloth napkins
Our service includes delivery, setup support, and post-event pickup with full washing. No hassle for you.
Perfect for private events with up to 125 guests.
Affordable. Efficient. Zero waste made easy.(Pricing negotiable)
Try our reusable plates, cups, and silverware at upcoming Idea to IPO events—and come chat with us about zero-waste catering for your own event.
Cut back on disposables. Fight climate change. Let’s make sustainability the standard.
Visit:
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•OnlineSilicon Valley Business Networking (Online)
OnlineOrganizational Sponsor:
Startup House
Need a place to stay short term in Silicon Valley?
Stay at Startup House in Palo Alto - the heart of Silicon Valley - for as low as $50 a night!
-Network, socialize and connect with entrepreneurs all over the world!
-Enjoy social events and startup and venture capital-related programming!
- Have access to world class amenities, iconic tech companies, top tier venture capital firms, Stanford University, etc. - all within walking or biking distance!For more info, send an email message to:
siliconvalleystartuphousing@gmail.com
Put this in the subject header:
Silicon Valley Startup Housing
This event is 100% online.
Participants can be located anywhere in the world!
This event is FREE to attend!
In order to attend, please register here:
Silicon Valley Business Networking (Online) Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
(The login link will be sent via email to Eventbrite registrants right before the start of the event.)
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There's no content or speaker at this event -- just business networking.
Build your business network - face to face (online)!
Join a virtual gathering of professionals from all walks of life from all over the world!
You may meet your next business collaborator, client, employer, employee or friend!
Meet Silicon Valley movers and shakers and influencers from all over the world - tech entrepreneurs, developers, engineers, attorneys, bloggers, academics, thought leaders, community organizers, artists, financiers, and investors!
Network, socialize and connect!
For more info on Idea to IPO events, visit:
www.idea-to-ipo.com (our main meetup group among 160 meetup groups globally)
https://www.youtube.com/@ideatoipo2 (videos of online events)
1 attendee20 PERCENT OFF! Startup World Cup Grand Finale 2025
Hilton - Union Square, 333 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA, USThis event is organized by Pegasus Tech Ventures.
Our meetup group is collaborating by promoting this event.
In order to attend, please register here:
Startup World Cup Grand Finale 2025 Tickets, Fri, Oct 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM | Eventbrite
Our meetup members get 20 PERCENT OFF!
Use promo code:
SWC_GF_IDEATOIPO_20
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Slots are limited!
STARTUP WORLD CUP
Startup World Cup is a global series of conferences and competitions that bring together the top startups, investors, entrepreneurs and tech CEOs around the world.
Starting with regional competitions in nearly 100+ countries across six continents, hundreds of selected top technology startups compete for the chance to move onto the Grand Finale event in San Francisco to win a $1 million investment grand prize. Startup World Cup is organized by Pegasus Tech Ventures in partnership with investors and local sponsors.
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Check out the Grand Finale 2024 Highlight Here.
CONFIRMED JUDGES & SPEAKERS
- Michelle Zatlyn, Co-Founder & COO, Cloudflare
- Mark Papermaster, CTO, AMD
- Cindy Stoddard, CIO, Adobe
- Court Lorenzini, Founder & CEO, DocuSign
- Charly Kevers, CFO, Carta
- Ben Kus, CTO, Box
- Camilla Matias, COO, Brex
- Rajesh Swaminathan, Partner, Khosla Ventures
- Jihong Kim, Managing Director, Samsung Ventures
- Karen Page, General Partner, B Capital
- …and more to come!
6 attendees
Past events
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