HackAVertical Demo Day ($25K-$250K for 0%-5% equity) - Free Open Online

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HackAVertical Demo Day ($25K-$250K for 0%-5% equity) - Free Open Online
10+ startups pitch to investors on an open public platform.

The event is organized by:

• California Software Professionals Association (CSPA)
• Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• Silicon Valley Indian Professionals Association (SIPA)
• American Association For Precision Medicine (AAPM)
• Bay Angels investment group
• TechCode startup incubator
• Silicon Valley Cloud & AI (SVCA)

HackAVertical is an ongoing monthly hackathon in which participants team up with each other and participate to build innovative solutions to solve problems around the trending verticals. Participants are free to pitch products in any vertical of their choice or pick one from below.

Vertical: Preventing Forgery & Counterfeiting of Certificates and Licenses.

Problems in focus:

1. Alternative Identifier to the Social Security Number.
2. Food Supply Chain Safety and Visibility.
3. Supply Chain Traceability of Natural Gas Imports.
4. Supply Chain Traceability of Direct-to-Consumer E-Commerce Shipments.
5. Privacy Respecting Essential Work and/or Task License.

Top ranked participants secure a chance to receive a grant funding or seed funding between $25K and $250K in return for 1%-5% equity to investors.

DISCLAIMER: Event organizers are not involved in deal-making, so they are not making any promises.

Entrepreneurs/Innovators:

• Are you struggling to find your next passion?
• Are you looking for seed funding in above verticals?
• Are you looking for awards by Government Organization in above verticals?
• Are you looking for customers offering contracts in above verticals?
• Are you building your team and looking for talent in above verticals?

Investors:

• Are you looking for opportunities to invest in early-stage startups?
• Are you looking for early-stage startups solving problems in above verticals?
• Are you looking for innovators building product/platform in above verticals?
• Are you looking for founders exploring models/markets in above verticals?

If you do, please REGISTER above to join us.

INVESTORS JUDGING

1. Lydia Chen | Investor
2. Matthew J. Basirico | Advisor | X-Banker
3. Matthew Lewis | Advisory Board Member | https://enter.capital
4. Prakash Goswami | Managing Partner | https://marlaccelerator.com
5. Roger King | Angel Investor | http://bayangels.com
6. Sajag Agarwal | CEO | https://movley.com
   [More TBA]

SPEAKING IN PANEL

1. Ali Raza | Founder & CEO | https://throughput.world
2. Bryan Goldsmith | Co-founder | https://www.findparts.aero
3. Matthew J. Basirico | Advisor | X-Banker
4. Vadim Peskov | Co-founder & CEO | https://diffco.us
   [More TBA]

INNOVATORS PITCHING

1. Ankit Jain | Co-founder & CEO | https://www.pathloom.com
2. David Levesque | Founder | (COVID-19 Diagnostics stealth-mode)
3. Kamal Mewada | CTO | http://gpsgaadi.com
4. Raja Appachi | Founder & CEO | https://www.dowhistle.com
5. Seshu Kanuri | Founder | (Fintech stealth-mode)
6. Shakil Khan | Founder | (Security stealth-mode)
   [More TBA]

AGENDA
5:00 PM Welcome
5:15 PM Introduction of judges and speakers (2 min each)
5:30 PM Panel on the above verticals
6:00 PM Pitches
7:00 PM Closing