What we’re about
Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs (SVE) is the largest grassroots movements of startup founders in the Silicon valley Bay Area since 2008. This community organization provides opportunities for startups to pitch, demo their startup and share their passions with other members broader startup ecosystem.
SVE Pitch and Demo is the largest and oldest community startup pitching meetup in Silicon Valley.
Now with 30,000+ members, we have events every week! So join us be a part of our pitch events, co-founder matching nights, panel discussions and even our fun mixers!
Watch us on youtube:
youtube.com/c/founderworld
Recap video of Startup Founder Bootcamp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdXre1yRCGs
Blog: [SVE.io](http://sve.io)
Apply for Showcase:
https://founderworld.org/demo/apply/
Our regular activities
• SVE Startup Founder Showcase and Demo
• SVE Startup Mixer
• Founder Hiking
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Apply to be interviewed at SVE.io: sve.io/interview-request
Follow the founder David Cao: http://linkedin.com/in/davidcao01
# Shaping the Future of Manufacturing and Construction in North America
Join us at the Long 100 Construction Innovation Center in Cedar Park, Texas, as well as Silicon Valley and Online, for the North America Manufacturing Summit and Construction Expo 2025, a premier gathering of global innovators, industry leaders, and pioneers in construction, auto parts, food sector, and logistics. Held from October 8–21, 2025, during the vibrant Austin City Limits (ACL) music festival, this high-impact event leverages Austin’s innovation hub to connect leaders navigating post-tariff supply chains for manufacturing and construction materials. With both in-person and online components, this summit and expo is your gateway to strategic partnerships, cutting-edge innovations, and actionable insights.
Supported By:
- F50 Nexus
- Long 100 Capital
- Real International
- Texas Real Estate Network
- Austin Startup Founder Club
## Why Attend?
Hosted at the state-of-the-art Long 100 Construction Innovation Center, located just 18–25 minutes from downtown Austin, this event unites top-tier delegations from the U.S., Mexico, and Canada to redefine North American manufacturing and construction. Set against the dynamic backdrop of ACL, attendees will:
- Forge Strategic Collaborations: Connect U.S., Mexican, and Canadian stakeholders to drive regional innovation.
- Navigate Post-Tariff Supply Chains: Access solutions for resilient supply chains in construction materials, auto parts, food processing, and logistics.
- Accelerate Innovation: Gain insights from disruptors in construction tech, automation, and sustainable materials.
- Build Smarter and Faster: Partner with decision-makers to scale innovations across construction, automotive, food, and logistics sectors.
Whether you’re pioneering modular construction, scaling auto parts production, optimizing food processing, or streamlining logistics, this event equips you with the networks and resources to thrive in a post-tariff era.
- October 8： Industrial Report (Online)
- October 9 ： Opening Remark, Keynote, Online forum (Online)
- October 13-14 : Manufacturing Workshops & Roundtable Meetings (Exhibitor Only)
Interactive sessions on supply chain resilience, construction tech, auto parts innovation, food sector manufacturing, and logistics optimization. Exclusive roundtables for exhibitors to discuss strategic partnerships.
- October 15(All Day): Manufacturing Forum, Long 100 Center Opening Ceremony, Manufacturing Showcase (Exhibitor & VIP)
Keynotes, panels, and showcases featuring innovations in manufacturing, plus the official opening of the Long 100 Construction Innovation Center.
- October 15 (Evening): Investor and VIP Reception (Exhibitor & VIP)
Exclusive networking event for exhibitors, investors, and industry leaders to foster partnerships and showcase innovations.
- October 16 (All Day): Construction Forum, Construction Materials Expo, ConTech Showcase
A dynamic day of construction-focused panels, an expo highlighting innovative materials, and showcases of construction technology (ConTech) solutions.
- October 17 (Morning): Construction Materials Expo & Product Spotlight
Continued expo with a dedicated session spotlighting standout construction products and materials.
- October 20, 2025 (All Day): Construction Forum Online
A virtual extension of the Construction Forum, featuring online panels, presentations, and networking opportunities for global attendees.
- October 20, 2025: VIP Reception
- October 21 , 2025: Silicon Valley Manufacturing Investment Forum: Palo Alto
- October 21 , 2025: Silicon Valley Manufacturing Showcase: Palo Alto
A virtual extension of the Construction Forum, featuring online panels, presentations, and networking opportunities for global attendees.
## Construction Expo: A Must-Attend for Industry Leaders
The Construction Materials Expo (October 9–10, 2025) at the Long 100 Construction Innovation Center is a premier platform for architects, builders, general contractors (GCs), developers, and real estate developers to explore innovative construction materials, modular construction solutions, and construction technology (ConTech). Designed to address the challenges of post-tariff supply chains, the expo offers:
- Innovative Exhibits: Discover advanced materials (e.g., sustainable composites, smart insulation, modular systems) in interactive physical and digital booths, featuring a central large-screen display.
- Networking Opportunities: Connect with top developers (e.g., Lennar, Brookfield), GCs (e.g., Turner, Bechtel), and design firms (e.g., Gensler, HKS) to forge partnerships and explore collaboration opportunities.
- Post-Tariff Solutions: Access strategies for sourcing affordable, high-quality construction materials through regional supply chains, with insights from U.S. and Mexican industrial hubs.
- ConTech Showcases: Experience cutting-edge construction technologies, including 3D printing, robotics, and digital project management tools.
- Business Matching: Participate in curated matchmaking sessions to connect with suppliers, investors, and real estate stakeholders for project-specific solutions.
- Product Spotlight (Oct 10): Highlighting standout construction materials and innovations, offering exhibitors a platform to showcase their products to a targeted audience.
Why Attend the Expo?
- Architects: Source innovative materials to enhance design efficiency and sustainability.
- Builders and GCs: Discover cost-effective, scalable solutions for residential, commercial, and industrial projects.
- Developers and Real Estate Professionals: Explore partnerships to integrate cutting-edge materials and technologies into large-scale developments.
- All Attendees: Gain actionable insights to navigate supply chain disruptions and reduce costs in a post-tariff environment.
## What You’ll Gain
- Actionable Insights: Learn from North American leaders driving innovation in construction, auto parts, food processing, and logistics.
- Strategic Partnerships: Connect with stakeholders in tech, capital, industrial real estate, and trade policy across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.
- Visionary Content: Engage in panels and roundtables on construction tech, AI infrastructure, robotics, and sustainable materials.
- Exclusive Access: Meet delegations from Mexico’s top industrial hubs and Silicon Valley’s innovation ecosystem, plus virtual networking via the online Construction Forum.
- Industry Reports: Access exclusive insights, including the North American Building Materials Innovation List and reports on supply chain trends.
## Key Topics
- USMCA 2.0: Leveraging trilateral cooperation for construction, auto parts, and food sector manufacturing.
- Post-Tariff Supply Chains: Redesigning resilient supply chains for construction materials, auto components, food processing, and logistics.
- Nearshoring in Action: Case studies from Texas and Mexican firms in construction and automotive industries.
- Construction Tech (ConTech): Scaling modular construction, sustainable materials, and digital tools for building efficiency.
- Auto Parts Innovation: Advancing manufacturing for EV components and automotive supply chains.
- Food Sector Manufacturing: Optimizing production and packaging for North American markets.
- Logistics Optimization: Streamlining supply chains for construction, automotive, and food industries.
- Industrial Real Estate: Factory and warehouse setup in Texas’s high-growth Sun Belt region.
## Event Content
- Keynotes & Panels: Hear from industry disruptors in construction, auto parts, food, and logistics, both in-person and online.
- Industrial Insights Report: Access exclusive data on construction materials, supply chain trends, and manufacturing innovations.
- Exhibition: Explore cutting-edge solutions in the Construction Materials Expo, Manufacturing Showcase, and ConTech Showcase.
- Delegation Meetings: Engage with U.S., Mexican, and Canadian stakeholders for cross-border collaboration.
- VIP Networking: Connect with founders, investors, and policy leaders in exclusive receptions and online forums.
- Workshops: Participate in hands-on sessions on supply chain strategies, construction tech, and factory setup.
## Who Should Attend?
- Founders and Executives: Leaders in construction, auto parts, food processing, and logistics companies.
- Investors: VC and growth-stage investors focused on construction tech, advanced manufacturing, and supply chain solutions.
- Supply Chain and Operations Leaders: Professionals optimizing construction materials, automotive components, and logistics networks.
- Real Estate and Development Stakeholders: Developers, architects, and GCs seeking innovative materials and technologies.
- U.S.–Mexico Trade and Policy Experts: Stakeholders shaping cross-border manufacturing and supply chains.
## Why Cedar Park and the Long 100 Construction Innovation Center?
Located in the heart of Texas’s innovation corridor, the Long 100 Construction Innovation Center in Cedar Park is a 50,000-square-foot hub for construction and manufacturing innovation. With 10 modern buildings, it integrates exhibition halls, shared offices, and incubation spaces, making it the ideal venue for this summit and expo. Its proximity to Austin’s tech ecosystem and Texas’s booming construction market (over $30B in annual industrial investment) positions it as a launchpad for regional and global partnerships.
## The Future of North American Manufacturing and Construction
The North America Manufacturing Summit and Construction Expo 2025 is your opportunity to shape the next era of innovation in construction, auto parts, food, and logistics. With post-tariff supply chain challenges driving the need for regional solutions, the time to act is now. Join us in Cedar Park and online to connect, innovate, and build smarter, faster, and closer to home.
Contact us today to secure your spot as an exhibitor, VIP, or attendee! Early registrants receive priority access to the Construction Materials Expo, ConTech Showcase, and exclusive networking opportunities.
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See all- Startup Fundamentals 3: Understanding the "Terms" in Term SheetsSnell & Wilmer Palo Alto Office, Palo Alto, CA
Unlock Your Startup’s Potential: Join Our Essential Workshop!
Are you an entrepreneur ready to transform your vision into a successful, fundable startup? Access Silicon Valley invites you to join us for an invaluable 3-hour workshop designed to equip you with the legal and business tools and insights necessary to build a fundable and scalable startup and thrive in the startup ecosystem!This is the last of three workshops in the Access Silicon Valley Startup Fundamental Series for startup founders, startup executives, entrepreneurs, innovators, and developers. While advantageous to have attended all 3 workshops, this is stand-alone content. You can still attend this program if you missed the first.
Thank you to our event sponsor, Snell & Wilmer.
In this third workshop of the Startup Fundamentals series, Roger Rappoport, a former entrepreneur, founder of Access Silicon Valley, a partner at Snell & Wilmer and co-leader of its Emerging Growth and Venture Capital practice group, will conduct an interactive, informative session with in depth content on the terms and term sheets for a seed, angel, convertible debt, Safe (pre-money and post-money) and Series A round.
This session will cover:
- When and from whom to take money
- When is an amount raised too much or too little, and the perils of both
- The anatomy of a term sheet
- Understanding the structure of, and the provisions that will most likely be included in, a convertible debt, Safe, angel and venture financing term sheet
- How to arrive at a realistic pre-money valuation
- The impact of term sheets on existing shareholders
- The provisions that will impact control of major and day-to-day decisions at your startup
- The most recent trends relating to: liquidation preferences, participation rights, anti-dilution provisions, pay-to-play provisions, redemption rights, registration rights, rights of first refusal, drag along rights, co-sale rights, among others
Materials:
A comprehensive 50-page digital workbook with an actionable step-by-step guide will be distributed to all registered event attendees on the day of the event.Agenda:
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Dinner and networking
6:00 PM - 6:15 PM - Speaker and sponsor introductions
6:15 PM - 7:30 PM - Startup workshop Part A
7:30 PM - 7:45 PM - Intermission
7:45 PM - 8:45 PM - Startup workshop Part B
8:45 PM - 9:00 PM - Q & ASeating is extremely limited, so reserve your seat now.
About the Speaker:
Snell & Wilmer Partner Roger Rappoport, Co-Leader of the Emerging Growth and Venture Capital Practice Group, is a seasoned advisor to startups and emerging growth companies and the investors who finance them, guiding clients from inception through exit. With over two decades of experience in the startup ecosystem, Roger focuses on venture capital and angel investor financings, including convertible notes, SAFEs, and other debt financings. His knowledge extends to mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, distribution, development, manufacturing, and licensing transactions, as well as executive compensation and the establishment of equity incentive plans.He has extensive experience in advising startup and well-established emerging growth companies, primarily in the software, information technology, Internet, fixed and mobile communications technology, cleantech and life sciences sectors. Roger is the co-author of “Investor Agreements in a Financing Transaction” a chapter in Financing California Businesses,” California Continuing Education of the Bar, Co-author of "Considerations for Angel and VC Funded Startups and Emerging Growth Companies Considering a Loan Under the Paycheck Protection Program," and Co-author of “Changes in Convertible Instruments for Early Stage Financings.”
Roger is a frequent speaker and panelist on topics and issues related to the development and implementation of a company's formation and funding strategy.
Before attending law school, he was the founder of a technology company with $10 million in revenue.
Roger is very connected with investors in Silicon Valley and beyond and is an active angel investor. As an attorney, he has been involved in hundreds of transactions such as merger and acquisition transactions, private equity and venture capital financing transactions, and complex restructuring transactions.
Roger is also the founder of Access Silicon Valley, a platform for entrepreneurs, on a global basis, to gain access to Silicon Valley's best and brightest Venture Capitalists, "been there done that" entrepreneurs, and experts. Take a closer look at the Access Silicon Valley Video Fireside Chat Series hosted by Roger, with representatives of some of the Valley's most high profile VCs, such as Andreessen Horowitz, Foundation Capital, Floodgate, Venrock, Canaan Partners and more.
Questions? Email Alex Levine at alevine@swlaw.com.
- AI in Hardware, Manufacturing， Real RestateSnell & Wilmer Palo Alto Office, Palo Alto, CA
Join us for an exciting evening of innovation, insight, and networking at the "AI in Manufacturing, Real Estate and Hardware " This event brings together leading minds from Silicon Valley’s real estate, PropTech, and manufacturing sectors to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming these industries.
Whether you’re a founder, investor, technologist, or industry professional, this meetup offers a unique opportunity to learn about cutting-edge AI applications and connect with forward-thinking entrepreneurs.Agenda:
5:30PM Host & Sponsor welcome
5:35PM Featured Presentation
5:35PM Speaker Panel
6:05 Startup Showcase
6:30PM Open MicPlease submit your startup's showcase application.
Speaker or sponsorship i@sve.io
- Entrepreneur Hiking MonthlyStanford Dish Trail Parking, Portola Valley, CA
Join this social hiking event with SVE (Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs). It's an ideal way to practice your pitch, make new connections and get some fresh air. We'll hike approximately 4 miles round trip.
This meetup is organized by Mike Kahn
Here's our agenda:
8:45 AM - Arrive
9:00 AM - Introductions
9:15 AM - Start hiking
10:00 AM - Pitching
11:30 AM - End hikingThis hiking is not for people who rarely exercise - it's medium difficulty. Hike at your own risk.
Release of Liability:
In consideration for being allowed to participate in this activity, on behalf of yourself and your next of kin, heirs and representatives, you release SVE and its organizers and volunteers from all liability and promise not to sue its hosts and participants from any and all claims resulting in any physical or psychological injury, illness, damages, or economic or emotional loss you may suffer because of your participation in this activity. - Entrepreneur Hiking MonthlyStanford Dish Trail Parking, Portola Valley, CA
Join this social hiking event with SVE (Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs). It's an ideal way to practice your pitch, make new connections and get some fresh air. We'll hike approximately 4 miles round trip.
This meetup is organized by Mike Kahn
Here's our agenda:8:45 AM - Arrive
9:00 AM - Introductions
9:15 AM - Start hiking
10:00 AM - Pitching
11:30 AM - End hikingThis hiking is not for people who rarely exercise - it's medium difficulty. Hike at your own risk.
Release of Liability:
In consideration for being allowed to participate in this activity, on behalf of yourself and your next of kin, heirs and representatives, you release SVE and its organizers and volunteers from all liability and promise not to sue its hosts and participants from any and all claims resulting in any physical or psychological injury, illness, damages, or economic or emotional loss you may suffer because of your participation in this activity.
