SVE Demo 2021 Calls for Global Startups
Finding extraordinary founders from our community
The 2nd annual SVE Demo 2021 on Dec 1- 8 globally online, now open for startup application and nomination! The event is hosted by the SVE (Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs)， the largest grassroots community from Silicon Valley.
SVE Demo went online in March, 2020. The SVE Youtube Channel which hosted the first SVE Demo 2020 globally as part of F50 Global Capital Summit 2020, and also SVE Demo Monthly, SVE Mixer and many other activities online since 2020, had attracted 110K views since early 2020. The 2020 Grand winner AgriBody was acquired by Global Clean Energy Holdings in 2021, PhableCare raised $15M in 2021.
For the past decade, as the oldest and largest grassroot pitching meetup in Silicon Valley, SVE Demo monthly has been the place for founders to watch pitches, listen to investors, network and be part of a unique community。 The SVE Demo honored nearly 100 winners over the past 10 years, including several F50 Ventures Portfolio companies Oculii (Recently raised $50M), Invi (Acquired by Google), GummiCube (ASO SAAS), and many more..
Starting Dec 1st, 2021, in five tracks, with live pitches, mentor insights, featured startup presentations, etc.. Each sector will be live for over 4 hours and many members of this community and global audience joined to watch founders, judges, investors and thought leaders share their views.
Apply now: https://forms.gle/WWfwj1LdDa9zfMJy5
To join as judge or speaker: https://forms.gle/LqHwTzyzVpa36v6m8
For sponsorship & partnership
SVE Demo 2021Summary
Date: Dec 1 – 8
Five Tracks
- HealthTech
- Ag & FoodTech
- Property Tech
- Sustainability
- General (All others, FinTech, DeepTech etc)
Content format for each tech track
- Keynote & Welcome Remark
- Speakers & Presentation
- Startup Pitch and Demo (4minutes each, plus Q&A)
- Judge Feedback & Roundtable
- Winner Announcement
Organizational structure for each track:
Judging committee
Chair of track: lead the judging process
Secretary (Organizer): lead the preselection and logistic process
Award for each category (TBC)
SVE Startup of Year 2021: selected by Judge for each category
Best Pitch
General Award
Most Potential Founders
Best Women Founder
Best Texas Founder
SVE Entrepreneur’s Choice: by popular vote (TBC)
Prize for the winner (TBC, T&C applies):
- One more two winners in each category
- Special Marketing & Mentoring Package by SVE & F50 (50K value, no cost to founder, T&C applies)
- $100K investment rights (Optional, conditions apply)
- 2 mentoring sessions by judge
- Founder Camp
About SVE
About SVE – SIlicon Valley Entrepreneur and Startups
Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs (SVE) is the largest grassroots movement of founders and developers in the Bay Area since 2008. Now with 80,000+ members on meetup and linkedin, we have multiple meetups every month:
- SVE Demo: the largest and oldest community monthly & Annual pitching event.
- SVE Mixer: finding co-founders, CTO, partners, and core team members
- Hiking
- SVE Talk: insightful talk with rising stars, successful founders, and investors
- Founder Bootcamp
SVE Past Speakers
- Jason Calacanis, Founder of Launch
- Paul Holland, Partner, Foundation Capital
- Josh Elman, Partner, Greylock
- Duncan Davidson, Managing Partner, Bullpen Capital
- Peter Herbet, Lux Capital
- Doug Renert, Co-founder and Partner, Tandem Capital
- Adam Goldburg, LightSpeed Ventures
- Keith Teare, Accelerated Digital Ventures
- Bill Reichert, Pegasus Ventures
- Scott Armanini
- Paul Singh, Tie Angels
- Duncan Logan, Founder & CEO Rocket Space
- Sam Santhosh, Founder and CEO Medgenome Labs
- Water Brouwer, Doc.AI / ShareCare (IPO 2021)
- Sam Liang, Otter AI
- Louay Eldada, CEO and Co-founder, Quanergy
- Adam Draper, Funding Partner Boost VC
- William Santana Li, Chairman and CEO, Knightscope, Inc. ($500M startup)
- Raj Singh, Lentil Al / Tempo
Past SVE Sponsors
- Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Walmart, Yahoo, Samsong
- Perkins and Coie, Haynes and Boones,
- GSB Labs, Hacker Dojo, RocketSpace, WeWork
- 100+ more
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David Cao is a community builder, investor, and entrepreneur at the forefront of the Physical AI and Embodied AI ecosystem. He is the Curator of the Physical AI Newsletter and Managing Partner at F50, where he leads initiatives engaging innovators, investors, and industry leaders across manufacturing, construction, and real estate.
He is the Producer of the F50 Physical AI Summit and the Future 50 Physical AI Builders Program, platforms designed to spotlight and accelerate breakthrough entrepreneurs. As a community and ecosystem builder, David has founded and nurtured networks spanning Silicon Valley and the Greater Austin–San Antonio Corridor, including SVE, Silicon Valley’s largest and oldest entrepreneurs community.
David is also a seasoned venture investor, having backed more than 40 companies across multiple sectors, including Knightscope (IPO 2022), Doc.AI (acquired by Sharecare, IPO 2021), Gummicube (acquired by Airship), Oculii (acquired by Ambarella), and Voke VR (acquired by Intel).
Beyond entrepreneurship and investment, he is a leading thinker on the North America Manufacturing Corridor from Monterey Mexico to Dallas, helping frame its role as one of the most dynamic and economically vital regions in the world. David is helping shape the next wave of Physical AI innovation in North America and beyond.
In his spare time, David explores the intersection of mindfulness and entrepreneurship. He is the upcoming author of Standing Meditation (forthcoming), and shares the practice with entrepreneurs as a tool for clarity, resilience, and presence.
F50 Physical AI Summit: http://physical.f50.ai
Future 50 Physical AI Builders: http://f50.ai/future
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