Iddo Tal: Journey to Raising the Round – Welcome to Founder World 2021
Iddo Tal’s opening welcome speech at Founder World 2021. Iddo talked about his incredible journey before he started Raising the Round
Welcome presentation, Founder World 2021
Iddo’s Bio:
- • Co-founder of raisetheround.com (1,000 startups this year)
- • Founder and CEO of invi Messenger (acquired by Google)
- • Strategic advisor to Camerai (acquired by Apple)
- • Ex-Google (Google Messages PM, 600M users)
- • Raised money from 100+ top investors (Ashton Kutcher, F50, executives from Facebook, Paypal, Snap, Yahoo and Spotify)
- • Startup coach at Stanford, UC Berkeley, Google Launchpad and GSV Labs
- https://www.raisetheround.com/
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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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