Austin Startup Founder showcase to feature innovative early-stage tech startups in Austin and online
Austin, TX, Oct 11, 2021 – The first offline Startup Founder Showcase by Austin Startup Founder Club in partnership with Startup Founder World in Austin on Oct 17, is calling for Austin and Global Startups. The showcase is co-organized with The Developer Network, and supported by a group of organizations.
Austin Startup Founder Club is an Austin startup founder meetup community focused on ConTech, PropTech, CleanTech, HealthTech, and Food & AgTech, new tech. It organizes a monthly showcase, founder mixer meetup.
The Austin local startups can participate in person in Austin. Non-local startups who wish to move / expand to Austin can also participate in an online showcase on Oct 28. Startups can apply here: https://atomic-temporary-45280103.wpcomstaging.com/demo/apply/.
Startup Founder Showcase Series Upcoming speakers:
- Andrew Romans, Managing Partner, 7BC Ventures
- Anita Biddapp, Partner, BVA
- Antony Rallo, Angel Investor
- David Cao, Managing Partner, F50 Ventures
- Han Shen, Managing Partner, iFly.vc
- Jaleh Daie, Ph.D. Partner, Aurora Equity
- John Paulos, Board Chair, Center Texas Angel Network
- Liberty Madison, Tech Venture Studio
- LiveOaks Ventures
- Lisa Besserman, Investor Laura
- Lorek, CEO, SiliconHill News (TBC)
- Nikhil Choudhary, GP, Nirman Ventures
- Paul, Angel Investor
- Pavan Kumar, Partner | Founder, 3PM Ventures
- Sunthar Premakumar, Founding Partner, Rex
- Swapnil Vaidya, MD PhD, Central Texas Angels, Life Science Angels
Starting Oct 17, we will start to organize an offline Startup Founder Showcase meetup regularly. In each of the Startup Showcase meetups, we will feature 1 or 2 investors or successful or industry experts as speakers, and 4-6 earlier stage startups to present. One of two startups will be awarded as the winner. The event is free to the founders.
Startup Founder World YouTube channel will host the video of the selected startup winner(s), The startup winners will also receive free social media coverage from various channels and partners.
Non-local startups who have interest in Austin Texas can showcase at the online Showcase on Nov 2nd by Startup Founder World
All the winners of the two showcase program will be invited by Startup Founder Bootcamp & Showcase on Nov 13/14 hosted in Austin Texas during the Austin Startup Week
Startup Founder World is a global startup founder community rooted from Silicon Valley, has organized an online / offline Startup Showcase / Demo over the last 10 years. Some of the past winners:
- BuzzAR raised $3M in 2022,
- AgriBody acquired by Global Clean Energy Holdings in 2021.
- PhableCare raised $15M in 2021.
- Oculii (acquired by Ambarella),
- invi Messenger (acquired by Google)
- GummiCube (Acquired by AirShip)
- And many more.
Check out the latest videos & recent speakers for Austin Startups and Investors:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf42AXHM942NjkaH90-rTBfXRzRvwQe19
About Austin Startup Founder Club’s home:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/austin-startups/
Meetup: Meetup.com/Founder
Youtube: Video: http://youtube.com/c/FounderWorld
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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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