Annual Startup Networking Event (Free)

A free full-day event in Sunnyvale for founders, investors and anyone who loves startups. Meet founders and investors. Hear a real Y Combinator story. Join speed networking. Watch live startup pitches. Great ideas rarely grow alone. Who should come: startup founders, investors, engineers, business leaders, students and corporate professionals. What is included: free light breakfast, coffee and tea from 8:00 AM, and free parking at the venue. Agenda 8:00 AM - Breakfast and check-in 9:00 AM - Welcome and opening remarks 9:15 AM - Understanding the Silicon Valley ecosystem, with Gary Jinks 9:45 AM - Q&A 10:00 AM - Coffee break 10:20 AM - Startup do's and don'ts 10:50 AM - Q&A 11:10 AM - Speed networking 12:30 PM - Lunch break 2:00 PM - My Y Combinator journey: from application to acceptance, with Sinan Sari 2:30 PM - Pitch mistakes and how investors evaluate startups, with Jens Weitzel 3:00 PM - Startup pitch presentations 4:00 PM - End Speakers Gary Jinks, Founder of GLJ Group and South Valley Angels. A U.S. Army veteran, investor and founder, Gary has captured more than $350M, worked with over 1,000 startups and driven innovation across Silicon Valley’s most competitive sectors. Sinan Sari, Co-founder and CTO of Cuboh (YC S19, later acquired by ChowNow). Sinan is a software engineer and serial founder, and today co-founder and CEO of Horizon Labs, a software studio in Irvine, California. Jens Weitzel, Managing Partner of Yabusame Partners and co-founder of Cross Atlantic Angels. After 25+ years in Silicon Valley, Jens helps early-stage startups launch and scale, and backs European founders entering the US market. Full speaker bios: cibastartups.com/circle/events/e721e8c9-3c53-52ba-9d86-68e6cac68fa2 Founders: do you want to pitch your startup? Apply on our website: cibastartups.com/circle/events/e721e8c9-3c53-52ba-9d86-68e6cac68fa2 Watch talks from our past events on YouTube: youtube.com/@CIBAStartups Hosted by CIBA Startups (cibastartups.com). Questions: info@cibastartups.com