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163 Unicorn Battle, San Francisco, 3 Грудня, 2019

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Alexander Soroka

CEO & Founder at Startup.Network

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Alexandra Johnson

Co-Founder and Managing Director at HEED Capital, Founder and Managing Director at Global Technology Capital and President of Global Technology Symposium. Sasha is an experienced investor at early-stage companies and was one of the first female partners in the VC community, starting her fund in 2003. She is a board-member of science-enabled tech companies based in Silicon Valley.

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Oscar Adelman

Associate at Sinai Ventures.

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Jiazi Guo

Venture capitalist/ Investor. Partner at LEGO Ventures. UC Berkeley Alumni, entrepreneur since age 16. Formerly investment banker, hedge fund. Currently active venture capitalist and mentor at alchemist accelerator and more.

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Jules Walker

Senior Director, KPMG’s Emerging Technology Practice. Jules leads the business development efforts for KPMG’s Emerging Technology Practice in the Bay area and Pacific Northwest, focusing on creating and expanding relationships with VC-backed technology companies. He works closely with early-stage startups as well as mature private companies approaching IPO. He has spent his 20+ year professional career in financial services working for companies such as Bank of America, Robert Half and Textron Financial. Most recently, Jules was a Principal with Ravix Group, providing finance/accounting and HR solutions for early-stage companies. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Connecticut and his MBA from Middlebury College.

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Marisa Alma McGinnis

LP in Blumberg Capital Fund III and a Managing Director at Golden Seeds. Marisa is a startup investor in 25 startups including RenovoRx, Merge, Namogoo, Kreditech Holding SSL GambH, FundBox Ltd, FeeX Wisdom of the Crowds, Inc. Trulioo Information Services Ltd., WunderCar Mobility Solutions GabH, Yotpo Ltd, Seek Mobile Ltd., Sqream Technologies Ltd., Seek Mobile Ltd., Roam Analytics, SimplyCredit Inc., Arcadia Data, BioCatch, Ltd, Zibby, Inc. Acquired startups are Cyvera by Palo Alto Networks and Zooz (acquired by PayU). She has an undergraduate degree in Microbiology, a law degree (member of the California State Bar) and a broker’s real estate license (licensed by the California Department of Real Estate).

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Roger King

Founder of BayAngels. Roger is an active angel investor and the Founder of an executive search firm, ChiefPeople. Roger has judged start-up events in Beijing, Seoul, Athens, Toykyo, and Prague. He's an accomplished photographer who's portfolio includes all things Cuba and 5 years of covering the San Francisco 49ers

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Gwen Cheni

Venture Partner at Fusion Fund, an early stage venture fund in Palo Alto, and an Entrepreneur in Residence at Singularity University Ventures. Before joining Singularity University, Gwen was the Assistant Portfolio Manager at a technology focused hedge fund in San Francisco. Gwen spent eighteen years as a public equities analyst and portfolio manager, and started her career as an Analyst at Goldman Sachs and an Associate at JPMorgan. She has been angel investing since 2012. She's a frequent speaker and judge at startup pitch contests. Gwen loves building companies with founders because entrepreneurs are the most creative, out-of-the-box, problem solvers with the utmost grit. A few passionate driven people can change the world for the better.

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Nicole DeMeo

Partner / Chief Marketing Officer at Andra Capital LLC. Nicole DeMeo is an accomplished business launch, growth, scaling and turnaround expert. As a Partner at Andra Capital, fractional CMO (Chief Marketing Officer), go-to-market strategist, and advisor Nicole works closely with executive teams and boards to guide strategy and growth. A Silicon Valley veteran and global citizen leading teams across the world, she has developed strategies and guided companies and funds through multiple phases of their lifecycles for over 20 years. She has provided business strategy, fundraising expertise, brand positioning, messaging, go-to-market strategies and marketing for Fortune 500 companies including Apple, HP and Accenture and has expanded on those roles for many high visibility start-ups and venture capital funds. In her career she has helped to raise over $500MM in private and public markets, as a part of executive teams, an advisor or board member. Her participation in over 50 company launches – including four of her  own – created significantly increased valuations, acquisitions and IPOs. Nicole has served as brand ambassador and marketing strategist for industry leaders such as Steve Jobs, Eric Schmidt and Carly Fiorina (with great stories from those days). A few notable start-up companies she has worked with include Real Names, When.com, Peak Games, EyeEm and as CMO for of Glispa Global Group. Nicole has worked with several venture funds and incubators including Earlybird Venture Capital, Hitfox Group and most recently as the Partner and CMO of Andra Capital ($1B fund democratizing VC late-stage technology investments via the Blockchain.) She is currently advising and providing C-level strategy to high growth funds and startups including i2Chain, Barnraiser and Hannah Systems.\\r\\n\\r\\nFueled by her desires to give back, she has also worked with some major non-profit organizations including The September 11th Fund, New York Community Trust, American Red Cross, and more and has served on the Boards of Chop’s Teen Center and The Sonoma Valley Film Festival. She is a frequent public speaker and has been profiled in the media getting involved with several organizations (e.g. UPWARD, Tech Bay Area Advocates, How Women Lead) that are in support of mentoring, diversity, female founders and investors. \\r\\n\\r\\nShe is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and in all her spare time she delights in making wine and helping people celebrate life as the owner of Media Luna Vineyards (Mendoza, Argentina) with her award-winning, delicious wines distributed in the Bay Area.

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Marin Lesot

Associate of GS Capital, a tech investment bank based in the Bay Area. The team have long track records as entrepreneurs, investors, and investment bankers and have completed over $2B in transactions across 20 countries. Transactions range from growth capital to mergers and acquisitions. Prior to San Francisco, Marin has lived in 7 countries, from London, Berlin, to Paris, Prague, and Singapore.

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Purvi Gandhi

Partner, CFO at Hone Capital. Purvi has over 20 years of experience in CFO roles in the international investment management industry, across Silicon Valley and Asia, along with startup company experience. Through her roles as CFO at H&Q Asia Pacific (spin-out from JP Morgan Chase), Taiyo Pacific and Allegis Capital, Purvi was involved in private equity, venture capital, public equities/hedge funds, and distressed assets. As CFO of healthcare informatics start-up MedVantage, she helped lead the company through a Series A round at a valuation of $30M, and scaled it from 12 to 60 employees prior to its acquisition by IMS. Beyond core CFO expertise, Purvi has in-depth experience in capital raising and operational expansion in Asia, and has served as a strategic advisor and board member to startups in the US and Asia. Purvi started her career at Deloitte and also worked at Charles Schwab. Purvi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from UC Berkeley. She passed the CPA exam in the State of California.

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Jeff Wallace

Co-Founder of Silicon Valley in Your Pocket; Founder of Global Kinetics; Founding Investor, Managing Partner and President at The Batchery.

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Veronica Gabriele

Investor at Munich Re Ventures in San Francisco. Veronica works across multiple industries including cyber, IoT, mobility, digital health, insurtech, and geospatial tech. Previously Veronica worked for a growth equity and venture firm in LA focused on consumer products and technologies as well as B2B2C platforms. Prior to her venture career Veronica studied Business and Political Economy at NYU Stern and lived in Shanghai, London, and Rome.

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Corey Pigott

Venture Partner at DraperFoster. Investor and advisor with a passion for accelerating adoption within nascent markets. Venture Partner at DraperFoster. Blockchain advisor to Trokt. Active investor within crypto/blockchain since 2013.

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Rebecca Offensend

Investments Associate for the Working Capital Fund. Previously, Rebecca was an investment banking associate at Perella Weinberg Partners in New York. She worked on mergers and acquisitions in a number of different sectors, including healthcare, media, consumer products, hospitality, and real estate. Previously, she ran strategy and operations for SunSaluter, a global nonprofit focused on accessible solar technology, did online marketing for Viator before their acquisition by TripAdvisor, and consulted for consumer-focused crowdfunding campaigns in the San Francisco Bay Area. She holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy, politics, and economics from Claremont McKenna College and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

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Kal Deutsch

Co-Founder of Silicon Valley in Your Pocket, a global virtual accelerator program for every entrepreneur everywhere in the world. He is also a founding Investor-Advisor and Partner at Batchery, a Berkeley-based startup accelerator. He served as Batchery CEO and Managing Partner during the launch of the accelerator. Kal is an international keynote speaker and startup coach, and has worked with entrepreneurs at global incubators and accelerators across Europe, Asia and Latin America. He has also served on the screening, diligence and pitch event committees for the Berkeley Angel Network, an angel investment group for UC Berkeley alumni. With a background in finance, strategy and product management, Kal has held a number of executive positions at companies ranging from Fortune 100 companies to early stage startup companies, including Visa, Wells Fargo, and Price Waterhouse. Startups include real estate tech companies Homegain, EscapeHomes, and TotalMove. Kal holds an MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in Management Science from UC San Diego.

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Cigdem Toraman

StartersHub US and Startupbootcamp Scale San Francisco Managing Director. Cigdem Toraman has significant experience in entrepreneurship, marketing, sales, technology, media, finance, retail and venture capital. She has consistently played leading roles in eight different corporate companies in her career of 30 years. Currently, Cigdem Toraman also has responsibilities as a business advisor to an executive board member of several startups (Monument, Segmentify, Cabture, Teleporter, Wisboo, Smart Mimic, Sixa, Eventbaxx, Meditopia, Thread In Motion, Poltio, Kimola). She teaches classes on marketing, e-commerce, digital and social media, business development, sales and entrepreneurship at several universities and corporate companies.

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Erlend Bø

Investor. Investment Executive. Advisory Board Member at Main Management, LLC. Advisory Board Member at Cavendish Global. Experienced executive with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services and technology industries. Skilled in Capital Raising, Business Development, Angel Investing, Asset Management, and Hedge Funds. Strong entrepreneurship professional with a B.Eng focused in Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Honors Degree from University of Surrey.

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Ben Bartlett

Partner at Tackett Bartlett LLP. Berkeley City Councilmember and Fmr. Vice Mayor Ben Bartlett is a nationally recognized policy leader. Since 2016, Ben has passed more than 60 measures focused on innovation, opportunity, and inclusion, including: - Prefabricated Housing for the Homeless; - Health Innovation Zone; - Electric Vehicle Infrastructure; - Telemedical adoption; - Unionized Jobs in Robotics and Automation. Ben is currently working to integrate government and Blockchain through public finance, currencies, and personal data markets. Ben authored Berkeley’s Tokenized Debt Offering (Berkeley ICO) using blockchain technology to issue bonds. He is author of the Smart Path Blockchain investment and policy thesis. Professionally, Ben is a partner in Tackett Bartlett LLP where he provides counsel for Blockchain entrepreneurs, governments, and venture funds.

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Slater McLean

Startup Director and Product Manager at GSVlabs. He leads the company’s development of startup resources and the Passport platform. Additionally, Slater manages GSVlabs Maverick Accelerator, a custom 2-year accelerator that leads to early stage technology companies through major strategic initiatives such as fundraising, go to market strategies and product development. As Startup Director Slater built and launched the GSVlabs Investor Forum, a network of over 450 venture capitalists from all over the world. The network includes investors from A16Z, Battery Ventures, Venrock, Lightspeed and Sequoia. Since its launch in 2016, the Investor Forum has helped facilitate over 150 investor introductions and led to millions in funding for startups in the GSVlabs network. Slater is also an investing partner with the Maverick Fund, an early-stage angel syndicate that partners with audacious early-stage founders taking on big ideas. The fund has made 14 investments over 2 years with 83% of the portfolio companies receiving follow on funding with one exit. Prior to joining GSVlabs, Slater helped run a non-profit accelerator based in San Luis Obispo with the goal of helping Cal Poly students start businesses.

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Ray Lian

Investment Associate at 7 Global Capital. Prior to this, Ray spent time as an investment banking associate at CICC in Shanghai and as a fixed income analyst at JPMorgan in New York.

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Спікери

Oscar Adelman

Associate at Sinai Ventures.

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Gwen Cheni

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Про подію:

Just is the winner of the 163rd Unicorn Battle, San Francisco!

Just is auto insurance based on how you drive, not who you are. Wouldn't it be great if auto insurance could be got in as little as 30 seconds? And what if your rate was determined by the actual likelihood of you having an accident, and not what zip code you live in, or how old you are?

Just is using machine learning to turn auto insurance around, dramatically lowering rates and making the roads safer.

We are grateful to the experienced VCs and Angel Investors which joined the Judges’ Panel at the Unicorn Battle!

You can find the list at the section Judges on the event page: https://battle.startup.network/events/399686/#judges

Special gratitude goes to our Venue Partner - 906 World Cultural Center.

906 Broadway is a one-of-a-kind venue in San Francisco built-in 1912. Read more on https://906.world/

The unique space is dedicated to enriching the lives of residents and visitors by hosting events ranging from educational lectures on mindfulness to sound meditations to 500+ parties with free CBD drinks. All of these events provide visitors with once-in-a-lifetime networking opportunities since collaboration is key to success.

The Unicorn Battle was started with Panel Discussion.

Alexandra Johnson, Co-Founder and Managing Director at HEED Capital, Founder and Managing Director at Global Technology Capital and President of Global Technology Symposium, became the Moderator of the Panel Discussion.

All Speakers are announced at the section Speakers on the event page:

https://battle.startup.network/events/399686/#speakers

This time, our sophisticated Speakers revealed the topic "How to build a startup that survives IPO".

The second part of the Battle was dedicated to the Pitch Competition.

Ten pre-selected Startups were presented to the wide audience of the venture community.

During the Pitch Competition, Judges marked each startup.

You can find the rating of all Startups according to the Judges' voting at the section Startups on the event page https://battle.startup.network/events/399686/#startups

Startup.Network is grateful to Investors, Experts, Entrepreneurs and Guests who attended the 163rd Unicorn Battle in San Francisco.

Don’t miss the upcoming:

164 Unicorn Battle, San Francisco on December 10th
177 Unicorn Battle, New York on December 13th

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Відкрити профіль Ліз Полліцці Oртл, CEO and Co-Founder Nanno Анкета Стартапу

Так, я схвильована тим, що ми виграли Startup Battle на цьому тижні. Загалом, я хочу щоб мої друзі-підприємці знали, що ця подія дійсно неймовірна. Усі Журі вражаючі активні інвестори - і вони були дуже захопленні питаннями та відповідями. Підготовка події була чудовою і всі компанії, які брали участь в Битві були чудовими. Якщо у вас є можливість взяти участь в одній з цих подій - зробіть це!

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Відкрити профіль Анна Мещерякова, CEO Third Opinion Care Анкета Стартапу

Головне, чим би я хотла поділитися, подія перевершило всі наші очікування.

Місце було дійсно переповнено зацікавленою аудиторією, і це створило правильний емоційний стан для стартапів, які виступали і для глядачів. Ми зустріли кілька потенційних інвесторів і придбали дуже цінні зв'язку під час нетворкінга після пітч сесії.

Через 1 місяць ми все ще на зв'язку з тими людьми, яких зустріли на Startup Battle та спільно працюємо над розвитком Third Opinion Care.

Ми обов'язково розглянемо участь в наступних заходах, організованих цією ж командою.

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Відкрити профіль Хуан Хуан, CEO & Co-Founder of Fanalyze, Inc. Fanalyze Анкета Стартапу

Дякую, Startup Network, за надану Fanalyze можливість брати участь у вашому заході! Я зустрів багато чудових засновників і зміг поспілкуватися з кількома інвесторами. Мені дуже сподобалося пітчить і дізнатися про стартапи з різних галузей.

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Відкрити профіль Петро Неустроєв, Засновник і Генеральний директор Nexus Intuitive Surgical technologies Анкета Стартапу

Після прийняття участі в Битві Стартапів, яка була організована Startup.Network в Силіконовій Долині. Ми отримали колосальний досвід як побудувати свій стартап і залучити інвесторів. Особливо приємно було поговорити з МС. Він дав безліч порад. Якби не це заходи, ми б їх точно ніколи не почули. Потім ми активно працювали над пошуком інвесторів, яких ми все-таки знайшли. Потім був етап юридичного аудиту, на якому ми зрозуміли, що ми не хочемо інвестицій на ранньому етапі. Ще одна порада від Майка Сандлера, його критика, якщо бути точним, допомогла нам знайти правильний шлях. На даний момент у нас є кілька інвесторів з числа хірургів, але поки ми управляємо самостійно.

Тепер у нас є MVP, який являє собою не просто набір інструментів, але і є хірургічним роботом. Виробництво первинного продукту відбувається на Тайвані. На цьому етапі він знаходиться на стадії сертифікації.

Якщо хто-небудь запитає мене, чи потрібні мені будь-які інвестиції на ранніх стадіях, я скажу «ні». Набагато важливіше розвивати правильний нетворк і отримувати правильні поради. Все, що сталося, це заслуга Startup.Network!

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Відкрити профіль Світлана Мальованна, Засновник і Генеральний директор Raccoon.World Анкета Стартапу

Я хочу подякувати Statup.Network за дорогоцінний досвід і допомогу, яку ми отримали під час Битв Стартапів у США та Берліні.

Наставники, котрі ваша команда вибирає для журі на Битвах, завжди дуже професійна і готова допомогти.

Ми отримали цінні відгуки та хорошу кількість ідей.

Команда Raccoon.World продовжуює спілкування та будує відносини з кількома інвесторами, яких ми зустрічали на Битвах Стартапів.

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Відкрити профіль Володимир Голобородько, співзасновник проекту SmartPay – сервіс hands free оплати Анкета Стартапу

Привіт!

Ми брали участь у ряді заходів Startup.Network: в Москві, Пітері, Мінську, Алмати, Харкові, а також взяли участь в Startup Battle в Сан Франциско.

Вважаю, що саме це допомогло нам пройти відбір з більш ніж 1000 претендентів в акселераційну програму в Голландії, де ми були єдиним стартапом зі Східної Європи.

Заходи дуже гарні для розвитку нетворку та отриманні зворотного зв'язку. Зокрема, відгуки інвестора з Долини, які ми отримали на Startup Battle, допомогли нам намацати більш цікаву нішу і зробити pivot проекту. З радістю, продовжимо співпрацю з Startup Network!

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Відкрити профіль Іван Терьохін, співзасновник BINO Анкета Стартапу

Привіт!

Ми брали участь у двох заходах Startup Network - в Москві (Битва Стартапів Рітейл) і в Mountain View (Silicon Valley Startup Battle).

У Москві зайняли 1-е місце і отримали увагу преси, інвесторів. Були слушні поради і зустрічі з декількома інвесторами.

У Силіконовій Долині зайняли 3-е місце і прямо на заході Марвін Ляо (партнер 500 Startups) запросив нас в акселератор. Знайомство з Марвіном нам допомогло ще раз, уже в Росії.

Із задоволенням будемо брати участь в заходах Startup Network і далі!

Дякую!