2017 1000 Plan Startup Contest - Silicon Valley Regional Competition

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10 JUN Sat 2017

1:30 PM 5:30 PM

Event ended

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SVC Venture Club

This year, the 1000 Plan Startup Contest is going to hit Silicon Valley on June 10!

As one of the most influential US-China startup events of the year, the 1000 Plan Startup Contest Silicon Valley Regional Competition will gather top-notch startups and renowned U.S.-China investors in defining the most trending technological innovations in the area.

Backed by Oriza Holdings and hosted again by SVC Venture Club, this competition is an excellent demo opportunities for highly innovative startup teams tech in AI, Biotech, FinTech, VR/AR, HCI, IoT, TMT, Wearable Tech etc. Distinguished industry experts and top-tier investors from China and the U.S. will join together to judge the contest and provide valuable insights on innovative trends in the Silicon Valley and in China.

This year, some of the confirmed judges include:

宋安澜 | Alan Song, Managing Partner at Softbank China Venture Capital (软银中国资本);
徐晨 | Ken Xu, Managing Partner at Gobi Partners (戈壁创投);
叶冠泰 | Guantai Yeh, Partner at Qiming Venture Partners (启明创投);
邵俊 | Jun Shao, Founding Partner of DT Capital Partners (德同资本);
罗飞 | Fei Luo, Chairman, Managing Director, and General Manager at GPCP (松禾资本);
卓福民 | Fumin Zhuo, Managing Partner at V Star Capital (源星资本);
侯玉东 | Yudong Hou, Co-founder & Managing Director at Eastern Link Capital (易联资本);
王钧 | Jun Wang, Founding and Managing Partner at Kinzon Capital (昆仲资本);
章高男 | Gaonan Zhang, Partner at Meridian Capital China (华映资本);
尹德纲 | Kevin Yin, Managing Director at GSR United Capital (金沙江联合资本);
王颖 | Ying Wang, Managing Director at Fosun Kinzon Capital (复星昆仲资本);
李立伟 | Michael Li, Managing Partner at Tsing Capital (青云创投);
梁晖 | Alex Liang, Managing Partner at Oriza Venrures (元禾谷风创投);
陈连勇 | Lianyong Chen, Founder and Managing Partner at Frontline BioVentures (通和资本);
陈立峰 | David Chen, Chairman of HYSTA and Operating Partner at Sequoia CBC Digital Fund(红杉宽带跨境数字产业投资基金);
李峻 | Jun Li, Founding Partner at Wisemont Capital;
王金林 | Jinlin Wang, Founding Partner at Tsingyuan Ventures (清源创投);
赵铁民 | Tiemin Zhao, Partner at IPV Capital (盈富泰克);
谢忠高 | Peter Hsieh, General Partner at Acorn Pacific Ventures;
黄学思 | Henry Wong, Chairman of Diamond Tech Ventures (华钻创投);

Co-hosted by the “1000 Talent” Venture Capital Community and the Association of Thousand Plan Experts, the 1000 Plan Startup Contest, first launched in 2012, is an annual event that takes place in major global cities with top-tier startup teams, entrepreneurs, investors and industry experts. By bridging the gaps between capital, market and industry, the contest provides startup companies worldwide with the opportunity to enter and thrive in the Chinese market with funding, resources and policies to support and smooth out localization.

Backed by some of the most renowned enterprises and venture capital firms, the contest gathers top-tier entrepreneurs and investors. Led by 朱啸虎 | Xiaohu Zhu (Managing Director at GSR Ventures) and 曾之杰 | Zhijie Zeng (Managing Director at CITIC Capital Holdings Limited), the judges consist of leaders at prestigious VCs such as Northern Light Venture Capital, Oriza Fund of Fund, Tsing Capital, IPV Capital, Delta Capital etc. See more detailes here.

Winning startup teams will have the opportunity to attend the final competition held in China, in October, 2017. Besides funding opportunities, final winners will receive cash rewards, fundraising consulting services and a full scholarship for the 2018 Sandlake Bootcamp. All finalist startups will receive one-on-one mentoring from experienced entrepreneurs and investors, potential funding opportunities offered by 50+ renowned funds, consulting services throughout the entire localization process and free value-added services including publicity, resource matching and brand promotion.

The 1000 Plan Start-up Contest is an international event. All startups are encouraged to apply and will be presenting in English.