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Who's gearing up for TechChill?? Curious to see who else is attending. We at Gilzor are here to support with prototype development, aiming to make your project resonate with investors and the ecosystem. If you're aiming for an impactful presence at TechChill and have an idea you believe in, let's discuss how to bring it into the spotlight 😊

SCV COMMUNITY | In the early stages of development, start-ups face many challenges, with the biggest one revolving around the ability to navigate uncertainty and manage various aspects of the business simultaneously. It is crucial for them to have strong support from the onset. Check out this short clip from our annual Summit, where all of our founders come together to share experience and help each other. ⬇️ 

What role do events play in Upvest's marketing strategy? Let me tell you: a BIG one! 🔥 A prime example of this is last week: 🎙️ Not one but TWO Upvest speakers at the hottest new #fintech conference FIBE Berlin. Coincidentally, Julian Lange and Martin Kassing spoke one after the other, dubbing this the "Upvest hour". 🤝 During N26's Product & Tech meetup, Mateus Mesquita Alves and Christopher Barth shared the product story behind N26's investment solution in partnership with Upvest. 🎉 And to top it all off, I organized our very own event for Upvest and friends. Nothing beats connecting in person with our community! Now, what do all of these events have in common? 🤔 They're not just your average gatherings; they are what puts Upvest top of mind and gives our brand a life. They're moments of inspiration, collaboration, and innovation that fuel our mission at Upvest. They're where ideas come to life, connections are made, and the future of finance takes shape. So, a HUGE thank you to everyone who joined us! 🙏 Next stop on the list: the Finance Forward conference in early May. 🚀

Upstream Festival is evolving. Over the past 4 years we’ve continuously adapted our programming to match the needs of our main audience: startup and scale-up founders. For our 5 year anniversary edition I’m proud to present what I believe is our most accurate programming so far: May 28th "Day 0" filled with peer to peer community-hosted events and May 29th "Day 1" facilitating connections between founders, investors, innovative corporates, students and anyone else focused on elevating today’ s innovations to the next level. We’ll have a dedicated Investor and Corporate meeting area (for pre-matched ánd serendipitous speeddates), a Fireside Chat stage, a Deepdive stage, a live Startup Pitch Competition and more. 🤫 Want some insider info? We've capped the number of tickets available per target group to ensure a well balanced presence of the different groups attending :) Ticket sales is live via https://lnkd.in/eSVVGGmv with an extremely limited amount (12) of 50% discounted tickets left.

So stoked for #SFTechWeek 🤘🏼 Join Omni Ventures and Sightbox at Deep Tech Nexus Deep Tech Nexus is a Deep Tech community event that brings together top Deep Tech founders, VCs, and LPs. This highly curated attendee list will bring together 50 VCs with 50 founders and brightest minds in the industry. We will discuss current trends, challenges, and opportunities in Deep Tech. https://lnkd.in/g_3cYide

💥 Exciting news! We are thrilled to share that we just closed our seed round, securing $3.4 million in total funding! This injection of support will fuel our mission to empower developers in crafting high-performance Zero-Knowledge (ZK) applications effortlessly and in a flexible way. 🚄 At Hylé, we envision a future where Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) are the norm, enabling truthfulness without the high costs. Our platform offers a triad of advantages: affordability, speed, and seamless finality. Developers retain the flexibility to choose execution environments, data solutions, and proof systems, all within a permissionless framework. 🙏 Huge thank you to our incredible investors who believe in our vision to redefine the landscape of ZK design. This funding round is led by Framework Ventures, with participation from Cherry Ventures, and Fabric Ventures, Frst, Heartcore Capital . Other esteemed investors include StarkWare, Uma Roy, Robin Davids, Bernard Chan, Richard Yuen, @0xkrane, Nicolas Bacca, Batuhan Dasgin. 👉 Don't forget to follow our visionary co-founders, Sylve Chevet (CEO) and Lancelot de Ferrière le Vayer (CTO), as they lead this exhilarating journey. 🔗 Want to know more? Links in the comment. cc: Cécile TREBOIT, Maximilien Grattepanche, Rajiv Patel-O'Connor, Vance Spencer, Luc de Leyritz, Patrick Mayr, Brett Sun, Max Mersch, Pierre Entremont, Yacine Ghalim

You know what’s up :) It’s “V” for Validation! Kicked off our Idea Validation Program March’24 Cohort at Favcy Venture Builders today. Want to be a part of the next one? Send me a DM! #ideatoaction #VforValidation

This week's #BCTech4StartUp is Shield-X Technology Inc. whose tech integrated helmet padding significantly reduces twisting during impact. Learn more about how you can become a #BCTech4Startups Member here: https://bit.ly/3zoRxh8

It’s a common adage that Hardware founders are playing the game on “hard mode” but is that really true? Legendary Silicon Valley investor Peter Relan joined me on CLIMB last month as we interrogated the commonly held beliefs about hardware investing and why it scares a lot of VCs away from hardware and hard tech. Personally, I think if you have a hardware founder, building with eyes wide open about the challenges ahead of them, and they choose to do it *anyway* you’re backing an individual with a level of conviction that just can’t be taught. It's why we at VSC Ventures don’t shy away from hardware — whether in PaintJet, Presso®, Glacier, GaeaStar, or Sesame Solar. In fact just the opposite. We’re confident that the next decade of unicorns will come from founders building vertical solutions in legacy industries that have remained under-digitized and under-invested. You can hear Peter and I chat about what it actually means to be ‘eyes wide open’ as a hardware founder in 2024 on our latest episode:

Better late than never! Here are thoughts from the panel on university corporate tech transfer during the MIT Start-Up Ecosystem Conference in April.