Startup Grind

Need help raising your next round of funding? Our top 100 exhibitors from recent years have collectively raised over $1.5 billion, and we can't wait to see the deals that come from our 2025 batch. 🚀 Apply now to join the Startup Exhibition in Silicon Valley on April 28-30th, 2025. https://hubs.ly/Q02_p7BP0

Learn why compliance is critical to growing your business, and how automation can simplify the time-consuming process. In this 45-minute live product demo, Vanta will cover: ✔️ Why compliance is important for building trust and moving upmarket ✔️ How Vanta centralizes program requirements and automates evidence collection for frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and more ✔️ Best practices for managing risk and proving security in real time Plus, you can ask your questions to Vanta team members during the session. Discover how automation can transform your compliance efforts into a streamlined, efficient process — secure your spot today! Register here: https://hubs.ly/Q035yHpg0

The 2025 SG Conference mainstage agenda has just gone live + new speakers have been added! You can now browse through some of the sessions and speakers you'll hear from on April 29-30th in Silicon Valley. https://hubs.ly/Q035tlBQ0 A few topics we'll cover include:  • AI-Driven Productivity and The Future of Work • Investor Perspectives: 2025 Fundraising Outlook • The Future of Consumer Behavior: How AI is shaping search, discovery, and purchases • Navigating a Tough Fundraising Climate: Is Adjusting Strategy the Key or Risky Compromise? • Why Startups Should Build in the Open: Leveraging Proof of Human and Blockchain for a Secure Future Plus, the Q+A stage is back by popular demand! Get advice and ask questions to top speakers just after they finish on the mainstage.

Following our first speaker announcement earlier this week, we've already added some more fresh faces to the 2025 SG Conference lineup! https://hubs.ly/Q0351_Tk0 • Solomon Hykes is the Co-founder + CEO of Dagger the first programmable CI/CD engine. Previously he was the Co-founder + CEO/CTO of Docker, Inc His session with Erica Brescia, Managing Director at Redpoint will answer questions like "everyone’s talking about AI writing code, but what about AI shipping code? How will LLMs change how we build, test and deploy software?" • Rose Wang is the COO of Bluesky Social, the open social network. She is a Forbes 30 under 30 social entrepreneur, Echoing Green fellow, ELLE USA Impact Award winner, and TEDx speaker. She'll be joined by Kinjal Shah, General Partner at Blockchain Capital to discuss the future of social media and Bluesky's vision for a decentralized web and user-controlled ecosystem. • Jesse Zhang is the Co-founder + CEO of agentic AI startup Decagon. He'll be speaking with Ivan Zhou, partner at Accel, about how he grew a startup from stealth to raising $100M in VC funding in the crowded market for AI customer service solutions. Stay tuned for more speakers added every week and in the meantime, make sure to grab a Full Access ticket to secure your seat. https://hubs.ly/Q03521BS0

The latest from the Startup Grind Conference 🚀 ⏳ If you're planning on joining us for 48 hours of startup acceleration in April, this is your last chance to take advantage of early bird savings. All ticket prices increase tonight at midnight PST! 😍 In case you missed it, we just announced the first round of speakers from top companies and firms, including Runway AI, Box, Bluesky, Accel, World, Glean, Anthropic, Sequoia, a16z, Lightspeed, Khosla, KPCB, and more. 🚨Get your Full Access Early Bird Tickets for just $249 – grab yours now! https://hubs.ly/Q034H4dG0 #keepgrinding #StartupGrind #SGConference2025 #StartupFounders

It's time to act fast if you want to take advantage of early bird savings for the 2025 Startup Grind Conference. All ticket prices increase tonight at midnight PST! https://hubs.ly/Q034RMt20

The countdown is officially on... only 3 months until we're back together in the heart of Silicon Valley for The Startup Grind Conference! If you're planning on joining us for 48 hours of startup acceleration in April, this is your last chance to take advantage of early bird savings. All ticket prices increase tomorrow at midnight PST. https://hubs.ly/Q034H4dG0

Every founder knows that growth is key to survival 🚀 But how do early-stage founders break through the noise and scale effectively? The answer often lies in leveraging strategic partnerships. Read my latest piece for Forbes about driving startup growth through leveraging strategic partnerships. Thank you, Elizabeth Dlha from Notion and James Gee from Startup Grind, for sharing your experiences of building partnerships! Your insights are fantastic 👏 Read the whole article here: https://lnkd.in/gCqTKdfk #Forbes

Alma is reimagining immigration legal services for founders and other highly skilled professionals by focusing on three core pillars: Speed, Excellence, and Care. The company specializes in talent visas (O-1, H-1B, L-1, TN) and green cards (EB-1, EB-2 NIW, etc.), offering personalized support that combines proactive communication, rapid document preparation, and genuine empathy, consistently delivering exceptional results with a 100% approval rate. Talk with an expert now: https://hubs.ly/Q033KwBH0

They’re here! Introducing our first round of SG Conference speakers joining us on April 29-30, 2025 in Silicon Valley. We’ll be talking about meaningful creation through the use of technology and AI, Seed to Series A fundraising, 2025 funding trends, early-stage growth and GTM strategies, and so much more with some of today’s most impressive AI leaders and VCs. https://lnkd.in/eS8dsEfc Check out our confirmed speakers from top companies and firms like Runway, Box, Bluesky Social, Accel, World, Glean, Volley, Index Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and more! And this is just the beginning—stay tuned as we announce more speakers every week.   P.S. Don't miss out on our early bird pricing - for a limited time, you can grab Full Access tickets and save $250. Get yours today! https://lnkd.in/dUDNgeUX