Launchpad Silicon Valley - TC Disrupt & Verge24 2024
October 28 - November 1, 2024
Discover - Learn - Launch
Want to take off with your Tech solution - at home or in Silicon Valley?
We help your startup grow and seize the right opportunities!
With our program, we support founders to network with the most important players in the Valley, show best practices and provide you with tools to scale long-term at home or in the US.
In combination with TechCrunch Disrupt - THE conference for startups and new technologies - and #Verge24 - one of the leading climate tech conferences in the world - you will be on the forefront of tech and climate innovation.
Goals of the Program
Best Practices
Deep dive into the innovation ecosystem with top experts & exciting site visits.
Market Discovery
Workshops & tools on topics such as sales, marketing, investor mindset, pitch training & customer discovery in the USA.
Networking
Pitch in front of pioneers of the tech scene, meet fellow founders and become part of Silicon Valley.
Sample Agenda of the Program
4 weeks before the trip | 1.5-h Virtual Bootcamp
Sample agenda based on previous programs
8:00 - 9:30 AM | Welcome & Intro |
Day 1 | Kick-Off & Intro to Silicon Valley
Sample agenda based on previous programs
9:00 AM | Welcome &Intro into the Program |
9:15 AM | Kick-Off Briefing: Intro in the Silicon Valley AI / Climate Tech Ecosystem |
10:15 AM | Workshop: Silicon Valley Mindset |
12:00 PM | Lunch |
1:00 PM | Pitch Training |
2:30 PM | Workshop: Investor Mindset |
4:00 PM | Debrief Day 1 |
Day 2 | Deep Dive Tech & Customer Discovery
Beispielablauf basierend auf vergangenen Programmen der AHK.
9:00 AM | Company Visit (e.g. OpenAI, Autodesk, NVIDIA, Bloom Energy, WeaveGrid, Proterra, Living Carbon) |
12:00 PM | Lunch |
1:00 PM | Workshop: Customer Discovery part 1 |
2:45 PM | Workshop: Customer Discovery part 2 |
4:00 PM | Debrief Tag II |
Day 3 | Site Visits & Networking
Sample agenda based on previous programs
10:00 AM | Site Visit AI / Climate Tech VC (z.B. ServiceNow, NVIDIA, Breakthrough Energy, Galvanize, Fifty Years) | |
12:00 PM | Lunch | |
1:00 PM | Peer-to-peer Networking at a Startup Incubator | |
3:30 PM | Startup Accelerator Site Visit | |
4:30 PM | Debrief Day III | |
5:30 PM | Pitch Event & Networking |
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Day 4 & 5 | TC Disrupt / Verge24 Conference
all day | Visit the Conference | |
| Individual departure |
Details about the Programm
Date virtual Workshop: 4 weeks before the trip | 1.5-hour webinar
Date of the Trip: October 28 - November 1, 2024
Language: English
Requirements:
- In order to have the greatest impact, your product should already be launched on the market and you should have your first customers.
- Seats are limited to a maximum of 10 startups with a maximum of 2 participant per startup.
Application Deadline: August 1, 2024
(since we're filling seats on a rolling basis, you should apply now!)
Why Silicon Valley?
Silicon Valley is the world's leading innovation ecosystem with the largest share of global VC investments.
Nowhere else in the world are technologies being driven forward at the same speed and scale. German founders can also benefit from this decades-long experience.
Key facts of the ecosystem
- 40,000 - 50,000 startups
- 75 billion USD VC funding
- 50%+ of global AI investment
- 78 colleges & universities
Seize the opportunity and learn from world-leading innovators to drive your startup forward!