Launchpad Silicon Valley - Tech Crunch Disrupt
Mid-September 2024 (TBD)
Discover - Learn - Launch
Want to take off with your 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 Tech Crunch Disrupt - one of the leading startup conferences - you can gain valuable insights and get to know the most important players in the startup world.
Goals of the Program
Best Practices
Deep dive into the world's leading AI ecosystem with top AI experts & exciting site visits.
1:1 Match-Making
We help you to get connected with relevant players from the ecosystem.
Market Launch
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 Program Agenda
4 weeks before the trip | 2-h Virtual Bootcamp
Sample agenda based on previous programs
8:00 AM | Welcome & Intro by GACC West |
8:10 AM | How to do Business in Silicon Valley |
8:30 AM | Legal Aspects |
9:00 AM | Walk Through Agenda |
9:15 AM | Internal Networking |
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 Ecosystem |
10:15 AM | Workshop: Silicon Valley Mindset |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch |
1:00 PM | Pitch Training |
2:00 PM | Workshop: Investor Mindset |
4:00 PM | Debrief Day 1 |
Day 2 | Deep Dive Tech & Customer Discovery
Sample agenda based on previous programs
9:00 AM | Company Visits (at big tech, startups, research insitutions) |
12:00 PM | Lunch |
1:00 PM | Workshop: Customer Discovery part 1 |
2:45 PM | Workshop: Customer Discovery part 2 |
4:00 PM | Debrief Day II |
Day 3 | Site Visits & Networking
Sample agenda based on previous programs
10:00 AM | Site Visit Climate Tech VC (z.B. Breakthrough Energy, Khosla Ventures, Galvanize, Fifty Years) | |
12:00 PM | Lunch | |
1:00 PM | Cross-Group Networking or Vertical Networking @ Plug and Play Tech Center | |
3:30 PM | German Accelerator Site Visit | |
4:30 PM | Debrief Day III | |
5:30 PM | Pitch Event & Networking |
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Day 4 & 5 | Tech Crunch Disrupt & optional: 1:1 Match-Making
all day | Conference Participation & optional 1:1 Match Making |
| individual departure |
Details about the Programm
Date virtual Workshop: 4 weeks before the trip | 2-hour webinar
Date of the Trip: Mid-September, 2024 (TBD)
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: June 1, 2024
(since we're filling seats on a rolling basis, you should apply now!)
Why Tech Crunch Disrupt?
Since 2011, the leading conference, Tech Crunch Disrupt, has been attracting the who's who of the global startup scene and is considered the platform for:
- rising founders
- future unicorns
- tech celebrities
- investors & influencers.
With over 10,000 attendees, the event in San Francisco is considered the most groundbreaking knowledge exchange in the startup & tech world.
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!