Events

As part of the TiE Silicon Valley University Mentors Program Webinar Series, we present a candid session on fundraising for university startups. Join us for a direct conversation with top VCs who will answer the two most critical questions for founders: What We Invest In: Get the specifics on their sector focus, check size, and […]

Raising capital as an early-stage founder is both exciting and challenging—especially for those spinning out of university labs or research environments. This session in the TiE Silicon Valley University Mentors Program Webinar Series breaks down what truly matters in the earliest phases of fundraising and how founders can effectively position themselves for investor interest. We’ll […]

Mentor Connect: 1:1 Founder Sessions with Mike Wood If you're focused on finding and validating new markets, launching new products or categories, driving Product-Led Growth (PLG), scaling your go-to-market motion, improving messaging and positioning, or building high-performance product and commercialization teams — this month’s Mentor Connect session is built for you. Meet Your November Mentor […]

TiE Silicon Valley’s Funding Fridays offers a unique opportunity for startup founders to engage in curated 1:1 meetings with leading investors. If you’re a founder preparing to raise capital, this is your chance to meet the VCs and explore potential fundraising opportunities: ✅ Pitch directly to an experienced VC ✅ Gain actionable feedback on your fundraising strategy […]

We’re excited to invite entrepreneurs to meet 1:1 with a member of TiE Silicon Valley Angels — one of the Valley’s most active networks of early-stage investors, serial entrepreneurs, and tech executives. Entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to pitch and engage in candid 1:1 conversations with a seasoned angel investor, receive actionable feedback on their […]

TiE Silicon Valley University Mentors Webinar: Presentation Guidelines As founders prepare for the TiE Silicon Valley University Mentors Program Pitch Finals, this session is designed to help them refine their storytelling, structure, and delivery. The Presentation Guidelines Webinar will walk founders through best practices for creating high-impact pitch decks, communicating their vision clearly, and presenting […]

The Agentic Web: Will the next platform war lead to Oligopolies or Fragmentation Walmart's integration of its 240 million e-commerce shoppers with OpenAI's 700 million weekly active users should be […]

We’re excited to host Prof. Suman Chakraborty, Director of IIT Kharagpur, for an intimate roundtable in collaboration with z21 Ventures. This invite-only session will bring together 20–25 founders and operators […]