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SUMMARY:New Race for Agentic Web by TiE Silicon Valley
DESCRIPTION:The Agentic Web: Will the next platform war lead to Oligopolies or Fragmentation \nWalmart’s integration of its 240 million e-commerce shoppers with OpenAI’s 700 million weekly active users should be your wakeup call. It’s a preview of how the Agentic Web will either unlock unprecedented value or fracture into incompatible fiefdoms. \nWhen every major retailer\, financial institution\, and B2C company ties itself to a handful of ‘agent stores’\, we don’t get an Internet of Agents—we get a Balkanized landscape of unintentional walled gardens where your agent can’t talk to mine\, innovation stalls\, and trillions in potential value evaporate. \nThe next platform war is here. The Internet of AI Agents risks splintering into proprietary silos\, leading to either incumbent oligopolies extracting monopoly rents or fragmentation that prevents valuable services from emerging. Immediate coordination on interoperability standards—for agent identity\, discovery\, and marketplace infrastructure—is crucial. Early movers who establish these rails will control future AI transactions; those who wait will be building on others’ platforms or become irrelevant. \nProject NANDA (Networked AI Agents in Decentralized Architecture) which originated at MIT provides the three-phase technical roadmap to capture this opportunity: Agent Foundations\, Agent Economy and Agent Societies. Project Nanda aims to dismantle the four critical choke points within this ecosystem’s infrastructure by focusing on consensus driven innovation: ‘DNS’\, ‘CA’\, ‘Orchestration’\, and ‘Attestation’. \nProject NANDA employs a three-pronged approach: (i) Technology: Building technology\, standards\, and reference implementations through a collective of top minds. (ii) Social Mission: Working to maintain an open Agentic Web for innovators while ensuring safety for vulnerable populations. (iii) Venture Ecosystem: Fostering a wide coalition of founders and investors to facilitate information sharing. \nNANDA’s development draws on proven MIT research in AutoML\, split learning\, privacy-preserving architectures\, and decentralized coordination. Early partners in the coalition gain preferential access to emerging standards\, reference implementations\, and the academic-industry consortium that will influence the emerging frameworks globally. \nJoin us in-person for an intimate discussion on the future of the agentic web and the opportunities for tech leaders. \nFollow https://ProjectNanda.org and create your own agent at https://join39.org \nBio \nRamesh Raskar is an Associate Professor at MIT\, leading pioneering research at the intersection of distributed AI agent architectures\, health technology\, and computational imaging. As a founding architect of NANDA\, he focuses on agentic web infrastructure that empowers decentralized decision-making in complex systems. He received the National Academy of Inventors award (2024)\, Lemelson Award (2016) and ACM SIGGRAPH Achievement Award (2017). He has worked on special research projects at Google [X]\, Apple and Facebook and co-founded/advised several companies. He holds 100+ US patents.
URL:https://tiesv.ai/event/navigating-the-post-ai-era/
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SUMMARY:Founder Roundtable with IIT KGP Director
DESCRIPTION: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 from the IIT KGP community\, spanning Seed to Series C. The discussion will focus on the evolving early-stage landscape\, the growing momentum within the KGP founder ecosystem\, and opportunities for collaboration between academia\, industry\, and venture networks to accelerate global-first companies from India.
URL:https://tiesv.ai/event/founder-roundtable-with-iit-kgp-director/
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SUMMARY:TiE Silicon Valley University Mentors Program – Pitch Finals
DESCRIPTION:TiE Silicon Valley University Mentors Program – Pitch Finals \nThe TiE Silicon Valley University Mentors Program is wrapping the season with our Pitch Final\, where 14 university-founded startups will take the virtual stage to pitch their ventures. These teams have spent the past months working closely with experienced Silicon Valley mentors—refining their business models\, sharpening their go-to-market strategies\, and leveling up their founder storytelling. \nNow\, they’ll present to a panel of investors\, and ecosystem leaders for feedback\, visibility\, and potential next-step opportunities. \nThis is where research meets real-world execution—where ideas start becoming companies.
URL:https://tiesv.ai/event/tie-silicon-valley-university-mentors-program-pitch-finals/
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SUMMARY:Funding Fridays
DESCRIPTION:TiE Silicon Valley’s Funding Fridays offers a unique opportunity for startup founders to engage in curated 1:1 meetings with leading investors. \nIf you’re a founder preparing to raise capital\, this is your chance to meet the VCs and explore potential fundraising opportunities:\n✅ Pitch directly to an experienced VC\n✅ Gain actionable feedback on your fundraising strategy\n✅ Build meaningful connections within the investor community \nFeatured VC: Tae Hea Nahm\, Managing Director and Co-Founder at Storm Ventures \nFormat: In-person 1:1 meetings with the VC \nSubmit your registration for review and take the next step in your entrepreneurial journey today!
URL:https://tiesv.ai/event/funding-fridays-14/
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SUMMARY:TiE Silicon Valley Angels Office Hours with Prasad Rao
DESCRIPTION: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. \nEntrepreneurs will have the opportunity to pitch and engage in candid 1:1 conversations with a seasoned angel investor\, receive actionable feedback on their pitch and fundraising strategy\, and gain insight into what angel investors look for in early-stage founders. \nDate: Friday\, December 19\, 2025Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT \nAbout Prasad Rao\nPrasad Rao is a seasoned entrepreneur and the Chairman & CEO of PrideVel Group\, with a career spanning multiple decades and four IT services companies operating across the US\, Europe\, and India. He has led two companies through successful IPOs in India\, secured venture funding rounds in the US\, and steered a strategic acquisition exit. His leadership at CyberTech earned the company top rankings on the Inc. 500 list — 5th and 7th in back-to-back years — and he was recognized by Ernst & Young as IT Services Entrepreneur of the Year for Illinois/Northwest Indiana. \nPrasad is also a trusted advisor and board member\, guiding tech companies on strategy\, operations\, and mergers and acquisitions. A Distinguished Alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management\, Mumbai\, he continues to support emerging founders as an active angel investor\, mentor\, TiE Silicon Valley Charter Member\, and member of the TiE SV Angels group. Today\, he also leads Web3 Technologies\, a PrideVel Group entity focused on building decentralized applications on Ethereum and other blockchains. \nIf you’re looking to sharpen your pitch\, refine your fundraising approach\, or better understand the investor mindset\, this is your chance to connect directly with a highly accomplished entrepreneur and angel investor. \nNote: This program is designed for new applicants and is not available to current TiE Angels Silicon Valley portfolio companies.
URL:https://tiesv.ai/event/tie-silicon-valley-angels-office-hours-with-prasad-rao/
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SUMMARY:Mentor Connect: 1:1 Founder Sessions with Bala Kasiviswanathan
DESCRIPTION:We’re closing out 2025 with a powerhouse Mentor Connect session featuring Bala Kasiviswanathan — former Chief Product Officer at Simpplr and Tidal | X (formerly Google X)\, and Director of Product Management at Google Cloud\, where he led API Management. \nBala advises early and growth stage startups on building sharp product strategy\, applying AI with intention\, and creating customer experiences that actually scale. \nWhat You’ll Learn\nGet direct\, personalized feedback on how to: \n\nDefine your product vision and build 0→1 / 1→N roadmaps\nEstablish real PMF loops and a disciplined customer-discovery process\nDesign data-driven CX frameworks across CS\, PS\, and Support\n\nAlign Product\, Engineering\, and GTM around outcomes that actually move the business\n\n\nIf you’re building\, iterating\, or leveling up your product and AI strategy\, this is the session you want to be in. \nWhy Join\nMentor Connect gives founders real 1:1 time with leaders who’ve done the hard things at scale. This is a rare chance to sit with someone who has built category-defining products\, led high-stakes teams\, and shipped innovation at global levels. \nExpect clear\, honest\, actionable guidance — not generic startup advice. \nReady to meet Bala and get tailored input for your product\, roadmap\, and growth strategy? \nApply now for TiE Silicon Valley Mentor Connect December 1:1 session.
URL:https://tiesv.ai/event/mentor-connect-3/
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