Our TGV 4th Global Competition for the Best AI Startups was a great success !
We have gathered 112 VC Investors as Jury Members and more than 100+ startups registered. We worked with the judges to select the finalists.
Global Finals: 20 finalists came to pitch to our 112 Jury members on May 28th and got feedbacks from AI industry leaders.
The top 5 of each category are winners !
We have gathered 112 VC Investors as Jury Members and more than 100+ startups registered. We worked with the judges to select the finalists.
Global Finals: 20 finalists came to pitch to our 112 Jury members on May 28th and got feedbacks from AI industry leaders.
The top 5 of each category are winners !
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FINALS EVENT on May 28th
4th TGV Global Competition 2024 for AI startups and Scaleups / Finals
Agenda
28th May 2024 at San Mateo Hero City 55 E 3rd Ave San Mateo, CA 94401 + Zoom session
08:30 Registration and Cafe Croissant Networking
09:00 – 09:05 Opening Address
09:10 – 09:40 Investors Panel Discussion on AI Future of work (30 mins)
9:40 – 10:20 Late stage Startup Pitch AI Future of work (40 mins)
10:20 – 10:50 Investors Panel on Marketing and Sales AI (30 mins)
10:50 – 11:30 Startup Pitch Marketing and Sales AI (40 mins)
11:30 - 11:50 Networking & Refreshments
11:50 – 12:20 Panel Discussion AI Late Stage Others (30 mins)
12:20 – 13:00 Late stage Startup Pitch on AI Others (40 mins)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch and Networking
14:00 – 14:15 Winner Ceremony for AI Late stage
14:15 – 14:45 Panel Discussion on AI Sustainability, Climate and Energy (30 mins)
14:45 – 15:30 Early stage Startup Pitch on AI Sustainability, Climate and Energy (45 mins)
16:50 – 17:15 Networking & Refreshments / Jury winners selection
17:15 – 17:25 Early stage Winners Ceremony
17:25 – 17:30 Closing Address & Feedbacks
18:00 – 20:30 (Little walk to) VIP Dinner (By private invite only)
4th TGV Global Competition 2024 for AI startups and Scaleups / Finals
Agenda
28th May 2024 at San Mateo Hero City 55 E 3rd Ave San Mateo, CA 94401 + Zoom session
08:30 Registration and Cafe Croissant Networking
09:00 – 09:05 Opening Address
- Frank Desvignes, True Global Ventures Partner
- Jay Mandal, Lecturer and Co-author of "Getting Beyond the Sandbox: A Playbook for Developing Generative AI Solutions for Enterprise Applications" white paper published by Stanford Law School
09:10 – 09:40 Investors Panel Discussion on AI Future of work (30 mins)
- Lara Druyan, Managing Director, Silicon Valley Data Capital (San Mateo)
- Ludovic Copere, Senior investment Director, Sony Innovation Fund (San Francisco)
- Eric Benhamou, Founder and General Partner, Benhamou Global Ventures (San Francisco)
- Victor Kuzmin, Vice President, Strategy and M&A at Mastercard (London)
- Steve Krausz, General Partner, US Venture Partners (Menlo Park)
- Moderated by Eric Thomassian, SVP, Head of Private Company Relations, Forge Global
9:40 – 10:20 Late stage Startup Pitch AI Future of work (40 mins)
- r4 Technologies: Paul Breitenbach
- Evinced: Navin R. Thadani
- Quantifind: Ari Tuchman
10:20 – 10:50 Investors Panel on Marketing and Sales AI (30 mins)
- Lilia Shirman, Founder and General Partner, Falcon Peak Capital and Venture Partner, West Coast Equity Partners (Redwood City)
- Ale Vigilante, Managing Director, Novirian Capital (San Francisco)
- Monette Stephens, Managing Partner, SF Growth Capital (San Francisco)
- Sebastian Spitzer, Ventures specialist, Schaeffler CVC (San Francisco)
- Moderated by Frank Desvignes, True Global Ventures Partner
10:50 – 11:30 Startup Pitch Marketing and Sales AI (40 mins)
11:30 - 11:50 Networking & Refreshments
11:50 – 12:20 Panel Discussion AI Late Stage Others (30 mins)
- Karen Drexler, LP, Astia and Portfolia (San Francisco)
- Uday Sandhu, Partner, Alpha Capital (San Francisco)
- Eric Munson, CIO and Founder, Adit Ventures (New York)
- Jonathan Nelson, Partner, Practical VC, Managing Director, Founder of HF.Capital (San Francisco)
- Moderated by Konrad Wawruch, True Global Ventures Partner
12:20 – 13:00 Late stage Startup Pitch on AI Others (40 mins)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch and Networking
14:00 – 14:15 Winner Ceremony for AI Late stage
14:15 – 14:45 Panel Discussion on AI Sustainability, Climate and Energy (30 mins)
- Karen Sheffield, Managing Partner, Pachamama Ventures (San Francisco)
- Matthieu Soule, Head of C.Lab Americas and Climate Tech venture partner, BNPParibas (San Francisco)
- Deborah Magid, Managing Director, DoubleStar Venture Partners (San Mateo)
- Siva Kolappa, General Partner, Tech Data Fund (San Mateo)
- Moderated by Beatrice Lion, True Global Ventures Partner & CEO
14:45 – 15:30 Early stage Startup Pitch on AI Sustainability, Climate and Energy (45 mins)
- Vibrant Planet Guy Bayes
- Dryad Networks Carsten Brinkschulte
- FLOX Robotics Sára Nožková
- Liquid Trees Daniel Neetzel
- Recycletek Martin Naro
- Lorenzo Donati, Investment Associate, Bootstrap Labs (San Francisco)
- Amir Kabir, General Partner, AV8 Ventures (San Francisco)
- Paddy Ramanathan, Managing Director, iValley Innovation Center and FINTECHTALK (San Francisco)
- Faye Sahai, Founding Managing General Partner, Telosity Ventures (San Francisco)
- Moderated by Dušan Stojanovič, True Global Ventures Partner
- VITAS - Virtuelle Telefonassistenten Thomas Abend
- Samurai Labs Michael Wroczynski
- BforeAI Luigi LENGUITO
- Private AI Patricia Thaine
- Deduce Andy Sheldon
- Cyborgintell Valsan Ponnachath
16:50 – 17:15 Networking & Refreshments / Jury winners selection
17:15 – 17:25 Early stage Winners Ceremony
17:25 – 17:30 Closing Address & Feedbacks
18:00 – 20:30 (Little walk to) VIP Dinner (By private invite only)
<Applications are closed!>
Why you should participate?
Any questions, contact us here!
Submit your company application:
- Global Recognition: Stand out in an international arena and get your company noticed by industry investors worldwide. Use this platform to accelerate your companies' impact, with access to a global audience and potential partners.
- Networking Opportunities: Connect with potential investors and get feedback as a finalist during through our competition
Any questions, contact us here!
Submit your company application:
Late Stage AI (minimum 5M USD of recurrent revenues, maximum 50M USD, see below subcategories selection criteria)
- Sustainability (including Climate and Energy)
- Future of Work: Productivity solutions, Legal / Compliance / KYC AI solutions
- Coding AI and Cyber Security
- Marketing and Sales AI
- Others AI Late stage (Education, Financial Services, Gaming & Entertainment, Mobility, Health,...)
Early stage AI (Late Seed, Series A, minimum 1m USD of recurrent revenues)
For early stage categories, stand a chance to win prize money, while getting noticed by 112 investor global judges!
- Sustainability (including Climate and Energy)
- Others AI Early stage (Financial Services, Gaming & Entertainment, Mobility, Health,...)
For early stage categories, stand a chance to win prize money, while getting noticed by 112 investor global judges!
Cash prize for the Winner:
$20,000
$20,000
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more details about our TGV's 4th Global Competition for Best AI Startups and Scaleups
True Global Ventures (TGV) recently concluded its 4th Global Competition for Best AI Startups and Scaleups, a prestigious event that brought together some of the most innovative AI startups and scaleups from around the world. This year, the competition was fierce, with 120 AI startups looking for recognition and support from a panel of 112 esteemed investors. The rigorous selection process involved multiple rounds of evaluation, ultimately narrowing down the contenders to the top 20 and finally to the 5 category winners.
The TGV competition is designed to identify and support the most promising AI-driven companies that are poised to make significant impacts in their respective fields. The selection criteria were stringent, focusing on innovation, commercial traction, market potential, and the capability to address critical challenges through AI.
Congratulations to the five outstanding winners who emerged victorious in their categories, each exemplifying excellence and potential in leveraging AI technology:
True Global Ventures (TGV) recently concluded its 4th Global Competition for Best AI Startups and Scaleups, a prestigious event that brought together some of the most innovative AI startups and scaleups from around the world. This year, the competition was fierce, with 120 AI startups looking for recognition and support from a panel of 112 esteemed investors. The rigorous selection process involved multiple rounds of evaluation, ultimately narrowing down the contenders to the top 20 and finally to the 5 category winners.
The TGV competition is designed to identify and support the most promising AI-driven companies that are poised to make significant impacts in their respective fields. The selection criteria were stringent, focusing on innovation, commercial traction, market potential, and the capability to address critical challenges through AI.
Congratulations to the five outstanding winners who emerged victorious in their categories, each exemplifying excellence and potential in leveraging AI technology:
- 🏆 Late Stage Future of Work AI: Quantifind (Ari Tuchman)
- 🏆 Late Stage Marketing & Sales AI: Session AI (Debjani Deb)
- 🏆 Late Stage AI: Clint Sushant Shankar Rajesh Dash MD PhD
- 🏆 Early Stage Sustainability AI: Recycletek (Martin Naro)
- 🏆 Early Stage AI: BforeAI (Luigi Lenguito)