Attention All Mobile Startup Companies! Compete and Pitch to Silicon Valley’s Top VC’s at GMIC!
G-Startup is the leading global competition for the hottest mobile startups. After five iterations at GMIC Beijing and now the second iteration at GMIC Silicon Valley, G-Startup is the preeminent launch pad connecting viable, innovative mobile startups to partners and investors to grow globally.
Though Japan-based startup Prosbee didn’t win the top prize at G-Startup 2012, they still attracted funding. “GMIC gave me the great opportunity to meet top Silicon valley investors and we got funding of more than $100K because of the event!” shares Reo Kasai, CEO, Prosbee, Japan.
John McBride, CEO of US-based SnapCrowd, another G-Startup 2012 Top 20 startup, found the newly made connections invaluable. “The event put us front and center with companies like UCWeb, SK Telecom and other multinational firms that we never would have been able to start a dialog with.”
In addition to software-based mobile startups, this year G-Startup is especially encouraging applications from connected devices, wearable devices and other hardware startups who use the power of mobile to change the world.
Judges
This year’s panel of judges consists of the following founders, venture capitalists, and managing directors:
- Dave McClure, Founding Partner, 500 Startups
- Jeff Clavier, Founder and Managing Partner, SoftTech VC
- Garry Tan, Partner, Y Combinator
- Tim Draper, Founder and Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
- Timothy Lee, Partner, Sequoia Capital
- Ash Fontana, Fundraising Products, AngelList
- Mark Mahaney, Managing Director, RBC Capital
- Tim Chang, Managing Director, Mayfield Fund
The G-Startup competition and conference track will be held October 23 at Moscone Center in San Francisco. Tickets are complimentary until September 15. Register here.
Apply Now
In order to be eligible for this competition, the following must be met:
- Your startup has the potential and desire to go global
- Your startup has received Series-A or less funding
- Your startup is mobile-focused, which may include mobile apps, services for mobile developers, and hardware.
Application deadline is this week, SEPTEMBER 1, 2013! Click here to apply.
ABOUT GMIC – Silicon Valley’s Largest Mobile Conference
GMIC is Silicon Valley’s largest mobile conference and will host 10,000+ mobile executives, entrepreneurs, developers, and investors from 60+ countries at Moscone Center, San Francisco, October 21-23, 2013. GMIC is the leading global platform for the mobile industry to build cross-border partnerships, to learn from industry thought leaders, to better understand mobile technology trends and global markets, and to emphasize how mobile is positively changing the world.
GMIC has offices in Mountain View (CA), Beijing, and Tokyo.
Register for GMIC at http://sv.thegmic.com/register