13th Founder Showcase, featuring TheFunded.com's Investor Awards

The Founder Showcase is Silicon Valley’s premier international seed-startup event, gathering top technology founders, investors, and press to hear talks from leading CEOs, and help launch a promising company to greatness.
The 13th Founder Showcase is scheduled for Wednesday, March 27th at the Microsoft Campus in Mountain View, and will be an exclusive event with only 175 tickets available to the general public.
The event will feature TheFunded.com’s Second Annual Entrepreneur Investor Awards,… Show more where we will celebrate the best startup investors of 2012 and discuss the prospects of 2013 through a series of on-stage discussions with today’s leading experts. Guests will also see an entertaining Pitch Competition featuring 8 promising seed-stage companies, and enjoy appetizers and drinks in a networking hall full of other hot startups demoing their wares in the Demo Table Competition. We are expecting over 150 startup investors and press in attendance.
Are you a seed-stage startup looking for exposure? Then enter the Free Pitch Competition for your chance to present on stage. Any company less than 2 years old with less than $250,000 in funding can apply to pitch here . Get your applications in now.
For more information, visit the full website at www.FounderShowcase.com .
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Keynote Speakers
The Founder Showcase gets the best technology leaders and investors to address the constantly changing world of startups and venture capital. The speakers for the 13th Founder Showcase will be announced shortly. Previous speakers include Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX, Mark Suster of GRP Partners, David Sacks of Yammer, Jason Calacanis of Mahalo, Aaron Patzer of Mint.com, Kevin Rose of Digg, Phil Libin of Evernote, Dave McClure of 500 Startups, and many more.
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Judges
The Founder Showcase gets the best technology investors to judge and provide constructive feedback to presenting companies. The judges for the 13th Founder Showcase will be announced shortly.  Previous judges included representatives from August Capital, Blumberg Capital, Charles River Ventures, Floodgate, Javelin Venture Partners,  K9 Ventures, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Morgenthaler Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Trinity Ventures, Venrock, and many more.Â
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Agenda
3:00pm - 3:30pm : Welcoming Reception with Appetizers
3:30pm - 4:00pm : Opening Remarks by the Emcee, Adeo Ressi
4:00pm -Â 4:30pm : TheFunded.com's Second Annual Investor Awards
4:30pm - 5:15pm : Round One Pitches and Voting
5:15pm -Â 6:00pm : Round Two Pitches and Voting
6:00pm -Â 7:30pm : Intermission Reception with Appetizers and Drinks
7:30pm -Â 8:15pm : Keynote Speakers (TBA)
8:15pm -Â 8:45pm : Adeo Ressi Office Hours with Demo Table Competition & CrowdPitch Winners
8:45pm -Â 9:00pm : Showcase Showdown and Grand Prize Winner
9:00pm -Â ??? : After Party, details TBA
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For more information about the event, please visit our website at FounderShowcase.com .

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