Startup Grind Conference 2025

Apr 29, 3:00 PM – May 1, 12:00 AM (UTC)

Silicon Valley, San Francisco Bay Area

Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway, Redwood City, 94063

Join 5,000 tech startups who are building the next big thing--in AI and beyond.

In-person event

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About this event

In the world of startups, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by pitches, cold outreach, and fundraising pressures. But at Startup Grind, we champion a different approach. We understand that thriving isn’t just about the next big idea or cutting-edge technology; it’s about the people behind them—their journeys, insights, and lessons learned. It’s about fostering a community where knowledge is shared and everyone is eager to listen and learn.

The Startup Grind Conference accelerates the world for 48 hours in the heart of Silicon Valley promoting collaboration over competition, where genuine connections are formed and deals are done.

We hope you'll join us on April 29-30, 2025 to experience it firsthand. 

Speakers

  • Rose Wang

    Bluesky Social

    COO

  • Aaron Levie

    Box

    CEO + Co-founder

  • Peter Fenton

    Benchmark Capital

    General Partner

  • Kevin Systrom

    Instagram

    Co-founder

  • Alfred Lin

    Sequoia Capital

    Partner

  • Stacy Brown-Philpot

    Cherryrock Capital

    Managing Partner + Founder

  • Adrian Ludwig

    Tools for Humanity; World

    Chief Architect

  • Matan Cohen Grumi

    Pika

    Founding Creative Director

  • Mamoon Hamid

    Kleiner Perkins

    Partner

  • Samir Kaul

    Khosla Ventures

    Managing Director + Founding Partner

  • Nicole Quinn

    Lightspeed Venture Partners

    Partner

  • Trae Stephens

    Founders Fund, Anduril

    Partner + Co-founder

  • Alejandro Matamala Ortiz

    Runway AI

    CDO + Co-founder

  • Jesse Zhang

    Decagon

    CEO

  • Anish Acharya

    Andreessen Horowitz

    General Partner

  • Mar Hershenson

    Pear VC

    Founding Managing Partner

  • Celine Halioua

    Loyal

    CEO + Founder

  • Max Child

    Volley

    CEO + Co-founder

  • Nicholas Erdenberger

    OpenAI

    GTM Leader

  • Scott Barclay

    Insight Partners

    Managing Director

  • Jake Gibson

    BTV

    Founding Partner

  • Ann Bordetsky

    NEA

    Partner

  • Derek Andersen

    Bevy + Startup Grind

    CEO + Co-founder

  • Brett Andrus

    Anthropic

    Head of Account Management

  • Eric Simons

    StackBlitz

    CEO

  • George Fraser

    Fivetran

    CEO + Co-founder

  • Kylie Robison

    WIRED

    Senior AI Reporter

  • Othman Laraki

    Color Health

    CEO

  • Alex Konrad

    Upstarts Media

    Founder

  • Jeff Seibert

    Digits

    CEO + Co-founder

  • Spenser Skates

    Amplitude

    CEO + Co-founder

  • Jennifer Li

    Andreessen Horowitz

    General Partner

  • Solomon Hykes

    Dagger

    CEO + Co-founder

  • Rachel Springate

    Muse Capital

    Founding Partner

  • Sangeen Zeb

    GV (Google Ventures)

    General Partner

  • Elizabeth Yin

    Hustle Fund

    General Partner

  • Vedika Jain

    Weekend Fund

    General Partner

  • Spencer Bogart

    Blockchain Capital

    General Partner

  • Kinjal Shah

    Blockchain Capital

    General Partner

  • Tomasz Tunguz

    Theory Ventures

    General Partner + Founder

  • Navin Chaddha

    Mayfield Fund

    Managing Partner

  • Masha Bucher

    Day One Ventures

    General Partner + Founder

  • Tengbo Li

    ICONIQ Growth

    Partner

  • Talia Abramowitz

    Deloitte Ventures

    Managing Partner

  • Erica Brescia

    Redpoint

    Managing Director

  • Moritz Baier-Lentz

    Lightspeed Venture Partners

    Partner + Head of Gaming & Interactive Media

  • Mary Rozenman

    insitro

    CFO + CBO

  • Greg Rudin

    Menlo Ventures

    GM + Partner

  • Brett Gibson

    Initialized Capital

    Managing Partner

  • Julie Bornstein

    Daydream

    CEO + Co-founder

  • Vlad Loktev

    Index Ventures

    Partner

  • Kathleen Estreich

    Pear VC

    Partner

  • Elisa Schreiber

    Felicis

    Chief Marketing Officer

  • Ivan Zhou

    Accel

    Partner

  • Donna Griffit

    Donna Griffit Corporate Storyteller

    Chief Storyteller

  • James Wilsterman

    Volley

    CTO + Co-founder

  • Jyoti Bansal

    Harness

    CEO + Co-founder

  • Shernaz Daver

    Khosla Ventures

    CMO + Operating Partner

  • David Ko

    Calm

    CEO

  • Emilie Cole

    Haymaker Group

    Vice President

  • Candace Marshall

    Zendesk

    VP: Product Marketing, AI + Automation

  • Adam Nash

    Daffy.org

    CEO + Co-founder

  • Allie Garfinkle

    Fortune

    Senior Finance Reporter

  • Gregoire Viasnoff

    SE Ventures

    Global Head of Incubation

  • Caleb Appleton

    Bison Ventures

    Partner

  • Libby Leahy

    Google X

    Storyteller for Moonshots

  • Jon Darbyshire

    SmartSuite

    CEO

  • Anna Tong

    Reuters

    Tech Correspondent

  • Paige Bailey

    Google DeepMind

    Engineering Lead, Gen AI Developer Experience

  • Matt "Kix" Kixmoeller

    Glean

    Chief Marketing Officer

  • Jessica Owens

    Initiate Ventures

    General Partner

  • Jason W. Taylor

    CodeLaunch

    President

  • Vijay Reddy

    Mayfield

    Partner

  • Erik Nordlander

    GV (Google Ventures)

    General Partner

  • Tramale Turner

    Robin AI

    CTO

  • Quentin Rousseau

    Rootly

    CTO + Co-founder

  • Seema Amble

    Andreessen Horowitz

    Partner

  • Naji Barnes-McFarlane

    Google Cloud

    VC Partnerships Lead, SF Bay Area

  • Andreas Møller

    Nordcraft

    CEO

  • Charles Rollet

    TechCrunch

    Senior Reporter

  • Rahul Vohra

    Superhuman

    CEO + Founder

  • Andrew Milich

    Notion

    Engineering Lead, Notion (+ Skiff Co-founder)

  • Jason Ginsberg

    Notion

    Engineering Lead, Notion (+ Skiff Co-founder)

  • Ajay Vashee

    IVP

    General Partner

  • Saanya Ojha

    Bain Capital Ventures

    Partner

  • Capella Kerst

    geCKo Materials

    CEO + Founder

  • Anthony Georgiades

    Innovating Capital

    General Partner + Founder

  • Mary Spio

    CEEK

    CEO + Founder

  • Kanyi Maqubela

    Kindred Ventures

    Managing Partner

  • Charley Ma

    Pathlight Ventures

    Managing Partner + Co-founder

  • Rohini Pandhi

    Mercury

    Head of Expansion + Product Leader

  • Justin Pirzadeh

    Canvas Ventures

    Partner

  • Melissa Kargiannakis

    Cloudflare

    Head of Startups

  • Shely Aronov

    InnerPlant

    CEO + Co-founder

  • Daniel Bounds

    Nebius

    Chief Marketing Officer

  • Nicole Richards

    Allonnia

    CEO

  • Jae Lee

    Twelve Labs

    CEO

  • Vahe Torossian

    Builder.ai

    President, Chief Partner Officer + Chief Revenue Officer

  • Stevie Case

    Vanta

    CRO

  • Miguel Guerrero

    Otis AI

    CEO + Founder

  • Andy Budd

    Seedcamp

    Investor, Advisor + Coach

  • Aishwarya Srinivasan

    Fireworks AI

    Head of AI Developer Relations

  • Mike Conover

    Brightwave

    CEO + Co-founder

  • Anne Lee Skates

    a16z

    Former Partner

  • Morgan Reed

    ACT | The App Association

    President

  • Jeff Perry

    Carta

    Chief Revenue Officer

  • Ivan Nardini

    Google Cloud

    Developer Relations Engineer

  • Joe DiMento

    Bain Capital Ventures

    Head of Go to Market + Industry Partnerships

  • Akshaya Murali

    Self

    Product Advisor

  • Jacqueline Young

    Obvious Ventures

    Principal

  • Amit Shalev

    Navan

    VP, Growth

  • Marian Gazdik

    G-Force

    Partner

  • Chris Rotas

    Cloudflare

    Startup + Growth Programs

  • James Evans

    Amplitude

    Director, Head of AI

  • Jane Alexander

    CapitalG

    Partner

Organizers

  • James Gee

    Startup Grind

    Global Partnerships Manager

  • Derek Andersen

    Startup Grind

    Chapter Organizer

Global sponsor

Google Cloud logo

Google Cloud

Presenting

Google Cloud logo

Google Cloud

Gold

Nebius logo

Nebius

Mercury logo

Mercury

Navan logo
Carta logo

Carta

Silver

TriNet logo

TriNet

DuploCloud logo

DuploCloud

Atlassian logo

Atlassian

Every logo

Every

Notion logo

Notion

Justworks logo

Justworks

Adobe logo

Adobe

Digits logo

Digits

Vanta logo

Vanta

Cloudflare logo

Cloudflare

Chargebee logo

Chargebee

ACT | The App Association logo

ACT | The App Association

Customer.io logo

Customer.io

HubSpot for Startups logo

HubSpot for Startups

Bronze

Mayfield Fund logo

Mayfield Fund

Intercom logo

Intercom

Infobip logo

Infobip

CodeLaunch logo

CodeLaunch

WeWork logo

WeWork

Salesforce Starter Suite logo

Salesforce Starter Suite

Tavus logo

Tavus

Draper University logo

Draper University

Serious Business logo

Serious Business

About Startup Grind

This is Startup Grind. We are the world’s largest startup community.

Our Mission

To give startups everywhere the education and opportunities they need to build, grow, and scale their companies.

Our Values

We believe in making friends, not contacts. We believe in giving first, not taking. We believe in helping others before helping yourself.

Tools & Discounts for Startups

Take advantage of resources and offers provided by organizations we know and love, designed to help you navigate the startup journey.

Global Conference

Our annual flagship event in Silicon Valley brings together thousands of startup teams, investors and organizations from all over the world.

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