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The global pitch competition and community for modern entrepreneurs. We highlight promising founders and startups from across the globe.

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Our CEO & co-founder Emily is pitching at Founders LIVE Seattle, Seattle AI Week Edition!

99 seconds. One pitch. Your vote decides the winner.

She’ll be sharing how Koniva is using AI to take the pain out of restaurant inventory counts. Just say what you see, and trust what you count. Less time with clipboards, more time with guests.

Thursday, Oct 29
Doors 6pm | Pitches 7pm
Seattle

Come cheer her on, grab a drink, and help us bring it home.

#FoundersLive #SeattleAIWeek #Koniva #RestaurantTech #HospitalityTech SeattleStartups PitchCompetition WomenInTech

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🚀 Supporting founders, building connections, and creating opportunities!
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We’re proud to partner with Frictionless at Founders Live San Diego on October 20! 🤝
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Join us for an evening of networking, startup pitches, and local innovation. Plus, we’ll be offering exclusive deals for event attendees! 👀
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📅 Tuesday, October 20 | 6–9 PM
📍 WestPac® Wealth Partners, San Diego
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Come connect with us and meet the next generation of founders!
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🎟️ Grab your tickets and join us!
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#DowntownWorks #FoundersLive #Frictionless #SanDiegoStartups #Entrepreneurship #StartupCommunity Founders Live San Diego event flyer with date, time, location, and partner logos.

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🤩 Si hoy solo vas a elegir un evento del #PeruTechWeek… haz que sean 99 segundos.

@ronaldbarzolape, City Leader de @founderslive, te cuenta por qué este formato es una experiencia que no querrás perderte. 🚀

📅 Hoy I 7:00 p. m.
📍 Hub de Innovación Miraflores

Asegura tu entrada desde el link de nuestra BIO (últimas entradas). ↗

👉 Coorganizado por @incubadora_scale, @hub.miraflores y @founderslive, con el auspicio de @ampersandigital, en el marco del @perutechweek.

#FoundersLive #FoundersNight #ImpactNight

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🥳🏆 ¡Somos finalistas de Founders Live Lima!

Después de una gran evaluación, @boncacao_pe fue seleccionada para subir al escenario
y presentar nuestra solución frente al ecosistema emprendedor, compitiendo por USD
10,000 en perks y un pase a la siguiente etapa global. 🌎✨

Pero esta experiencia también se vive con la comunidad. Cada voto en vivo puede marcar
la diferencia y ayudarnos a dar el siguiente gran paso. 🚀

Por eso, quiero invitarte a acompañarnos en esta noche de innovación, pitches, coffebreak y networking:

📅 Martes 13 de octubre
🕖 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
📍 Hub de Innovación Miraflores (3er Piso)

Asegura tu registro escaneando el QR (últimas entradas) 🎫🔥

Gracias a @founderslive , @founderslivelima y a todos los aliados que impulsan el crecimiento de startups. 🇵🇪

#FoundersLive #FoundersNight #ImpactNight

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STEMPACK is the Winner of Founders Live Kochi! 🏆
Yesterday, we had the opportunity to pitch STEMPACK at Founders Live Kochi — alongside four other founders, with just 99 seconds to pitch and four minutes of Q&A.
And we are incredibly proud to share that STEMPACK was selected as the first-place winner.
For an early-stage startup like ours, this moment means a lot.
We are building mycelium-based protective packaging as an alternative to conventional Thermocol/EPS packaging.
But we are also very aware of the work ahead.
Our current priorities are:
• Further R&D and raw-material optimization
• Establishing repeatable manufacturing processes
• Detailed cost and unit-economics validation
• Building stronger lab and pilot-production capabilities
• Product testing and validation
• Converting customer interest and LOIs into pilot and commercial orders
We have built our journey so far largely through bootstrapping, grants, partnerships and persistence.
Now, we are looking for the right ecosystem, strategic partners and investors who understand that deep-material innovation takes R&D, iteration and manufacturing discipline.
Yesterday's win is not proof that we have solved everything.
It is a reminder that the problem we are working on deserves attention.
And for us, the journey continues:
Prototype → Validation → Pilot Production → Commercial Scale
A big thank you to the Founders Live Kochi team, fellow founders, audience, mentors, supporters, and everyone who has been part of the STEMPACK journey.
This is one milestone.
There is a lot more to build. 🌱
STEMPACK
Fit for Purpose. Built from Nature.
#STEMPACK #FoundersLive #FoundersLiveKochi #StartupKerala #KeralaStartups Mycelium MyceliumPackaging SustainablePackaging CircularEconomy WasteToValue DeepTech ClimateTech Entrepreneurship StartupIndia

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Last week I attended the Founders LIVE Event at Natural Velocity, Docklands.

5 Founders had 99 seconds to pitch their ideas, followed by 4 minutes Q&A:

🌸Deepa Mani from POC Beauty
🌸Olga Mboneye from Maison Daf
🌸Gaurab B. from Securarden AI
🌸Zad Hossain from RecruitMate AI
🌸Daryl Teo from Opsilon

Then, we the audience, get to vote for Best Pitch of the Night, which this time around went to Zad Hossain who travelled all the way over from WA to attend the Event.

As a SPECIAL BONUS we welcomed back Sam Freidin from Wayfarer Mobility who WON The Founders LIVE Pitch Night 6 months ago (I was there 😱😱). She has gone on to win numerous other Pitch Nights since AND is about to launch her Prototype🙌🙌

If you’re a FAN of innovation and just love the passion of a good Founder’s Pitch, be sure to reach out to Ryan Toppin so you’re on the mailing list for the next one later this year.

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Day 3, and we’re bringing home another win. 🏆

1st Place at the Founders Live Pitch Competition in Manhattan, New York!

This one is for the incredible Aekovera team ; the people showing up behind the scenes, building relentlessly, solving the hard problems, and turning a bold vision into something real every day.
We’re only getting started. Here’s to building, believing, and making Aekovera win - every single time. ❤️🚀

@founderslivenyc #@founderslive #cpgfounders #startuplife @aekovera_cpg

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I started Why I Left because I believed the decision to leave a job deserved a more honest conversation.

The show has now been ranked No. 10 on Sponsor Scout and Founders Live’s list of the Top 50 Rising Careers Podcasts.

I appreciate the recognition, but what sits behind it is also important: guests willing to share the moments that changed them, listeners navigating their own inflection points, and a growing body of work about courage, clarity, choice and growth.

We don’t talk about resignations enough.

I love to see this work continuing to find the people who need it.

Explore the full library at www.whyileft.co

#whyileftpodcast

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99 seconds. Five founders. One stage. Kochi's first.

Applications are open for the first Founders Live Kochi — and we're taking five founders.

Here's the deal:
→ 99 seconds to pitch. A slide is optional. The clock is not.
→ 4 minutes of Q&A, straight from the room.
→ Then the audience votes. No judging panel, no politics.

The winner takes a Founders Live Front Row membership and a qualifier spot for the regional Prime Time.

And you don't need a registered company to apply. Idea, prototype, or early revenue — if you can make a room care in 99 seconds, you belong on that stage. Some of the best pitches anywhere started with "so, here's a thing I noticed."

📅 Sun 27 September · 4:00–6:30 PM
📍 InnerSpace Coworking, Kakkanad
🎟 Free to attend, 60 seats

Applications close Monday 21 September. Five slots.

Apply to pitch → founderslive.com/pitch

#FoundersLive #FoundersLiveKochi #KochiStartups #KeralaStartups #Kochi #Kakkanad #StartupKerala #StartupIndia #PitchNight #FounderLife #EarlyStage #StartupIdeas #KeralaStartupMission #InfoparkKochi #Ernakulam #BuildInPublic #Entrepreneurship #StartupEvents #99Seconds

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August at LIKHA Residences Alabang, in one roundup. Last month was full of moments that remind us what makes this neighborhood more than an address: neighbors who show up, shared spaces that come alive, and a community that keeps growing. Thank you to everyone who joined us. More to come this September.

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Kochi, you're getting a Founders Live. 🎤

Founders Live runs in 150+ cities. On Sunday 27 September, it starts here.

Five founders. 99 seconds each. Hard stop — no exceptions.
Then 4 minutes of open Q&A straight from the room.
Then you vote. The audience picks the winner. Not a panel, not a jury. You.

A slide or an image is optional. The clock is not.

🏆 What the winner walks away with:
→ Goodies from our partners
→ Front Row membership — unlimited Backstage Intelligence + the Backchannel community
→ The Founders Live Booster Pack — over $1,000,000 in savings across 100+ startup tools and services
→ A spot in the Founders Live Prime Time regional qualifiers, with a shot at the global livestream tournament

📅 Sunday 27 September · 4:00–6:30 PM IST
📍 InnerSpace Coworking, Kakkanad, Kochi
🎟️ Free entry · 60 seats only

Register: link in bio
Building something? Pitch applications close Thursday 17 September — form in bio and comments.

Venue partner: @innerspace.work

#FoundersLive #FoundersLiveKochi #KochiStartups #KeralaStartups #Kakkanad #StartupIndia #FoundersLiveKochi2026 #PitchNight #KochiEvents #InfoPark #StartupCommunity

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Spring is here, and so is September!

Slide to find out what’s happening this month!

#businesscoach #brokercoach #businesstips
#marketingtips #mortgagebroker

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