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SUMMARY:Get YC Ready!
DESCRIPTION:Thinking about applying to Y Combinator? This 2-hour live session could give you the edge. \n​Join YC Founders for a hands-on workshop breaking down what it really takes to stand out in the YC application process and pitch with confidence under pressure. \n​What you’ll get out of it: \n\n​A real-time teardown of the YC application\, what works\, what doesn’t\n​Live founder pitch reviews: 5 spots available (optional\, first-come basis)\n​An open Q&A with YC alumni\n​A practical founder checklist and resources to help you apply\n\nWho should join: \n\n​Founders preparing for a YC application\n​Builders refining their pitch or story\n​Anyone looking for actionable insights from people who’ve been through YC\n​\n\nHosted by:\nSnell & Wilmer LLP\nFounded in 1938\, Snell & Wilmer is a full-service business law firm with more than 500 attorneys practicing in 17 locations throughout the United States and in Mexico\, including Los Angeles\, Orange County\, Palo Alto and San Diego\, California; Phoenix and Tucson\, Arizona; Denver\, Colorado; Washington\, D.C.; Boise\, Idaho; Las Vegas and Reno-Tahoe\, Nevada; Albuquerque\, New Mexico; Portland\, Oregon; Dallas\, Texas; Salt Lake City\, Utah; Seattle\, Washington; and Los Cabos\, Mexico. The firm represents clients ranging from large\, publicly traded corporations to small businesses\, individuals and entrepreneurs. For more information\, visit swlaw.com. \nHeizen\nHeizen is an AI-powered software development firm helping companies build production-grade tools and products in a fraction of the time. Operating at the intersection of elite engineering talent and proprietary AI agent-based development workflows\, Heizen enables innovation teams\, founders\, and enterprises to turn high-complexity ideas into scalable software – fast. Heizen serves clients across the U.S.\, delivering high-quality solutions through a unique blend of 10x engineers and a full stack multi-agent SDLC platform. For more information\, visit heizen.work. \n​Note: This is an independent event and not affiliated with Y Combinator.
URL:https://accesssiliconvalley.net/event/get-yc-ready/
LOCATION:5 Palo Alto Square\, 5 Palo Alto Square\, Palo Alto\, 94306\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250903T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250903T210000
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SUMMARY:Palo Alto Pitch Nights/Women-Led Startups Edition
DESCRIPTION:The Bay Area’s New Room for Early-Stage Breakouts \n​Join us for a special Women-Led Startups Edition of Palo Alto Pitch Nights where the most promising seed-stage companies led by women founders connect with active investors\, top startup advisors\, and a powerful founder network. \n​Expect an intimate\, curated evening with real conversations\, deal-making potential\, and a celebration of the women shaping the next wave of innovation. \n​Evening Flow\n​Dinner & Networking (5:00 – 5:45 PM)\nArrive early\, grab dinner from local women-owned caterers\, and connect with founders\, investors\, and ecosystem leaders. \n​Panel: Leading the Way — Insights from Women at the Helm (5:45 – 6:15 PM)\nCandid insights from women investors on: \n\n​Navigating bias & breaking barriers in fundraising\n​Scaling wins from seed to Series A\n​Building companies in high-growth sectors\n​What investors really look for in women-led ventures\n\n​Startup Pitches (6:15 – 7:30 PM)\n5 curated women-led businesses take the stage with lightning pitches (3 min pitch + 3 min Q&A). Expect high-potential companies across AI\, fintech\, healthtech\, climate\, and consumer. \n​Apply to pitch here. \nCurated Networking (7:30 – 9:00 PM)\nStructured\, high-signal networking designed for founders and investors to have the right conversations. \nWho’s in the Room \n\n​Women founders building high-growth companies\n​Investors actively backing women-led startups\n​Ecosystem leaders from accelerators\, venture firms\, and community orgs\n​Startup allies committed to building an equitable innovation economy\n\n​Why Attend \n\nMeet vetted women-led startups raising now\nLearn from trailblazing women investors & operators\nExpand your high-quality founder/investor network\nBe part of Palo Alto’s fastest-growing founder-first series\n\nHosted by:\nSnell & Wilmer LLP\nFounded in 1938\, Snell & Wilmer is a full-service business law firm with more than 500 attorneys practicing in 17 locations throughout the United States and in Mexico\, including Los Angeles\, Orange County\, Palo Alto and San Diego\, California; Phoenix and Tucson\, Arizona; Denver\, Colorado; Washington\, D.C.; Boise\, Idaho; Las Vegas and Reno-Tahoe\, Nevada; Albuquerque\, New Mexico; Portland\, Oregon; Dallas\, Texas; Salt Lake City\, Utah; Seattle\, Washington; and Los Cabos\, Mexico. The firm represents clients ranging from large\, publicly traded corporations to small businesses\, individuals and entrepreneurs. For more information\, visit swlaw.com. \nHeizen\nHeizen is an AI-powered software development firm helping companies build production-grade tools and products in a fraction of the time. Operating at the intersection of elite engineering talent and proprietary AI agent-based development workflows\, Heizen enables innovation teams\, founders\, and enterprises to turn high-complexity ideas into scalable software – fast. Heizen serves clients across the U.S.\, delivering high-quality solutions through a unique blend of 10x engineers and a full stack multi-agent SDLC platform. For more information\, visit heizen.work. \n​About the Moderator\n​Roger Rappoport\, partner at Snell & Wilmer\, has demonstrated that he is the go-to lawyer for startups. As a seasoned advisor to startups and emerging growth companies\, Roger guides clients from inception through exit\, assisting entrepreneurs develop proactive strategies to help maximize shareholder value and steering clients through critical legal and business events. With over two decades of experience in the startup ecosystem\, he focuses on venture capital and angel investor financings\, including convertible notes\, SAFEs\, and other debt financings. His knowledge extends to mergers and acquisitions\, joint ventures\, distribution\, development\, manufacturing\, and licensing transactions\, as well as executive compensation and the establishment of equity incentive plans. \n​If you wish to partner or volunteer for this event\, feel free to reach out to nijansh@heizen.work
URL:https://accesssiliconvalley.net/event/palo-alto-pitch-nights-women-led-startups-edition/
LOCATION:5 Palo Alto Square\, 5 Palo Alto Square\, Palo Alto\, 94306\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250813T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250813T210000
DTSTAMP:20260826T222607
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SUMMARY:Palo Alto Pitch Nights/Seed-Stage Founder Showcase
DESCRIPTION:The Bay Area’s New Room for Early-Stage Breakouts \n​Join us for another edition of Palo Alto Pitch Nights\, a new founder-first event series bringing together the most promising seed-stage startups\, active investors\, and top startup advisors. \n​This edition features a curated panel of venture capitalists\, followed by lightning pitches from 10 vetted SF Bay Area founders all in a high-trust room built for follow-up conversations. \n​Dinner & Networking\n5:00 – 5:45 PM \n​Arrive early\, grab dinner\, and connect with fellow founders\, VCs\, and ecosystem builders. \nPanel: Inside the VC Mind \n5:45 PM – 6:15 PM \n​Panellists:\nRak Garg (Partner at Bain Capital Ventures)\nKeshia Theobald-van Gent (Partner at BDev Ventures)\nJordan Wahbeh (Managing Partner at SV Venture Group) \nModerated by Roger Rappoport\, Partner at Snell & Wilmer \nJoin a candid discussion with leading VCs on: \n\n​The most common fundraising mistakes founders make\n​How check sizes and investment stages are shifting\n​What they look for in lead vs. follow-on opportunities\n​Where they see real AI opportunity vs. hype\nHow to build long-term relationships with VCs\n\n​This is your chance to get behind the scenes of the VC mindset\, and prep for your next raise. \nStartup Pitches: 10 Seed-Stage Founders \n​6:15 PM – 7:30 PM \n​10 high-potential founders pitch for 3 minutes each\, followed by 2 minutes of Q&A. All companies are post-idea and building across sectors – early product traction and ambition required. \nCurated Networking \n​7:30 PM – 9:00 PM \n​No cold intros. Just high-signal connections. We’ll help facilitate investor-founder follow-ups post-event. \n​Apply to Pitch: https://tally.so/r/nG4Zqo \nHosted by:\nSnell & Wilmer LLP\nFounded in 1938\, Snell & Wilmer is a full-service business law firm with more than 500 attorneys practicing in 17 locations throughout the United States and in Mexico\, including Los Angeles\, Orange County\, Palo Alto and San Diego\, California; Phoenix and Tucson\, Arizona; Denver\, Colorado; Washington\, D.C.; Boise\, Idaho; Las Vegas and Reno-Tahoe\, Nevada; Albuquerque\, New Mexico; Portland\, Oregon; Dallas\, Texas; Salt Lake City\, Utah; Seattle\, Washington; and Los Cabos\, Mexico. The firm represents clients ranging from large\, publicly traded corporations to small businesses\, individuals and entrepreneurs. For more information\, visit swlaw.com. \nHeizen\nHeizen is an AI-powered software development firm helping companies build production-grade tools and products in a fraction of the time. Operating at the intersection of elite engineering talent and proprietary AI agent-based development workflows\, Heizen enables innovation teams\, founders\, and enterprises to turn high-complexity ideas into scalable software – fast. Heizen serves clients across the U.S.\, delivering high-quality solutions through a unique blend of 10x engineers and a full stack multi-agent SDLC platform. For more information\, visit heizen.work. \n​About the Moderator \n​Roger Rappoport\, partner at Snell & Wilmer\, has demonstrated that he is the go-to lawyer for startups. As a seasoned advisor to startups and emerging growth companies\, Roger guides clients from inception through exit\, assisting entrepreneurs develop proactive strategies to help maximize shareholder value and steering clients through critical legal and business events. With over two decades of experience in the startup ecosystem\, he focuses on venture capital and angel investor financings\, including convertible notes\, SAFEs\, and other debt financings. His knowledge extends to mergers and acquisitions\, joint ventures\, distribution\, development\, manufacturing\, and licensing transactions\, as well as executive compensation and the establishment of equity incentive plans. \n​If you wish to partner or volunteer for this event\, feel free to reach out to nijansh@heizen.work
URL:https://accesssiliconvalley.net/event/palo-alto-pitch-nights-seed-stage-founder-showcase/
LOCATION:5 Palo Alto Square\, 5 Palo Alto Square\, Palo Alto\, 94306\, United States
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SUMMARY:Backing the Future: AI Startups\, Venture Capital and What’s Next
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URL:https://accesssiliconvalley.net/event/backing-the-future-ai-startups-venture-capital-and-whats-next/
LOCATION:Access Silicon Valley\, 5 Palo Alto Square\, 3000 El Camino Real\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94306\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250717T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250717T210000
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SUMMARY:Startup Fundamentals 3: Understanding the “Terms in Term Sheets”
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URL:https://accesssiliconvalley.net/event/startup-fundamentals-3-understanding-the-terms-in-term-sheets/
LOCATION:Access Silicon Valley\, 5 Palo Alto Square\, 3000 El Camino Real\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94306\, United States
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SUMMARY:Startup Fundamentals 2: Developing a Funding Strategy
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URL:https://accesssiliconvalley.net/event/startup-fundamentals-2-developing-a-funding-strategy/
LOCATION:Access Silicon Valley\, 5 Palo Alto Square\, 3000 El Camino Real\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94306\, United States
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SUMMARY:Startup Fundamentals 1: Start Right\, Avoid Common Mistakes & Pitfalls
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URL:https://accesssiliconvalley.net/event/startup-fundamentals-1-start-right-avoid-common-mistakes-pitfalls/
LOCATION:Access Silicon Valley\, 5 Palo Alto Square\, 3000 El Camino Real\, Palo Alto\, CA\, 94306\, United States
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SUMMARY:Startup Fundamentals 3: Understanding the “Terms” in Term Sheets
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URL:https://accesssiliconvalley.net/event/startup-fundamentals-3-understanding-the-terms-in-term-sheets-2/
LOCATION:Snell & Wilmer\, 3611 Valley Centre Dr #500\, San Diego\, CA\, 92130\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250115T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250115T213000
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CREATED:20250725T202907Z
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SUMMARY:Top 10 Contract Mistakes That Can Sink Your Startup
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URL:https://accesssiliconvalley.net/event/top-10-contract-mistakes-that-can-sink-your-startup/
LOCATION:Lytton\, 361 Lytton Avenue #100\, Palo Alto\, 94301\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241212T170000
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CREATED:20250725T203216Z
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SUMMARY:Startup Fundamentals 2: Developing a Funding Strategy
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URL:https://accesssiliconvalley.net/event/startup-fundamentals-2-developing-a-funding-strategy-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241120T170000
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CREATED:20250725T203515Z
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SUMMARY:Startup Fundamentals 1: Start Right\, Avoid Common Mistakes & Pitfalls
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URL:https://accesssiliconvalley.net/event/startup-fundamentals-1-start-right-avoid-common-mistakes-pitfalls-2/
LOCATION:El Camino Real\, 12230 El Camino Real #UNIT 300\, San Diego\, CA\, 92130\, United States
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