GConferenceGridThe Conference Catalogue · Vol. 2026Folio № 87ADF6
Technology

What It Takes to Get Funded: Live Investor Q&A w/ Maayan Teper

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o you want to ask questions to startup investors about fundraising in a friendly, judgment-free environment? Are you looking to raise funding in the future, and want to learn what investors look for and how they evaluate potential investments? Join this live, interactive Q&A event featuring Maayan Teper, Investor at Resilience VC, to learn about early-stage…

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2Voices
20Underwriters
9Exhibitors
14On the bill · sessions
31Companies · in total
§I

The Voices

Programmed at What, in alphabetical order.
Chris Foltz
Global Entrepreneur-In-Residence · Founder Institute
Maayan Teper
Investor · Resilience VC
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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Founder CapitalPlatinum
Loyal VCPlatinum
Bunker LabsLocal
Claremont McKenna CollegeLocal
First Republic InnovatorsLocal
Hello AliceLocal
Instant TeamsLocal
McChrystal GroupLocal
NASA AmesLocal
National Security Innovation Network (NSIN)Local
Patriot Boot CampLocal
Perkins CoieLocal
SBIR AdvisorsLocal
SpartUp SJSULocal
TechstarsLocal
The Veteran FundLocal
The Veterans TrustLocal
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Innovation EcosystemLocal
Vet-TechLocal
Warrior RisingLocal
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The Programme

Selected from 14 sessions on the bill.
  • Dec 03, 2026 06:00pm PST

    Go-to-Market & Scale

    In this Feedback Session, Mentors will provide Founders with feedback on their current go-to-market plans and progress, and cover topics like marketing messaging, unit economics, c…

  • Dec 10, 2026 06:00pm PST

    Product Development

    In this Feedback Session, Mentors will provide Founders with feedback on their current product, and/or product roadmap. Expert in product development will also discuss best practic…

  • Dec 17, 2026 06:00pm PST

    Investor Progress Review

    Similar to the Mentor Idea Review, the Investor Progress Review is the second major test in the program. In this session, Founders will focus on give a long presentation their prog…

  • Dec 24, 2026 06:00pm PST

    Co-Founders & Team

    In this Feedback Session, Founders will receive feedback from Mentors on their team plans and product progress. In addition, Mentors will discuss how to identify the roles needed t…

  • Dec 31, 2026 06:00pm PST

    Growth

    In this session, Mentors will provide Founders with feedback on their current growth, branding, metrics, and strategy. Mentors will discuss various growth tactics, setting growth g…

  • Jan 07, 2027 06:00pm PST

    Funding

    In this session, Mentors will give you insider tip and tricks to raise funding for your startup in the current market, and in your locale. Mentors will also cover numerous topics r…

  • Jan 14, 2027 06:00pm PST

    Graduation

    Completing the Founder Institute is an honor. The program is challenging, and the expectations are demanding. In this final session, you will celebrate with your peers, friends and…

  • Nov 05, 2026 06:00pm PST

    Revenue & Business Models

    In this Feedback Session, Founders will share their pitch and revenue model with Mentors for feedback and continued refinement. You will also get tips on how to sustain your startu…

  • Nov 12, 2026 06:00pm PST

    Pitch Mastery

    An entrepreneur never stops pitching, so this session focuses 100% on helping you build a great pitch. First, the mentors will share the latest best practices for pitching your sta…

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 31 companies, parsed from the program.

31 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
20Sponsoringsponsor only
9Exhibitingexhibitor only
2Speakingspeaker only
02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority
  • Advisor / Investor150%
  • Other roles150%

Of 2 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01Bunker LabsSp·L
  2. 02Claremont McKenna CollegeSp·L
  3. 03First Republic InnovatorsSp·L
  4. 04Founder CapitalSp·P
  5. 05Hello AliceSp·L
  6. 06Instant TeamsSp·L
  7. 07Loyal VCSp·P
  8. 08McChrystal GroupSp·L
  9. 09NASA AmesSp·L
  10. 10National Security Innovation Network (NSIN)Sp·L
  11. 11Patriot Boot CampSp·L
  12. 12Perkins CoieSp·L
  13. 13SBIR AdvisorsSp·L
  14. 14SpartUp SJSUSp·L
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
platinum2
10% of 20
local18
90% of 20
05Fig. 05 — The Missing · who's at peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

06Fig. 06 — Adjacent Convocations · by shared underwriters