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Global Founder Showcase: See Pitches from new FI Alumni
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Online Event
The Founder Institute (FI) is the world’s largest pre-seed startup accelerator, with 4,500 Alumni across 75+ countries. On this online event you can watch presentations from select entrepreneurs that just completed the most recent Silicon Valley, Toronto, London, and Singapore programs. Learn about the companies you will read about tomorrow, and ask founders questions via live Q&A.
Joining us to provide a special Keynote Speech for the event is Rebecca Enonchong, Founder and CEO AppsTech, former Board Member of Salesforce, and a ‘Global Leader for Tomorrow’ (GLT) according to the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Angels, venture capitalists, media, mentors, and anyone interested in startups and global innovation are invited to attend and connect.
❯❯ This is a live, online event that will take place on the Hopin platform. To attend, separate registration is required at https://hopin.to/events/fi-silicon-valley-founder-showcase
❯ Who Should Attend?
– Angel and early-stage investors looking to invest in startups
– Alumni, mentors, and friends of the Founder Institute
– Anyone interested in launching a technology company
– Anyone interested in learning about the innovative companies coming out of Silicon Valley, Toronto and beyond
❯ About the Keynote Speaker: Rebecca Enonchong
Rebecca Enonchong is founder and Chief Executive Officer of AppsTech, a leading global provider of enterprise application solutions. She is also cofounder of I/O Spaces, an inclusive coworking space in the Washington DC metro area.
She is Board Chair of Afrilabs, a Pan-African network of over 200 innovation centers supporting over 1 million entrepreneurs in Africa. She chairs ActivSpaces (African Center for Technology Innovation and Ventures) supporting entrepreneurs from three tech hubs in Cameroon. She also sits on the board of Venture Capital for Africa (VC4Africa), of Digital Africa, the African Media Initiative, Eneza Education, Suguba and the UNECA Center for Digital Excellence.
She is cofounder of Cameroon Angels Network and cofounder and Vice-President of African Business Angels Network. Ms. Enonchong currently serves as a mentor/advisor to several technology startups.
A recipient of numerous awards, Ms. Enonchong was named a Global Leader for Tomorrow (GLT) by the World Economic Forum of Davos, Switzerland. Forbes Africa listed her as one of Africa’s 50 most powerful women in 2020. NewAfrican magazine named her one of the most influential Africans in 2014, 2016 and 2017. Jeune Afrique magazine listed her as one of Africa’s 50 most influential women of 2017 and as one of world’s most influential Africans in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
❯❯ This is a live, online event that will take place on the Hopin platform. To attend, separate registration is required at https://hopin.to/events/fi-silicon-valley-founder-showcase
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