If you’re a startup or an SMB, you’re not applying for “another event”. You’re applying for a real experience where you get real visibility with the people who can move your business forward. There are only 10 pitch spots per city, so being selected already signals quality. You pitch in front of investors and ecosystem leaders, you get direct feedback, and you create the kind of warm conversations that usually take months to unlock. And if you win? You unlock the San Francisco experience: United Airlines covers your flights, and you join a Silicon Valley immersion week built around meetings, workshops, and high-value networking. It’s YOUR chance to land in the right rooms, meet the right people, and get a first foothold in the US.

If you’re a partner or sponsor, this is a direct line to ambitious founders and scaling SMB decision-makers. You don’t just get logo placement. You get presence, trust, and access to a curated pool of companies who are actively building, hiring, raising, and buying. You meet them early, you start real conversations, and you position your brand as the one that helped them take the next step from Australia to San Francisco.