Vator Splash is Vator’s once-a-quarter evening event, celebrating entrepreneurship with seasoned entrepreneurs sharing lessons and advice, and 10 promising startups pitching onstage. The top 10 are chosen through an online competition. Do you want to enter the competition, nominate a startup or just vote for your favorite? The event draws some 350 to 400 attendees in the entrepreneur community, from seasoned to emerging entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and media. |
For sponsorships, contact sponsor@vator.tv Past Splash events: See Vator Splash Sept, Vator Splash May and Vator Splash Feb event agenda. |
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Keynote Speakers
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Past Keynote SpeakersKeynote speakers bring experience to the stage, sharing lessons, failures and advice on how to build lasting companies, what it means to be a leader and to innovate. |
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Zynga CEO, Mark Pincus |
Zappos CEO, Tony Hsieh |
Twitter CEO, Dick Costolo |
Founders Fund Managing Partner, |
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Smule CEO, Jeffrey Smith |
gWallet Chairman & CEO, |
Eventbrite Founder & CEO, Kevin Hartz |
VC/PanelistsVenture capitalists and angel investors from top-notch firms bring insight, feedback and sometimes tough love to the entrepreneurs onstage. |
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Vibrant Demo PitThe demo area is bustling with activity as 30 companies get space to promote their services and products and network with the hundreds of participants. |
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Startup Winner HighlightedTop winner chosen by the audience wins prizes and gets to go onstage once again and pitch in front of VC/panelists in a 20-minute Splash Box segment. |
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Rocking Afterparty with CoverFlow
By day they're serious venture capitalists and executives, by night they're jamming onstage at Splash. Top off the evening with dancing and mingling as venture capitalists and executives strip off their button-down shirts to sport their gold blazers, or whatever it is that makes them feel cool and hip to put on a stellar show. |
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An overall fun eveningThe Café du Nord and Swedish American Hall make for a funky and edgy experience, filled with a lot of fun, wine, learning, absorbing, networking and dancing! |
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