North America Summit

Sep 15, 2021, 3:00 – 9:00 PM

Bringing together the most innovative community of startups and scale-ups building and growing their companies in North America. The Summit will also feature the Final Round of the Dell for Entrepreneurs Pitch Competition, where 8 early-stage startups will pitch for the opportunity to win $30k in prizes!

Virtual event

About this event

Bringing together the most innovative community of startups and scale-ups building and growing their companies in North America.

SG's North America Startup Summit is a half-day event inclusive of educational sessions, workshops, and high-quality networking designed for the top startups in the global ecosystem, with additional benefits for SG Members. Apply for an SG membership to receive all-access. 

The Summit will also feature the Final Round of the Dell for Entrepreneurs Pitch Competition, where 8 early-stage startups will pitch for the opportunity to win $30k in prizes!

You can also learn more about the 55 startups, who will pitch & exhibit at the North America Summit here!

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Speakers

  • Paul Powers

    Physna

    Founder and CEO

  • Mika Kayt

    Outgage

    CEO

  • Shuo Wang

    Deel

    Co-Founder and CRO

  • Kristen Faris

    Checkr

    SVP, Sales Solutions

  • Jason Williamson

    Oracle

    VP, Oracle for Startups & Oracle for Research

  • Joanie Wang

    Expensify

    Director of Marketing and Brand at Expensify

  • Jimmy Stephens

    Brex

    Director, Channel and Strategic Partnerships

  • Courtney Ederle

    MainStreet

    VP of People

  • Jessica McKellar

    Pilot

    Co-founder and CTO

  • Ojus Sharma

    Applify

    CEO

  • Nikki Rubin

    Twilio

    Startup Evangelist

  • Reed McBride

    Carta

    Head of Business Development

  • Teodora Curelciuc

    GetApp

    Brand Marketing Manager

  • Ivana Taylor

    DIYMarketers.com

    Publisher

  • Joel Griffith

    Newly Goods

    Co-Founder

  • Carrie Shaw

    Copper

    Chief Marketing Officer

  • Derek Andersen

    Bevy / Startup Grind

    Co-founder & CEO

  • Lauren Marturano

    Ternary

    COO

  • Scott Edwards

    Dropwater

    Founder & CEO

  • Kristen Nolte

    Dell Technologies

    Sr. Vice President,​ Global Consumer and Small Business Marketing

  • Joseph West

    Studio Pod

    Co-Founder

  • Karen Plotkin

    Dell Technologies

    Sr. Vice President,​ Americas Client Solutions Sales​

  • Chris Bailey

    Studio Pod

    Co-Founder

  • Adam Glick

    Dell Technologies

    Sr. Director,​ APEX Portfolio Marketing​

  • Chris Hillock

    Dell Technologies

    Vice President, Dell Technologies Capital​

  • Erik Day

    Dell Technologies

    Sr. Vice President,​ Americas ​ Small Business

  • Dee Bryant

    Boozy Bites

    Founder and CEO

  • Rod Arnot

    Dell Technologies

    Vice President ​ NA Sales, CSG Client Specialist​

  • Ryan Rosenbaum

    Phlex

    Founder

  • Sudhir Srinivasan Ph.D.

    Dell Technologies

    Sr. Vice President of Engineering & Storage CTO Emeritus

  • YJ Lin

    Dell Technologies

    Sr. Program Manager

  • Kelly Pracht

    nVenue

    CEO

  • Mobolaji Sokunbi

    Dell Technologies

    Director, Alternative Routes to Market

  • Scott Austin Key

    Every Shelter

    CEO and Co-Founder

  • Ben Gotfredson

    Snowflake

    Global Startup Program Manager

  • Prodan Statev

    Snowflake

    Technical Program Manager

Organizers

  • Derek Andersen

    Startup Grind

    Chapter Organizer

  • Startup Grind

    Silicon Valley

    The world’s largest startup community

  • Karlie Valine

    Startup Grind

    CMO

Presenting

Dell Technologies logo

Dell Technologies

Checkr logo

Checkr

Snowflake logo

Snowflake

Gold

Pilot logo

Pilot

Verisign logo

Verisign

Oracle for Startups logo

Oracle for Startups

MainStreet logo

MainStreet

American Express logo

American Express

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