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Startup World Cup - Harker National Youth Qualifier &
Harker Venture Ecosystem Reception

 

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The Harker National Youth Qualifier is organized by Pegasus Tech Ventures as a qualifying event for the Startup World Cup Grand Finale. This prestigious event is held at Harker and all Harker parents are invited to attend.
Three Exciting Business &
Entrepreneurship Events
Fri., April 18
Rothschild Performing Arts Center
3:15-5 p.m. – BEcon (students only)
5-7:30 p.m. – Startup World Cup Qualifier
7:30-8:30 p.m. – Harker Venture Ecosystem Reception
BEcon (3:15-5 p.m. - students only)
BEcon is a student-led conference intended for Harker’s upper school students, to further their exposure and interest in the fields of business, economics, technology and entrepreneurship. Discover more information about BEcon.
Startup World Cup - Harker National Youth Qualifier (5-7:30 p.m.)
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Opening reception
Keynote by Ray Wang, founder & chair of Constellation Research
Remarks by Bill Reichert, partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures
Judging and panel discussion moderated by Mehta scholars
The first-place winner will receive $1,000 and automatic entry into the grand finale, where they will compete against startups from around the world for a grand prize of $1,000,000.

Judges:
Andy Fang ’10, co-founder, DoorDash
Gautam Krishnamurthi ’11, partner, GreatPoint Ventures
Mylene Yao, co-founder & CEO, Univfy
Alex Rampell, general partner, Andreesen Horowitz
Ajeet Singh, co-founder & executive chair, ThoughtSpot
Harker Venture Ecosystem Reception (7:30-8:30 p.m.)
Following the Harker National Youth Qualifier, guests are invited to our closing reception hosted by the Harker Venture Ecosystem.

For questions about any of these events, email Michael Acheatel.
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