"Special Edition" Tech Startup Founder's Gatherings (READ Description)

This is "Special Edition of Founder's Gatherings"

You must register from here

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✧ Presented By MELT / Kyosuke Togami

MELT Partners in the past:

• J.P. Morgan – The largest global bank

• Sheppard Mullin – The largest law firm

• NECX – Tech Giant in Japan $20B ARR

• Minerva University – The hardest university to get into

• Y Combinator – Pylon, Parsana Ai

• Treasure Data – Raised $288m, $200m ARR

• AGI Inc. – Pioneer of AI Agents

• Orbiter Finance – $100m+ net profit within 3 years. Ranked #2 globally in the decentralized bridge field

【This event is exclusively for founders, investors, and enterprise decision-makers】

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🚨Check-in is required at the door, and only approved guests will be admitted

​​🤝The event is a dynamic 2-hour networking session

​​🙇‍♀️We kindly ask for your understanding as we carefully review and select attendees, which may result in some applications not being approved. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience.

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SF Techweek, where over 100,000 professionals gather from around the world, we have decided to hold this event at this momentous occasion.

We're bringing together an exclusive group of around 150+

- Exited founders

- VC-backed founders

- Multimillion-ARR founders

- Angel investors

- Venture capitalists

- Enterprise Decision maker

Every interaction brings you closer to future fundraising, potential partners, and mentors who have already solved the challenges you’re facing today

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【The previous event, MELT】

• 80+ VC and Angel Investors

• 300+ Founders/CEOs

Industries: Ai, Fintech, Climate Tech, Gaming, Edtech, Proptech, Web3, AR/VR, Cybersecurity, Insurtech, Retailtech, SaaS, B2C, B2B, and Pre-seed to Series D stages

Stage Breakdown:

• 3 Series D companies

• 2 Series C companies

• 6 Series B companies

• 35 Series A companies

• 15 Pre-Series A companies

• 106 Seed companies

• 146 Pre-Seed companies

• 26 Bootstrap companies

• 50+ Executives

Additional highlights:

• 8 companies featured in Forbes Under 30

• 12 Y Combinator alumni

- 1st MELT event

• 1,070 registrations from around the world

• Carefully selected 300 founders and investors

Composition:

• 10% Series A and above (Founders/C-levels)

• 35% Seed (Founders/C-levels)

• 40% Pre-seed (Founders/C-levels)

• 10% Investors

• Other

- 2nd MELT event

• 420 registrations

• Carefully selected 170 founders and 30 investors

Founder profile:

• Most had raised at least $1 million, had revenue of $1–$3 million, or had a previous successful exit.

Composition:

• 33 Series A and above (Founders/C-levels)

• 133 Seed (Founders/C-levels)

• 112 Pre-seed (Founders/C-levels)

• 58 Investors (Tencent, Netease, Docomo Ventures, other VCs and Angel Investors)

• Others

- MELT for GDC

• 29 VC and Angel Investors

• 280+ Founders/CEOs

Stage Breakdown:

• 2 Series D companies

• 1 Series C companies

• 5 Series B companies

• 22 Series A companies

• 43 Pre-Series A companies

• 85 Seed companies

• 77 Pre-Seed companies

• 17 Bootstrap companies

• 3 Enterprise decision-makers

Industry Focus:

• 94% Gaming or Ai x Gaming

Company Metrics:

• Over $1m ARR × 35 companies

• $3m – $10m ARR × 15 companies

• $10m – $100m ARR × 5 companies

Funding Raised:

• $500k – $1m × 26 companies

• $1m – $3m × 37 companies

• $3m – $10m × 24 companies

• $10m – $30m × 17 companies

• $30m – $100m × 2 companies

- MELT in NY

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MELT is a founder–investor event series curating high-trust, high-impact gatherings with

- Exited founders,

- VC-backed founders,

- Multimillion-ARR founders,

- Angel investors

- Venture capitalists

Every interaction brings you closer to future fundraising, potential partners, and mentors who have already solved the challenges you’re facing today

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This is "Special Edition of Founder's Gatherings"

You must register from here

Host or Publisher kyosuke togami