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Silicon Valley Robotics and Robohub have just launched the 2016 Robot Launch global online startup competition. Pitch your robotics startup online to an audience of top VCs, investors and experts, with live finals in Silicon Valley. Entries close August 15.
In previous Robot Launch competitions we’ve had hundreds of entries from more than 20 countries around the world. Our finalists have also reached the finals of major startup competitions like Tech Crunch Disrupt, and gone on to raise millions of dollars of funding making strong industry partnerships, such as working with Siemens Frontier Program.
Our semifinalists also get featured on Robohub, the global robotics news site. And everyone who enters gets incredibly valuable feedback from top robotics VCs, investors and experts.
CRITERIA: Your startup should be under 5 years old, with less than $2 million in funding. You should have a great new robotics technology and business model. Your startup is related to robotics, AI or autonomous vehicles.
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Robot Launch is a Silicon Valley Robotics initiative to help more robotics startups present their technology and business models to prominent investors in the Robotics and AI space. Silicon Valley Robotics is the not-for-profit industry group supporting innovation and commercialization in robotics technologies.
Do you have help robotics startups? List yourself on our new robotics startup resource directory at Robot Launch. Anyone can register robotics related accelerators, industry groups, venture firms, meetups and makerspaces or prototype facilities. (moderated for quality)
Please share this in your networks and let us know if you can offer a prize for Robot Launch 2016. [andra @ robotlaunch.com]
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BUILDING THE ROBOTICS TOOLKIT
JULY 19 - SAN FRANCISCO
Welcome to the Silicon Valley Robotics Influencer series, hosted at HAX and sponsored by Qualcomm Ventures. This topic looks at the robotics toolkit, and asks what's holding robotics back? Do we need better interoperability, affordability or usability?
- Brian Gerkey, Open Source Robotics Foundation
- Rosanna Myers, Carbon Robotics
- Brad Bogolea, Simbe Robotics
- Gareth Keane, Qualcomm Ventures
With the age of robotics upon us, the industry still utilizes an array of tools: Numerous standards, languages, platforms, etc. are being tapped to develop these complex products. In this exclusive Salon event, we ask top experts in the field to hone in on the building blocks that they feel are a necessary part of the “robotics toolkit†and what are the obstacles holding robotics back.What should developers and engineers consider utilizing when working in robotics and how does the open source and investing community impact these decisions? This question, and more, will be explored during our session.
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Silicon Valley Robotics and RoboBusiness partner to create a startup zone, mentoring and Pitchfire
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Enter your startup in the Pitchfire competition! Finalists will receive conference passes to RoboBusiness and be in running for more than $5000 in prizes.
Get a special booth package in the Silicon Valley Robotics startup zone.
Join us on the expo floor for a "Bots & Burgers" network event. More info soon.
Sign up for VC mentoring at the Silicon Valley Robotics VC Office Hours. More info soon.
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And more on the calendar for 2016 !
Plus more investor forums, demo days, speaker events and symposiums TBD
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SILICON VALLEY ROBOTICS:
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We now have a Silicon Valley #slack community. All individual SVR members receive an invitation to join.
The community is a place to share news, ask for startup advice, job seek, discuss important topics, keep track of events, and much much more.
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Being a Silicon Valley Robotics member means:
- Free tickets to robotics network or speaker events (like Space Robotics)
- Discounts to SVR or partner events (like Xconomy & RoboBusiness)
- Invitations to special events like Robot Block Party 'afterhours'
And of course you're supporting an awesome non-profit robotics community. Thanks! And DOUBLE THANKS if you're renewing your membership!
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The Silicon Valley Robotics online directory is back! Update your company information now!
If you don't see your company, then join Silicon Valley Robotics for free listing or you can purchase a directory listing on our membership page. |
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We're finally redone the Robot Launch website to do what we do best:
Now you can register your startup for competitions or investment OR list a robot startup resource like an accelerator, meetup, makerspace, investor or industry group.
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Join our syndicate on Angel List! I'm always looking out for more startups that fit our thesis, and investors who want to get in early. We invest in early stage robotics companies, with strong business model and early mover advantage. Robotics, AI and automation is going to impact on all verticals in the future and our syndicate brings together a lot of robotics experience and deal flow.
Our first investment Catalia Health just closed the round with Khosla Ventures.
https://angel.co/l/BC9i8
Let me know if you have any questions or would like more information! Andra@robotlaunch.com
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Latest posts and interviews in Robot Startup Series:
Robot Startup Directory: Accelerators
Robot Startup Resources: Pitching
Robot Startup Resources: Manufacturing (new)
Robot Startup Resources: Crowdfunding (new)
Are robots the new black? - Andra Keay at SolidCon
When investing in robots is the right move - Valery Komissarova from Grishin Robotics
Does crowdfunding derisk robotics? - Saurabh Palan and Mighty Carma
Robots: the 'ables' of the next technology trend - Mary Meeker's trends for 2013
Robot Startup Series #7 - Soft Robotics IV Carl Vause
Robot Startup Series #6 - MIT Enterprise Forum VLAB
Robot Startup Series #5 - Rodney Brooks, Steve Cousins at Pioneer Festival
Robot Startup Series #4 - Chris Anderson at CES 2013
Robot Startup Series #3 - Elad Inbar and Robot App Store
Robot Startup Series #2 - Bob Christopher and Pleo
Robot Startup Series #1 - Cory Kidd and Autom
(also online at RoboHub.org - for all the latest robotics news, views and research )
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Silicon Valley Robotics holds a range of robotics seminars, showcases and social events. You can also join Silicon Valley Robotics as an individual or startup and post your bio on the website.
Are you a startup or successful company doing business in the Silicon Valley or SF Bay Area? Are you a robotics professional, hobbyist, media or policy pundit, looking for more information or networking?
Join Silicon Valley Robotics one of the largest robotics clusters in the world. Members get access to network events, news and information. Select startups may be offered an invitation to pitch to investors at an investor showcase.
Andra Keay
Founder, Robot Launchpad
Managing Director, Silicon Valley Robotics
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Happy Hour for Roboticists
1st & 3rd Wednesday | 7pm - 9pm
Silicon Valley Robotics starts a regular happy hour meetup for roboticists, alternating between Silicon Valley and San Francisco.
1st Wednesdays at Hacker Dojo or TechShop and 3rd Wednesdays at Root Ventures San Francisco.
"Let's talk about bots over beer"
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Are you a robotics startup?
Register with Robot Launchpad. It’s free. You get our newsletter and we do a short interview with you to find out what your robot startup needs and connect you to startup resources.
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Robot Launchpad features as an example of why entrepreneurs should be interested in robotics.
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Robot Garden
weekends | Livermore CA
We've opened a robot focused hackerspace - right next to the federal laboratories - LLNL and Sandia. DIY lasers, rockets, robots and cold fusion anyone?
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