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Founders Live Seattle

  • Pioneer Square Market Network 240 2nd Avenue South Seattle, WA, 98104 United States (map)

Founders Live Seattle returns!

Join us for an incredible evening…

Founders Live is an unforgettable happy-hour pitch competition sweeping the globe.

5 founders

99-second pitches

4 minutes of audience Q&A

YOUR VOTES decide the winner!

So bring your friends and coworkers, grab some food and drink, get to know your local entrepreneurs, and vote for what you think will be the next big thing… built in the PNW.

Starring

Kelly Lawton-Abbott and Amelia Marckworth as the Co-City Leaders

Opening Entertainment

Kevin Leneway - Pioneer Square Labs

AI Agents: Hype vs Reality

Kevin is an AI-focused Principal Engineer at Pioneer Square Labs (PSL), a startup studio and $180M seed-stage VC fund. He partners with entrepreneurs to create venture-funded startups, having helped launch six successful ventures. In his role at PSL, Kevin serves as an early-stage CTO and thought partner with CEOs, helping entrepreneurs bring their initial ideas to life and build world-class technical teams.

Previously, Kevin was the co-founder and CTO of Haiku Deck, a platform for creating flawless presentations on the web, iPad, or iPhone. Before Haiku Deck, he worked at Microsoft and Accenture and holds an engineering degree from the University of Michigan.

Competing Founders and Startups

Gayathri Venkataraman - Dodda Corporation

Britton Stamper - Push.ai

Melissa Hutchins - Certifi AI

Pradyu Kandala - Professor AI

Andrew Kass - Highliner

Interested in pitching at a future event? Apply here!

Agenda

6:00 pm - Networking and Happy Hour

7:00 pm - Opening Entertainment

7:30 pm - Announcements, Sponsors and Pitch Competition

8:30 pm - After-Party

Winners

The Founders Live winners package includes:

  • The Professional Boost membership with over $900,000 in cash savings on over 90+ essential apps and services for startups

  • An appearance in the Founders Live Prime Time regional qualifiers with a chance to advance to our Prime Time global event in the fall.

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