Over 10,000 founders, investors and outside people will call at Moscone West in San Francisco on October 27-29 TechCrunch disturbs 2025 – One of the most anticipated technological conferences this 12 months.
From over 250 technology leaders on the stageDo not miss this distinctive panel on the Builders stage with the participation of the two most respected investors at an early stage in Venture: Charles Hudson precursor projects and Navin Chaddha Mayfield. Their session delves into one of the most difficult moments when traveling every startup: raising the first round when you have all the things you have is a vision.
Why join this conversation on the builder’s scene?
This honest and tactical conversation You will discuss what is really vital when raising the first institutional control, from telling a fascinating story to building trust without adhesion. Hudson and Chaddha will share the features that they consistently look for with zero-to-one founders, red flags that raise their eyebrows and the commonest mistakes that entrepreneurs make for the first time when collecting funds.
Betting on the product
Collecting funds before seeded and seeds often happens before the product, user base or adhesion. This implies that investors bet on the founder, not for business. And few know how to make this connection higher than Hudson and Chaddha. Between them they supported a whole lot of founders at the earliest stages, before the waist on the pitch was polished before indicators to show, and often before sending one line of the code.
Charles Hudson, managing partner Precursor projectsHe invested in over 400 corporations and supported over 450 founders. He built his status in the support of people with daring ideas and exceptional prospects, recently speaking: “The sooner you invest, the more important it is to believe in the narrative and the ability of the founder to adapt. It is not only about solving the problem – whether I think that you will do it.”
Navin Chaddha, managing partner in MayfieldIt brings a long time of experience in identifying the founders of Breakout and managing corporations for scaling. With over $ 120 billion of capital value created as part of his investment, Chaddha believes that the earliest stages are of the best importance of the founder’s value. “First, we invest in people, in the second markets, and the third products,” he said. “We are looking for founders who are driven and connected to immunity.”
Useful insight into raising the first round
Regardless of whether you are currently raising or planning for the future, this session equips you with a real, useful advice on moving at the early level of the project with clarity and conviction. Do not miss it live, except Over 200 sessions Takes place at five stages of the industry. Register now to save Up to USD 675, before prices will rise after July!
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October 27-29 2025