Today we are excited to announce the first of five members of the 12th Founder Showcase judging panel, David Hornik.
David is a General Partner with August Capital, a prominent Silicon Valley Venture Capital firm, which over the past three decades has invested in a vast portfolio of companies who are known for defining technology and market standards. At August Capital David invests broadly in information technology companies, with a focus on consumer facing software and services. Included in David’s portfolio is RelayRides – a finalist from the very first Founder Showcase.
Prior to joining August Capital, David was an intellectual property and corporate attorney at Venture Law Group, Cravath Swaine & Moore, and Perkins Coie LLP. In his legal practice, David represented high tech startups in all aspects of their formation, financing and operations, including Yahoo, When.com (AOL), Sonique (Terra Lycos), Pure Payments (Excite@Home), BuyDirect (Beyond.com) and Ofoto (Kodak).
Joining David will be 4 additional investors serving on our judging panel, which we plan to announce later next week. At the event the Judges will help us launch several early stage startups to greatness as they evaluate and provide feedback for participants of both our Pitch Competition and Demo Table Competition.
In addition to the entertaining pitch competitions, guests will also hear talks from keynote speakers David Sacks (Founder & CEO of Yammer) and Justin Moore (Founder & CEO of Axcient). Don’t miss out on what promises to be a fantastic event, and quite possibly, our best Showcase yet.
Tickets are still available but will sell out soon, so purchase your tickets today.
