GCSx went to Silicon Valley for SF Tech Week 2026. Founders, investors, developers and tech professionals met for a keynote, a panel on building global companies in the AI era, startup pitches and networking on AI, entrepreneurship, fundraising and going global.
Theme: AI, entrepreneurship, going global and connecting innovation ecosystems; an official SF Tech Week 2026 event
Highlights
- Keynote by Steve Hoffman, Chairman & CEO of Founders Space: “Innovator’s Mindset: Think Like a Startup”
- Panel “Global by Default: Capital, Customers & Teams for Founders in the AI Era”, moderated by Rebecca Fannin of Silicon Dragon Ventures, with founders of Go Global World, DeepLumen and Ariso
- Startup elevator pitches from Vesta OS and VidaEKO
- With Shenzhen InnoX Academy and INNO Valley, plus Seamate, HireIO, Ariso, SmallWOD and WeShine
What came out of it
- A clear read on what Silicon Valley founders want from events: panels, founder pitches, investor connections and visibility
- A new network of Bay Area AI founders, developers, investors and partners for future GCS events and client programs
Speakers and guests
- Steve Hoffman · Chairman & CEO · Founders Space (keynote: Innovator's Mindset: Think Like a Startup)
- Rebecca Fannin · Journalist; Founder/Editor · Silicon Dragon Ventures (panel moderator)
- Danil Kislinskiy · Founder & CEO · Go Global World (panelist)
- Joy Wu · Co-founder · DeepLumen (panelist)
- Erkang Zheng · Founder & CEO · Ariso (panelist)
- Pitches: Vesta OS (Galen Cheng, Founder & CEO); VidaEKO (Victor, CTO)
Partners
Co-hosts/partners: Shenzhen InnoX Academy, INNO Valley; Partners and supporters: Seamate, HireIO, Ariso, SmallWOD, WeShine
Photos
Rebecca Fannin of Silicon Dragon Ventures moderating the panel
A panelist on building for global markets from day one
On stage at GCSx San Francisco
Guests at the GCSx San Francisco backdrop