Next cohort:

November 19th & 20th, 2024

San Francisco & Palo Alto, California

Pathway to Silicon Valley is a curated immersion program designed for founding teams on the path to global growth.

Up to 20 Founders & 5 Ecosystem Partners

Since 2017, we’ve hosted:

115 Founders

95 Speakers

300+ Investors & Mentors

Lana Cuthbertson
Co-founder & CEO @ Areto Labs

“Building a network in Silicon Valley as a Canadian founder is essential. It was critical to have the opportunity through CWN to meet some of the biggest VC offices in the world. We were able to close an investment as a direct result of our participation in Pathway!"

Connections that matter.

We provide a path into the US market.

OVERVIEW

2 Days of networking, learning, and building industry connections in Silicon Valley.

We are recruiting Seed to Series A companies that are planning for U.S. funding or market entry.

  • Workshops: Designed to enhance your key business skills through practical exercises and expert feedback

  • Founder & Mentor Panels: Engage with seasoned Bay Area executives in our mentor and founder panels, where founders have the opportunity to ask questions and gain valuable insights from industry leaders

  • 1:1 Investor Meetings: Engage in 1:1 sessions with Bay Area investors to receive personalized advice and insights tailored to your business

  • Networking Reception: An opportunity to connect with top executives, investors, and Canadian expats in the Bay Area.

Apply to Join Us

November 19th & 20th

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

  1. Refine your pitch for the Bay Area audience.

  2. Gain a stronger understanding of investor and customer expectations in the US market.

  3. Establish key relationships and expand your startup’s network of advisors, strategic partners, and fellow founders.

  4. Increase visibility and have a presence in Silicon Valley.

  • Day 1

    9:00 - 10:30 AM: Kick Off: Introductions & Program Intentions
    10:30 - 12:30 PM: Workshop: Behaving Famously
    12:30 - 1:30 PM: Sponsored Lunch
    1:30 - 2:30 PM: Panel: Founders' Journey
    3:00 - 4:30 PM: Workshop: From Founder to CEO
    6:00 - 8:00 PM: Cohort Dinner

    Day 2

    9:00 - 10:00 AM: Panel: Doing Business in the US
    10:30 - 12:00 PM: Panel: Raising US Capital
    1:00 - 4:30 PM: Investor Meetings & Business Mentor Roundtables
    5:00 - 7:30 PM: Sponsored Networking Reception

Participating Speakers, Mentors and Investors

Participating Companies November 2024

Official Partner

Ecosystem Partners: We reserve a few spaces for accelerators, investors and other ecosystem partners to join us in San Francisco & Palo Alto because we know you need to build your global networks too!

Speak with our team if you are interested in attending.

A Great Line-Up of Speakers & Mentors

2000+ Investors
in our Network

Alumni Testimonials

“It’s fast, it’s furious. The team of women here is top-notch calibre, everyone here is a Big Dog.”

Jaime Zaporzan
Founder @ Kindr

“The value coming here was coming here and meeting all the amazing women in the room. The most valuable part was the first point of entry into the Valley, the community, the mentoring and investor sessions”

Mardi Witzel
CEO & Co-Founder @ PolyML

“I got more out of one day than from a 12-week accelerator program”

Kemi Bolatito
Co-Founder @ Scooly

“25 female founders, 4 days, priceless conversations. Between the #realtalk conversations about being a female founder, to the insightful panels and networking opportunities, it was an experience that I wish I could relive. My only wish is that the program was longer than 4 days!”

Kaylee Astle,
Founder @ Blanka