GConferenceGridThe Conference Catalogue · Vol. 2026Folio № 23118F
Finance & Banking

Build a Startup Idea Investors Won’t Ignore

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aving an idea isn't hard. Having an idea that investors take seriously is. Many founders build around mild inconveniences instead of painful, urgent problems. In this interactive workshop, Jonathan Greechan (Co-founder & CEO at Founder Institute) shares frameworks used to help thousands of founders pressure-test their ideas before pitching, building, or fun…

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1Voices
11Underwriters
0Exhibitors
1On the bill · sessions
12Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at Build, in alphabetical order.
Jonathan Greechan
Co-Founder & CEO · Founder Institute
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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Founder CapitalPlatinum
Loyal VCPlatinum
AREA 23 LABSLocal Partner
Ben Franklin Technology PartnersLocal Partner
CIC PhiladelphiaLocal Partner
Female Founder InitiativeLocal Partner
KommunityLocal Partner
New York AngelsLocal Partner
Philly Tech EntrepreneursLocal Partner
Venture For AmericaLocal Partner
VentureLink @ NJITLocal Partner
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The Programme

Selected from 1 sessions on the bill.
  • Aug 18, 2026, 05:00 pm - 06:30 pm

    Build a Startup Idea Investors Won’t Ignore

    Having an idea isn't hard. Having an idea that investors take seriously is. Many founders build around mild inconveniences instead of painful, urgent problems. The result? Weak tra…

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 12 companies, parsed from the program.

Twelve companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
11Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
1Speakingspeaker only
02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

100% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite1100%

Of 1 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01AREA 23 LABSSp·L
  2. 02Ben Franklin Technology PartnersSp·L
  3. 03CIC PhiladelphiaSp·L
  4. 04Female Founder InitiativeSp·L
  5. 05Founder CapitalSp·P
  6. 06KommunitySp·L
  7. 07Loyal VCSp·P
  8. 08New York AngelsSp·L
  9. 09Philly Tech EntrepreneursSp·L
  10. 10Venture For AmericaSp·L
  11. 11VentureLink @ NJITSp·L
  12. 12Founder Institute1V
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
platinum2
18% of 11
local partner9
82% of 11
06Fig. 06 — Adjacent Convocations · by shared underwriters