One Way Ventures

The One Way Summit is an all-day event spotlighting the visionary immigrant founders building over half of America’s unicorns and driving the future of US innovation.

Held in the heart of San Francisco, this summit brings together 450+ visionary founders and investors for a day of tactical insights on fundraising, storytelling, and scaling globally.

🎤 Speakers including founders of Slack, Lyft and more

💪 GPs and LPs who believe in the power of immigrant grit

💬 Deep networking opportunities throughout the day

🚪 Intimate, dynamic roundtables on startup strategy (VIP)

🥂 Happy hour above the bay to wrap up the summit

To those immigrant founders with an unstoppable drive and those investors looking to back the next unicorn — this is your community.

*** Attendees must apply to join. We will start confirming registrations after October 1. ***

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Registration & Networking Coffee

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM | Fireside Chat: Why Immigrant Founders Succeed

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM | Panel: The Power of Storytelling

12:00 PM – 12:20 PM | Coffee Break & Snacks

12:20 PM – 1:00 PM | Panel: Fundraising Strategies in 2026

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Themed Roundtables on Startup Strategy (VIP-only)

2:30 PM – 3:15 PM | Panel: Navigating Immigration Challenges

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM | Panel: M&A: The Good, The Bold, and The Bought

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Networking & Coffee Break

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Fireside Chat: Success Stories and Survivor’s Bias

5:00 PM - 5:45 PM | Panel: Advantages of building companies in the US

5:45 PM – 6:00 PM | Closing Keynote: The Future of Immigrant Entrepreneurship

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM | Founder & Investor Happy Hour

✉️ For any questions, reach out to viktoriia@onewaysummit.com !

One Way Summit 2025: Driving Innovation Through Immigrant Entrepreneurship

San Francisco

Eugene Malobrodsky

Mimi Yagoub

Lex Zhao

Semyon Dukach

Viktoriia Stepanenko

Full access to the One Way Summit program: keynotes, panels, and fireside chats.

Early Bird Regular Ticket

Everything in the Regular Ticket plus:

Exclusive access to curated roundtable discussions with investors, founders, and experts (limited seating).