​Niu Ventures annual event congregates early stage tech founders, LPs, VCs and execs from US, LATAM, Japan and Korea to interact and network with locals in Silicon Valley.

​​This year we're focusing on Applied AI cases presented by founders or execs walking the talk (15 min + 15 min Q&A) with networking sessions between talks. Snacks and drinks will be provided and restaurants are at walking distance from the venue located in San Francisco's iconic Presidio.

​Speakers

​October 30

​9-10 - Niu Summit Kickoff / Networking

​10-10:30 - What I’ve Learned from 15 Years Investing in LATAM

​Antoine Colaço - Managing Partner at Valor Capital Group

​10:30-11 - AI Made Python the New Excel Macro – And Enterprises Aren’t Ready

​Lorhan Caproni - CEO and Co-founder at Botcity

​11-11:30 - Networking Break

​11:30-12 - AI, Autonomy, Awareness: the future of mobile

​Mauro Goncalves Filho - SVP AI-RAN at SoftBank

​12-12:45 - Ask me anything about AI

​Shaloo Garg - Managing Director, Startups and Digital Natives at Microsoft

​12:45-14 - Lunch and networking

​14-14:45 - Investing in Startups in the AI Era: How the Game Has Changed

​Jéssica Leão - Partner at Decibel
Paul Bragiel - Co-Founder at Niu Ventures, Golden Gate Ventures, Smok
Sharon Huang - Principal at Tau Ventures

​14:45-15:30 - Networking break

​15:30-16 - How AI-Native Teams Ship Products Fast and Safe

​Marcos Grappegia - Product Manager at Vercel

​16-16:30 - Unlocking Japan's opportunities in the AI era

​Takayuki Mizuki - Startup enabler and GP at Accord Ventures

​16:30-17:15 - Networking break

​17:15-17:45 - Korea’s Applied AI 2025 — From Answer-Only Chatbots to Actionable LLM Agents

​Tae-Wan Kim - Professor, Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering at Seoul National University

​17:45-18:15 - How AI transformed the largest food delivery service in the global south

​Victor Salles - Co-Founder at Proteus Academy and former head of AI at iFood

​18:15-19 - Networking and happy hour

​October 31 - 9am to 5pm

​9-9:30 - Niu Summit Day 2 Kickoff / Networking

​9:30-10- From blood counts to cancer detection: How LLMs and the world’s largest blood test dataset transformed screening

​Marco Kohara - CTO and Co-founder at Huna

​10-10:45 - Lessons learned: From founder to scientist to VC

​Omri Amirav-Drory, Ph.D. - General Partner at NFX Bio

​10:45-11:15 - Boosting Productivity: Software Engineering Beyond Code Generation

​Fernando Montera - CEO and Co-founder at Doji
João Kersul - Head of Engineering at Doji

​11:15-11:45 - AI x Commerce: Building the Global Supply Chain of the Future

​Karl Chan - Founder and CEO at Sourcy

​11:45-13:30 - Lunch networking break

​13:30-14 - AI as Your First Sales Hire: The Scrappy Edge of AI GTM

​Alexis Griveau - CEO and Co-founder at Chime Labs

​14-14:30 - Trust. Speed. Hierarchy. Korea's hidden OS.

​Laura Valls 라우라 발스 - CEO and Co-founder at LV global

​14:30-15 - Playing the Japan Game: Why It’s Worth It, What Makes It Hard, and How to Win

​Saki Suzuki - Head of Incubation program at SDG Japan

​15-15:30 - What I've learned working with Founders

​Leo Faleiro, MD

​15:30-17 - Networking and happy hour

​Featured startups attending

​Logshare - Marketplace to help companies to optimize their backhaul cargo load. Raised $3.5M in pre-seed and seed from Niu Ventures, FJ Labs, OneVC, Seedstars, Rally Cap, Silence VC and others. $3.9M ARR with big brands such as Coca-Cola, Unilever, Pepsico, L’Óreal, AB inbev, Mondelez, BRF, Leroy Merlin, General Motors, Carrefour, among 50 others.

​Soutag - Helps professional drivers to save on fuel costs. Raised a pre-seed of $1.3M from Niu Ventures, Magma Partners, Hustle Fund and angels from Mercado Libre. $1.2M ARR.

​Exato Digital - Exato simplifies background checks for companies in Brazil with sub-5-minute, API-first verifications built on LGPD-aligned workflows and integrations with public data sources. Trusted by Uber, JBS, Banco BMG, and Fleury, Exato powers faster, safer hiring and onboarding for enterprises. The company is at $5.5M ARR. Backed by Bradesco and Niu Ventures, raised $8M to date. Just closed its Series A led by Quartzo to scale nationwide and across LATAM

​Huna - Deep tech startup that uses AI to enable early detection of multiple cancers from routine blood tests by optimizing screening processes. Their algorithms were trained on a dataset of over 5M unique patients spanning 20 years, and is deployed via a B2B SaaS model, currently monitoring over 300K lives in Brazil via payers and providers. The company has raised $2.4 million in pre-seed funding from Niu Ventures, Big Bets and Kortex (CVC of the largest diagnostics company in Brazil) and a scout check from A16Z. Huna is also supported by leading labs and oncology centers in Brazil. Latest paper published at Nature. 

​Doji - Doji transforms used phones into liquid assets, tackling the $300B problem of idle devices. Since May/24, we’ve grown 27% MoM, enabling retailers to launch trade-in programs that boost purchasing power and promote sustainable consumption. Our proprietary AI and real-time order books ensure every device gets the best possible price. Founded by Fernando Montera, a serial entrepreneur with exits to Mercado Libre and CloudKitchens.

​YOBO - First fully agentic WhatsApp growth platform for offline merchants, already powering hundreds of outlets and $1.3M ARR in Southeast Asia, and on track to become the go-to sales and marketing engine for every WhatsApp-first market worldwide. Investors: Niu Ventures, Antler, Seedstars, Iterative.vc and Tekton.

​Zarv - Building the AI infrastructure for real-time loss prevention, helping insurers, lenders, and governments prevent fraud and financial losses before they occur. Founded by João Costa — Stanford MSx and YC alum, former 99/Didi Chuxing, Kovi, and Chaordic, with two successful exits — Zarv processes over 2TB of behavioral, geospatial, and sensor data daily and is trusted by Movida, Too Seguros, Ezze, Creditas, Brinks, and the Government of São Paulo. The company grew 300% in 2024, now serving 40+ enterprise customers, has raised $2.7M to date, and is preparing to raise its Series A following strong investor interest.

​Ovyva – AI copilot helping medical, dental, and aesthetic clinics automate repetitive tasks and grow revenue with fewer resources. Serving 900+ clinics in Brazil, ~$533k ARR bootstrapped, tripled revenue 3 years in a row, and growing fast.

​Clientbase - The assistant for recurring service businesses in LatAm, helping them acquire new customers, get paid faster and streamline operations. Raised a pre-seed from Niu Ventures, HTwenty, and top SaaS/AI angels to validate and launch a product with outstanding retention and defensability. Currently serving over 1,000+ users at $300K ARR and growing 10%+ this year.

​tuGerente - B2B SaaS platform for financial and inventory management tailored for SMEs in Latam. As of today, they have more than 1,000 recurring SMEs subscribed, with an ARR close to $1M, a gross margin above 80%, and a positive EBITDA margin.

​Chime Labs - AI voice platform helping home-services businesses capture more jobs by answering and booking customer calls automatically. Chime Labs is addressing a $25B problem of unanswered calls in the trades and services sector, starting in Australia and expanding globally. Alexis and his cofounder Mathew both spent 10 years at Google in roles spanning sales, and solutions engineering across multiple regions. During this time they both worked with some of Google’s largest enterprise clients and gained first-hand experience scaling technology into traditional industries.

​LlamitAI – We build AI agents that take on high-risk financial processes for banks and insurers in Latam, cutting processing time and costs by 80%. In just one year, we’ve broken into the challenging Bolivian market, now powering 10 financial institutions, crossing $100K ARR, backed by Escalatec — and gearing up for global expansion.

​Wortal.AI - AI-native game distribution platform enabling studios to build once, deploy across 18+ channels (web, mobile, super-apps, web3, alternative stores)—keeping 100% revenue via subscription vs. 30% platform cuts. Founded by 26-year digital marketing veteran (Facebook, Google, LINE, Rakuten). In beta with studios worldwide.

​Sourcy - Sourcy is an AI-native “super-supplier” for brands and retailers. It turns messy requests—specs, images, chat logs—into structured matches with vetted manufacturers, logistics, and financing, cutting sourcing cycles up to 4.6× and lifting margins 30%+. Now serving brands across the US, LatAm and Southeast Asia, Sourcy is building the Alibaba of the AI era: an autonomous engine that can source anything, anywhere.

​BotCity is a platform for detection, governance, and orchestration for Python scripts and AI Agents, eliminating Shadow IT for enterprises. The company raised $15M from investors such as Four Rivers, YC, Firestreak, and Lew Cirne (New Relic Founder), Rod Johnson (SpringSource).

​Kimaru.ai - Decision Intelligence layer for the global supply chain. We give manufacturers and operators decision-digital-twin networks that fuse ERP/WMS/MES and external signals to simulate scenarios and surface auditable, ready-to-execute actions across plan–buy–make–move; our field data engineers handle the integrations. Our patent-pending, proprietary multi-agent architecture delivers prescriptive, future-looking recommendations. Graduated Alchemist Class 40 on Sept 30 with strong investor interest; closed our pre-seed within a week of Demo Day; Seed now open with a verbally committed lead term sheet. Early pilots are showing game-changing reductions in inventory and logistics costs and service level improvement.