Vocxi Health Wins 2025 Startup World Cup Silicon Valley Regional Competition
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 20, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Startup World Cup, one of the biggest and richest startup pitch competitions in the world, successfully hosted its highly anticipated flagship Startup World Cup Silicon Valley Regional competition on May 1, 2025.
Out of the Top 15 finalists, Vocxi Health, which is a breakthrough breath-based diagnostic platform that detects diseases like cancer, infections, and injuries in under a minute—anywhere, anytime, became the champion. This achievement paves the way for their participation in the Startup World Cup Grand Finale to be held in San Francisco on October 17, 2025 for an opportunity to win a $1,000,000 investment prize.
The event was organized and by Pegasus Tech Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based global venture capital firm. A panel of independent venture capital investors from Kholsa Ventures, Samsung Ventures, First Round, Lightspeed, Engineering Capital, and more judged the pitches of the finalists and ultimately awarded Vocxi Health as the winner.
"We are delighted by the quality and enthusiasm of the entrepreneurs who were competing, and the energy was amazing," said Anis Uzzaman, Founder and CEO of Pegasus Tech Ventures, who created the Startup World Cup competition in 2016. "Each year we are impressed by the quality of startups who apply and present. I look forward to seeing Vocxi Health on the Grand Finale stage."
With more speakers to come, Mark Papermaster (CTO of AMD), Charly Kevers (CFO of Carta), Camilla Matias (COO of Brex), Ben Kus (CTO of Box), and more are already confirmed to speak at the Grand Finale on October 17th, 2025 in San Francisco. (https://www.startupworldcup.io/grand-finale)
Event Details:
Startup World Cup 2025 Grand FinaleOctober 17, 2025San Francisco Hilton Union Square
Grand Finale Tickets: https://swcgrandfinale.eventbrite.com
Check out the Grand Finale video highlights here.
About Startup World Cup
Startup World Cup is a global conference and competition with the goal of bridging startup ecosystems worldwide. The competition gives startup companies from all over the world a chance to win a US $1,000,000 prize in the form of an investment. This year, there will be 100+ regional events across North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, leading up to the Grand Finale in San Francisco in September. Startup World Cup is organized by Pegasus Tech Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based global venture capital firm.
About Startup World Cup 2025 Grand Finale:
The Startup World Cup Grand Finale will take place in San Francisco, October 17, 2025. Past Startup World Cup Grand Finale events featured prominent figures from the high-tech community, including Steve Wozniak (Co-Founder of Apple), Reid Hoffman (Founding CEO of LinkedIn), Vinod Khosla (Co-Founder of Sun Microsystems), Adam Cheyer (Co-Founder of Siri), Marc Randolph (Co-Founder of Netflix), and John Chambers (Former CEO of Cisco). The Grand Finale judging panels have included prominent investors from Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed, NEA, Intel Capital, DFJ, Social Capital, and Index Ventures.
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Janice MokSenior Marketing ManagerEmail: janice@pegasusventures.com Phone: +1 (408) 645-5532
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