Judges
Thanks to all the 2025 Judges:
External Judges
- Ryan Baird, CEO, Baird Augustine
- James Bosco, Attorney at Law, The Webb Law Firm
- Alfonso de la Nuez, Strategic Evangelist & Co-founder, UserTesting
- Parth Dhebar, Co-founder, SentiWiz
- Varenya Dingari, Founder & CEO, Camphor.io
- Manie Kohn, Vice President, F3 Credit Union
- Darshan Murthy, Senior Software Engineer, Apple
- John Murray, Investor & Advisor, Keiretsu Forum
- Gary Richman, Tech Product Strategy/Marketing Advisor
- RJ Rimando, Marketing Specialist, F3 Credit Union
- Chris Surdi, Founding Account Executive, Poggio
Faculty/Staff Screeners and Judges
- Steve Bennet, College of Business
- Ricky Chan, College of Business
- Subhankar Dhar, College of Business
- Michael Merz, College of Business
- Iris Quan, College of Business
- Julian Vogel, College of Business
- Robert Wood, College of Business
- Anu Basu, College of Business
Thanks to all the 2024 Judges:
External Judges
- Lochan Alagh, Partner, MDSV Capital- Karan Anand, Technical Program Manager, Google
- Ryan Baird, CEO, Baird Augustine
- James Bosco, Attorney at Law, The Webb Law Firm
- Olga Buchonina, CEO & Founder, ActionSpot
- Hendrik Cornellisen, Investment Analyst, Plug & Play Tech Center
- Gabrielle Capolupo, Office of the CTO, Juniper Networks
- Varenya Dingari, Founder & CEO, Camphor.io
- Francisco Guerrero, Venture Fellow, Hustle Fund
-Satish Kunchakuri, Technical Program Manager, Google
- Alireza Masrour, General Partner, Plug & Play Tech Center
- Vijay Menon, TiE Global
- John Murray, Co-founder & CEO, Inciona LLC
- Trevor Nelson, Senior Channel Partner Manager, PartnerStack
- Vijaysai Patnaik, Head of Product, Applied Intuition
- Sunil Ravipati, Founder, Yottasecure
- Gary Richman, Encore-Intel Fellow, SJSU
- RJ Rimando, Marketing Specialist, Pacific Postal Credit Union
- Rene Siegel, Partner, Growth Office, Armanino LLP
- Shariq Shah, CEO & Founder, Tutorly.ai
- Mike Todasco, Board Member, Snickerdoodle Labs
Faculty/Staff Screeners and Judges
- Steve Bennet, College of Business- Ricky Chan, College of Business
- Subhankar Dhar, College of Business
- Badari Eswar, College of Engineering
- Michael Merz, College of Business
- Iris Quan, College of Business
- Ahmad Shaar, College of Business
- Julian Vogel, College of Business
- Robert Wood, College of Business
- Anu Basu, College of Business
Thanks to all the 2023 Judges:
External Judges
- Sunny Agarwal, Product Manager, Walmart eCommerce
- James Bosco, Attorney at Law, The Webb Law Firm
- Olga Buchonina, CEO & Founder, ActionSpot
- Alfonso de la Nuez, Founder, board member & former CEO, UserTesting
- Varenya Dingari, Founder & CEO, Camphor.io
- Nancie Fimbel, Member, Lucas College of Business Dean's Advisory Board
- Dave Hadden, Founder, Arlo Inc.
- Sirisha Kapoor, Co-Founder, Stealth startup, former Senior Manager, Dell EMC
- Gadiel Morantes, Head of Partner Development, Pilot.com
- John Murray, Co-founder & CEO, Inciona LLC
- Sudha Ranganathan, Director, Product Marketing, LinkedIn
- Christopher South, CEO & Co-founder, Spot Trender
- Madhu Vohra, Co-Founder, Stealth startup, former Director, VMWare
- Jin Yoon, Investment Analyst, Plug & Play Tech Center
Faculty Screeners and Judges
- Michael Ashley, College of Business
- Anu Basu, College of Business
- Steve Bennet, College of Business
- Ricky Chan, College of Business
- Subhankar Dhar, College of Business
- Badari Eswar, College of Engineering
- Michael Merz, College of Business
- Iris Quan, College of Business
- Ahmad Shaar, College of Business
- Robert Wood, College of Business
Thanks to all the 2022 Judges:
External Judges
-Saif Akhtar, Co-founder, Startup Studios-Hooman Bolandi, President & Co-founder, ParkStash
-James Bosco, Attorney at Law, The Webb Law Firm
-Nancie Fimbel, Member, Lucas College of Business Dean's Advisory Board
-Veena Gundavelli, Founder & CEO, Emagia
-Reena Gupta, Founder & CEO, Mom Relaunch
-Dave Hadden, Founder, Arlo Inc.
-Young Han, Founder, Forever Young Agency
-John Murray, Co-founder & CEO, Inciona LLC
-Nick Larson, CRO, Unity Central
-Avery Lu, Partner, Head of Business Development, Aventurine Capital Group
-Rekha Pai Kamath, Partner, Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund
-Christopher South, CEO & Co-founder, Spot Trender
-Chris Surdi, Strategic Accounts Exec., Sourcegraph
-Kayla Tran, Product Designer, Mixxi.
Faculty Screeners and Judges
-Michael Ashley, College of Business-Anu Basu, College of Business
-Steve Bennet, College of Business
-Badari Eswar, College of Engineering
-Mark Greenough, College of Business
-Nathan Lupton, College of Business
-David McFeely, College of Business
-Michael Merz, College of Business
-Damon Moon, College of Business
-Bill Musgrave, College of Business
-Seshadri Paravastu, College of Business
-Sarika Pruthi, College of Business
-Iris Quan, College of Business
-Laura Roden, College of Business
-Robert Wood, College of Business
Thanks to all the 2021 Judges:
External Judges
- Al Abhari, Principal, Elevation Investment Group- Hooman Bolandi, President & Co-Founder, ParkStash
- James Bosco, Attorney at Law, The Webb Law Firm
- Olga Buchonina, Founder, ActionSpot
- Nancie Fimbel, Member, Lucas College of Business Dean’s Advisory Board
- Veena Gundavelli, Founder & CEO, Emagia
- Dave Hadden, Founder, Arlo Inc.
- Young Han, Founder, Forever Young Agency
- Sudhir Kadam, Venture Partner, FYDA Growth Partners
- Naresh Malik, Managing Partner, Copia Growth Partners
- Gadiel Morantes, President, Early Growth Financial Services
- John Murray, Co-founder & CEO, Inciona LLC
- Jayan Ramankutty, Managing Partner, KRK Ventures II LLC
Faculty Screeners and Judges
- Anu Basu, College of Business- Steve Bennet, College of Business
- Singmay Chou, College of Business
- Badari Eswar, College of Engineering
- Nathan Lupton, College of Business
- David McFeely, College of Business
- Michael Merz, College of Business
- Damon Moon, College of Business
- Seshadri Paravastu, College of Business
- Sarika Pruthi, College of Business
- Iris Quan, College of Business
- Brad Vartan, College of Business
- Robert Wood, College of Business
- Thanks to all the 201
Thanks to all the 2019 Judges:
External Judges
- Bill Barton, Board Member, Global Leadership Council, College of Business, SJSU- Hooman Bolandi, Vice President, Valin Corporation
- James Bosco, Attorney at Law, The Webb Law Firm
- Ritvij Gautam, Founder, TryMyUI
- Dan Goldin, Commercial Banking Officer, Stanford Federal Credit Union
- Veena Gundavelli, Founder & CEO, Emagia
- Dave Hadden, Founder, Arlo Inc.
- Gonzalo Juarez, Founder & CEO, E-tips
- Avery Lu, Chief Marketing Officer, Palo Alto Scientific
- Laura Marcolin, Associate, Plug & Play Ventures
- Jekaterina Rukaite, Managing Director, ActionSpot
- Tony Vega, Founder, Blue Octopus Matrix
- Craig Waller, Attorney at Law, The Webb Law Firm
- Eugene Zhang, Founding Partner, TEEC Angel Fund
Faculty Screeners and Judges
- Anu Basu, College of Business- Steve Bennet, College of Business
- Debra Caires, College of Science
- Subhankar Dhar, College of Business
- Badari Eswar, College of Engineering
- Alicia Forbrich, College of Business
- Joe Giglierano, College of Business
- Michael Merz, College of Business
- Sarika Pruthi, College of Business
- Iris Quan, College of Business
- Robert Wood, College of Business
Thanks to all the 2018 Judges:
External Judges
- Al Abhari, Founder & President, AcademixDirect- Bill Barton, Retired CFO and Senior VP of Granite Construction
- Dave Hadden, Founder, Arlo Inc.
- Hooman Bolandi, former Vice President, Valin Corporation
- Olga Buchonina, Founder & CEO, ActionSpot
- Matt Day, Founder & Managing Director, Founders Floor
- Ritvij Gautam, Founder, TryMyUI
- Dan Goldin, Commercial Banking Officer, Stanford Federal Credit Union
- Karl-Heinz Lachnit, Partner, Ferrari Ottoboni Caputo & Wunderling LLC
- Peter Joseph Lee, Strategic Partnerships, 500 Startups
- Ryan Micheletti, Director of Global Operations, Founder Institute
- Gadiel Morantes, President, Early Growth Financial Services
- Manpreet Singh, Founder, Phone Hut, ICO/Crypto Researcher
- Ken Wong, Founder, sFoundation
Faculty Screeners and Judges
- Anu Basu, College of Business- Steve Bennet, College of Business
- Singmay Chou, College of Business
- Joe Giglierano, College of Business
- Susanna Khavul, College of Business
- Michael Merz, College of Business
- Sarika Pruthi, College of Business
- Iris Quan, College of Business
- Robert Wood, College of Business
Thanks to all the 2017 Judges:
External Judges
- Bill Barton, Board Member, Global Leadership Council, College of Business, SJSU- Hooman Bolandi, Vice President, Valin Corporation
- James Bosco, Attorney at Law, The Webb Law Firm
- Ritvij Gautam, Founder, TryMyUI
- Dan Goldin, Commercial Banking Officer, Stanford Federal Credit Union
- Veena Gundavelli, Founder & CEO, Emagia
- Dave Hadden, Founder, Arlo Inc.
- Gonzalo Juarez, Founder & CEO, E-tips
- Avery Lu, Chief Marketing Officer, Palo Alto Scientific
- Laura Marcolin, Associate, Plug & Play Ventures
- Jekaterina Rukaite, Managing Director, ActionSpot
- Tony Vega, Founder, Blue Octopus Matrix
- Craig Waller, Attorney at Law, The Webb Law Firm
- Eugene Zhang, Founding Partner, TEEC Angel Fund
Faculty Screeners and Judges
- Anu Basu, College of Business- Steve Bennet, College of Business
- Debra Caires, College of Science
- Subhankar Dhar, College of Business
- Badari Eswar, College of Engineering
- Alicia Forbrich, College of Business
- Joe Giglierano, College of Business
- Michael Merz, College of Business
- Sarika Pruthi, College of Business
- Iris Quan, College of Business
- Robert Wood, College of Business
Thanks to all the 2016 Judges:
External Judges
- Al Abhari, Founder, ClickMob- Alireza Masrour, Managing Partner, Plug & Play Ventures
- Bill Barton, Board Member, Global Leadership Council, College of Business, SJSU
- Dan Goldin, Commercial Banking Officer, Stanford Federal Credit Union
- Dave Hadden, Founder, Arlo Inc.
- Gadiel Morantes, Partner, Early Growth Financial Services
- Gary Radine, former CEO & President, Delta Dental
- Gwen Wong, VP Business Banking, Meriwest Credit Union
- James Bosco, Attorney at Law, The Webb Law Firm
- James Liu, Managing Partner, Davis Innovators
- Karl-Heinz Lachnit, Partner, Landrum LLP
- Mike Freier, Product Management Consulting Group Inc.
- Mike Rose, Managing Director, Montage Capital
- Punita Pandey, Cofounder & CEO, NetCustomer
- Tony Vega, Founder, Blue Octopus Matrix
- Veena Gundavelli, Founder & CEO, Emagia
Faculty Screeners and Judges
- A. William Musgrave, College of Business- Anu Basu, College of Business
- Badari Eswar, College of Engineering
- Bahram Parineh, College of Business
- Chunlei Wang, College of Business
- Gary Radine, College of Business
- Iris Quan, College of Business
- Joe Giglierano, College of Business
- Michael Merz, College of Business
- Robert Wood, College of Business
- Sarika Pruthi, College of Business
- Steve Bennet, College of Business
- Subhankar Dhar, College of Business
- Tomasz Kolodziejak, College of Business
Thanks to all the 2015 Judges:
External Judges
- Al Abhari, Founder, ClickMob- Bill Barton, Board Member, Global Leadership Council, College of Business, SJSU
- Connie Weisman, Director, Strategic Planning & Community Development, Plug & Play Tech Center
- Dan Goldin, Commercial Banking Officer, Stanford Federal Credit Union
- Gadiel Morantes, Partner, Early Growth Financial Services
- John Welder, Head of PMO, Citrix
- Kailesh Karavadra, Managing Partner San Jose Office, Ernst & Young
- Karl-Heinz Lachnit, Partner, Landrum & Company
- Mike Freier, Product Management Consulting Group
- Mike Rose, Managing Director, Montage Capital
- Naresh Malik, VP & Head, Business Development, Leeo
- Patty Burke, President, Accelevate
- Peggy Gibbs, COO & Co-Founder, Camp BizSmart
- Punita Pandey, Cofounder & CEO, NetCustomer
- Tony Vega, Founder, Blue Octopus Matrix
Faculty Screeners and Judges
- A. William Musgrave, College of Business- Anu Basu, College of Business
- Badari Eswar, College of Engineering
- Bill Nance, College of Business
- Chunlei Wang, College of Business
- Gita Mathur, College of Business
- Iris Quan, College of Business
- Joe Giglierano, College of Business
- Laimin Lo, College of Business
- Michael Merz, College of Business
- Richard Sessions, College of Business
- Robert Wood, College of Business
- Sarika Pruthi, College of Business
- Steve Bennet, College of Business
Thanks to all the 2014 Judges:
External Judges
- Al Abhari, Founder, ClickMob- Dan Doles, Cofounder, Connexive Inc.
- Michael Bayne, Cofounder, RotaMobility
- Mike Rose, Managing Director, Montage Capital
- Saurabh Tandon, Board Member, TiE Silicon Valley
- Bill Barton, Board Member, Global Leadership Council, College of Business, SJSU
- Dave Hadden, Founder, Arlo Inc.
- Dan Goldin, Commercial Banking Officer, Stanford Federal Credit Union
- Gwen Wong, VP Business Banking, Meriwest Credit Union
- Basil Fthenakis, Law Offices of Basil P. Fthenakis
- Naresh Malik, IT Business Executive
- Gadiel Morantes, Partner, Early Growth Financial Services
- Zain Jeewanjee, Cofounder, New Technology Venture
- Shyam Venkatesh, EVP, Orbees Medical
- Rodolfo Reyna, Managing Director, R Reyna Group
Faculty Screeners and Judges
- A.William Musgrave, College of Business- Anu Basu, College of Business
- Badari Eswar, College of Engineering
- Chunlei Wang, College of Business
- Iris Quan, College of Business
- Joe Giglierano, College of Business
- Michael Merz, College of Business
- Robert Wood, College of Business
- Steve Bennet, College of Business
- Subhankar Dhar, College of Business
Thanks to all the 2013 SVBPC Judges:
External Judges
- Angelina Barretto, Cisco- Basil Fthenakis, Law Offices of Basil P. Fthenakis
- Dan Doles, Connexive Inc.
- Dan Goldin, Meriwest Credit Union
- Dave Hadden, Arlo Inc. .
- Ed Lambert, Bridge Bank
- Greg Meyer, Meriwest Credit Union
- John Swan, Business Development Accelerators
- Mike Rose, Montage Capital
- Saif Akhtar, Spartups
- Saurabh Tandon, TiE Silicon Valley
- Scott Mobley, Engineered Solutions
- Wanda Ginner
- Young Han, GoVoluntr.com
Faculty Screeners and Judges
- Anu Basu- Bobbi Makani
- Gita Mathur
- Iris Quan
- Joe Giglierano
- Leonard Wesley
- Michael Merz
- Steve Bennet
