YEPS 2025 (Seattle Tech Week) FlickBloom.com - Seed Round, AI Agents-as-a-Service

YEPS 2025 (Seattle Tech Week) FlickBloom.com - Seed Round, AI Agents-as-a-Service

https://flickbloom.com/

Young Entrepreneurs & Professionals Summit (YEPS) 2025

Wednesday, July 30 2025 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Microsoft Reactor Redmond, Washington

The Young Entrepreneurs & Professionals Summit (YEPS) is the premier gathering of ambitious founders, rising professionals, and forward-thinking investors. Whether you’re looking to break into the startup ecosystem, scale your business, or explore cutting-edge innovations, this is the place to be! Part of Seattle Tech Week!

📅 Event Schedule
📍 Main Stage
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Check-in & Networking
Fuel up, meet fellow attendees, and explore exhibitor booths.

​9:35 AM – 9:45 AM | Opening Remarks
Welcome from the B.E.L.L.E founder.

​9:45 AM – 10:15 AM | Opening Keynote: From Spark to Scale
Be inspired by a founder’s journey from zero to IPO.
Colin Wiel, CEO of Qurrent (Serial Entrepreneur, 1 IPO)

​10:20 AM – 12:00 PM | AI Super Panels
Hear insights from a Corporate VP, top-tier investors, leading startup founders, family offices, and FoFs on the future of AI.
Cameron Borumand, Co-founder & General Partner @ Fuse ($254M fund).
Luyuan Fang, CEO & Founder @ Curative AI ($35M revenue in 12 months)
Ankur Gupta, VP @ Microsoft (Copilot Reasoning, AI & ML Innovator)
Danye Wang, CEO of UniGlobe (FoF Manager & Multi-family Office)
Heather Redman, Co-Founder & Managing Director @ Flying Fish Parnters($70M fund)

​12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Startup Booths + Lunch
Connect with founders and explore 10+ startup showcases while enjoying lunch.

​1:05 PM – 2:05 PM | The Investor-Founder Playbook: Building Unbreakable Alignment
Bill McAleer, Co-Founder & Managing Director @ Voyager, Firm has $550 million under management and he has experience on 28 public and private boards, with 18 exits for over $5 billion
Kirby Winfield, Founder and General Partner @ Ascend (Emerging fund)
Susanna Niu, CEO of Meeboss (2nd-time founder, 1 exit)
Matt McKinney, Head of Growth @ ArcBlock
Susan Paley, Parnter @ Conduit Venture Lab (Emerging fund)

2:10 PM – 4:30 PM | Founder Pitch Sessions
20+ early-stage founders pitch live to VCs and judges. Expect fast-paced energy and real-time feedback.
Format: 3-minute pitch + 2-minute Q&A

Judge:
Gillian Muessig, Co-Founder and General Partner @ Masterfund ($100M fund)
Mia Lewin Founder and General Partner @ Founder.VC (Emerging fund)
Amish Patel Founder and Managing Director @ Conduit Venture Lab (Emerging fund)
Ken Qi Serial Entrepreneur raised over $1.5B
Kathryn Vatt, Founder & CIO @ VATT IP Management

​🏆 5:00 PM | Winner Announcement

🧠 AI Workshop by B.E.L.L.E
Design autonomous AI Workforces
Lenka Huang, Co-founder @ B.E.L.L.E, Lead AI Strategist @ Qurrent
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

​🤝 Sponsors
🔹 Microsoft Reactor
🔹 Meeboss
🔹 Qurrent
🔹 ArcBlock

🤝 Panter
🔹 CYPA

About B.E.L.L.E
We are B.E.L.L.E (Boundless; Entrepreneurship; Liberty; Liaison; Empowerment), a community of women entrepreneurs dedicated to breaking boundaries and building futures.

Our Impact: We’ve connected over 20,000 people, supported more than 600 startups, and collectively they raised $1 billion in funding!