Peachscore Joins GetProven Summit at SAP San Francisco: Strengthening Global Startup Partnerships

This month, the Peachscore team joined our partners at the GetProven Summit in San Francisco, hosted at the SAP office. The event brought together a highly curated group of founders, investors, and corporate leaders for meaningful conversations around innovation, collaboration, and the future of early-stage companies.

It was an exceptional opportunity to reconnect with long-time partners, build new relationships, and explore how large enterprises and startups can work together to accelerate growth across the global ecosystem.

Keynote: Enterprise Innovation at Scale with SAP Labs US

One of the highlights of the summit was the keynote by Jeanine LeFlore, Head of Strategy and Operations at SAP Labs US.

Jeanine shared how SAP engages with early-stage companies through multiple internal initiatives, including leadership programs, ecosystem events, research partnerships, and innovation labs. She highlighted how SAP builds strong bridges between internal teams and external startups to drive real-world impact.

Her presentation showcased massive opportunities for early-stage companies—especially those building AI-driven solutions—to collaborate with global enterprises.

At Peachscore, we are excited to continue these conversations and explore new pathways to unlock enterprise resources for our founders through strategic collaboration.

Keynote: OpenAI’s Support for Founders and Builders

Another major highlight was the keynote by Matt Vail, Head of VC Partnerships at OpenAI.

Matt shared how OpenAI is actively supporting founders from idea stage to growth through:

• Founder office hours
• Private dinners and curated events
• “Build Hours” programs
• Technical guidance and support
• Grant credits for API access

His session highlighted the vast opportunities available to startups leveraging AI to build new products and services.

The Peachscore team is excited about the potential to collaborate with OpenAI and expand access to these powerful resources for our global founder community.

Keynote: GetProven’s Vision for an AI-Powered Innovation Ecosystem

A major highlight of the summit was the keynote by Philip McNamara, CEO of GetProven, who shared how artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping the global innovation ecosystem.

Phil outlined how AI is transforming the way startups, enterprises, and investors discover opportunities, form partnerships, and scale new solutions. He emphasized that intelligent platforms are becoming the backbone of modern innovation—enabling faster collaboration, deeper insights, and more efficient decision-making.

During his keynote, he also unveiled several new AI-powered features being added to the GetProven platform, designed to enhance how founders and corporate partners connect and work together. These innovations include:

• Smarter matchmaking between startups and enterprise partners
• AI-driven opportunity discovery
• Enhanced partner and deal insights
• Smart Search

These new capabilities aim to make the innovation process more transparent, data-driven, and accessible—especially for early-stage companies seeking meaningful enterprise relationships.

Phil highlighted that the future of innovation will be built on platforms that combine trust, intelligence, and scale. By embedding AI directly into its ecosystem, GetProven is positioning itself as a critical bridge between founders, investors, and global corporations.

For Peachscore, this keynote strongly aligned with our mission of empowering founders through data, technology, and strategic access. We are excited to continue exploring ways to collaborate with GetProven and leverage these new AI-driven tools for the benefit of our global startup community.

VC Panel: How AI Is Reshaping Build, Buy, and Partner Strategies

One of the most insightful sessions of the GetProven Summit featured a venture capital panel with Avisha Naganath of Khosla Ventures, Jeremiah Owyang of Blitzscaling VC, Oliver Vivell of SAP, and Victor Echevarria of JSV Capital.

The panel explored how artificial intelligence is now playing a central role in how startups and investors decide whether to build internally, acquire technology, or collaborate through partnerships.

Speakers discussed how AI is accelerating product development, lowering infrastructure costs, and enabling startups to validate markets faster than ever before. This shift is transforming how innovation ecosystems operate and how capital is deployed.

One of the most surprising insights shared during the session was that many pre-seed startups are now going directly to Series A, bypassing traditional seed rounds altogether.

With small, highly focused teams and strong AI-driven workflows, founders are able to:

• Build products faster
• Reduce operational costs
• Achieve early customer traction
• Generate revenue sooner
• Demonstrate strong product-market fit

As a result, investors are increasingly seeing early-stage companies reach Series A readiness in record time.

This trend reflects a fundamental change in how startups scale in the AI era—and highlights why data, automation, and intelligent tooling are now essential from day one.

How Venture Capital Firms Are Using AI Internally

Another standout session focused on how venture capital firms are integrating AI into their own internal operations and portfolio support systems.

This session featured Hillary Tyree of Cendana Capital and Shannon Mooney of Susa Ventures.

They shared how AI is now being used across multiple areas of venture operations, including:

• Evaluating investment opportunities
• Monitoring portfolio performance
• Supporting founder growth
• Identifying market trends
• Improving internal workflows
• Enhancing due diligence processes

Rather than relying solely on manual analysis and traditional reporting, VC firms are increasingly using AI-driven systems to make faster, more informed decisions.

Speakers also highlighted how their internal teams use AI to better support portfolio companies—by providing more targeted guidance, customized resources, and real-time insights.

This shift allows venture firms to operate more like strategic partners rather than passive capital providers.

For Peachscore, this session reinforced the importance of building data and intelligence directly into the accelerator experience—so founders and investors can operate with greater transparency, speed, and confidence.

Building Partnerships with Leading Global Companies

Throughout the event, the summit created an environment for deep discussions and strategic brainstorming around new partnerships and ecosystem expansion.

Peachscore engaged in meaningful conversations with executive teams and partners from leading organizations, including Stripe, Deel, Silicon Valley Bank, Western Alliance Bank, SAP, and Chargebee.

These discussions focused on:

• Expanding investment access
• Unlocking new partner resources
• Activating free and discounted services
• Creating exclusive offers for startups
• Supporting founder growth at scale

These collaborations are instrumental in strengthening Peachscore’s global ecosystem and delivering long-term value to our founders.

Spotlight on Founder Success: EZ Robot

One of the proudest moments for the Peachscore team was seeing Dennis Kambeitz, CEO and Founder of EZ Robot, selected by GetProven to showcase his company to major corporations and investors at the summit.

This recognition reflects the quality, innovation, and global potential of founders within the Peachscore ecosystem.

We are incredibly proud to see our startups thriving on major stages and gaining meaningful exposure to enterprise partners and capital providers.

Why Events Like This Matter for Peachscore

The GetProven Summit reinforced why Peachscore exists.

Our mission has always been to:

• Open doors for early-stage founders
• Connect startups with global enterprises
• Provide access to capital and resources
• Enable meaningful collaboration
• Support long-term growth

Events like this accelerate those goals by bringing the right people together in the right environment.

They create real opportunities—not just conversations.

Looking Ahead

We are grateful to the GetProven team and SAP for hosting such a high-impact, thoughtfully curated event.

The connections, insights, and partnerships formed during this summit will continue to shape new initiatives, collaborations, and growth opportunities for Peachscore founders worldwide.

We look forward to building on this momentum and expanding access to enterprise innovation, AI resources, and strategic partnerships across our ecosystem.