The One Way Summit is the annual gathering for the visionary immigrant founders building over half of US unicorns. We give the stage to the world’s most successful global founders and VCs to showcase the immigrant edge.

1000

Attendees

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40+

Startups
Competing

Country Partners

30+

World-Class
Speakers

Speakers

Learn from Those
Who Defied the Odds.

Hear directly from category-defining entrepreneurs and top venture capitalists who understand the unique power - and challenges - of immigrant leadership.

Vinod Khosla

Founder

Khosla Ventures

Anna Makanju

Vice President, Global Impact

OpenAI

Severin Hacker

Co-founder & CTO

Duolingo

Cal Henderson

Co-founder & Former CTO

Slack

Immad Akhund

Founder & CEO

Mercury

Nicolas Dessaigne

General Partner

Y Combinator

Anna Piñol

Partner

NFX

Juan Pablo Ortega

Co-founder

Rappi, Yuno

Matt Biilmann

Co-founder & CEO

Netlify

Simon Wistow

Co-founder

Fastly

Anand Chandrasekaran

Managing Partner

Celesta Capital

Gagan Biyani

Co-founder

Udemy, Maven

Manan Mehta

Founding Partner

Unshackled Ventures

Sophie Lamparter

Founding Partner

Vitamin°C

Ham Serunjogi

Co-founder & CEO

Chipper Cash

Ali Hussain

Co-founder & CEO

Tabs

Louis Lehot

Partner

Foley & Lardner LLP

Agenda

2 Days of Tactical Insights. 3 Main Tracks.

Agenda

World-Class Main Stage

Tech & VC giants share their stories of winning against the odds

Agenda

Expert-led sessions

Masters in their field lead intimate workshops for founders

Agenda

International Startup Pitch Competition

Countries and startups from around the world compete

Side Events

Propose a Side Event

A whole week dedicated to immigrant founder events in the Bay Area - that's the vision. The One Way Summit is open to official side events Monday October 26 – Sunday November 1.
Be part of something big.

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Relive Last Year’s Unique Gathering.

Take a look back at the incredible moments from 2025. To those founders with an unstoppable drive - this is your community.

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Partners

Backed by Industry Leaders.

A special thank you to the partners, communities, and organizations who believe in the power of immigrant-led innovation and help make this summit possible.