How an AI Token Meets the best Product？@Microsoft GCR Incubator🦄

Meet Microsoft Incubator. Learn how startups grow. Pitch your project live.

Join us at the Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus for an afternoon of real founder stories, practical startup insights, and direct access to the Microsoft Incubator ecosystem.

🚀 What to Expect

🤝 Face-to-Face with Microsoft Incubator

Meet the team. Explore startup credits, technical support, and growth opportunities.

💡 Founder Secrets: Growth & Monetization

Real founders. Real stories. Discover what drives user growth, revenue, and startup success.

🎤 Open Mic: Pitch. Connect. Unlock Opportunities.

Take the stage. Showcase your startup directly to Microsoft Incubator. Get noticed, make connections, and potentially unlock resources on the spot.

Event Agenda (PST)：

1:30–2:00 PM Check-in & Networking

2:00–2:05 PM Welcome Remarks — Olivia Zhang

2:05–2:30 PM Microsoft Incubator Keynote — Olivia Zhang

2:30–3:00 PM Startup Keynote — Gene Geng, ZooWork

3:00–3:20 PM Coffee Break & Group Photo

3:20–3:50 PM Microsoft Tech Keynote

3:50–4:45 PM Industry Panel Discussion：AI Empowered Retail Industry：Make it happen！

4:45–5:30 PM Startup Open Mic & Showcase

5:30–6:00 PM Networking

Agenda is subject to change.

Featured Speakers

Olivia Zhang

General Manager, Microsoft Incubator

Build with Microsoft: Startup Credits, Resources & Insights

Explore how Microsoft supports startups through its incubator ecosystem, technical resources, and growth opportunities — along with insights into the evolving AI startup landscape.

Gene Deng

Co-Founder & CMO | ZooWork

From AI Tokens to Business Value: Making Agents Work for Enterprises

What does it take to turn AI capabilities into something customers will pay for? Gene will share ZooWork’s approach to building enterprise AI agents: starting with customer needs, turning domain expertise into actionable workflows, and connecting agents to the tools businesses already use. The talk will explore how to move from a compelling demo to everyday use, with a focus on reliable execution and clear business value.

More speakers and panelists to be announced. Stay tuned!

Who Should Join?

🚀 AI Startup Founders — Building and scaling the next generation of AI-native businesses.

⚡ AI Engineers & Product Builders — Turning models, tokens, and agents into real products.

🏢 Enterprise & Industry Innovators — Exploring practical AI adoption and industry transformation.

💡 Investors & Ecosystem Leaders — Discovering emerging technologies, startups, and opportunities.

Let's Build What's Next.

The next wave of AI won't be defined by tokens alone. It will be defined by the products, experiences, and businesses we build with them.

Join us at Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus to exchange ideas, discover what's working, and connect with the builders turning AI innovation into real-world impact.

Limited spots available. RSVP to join us!

🤝 Hosted By

Microsoft GCR Incubator

Microsoft GCR Incubator is a strategic incubation platform and innovation ecosystem jointly established by Microsoft and leading investment institutions, dedicated to empowering high-potential startups and accelerating their growth.

SEAMATE — A Bay Area community bringing together AI builders, founders, and innovators to connect, share ideas, and build what's next.