TiE Seattle

We’re so excited to be hosting the TYE Global Championships in Seattle on June 13 this year! 🌟

📍 Location: Bellevue College
📅 Date & Time: June 13, 2026 at 7:00 AM

This event brings together incredibly talented young entrepreneurs from around the world, and it’s always inspiring to see the ideas, passion, and creativity they bring to the stage.

Even more special for us this year — we’re the defending champions 🏆 — and can’t wait to welcome everyone to Seattle as we keep the energy going and continue building on that momentum.

If you’re part of the startup community, love supporting the next generation, or just want to be inspired, we’d love to have you join us.

👉 Register and find full event details here:
https://events.tie.org/Seattle/TYEGlobalChampionship2026IgnitetheNextGenerationofEntrepreneursHostedbyTiESeattle

🌟 Interested in joining the next TYE Seattle cohort (2026–2027)?
Applications are now open for high school students who want to learn entrepreneurship, build startups, and develop leadership skills alongside mentors and industry leaders.

👉 Apply here:
https://events.tie.org/Seattle/TiEYoungEntrepreneurTYESeattleApplication2026-2027

Hope to see you there! 💫

Sold out for tonight.

We’re excited to gather a room full of founders, operators, investors, and builders for Founded & Funded — an evening of honest conversations about what it really takes to build a company.

Not the polished version told in hindsight, but the moments in between: the uncertainty, the pivots, the near misses, the hard-won lessons, and the conviction required to keep going.

Looking forward to hearing the stories behind the stories from an incredible group of women who have built, funded, scaled, invested in, and exited companies.

Participants - Leka Devatha, Vandana Mishra, Palvi Mehta, Akhila Tadinada, Chetana Desai, Harini Gokul, Ambika Singh, Sharmilli Ghosh.
Hosted by- Moumita Bhattacharya

TYE Global Championship 2026 is coming to Seattle!
TiE Seattle is honored to host TYE Globals 2026, together with TiE Kerala, from June 11–13 — bringing together ~35 global chapters and 37+ student teams from around the world.

This is where high school innovators become future founders.

Join us on June 13 at Bellevue College for an inspiring Pitch Fest featuring bold business ideas, global talent, mentorship, networking, and next-level entrepreneurial energy.

Whether you are a student, parent, mentor, investor, or community leader — come be part of the movement to ignite, innovate, and elevate the next generation of entrepreneurs.

A special shoutout to the incredible TYE Seattle team making this possible:
Yashovardhan Wagh, Program Chair & CEO, gone.com
Aalok 🦄 Doshi, Co-Chair & Mentorship Chair, Global Startup Acquisition, Amazon
Aravind Bala, Lead Instructor & Co-Founder and CTO, SeekOut
Kishor Panpaliya, Senior Vice President at RapidSOS & TiE Seattle Board Member
Sonu Aggarwal, President, TiE Seattle
Minee Verma, Executive Director, TiE Seattle
Manpreet Kaur, Marketing Manager, TiE Seattle
Meena Bhujang, Programme Manager, TiE Seattle

📍 Bellevue College
📅 June 13, 2026 | 7:00 AM

Limited spots. Register now:
https://events.tie.org/TYEGlobalChampionship2026IgnitetheNextGenerationofEntrepreneursHostedbyTiESeattle #/

TYE Global (TIE Young Entrepreneurs)

We gathered to celebrate the mentors of TiE Young Entrepreneurs (TYE) Seattle and pay tribute to Soma Somasegar — whose life embodied everything mentorship stands for.

Soma was a technology leader, investor, and community builder. But what people remembered most wasn’t his title or his résumé.

It was how he saw people.

He listened more than he talked. He simplified complexity. He showed up — genuinely. He believed in founders before they believed in themselves.

That’s exactly what our TYE team do every single day. Thanks to Kishor Panpaliya, Yashovardhan Wagh, Aalok 🦄 Doshi and Aravind Bala.

At TYE Seattle, mentorship means seeing potential early.

Vijay Vashee said it simply, and it stayed with everyone in the room:

“If we take care of our children, they will take care of our future.”

Thank you to Vijay Vashee, Gowri Shankar, Aravind Bala, Ezhilarasan (Ez) Natarajan, , Sharmilli Ghosh, and Haresh Ved for sharing their reflections and thoughts of Soma.

And a heartfelt thank you to Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First Citizens Bank, for partnering with TiE Seattle in honoring Soma’s legacy — and for believing in the power of community, mentorship, and paying it forward.

The greatest tribute to Soma is not only remembrance.

It is action.
To mentor generously.
To lead with humility.
To listen more.
To see people.
To invest in our children and our future.

And maybe ask ourselves — as Soma often did:

Are we having fun?

TiE Seattle Women Salon: Founded & Funded - An Evening of Women Who Journey Differently · Luma You are warmly invited to Founded & Funded — an intimate salon exploring the journey of building a company, from the spark of an idea to first traction,…

After two incredible TiE Seattle Women salons earlier this year, we’re excited to invite you to our third gathering: Founded & Funded on June 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM.

An intimate evening of candid conversation with founders, operators, and investors on the real journey of building a company — from idea and first traction to fundraising, scaling, growth, and exit.

Think less panel discussion, more honest conversation.

Expect sharp insights, diverse perspectives, and a thoughtfully curated room designed for meaningful connection and exchange.

- 📅 June 4, 2026 | 5:30 PM
- 📍 Bellevue
- 🎟️ Limited capacity
- 🔗 Register: https://luma.com/i25lo5yi

TiE Seattle Women Salon: Founded & Funded - An Evening of Women Who Journey Differently · Luma You are warmly invited to Founded & Funded — an intimate salon exploring the journey of building a company, from the spark of an idea to first traction,…

Proud moment for TYE Seattle!
GeekWire covered the 2026 TYE Seattle Chapter Finals, where 100+ high school students across 20 teams pitched bold startup ideas spanning AI, healthcare, nutrition, sustainability, mental health, and more.

Congratulations to DUGGAI for taking first place and earning the opportunity to represent Seattle at TYE Global, hosted this year by TiE Seattle at Bellevue College.

A big thank you to our students, mentors, instructors, judges, parents, volunteers, and the entire TiE Seattle community for making this program such a powerful launchpad for young entrepreneurs.

Read the GeekWire feature here:

https://www.geekwire.com/2026/students-pitch-startups-in-regional-tie-young-entrepreneurs-finals-vying-to-three-peat-in-global-contest/

Students pitch startups in regional TiE Young Entrepreneurs finals, vying to three-peat in global contest This year's Seattle-area cohort included students across 20 teams, pitching ventures in industries including artificial intelligence, children's nutrition, ocean plastic recycling, mental health and healthcare.

Happening Tomorrow at TiE Entrepreneur Institute 2026
Session 3: Fundraising Fundamentals with John Brust, Partner, Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (WSGR)
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 | 5:00 – 6:30 PM

John advises technology, life sciences, and emerging growth companies through all stages of growth. His practice focuses on corporate and securities law matters, helping startups navigate fundraising and scaling.

Learn the fundamentals of startup fundraising:

✨ When and how to raise capital
✨ Equity, convertible notes, and funding mechanisms
✨ Valuation and key term sheet clauses
✨ Funding options available for startups at every stage

A must-attend session for founders building and scaling startups

Register now: https://events.tie.org/TiEEntrepreneurInstitute2026 #/?lang=en