Paul Kallmes has spent a dozen years in the Silicon Valley tech economy, working with start-ups from around the world. He has developed and led global programs in startup training, accelerators, investor education, and technology summits. With a focus on preparing foreign startups to come to the US, he has helped companies from around the world land in Silicon Valley and set up domestic operations. He is the former general manager of a San Francisco startup coworking organization and is the co-founder of Africa House in Redwood City, an accelerator program for African entrepreneurs. Paul has developed training programs for start-ups that focus on establishing solid business foundations to enable sustainable growth: he has taught more than three hundred start-ups in a dozen countries in the EU and Africa. Paul’s current focus is on the development of technology ecosystems in emerging markets, advising entrepreneurs, investors, corporates and academics in modern entrepreneurial practice. He has helped early-stage companies raise over $50M in the US and EU and is currently working with several international venture funds on their fund-raising activities. His extensive operational and licensing/patent portfolios experience in various industries (software/hardware, medical devices, materials, ecommerce, 3D printing, AR/VR) gives him unique insights into value creation and realization. Paul holds an engineering degree from Northeastern University and a Masters in Risk Assessment from the University of Washington.