OnRamp
CONNECTING THE COASTS
TO THE HEARTLAND
Keynote speakers & curated pitches
for Midwest startups & coastal investors
Starting October | VIRTUAL SERIES
presented by
Frankenmuth, Michigan
Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash
Hear from some of the nation’s leading investors, entrepreneurs and corporate venture capital leaders on investing and partnering with startups.
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October 5, 2021
1:30-2:45 PM ET
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"Live Pitch: Kansas City Startups Compete for Coastal Investment"
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Watch some of the Midwest's best seed stage companies pitch top California and New York VCs and vote for your favorite venture alongside the VCs in our unique blend of Shark Tank and Hollywood Squares
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Judges:
Lucas Bagno, Village Global
Ben Bayat, NextGen Venture Partners
Dylan Itzikowitz, Expa
Robin Li, GGV Capital
David Mortamais, MAVA Ventures
Mahati Sridhar, Revolution
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Ecosystem and Startups Introduced By:
Tommy Felts, Editor-in-Chief at Startland News
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Participating Start-ups:
Epigraph, Kadogo, League Ally, Techmate, Veeper
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November 2, 2021
1:30-3:00 PM ET
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Heritage Group Accelerator Startups Compete for Coastal Investment
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Watch some of the Midwest's best seed stage companies pitch top California and New York VCs and vote for your favorite venture alongside the VCs in our unique blend of Shark Tank and Hollywood Squares
Judges:
Eric Klein, Lemnos
Lisa Besserman, Expa
Mahati Sridhar, Revolution
Marc Bouchet, TDK Ventures
Mikal Khoso, Wavemaker
Neha Khera, 2048 Ventures
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Indianapolis Ecosystem and Startups Introduced By:
Nida Ansari, HG Ventures
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Participating Start-ups:
Cancrie, Carbon Limit, Cloverleaf AI, Cybrik, EnviCore, Simplifyber
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