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OnRamp

CONNECTING THE COASTS

TO THE HEARTLAND

Keynote speakers & curated pitches

for Midwest startups & coastal investors

Starting October | VIRTUAL SERIES

presented by

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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 AllyTechmate, Veeper

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Please see the recording here

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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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GOLD SPONSORS

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