Hear from some of the nation’s leading investors, entrepreneurs and corporate venture capital leaders on investing and partnering with startups.
COMING TO YOU SUMMER 2021:
May 18, 2021
1:30-4:00 PM ET
"How To Build Culture From Day 1 (Even Amidst a Pandemic)"
Guissu Raafat Baier, The People Collective
Kathryn Rice Cavanah, The People Collective
Moderated by: Scott Shane, Comeback Capital
"Live Pitch: Flint, Michigan Startups Compete for Coastal Investment"
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:
Andy Cloyd, Revolution
Andy Will, Zeal Capital Partners
Ben Bayat, NextGen Venture Partners
David Mortamais, MAVA Ventures
Lisa Wehden, Bloomberg Beta
Marc Bouchet, Plug and Play Ventures
Mikal Khoso, Wavemaker Partners
Flint Ecosystem and Startups Introduced By:
Phil Hagerman, CEO of Forum Health
Participating Start-ups:
HealthOpX, Kuhmute, Lincode Labs, Lingco, SafetySit
June 22, 2021
1:30-4:00 PM ET
"Debt 101 for Startups"
Jeff Lampe, Signature Bank
Moderated by: Scott Shane, Comeback Capital
"Live Pitch: Chicago-Area Startups Compete for Coastal Investment"
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:
Chauncey Hamilton, XYZ
Neha Khera, 2048
Mikal Khoso, Wavemaker Partners
Minn Kim, Bloomberg Beta
Eduardo Laiter, Kapor Capital
David Mortamais, MAVA Ventures
Ecosystem and Startups Introduced By:
Desiree Vargas Wrigley, Executive Director of TechRise
Participating Start-ups:
Continuum, Kaoshi, Olimp, Roomi, Sofie, Xena Workwear
July 20, 2021
1:30-3:00 PM ET
"Live Pitch: Minnesota-Area Startups Compete for Coastal Investment"
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:
Lucas Bagno, Village Global
Marc Bouchet, TDK Ventures
Andy Cloyd, Revolution
Mariana Garza, XYZ Venture Capital
Minn Kim, Bloomberg Beta
Ben Narasin, Tenacity Venture Capital
David Rose, New York Angels
Blair Simpson, Frontier Venture Capital
Ecosystem and Startups Introduced By:
Daren Cotter, Tech Entrepreneur and Investor
Participating Start-ups:
Itiliti Health, Prosperstack, SimBull, Team Genius, Zenlord Pro