“Rocket Pitch + Power Networking,” a CONNECTpreneur Investor Network Free Virtual Event
We will email you the LINK to the event on the morning of Wednesday, August 26.
This will be our 50th event over the last 9 years.
“Rocket Pitch + Power Networking” by CONNECTpreneur features 2 virtual networking sessions and a Rocket Pitch segment with exciting early stage companies.
CONNECTpreneur events are cited as «The Best Networking Events in the MidAtlantic» by independent media as well as over 70% of surveyed past attendees.
Program Highlights:
– «Virtual Networking» pre and post program. We will keep the Meeting open for as long as our attendees are actively networking (30-45+ minutes)
– Who will be online? We expect 600+ business leaders, including 300+ CEOs & Founders, as well as 150+ angels & VCs from around the USA.
– «Rocket Pitch» Showcase of 10 promising emerging tech companies
CONNECTpreneur is a bi-monthly networking mashup, which has been attended by 20,000+ business leaders over the past 9 years.
All attendees must be pre-registered on this Eventbrite site.
We will email you the log-in information and instructions after you register. Emails will be sent on the morning of the event, August 26.
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DATE: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2020
AGENDA (All times are Eastern Daylight Time)
11:00 – 11:20 am – VIRTUAL NETWORKING (via Private Message)
11:20 – 11:30 am – WELCOME and INTRODUCTIONS
TIEN WONG, Founder and Host, CONNECTpreneur Community
11:30 – 12:10 pm – ROCKET PITCH SESSION
Companies will be introduced by:
ANTHONY MILLIN, Founder and Chair, NEXT by Shulman Rogers
MIKE LABRIOLA, Partner, Wilson Sonsini
Companies will be announced on August 21
12:10 – 1:00 pm – VIRTUAL NETWORKING (via Private Message)
PREVIOUS INVESTOR PARTICIPANTS (partial list):
Revolution Ventures, Carlyle Group, Kinetic Ventures, Sterling Partners, Core Capital, Grotech, UPDATA, In-Q-Tel, New Atlantic Ventures, PROOF.VC, Edison Ventures, SWaN & Legend Venture Partners, Venturehouse, Boulder Ventures, TDF Funds, Ballast Point Ventures, Multiplier Capital, Saratoga Investment Corp., Maryland Venture Fund, New Markets Venture Partners, True Ventures, Camber Creek, 500 Startups, Novak Biddle, Amplifier Venture Partners, DFW Capital Partners, Farragut Capital, NextGen Angels, CIT GAP Funds, TEDCO, BluVenture Investors, Leeds Novamark, 1776, Private Access Network, CAV Angels, Riverbend Capital, K Street Capital, Select Venture Partners, RLMcCall Capital, ID Private Equity, Cranbrook Capital, Baltimore Angels, SaaS Ventures, Pennington Partners, Acceleprise, Blue Marlin Partners, US Boston Capital, VentureCross Partners, Berman Enterprises, Dingman Angels, Neuberger & Co. Ventures, McLean Capital, Angel Venture Forum, Brilliant Keypoint Investments, Paras Ventures, NextSteps Capital, Noblestar Capital, Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Grindstone Partners, New Vantage Group, New Dominion Angels, Early Light Capital, Enhanced Capital, MTECH Ventures, Mosaic Capital, Opus8, Blue Heron Capital, Duncaster Investments, Next-Stage Development Group, Lancaster Angel Network, Decisive Investment Group, Harrell Partners, Ruxton Ventures, Blue Marlin Partners, Fortify Ventures, Conscious Venture Labs, and Keiretsu Forum.
EVENT PARTNERS
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
NEXT, powered by Shulman Rogers
Association for Enterprise Growth
Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation
First Financial Group
SunTrust Bank
Refraction
Maryland Tech Council Venture Mentoring Services
Baltimore Angels
Startup Grind
DiliVer
Frederick Innovative Technology Center, Inc. (FITCI)
Keiretsu Forum
Dingman Center Angels
MIT Alumni Angels
Angels + Life.Sci Investors
Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative
Institute for Excellence in Sales
Wharton DC Innovation Summit
Founder Institute
Ryan & Wetmore
KoBE
U.S. International Development Center (USIDC)
Monte Jade Science & Technology Association
National Association of Business Owners and Entrepreneurs (NABOE)
TESTIMONIALS and MEDIA about our VIRTUAL EVENTS
PRESS: http://connectpreneur.org/press
“If I had a word to describe the video conference today, with respect to both content and platform, I would say ‘Flawless’!”
Todd Rowley
Chairman, Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce; Market Executive, Old Dominion National Bank
Tysons Corner, Virginia
«Just a quick shout out to tell you how impressed I was with the virtual CONNECTpreneur event yesterday!! The technology worked flawlessly, the presentations were great, the format with the screen sharing worked well for the pitches, and SO MANY PEOPLE tuned in!»
Nikki White
International Trade Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce
Washington, DC
«The Connectpreneur last week was awesome. I always get so inspired by seeing the next generation of entrepreneurs. Thanks for having this even in these uncertain times. It came off as good as ever. Well Done!!!!!»
John Kealey
Managing Director, Second Mountain
Moultenborough, New Hampshire
«What can I say that hasn’t already been said? Thought it was fabulous!»
Pam Lubel
Vice President, Maryland Tech Council
Rockville, Maryland
«CONNECTpreneur’s first virtual event was a home run! Because we could see and private message any of the participants on Zoom, the networking was possibly more efficient than at in-person events…Looking forward to the next one!»
Esther Lee
CEO, Refraction; Former Secretary of Commerce, Commonwealth of Virginia
Tysons Corner, Virginia
“Your event was an eye-opener. I’m now aware how much can be shoe-horned into a tight time-frame. You and your Team have exceeded all others in delivering more quality in less time than any other group — very impressive!»
Dan Conley
CEO, New Jersey Angels
Somerset New Jersey
«The event was incredibly well run for having so many presenters and participants. Really appreciate all of your effort and drive in pulling off such a great series of events!
Steve Popielarski
CEO, Thermaquil
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
«The Virtual CONNECTpreneur event was outstanding! You had amazing speakers and an incredible list of attendees from all over the world. Looking forward to future virtual events!»
Alyse Holstein
Principal, HPG Partners
Syracuse, New York
«Congratulations on the successful online premiere of CONNECTpreneur. It not only upheld the first class standards you have for your outstanding in-person networking & investor pitch events, it gave hundreds of us “attendees” the opportunity to network online with this entrepreneurial crowd of innovators and community leaders.»
Janice Mandel
Communications Consultant and Multimedia Storyteller
Washington, DC
«I thought the event went amazing. The speakers and the chat we both very interactive.»
Earl A. McCoy, Jr.
Regional Recruitment Coordinator, Webster University
St. Louis, Missouri
«Great event today. Very very good. You did a great job»
Margot DeFrance
Managing Director, Entoro Capital
New York, New York
«These are tough times for many and having leaders like you continue stepping up is critical for our community.»
Mahan Tavakoli
Chairman, Leadership Greater Washington
Washington, DC
«I thought you guys did a great job with the virtual conference yesterday…Congratulations on getting it together so quickly and effectively. I’m looking forward to the next one.»
Pete Jobse
CEO & Founder, Mariposa Grove Ventures
Northern Virginia
«GREAT Virtual event this morning!»
Mike Malloy
Social Entrepreneurship Program Director, Halcyon Incubator
Washington, DC
«Excellent event, thanks!»
Stephanie Hessler
Executive Coach, Proctor Gallagher Institute
Boston, Massachusetts
«Just wanted to congratulate you and your team for the virtual session yesterday. I think it went extremely well…»
Kevin Marz
CEO, Lumious
Erie, Pennsylvania
«Great virtual event and it was close to the real in-person conference. Kudos to your team for adapting to the current situation and still providing immense value to the DCTech community while we #StayAtHome!»
Brian Park
Managing Partner, SparkLabs Cyber + Blockchain Fund
Washington, DC
«Great virtual event yesterday. I actually think that format worked out very well!»
Ron Novak
Executive Vice President, Segue Technologies, Inc.
Arlington, Virginia
«It was a fantastic event and flawless.»
Ines LeBow
CEO, Enterprise Transformation Solutions
Bethesda, Maryland
«Excellent event this morning!»
Scott Stephens
CEO, International Association of Arson Investigators
Crofton, Maryland
«Great event! Thank you for supporting us entrepreneurs!»
Sue Carr
CEO, CarrTech
Frederick, Maryland
«Phenomenal event this morning. Congratulations!»
Chris Haug
Chapter Director, Startup Grind Maryland
Columbia, Maryland
«Congrats on an awesome event today. You guys did a great job pulling it off. I thought it was great.»
Anthony Millin
Founder and Chair, NEXT, powered by Shulman Rogersl General Partner, Urban Us fund
North Potomac, Maryland and Brooklyn, New York
«Great job today on the virtual event. My first attendance, and I really enjoyed it. Great speakers … and darned seamless experience.»
Gary Carr
CEO, Givio, Inc.
Centreville, Virginia
«It was an excellent meeting.»
Mary Luceri
Program Coordinator, Tech Commercialization Office, George Washington University
Washington, DC
«I think the virtual event was a big success…and in some ways. It was a better event because we could more clearly hear and see the presentations. I also think it may be a quite productive channel for networking with other attendees. I’ve received unsolicited contacts from other attendees already.»
Sylvanus Bent
President, BGS Consulting
Fairfax, Virginia
«Awesome, outstanding and well done.»
Christopher Bennett, Esq.
Founder, Technology-Innovation-Law, LLC
Washington, DC
«Congratulations! So well done. Happy to have been part of it.»
Urvi Tejani
Founder and Creative Director, Red Carpet Rocks
New York, New York
«Was terrific!»
Julie Kantor
CEO and Founder, TWOMENTOR
Boca Raton, Florida
«The online networking was better because you can ‘approach’ anybody. Also people ‘introduced’ themselves. That alone makes it 3x better than analog networking.»
Dennis Defensor
President, Defensor Dynamics
Kilmarnock, Virginia
«I thought the first virtual CONNECTpreneur went remarkably well»
Larry Cynkin
Consulting CTO and FounderGreenBar LC
Washington, DC
FAQs
How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
You can e-mail the organizers at connectpreneur@opus8.com.
Can I update my registration information?
Yes
How can I apply to present?
If you have a promising early stage company that is raising capital or wanting to make a product announcement, please contact presenters@opus8.com. We have a Committee review process for prospective presenting companies.
