PeopleForBikes Investor Summit
The PeopleForBikes Investor Summit is a one-day, invitation-only gathering of investors, founders, and industry leaders focused on where cycling is going next and how capital, companies, and strategy will shape it.
The day is built around being in the room together. Our focused agenda creates space for direct conversation, small-group exchange, and meaningful connection with people who are actively building, investing, and making decisions.
Discussions are grounded in real experience, with an emphasis on where growth is happening, what is getting in the way, and what could unlock what comes next.
Based in Bentonville, the summit offers guests a firsthand look at one of the leading centers of the global cycling industry. With world-class infrastructure, a growing concentration of companies, and a deeply engaged community, the region has become a place where people come together to exchange ideas, explore opportunities, and leave with momentum.
Attendance is intentionally limited to support a high-quality experience and ensure that time spent together is both productive and valuable.
Event Schedule
8:30 – 9:00 Registration, coffee & breakfast
9:00 – 9:15 Welcome & opening remarks
9:15 – 9:30 Seeing the Market Clearly
Liam Donoghue · PeopleForBikes
9:35 – 10:00 Investment Across Markets - What Changes, What Doesn't
Elisa Chiu · Anchor Global & Brian Bonham · PeopleForBikes
10:00 – 10:15 Networking break
10:15 – 10:35 Then, Now, Next: Investor Perspectives
Matt Tarver · RZC Investments, Chef Biju Thomas - Outside Media, Brady Carman PeopleForBikes
10:40 – 11:05 Q&A round 1
Signal vs. narrative
11:00 – 11:25 Q&A round 2
What it takes to get funded now
11:25 – 11:50 Q&A round 3
Where conviction is early
11:50 – 12:00 Closing remarks
Jose Maldonado · PeopleForBikes
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch & free time
1:30 – 3:30 Guided group rides