Venture Weekend
Venture Weekend™ is a two-day event held once a quarter for anyone who is interested in either joining a startup, creating their own startup, or investing in startups.
Saturday is Founders Day, filled with workshops, a 1st-round pitch competition, demo tables, sponsor expo, free headshots in our photo studio, and more.
Saturday night's Afterparty is a special event combining two prominent Seattle area climate-tech groups' meetups with an exposition of AR/VR apps being developed right here in Seattle. The event includes an embedded Climatetech/XR Hackathon - see details below!
Sunday is Investors Day, filled with workshops, a higher-stakes 2nd-round pitch competition, demo tables, sponsor expo, and more.
Current Event Itinerary (Subject to Change):
Saturday the 1st:
- Keynote Speaker - Dr. Jamar Montgomery @10AM
- Panel - Entrepreneur War Stories @10:30AM
- Workshop - "Unlocking Successful Customer Discovery Through Personas" w/ Jacob White @11AM
- Workshop - "What Investors Want" w/ Dana Sather Robinson @11:30AM
- Preliminary Pitch Competition @1PM
Climatetech Meets VR Afterparty! Tickets sold seperately! @6PM
Sunday the 2nd:
- Keynote Speaker - Maren Nelson, AoA @10AM
- Panel - Investor War Stories @10:30AM
- Workshop - "How to pick the right angel network for me?"@11AM
- Workshop - "AI for C-Suite Executives and Board Members" w/ Yujian Tang @11:30
- Final Pitch Competition!@1PM
- Networking! @3:15PM
For the full agenda for both Saturday and Sunday see https://vmcs-bellevue.com/2024/04/12/venture-weekend-venture-mechanics/
Presented in partnership with White Star Communications.