Early-Stage Funding Gaps: How to Get Companies Funded from $500K - $5M
If you are a technology startup company, investor, or incubator & accelerator director, please join ACTION Innovation Network for a forum/workshop to address early-stage funding gaps and how to find funding for companies. Corporate attorney Greg Fryer will be presenting on the panel for this discussion.
Agenda
10:00 am Program introduction
10:03 am Framing the conversation – Identifying the funding gap
10:10 Forum Discussion
- What sources of Early-Stage Funding are available from local organizations and experts, including angel groups, crowdfunding, deep tech seed stage investors, non-dilutive funding
- What influences leaders of these funding sources in their investment decisions?
- How do our local innovation ecosystems, including incubators and accelerators, work together with Early-Stage Funding sources to help their startup companies succeed?
- How has the CEO of a local startup successfully navigated the challenges of Early-Stage Funding?
11:50 am -12:00 pm Final comments and take-aways
