Startup Fundraising
2025
Market Insights & Valuable Connections
Invite Only Event for Founders & Investors
February 13, 2025
Sponsors
The VentureFizz Startup Fundraising Conference
The Boston startup scene is buzzing with renewed energy, especially with the AI platform shift sparking new opportunities. For most startups, securing funding is one of the biggest hurdles to success. That’s where VentureFizz’s upcoming conference comes in — designed to help you navigate the fundraising process.
On February 13th, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from some of the most active investors in the market, plus entrepreneurs who have raised capital over the past year.
Our goal for this conference is to not only provide you with lots of useful information from our panelists but to also help you meet and network with other founders and investors, as this is an invite only event!
Make sure you click the button below to request an invite.
The cost to attend this conference is $35.
Agenda
- 1pm - Registration
- 2pm - Investor Panel
- 3:15pm - SVB State of the Markets Report
- 4pm - Founder Panel - founders who recently raised capital
- 5pm - Networking & Beverages / Apps
Speakers
The VentureFizz Fundraising Conference features many of the top investors and founders in the Boston tech scene.
Panel: Investors
Active Boston Startup Investors
Maia Heymann
Founder & General Partner
Converge
Greg Dracon
Partner
.406 Ventures
Vivjan Myrto
Founder & Managing Partner
Hyperplane
Matthew Bellows
Partner
Grit Capital Partners
Thara Pillai
Director, Alumni Programs & Engagement
Harvard Innovation Labs
Panel: Founders
Founders of Recently Funded Companies
Toshit Panigrahi
Co-Founder & CEO
TollBit
Susan Conover
Co-Founder & CEO
Piction Health
John Andrews
Co-Founder & CEO
Cimulate
Jehan Hamedi
Founder & CEO
Vizit
Jennifer Davis
Managing Director
Techstars
SVB - State of the Markets Report
Jake Ledbetter, Senior Researcher at Silicon Valley Bank, will share lots of insights from SVB’s State of the Markets Report including:
- Macro
- VC Fundraising
- VC Investment
- VC-Backed Tech Financial Trends
- Exits
Request an Invite
$35 Admission Fee
More About Our Sponsors
Silicon Valley Bank – Event Sponsor
As a longtime champion of the local startup ecosystem, Silicon Valley Bank supports innovative companies with the solutions and financing they need through every stage of growth. With more than 1,500 bankers and relationship advisors, and $42B in loans as of Q2 2024 – SVB delivers the right people, service and resources to support your entire financial journey.
mabl
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Polsinelli
Polsinelli serves as general corporate counsel to early and growth stage technology companies that are building innovative products and services that are changing business processes and the way individuals use and interact with technology on a daily basis.
Scratch Marketing + Media
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More About Our Sponsors
As a longtime champion of the local startup ecosystem, Silicon Valley Bank supports innovative companies with the solutions and financing they need through every stage of growth. With more than 1,500 bankers and relationship advisors, and $42B in loans as of Q2 2024 – SVB delivers the right people, service and resources to support your entire financial journey.
Polsinelli serves as general corporate counsel to early and growth stage technology companies that are building innovative products and services that are changing business processes and the way individuals use and interact with technology on a daily basis.
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