OnRamp
CONNECTING THE COASTS
TO THE HEARTLAND
Keynote speakers & curated pitches
for Midwest startups & coastal investors
Starting October | VIRTUAL SERIES
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Frankenmuth, Michigan
Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash
Hear from some of the nation’s leading investors, entrepreneurs and corporate venture capital leaders on investing and partnering with startups.
COMING TO YOU FALL 2020:
OCTOBER 20, 2020
1:30-3:15 PM ET
"Corporate Venture Capital in the Heartland"
Eric Steager, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
Abhijit Ganguly, Goodyear Ventures
John Glushik, HG Ventures
Moderated by: Sarah Anderson, Cintrifuse
"Fireside Chat: How We Built a Unicorn in Michigan"
Our guest for the Fireside Chat will be Jon Oberheide, co-founder & CTO of Duo Security. Based in Michigan, Jon has led one of the Midwest's most successful tech ventures, exiting to Cisco in 2018 for >$2B.
Interviewed by: Ezra Galston, Starting Line
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
1:30 PM ET
"Talent Acquisition Outside the Bay Area"
Ilya Bodner, Bold Penguin
Patrick McKenna, HighRidge Ventures & One America Works
Tim Schigel, Refinery Ventures
Moderated by: Scott Edmonds, Angel Investor
"Live Pitch: Midwest Startups Compete for Coastal Investment"
Watch some of the Midwest's best seed stage companies pitch top California and New York VCs and vote for your favorite venture alongside the VCs in our unique blend of Shark Tank and Hollywood Squares
Judges:
Ben Bayat, NextGen Venture Partners
Ross Fubini, XYZ Venture Capital
Neha Khera, 2048 Ventures
Eduardo Laiter, Kapor Capital
Ben Narasin, NEA
Peter Rojas, BetaWorks
Participating Start-ups:
ARUtility, BTR, Paxafe, Vertify, V/One
DECEMBER 15, 2020
1:30 PM ET
"Alternative Models to Raising Capital"
Dave Lambert, Right Side Capital Management
Phil Nadel, Forefront Venture Partners
Morris Wheeler, Drummond Road Capital
"Live Pitch: Midwest Startups Compete for Coastal Investment"
Watch some of the Midwest's best seed stage companies pitch top California and New York VCs and vote for your favorite venture alongside the VCs in our unique blend of Shark Tank and Hollywood Squares
Judges:
Zann Ali, 2048 Ventures
Charles Hudson, Precursor Ventures
Karin Klein, Bloomberg Beta
Robin Li, GGV Capital
Cindy Padnos, Illuminate Ventures
Sheila Vashee, Basis Set Ventures
ElizabethYin, Hustle Fund
Participating Start-ups:
PREVIOUS PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE:
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