NEW ORLEANS - The inaugural 3rd Coast Venture Summit, scheduled for March 13-15 in New Orleans, aims to connect the Gulf South’s startup founders with national investors and the capital needed to rapidly scale their companies.
Investors interested in having direct meetings with top Seed to Series A startups who are building forward-thinking ventures rarely seen on the East and West Coasts are invited to attend. The event aims to keep a 2:1 investor to founder ratio throughout three days of pitches, networking, keynote speakers and curated New Orleans experiences.
The 3rd Coast is home to a burgeoning startup ecosystem where talent and world-class resources are coming together to tackle interesting problems and build forward-thinking ventures, according to Jon Atkinson, CEO of The Idea Village. The summit is produced by The Idea Village.
The summit is taking place at multiple venues, including Tulane University.
The summit is strategically aligned to take place during New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW) 2024 and as part of a “crossover day” with the New Orleans Book Festival.
While NOEW has always connected local startup founders with investors, this first-ever 3rd Coast Venture Summit will provide a platform to showcase the region’s top startups who are primed for rapid growth to a national pool of investors.
Startup Founders hoping to pitch and meet investors at the summit must have connectivity to one or more of the five Gulf South states – Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida - and have already raised some capital to date.
Venture capital investors invited to the 3rd Coast Venture Summit will be best suited if they have a history of investing in pre-Seed to Series A rounds and work with an investment fund of less than $100M.
A limited number of tickets to the 3rd Coast Venture Summit will also be available to the public beginning on February 15th, 2024; these tickets will offer spectator access to Thursday only. Biz New Orleans 12/26/23) 3rd Coast Venture Summit Aims to Connect Startups with Investors - Biz New Orleans
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