A PSF PyCon Startup Row Pitch Event at Braintree HQ

Jason D. Rowley & Don Sheu

Join the Chicago Python community on November 13 at Braintree HQ at 6:30 pm for an evening mashup of Python and Startups. We will start the evening with networking, food, and beverages. Braintree is generously providing the food and soft drinks. We've requested Lagunitas to donate beer for the event.
<H3>Presenting startups include:</H3>
<A HREF="https://4degrees.ai/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">4Degrees</A> – A data-driven, contextually-aware discovery and management platform for professional relationships.
<A HREF="https://getmonument.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Monument</A> – A secure, connected hard drive for personal photo storage and backups, with AI-powered tagging and search.
<A HREF="https://www.nexthealthchoice.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">NextHealthChoice</A> – Reducing waste and overhead in health insurance pre-authorization processes for medical providers through automation.
<A HREF="https://www.valqari.com" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Valqari</A> – Makers of the RCVR-PAD, a patented, smart, and secure mailbox for drone deliveries.
<H3>Joining us on the selection panel:</H3>
<A HREF="https://learnpython.wordpress.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Naomi Ceder</A> is a Python instructor, speaker at open-source and other engineering conferences, co-founder and organizer of Trans*Code, and the chair of the board of directors for the Python Software Foundation.
<A HREF="http://www.bairdcapital.com/Lightbox/Bio/67" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Momei Qu</A> is a Vice President on Baird’s venture capital team here in Chicago, where she focuses on the firm’s healthcare investments. Baird Venture Capital has invested in Chicago-based startups like Hireology, and we’re excited that Momei accepted our invitation.
<A HREF="http://www.mathventurepartners.com/samara-mejia/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Samara Mejia Hernandez</A> is a Principal at MATH Venture Partners, an early-stage venture fund that holds positions in great Chicago startups like SpotHero. Samara is an advocate for diversity in tech startups and venture capital, and she sits on the boards of nonprofits like Women Tech Founders, CIS of Chicago, and VentureUp.
<H3>Event Format</H3>
We'll give startups 5 minutes to pitch to a panel of judges and another five minutes of Q&A from judges and the audience. The winning team will be awarded two conference badges and a free booth in Startup Row at PyCon 2018, hosted next May in Cleveland, OH.